<div class="xtend">
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to state government; establishing and modifying certain grants and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>programs; making technical changes; regulating certain activities and practices; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>providing penalties; establishing working groups; regulating unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>insurance; regulating labor standards and wages; providing for licensing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>fees; amending Iron Range resources provisions; regulating certain facilities; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>regulating certain boards and committees; modifying certain Housing Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>Authority provisions; modifying Heritage Finance provisions; appropriating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 15.75, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>16B.54, subdivision 2; 84.94, subdivision 3; 85.0146, subdivision 1; 89A.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>subdivision 1; 115C.08, subdivision 4; 116J.035, subdivisions 1, 6; 116J.401, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision 2; 116J.424; 116J.431, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision; 116J.435, subdivision 3; 116J.554, subdivision 1; 116J.555, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>subdivision 1; 116J.68, subdivision 2; 116J.8731, subdivisions 2, 3; 116L.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>subdivision 5; 116L.05, subdivision 5; 116L.20, subdivision 1; 116L.362, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>subdivision 1; 116L.364, subdivision 3; 116L.871, subdivision 1; 116L.96; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>116O.115, subdivisions 2, 4; 123A.08, subdivision 1; 124D.49, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>3; 129D.13; 129D.14, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 129D.155; 154.001; 154.19; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>154.44, subdivision 1; 154.51; 160.276, subdivision 8; 177.30; 177.31; 177.32; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>177.42, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 177.43, subdivisions 3, 6a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>178.02, subdivision 2; 182.656, subdivision 3; 214.01, subdivision 3; 214.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision 3; 216B.1612, subdivision 2; 241.27, subdivision 1; 248.061, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>subdivision 3; 248.07, subdivisions 7, 8; 256J.626, subdivision 4; 256J.66, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivision 1; 268.031; 268.035, subdivisions 2, 17, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>268.042, subdivision 3; 268.043; 268.044, subdivision 2; 268.047, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>1, 2; 268.051, subdivisions 1, 4; 268.052, subdivision 2; 268.053, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>1; 268.057, subdivisions 4, 5; 268.0625, subdivision 1; 268.066; 268.067; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>268.069, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3b; 268.084; 268.085, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 15; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 2, 10, 11; 268.101, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 268.103, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 268.105, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3a, 4, 5; 268.115, subdivision 5; 268.125, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>268.135, subdivision 4; 268.145, subdivision 1; 268.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 4a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>268.186; 268.196, subdivisions 1, 2; 268.199; 268.211; 268A.06, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>1; 298.22, subdivisions 2, 5a, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11; 298.221; 298.2211, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>298.2213, subdivisions 4, 5; 298.2214, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>298.223; 298.227; 298.28, subdivision 9d; 298.292, subdivision 2; 298.294; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>298.296, subdivision 2; 298.2961; 298.297; 326B.33, subdivision 19; 326B.46, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>subdivision 4; 326B.475, subdivisions 4, 7; 326B.49, subdivision 1; 326B.56, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>subdivision 4; 326B.58; 326B.815, subdivision 1; 326B.821, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>326B.86, subdivision 1; 326B.885, subdivision 2; 326B.89, subdivisions 3, 16; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>326B.94, subdivision 4; 326B.972; 326B.986, subdivisions 2, 5, 8; 327B.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>subdivisions 7, 8, by adding a subdivision; 327C.03, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>327C.095, subdivision 12; 462A.05, subdivisions 14, 14a; 469.169, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>3; 469.201, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12; 469.202; 469.203, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>1, 2, 4; 469.204, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 469.205; 469.207, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>subdivision 2; 580.07; Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 6, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>amended; Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 16; proposing coding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 90; 116J; 155A; 181; 268; 298; 326B; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 116J.402; 116J.413; 116J.431, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>subdivision 5; 116J.58, subdivision 1; 116J.59; 116J.61; 116J.656; 116L.16; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>116L.88; 116U.65; 176.135, subdivision 1b; 268.085, subdivision 14; 268.086, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 469.203, subdivision 3; 469.204, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>2, 3; Minnesota Rules, part 1350.8300.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var><b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2010</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2011</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">134,168,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">133,992,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">268,160,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">26,208,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,358,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">51,566,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' Compensation <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,574,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">22,574,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">45,148,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>183,650,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>182,624,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>366,274,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2010</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2011</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br />
                  		<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>65,064,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>64,214,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2010<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2011<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">39,185,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">39,185,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,179,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,329,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,015,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,015,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,926,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,926,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">389,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">389,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(a) $700,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>remediation fund for contaminated site <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>cleanup and development grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.554. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>appropriation is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(b)(1) $150,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>workforce development fund for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.421, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>to the Rural Policy and Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>Center at St. Peter, Minnesota. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>shall be used for research and policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>analysis on emerging economic and social <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>issues in rural Minnesota, to serve as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>policy resource center for rural Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>communities, to encourage collaboration <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>across higher education institutions, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>provide interdisciplinary team approaches <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>to research and problem-solving in rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>communities, and to administer overall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>operations of the center. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(2) The grant shall be provided upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>condition that each state-appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>dollar be matched with a nonstate dollar. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>Acceptable matching funds are nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>contributions that the center has received and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>have not been used to match previous state <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>grants. Any funds not spent the first year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>available the second year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>(c) $225,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>fund for a grant to WomenVenture for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>women's business development programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>and for programs that encourage and assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>women to enter nontraditional careers in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>trades; manual and technical occupations; <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>science, technology, engineering, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>mathematics-related occupations; and green <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>jobs. This appropriation may be matched <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>dollar for dollar with any resources available <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>from the federal government for these <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>purposes with priority given to initiatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>that have a goal of increasing by at least ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>percent the number of women in occupations <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>where women currently comprise less than 25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>percent of the workforce. The appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>(d) $105,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>fund and $50,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>workforce development fund for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the Metropolitan Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>Association for continuing minority business <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>development programs in the metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>area and for contract procurement support <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>to businesses in northeast and southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>Minnesota. This appropriation must be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>for the sole purpose of providing free or <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>reduced fee business consulting services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>minority entrepreneurs and contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(e) $50,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>fund for a grant to the Minnesota Inventors <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>Congress, of which at least $5,000 must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>used for youth inventors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(f)(1) $600,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>fund for a grant to BioBusiness Alliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>of Minnesota for bioscience business <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>development programs to promote and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>position the state as a global leader in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>bioscience business activities. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>onetime appropriation. These funds may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>used to create, recruit, retain, and expand <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>biobusiness activity in Minnesota; implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>the destination 2025 statewide plan; update <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>a statewide assessment of the bioscience <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>industry and the competitive position of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>Minnesota-based bioscience businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>relative to other states and other nations; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>and develop and implement business and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>scenario-planning models to create, recruit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>retain, and expand biobusiness activity in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(2) The BioBusiness Alliance must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>each year by February 15 to the committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>of the house of representatives and the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>having jurisdiction over bioscience industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>activity in Minnesota on the use of funds; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>the number of bioscience businesses and <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>jobs created, recruited, retained, or expanded <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>in the state since the last reporting period; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>the competitive position of the biobusiness <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>industry; and utilization rates and results of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>the business and scenario-planning models <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>and outcomes resulting from utilization of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>the business and scenario-planning models.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>(g) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>section 268.18, subdivision 2, $500,000 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>funds collected for unemployment insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>administration under this subdivision is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>appropriated as follows: $250,000 to the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>of Hugo for reimbursement of tornado relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>efforts and $250,000 to Lake County for ice <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>storm damage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>(h) $1,000,000 in the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>21st Century Minerals Fund to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>and Universities for a grant to the Northeast <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>Higher Education District for planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>design, and construction of classrooms and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>housing facilities for upper division students <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>in the engineering program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>(i)(1) $189,000 each year is appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>from the general fund for grants of $63,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>to eligible organizations each year to assist in <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>the development of entrepreneurs and small <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>businesses. Each state grant dollar must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>matched with $1 of nonstate funds. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>balance in the first year does not cancel but is <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>(2) Three grants must be awarded to <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>continue or to develop a program. One <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>grant must be awarded to the Riverbend <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>in Blue Earth County, and two to other <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>organizations serving Faribault and Martin <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>Counties. Grant recipients must report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>commissioner by February 1 of each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>that the organization receives a grant with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>number of customers served; the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>businesses started, stabilized, or expanded; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the number of jobs created and retained; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>business success rates. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>must report to the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>over economic development finance on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>effectiveness of these programs for assisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>in the development of entrepreneurs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>small businesses.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Workforce Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">54,603,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">53,753,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,813,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,813,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,790,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,940,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>(a) $4,562,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>fund for the Minnesota job skills partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>116L.01 to 116L.17. If the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>for the other year is available. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>(b) $8,800,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>fund for the state's vocational rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>268A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>(c) $5,986,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>fund for the state services for the blind <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>(d) $2,380,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>fund for grants to centers for independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>living under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>268A.11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>(e) $350,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>fund and $105,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>workforce development fund for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>to Twin Cities RISE! to provide training to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>hard-to-train individuals. Funds unexpended <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>in the first year are available for expenditure <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>(f) $150,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>fund and $50,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>workforce development fund for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>to Northern Connections in Perham to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>implement and operate a pilot workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>program that provides one-stop supportive <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>services to individuals as they transition into <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>the workforce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>(g) $150,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>fund for a grant to Advocating Change <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>Together for training, technical assistance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>and resource materials for persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>developmental and mental illness disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>(h) $5,627,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>fund and $6,920,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>workforce development fund for extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>employment services for persons with severe <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>disabilities or related conditions under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>the general fund appropriation, $125,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>each year is to supplement funds paid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>wage incentives for the community support <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>fund established in Minnesota Rules, part <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>3300.2045.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>(i) $1,613,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>fund for grants to programs that provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>employment support services to persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>sections 268A.13 and 268A.14. Grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>may be used for special projects for young <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>people with mental illness transitioning from <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>school to work and people with serious <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>mental illness receiving services through <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>a mental health court or civil commitment <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>court. Special projects must demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>interagency collaboration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(j) $145,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>fund and $175,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>workforce development fund for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>to Rise, Inc. for the Minnesota Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>Center for People Who are Deaf or Hard of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>Hearing. Money not expended the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>is available the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>(k) $50,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>fund and $250,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>workforce development fund for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>Lifetrack Resources for its immigrant and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>refugee collaborative program, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>those related to job-seeking skills and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>workplace orientation, intensive job <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>development, functional work English, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>on-site job coaching. This appropriation may <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>also be used in Rochester.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>(l) $3,500,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>Minnesota youth program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>(m) $1,375,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>Opportunities Industrialization Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(n) $1,250,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>workforce development fund for grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>the Minneapolis summer youth employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>program. The grants shall be used to fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>up to 500 jobs for youth each summer. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>this appropriation, $310,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>a grant to the learn-to-earn summer youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>employment program. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>shall establish criteria for awarding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>grants. This appropriation is available in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>either year of the biennium and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>(o) $575,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>development fund for grants to fund summer <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>youth employment in St. Paul. The grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>shall be used to fund up to 500 jobs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>youth each summer. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>establish criteria for awarding the grants. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>This appropriation is available in either year <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>of the biennium and is available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>(p) $1,000,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>workforce development fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>youthbuild program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>Statutes, sections 116L.361 to 116L.366.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>(q) $100,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>workforce development fund for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>for the indigenous earthkeepers program <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>for American Indian youth environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>education and training. Funds must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>used to provide programming for up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>80 American Indian youth ages 14 to 19. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>The indigenous earthkeepers program must <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>use the environment, with native language <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>as its primary core, to develop student <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>academic skills and knowledge at Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>School and Healthy Nations Program of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>Minneapolis American Indian Center. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>program must foster a sense of civic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>environmental responsibility by providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>youth the opportunity to serve on small, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>natural, and urban resource crews in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>Twin Cities metropolitan area and outside of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>the metropolitan area. In addition, it must <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>build the capacity of these youths to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>their lives in an indigenous-inspired and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>culturally relevant manner. At a minimum, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>the program curriculum must include water <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>studies, identification of waterway cleanup <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>sites, cleanup of waterways significant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>indigenous culture and education, plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>identification, gardening, and indigenous <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>language components. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>(r) $340,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>development fund for grants to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>interpreters for a regional transition program <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>that specializes in providing culturally <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>appropriate transition services leading to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>employment for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>deaf-blind students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>(s) The first $1,450,000 deposited in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>year of the biennium into the contingent <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>account created under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>section 268.199, shall be transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>before the closing of each fiscal year to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>the workforce development fund created <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.20. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>Deposits in excess of $1,450,000 shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>transferred before the closing of each fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>year to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(t) $75,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>development fund for a grant to the Ramsey <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>County Workforce Investment Board for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>development of the building lives program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>(u) $75,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>development fund for a grant to a nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>organization. The nonprofit organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>must work on behalf of all licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>vendors to coordinate their efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>respond to solicitations or other requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>from private and governmental units as <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>471.59, subdivision 1, in order to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>employment opportunities for persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>disabilities. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(v) $500,000 each year from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>development fund is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>Clubs to administer a statewide project <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>of youth job skills development. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>project, which may have career guidance <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>components, including health and life skills, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>is to encourage, train, and assist youth in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>job-seeking skills, workplace orientation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>and job site knowledge through coaching. <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>This grant requires a 25 percent match from <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>nonstate resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>(w) $100,000 in the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>workforce development fund for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>Southeast Asian Collaborative in Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>County for an intensive intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>transitional employment training project <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>to move refugee and immigrant welfare <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>recipients into unsubsidized employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>leading to economic self-sufficiency. One <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>of the five partners in the collaborative <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>shall be chosen as the fiscal agent by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>development. The primary effort must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>on intensive employment skills training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>including workplace English and overcoming <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>cultural barriers, and on specialized training <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>in fields of work which involve a credit-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>curriculum. For recipients without a high <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>school diploma or a GED, extra effort shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>be made to help the recipient meet the ability <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>to benefit test so the recipient can receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>financial aid for further training. During <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>the specialized training, efforts should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>made to involve the recipients with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>internship program and retention specialist. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>This appropriation is not available until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>commissioner of finance has determined that <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>at least an equal amount has been committed <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>from nonstate funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>(x) $7,500,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>workforce development fund for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>establish two emergency employment pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>projects in counties with high unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>rates. The grants may be used for wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>subsidies of up to 50 percent of the wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>paid. The maximum wage subsidy shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>$5 per hour. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>(y) $1,000,000 each year is from reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>funds allocated to the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Employment and Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>under the American Recovery and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>Reinvestment Act, Public Law 115-5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>for Workforce Investment Act adult and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>displaced worker programs for on-the-job <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>training for eligible persons in counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>with high unemployment. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>(z) $750,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>workforce development fund to Enterprise <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>Minnesota, Inc. for the small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>growth acceleration program established <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>(aa) $150,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>nonprofit organization selected to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>the demonstration project for high-risk adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>under Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>section 19, in order to continue the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>for a second biennium. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>(bb) Of the money available to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>from the American Recovery and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>111-5, and allocated to the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>Employment and Economic Development for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>state employment programs, $250,000 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>a grant to Minnesota Diversified Industries <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>to provide progressive development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>employment opportunities in competitive <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>business enterprises for people with <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>disabilities. The appropriation in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>must be used to provide employee and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>program services eligible for funding under <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>the American Recovery and Reinvestment <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>Act. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>expended. No nonstate match is required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>this grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>(cc) All Wagner-Peyser funds available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>the state for job seeker services under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>2009, Public Law 111-5, must be allocated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>workforce development centers for universal <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>job seeker services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>(dd) All Workforce Investment Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>discretionary funds available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>commissioner for workforce development <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>under the American Recovery and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>111-5, must first be allocated to replace <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>reductions in state general fund or workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>development fund resources for employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>and training or youth programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>The commissioner shall not use any <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>unallocated discretionary funds available <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>to the department under the American <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>111-5, to hire full-time or part-time staff or <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>enter into professional or technical contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>for any purpose other than administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>of the unemployment insurance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>or to provide direct services to job <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>seekers, including assistance in filing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>unemployment benefits.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>State-Funded Administration</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,446,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,446,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>100,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>100,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>second year are for the small community <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>wastewater treatment program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 446A. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>10,311,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>10,311,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>(a) Of this amount, $12,000 each year is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>grant to the Upper Minnesota Film Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(b) To develop maximum private sector <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>involvement in tourism, $500,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>year and $500,000 the second year must <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>be matched by Explore Minnesota Tourism <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>from nonstate sources. Each $1 of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>incentive must be matched with $3 of private <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>sector funding. Cash match is defined as <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>revenue to the state or documented cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>expenditures directly expended to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>to one-half of the private sector contribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>in the first year shall be based on fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>year 2009 private sector contributions. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>incentive in the second year will be based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>fiscal year 2010 private sector contributions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>This incentive is ongoing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>Funding for the marketing grants is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>either year of the biennium. Unexpended <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>grant funds from the first year are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>Unexpended money from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>appropriations made under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>does not cancel but must be placed in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>special marketing account for use by Explore <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>Minnesota Tourism for additional marketing <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(c) $325,000 the first year and $325,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>second year are for the Minnesota Film and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>TV Board. The appropriation in each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>is available only upon receipt by the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>of $1 in matching contributions of money or <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>in-kind contributions from nonstate sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>for every $3 provided by this appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(d) $650,000 the first year and $650,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>the second year are appropriated for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>to the Minnesota Film and TV Board for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>the film jobs production program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 116U.26. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>appropriations are available in either year <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>of the biennium and are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>45,208,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 45,208,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>This appropriation is for transfer to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>housing development fund for the programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>specified. Except as otherwise indicated, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>transfer is part of the agency's permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>budget base.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Challenge Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 9,517,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 9,517,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>For the economic development and housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>challenge program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>section 462A.33. Of this amount, $1,395,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>each year shall be made available during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>first 11 months of the fiscal year exclusively <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>for housing projects for American Indians. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>Any funds not committed to housing projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>for American Indians in the first 11 months <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>of the fiscal year shall be available for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>eligible activity under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>section 462A.33.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> Beginning July 1, 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>the base is reduced by $1,150,000.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Housing Trust Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,555,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,555,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>For deposit in the housing trust fund account <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>462A.201, and used for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>provided in that section.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,638,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,638,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>For a rental housing assistance program for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>persons with a mental illness or families with <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>an adult member with a mental illness under <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.2097</statute_ref>.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Family Homeless Prevention</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,465,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,465,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>For the family homeless prevention and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>assistance programs under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.204</statute_ref>.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Home Ownership Assistance Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 385,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">385,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>For the home ownership assistance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>subdivision 8. In fiscal years 2012 and 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>the base shall be $885,000 each year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Affordable Rental Investment Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,996,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,996,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>For the affordable rental investment fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var><statute_ref>462A.21, subdivision 8b</statute_ref>. The appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>is to finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>and debt restructuring of federally assisted <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>rental property and for making equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>take-out loans under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>section 462A.05, subdivision 39. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>The owner of federally assisted rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>property must agree to participate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>the applicable federally assisted housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>program and to extend any existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>low-income affordability restrictions on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>housing for the maximum term permitted. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>The owner must also enter into an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>that gives local units of government, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>housing and redevelopment authorities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>and nonprofit housing organizations the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>right of first refusal if the rental property <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>is offered for sale. Priority must be given <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>among comparable federally assisted rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>properties to properties with the longest <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>remaining term under an agreement for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>federal assistance. Priority must also be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>given among comparable rental housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>developments to developments that are or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>will be owned by local government units, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>housing and redevelopment authority, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>nonprofit housing organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>The appropriation also may be used to finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>the acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>restructuring of existing supportive housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>properties. For purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>"supportive housing" means affordable rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>housing with links to services necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>individuals, youth, and families with children <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>to maintain housing stability.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Housing Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>For the housing rehabilitation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.05</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>subdivision 14, for rental housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>developments.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Homeownership Education, </b><br />
                  		<b>Counseling, and Training</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">865,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">865,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>For the homeownership education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>counseling, and training program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.209</statute_ref>.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 10.<b>Capacity Building Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>For nonprofit capacity building grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.21</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>subdivision 3b.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Transfer of Disaster Relief </b><br />
                  		<b>Contingency Funds</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>$1,500,000 of the amount unobligated <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>and unencumbered in the disaster relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>contingency fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>section 462A.21, subdivision 29, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>transferred to the housing trust fund under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>grants for temporary rental assistance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>families with children who are homeless and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>in need of or utilizing an emergency shelter <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>facility. This is a onetime transfer and is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>added to the agency's permanent budget base.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Demonstration Project for High-Risk </b><br />
                  		<b>Adults</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>$250,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated from <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>the general fund to the commissioner of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>Housing Finance Agency for grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>nonprofit organization selected to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>the demonstration project for high-risk adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>under Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>section 19, in order to continue the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>for a second biennium. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>Commissioner of Finance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>5,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>5,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>$5,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $5,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>fiscal year 2011 are for the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>finance for administrative expenses under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>section 327C.03.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND </b><br />
                  		<b>INDUSTRY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,780,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,780,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2010<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2011<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">880,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">880,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,871,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,871,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Workers' Compensation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,890,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,890,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>$200,000 each year is for grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>Vinland Center for rehabilitation services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>Grants shall be distributed as the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>refers injured workers to the Vinland Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>for rehabilitation services.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Labor Standards/Apprenticeship</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,909,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,909,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">880,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">880,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,029,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(a) The appropriation from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>development fund is for the apprenticeship <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>178, and includes $100,000 each year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>labor education and advancement program <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>grants and to expand and promote registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>apprenticeship training in nonconstruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>trade programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(b) $150,000 each year is from the workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>development fund for prevailing wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>enforcement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>(c) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>the second year are from the assigned risk <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>safety account for independent contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>investigator services to ensure compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>with the state's independent contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>exemption certificate program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 181.723.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>General Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,981,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,981,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>compensation fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>BUREAU OF MEDIATION </b><br />
                  		<b>SERVICES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,683,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,683,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Mediation Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,583,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,583,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Labor Management Cooperation </b><br />
                  		<b>Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>$100,000 each year is for grants to area labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>management committees. Grants may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>awarded for a 12-month period beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>remaining at the end of the first year does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>cancel but is available for the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION </b><br />
                  		<b>COURT OF APPEALS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,703,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>1,703,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>This appropriation is from the workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>compensation fund. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>MINNESOTA HISTORICAL </b><br />
                  		<b>SOCIETY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,719,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>22,613,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Education and Outreach</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,870,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,870,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>may not charge a fee for its general tours at <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>the Capitol, but may charge fees for special <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>programs other than general tours.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Preservation and Access</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">9,585,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">9,585,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Fiscal Agent</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) Minnesota International Center<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">40,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">40,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">14,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(c) Minnesota Military Museum<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">92,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(d) Farmamerica<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">118,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">118,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(e) Balances Forward<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>Any unencumbered balance remaining in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>this subdivision the first year does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>but is available for the second year of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>The general fund base for the Minnesota Air <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>National Guard Museum in fiscal year 2012 <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>is $16,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>The general fund base for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>Military Museum in fiscal year 2012 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>$100,000.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Fund Transfer</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>The Minnesota Historical Society may <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>reallocate funds appropriated in and between <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>purposes and the appropriations are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>in either year of the biennium.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>505,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>505,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 13. <b>BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE, </b><br />
                  		<b>ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, </b><br />
                  		<b>LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, </b><br />
                  		<b>GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>815,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>815,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 14. <b>BOARD OF BARBER AND </b><br />
                  		<b>COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>839,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>839,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 15. <b>COMBATIVE SPORTS </b><br />
                  		<b>COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>125,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>125,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>The appropriation is to transition the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>commission to being a self-funded entity.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 16. <b>LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING </b><br />
                  		<b>COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>70,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>0</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>From the general fund to the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>Coordinating Commission under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>Statutes, section 3.303, for fiscal year 2010 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>for the economic development strategy <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>working group established in article 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>section 41.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 17. <b>BOARD OF THE ARTS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,530,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,530,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Operations and Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">600,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Grants Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,202,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,202,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Regional Arts Councils</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,728,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,728,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 18. <b>MINNESOTA HUMANITIES </b><br />
                  		<b>CENTER</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>238,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>238,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 19. <b>PUBLIC BROADCASTING</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>1,955,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>1,955,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>(a) $1,161,000 the first year and $1,161,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>the second year are for matching grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>public television.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>(b) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>the second year are for public television <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>equipment grants. Equipment or matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>grant allocations shall be made after <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>considering the recommendations of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>Minnesota Public Television Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>(c) $17,000 the first year and $17,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>second year are for grants to the Twin Cities <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>regional cable channel.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>(d) $287,000 the first year and $287,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>second year are for community service grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>to public educational radio stations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>(e) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>the second year are for equipment grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>public educational radio stations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>(f) The grants in paragraphs (d) and (e) <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>must be allocated after considering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>recommendations of the Association of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>(g) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>the second year are for equipment grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>Minnesota Public Radio, Inc.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>(h) Any unencumbered balance remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>the first year for grants to public television or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>radio stations does not cancel and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>for the second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2002, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>chapter 220, article 10, section 35, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>St. Paul RiverCentre Arena</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">65,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>This appropriation is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>to the commissioner of finance for a loan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>the city of St. Paul to demolish the existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>St. Paul RiverCentre Arena and to design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>construct, furnish, and equip a new arena. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>This appropriation is not available until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>lessee to whom the city has leased the arena <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>has agreed to make rental or other payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>to the city under the terms set forth in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>subdivision. The loan is repayable solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>from and secured by the payments made <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>to the city by the lessee. The loan is not a <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>public debt and the full faith, credit, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>taxing powers of the city are not pledged for <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>its repayment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(a) $48,000,000 $15,250,000 of the loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>must be repaid to the commissioner, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>interest, within 20 12 years from the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>of substantial completion of the arena in <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>accordance with the following schedule:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>(1) no repayments are due in the first two <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>years from the date of substantial completion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>(2) in each of the years three to five, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>lessee must pay $1,250,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>(3) in each of the years six to ten, the lessee <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>must pay $1,500,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>(4) in each of the years 11 to 13 12, the lessee <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>must pay $2,000,000;.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>(5) in year 14, the lessee must pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>$3,000,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(6) in year 15, the lessee must pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>$4,000,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>(7) in each of the years 16 to 20, the lessee <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>must pay $4,750,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(b) The commissioner must deposit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>repayments in the state treasury and credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>them to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>(c) The loan may not be made until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>commissioner has entered into an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>with the city of St. Paul identifying the rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>or other payments that will be made and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>establishing the dates on and the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>in which the payments will be made to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>city and by the city to the commissioner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>payments may include operating revenues <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>and additional payments to be made by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>lessee under agreements to be negotiated <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>between the commissioner, the city, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>lessee. Those agreements may include, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>are not limited to, an agreement whereby the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>lessee pledges to provide each year a letter <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>of credit sufficient to guarantee the payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>of the amount due for the next succeeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>year; an agreement whereby the lessee <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>agrees to maintain a net worth, certified each <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>year by a financial institution or accounting <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>firm satisfactory to the commissioner, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>is greater than the balance due under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>payment schedule in paragraph (a); and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>other agreements the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>deem necessary to ensure that the payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>are made as scheduled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>(d) The agreements must provide that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>failure of the lessee to make a payment due <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>to the city under the agreement is an event <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>of default under the lease between the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>and the lessee and that the state is entitled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>enforce the remedies of the lessor under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>lease in the event of default. Those remedies <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>must include, but need not be limited to, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>obligation of the lessee to pay the balance due <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>for the remainder of the payment schedule <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>in the event the lessee ceases to operate a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>National Hockey League team in the arena.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>(e) By January 1, 1999, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>shall report to the chair of the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>committee on state government finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>and the chair of the house committee on <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>ways and means the terms of an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>between the lessee and the amateur sports <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>commission whereby the lessee agrees to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>make the facilities of the arena available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>the commission on terms satisfactory to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>commission for amateur sports activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>consistent with the purposes of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>Statutes, chapter 240A, each year during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>time the loan is outstanding. The amateur <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>sports commission must negotiate in good <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>faith and may be required to pay no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>than actual out-of-pocket expenses for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>time it uses the arena. The agreement may <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>not become effective before February 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>1999. During any calendar year after 1999 <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>that an agreement under this paragraph is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>not in effect and a payment is due under <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>the schedule, the lessee must pay to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>commissioner a penalty of $750,000 for that <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>year. If the amateur sports commission has <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>not negotiated in good faith, no penalty is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the city of St. Paul <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>issues up to $40,000,000 in bonds for a community ice facility as authorized in law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var><b>EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT-RELATED PROVISIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 15.75, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Agreements with Department of Employment and Economic </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var><b>Development.</b> The commissioner of employment and economic development may <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>enter into agreements with regional entities established under subdivision 4 to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>plans to ensure coordination of the department's business development, community <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>development, workforce development, and trade functions with programs of local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>government and other public and private development agencies in the regions. The plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>will identify regional development priorities and serve as a guide for the implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>of the department's programs in the regions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Vehicles.</b> (a) The commissioner may direct an agency to make a transfer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>a passenger motor vehicle or truck currently assigned to it. The transfer must be made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>the commissioner for use in the central motor pool. The commissioner shall reimburse an <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>agency whose motor vehicles have been paid for with funds dedicated by the Constitution <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>for a special purpose and which are assigned to the central motor pool. The amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>reimbursement for a motor vehicle is its average wholesale price as determined from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>midwest edition of the National Automobile Dealers Association official used car guide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>(b) To the extent that funds are available for the purpose, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>purchase or otherwise acquire additional passenger motor vehicles and trucks necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>for the central motor pool. The title to all motor vehicles assigned to or purchased or <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>acquired for the central motor pool is in the name of the Department of Administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>(c) On the request of an agency, the commissioner may transfer to the central <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>motor pool any passenger motor vehicle or truck for the purpose of disposing of it. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>department or agency transferring the vehicle or truck must be paid for it from the motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>pool revolving account established by this section in an amount equal to two-thirds of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>average wholesale price of the vehicle or truck as determined from the midwest edition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>the National Automobile Dealers Association official used car guide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>(d) The commissioner shall provide for the uniform marking of all motor vehicles. <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>Motor vehicle colors must be selected from the regular color chart provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>manufacturer each year. The commissioner may further provide for the use of motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>vehicles without marking by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(1) the governor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>(2) the lieutenant governor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>(3) the Division of Criminal Apprehension, the Division of Alcohol and Gambling <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>Enforcement, and arson investigators of the Division of Fire Marshal in the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>Public Safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>(4) the Financial Institutions Division and investigative staff of the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>of Commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>(5) the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the Department of Health;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>(6) the State Lottery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>(7) criminal investigators of the Department of Revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>(8) state-owned community service facilities in the Department of Human Services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>(9) the investigative staff of the Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>Development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>(10) (9) the Office of the Attorney General; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>(11) (10) the investigative staff of the Gambling Control Board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.94, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Identification and classification.</b> The Department of Natural Resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>with the cooperation of the state Geological Survey, Departments the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>Transportation, and Energy, Planning and Development the Department of Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>and Economic Development, outside of the metropolitan area as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>473.121
         </statute_ref>, shall conduct a program of identification and classification of potentially valuable <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>publicly or privately owned aggregate lands located outside of urban or developed areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>where aggregate mining is restricted, without consideration of their present land use. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>program shall give priority to identification and classification in areas of the state where <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>urbanization or other factors are or may be resulting in a loss of aggregate resources to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>development. Lands shall be classified as:  <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(1) identified resources, being those containing significant aggregate deposits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>(2) potential resources, being those containing potentially significant deposits and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>meriting further evaluation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(3) subeconomic resources, being those containing no significant deposits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>As lands are classified, the information on the classification shall be transmitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>each of the departments and agencies named in this subdivision, to the planning authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>of the appropriate county and municipality, and to the appropriate county engineer. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>county planning authority shall notify owners of land classified under this subdivision by <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or by mail.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expenditures.</b> (a) Money in the fund may only be spent:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>(1) to administer the petroleum tank release cleanup program established in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>(2) for agency administrative costs under sections 
         <statute_ref>116.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116.50</statute_ref>, sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>115C.03
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115C.06</statute_ref>, and costs of corrective action taken by the agency under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>115C.03
         </statute_ref>, including investigations; <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>(3) for costs of recovering expenses of corrective actions under section 
         <statute_ref>115C.04</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>(4) for training, certification, and rulemaking under sections 
         <statute_ref>116.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116.50</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>(5) for agency administrative costs of enforcing rules governing the construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>installation, operation, and closure of aboveground and underground petroleum storage <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>tanks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>(6) for reimbursement of the environmental response, compensation, and compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>account under subdivision 5 and section 
         <statute_ref>115B.26, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(7) for administrative and staff costs as set by the board to administer the petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>tank release program established in this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(8) for corrective action performance audits under section 
         <statute_ref>115C.093</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>(9) for contamination cleanup grants, as provided in paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>(10) to assess and remove abandoned underground storage tanks under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>115C.094
         </statute_ref> and, if a release is discovered, to pay for the specific consultant and contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>services costs necessary to complete the tank removal project, including, but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>to, excavation soil sampling, groundwater sampling, soil disposal, and completion of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>excavation report. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), money in the fund is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>board to make reimbursements or payments under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(c) $6,200,000 is annually appropriated from the fund to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>employment and economic development for contamination cleanup grants under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>116J.554
         </statute_ref>. Of this amount, the commissioner may spend up to $180,000 $225,000 annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>for administration of the contamination cleanup grant program. The appropriation does <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>not cancel and is available until expended. The appropriation shall not be withdrawn from <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>the fund nor the fund balance reduced until the funds are requested by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>of employment and economic development. The commissioner shall schedule requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>for withdrawals from the fund to minimize the necessity to impose the fee authorized by <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>subdivision 2. Unless otherwise provided, the appropriation in this paragraph may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>used for: <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>(1) project costs at a qualifying site if a portion of the cleanup costs are attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>to petroleum contamination or new and used tar and tar-like substances, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>limited to bitumen and asphalt, but excluding bituminous or asphalt pavement, that consist <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>primarily of hydrocarbons and are found in natural deposits in the earth or are distillates, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>fractions or residues from the processing of petroleum crude or petroleum products as <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>defined in section 296A.01; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>(2) the costs of performing contamination investigation if there is a reasonable basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>to suspect the contamination is attributable to petroleum or new and used tar and tar-like <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>substances, including but not limited to bitumen and asphalt, but excluding bituminous or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>asphalt pavement, that consist primarily of hydrocarbons and are found in natural deposits <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>in the earth or are distillates, fractions, or residues from the processing of petroleum crude <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>or petroleum products as defined in section 296A.01.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Powers.</b> (a) The commissioner may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>(1) apply for, receive, and expend money from municipal, county, regional, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>other government agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>(2) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from other public or private <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(3) contract for professional services if such work or services cannot be satisfactorily <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>performed by employees of the department or by any other state agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>(4) enter into interstate compacts to jointly carry out such research and planning with <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>other states or the federal government where appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>(5) distribute informational material at no cost to the public upon reasonable request; <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>(6) enter into contracts necessary for the performance of the commissioner's duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>with federal, state, regional, metropolitan, local, and other agencies or units of government; <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>educational institutions, including the University of Minnesota. Contracts made pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>to this section shall not be subject to the competitive bidding requirements of chapter 16C.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>(b) The commissioner may apply for, receive, and expend money made available <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>from federal or other sources for the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>of the commissioner pursuant to this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>(c) All moneys received by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>deposited in the state treasury and, subject to section 3.3005, are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>commissioner for the purpose for which the moneys have been received. The money shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>not cancel and shall be available until expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.035, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Receipt of gifts, money</b><b>; appropriation</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>accept gifts, bequests, grants, payments for services, and other public and private money <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>to help finance the activities of the department.:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>(1) apply for, accept, and disburse gifts, bequests, grants, payments for services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>loans, or other property from the United States, the state, private foundations, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>other source;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>(2) enter into an agreement required for the gifts, grants, or loans; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>(3) hold, use, and dispose of its assets according to the terms of the gift, grant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>loan, or agreement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>(b) Money received by the commissioner under this subdivision must be deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>in a separate account in the state treasury and invested by the State Board of Investment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>The amount deposited, including investment earnings, is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>to carry out duties under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.401, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties</b><b>; authorizations; limitations</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>and economic development shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>(1) provide regional development commissions, the Metropolitan Council, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>units of local government with information, technical assistance, training, and advice on <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>using federal and state programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>(2) receive and administer the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>Program authorized by Congress under the Housing and Community Development Act of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>1974, as amended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>(3) receive and administer the section 107 technical assistance program grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>authorized by Congress under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>amended;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>(4) receive, administer, and supervise other state and federal grants and grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>programs for planning, community affairs, community development purposes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>employment and training services, and other state and federal programs assigned to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>department by law or by the governor in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>4.07</statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>(5) receive applications for state and federal grants and grant programs for planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>community affairs, and community development purposes, and other state and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>programs assigned to the department by law or by the governor in accordance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>4.07
         </statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(6) act as the agent of, and cooperate with, the federal government in matters of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>mutual concern, including the administration of any federal funds granted to the state to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>aid in the performance of functions of the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>(7) provide consistent, integrated employment and training services across the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>(8) administer the Wagner-Peyser Act, the Workforce Investment Act, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>federal employment and training programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>(9) establish the standards for all employment and training services administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>under this chapter and chapters 116L, 248, 268, and 268A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>(10) administer the aspects of the Minnesota family investment program, general <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>assistance, and food stamps that relate to employment and training services, subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>contract under section 
         <statute_ref>116L.86, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>(11) obtain reports from local service units and service providers for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>evaluating the performance of employment and training services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>(12) as requested, certify employment and training services, and decertify services <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>that fail to comply with performance criteria according to standards established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>(13) develop standards for the contents and structure of the local service unit plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>and plans for Indian tribe employment and training services, review and comment on those <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>plans, and approve or disapprove the plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>(14) supervise the county boards of commissioners, local service units, and any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>units of government designated in federal or state law as responsible for employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>training programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(15) establish administrative standards and payment conditions for providers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>employment and training services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(16) enter into agreements with Indian tribes as necessary to provide employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>and training services as appropriate funds become available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(17) cooperate with the federal government and its employment and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>agencies in any reasonable manner as necessary to qualify for federal aid for employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>and training services and money;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>(18) administer and supervise all forms of unemployment insurance provided for <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>under federal and state laws;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>(19) provide current state and substate labor market information and forecasts, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>cooperation with other agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(20) require all general employment and training programs that receive state funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>to make available information about opportunities for women in nontraditional careers <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>in the trades and technical occupations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>(21) consult with the Rehabilitation Council for the Blind on matters pertaining to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>programs and services for the blind and visually impaired;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>(22) enter into agreements with other departments of the state and local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>government as necessary; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>(23) establish and maintain administrative units necessary to perform administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>functions common to all divisions of the department.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>(24) investigate, study, and undertake ways and means of promoting and encouraging <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>the prosperous development and protection of the legitimate interest and welfare of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>Minnesota business, industry, and commerce, within and outside the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(25) locate markets for manufacturers and processors and aid merchants in locating <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>and contacting markets;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>(26) as necessary or useful for the proper execution of the powers and duties of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>commissioner in promoting and developing Minnesota business, industry, and commerce, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>both within and outside the state, investigate and study conditions affecting Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>business, industry, and commerce; collect and disseminate information; and engage in <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>technical studies, scientific investigations, statistical research, and educational activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>(27) plan and develop an effective business information service both for the direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>assistance of business and industry of the state and for the encouragement of business and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>industry outside the state to use economic facilities within the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>(28) compile, collect, and develop periodically, or otherwise make available, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>information relating to current business conditions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>(29) conduct or encourage research designed to further new and more extensive uses <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>of the natural and other resources of the state and designed to develop new products <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>and industrial processes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>(30) study trends and developments in the industries of the state and analyze the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>reasons underlying the trends;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>(31) study costs and other factors affecting successful operation of businesses within <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>(32) make recommendations regarding circumstances promoting or hampering <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>business and industrial development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>(33) serve as a clearinghouse for business and industrial problems of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>(34) advise small business enterprises regarding improved methods of accounting <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>and bookkeeping;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>(35) cooperate with interstate commissions engaged in formulating and promoting <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>the adoption of interstate compacts and agreements helpful to business, industry, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(36) cooperate with other state departments and with boards, commissions, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>other state agencies in the preparation and coordination of plans and policies for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>development of the state and for the use and conservation of its resources insofar as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>use, conservation, and development may be appropriately directed or influenced by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>state agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>(37) in connection with state, county, and municipal public works projects, assemble <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>and coordinate information relative to the status, scope, cost, and employment possibilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>and availability of materials, equipment, and labor and recommend limitations on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>public works;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>(38) gather current progress information with reference to public and private <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>works projects of the state and its political subdivisions with reference to conditions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>(39) inquire into and report to the governor, when requested by the governor, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>respect to any program of public state improvements and its financing; and request <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>and obtain information from other state departments or agencies as may be needed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>the report;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>(40) study changes in population and current trends and prepare plans and suggest <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>policies for the development and conservation of the resources of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>(41) confer and cooperate with the executive, legislative, or planning authorities of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>the United States, neighboring states and provinces, and the counties and municipalities <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>of neighboring states, for the purpose of bringing about a coordination between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>development of neighboring provinces, states, counties, and municipalities and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>development of this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>(42) generally gather, compile, and make available statistical information relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>business, trade, commerce, industry, transportation, communication, natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>and other like subjects in this state, with authority to call upon other state departments for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>statistical data and results obtained by them and to arrange and compile that statistical <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>information in a reasonable manner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(43) publish documents and annually convene regional meetings to inform <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>businesses, local government units, assistance providers, and other interested persons of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>changes in state and federal law related to economic development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.35"></a><var>36.35</var>(44) annually convene conferences of providers of economic development-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.36"></a><var>36.36</var>financial and technical assistance for the purposes of exchanging information on economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>development assistance, coordinating economic development activities, and formulating <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>economic development strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(45) provide business with information on the economic benefits of energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>conservation and on the availability of energy conservation assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>(46) as part of the biennial budget process, prepare performance measures for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>business loan or grant program within the jurisdiction of the commissioner. Measures <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>include source of funds for each program, number of jobs proposed or promised at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>time of application and the number of jobs created, estimated number of jobs retained, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>average salary and benefits for the jobs resulting from the program, and the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>projects approved;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(47) provide a continuous program of education for business people;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>(48) publish, disseminate, and distribute information and statistics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>(49) promote and encourage the expansion and development of markets for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>Minnesota products;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>(50) promote and encourage the location and development of new businesses in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>state as well as the maintenance and expansion of existing businesses and for that purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>cooperate with state and local agencies and individuals, both within and outside the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>(51) advertise and disseminate information as to natural resources, desirable <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>locations, and other advantages for the purpose of attracting businesses to locate in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>(52) aid the various communities in this state in attracting business to their <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>communities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>(53) advise and cooperate with municipal, county, regional, and other planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>agencies and planning groups within the state for the purpose of promoting coordination <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>between the state and localities as to plans and development in order to maintain a high <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>level of gainful employment in private profitable production and achieve commensurate <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>advancement in social and cultural welfare;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>(54) coordinate the activities of statewide and local planning agencies, correlate <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>information secured from them and from state departments and disseminate information <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>and suggestions to the planning agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>(55) encourage and assist in the organization and functioning of local planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>agencies where none exist; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>(56) adopt measures calculated to promote public interest in and understanding of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>the problems of planning and, to that end, may publish and distribute copies of any plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>or any report and may employ other means of publicity and education that will give full <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>effect to the provisions of sections 116J.58 to 116J.63.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(b) At the request of any governmental subdivision in paragraph (a), clause (53), <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>the commissioner may provide planning assistance, which includes but is not limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services and other planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>work to any city or other municipality in the state or perform similar planning work in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>any county, metropolitan area, or regional area in the state. The commissioner must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>perform the planning work with respect to a metropolitan or regional area which is under <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>the jurisdiction for planning purposes of a county, metropolitan, regional, or joint planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>body, except at the request or with the consent of the respective county, metropolitan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>regional, or joint planning body.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>(c) The commissioner is authorized to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>(1) receive and expend money from municipal, county, regional, and other planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>(2) accept and disburse grants and other aids for planning purposes from the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>government and from other public or private sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(3) utilize money received under clause (2) for the employment of consultants and <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>other temporary personnel to assist in the supervision or performance of planning work <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>supported by money other than state-appropriated money;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>(4) enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, units of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>government or combinations thereof, and with private persons that are necessary in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>performance of the planning assistance function of the commissioner; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>(5) assist any local government unit in filling out application forms for the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>grants-in-aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>(d) In furtherance of its planning functions, any city or town, however organized, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>may expend money and contract with agencies of the federal government, appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>departments of state government, other local units of government, and with private <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>persons.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.431, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program established</b><b>; purpose</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>make grants to counties or cities to provide up to 50 percent of the capital costs of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>infrastructure necessary for an eligible economic development project. The county or city <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>receiving a grant must provide for the remainder of the costs of the project, either in cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>or in kind. In-kind contributions may include the value of site preparation other than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>public infrastructure needed for the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>For purposes of this section, "city" means a statutory or home rule charter city <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>located outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>"Public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>support economic development projects, including, but not limited to, sewers, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>supply systems, utility extensions, streets, wastewater treatment systems, stormwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>management systems, and facilities for pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>(b) The purpose of the grants made under this section is to keep or enhance jobs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>the area, increase the tax base, or to expand or create new economic development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.431, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>(b) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city located outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>metropolitan area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>(c) "County" means a county located outside the metropolitan area, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>section 473.121, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>(d) "Public infrastructure" means publicly owned physical infrastructure necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>to support economic development projects, including, but not limited to, sewers, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>supply systems, utility extensions, streets, wastewater treatment systems, storm water <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>management systems, and facilities for pretreatment of wastewater to remove phosphorus.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.431, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible projects.</b> An economic development project for which a county or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>city may be eligible to receive a grant under this section includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>(1) manufacturing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>(2) technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>(3) warehousing and distribution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(4) research and development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>(5) agricultural processing, defined as transforming, packaging, sorting, or grading <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>livestock or livestock products into goods that are used for intermediate or final <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>consumption, including goods for nonfood use; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>(6) industrial park development that would be used by any other business listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.431, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section. At a minimum, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>county or city must include in its application a resolution of the county or city council <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>certifying that the required local match is available. The commissioner must evaluate <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>complete applications for eligible projects using the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>(1) the project is an eligible project as defined under subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>(2) the project will result in substantial public and private capital investment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>provide substantial economic benefit to the county or city in which the project would <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>be located;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>(3) the project is not relocating substantially the same operation from another <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>location in the state, unless the commissioner determines the project cannot be reasonably <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>accommodated within the county or city in which the business is currently located, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>business would otherwise relocate to another state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>(4) the project will create or maintain full-time jobs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>(b) The determination of whether to make a grant for a site is within the discretion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>the commissioner, subject to this section. The commissioner's decisions and application of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>the priorities are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.431, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Maximum grant amount.</b> A county or city may receive no more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>$1,000,000 in two years for one or more projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.435, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Grant program established.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>competitive grants to local governmental units to acquire and prepare land on which <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>public infrastructure required to support an eligible project will be located, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>demolition of structures and remediation of any hazardous conditions on the land, or to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>predesign, design, acquire, construct, furnish, and equip public infrastructure required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>support an eligible project. The local governmental unit receiving a grant must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>for the remainder of the public infrastructure costs. The commissioner may waive <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>the requirements related to an eligible project under subdivision 2 if a project would <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>be eligible under this section but for the fact that its location requires infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>improvements to residential development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>(b) The amount of a grant may not exceed the lesser of the cost of the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>infrastructure or 50 percent of the sum of the cost of the public infrastructure plus the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>of the completed eligible project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>(c) The purpose of the program is to keep or enhance jobs in the area, increase the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>tax base, or to expand or create new economic development through the growth of new <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>bioscience businesses and organizations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[116J.438] MINNESOTA GREEN ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>(a) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall lead a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>multiagency project to advise, promote, market, and coordinate state agency collaboration <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>on green enterprise and green economy projects, as defined in section 116J.437. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>multiagency project must include the commissioners of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>development, natural resources, agriculture, transportation, and commerce, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>director of the Pollution Control Agency. The project must involve collaboration with <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>state agencies, local governments, and the business and agricultural communities. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>objective of the project is to utilize existing state resources to expedite the delivery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>grants, licenses, permits, and other state authorizations and approvals for green economy <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>projects. The commissioner shall appoint a lead person to coordinate green enterprise <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>assistance activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>(b) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall seek out <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>and may appoint persons from the business community to assist the commissioner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>project activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>(c) The commissioner may accept gifts, contributions, and in-kind services for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>purposes of this section, under the authority provided in section 116J.035, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>1. Any funds received must be placed in a special revenue account for the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.554, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> (a) The commissioner may make a grant to an applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>development authority to pay for up to 75 percent of the project costs for a qualifying site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>(b) The commissioner may also make a grant to an applicant development authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>to pay up to 75 percent or $50,000, whichever is less, toward the cost of performing <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>contaminant investigations and the development of a response action plan for a qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>(c) The commissioner may also make a grant to an applicant to fill a site that would <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>represent more than 50 percent of the remaining land in a city suitable for industrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>development if it were properly filled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>(d) The determination of whether to make a grant for a qualifying site is within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>sole discretion of the commissioner, subject to the process provided by this section, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>available unencumbered money in the appropriation. The commissioner's decisions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>application of the priorities under section 
         <statute_ref>116J.555</statute_ref> are not subject to judicial review, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>except for abuse of discretion.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(e) The total amount of money provided in grants under paragraph (b) may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>exceed $250,000 $500,000 per fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>(f) In making grants under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall give priority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>applicants that have not received a grant under paragraph (a) or section 
         <statute_ref>473.252</statute_ref> during <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>the year ending on the date of application.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.555, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Priorities.</b> (a) The legislature expects that applications for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>will exceed the available appropriations and the agency will be able to provide grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>only some of the applicant development authorities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If applications for grants for qualified sites exceed the available appropriations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>the agency shall make grants for sites that, in the commissioner's judgment, provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>the highest return in public benefits for the public costs incurred and that meet all the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>requirements provided by law. In making this judgment, the commissioner shall consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>the following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the recommendations or ranking of projects by the commissioner of the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>Control Agency regarding the potential threat to public health and the environment that <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>would be reduced or eliminated by completion of each of the response action plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the potential increase in the property tax base of the local taxing jurisdictions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>considered relative to the fiscal needs of the jurisdictions, that will result from <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>developments that will occur because of completion of each of the response action plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the social value to the community of the cleanup and redevelopment of the site, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>including the importance of development of the proposed public facilities on each of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>the sites;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the probability that each site will be cleaned up without use of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>money in the reasonably foreseeable future by considering but not limited to the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>market value of the site versus the cleanup cost;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the amount of cleanup costs for each site; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the amount of the commitment of municipal or other local resources to pay for <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>the cleanup costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The factors are not listed in a rank order of priority; rather the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>weigh each factor, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>considers appropriate. The commissioner may consider other factors that affect the net <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>return of public benefits for completion of the response action plan. The commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>notwithstanding the listing of priorities and the goal of maximizing the return of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>benefits, shall make grants that distribute available money to sites both within and outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>of the metropolitan area. The commissioner shall provide a written statement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>supporting reasons for each grant. Unless sufficient applications are not received for <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>qualifying sites outside of the metropolitan area, at least 25 50 percent of the money <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>provided as grants must be made for sites located outside of the metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The bureau shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>(a) (1) provide information and assistance with respect to all aspects of business <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>planning and business management related to the start-up, operation, or expansion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>a small business in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>(b) (2) refer persons interested in the start-up, operation, or expansion of a small <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>business in Minnesota to assistance programs sponsored by federal agencies, state <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>agencies, educational institutions, chambers of commerce, civic organizations, community <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>development groups, private industry associations, and other organizations or to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>business assistance referral system established by the Minnesota Project Outreach <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>Corporation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>(c) (3) plan, develop, and implement a master file of information on small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>assistance programs of federal, state, and local governments, and other public and private <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>organizations so as to provide comprehensive, timely information to the bureau's clients;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>(d) (4) employ staff with adequate and appropriate skills and education and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>for the delivery of information and assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>(e) (5) seek out and utilize, to the extent practicable, contributed expertise and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>services of federal, state, and local governments, educational institutions, and other public <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>and private organizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>(f) (6) maintain a close and continued relationship with the director of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>procurement program within the Department of Administration so as to facilitate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>department's duties and responsibilities under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.19</statute_ref> relating to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>small targeted group business and economically disadvantaged business program of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>state;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>(g) (7) develop an information system which will enable the commissioner and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>state agencies to efficiently store, retrieve, analyze, and exchange data regarding small <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>business development and growth in the state. All executive branch agencies of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>government and the secretary of state shall to the extent practicable, assist the bureau in <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>the development and implementation of the information system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>(h) (8) establish and maintain a toll free telephone number so that all small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>persons anywhere in the state can call the bureau office for assistance. An outreach <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>program shall be established to make the existence of the bureau well known to its <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>potential clientele throughout the state. If the small business person requires a referral to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>another provider the bureau may use the business assistance referral system established by <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>the Minnesota Project Outreach Corporation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>(i) (9) conduct research and provide data as required by the state legislature;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>(j) (10) develop and publish material on all aspects of the start-up, operation, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>expansion of a small business in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>(k) (11) collect and disseminate information on state procurement opportunities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>including information on the procurement process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>(l) (12) develop a public awareness program through the use of newsletters, personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>contacts, and electronic and print news media advertising about state assistance programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>for small businesses, including those programs specifically for socially disadvantaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>small business persons;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>(m) (13) enter into agreements with the federal government and other public and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>private entities to serve as the statewide coordinator or host agency for the federal small <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>business development center program under United States Code, title 15, section 648; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>(n) (14) assist providers in the evaluation of their programs and the assessment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>their service area needs. The bureau may establish model evaluation techniques and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>performance standards for providers to use.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.8731, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Administration.</b> The commissioner shall administer the fund as part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>the Small Cities Development Block Grant Program. Funds shall be made available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>local communities and recognized Indian tribal governments in accordance with the rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>adopted for economic development grants in the small cities community development <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>block grant program, except that all units of general purpose local government are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>applicants for Minnesota investment funds. The commissioner may also make funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>available within the department for eligible expenditures under subdivision 3, clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>(2). A home rule charter or statutory city, county, or town may loan or grant money <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>received from repayment of funds awarded under this section to a regional development <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>commission, other regional entity, or statewide community capital fund as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>the commissioner, to capitalize or to provide the local match required for capitalization of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>a regional or statewide revolving loan fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.8731, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligible expenditures.</b> The money appropriated for this section may <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>be used to provide fund:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>(1) grants for infrastructure, loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>forms of participation with private sources of financing, provided that a loan to a private <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>enterprise must be for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>for which financing is sought.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>(2) strategic investments in renewable energy market development, such as low <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>interest loans for renewable energy equipment manufacturing, training grants to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>renewable energy workforce, development of a renewable energy supply chain that <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>represents and strengthens the industry throughout the state, and external marketing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>garner more national and international investment into Minnesota's renewable sector. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>Expenditures in external marketing for renewable energy market development are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>subject to the limitations in clause (1).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>[116J.997] PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Accountability measurement.</b> By October 1, 2009, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>commissioner of employment and economic development shall develop a uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>accountability report for economic development or workforce-related programs funded in <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>whole or in part by state or federal funds. The commissioner shall also develop a formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>for measuring the return on investment for each program and a comparison of the return <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>on investment of all programs funded in whole or in part by state or federal funds. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>requirements of this section apply to programs administered directly by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>or administered by other organizations under a grant made by the department. The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>and formula required by this subdivision shall be submitted to the chairs of the committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>of the house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>and workforce policy and finance by October 15, 2009, for review and comment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Report to the legislature.</b> By December 31 of each even-numbered year <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>the commissioner must report to the committees of the house of representatives and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>senate having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>the following information for each program subject to the requirements of subdivision 1:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(1) the target population;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>(2) the number of jobs affected by the program, including the number of net new <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>jobs created in the state and the average annual wage per job;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>(3) the number of individuals leaving the unemployment compensation program as <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>a result of the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>(4) the number of individuals leaving the Minnesota Family Investment Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>support as a result of the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>(5) the region of the state in which the program operated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>(6) the amount of state or federal funds allocated to the program; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>(7) the return on investment as calculated by the formula developed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report to the commissioner.</b> Before receiving additional state funds, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>recipient of a grant made by or through the department must report to the commissioner by <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>September 1 of each even-numbered year on each of the clauses in subdivision 2 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>program it administers. The report must be in a format prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>Beginning November 1, 2009, the commissioner shall provide notice to grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>applicants and recipients regarding the data collection and reporting requirements under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>this subdivision and must provide technical assistance to applicants and recipients to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>in complying with the requirements of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Biennial budget request.</b> The information collected and reported under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>subdivisions 2 and 3 shall be included in budgets submitted to the legislature under <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>section 16A.11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Terms.</b> The terms of appointed members shall be for four years except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>the initial appointments. The initial appointments of the governor shall have the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>terms: two members each for one, two, three, and four years. No member shall serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>more than two terms, and no person shall be appointed after December 31, 2001, for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>term that would cause that person to serve a total of more than eight years on the board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>Compensation for board members is as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.0575, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Use of workforce development funds.</b> After March 1 of any fiscal year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>the board may use workforce development funds for the purposes outlined in sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>116L.02, 116L.04,
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>116L.10</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116L.14</statute_ref>, or to provide incumbent worker training <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>116L.18</statute_ref> if the following conditions have been met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the board examines relevant economic indicators, including the projected <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>number of layoffs for the remainder of the fiscal year and the next fiscal year, evidence of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>declining and expanding industries, the number of initial applications for and the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>of exhaustions of unemployment benefits, job vacancy data, and any additional relevant <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>information brought to the board's attention;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the board accounts for all allocations made in section 
         <statute_ref>116L.17, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) based on the past expenditures and projected revenue, the board estimates future <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>funding needs for services under section 
         <statute_ref>116L.17</statute_ref> for the remainder of the current fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>year and the next fiscal year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the board determines there will be unspent funds after meeting the needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>dislocated workers in the current fiscal year and there will be sufficient revenue to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>the needs of dislocated workers in the next fiscal year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the board reports its findings in clauses (1) to (4) to the chairs of legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>committees with jurisdiction over the workforce development fund, to the commissioners <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>of revenue and finance, and to the public.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Determination and collection of special assessment.</b> (a) In addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>to amounts due from an employer under the Minnesota unemployment insurance program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>each employer, except an employer making reimbursements is liable for a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>assessment levied at the rate of .10 .12 percent per year on all taxable wages, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 24</statute_ref>, except that effective July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2011, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>special assessment shall be levied at a rate of .14 percent per year on all taxable wages as <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 24</statute_ref>. The assessment shall become due and be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>by each employer on the same schedule and in the same manner as other amounts due <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>from an employer under section 
         <statute_ref>268.051, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The special assessment levied under this section shall be subject to the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>requirements and collection procedures as any amounts due from an employer under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>Minnesota unemployment insurance program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.362, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make grants to eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>organizations for programs to provide education and training services to targeted youth. <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>The purpose of these programs is to provide specialized training and work experience for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>targeted youth who have not been served effectively by the current educational system. <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>The programs are to include a work experience component with work projects that <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>result in the rehabilitation, improvement, or construction of (1) residential units for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>homeless, or; (2) improvements to the energy efficiency and environmental health of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>residential units and other green jobs purposes; (3) facilities to support community garden <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>projects; or (4) education, social service, or health facilities which are owned by a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>agency or a private nonprofit organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>(b) Eligible facilities must principally provide services to homeless or very low <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>income individuals and families, and include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>(1) Head Start or day care centers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>(2) homeless, battered women, or other shelters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>(3) transitional housing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>(4) youth or senior citizen centers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>(5) community health centers.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>(6) community garden facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>Two or more eligible organizations may jointly apply for a grant. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>shall administer the grant program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.364, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Work experience component.</b> A work experience component must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>included in each program. The work experience component must provide vocational skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>training in an industry where there is a viable expectation of job opportunities. A training <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>subsidy, living allowance, or stipend, not to exceed an amount equal to 100 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>poverty line for a family of two as defined in United States Code, title 42, section 673, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>paragraph (2), may be provided to program participants. The wage or stipend must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>provided to participants who are recipients of public assistance in a manner or amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>which will not reduce public assistance benefits. The work experience component must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>designed so that work projects result in (1) the expansion or improvement of residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>units for homeless persons and very low income families, or ; (2) improvements to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>energy efficiency and environmental health of residential units; (3) facilities to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>community garden projects; or (4) rehabilitation, improvement, or construction of eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>education, social service, or health facilities that principally serve homeless or very low <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>income individuals and families. Any work project must include direct supervision by <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>individuals skilled in each specific vocation. Program participants may earn credits <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>toward the completion of their secondary education from their participation in the work <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>experience component.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.871, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Responsibility and certification.</b> (a) Unless prohibited by federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>law or otherwise determined by state law, a local service unit is responsible for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>delivery of employment and training services. As of July 1, 1998, Employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>training services may be delivered by certified employment and training service providers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>(b) The local service unit's employment and training service provider must meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>certification standards in this subdivision if the county requests that they be certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>to deliver any of the following employment and training services and programs: wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>subsidies; general assistance grant diversion; food stamp employment and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>programs; community work experience programs; and MFIP employment services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>(c) The commissioner shall certify a local service unit's service provider to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>these employment and training services and programs if the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>that the provider has:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>(1) past experience in direct delivery of the programs specified in paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>(2) staff capabilities and qualifications, including adequate staff to provide timely <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>and effective services to clients, and proven staff experience in providing specific services <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>such as assessments, career planning, job development, job placement, support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>and knowledge of community services and educational resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>(3) demonstrated effectiveness in providing services to public assistance recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>and other economically disadvantaged clients; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>(4) demonstrated administrative capabilities, including adequate fiscal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>accounting procedures, financial management systems, participant data systems, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>record retention procedures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>(d) When the only service provider that meets the criterion in paragraph (c), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>(1), has been decertified, according to subdivision 1a, in that local service unit, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>following criteria shall be substituted: past experience in direct delivery of multiple, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>coordinated, nonduplicative services, including outreach, assessments, identification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>client barriers, employability development plans, and provision or referral to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116L.96, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var><b>116L.96 DISPLACED HOMEMAKER PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>The commissioner of economic security employment and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>may enter into arrangements with existing private or nonprofit organizations and agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>with experience in dealing with displaced homemakers to provide counseling and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>training services. The commissioner shall assist displaced homemakers in applying for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>appropriate welfare programs and shall take welfare allowances received into account <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>in setting the stipend level. Income received as a stipend under these programs shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>be totally disregarded for purposes of determining eligibility for and the amount of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>general assistance grant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116O.115, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Qualified company.</b> A company is qualified to receive assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>the small business growth acceleration program if it the company is a manufacturing <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>company or a manufacturing-related service company that employs 100 250 or fewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>full-time equivalent employees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116O.115, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Fund awards; use of funds.</b> (a) The corporation shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>procedures for determining which applicants for assistance under the small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>growth acceleration program will receive program funding. Funding shall be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>only to accelerate a qualified company's adoption of needed technology or business <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>improvements when the corporation concludes that it is unlikely the improvements could <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>be accomplished in any other way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The maximum amount of funds awarded to a qualified company under the small <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>business growth acceleration program for a particular project must not exceed 50 75 <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>percent of the total cost of a project and must not under any circumstances exceed $25,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>during a calendar year. The corporation shall not award to a qualified company small <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>business growth acceleration program funds in excess of $50,000 per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Any funds awarded to a qualified company under the small business growth <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>acceleration program must be used for business services and products that will enhance the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>operation of the company. These business services and products must come either directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>from the corporation or from a network of expert providers identified and approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>the corporation. No company receiving small business growth acceleration program <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>funds may use the funds for refinancing, overhead costs, new construction, renovation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>equipment, or computer hardware.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any funds awarded must be disbursed to the qualified company as reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>documented according to requirements of the corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>(e) Receipt of funds from an award under this section is contingent upon a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>contribution of funds by the qualified company to the project, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>(1) a company with under 50 employees must contribute one dollar for every three <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>dollars of program assistance awarded;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>(2) a company with 50 to 100 employees must contribute one dollar for every one <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>dollar of program assistance awarded; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>(3) a company with 101 to 250 employees must contribute three dollars for every <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>one dollar of program assistance awarded.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Outside sources for resources and services.</b> A center may accept:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>(1) resources and services from postsecondary institutions serving center pupils;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>(2) resources from Job Training Partnership Act Workforce Investment Act of 1998, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>Public Law 105-220 programs, including funding for jobs skills training for various <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>groups and the percentage reserved for education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>(3) resources from the Department of Human Services and county welfare funding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>(4) resources from a local education and employment transitions partnership; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>(5) private resources, foundation grants, gifts, corporate contributions, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>grants.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Local education and employment transitions systems.</b> A local education <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>and employment transitions partnership must assess the needs of employers, employees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>and learners, and develop a plan for implementing and achieving the objectives of a local <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>or regional education and employment transitions system. The plan must provide for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>comprehensive local system for assisting learners and workers in making the transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>from school to work or for retraining in a new vocational area. The objectives of a local <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>education and employment transitions system include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>(1) increasing the effectiveness of the educational programs and curriculum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools and the work site in preparing students <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>in the skills and knowledge needed to be successful in the workplace;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(2) implementing learner outcomes for students in grades kindergarten through 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>designed to introduce the world of work and to explore career opportunities, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>nontraditional career opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>(3) eliminating barriers to providing effective integrated applied learning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>service-learning, or work-based curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>(4) increasing opportunities to apply academic knowledge and skills, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>skills needed in the workplace, in local settings which include the school, school-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>enterprises, postsecondary institutions, the workplace, and the community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>(5) increasing applied instruction in the attitudes and skills essential for success in <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>the workplace, including cooperative working, leadership, problem-solving, and respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>for diversity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(6) providing staff training for vocational guidance counselors, teachers, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>appropriate staff in the importance of preparing learners for the transition to work, and in <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>methods of providing instruction that incorporate applied learning, work-based learning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>and service-learning experiences;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>(7) identifying and enlisting local and regional employers who can effectively <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>provide work-based or service-learning opportunities, including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>apprenticeships, internships, and mentorships;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>(8) recruiting community and workplace mentors including peers, parents, employers <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>and employed individuals from the community, and employers of high school students;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>(9) identifying current and emerging educational, training, and employment needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>the area or region, especially within industries with potential for job growth;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>(10) improving the coordination and effectiveness of local vocational and job <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>training programs, including vocational education, adult basic education, tech prep, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>apprenticeship, service-learning, youth entrepreneur, youth training and employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>programs administered by the commissioner of employment and economic development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>and local job training programs under the Job Training Partnership Act, United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>Code, title 29, section 1501, et seq. Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>105-220;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>(11) identifying and applying for federal, state, local, and private sources of funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>for vocational or applied learning programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>(12) providing students with current information and counseling about career <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>opportunities, potential employment, educational opportunities in postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>institutions, workplaces, and the community, and the skills and knowledge necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>succeed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>(13) providing educational technology, including interactive television networks <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>and other distance learning methods, to ensure access to a broad variety of work-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>learning opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>(14) including students with disabilities in a district's vocational or applied learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>program and ways to serve at-risk learners through collaboration with area learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>centers under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.09</statute_ref>, or other alternative programs; and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>(15) providing a warranty to employers, postsecondary education programs, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>other postsecondary training programs, that learners successfully completing a high school <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>work-based or applied learning program will be able to apply the knowledge and work <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>skills included in the program outcomes or graduation requirements. The warranty shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>require education and training programs to continue to work with those learners that need <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>additional skill development until they can demonstrate achievement of the program <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>outcomes or graduation requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 160.276, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Revenue.</b> The agreement may provide that the vendor pay a portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>the gross revenues derived from advertising. These revenues must be paid to the state for <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>deposit in the safety rest area account established in section 
         <statute_ref>160.2745</statute_ref>. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>of transportation and director of the Office of Explore Minnesota Tourism may enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>an interagency agreement to define the distribution of the revenues generated in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>subdivision and subdivisions 2a and 3a.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 241.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment of Minnesota correctional industries; MINNCOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var><b>industries.</b> For the purpose of providing adequate, regular and suitable employment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>educational training, and to aid the inmates of state correctional facilities, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>commissioner of corrections may establish, equip, maintain and operate at any correctional <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>facility under the commissioner's control such industrial and commercial activities as may <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>be deemed necessary and suitable to the profitable employment, educational training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>development of proper work habits of the inmates of state correctional facilities. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>industrial and commercial activities authorized by this section are designated MINNCOR <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>industries and shall be for the primary purpose of sustaining and ensuring MINNCOR <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>industries' self-sufficiency, providing  educational training, meaningful employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>and the teaching of proper work habits to the inmates of correctional facilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>the control of the commissioner of corrections, and not solely as competitive business <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>ventures. The net profits from these activities shall be used for the benefit of the inmates <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>as it relates to education, self-sufficiency skills, and transition services and not to fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>non-inmate-related activities or mandates. Prior to the establishment of any industrial and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>commercial activity, the commissioner of corrections may consult with representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>of business, industry, organized labor, the state Department of Education, the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>Apprenticeship Council, the state Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>Employment Security and Economic Development, the Department of Administration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>and such other persons and bodies as the commissioner may feel are qualified to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>the quantity and nature of the goods, wares, merchandise and services to be made or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>provided, and the types of processes to be used in their manufacture, processing, repair, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>and production consistent with the greatest opportunity for the reform and  educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>training of the inmates, and with the best interests of the state, business, industry and labor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of corrections shall, at all times in the conduct of any industrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>or commercial activity authorized by this section, utilize inmate labor to the greatest <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>extent feasible, provided, however, that the commissioner may employ all administrative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>supervisory and other skilled workers necessary to the proper instruction of the inmates <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>and the profitable and efficient operation of the industrial and commercial activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>authorized by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additionally, the commissioner of corrections may authorize the director of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>correctional facility under the commissioner's control to accept work projects from outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>sources for processing, fabrication or repair, provided that preference shall be given to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>performance of such work projects for state departments and agencies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 248.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligible individual.</b> "Eligible individual" means an individual who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>eligible for library loan services through the Library of Congress and the State Library for <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>the Blind and Physically Handicapped Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library under <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 36, section 701.10, subsection (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 248.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Blind, vending stands and machines on governmental property</b><b>; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var><b>liability limited</b><b>.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for the rehabilitation of blind persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>the commissioner shall have exclusive authority to establish and to operate vending <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>stands and vending machines in all buildings and properties owned or rented exclusively <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities at a state university, a community <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>college, a consolidated community technical college, or a technical college served by <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>the commissioner before January 1, 1996, or by any department or agency of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>of Minnesota except the Department of Natural Resources properties operated directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>by the Division of State Parks and not subject to private leasing. The merchandise to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>dispensed by such Vending stands and machines authorized under this subdivision may <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>include dispense nonalcoholic beverages, food, candies, tobacco, souvenirs, notions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>related items. Such vending stands and vending machines herein authorized shall and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>must be operated on the same basis as other vending stands for the blind established and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>supervised by the commissioner under federal law. The commissioner shall waive this <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>authority to displace any present private individual concessionaire in any state-owned or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>rented building or property who is operating under a contract with a specific renewal or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>termination date, until the renewal or termination date. With the consent of the governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>body of a governmental subdivision of the state, the commissioner may establish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>supervise vending stands and vending machines for the blind in any building or property <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>exclusively owned or rented by the governmental subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>(b) The Department of Employment and Economic Development is not liable <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>under chapter 176 for any injury sustained by a blind vendor's employee or agent. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>Department of Employment and Economic Development, its officers, and its agents are <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>not liable for the acts or omissions of a blind vendor or of a blind vendor's employee or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>agent that may result in the blind vendor's liability to third parties. The Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>Employment and Economic Development, its officers, and its agents are not liable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>negligence based on any theory of liability for claims arising from the relationship created <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>under this subdivision with the blind vendor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 248.07, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Use of revolving fund, licenses for operation of vending </b><b>machines</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var><b>stands</b><b>.</b> (a) The revolving fund created by Laws 1947, chapter 535, section 5, is continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>as provided in this subdivision and shall be known as the revolving fund for vocational <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>rehabilitation of the blind. It shall be used for the purchase of equipment and supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>for establishing and operating of vending stands by blind persons. All income, receipts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>earnings, and federal grants vending machine income due to the operation thereof of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>vending stands operated under this subdivision shall also be paid into the fund. All interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>earned on money accrued in the fund must be credited to the fund by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>finance. All equipment, supplies, and expenses for setting up these stands shall be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>for from the fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>Authority is hereby given to (b) The commissioner is authorized to use the money <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>available in the revolving fund that originated as operational charges to individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>licensed under this subdivision for the establishment, operation, and supervision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>vending stands by blind persons for the following purposes: <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>(1) purchase, upkeep and replacement of equipment; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>(2) expenses incidental to the setting up of new stands and improvement of old <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>stands; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>(3) reimbursement under section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref> to individual blind vending operators <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>for reasonable expenses incurred in attending supervisory meetings as called by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>commissioner and other expenditures for management services consistent with federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>law; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>(4) purchase of fringe benefits for blind vending operators and their employees such <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>as group health insurance, retirement program, vacation or sick leave assistance provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>that the purchase of any fringe benefit is approved by a majority vote of blind vending <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>operators licensed pursuant to this subdivision after the commissioner provides to each <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>blind vending operator information on all matters relevant to the fringe benefits. "Majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>vote" means a majority of blind vending operators voting. Fringe benefits shall be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>only from assessments of operators for specific benefits, gifts to the fund for fringe benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>purposes, and vending income which is not assignable to an individual stand.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>(c) Money originally deposited as merchandise and supplies repayments by <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>individuals licensed under this subdivision may be expended for initial and replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>stocks of supplies and merchandise. Money originally deposited from vending income on <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>federal property must be spent consistent with federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>(d) All other deposits may be used for the purchase of general liability insurance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>any other expense related to the operation and supervision of vending stands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>(e) The commissioner shall issue each license for the operation of a vending stand <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>or vending machine for an indefinite period but may terminate any license in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>provided. In granting licenses for new or vacated stands preference on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>seniority of experience in operating stands under the control of the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>be given to capable operators who are deemed competent to handle the enterprise under <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>consideration. Application of this preference shall not prohibit the commissioner from <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>selecting an operator from the community in which the stand is located.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.626, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>County and tribal biennial service agreements.</b> (a) Effective January 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>2004, and each two-year period thereafter, each county and tribe must have in place an <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>approved biennial service agreement related to the services and programs in this chapter. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>In counties with a city of the first class with a population over 300,000, the county must <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>consider a service agreement that includes a jointly developed plan for the delivery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>employment services with the city. Counties may collaborate to develop multicounty, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>multitribal, or regional service agreements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The service agreements will be completed in a form prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>commissioner. The agreement must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a statement of the needs of the service population and strengths and resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>in the community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) numerical goals for participant outcomes measures to be accomplished during <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>the biennial period. The commissioner may identify outcomes from section 
         <statute_ref>256J.751, <br />
            		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, as core outcomes for all counties and tribes; <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) strategies the county or tribe will pursue to achieve the outcome targets. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>Strategies must include specification of how funds under this section will be used and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>include community partnerships that will be established or strengthened; <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) strategies the county or tribe will pursue under family stabilization services; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) other items prescribed by the commissioner in consultation with counties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>tribes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall provide each county and tribe with information needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>to complete an agreement, including: (1) information on MFIP cases in the county or <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>tribe; (2) comparisons with the rest of the state; (3) baseline performance on outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>measures; and (4) promising program practices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The service agreement must be submitted to the commissioner by October 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>2003, and October 15 of each second year thereafter. The county or tribe must allow <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>a period of not less than 30 days prior to the submission of the agreement to solicit <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>comments from the public on the contents of the agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The commissioner must, within 60 days of receiving each county or tribal service <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>agreement, inform the county or tribe if the service agreement is approved. If the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>agreement is not approved, the commissioner must inform the county or tribe of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>revisions needed prior to approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The service agreement in this subdivision supersedes the plan requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>116L.88</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.66, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishing the on-the-job training program.</b> (a) County agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>may develop on-the-job training programs for MFIP caregivers who are participating in <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>employment and training services. A county agency that chooses to provide on-the-job <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>training may make payments to employers for on-the-job training costs that, during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>period of the training, must not exceed 50 percent of the wages paid by the employer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>the participant. The payments are deemed to be in compensation for the extraordinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>costs associated with training participants under this section and in compensation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>costs associated with the lower productivity of the participants during training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>(b) Provision of an on-the-job training program under the Job Training Partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>Act Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220, in and of itself, does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>qualify as an on-the-job training program under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>(c) Employers must compensate participants in on-the-job training shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>compensated by the employer at the same rates, including periodic increases, as similarly <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>situated employees or trainees and in accordance with applicable law, but in no event less <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>than the federal or applicable state minimum wage, whichever is higher.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> Any city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>regional treatment center, or any combination thereof, may apply to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>assistance in establishing or operating a community rehabilitation facility. Application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>assistance shall must be on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Each applicant shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>annually submit to the commissioner its plan and budget for the next fiscal year. No An <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>applicant shall be is not eligible for a grant hereunder under this section unless its plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>and budget audited financial statements of the prior fiscal year have been approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.169, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Evaluation of applications.</b> (a) The commissioner shall review and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>evaluate the applications submitted pursuant to subdivision 2 and shall determine whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>each area is eligible for designation as an enterprise zone. In determining whether an <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>area is eligible under section 
         <statute_ref>469.168, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), if unemployment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>employment, income, or other necessary data are not available for the area from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>federal departments of labor or commerce or the state demographer, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>may rely upon other data submitted by the municipality if the commissioner determines it <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>is statistically reliable or accurate. The commissioner, together with the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>of revenue, shall prepare an estimate of the amount of state tax revenue which will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>foregone for each application if the area is designated as a zone. <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>(b) By October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall submit to the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>Advisory Commission a list of the areas eligible for designation as enterprise zones, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>along with recommendations for designation and supporting documentation. In making <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>recommendations for designation, the commissioner shall consider and evaluate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>applications pursuant to the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>(1) the pervasiveness of poverty, unemployment, and general distress in the area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>(2) the extent of chronic abandonment, deterioration, or reduction in value of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>commercial, industrial, or residential structures in the area and the extent of property <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>tax arrearages in the area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>(3) the prospects for new investment and economic development in the area with <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>the tax reductions proposed in the application relative to the state and local tax revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>which would be foregone;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>(4) the competing needs of other areas of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>(5) the municipality's proposed use of other state and federal development funds or <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>programs to increase the probability of new investment and development occurring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>(6) the extent to which the projected development in the zone will provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>employment to residents of the economic hardship area, and particularly individuals who <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>are unemployed or who are economically disadvantaged as defined in the federal Job <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>Training Partnership Act of 1982, Volume 96, Statutes at Large, page 1322 Workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>Investment Act of 1998, Public Law 105-220;<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>(7) the funds available pursuant to subdivision 7; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>(8) other relevant factors that the commissioner specifies in the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>(c) The commissioner shall submit a separate list of the areas entitled to designation <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>as federally designated zones and border city zones along with recommendations for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>amount of funds to be allocated to each area.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. <b>ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WORKING GROUP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>(a) An 18-member bipartisan working group to develop an economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>strategy to guide job and business growth in Minnesota and to strengthen the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>economy is established. The working group consists of six members of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>representatives and three members of the public appointed by the speaker of the house and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>six members of the senate and three members of the public appointed by the subcommittees <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>on committees of the senate. The working group is responsible to review and analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>Minnesota's current economic development strategy and make recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>improvements according to this section. The Legislative Coordinating Commission under <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, must provide staff support for the working group.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>(b) The working group must conduct an academic and practitioner led effort to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>(1) perform best practices research on economic development principles to apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>to Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>(2) assess Minnesota's current economic development strategies, including tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>incentives and appropriation funded programs and grants to determine how well these <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>strategies are working and how they compare to best practices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>(3) develop a comprehensive strategy to move Minnesota's economy forward;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>(4) develop a set of benchmarks to measure Minnesota's investments in economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>development strategies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>(5) recommend the best structure to govern and lead Minnesota's economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>development strategy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>(c) Appointments to the working group shall be made by June 1, 2009, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>first meeting shall be convened no later than July 1, 2009. The task force shall elect <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>a chair from among its members at the first meeting. The working group may contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>for research studies and assistance necessary to fulfill its responsibilities. The working <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>group must report to the committees of the legislature with responsibility for economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>development by February 15, 2010.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. <b>APPROPRIATION; GREEN ENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>The remaining balance of the fiscal year 2009 special revenue fund appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>the Green Jobs Task Force under Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 6, section 3, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>4, is transferred and appropriated to the commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>development for the purposes of green enterprise assistance under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>section 116J.438. This appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.58, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>subdivision 2, as Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.035, subdivision 1a, and shall revise <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>statutory cross-references consistent with that renumbering.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 116J.402; 116J.413; 116J.431, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>116J.58, subdivision 1; 116J.59; 116J.61; 116J.656; 116L.16; 116L.88; and 116U.65, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var><b>UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Election by state or political subdivision to be a taxpaying employer.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The state or political subdivision may elect to be a taxpaying employer for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>calendar year if a notice of election is filed within 30 calendar days following January 1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>that calendar year. Upon election, the state or political subdivision must be assigned the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>new employer tax rate under section 
         <statute_ref>268.051, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, for the calendar year of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>election and unless or until it qualifies for an experience rating under section 
         <statute_ref>268.051, <br />
            		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An election is for a minimum period of two calendar years following the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>date of the election and continue unless a notice terminating the election is filed not later <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>than 30 calendar days before the beginning of the calendar year. The termination is <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>effective at the beginning of the next calendar year. Upon election, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>establish a reimbursable account for the state or political subdivision. A termination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>election is allowed only if the state or political subdivision has, since the beginning of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>experience rating period under section 
         <statute_ref>268.051, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paid taxes equal to or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>than 125 percent of the unemployment benefits used in computing the experience rating. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>addition, any unemployment benefits paid after the experience rating period are transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>to the new reimbursable account of the state or political subdivision. If the amount of taxes <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>paid since the beginning of the experience rating period exceeds 125 percent of the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>of unemployment benefits paid during the experience rating period, that amount in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>is applied against any unemployment benefits paid after the experience rating period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The method of payments to the trust fund under subdivisions 3 and 4 applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>all taxes paid by or due from the state or political subdivision that elects to be taxpaying <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>employers under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A notice of election or a notice terminating election must be filed by electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>transmission in a format prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.053, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Election.</b> (a) Any nonprofit organization that has employees in <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>covered employment must pay taxes on a quarterly basis in accordance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>268.051
         </statute_ref> unless it elects to make reimbursements to the trust fund the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>unemployment benefits charged to its reimbursable account under section 
         <statute_ref>268.047</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The organization may elect to make reimbursements for a period of not less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>two calendar years beginning with the date that the organization was determined to be an <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>employer with covered employment by filing a notice of election not later than 30 calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>days after the date of the determination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any nonprofit organization that makes an election will continue to be liable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>reimbursements until it files a notice terminating its election not later than 30 calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>days before the beginning of the calendar year the termination is to be effective.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A nonprofit organization that has been making reimbursements that files a notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>of termination of election must be assigned the new employer tax rate under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>268.051, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, for the calendar year of the termination of election and unless or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>until it qualifies for an experience rating under section 
         <statute_ref>268.051, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any nonprofit organization that has been paying taxes may elect to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>reimbursements by filing no less than 30 calendar days before January 1 of any calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>year a notice of election. Upon election, the commissioner shall establish a reimbursable <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>account for the nonprofit organization. An election is allowed only if the nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>organization has, since the beginning of the experience rating period under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var><statute_ref>268.051, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paid taxes equal to or more than 125 percent of the unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>benefits used in computing the experience rating. In addition, any unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>paid after the experience rating period are transferred to the new reimbursable account <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>of the nonprofit organization. If the amount of taxes paid since the beginning of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>experience rating period exceeds 125 percent of the amount of unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>paid during the experience rating period, that amount in excess is applied against any <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>unemployment benefits paid after the experience rating period. The election is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>terminable by the organization for that and the next calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The commissioner may for good cause extend the period that a notice of election, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>or a notice of termination, must be filed and may permit an election to be retroactive.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A notice of election or notice terminating election must be filed by electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>transmission in a format prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.066, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var><b>268.066 CANCELLATION OF AMOUNTS DUE FROM AN EMPLOYER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner shall must cancel as uncollectible any amounts due from <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>an employer under this chapter or section 
         <statute_ref>116L.20</statute_ref>, that remain unpaid six years after <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>the amounts have been first determined due, except where the delinquent amounts are <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>secured by a notice of lien, a judgment, are in the process of garnishment, or are under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>payment plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may cancel at any time as uncollectible any amount due, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>any portion of an amount due, from an employer under this chapter or section 
         <statute_ref>116L.20</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>that (1) are uncollectible due to death or bankruptcy, or (2) the Collection Division of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>Department of Revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>16D.04</statute_ref> was unable to collect, or (3). <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>(c) The commissioner may cancel at any time any interest, penalties, or fees due <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>from an employer, or any portions due, if the commissioner determines that it is not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>the public interest to pursue collection of the amount due. This paragraph does not apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>to unemployment insurance taxes or reimbursements due.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.067, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var><b>268.067 COMPROMISE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner may compromise in whole or in part any action, determination, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>or decision that affects only an employer and not an applicant, and that has occurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>during the prior 24 months. This paragraph may apply applies if it is determined by a court <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>of law, or a confession of judgment, that an applicant, while employed, wrongfully took <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>from the employer $500 or more in money or property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may at any time compromise any amount unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>insurance tax or reimbursement due from an employer under this chapter or section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>116L.20
         </statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Any compromise involving an amount over $2,500 $10,000 must be authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>by an attorney licensed to practice law in Minnesota who is an employee of the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>designated by the commissioner for that purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any compromise must be in the best interest of the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.069, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Unemployment benefits paid from state funds.</b> Unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>are paid from state funds and are not considered paid from any special insurance plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>nor as paid by an employer. An application for unemployment benefits is not considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>a claim against an employer but is considered a request for unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>from the trust fund. The commissioner has the responsibility for the proper payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>unemployment benefits regardless of the level of interest or participation by an applicant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>an employer in any determination or appeal. An applicant's entitlement to unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>benefits must be determined based upon that information available without regard to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>burden of proof, and any agreement between an applicant and an employer is not binding <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>on the commissioner in determining an applicant's entitlement. There is no presumption of <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>entitlement or nonentitlement to unemployment benefits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.07, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3b. <b>Limitations on applications and benefit accounts.</b> (a) An application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>unemployment benefits is effective the Sunday of the calendar week that the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>was filed. Upon specific request of an applicant, An application for unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>may be backdated one calendar week before the Sunday of the week the application was <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>actually filed if the applicant requests the backdating at the time the application is filed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>An application may be backdated only if the applicant was unemployed throughout had <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>no employment during the period of the backdating. If an individual attempted to file an <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>application for unemployment benefits, but was prevented from filing an application by <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>the department, the application is effective the Sunday of the calendar week the individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>first attempted to file an application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A benefit account established under subdivision 2 is effective the date the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>application for unemployment benefits was effective. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A benefit account, once established, may later be withdrawn only if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the applicant has not been paid any unemployment benefits on that benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>account; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>(2) a new application for unemployment benefits is filed and a new benefit account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>established at the time of the withdrawal; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the applicant has not served the nonpayable waiting week under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, <br />
            		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A determination or amended determination of eligibility or ineligibility issued under <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.101</statute_ref>, that was issued sent before the withdrawal of the benefit account, remains <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>in effect and is not voided by the withdrawal of the benefit account. A determination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>ineligibility requiring subsequent earnings to satisfy the period of ineligibility under <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.095, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, applies to the weekly unemployment benefit amount on <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>the new benefit account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) An application for unemployment benefits is not allowed before the Sunday <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>following the expiration of the benefit year on a prior benefit account. Except as allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>under paragraph (b) (c), an applicant may establish only one benefit account each 52 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>calendar weeks.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Payments that delay unemployment benefits.</b> (a) An applicant is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week with respect to which the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>is receiving, has received, or has filed for payment, equal to or in excess of the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>weekly unemployment benefit amount, in the form of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) vacation pay paid upon temporary, indefinite, or seasonal separation. This clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>does not apply to (i) vacation pay paid upon a permanent separation from employment, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>(ii) vacation pay paid from a vacation fund administered by a union or a third party not <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>under the control of the employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) severance pay, bonus pay, sick pay, and any other payments, except earnings <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>under subdivision 5, and back pay under subdivision 6, paid by an employer because of, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>upon, or after separation from employment, but only if the payment is considered wages at <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>the time of payment under section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 29</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) pension, retirement, or annuity payments from any plan contributed to by a base <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>period employer including the United States government, except Social Security benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>that are provided for in subdivision 4. The base period employer is considered to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>contributed to the plan if the contribution is excluded from the definition of wages under <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 29</statute_ref>, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the pension, retirement, or annuity payment is paid in a lump sum, an applicant is <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>not considered to have received the lump-sum a payment if (i) the applicant immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>deposits that payment in a qualified pension plan or account, or (ii) that payment is an <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>early distribution for which the applicant paid an early distribution penalty under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>Internal Revenue Code, United States Code, title 26, section 72(t)(1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This subdivision applies to all the weeks of payment. Payments under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>(a), clauses (1) and (2) clause (1), are applied to the period immediately following the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>day of employment. The number of weeks of payment is determined as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) if the payments are made periodically, the total of the payments to be received is <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>divided by the applicant's last level of regular weekly pay from the employer; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if the payment is made in a lump sum, that sum is divided by the applicant's last <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>level of regular weekly pay from the employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the payment is less than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>unemployment benefits are reduced by the amount of the payment. If the computation <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>of reduced unemployment benefits is not a whole dollar, it is rounded down to the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>lower whole dollar.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Receipt of back pay.</b> (a) Back pay received by an applicant within 24 <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>months of the establishment of the benefit account with respect to any week occurring <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>in the 104 weeks before the payment of the back pay during the benefit year must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>deducted from unemployment benefits paid for that week.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the back pay is not paid with respect to a specific period, the back pay must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>applied to the period immediately following the last day of employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the back pay is reduced by the amount of unemployment benefits that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>been paid, the amount of back pay withheld must be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) paid by the employer to the trust fund within 30 calendar days and subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>same collection procedures that apply to past due taxes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) applied to unemployment benefit overpayments resulting from the payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>the back pay; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) credited to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>applicant in a benefit year that includes the weeks for which back pay was deducted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Unemployment benefits paid the applicant must be removed from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>computation of the tax rate for taxpaying employers and removed from the reimbursable <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>account for nonprofit and government employers that have elected to be liable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>reimbursements in the calendar quarter the trust fund receives payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Payments to the trust fund under this subdivision are considered as made by <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>the applicant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Available for suitable employment defined.</b> (a) "Available for suitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>employment" means an applicant is ready and willing to accept suitable employment in <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>the labor market area. The attachment to the work force must be genuine. An applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>may restrict availability to suitable employment, but there must be no other restrictions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>either self-imposed or created by circumstances, temporary or permanent, that prevent <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>accepting suitable employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>(b) To be considered "available for suitable employment," a student must be willing <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>to quit school to accept suitable employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>(c) An applicant who is absent from the labor market area for personal reasons, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>than to search for work, is not "available for suitable employment."<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>(d) An applicant who has restrictions on the hours of the day or days of the week <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>that the applicant can or will work, that are not normal for the applicant's usual occupation <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>or other suitable employment, is not "available for suitable employment." An applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>must be available for daytime employment, if suitable employment is performed during <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>the daytime, even though the applicant previously worked the night shift.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>(e) An applicant must have transportation throughout the labor market area to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>considered "available for suitable employment."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.095, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Quit.</b> An applicant who quit employment  is ineligible for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>unemployment benefits according to subdivision 10 except when:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the applicant quit the employment because of a good reason caused by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>employer as defined in subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the applicant quit the employment to accept other covered employment that <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>provided substantially better terms and conditions of employment, but the applicant did <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>not work long enough at the second employment to have sufficient subsequent earnings to <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>satisfy the period of ineligibility that would otherwise be imposed under subdivision 10 <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>for quitting the first employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the applicant quit the employment within 30 calendar days of beginning the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>employment because the employment was unsuitable for the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the employment was unsuitable for the applicant and the applicant quit to enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>reemployment assistance training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the employment was part time and the applicant also had full-time employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>in the base period, from which full-time employment the applicant separated because of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>reasons for which the applicant was held not to be ineligible, and the wage credits from <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>the full-time employment are sufficient to meet the minimum requirements to establish a <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>benefit account under section 
         <statute_ref>268.07</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the applicant quit because the employer notified the applicant that the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>was going to be laid off because of lack of work within 30 calendar days. An applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>who quit employment within 30 calendar days of a notified date of layoff because of lack <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>of work is ineligible for unemployment benefits through the end of the week that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>the scheduled date of layoff;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the applicant quit the employment because the applicant's serious illness or <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>injury made it medically necessary that the applicant quit, provided that the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>inform the employer of the serious illness or injury and request accommodation and no <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>reasonable accommodation is made available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the applicant's serious illness is chemical dependency, this exception does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>apply if the applicant was previously diagnosed as chemically dependent or had treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>for chemical dependency, and since that diagnosis or treatment has failed to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>consistent efforts to control the chemical dependency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This exception raises an issue of the applicant's being able to work available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>suitable employment under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, that the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>must determine;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) the applicant's loss of child care for the applicant's minor child caused the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>applicant to quit the employment, provided the applicant made reasonable effort to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>other child care and requested time off or other accommodation from the employer and no <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>reasonable accommodation is available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This exception raises an issue of the applicant's availability being available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>suitable employment under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, that the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>must determine; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) domestic abuse of the applicant or the applicant's minor child, necessitated the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>applicant's quitting the employment. Domestic abuse must be shown by one or more of <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a district court order for protection or other documentation of equitable relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>issued by a court;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a police record documenting the domestic abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) documentation that the perpetrator of the domestic abuse has been convicted <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>of the offense of domestic abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) medical documentation of domestic abuse; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) written statement that the applicant or the applicant's minor child is a victim <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>of domestic abuse, provided by a social worker, member of the clergy, shelter worker, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>attorney at law, or other professional who has assisted the applicant in dealing with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>domestic abuse.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Domestic abuse for purposes of this clause is defined under section 
         <statute_ref>518B.01</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.095, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Quit defined.</b> (a) A quit from employment occurs when the decision to end <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>the employment was, at the time the employment ended, the employee's.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An employee who has been notified that the employee will be discharged in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>future, who chooses to end the employment while employment in any capacity is still <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>available, is considered to have quit the employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An employee who seeks to withdraw a previously submitted notice of quitting is <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>considered to have quit the employment if the employer does not agree that the notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>may be withdrawn.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) An applicant who, within five calendar days after completion of a suitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>temporary job assignment from a staffing service employer, (1) fails without good cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>to affirmatively request an additional job assignment, or (2) refuses without good cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>an additional suitable job assignment offered, or (3) accepts employment with the client <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>of the staffing service, is considered to have quit employment with the staffing service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>Accepting employment with the client of the staffing service meets the requirements of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>exception to ineligibility under subdivision 1, clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This paragraph applies only if, at the time of beginning of employment with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>staffing service employer, the applicant signed and was provided a copy of a separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>document written in clear and concise language that informed the applicant of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>paragraph and that unemployment benefits may be affected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this paragraph, "good cause" is a reason that is significant and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>would compel an average, reasonable worker, who would otherwise want an additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>temporary job assignment with the staffing service employer, (1) to fail to contact the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>staffing service employer, or (2) to refuse an offered assignment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this paragraph, a "staffing service employer" is an employer whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>business involves employing individuals directly for the purpose of furnishing temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>job assignment workers to clients of the staffing service.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.103, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Employer-agent appeals filed online.</b> (a) If an agent files an appeal on <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>behalf of an employer, the appeal must be filed online. The appeal must be filed through <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>the electronic address provided on the determination being appealed. Use of another <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>method of filing does not constitute an appeal. This paragraph does not apply to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>employee filing an appeal on behalf of an employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>(b) All information requested when the appeal is filed must be supplied or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>communication does not constitute an appeal.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.18, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Court fees</b><b>; collection fees</b><b>.</b> (a) If the commissioner is required to pay any <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>court fees in an attempt to enforce collection of overpaid unemployment benefits, penalties, <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>or interest, the commissioner may add the amount of the court fees to the total amount due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>(b) If an applicant who has been determined overpaid unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>because of fraud seeks to have any portion of the debt discharged under the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>bankruptcy code, and the commissioner files an objection in bankruptcy court to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>discharge, the commissioner may add the commissioner's cost of any court fees to the debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>if the bankruptcy court does not discharge the debt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>(c) If the Internal Revenue Service assesses the commissioner a fee for offsetting <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>from a federal tax refund the amount of any fraud overpayment, including penalties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>interest, the amount of the fee may be added to the total amount due. The offset amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>must be put in the trust fund and that amount credited to the total amount due from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>applicant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.186, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var><b>268.186 RECORDS; AUDITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each employer  must keep true and accurate records for the periods of time and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>containing the information the commissioner may require by rule. For the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>administering this chapter, the commissioner has the power to audit, examine, or cause to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>be supplied or copied, any books, correspondence, papers, records, or memoranda that <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>are relevant, whether the books, correspondence, papers, records, or memoranda are the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>property of or in the possession of the employer or any other person at any reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>time and as often as may be necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Any employer that refuses to allow an audit of its records by the department, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>that fails to make all necessary records available for audit in Minnesota upon request of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>the commissioner, may be assessed an administrative penalty of $500. An employer that <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>fails to provide a weekly breakdown of money earned by an applicant upon request of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>commissioner, information necessary for the detection of applicant fraud under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>268.18, subdivision 2, may be assessed an administrative penalty of $100. Any notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>requesting a weekly breakdown must clearly state that a $100 penalty may be assessed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>failure to provide the information. The penalty collected  is credited to the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>account to be used by the commissioner to ensure integrity in the administration of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>unemployment insurance program trust fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner may make summaries, compilations, photographs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>duplications, or reproductions of any records, or reports that the commissioner considers <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>advisable for the preservation of the information contained therein. Any summaries, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>compilations, photographs, duplications, or reproductions  is admissible in any proceeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>under this chapter. The commissioner may duplicate records, reports, summaries, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>compilations, instructions, determinations, or any other written or recorded matter <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>pertaining to the administration of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Regardless of any law to the contrary, the commissioner may provide for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>destruction of any records, reports, or reproductions, or other papers that are no longer <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>necessary for the administration of this chapter, including any required audit. In addition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>the commissioner may provide for the destruction or disposition of any record, report, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>or other paper from which the information has been electronically captured and stored, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>or that has been photographed, duplicated, or reproduced.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authorization.</b> Minnesota has been awarded a federal grant by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>United States Department of Labor under the Project GATE (Growing America Through <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>Entrepreneurship) program to assist certain dislocated workers in starting a business. <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>Providing unemployment benefits while the dislocated worker is receiving services such <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>as entrepreneurial training, business counseling, and technical assistance will assist in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>success of this pilot project. In order to provide unemployment benefits, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>of employment and economic development is authorized to waive the availability for <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>suitable employment requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>as well as the earnings deductibility provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 268.085, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>subdivision 5, for individuals enrolled in this pilot project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Limitations.</b> A maximum of 500 applicants for unemployment benefits are <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>authorized to receive a waiver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expiration date.</b> The authorization under subdivision 1 expires June <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>30, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>Sections 1 to 6, 8 to 11, 13, and 14 are effective August 2, 2009, and apply to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>department determinations and unemployment law judge decisions issued on or after that <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>date. Section 11 is effective April 1, 2010, and applies to all department determinations <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>and unemployment law judge decisions issued on or after that date. Section 7 is effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>retroactively from December 1, 2008. Section 15 is effective the day following final <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var><b>UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TECHNICAL CHANGES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.031, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var><b>268.031 STANDARD OF PROOF</b><b> AND PRESUMPTION OF ELIGIBILITY</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Standard of proof.</b> All issues of fact under the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>Unemployment Insurance Law are determined by a preponderance of the evidence. <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>Preponderance of the evidence means evidence in substantiation of a fact that, when <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>weighed against the evidence opposing the fact, is more convincing and has a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>probability of truth.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Presumption of eligibility.</b> An applicant is presumed to be eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>for unemployment benefits unless precluded by statute from receiving benefits. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>determining eligibility or ineligibility for benefits, any statutory provision that would <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>preclude an applicant from receiving benefits must be narrowly construed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[268.034] COMPUTATIONS OF MONEY ROUNDED DOWN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>Computations of money required under this chapter that do not result in a whole <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>dollar are rounded down to the next lower whole dollar, unless specifically provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>otherwise by law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Agricultural employment.</b> "Agricultural employment" means services:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>(1) on a farm, in the employ of any person or family farm corporation in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>with cultivating the soil, or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>management of livestock, bees, poultry, fur-bearing animals, and wildlife;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>(2) in the employ of the owner or tenant or other operator of a farm, in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>with the operation, management, conservation, improvement, or maintenance of the farm <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>and its tools and equipment, or in salvaging timber or clearing land of brush and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>debris left by a tornado-like storm, if the major part of the employment is performed <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>on a farm;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>(3) in connection with the production or harvesting of any commodity defined as <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>an agricultural product in United States Code, title 7, section 1626 of the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>Marketing Act, or in connection with cotton ginning, or in connection with the operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, or waterways, not owned or operated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>profit, used exclusively for supplying and storing water for farming purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>(4) in the employ of the operator of a farm in handling, planting, drying, packing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>packaging, processing, freezing, grading, storing, or delivering to storage or to market <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>or to a carrier for transportation to market, in its unmanufactured state, any agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>or horticultural commodity; but only if the operator produced more than one-half of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>the commodity with respect to which the employment is performed, or in the employ <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>of a group of operators of farms or a cooperative organization of which the operators <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>are members, but only if the operators produced more than one-half of the commodity <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>with respect to which the employment is performed; however, this clause shall is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>be applicable to employment performed in connection with commercial canning or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>commercial freezing or in connection with any agricultural or horticultural commodity <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>after its delivery to a terminal market for distribution for consumption; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>(5) on a farm operated for profit if the employment is not in the course of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>employer's trade or business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>For purposes of this subdivision, the term "farm" includes stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>fur-bearing animals, and truck farms, plantations, ranches, nurseries, orchards, ranges, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>greenhouses, or other similar structures used primarily for the raising of agricultural or <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>horticultural commodities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9a. <b>Construction; independent contractor.</b> For purposes of this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>section 181.723 determines whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>when performing public or private sector commercial or residential building construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>or improvement services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12c. <b>Determination.</b> "Determination" means a document sent to an applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>or employer by mail or electronic transmission that is an initial department ruling on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>specific issue. All documents that are determinations under this chapter use that term in <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>the title of the document and are appealable to an unemployment law judge under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>268.105, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Filing; filed.</b> "Filing" or "filed" means the personal delivery of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>document an application, appeal, or other required action to the commissioner or any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>the commissioner's agents, or the depositing of the document if done by mail, deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>in the United States mail properly addressed to the department with postage prepaid, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>which case the document it is considered filed on the day indicated by the cancellation <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>mark of the United States Postal Service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If, where allowed, an application, appeal, or other required action is made by <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>electronic transmission, it is considered filed on the day received by the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.035, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20a. <b>Preponderance of the evidence.</b> "Preponderance of the evidence" <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>means evidence in substantiation of a fact that, when weighed against the evidence <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>opposing the fact, is more convincing and has a greater probability of truth.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.042, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Election to have noncovered employment considered covered </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var><b>employment.</b> (a) Any employer that has employment performed for it that is noncovered <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>employment under section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 20</statute_ref>, may file with the commissioner, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>electronic transmission in a format prescribed by the commissioner, an election that all <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>employees in that class of employment, in one or more distinct establishments or places <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>of business, is considered covered employment for not less than two calendar years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>The commissioner has discretion on the approval of any election. Upon the approval of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>the commissioner, sent by mail or electronic transmission, the employment constitutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>covered employment beginning the calendar quarter after the date of approval or <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>beginning a later calendar quarter if requested by the employer. The employment ceases to <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>be considered covered employment as of the first day of January of any calendar year only <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>if at least 30 calendar days before the first day of January the employer has filed with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>commissioner, by electronic transmission in a format prescribed by the commissioner, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>notice to that effect. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner must terminate any election agreement under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>upon 30 calendar days' notice sent by mail or electronic transmission, if the employer is <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>delinquent on any taxes due or reimbursements due the trust fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.043, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var><b>268.043 DETERMINATIONS OF COVERAGE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner, upon the commissioner's own motion or upon application <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>of a person, shall must determine if that person is an employer or whether services <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>performed for it constitute employment and covered employment, or whether the any <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>compensation for services constitutes wages, and notify the person of the determination. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>The determination is final unless the person, files an appeal within 20 calendar days <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>after sending of the determination the commissioner sends the determination by mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>or electronic transmission, files an appeal. Proceedings on the appeal are conducted in <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>268.105</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No person may be initially determined an employer, or that services performed <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>for it were in employment or covered employment, for periods more than four years <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>before the year in which the determination is made, unless the commissioner finds that <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>there was fraudulent action to avoid liability under this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.044, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Failure to timely file report; late fees.</b> (a) Any employer that fails to <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>submit the quarterly wage detail report when due must pay a late fee of $10 per employee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>computed based upon the highest of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the number of employees reported on the last wage detail report submitted;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number of employees reported in the corresponding quarter of the prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>calendar year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) if no wage detail report has ever been submitted, the number of employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>listed at the time of employer registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The late fee is waived canceled if the wage detail report is received within 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>calendar days after a demand for the report is sent to the employer by mail or electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>transmission. A late fee assessed an employer may not be waived canceled more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>twice each 12 months. The amount of the late fee assessed may not be less than $250.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the wage detail report is not received in a manner and format prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>commissioner within 30 calendar days after demand is sent under paragraph (a), the late <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>fee assessed under paragraph (a) doubles and a renewed demand notice and notice of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>increased late fee will be sent to the employer by mail or electronic transmission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Late fees due under this subdivision may be compromised canceled, in whole or <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>in part, under section 
         <statute_ref>268.067</statute_ref> 268.066 where good cause for late submission is found by <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.047, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General rule.</b> Unemployment benefits paid to an applicant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>including extended and shared work benefits, will be used in computing the future <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>tax rate of a taxpaying base period employer or charged to the reimbursable account <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>of a base period nonprofit or government employer that has elected to be liable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>reimbursements except as provided in subdivisions 2 and 3. The amount of unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>benefits used in computing the future tax rate of taxpaying employers or charged to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>reimbursable account of a nonprofit or government employer that has elected to be liable <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>for reimbursements is the same percentage of the total amount of unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>paid as the percentage of wage credits from the employer is of the total amount of wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>credits from all the applicant's base period employers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In making computations under this subdivision, the amount of wage credits, if not a <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>whole dollar, must be computed to the nearest whole dollar.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.047, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exceptions for all employers.</b> Unemployment benefits paid will not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>used in computing the future tax rate of a taxpaying base period employer or charged to <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>the reimbursable account of a base period nonprofit or government employer that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>elected to be liable for reimbursements when:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the applicant was discharged from the employment because of aggravated <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>employment misconduct as determined under section 
         <statute_ref>268.095</statute_ref>. This exception applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>only to unemployment benefits paid for periods after the applicant's discharge from <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an applicant's discharge from that employment occurred because a law required <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>removal of the applicant from the position the applicant held;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the employer is in the tourist or recreation industry and is in active operation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>business less than 15 calendar weeks each year and the applicant's wage credits from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>employer are less than 600 times the applicable state or federal minimum wage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (3) the employer provided regularly scheduled part-time employment to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>applicant during the applicant's base period and continues to provide the applicant with <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>regularly scheduled part-time employment during the benefit year of at least 90 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>of the part-time employment provided in the base period, and is an involved employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>because of the applicant's loss of other employment. This exception terminates effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>the first week that the employer fails to meet the benefit year employment requirements. <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>This exception applies to educational institutions without consideration of the period <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>between academic years or terms;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (4) the employer is a fire department or firefighting corporation or operator <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>of a life-support transportation service, and continues to provide employment for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>applicant as a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer ambulance service personnel during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>benefit year on the same basis that employment was provided in the base period. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>exception terminates effective the first week that the employer fails to meet the benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>year employment requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (5) the applicant's unemployment from this employer was a direct result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>the condemnation of property by a governmental agency, a fire, flood, or act of nature, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>where 25 percent or more of the employees employed at the affected location, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>the applicant, became unemployed as a result. This exception does not apply where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>unemployment was a direct result of the intentional act of the employer or a person acting <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>on behalf of the employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (6) the unemployment benefits were paid by another state as a result of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>transferring of wage credits under a combined wage arrangement provided for in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>268.131
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) (7) the applicant stopped working because of a labor dispute at the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>primary place of employment if the employer was not a party to the labor dispute;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) (8) the unemployment benefits were determined overpaid unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>268.18</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) (9) the applicant was employed as a replacement worker, for a period of six <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>months or longer, for an employee who is in the military reserve and was called for active <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>duty during the time the applicant worked as a replacement, and the applicant was laid off <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>because the employee returned to employment after active duty; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) (10) the trust fund was reimbursed for the unemployment benefits by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>federal government.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.051, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Payments.</b> (a) Unemployment insurance taxes and any special <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>assessments, fees, or surcharges accrue and become payable by each employer for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>calendar year on the taxable wages that the employer paid to employees in covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>employment, except for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) nonprofit organizations that elect to make reimbursements as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>268.053
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the state of Minnesota and political subdivisions that make reimbursements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>unless they elect to pay taxes as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>268.052</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each employer must pay taxes quarterly, at the employer's assigned tax rate under <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>subdivision 6, on the taxable wages paid to each employee. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>compute the tax due from the wage detail report required under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref> and notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>the employer of the tax due. The taxes and any special assessments, fees, or surcharges <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>must be paid to the trust fund and must be received by the department on or before the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>day of the month following the end of the calendar quarter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The tax amount computed, if not a whole dollar, is rounded down to the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>lower whole dollar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If for any reason the wages on the wage detail report under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref> are <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>adjusted for any quarter, the commissioner must recompute the taxes due for that quarter <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>and assess the employer for any amount due or credit the employer as appropriate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.051, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Experience rating history transfer.</b> (a) When:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a taxpaying employer acquires all of the organization, trade or business, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>workforce of another taxpaying employer; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) there is 25 percent or more common ownership or there is substantially common <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>management or control between the predecessor and successor, the experience rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>history of the predecessor employer is transferred to the successor employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) When:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a taxpaying employer acquires a portion, but less than all, of the organization, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>trade or business, or workforce of another taxpaying employer; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) there is 25 percent or more common ownership or there is substantially common <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>management or control between the predecessor and successor, the successor employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>acquires, as of the date of acquisition, the experience rating history attributable to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>portion it acquired, and the predecessor employer retains the experience rating history <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>attributable to the portion that it has retained. If the commissioner determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>sufficient information is not available to substantiate that a distinct severable portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>was acquired and to assign the appropriate distinct severable portion of the experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>rating history, the commissioner shall must assign the successor employer that percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>of the predecessor employer's experience rating history equal to that percentage of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>the employment positions it has obtained, and the predecessor employer retains that <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>percentage of the experience rating history equal to the percentage of the employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>positions it has retained.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The term "common ownership" for purposes of this subdivision includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>ownership by a spouse, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>niece, nephew, or first cousin, by birth or by marriage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Each successor employer that is subject to paragraph (a) or (b) must notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>commissioner of the acquisition by electronic transmission, in a format prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>commissioner, within 30 calendar days of the date of acquisition. Any successor employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>that fails to notify the commissioner is subject to the penalties under section 
         <statute_ref>268.184, <br />
            		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>, if the successor's experience rating assigned tax rate under subdivision 2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>or 5 was lower than the predecessor's experience rating assigned tax rate at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>the acquisition. Payments made toward the penalties are credited to the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>account to be used to ensure integrity in the unemployment insurance program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If the successor employer under paragraphs (a) and (b) had an experience rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>at the time of the acquisition, the transferred experience rating history of the predecessor <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>is combined with the successor's experience rating history for purposes of recomputing <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>a tax rate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) If there has been a transfer of an experience rating history under paragraph (a) or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>(b), employment with a predecessor employer is not considered to have been terminated if <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>similar employment is offered by the successor employer and accepted by the employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The commissioner, upon notification of an employer, or upon the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>own motion if the employer fails to provide the required notification, shall must determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>if an employer is a successor within the meaning of this subdivision. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>shall must, after determining the issue of succession or nonsuccession, recompute the tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>rate under subdivision 6 of all employers affected. The commissioner shall must send the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>recomputed tax rate to all affected employers by mail or electronic transmission. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>affected employer may appeal the recomputed tax rate in accordance with the procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>in subdivision 6, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The "experience rating history" for purposes of this subdivision and subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>4a means the amount of unemployment benefits paid and the taxable wages that are being <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>used and would be used in computing the current and any future experience rating.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this chapter, an "acquisition" means anything that results in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>obtaining by the successor employer, in any way or manner, of the organization, trade or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>business, or workforce of the predecessor employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A "distinct severable portion" in paragraph (b) means a location or unit separately <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>identifiable within the employer's wage detail report under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Regardless of the ownership, management, or control requirements of paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>(a), if there is an acquisition or merger of a publicly held corporation by or with another <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>publicly held corporation the experience rating histories of the corporations are combined <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>as of the date of acquisition or merger for the purpose of recomputing a tax rate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.057, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Costs.</b> (a) Any person employer, and any applicant subject to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>268.18, subdivision 2, that fails to pay any amount when due under this chapter is liable <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>for any filing fees, recording fees, sheriff fees, costs incurred by referral to any public <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>or private collection agency, or litigation costs, including attorney fees, incurred in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>collection of the amounts due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If any tendered payment of any amount due is not honored when presented to <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>a financial institution for payment, any costs assessed the department by the financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>institution and a fee of $25 must be assessed to the person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Costs and fees collected under this subdivision are credited to the administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>account to be used by the commissioner to ensure integrity in the administration of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>unemployment insurance program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.057, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Interest on amounts past due.</b> If any amounts due from an employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>under this chapter or section 
         <statute_ref>116L.20</statute_ref>, except late fees under section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref>, are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>received on the date due the unpaid balance bears interest at the rate of one and one-half <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>percent per month or any part thereof. Interest assessed, if not a whole dollar amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>is rounded down to the next lower whole dollar. Interest collected is credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>contingent account. Interest may be compromised under section 
         <statute_ref>268.067</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.0625, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Notice of debt to licensing authority.</b> The state of Minnesota or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>political subdivision may not issue, transfer, or renew, and must revoke a license for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>conduct of any profession, trade, or business, if the commissioner notifies the licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>authority that the licensee, applicant, or employer owes any amount due under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>or section 
         <statute_ref>116L.20</statute_ref>, of $500 or more. A licensing authority that has received such a notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>may issue, transfer, renew, or not revoke the license only if the licensing authority has <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>received a copy of the debt clearance certificate issued by the commissioner.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.069, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> The commissioner shall must pay unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>benefits from the trust fund to an applicant who has met each of the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the applicant has filed an application for unemployment benefits and established <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>a benefit account in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>268.07</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the applicant has not been held ineligible for unemployment benefits under <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.095</statute_ref> because of a quit or discharge;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the applicant has met all of the ongoing eligibility requirements under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.085</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>268.086</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the applicant does not have an outstanding overpayment of unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>benefits, including any penalties or interest; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the applicant has not been held ineligible for unemployment benefits under <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.182</statute_ref> because of a false representation or concealment of facts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application for unemployment benefits; determination of benefit </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var><b>account.</b> (a) An application for unemployment benefits may be filed in person, by mail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>or by electronic transmission as the commissioner may require. The applicant must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>unemployed at the time the application is filed and must provide all requested information <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>in the manner required. If the applicant is not unemployed at the time of the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>or fails to provide all requested information, the communication is not considered an <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>application for unemployment benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall must examine each application for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>benefits to determine the base period and the benefit year, and based upon all <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>the covered employment in the base period the commissioner shall determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>weekly unemployment benefit amount available, if any, and the maximum amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>unemployment benefits available, if any. The determination is known as the, which is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>document separate and distinct from a document titled a determination of eligibility or <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>determination of ineligibility issued under section 268.101, must be titled determination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>benefit account. A determination of benefit account must be sent to the applicant and all <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>base period employers, by mail or electronic transmission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a base period employer did not provide wage information for the applicant as <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>268.044</statute_ref>, or provided erroneous information, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>may accept an applicant certification as to wage credits, based upon the applicant's records, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>and issue a determination of benefit account. <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The commissioner may, at any time within 24 months from the establishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>of a benefit account, reconsider any determination of benefit account and make an <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>amended determination if the commissioner finds that the determination was incorrect <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>for any reason. An amended determination of benefit account must be promptly sent <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>to the applicant and all base period employers, by mail or electronic transmission. <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>This subdivision does not apply to documents titled determinations of eligibility or <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>determinations of ineligibility issued under section 268.101.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If an amended determination of benefit account reduces the weekly <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>unemployment benefit amount or maximum amount of unemployment benefits available, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>any unemployment benefits that have been paid greater than the applicant was entitled <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>is considered an overpayment of unemployment benefits. A determination or amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>determination issued under this section that results in an overpayment of unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>benefits must set out the amount of the overpayment and the requirement under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>268.18, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, that the overpaid unemployment benefits must be repaid. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Benefit account requirements and weekly unemployment benefit </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var><b>amount and maximum amount of unemployment benefits.</b> (a) To establish a benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>account, an applicant must have:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) high quarter wage credits of $1,000 or more; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) wage credits, in other than the high quarter, of $250 or more.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If an applicant has established a benefit account, the weekly unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>benefit amount available during the benefit year is the higher of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 50 percent of the applicant's average weekly wage during the base period, to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>maximum of 66-2/3 percent of the state's average weekly wage; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 50 percent of the applicant's average weekly wage during the high quarter, to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>maximum of 43 percent of the state's average weekly wage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The applicant's average weekly wage under clause (1) is computed by dividing <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>the total wage credits by 52. The applicant's average weekly wage under clause (2) is <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>computed by dividing the high quarter wage credits by 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The state's maximum weekly unemployment benefit amount and an applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>weekly unemployment benefit amount and maximum amount of unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>available is rounded down to the next lower whole dollar. The state's maximum weekly <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>benefit amount, computed in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 23</statute_ref>, applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>to a benefit account established effective on or after the last Sunday in October. Once <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>established, an applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount is not affected by the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>Sunday in October change in the state's maximum weekly unemployment benefit amount. <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The maximum amount of unemployment benefits available on any benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>account is the lower of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 33-1/3 percent of the applicant's total wage credits; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 26 times the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Second benefit account requirements.</b> To establish a second benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>account following the expiration of a benefit year on a prior benefit account, an <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>applicant must have sufficient wage credits to establish a benefit account under meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>requirements of subdivision 2 and must have performed services in covered employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>after the effective date of the prior benefit account. The wages paid for that employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>those services must equal not less than be at least eight times the weekly unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>benefit amount of the prior benefit account. Part of the purpose of reason for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>subdivision is to prevent an applicant from establishing more than one benefit account as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>result of one loss of employment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.084, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var><b>268.084 PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; PRESUMPTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each applicant must be issued a personal identification number (PIN) for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>purpose of filing continued requests for unemployment benefits, accessing information, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>and engaging in other transactions with the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a PIN assigned to an applicant is used in the filing of a continued request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.086</statute_ref> 268.0865 or any other type of transaction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>the applicant is presumed to have been the individual using that PIN and presumed to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>received any unemployment benefit payment issued. This presumption may be rebutted <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>by a preponderance of the evidence showing that the applicant assigned the PIN was not <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>the individual who used that PIN in the transaction. <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall must notify each applicant of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility conditions.</b> An applicant may be eligible to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>unemployment benefits for any week if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the applicant has an active benefit account and has filed a continued request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>unemployment benefits for that week under section 
         <statute_ref>268.086</statute_ref> 268.0865;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the week for which unemployment benefits are requested is in the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>benefit year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the applicant was unemployed as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 26</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the applicant was able to work and was available for suitable employment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>was actively seeking suitable employment as defined in subdivision 15. The applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>weekly unemployment benefit amount is reduced one-fifth for each day the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>is unable to work or is unavailable for suitable employment. If the computation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>reduced unemployment benefits is not a whole dollar, it is rounded down to the next lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>whole dollar. This clause does not apply to an applicant who is in reemployment assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>training, or each day the applicant is on jury duty or serving as an election judge;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the applicant was actively seeking suitable employment as defined in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>16. This clause does not apply to an applicant who is in reemployment assistance training <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>or who was on jury duty throughout the week;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>(6) the applicant has served a nonpayable waiting period of one week that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>applicant is otherwise entitled to some amount of unemployment benefits. This clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>does not apply if the applicant would have been entitled to federal disaster unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>assistance because of a disaster in Minnesota, but for the applicant's establishment of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.35"></a><var>83.35</var>benefit account under section 
         <statute_ref>268.07</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (7) the applicant has been participating in reemployment assistance services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>such as job search and resume writing classes, if the applicant has been determined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>need of reemployment assistance services by the commissioner, unless the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>has good cause for failing to participate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.24.0"></a><a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Not eligible.</b> An applicant is ineligible for unemployment benefits for <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>any week:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) that occurs before the effective date of a benefit account;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) that the applicant, at the beginning of the week, has an outstanding fraud <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>overpayment balance under section 
         <statute_ref>268.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, including any penalties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) that occurs in a period when the applicant is a student in attendance at, or on <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>vacation from a secondary school including the period between academic years or terms;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) that the applicant is incarcerated or performing court ordered court-ordered <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>community service. The applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount is reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>by one-fifth for each day the applicant is incarcerated or performing court ordered <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>court-ordered community service. If the computation of the reduced unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>benefits is not a whole dollar, it is rounded down to the next lower whole dollar;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) that the applicant fails or refuses to provide information on an issue of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>ineligibility required under section 
         <statute_ref>268.101</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) that the applicant is performing services 32 hours or more, in employment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>covered employment, noncovered employment, volunteer work, or self-employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>regardless of the amount of any earnings; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) with respect to which the applicant is receiving, has received, or has filed an <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>application for unemployment benefits under any federal law or the law of any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>state. If the appropriate agency finally determines that the applicant is not entitled to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>unemployment benefits, this clause does not apply.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.25.0"></a><a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Workers' compensation and disability insurance offset.</b> (a) An <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>applicant is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits for any week in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>applicant is receiving or has received compensation for loss of wages equal to or in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>of the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount under:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the workers' compensation law of this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the workers' compensation law of any other state or similar federal law; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) any insurance or trust fund paid in whole or in part by an employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who has a claim pending for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>loss of wages under paragraph (a); however, before unemployment benefits may be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>when a claim is pending, the issue of the applicant being able to work available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>suitable employment, as required under subdivision 1, clause (2) (4), is determined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.101, subdivision 3 2</statute_ref>. If the applicant later receives compensation as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>of the pending claim, the applicant is subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>unemployment benefits paid are subject to recoupment by the commissioner to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>that the compensation constitutes overpaid unemployment benefits. <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the amount of compensation described under paragraph (a) for any week is <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>less than the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, unemployment benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>requested for that week are reduced by the amount of that compensation payment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.26.0"></a><a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Social Security benefits.</b> (a) Any applicant aged 62 or over is required <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>to state when filing an application for unemployment benefits and when filing continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>requests for unemployment benefits if the applicant is receiving, has filed for, or intends to <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>file for, primary Social Security old age benefits for any week during the benefit year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the effective date of the applicant's Social Security claim for old age benefits is, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>or will be, after the start of the base period, there must be deducted from an applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>weekly unemployment benefit amount Unless paragraph (b) applies, 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>weekly equivalent of the primary Social Security old age benefit the applicant has <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>received, has filed for, or intends to file for, with respect to that week must be deducted <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>from an applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the effective date all of the applicant's wage credits were earned while the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>applicant was claiming Social Security claim for old age benefits is before the start of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>base period, there is no deduction from the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>amount. The purpose of this paragraph is to ensure that an applicant who is claiming <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>Social Security benefits has demonstrated a desire and ability to work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (c) An applicant who is receiving, has received, or has filed for primary Social <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>Security disability benefits for any week during the benefit year must be determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>unable to work and unavailable for suitable employment for that week, unless:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the Social Security Administration approved the collecting of primary Social <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>Security disability benefits each month the applicant was employed during the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>period; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the applicant provides a statement from an appropriate health care professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>who is aware of the applicant's Social Security disability claim and the basis for that claim, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>certifying that the applicant is able to work and available for suitable employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If an applicant meets the requirements of clause (1) there is no deduction from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>applicant's weekly benefit amount for any Social Security disability benefits. If only <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>clause (2) applies, then there must be deducted from the applicant's weekly unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>benefit amount 50 percent of the weekly equivalent of the primary Social Security <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>disability benefits the applicant is receiving, has received, or has filed for, with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>to that week; provided, however, that if the Social Security Administration determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>that an individual is not entitled to receive primary Social Security disability benefits for <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>any week the applicant has applied for those benefits, the 50 percent deduction does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>apply to that week.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (d) Information from the Social Security Administration is considered conclusive, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>absent specific evidence showing that the information was erroneous.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If the computation of the reduced unemployment benefits is not a whole dollar, it <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>is rounded down to the next lower whole dollar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) This subdivision does not apply to Social Security survivor benefits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.27.0"></a><a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.085, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Deductible earnings.</b> (a) If the applicant has earnings, including holiday <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>pay, with respect to any week, from employment, covered employment, noncovered <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>employment, self-employment, or volunteer work, equal to or in excess of the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>weekly unemployment benefit amount, the applicant is ineligible for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>benefits for that week.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the applicant has earnings, with respect to any week, that is less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>the applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount, from employment, covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>employment, noncovered employment, self-employment, or volunteer work, 55 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>the earnings are deducted from the weekly unemployment benefit amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The resulting unemployment benefit, if not a whole dollar, is rounded down to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>next lower whole dollar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) No deduction is made from an applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>for earnings from service in the National Guard or a United States military reserve unit or <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>from direct service as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance service personnel. <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>This exception to paragraphs (a) and (b) does not apply to on-call or standby pay provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>to a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance service personnel. No deduction is made <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>for jury duty pay or for pay as an election judge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The applicant may report deductible earnings on continued requests for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>unemployment benefits at the next lower whole dollar amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Deductible earnings does not include any money considered a deductible <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>payment under subdivision 3, but includes all compensation considered wages under <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.035, subdivision 29</statute_ref>, and any other compensation considered earned income <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>under state and federal law for income tax purposes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.28.0"></a><a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>[268.0865] CONTINUED REQUEST FOR UNEMPLOYMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var><b>BENEFITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Continued request for unemployment benefits defined.</b> A <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>continued request for unemployment benefits is a certification by an applicant, done <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>on a weekly basis, that the applicant is unemployed and meets the ongoing eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>requirements for unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085</statute_ref>. A continued  request <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>must include information on possible issues of ineligibility in accordance with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var><statute_ref>268.101, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Filing continued requests for unemployment benefits.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>commissioner must designate to each applicant one of the following methods for filing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>continued request:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) by electronic transmission under subdivision 3; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) by mail under subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The method designated by the commissioner is the only method allowed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>filing a continued request by that applicant. An applicant may ask that the other allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>method be designated and the commissioner must consider inconvenience to the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>as well as administrative capacity in determining whether to allow an applicant to change <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>the designated method for filing a continued request for unemployment benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Continued request for unemployment benefits by electronic </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var><b>transmission.</b> (a) A continued request for unemployment benefits by electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>transmission must be filed to that electronic mail address, telephone number, or Internet <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>address prescribed by the commissioner for that applicant. In order to constitute a <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>continued request, all information asked for, including information authenticating that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>applicant is sending the transmission, must be provided in the format required. If all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>information asked for is not provided, the communication does not constitute a continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>request for unemployment benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The electronic transmission communication must be filed on the date and during <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>the time of day designated for the applicant for filing a continued request by electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>transmission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the electronic transmission continued request is not filed on the date and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>during the time of day designated, a continued request by electronic transmission must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>accepted if the applicant files the continued request by electronic transmission within two <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>calendar weeks following the week in which the date designated occurred. If the continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>request by electronic transmission is not filed within two calendar weeks following the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>week in which the date designated occurred, the electronic continued request will not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>accepted and the applicant is ineligible for unemployment benefits for the period covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>by the continued request, unless the applicant shows good cause for failing to file the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>continued request by electronic transmission within the time period required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Continued request for unemployment benefits by mail.</b> (a) A <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>continued request for unemployment benefits by mail must be on a form prescribed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>the commissioner. The form, in order to constitute a continued request, must be totally <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>completed and signed by the applicant. The form must be filed on the date required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>the applicant for filing a continued request by mail, in an envelope with postage prepaid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>and sent to the address designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the mail continued request for unemployment benefits is not filed on the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>designated, a continued request must be accepted if the form is filed by mail within two <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>calendar weeks following the week in which the date designated occurred. If the form <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>is not filed within two calendar weeks following the week in which the date designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>occurred, the form will not be accepted and the applicant is ineligible for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>benefits for the period covered by the continued request for unemployment benefits, <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>unless the applicant shows good cause for failing to file the form by mail within the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>period required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the applicant has been designated to file a continued request for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>benefits by mail, an applicant may submit the form by facsimile transmission on the day <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>otherwise required for mailing, or within two calendar weeks following the week in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>the date designated occurred. A form submitted by facsimile transmission must be sent <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>only to the telephone number assigned for that purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) An applicant who has been designated to file a continued request by mail may <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>personally deliver a continued request form only to the location to which the form was <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>otherwise designated to be mailed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Good cause defined.</b> (a) "Good cause" for purposes of this section is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>compelling substantial reason that would have prevented a reasonable person acting with <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>due diligence from filing a continued request for unemployment benefits within the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>periods required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Good cause" does not include forgetfulness, loss of the continued request form <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>if filing by mail, having returned to work, having an appeal pending, or inability to file a <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>continued request for unemployment benefits by the method designated if the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>was aware of the inability and did not make diligent effort to have the method of filing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>continued request changed by the commissioner. "Good cause" does not include having <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>previously made an attempt to file a continued request for unemployment benefits but <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>where the communication was not considered a continued request because the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>failed to submit all required information.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.29.0"></a><a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.095, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Ineligibility duration.</b> (a)  Ineligibility from the payment of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>unemployment benefits under subdivisions 1 and 4 is for the duration of the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>unemployment and until the end of the calendar week that the applicant had total earnings <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>in subsequent covered employment of eight times the applicant's weekly unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>benefit amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Ineligibility imposed under subdivisions 1 and 4 begins on the Sunday of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>week that the applicant became separated from employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In addition to paragraph (a), if the applicant was discharged from employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>because of aggravated employment misconduct, wage credits from that employment are <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>canceled and cannot be used for purposes of a benefit account under section 268.07, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.30.0"></a><a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.095, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Application.</b> (a) This section and section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, subdivision 13c</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>and this section apply to all covered employment, full time or part time, temporary or of <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>limited duration, permanent or of indefinite duration, that occurred in Minnesota during <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>the base period, the period between the end of the base period and the effective date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>benefit account, or the benefit year, except as provided for in subdivision 1, clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Paragraph (a) also applies to employment covered under an unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>insurance program of any other state or established by an act of Congress.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.31.0"></a><a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.101, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Notification.</b> (a) In an application for unemployment benefits, each <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>applicant must report the name and the reason for no longer working for the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>most recent employer, as well as the names of all employers and the reasons for no <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>longer working for all employers during the six calendar months before the date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>application. If the reason reported for no longer working for any of those employers is <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>other than a layoff because of lack of work, that raises an issue of ineligibility that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>department must determine. An applicant must report any offers of employment refused <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>during the eight calendar weeks before the date of the application for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>benefits and the name of the employer that made the offer. An applicant's failure to report <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>the name of an employer, or giving an incorrect reason for no longer working for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>employer, or failing to disclose an offer of employment that was refused, is a violation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.182, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In an application, the applicant must also provide all information necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>determine the applicant's eligibility for unemployment benefits under this chapter. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>applicant fails or refuses to provide information necessary to determine the applicant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>eligibility for unemployment benefits, the applicant is ineligible for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, until the applicant provides this required <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Upon establishment of a benefit account under section 
         <statute_ref>268.07, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>the commissioner shall notify, by mail or electronic transmission, all employers the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>applicant was required to report on the application and all base period employers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>determined successors to those employers under section 
         <statute_ref>268.051, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>to provide the employer an opportunity to raise, in a manner and format prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>commissioner, any issue of ineligibility. An employer must be informed of the effect that <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>failure to raise an issue of ineligibility as a result of a quit or discharge of the applicant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>within ten calendar days after sending of the notice, as provided for under subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>paragraph (b), may have on the employer under section 
         <statute_ref>268.047</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Each applicant must report any employment, and loss of employment, and offers <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>of employment refused, during those weeks the applicant filed continued  requests for <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.086</statute_ref> 268.0865. Each applicant who stops filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>continued requests during the benefit year and later begins filing continued requests during <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>that same benefit year must report the name of any employer the applicant worked for <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>during the period between the filing of continued requests and the reason the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>stopped working for the employer. The applicant must report any offers of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>refused during the period between the filing of continued requests for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>benefits. Those employers from which the applicant has reported a loss of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>under this paragraph must be notified by mail or electronic transmission and provided an <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>opportunity to raise, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, any issue of ineligibility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>An employer must be informed of the effect that failure to raise an issue of ineligibility as <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>a result of a quit or a discharge of the applicant may have on the employer under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>268.047
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The purpose for requiring the applicant to report the name of employers and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>reason for no longer working for those employers, or offers of employment refused, under <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>paragraphs (a) and (c) is for the commissioner to obtain information from an applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>raising all issues that may result in the applicant being ineligible for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.095</statute_ref>, because of a quit or discharge, or the applicant being <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>ineligible for unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, subdivision 13c</statute_ref>. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>reason given by the applicant for no longer working for an employer is other than a layoff <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>because of lack of work, that raises an issue of ineligibility and the applicant is required, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>as part of the determination process under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), to state all the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>facts about the cause for no longer working for the employer, if known. If the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>fails or refuses to provide any required information, the applicant is ineligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, until the applicant provides <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>this required information.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.32.0"></a><a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Determination.</b> (a) The commissioner shall must determine any issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>of ineligibility raised by information required from an applicant under subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>paragraph (a) or (c), and send to the applicant and any involved employer, by mail or <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>electronic transmission, a document titled a determination of eligibility or a determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>of ineligibility, as is appropriate. The determination on an issue of ineligibility as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>of a quit or a discharge of the applicant must state the effect on the employer under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>268.047
         </statute_ref>. A determination must be made in accordance with this paragraph even if a <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>notified employer has not raised the issue of ineligibility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall must determine any issue of ineligibility raised by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var>employer and send to the applicant and that employer, by mail or electronic transmission, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>a document titled a determination of eligibility or a determination of ineligibility as is <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>appropriate. The determination on an issue of ineligibility as a result of a quit or discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>of the applicant must state the effect on the employer under section 
         <statute_ref>268.047</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If a base period employer: <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) was not the applicant's most recent employer before the application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>unemployment benefits; <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) did not employ the applicant during the six calendar months before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.34"></a><var>91.34</var>application for unemployment benefits; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) did not raise an issue of ineligibility as a result of a quit or discharge of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>applicant within ten calendar days of notification under subdivision 1, paragraph (b); <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>then any exception under section 
         <statute_ref>268.047, subdivisions 2 and 3</statute_ref>, begins the Sunday two <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>weeks following the week that the issue of ineligibility as a result of a quit or discharge of <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>the applicant was raised by the employer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A communication from an employer must specifically set out why the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>should be determined ineligible for unemployment benefits for that communication to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>considered to have raised an issue of ineligibility for purposes of this section. A statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>of "protest" or a similar term without more information does not constitute raising an issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>of ineligibility for purposes of this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Subject to section 268.031, an issue of ineligibility is determined based upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>that information required of an applicant, any information that may be obtained from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>applicant or employer, and information from any other source, without regard to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>burden of proof. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Regardless of the requirements of this subdivision, the commissioner is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>required to send to an applicant a copy of the determination where the applicant has <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>satisfied a period of ineligibility because of a quit or a discharge under section 
         <statute_ref>268.095, <br />
            		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>subdivision 10
         </statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The commissioner may issue a determination on an issue of ineligibility at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>time within 24 months from the establishment of a benefit account based upon information <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>from any source, even if the issue of ineligibility was not raised by the applicant or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>employer. This paragraph does not prevent the imposition of a penalty on an applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>268.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>268.182</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A determination of eligibility or determination of ineligibility is final unless an <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>appeal is filed by the applicant or notified employer within 20 calendar days after sending. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>The determination must contain a prominent statement indicating the consequences of not <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>appealing. Proceedings on the appeal are conducted in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>268.105</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) An issue of ineligibility required to be determined under this section includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>any question regarding the denial or allowing of unemployment benefits under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>except for issues under section 
         <statute_ref>268.07</statute_ref>. An issue of ineligibility for purposes of this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>includes any question of effect on an employer under section 
         <statute_ref>268.047</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Except for issues of ineligibility as a result of a quit or discharge of the applicant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>the employer will be (1) sent a copy of the determination of eligibility or a determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>of ineligibility, or (2) considered an involved employer for purposes of an appeal under <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.35"></a><var>92.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.105</statute_ref>, only if the employer raised the issue of ineligibility. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.33.0"></a><a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.103, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>In commissioner's discretion.</b> (a) The commissioner shall have <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>the discretion to may allow an appeal to be filed by electronic transmission. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>commissioner allows an appeal to be filed by electronic transmission, that must be clearly <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>set out on the determination or decision subject to appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may restrict the manner, and format, and conditions under <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>which an appeal by electronic transmission may be filed. Any Restrictions as to days, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>hours, a specific telephone number, or electronic address, or other conditions, must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>clearly set out on the determination or decision subject to appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) All information requested by the commissioner when an appeal is filed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>electronic transmission must be supplied or the communication does not constitute an <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>(d) Subject to subdivision 2, this section applies to requests for reconsideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>under section 268.105, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.34.0"></a><a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.105, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Evidentiary hearing by unemployment law judge.</b> (a) Upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>a timely appeal having been filed, the department must send, by mail or electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>transmission, a notice of appeal to all involved parties that an appeal has been filed, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>that a de novo due process evidentiary hearing will be scheduled, and that the parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>have certain. The notice must set out the parties' rights and responsibilities regarding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>hearing. The notice must explain that the facts will be determined by the unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>law judge based upon a preponderance of the evidence. The notice must explain in clear <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>and simple language the meaning of the term "preponderance of the evidence." The <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>department must set a time and place for a de novo due process evidentiary hearing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>send notice to any involved applicant and any involved employer, by mail or electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>transmission, not less than ten calendar days before the date of the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The evidentiary hearing is conducted by an unemployment law judge without <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>regard to any burden of proof as an evidence gathering inquiry and not an adversarial <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>proceeding. At the beginning of the hearing the unemployment law judge must fully <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>explain how the hearing will be conducted, that the applicant has the right to request <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>that the hearing be rescheduled so that documents or witnesses can be subpoenaed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>that the facts will be determined based on a preponderance of the evidence, and, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>clear and simple language, the meaning of the term "preponderance of the evidence." <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>The unemployment law judge must ensure that all relevant facts are clearly and fully <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.35"></a><var>93.35</var>developed. The department may adopt rules on evidentiary hearings. The rules need <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>not conform to common law or statutory rules of evidence and other technical rules of <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>procedure. The department has discretion regarding the method by which the evidentiary <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>hearing is conducted. A report of any employee of the department, except a determination, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>made in the regular course of the employee's duties, is competent evidence of the facts <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>contained in it. An affidavit or written statement based on personal knowledge and signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>under penalty of perjury is competent evidence of the facts contained in it; however, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>veracity of statements contained within the document or the credibility of the witness <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>making the statement may be disputed with other documents or testimony and production <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>of such documents or testimony may be compelled by subpoena.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) After the conclusion of the hearing, upon the evidence obtained, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>unemployment law judge must make findings of fact and decision and send those, by mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>or electronic transmission, to all involved parties. When the credibility of an involved <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>party or witness testifying in an evidentiary hearing has a significant effect on the outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>of a decision, the unemployment law judge must set out the reason for crediting or <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>discrediting that testimony. The unemployment law judge's decision is final unless a <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>request for reconsideration is filed under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Regardless of paragraph (c), if the appealing party fails to participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>evidentiary hearing, the unemployment law judge has the discretion to dismiss the appeal <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>by summary order. By failing to participate, the appealing party is considered to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>failed to exhaust available administrative remedies unless the appealing party files a <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>request for reconsideration under subdivision 2 and establishes good cause for failing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>participate in the evidentiary hearing under subdivision 2, paragraph (d). Submission <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>of a written statement does not constitute participation. The applicant must participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>personally and appearance solely by a representative does not constitute participation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Only employees of the department who are attorneys licensed to practice law <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>in Minnesota may serve as the chief unemployment law judge, senior unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>law judges who are supervisors, or unemployment law judges. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>must designate a chief unemployment law judge. The chief unemployment law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>may transfer to another unemployment law judge any proceedings pending before an <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>unemployment law judge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>(f) A full-time unemployment law judge hired after July 1, 2009, must be paid a <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>salary of 75 percent of the salary set under section 15A.083, subdivision 7, for a workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>compensation judge. A full-time senior unemployment law judge hired after July 1, 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>must be paid a salary of 80 percent of the salary set under section 15A.083, subdivision 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.35"></a><var>94.35</var>for a workers' compensation judge. The chief unemployment law judge must be paid a <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>salary of 85 percent of the salary set under section 15A.083, subdivision 7, for a workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>compensation judge.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.35.0"></a><a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.105, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Request for reconsideration.</b> (a) Any involved applicant, involved <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>employer, or the commissioner may, within 20 calendar days of the sending of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>unemployment law judge's decision under subdivision 1, file a request for reconsideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>asking the unemployment law judge to reconsider that decision. Section 
         <statute_ref>268.103</statute_ref> applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>to a request for reconsideration. If a request for reconsideration is timely filed, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>unemployment law judge must issue an order:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) modifying the findings of fact and decision issued under subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) setting aside the findings of fact and decision issued under subdivision 1 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>directing that an additional evidentiary hearing be conducted under subdivision 1; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) affirming the findings of fact and decision issued under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Upon a timely request for reconsideration having been filed, the department must <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>send a notice, by mail or electronic transmission, to all involved parties that a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>reconsideration has been filed. The notice must inform the involved parties:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) of the opportunity to provide comment on the request for reconsideration, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>the right under subdivision 5 to obtain a copy of any recorded testimony and exhibits <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>offered or received into evidence at the evidentiary hearing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) that providing specific comments as to a perceived factual or legal error in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>decision, or a perceived error in procedure during the evidentiary hearing, will assist the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>unemployment law judge in deciding the request for reconsideration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) of the right to obtain any comments and submissions provided by the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>involved party regarding the request for reconsideration; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) of the provisions of paragraph (c) regarding additional evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>This paragraph does not apply if paragraph (d) is applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In deciding a request for reconsideration, the unemployment law judge must not, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>except for purposes of determining whether to order an additional evidentiary hearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>consider any evidence that was not submitted at the evidentiary hearing conducted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The unemployment law judge must order an additional evidentiary hearing if an <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>involved party shows that evidence which was not submitted at the evidentiary hearing: <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>(1) would likely change the outcome of the decision and there was good cause for not <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>having previously submitted that evidence; or (2) would show that the evidence that was <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>submitted at the evidentiary hearing was likely false and that the likely false evidence had <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>an effect on the outcome of the decision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If the involved applicant or involved employer who filed the request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>reconsideration failed to participate in the evidentiary hearing conducted under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>1, an order setting aside the findings of fact and decision and directing that an additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>evidentiary hearing be conducted must be issued if the party who failed to participate had <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>good cause for failing to do so. In the notice that a request for reconsideration has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>filed, the party who failed to participate must be informed of the requirement, and provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>the opportunity, to show good cause for failing to participate. If the unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>law judge determines that good cause for failure to participate has not been shown, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>unemployment law judge must state that in the order issued under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of a written statement at the evidentiary hearing under subdivision 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>does not constitute participation for purposes of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All involved parties must be informed of this paragraph with the notice of appeal <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>and notice of hearing provided for in subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Good cause" for purposes of this paragraph is a reason that would have prevented a <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>reasonable person acting with due diligence from participating at the evidentiary hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A request for reconsideration must be decided by the unemployment law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>who issued the findings of fact and decision under subdivision 1 unless that unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>law judge: (1) is no longer employed by the department; (2) is on an extended or indefinite <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>leave; (3) has been disqualified from the proceedings on the judge's own motion; or (4) <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>has been removed from the proceedings as provided for under subdivision 1 or applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>rule by the chief unemployment law judge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The unemployment law judge must send to any involved applicant or involved <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>employer, by mail or electronic transmission, the order issued under this subdivision. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>order modifying the previously issued findings of fact and decision or an order affirming <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>the previously issued findings of fact and decision is the final department decision on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>matter and is final and binding on the involved applicant and involved employer unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>judicial review is sought under subdivision 7.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.36.0"></a><a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.105, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Decisions.</b> (a) If an unemployment law judge's decision or order <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>allows unemployment benefits to an applicant, the unemployment benefits must be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>regardless of any request for reconsideration or any appeal to the Minnesota Court of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>Appeals having been filed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If an unemployment law judge's decision or order modifies or reverses a <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>determination, or prior decision of the unemployment law judge, allowing unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>benefits to an applicant, any benefits paid in accordance with the determination, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>prior decision of the unemployment law judge, is considered an overpayment of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>unemployment benefits. A decision or order issued under this section that results in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>overpayment of unemployment benefits must set out the amount of the overpayment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>the requirement under section 
         <statute_ref>268.18, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, that the overpaid unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>benefits must be repaid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If an unemployment law judge's order under subdivision 2 allows unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>benefits to an applicant under section 
         <statute_ref>268.095</statute_ref> because of a quit or discharge and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>unemployment law judge's decision is reversed by the Minnesota Court of Appeals or <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>the Supreme Court of Minnesota, the applicant cannot be held ineligible for any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>the unemployment benefits paid the applicant and it is not considered an overpayment <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>of those unemployment benefits under section 
         <statute_ref>268.18, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The effect of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>court's reversal is the application of section 268.047, subdivision 3, in computing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>future tax rate of the employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If an unemployment law judge, under subdivision 2, orders the taking of <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>additional evidence, the unemployment law judge's prior decision must continue to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>enforced until new findings of fact and decision are made by the unemployment law judge.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.37.0"></a><a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.105, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Oaths; subpoenas.</b> An unemployment law judge  has authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, and issue subpoenas to compel the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other personal property <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>considered necessary as evidence in connection with the subject matter of an evidentiary <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>The unemployment law judge must give full consideration to a request for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>subpoena and must not unreasonably deny a request for a subpoena. If a subpoena request <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>is initially denied, the unemployment law judge must, on the unemployment law judge's <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>own motion, reconsider that request during the evidentiary hearing and rule on whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>the request was properly denied. If the request was not properly denied, the evidentiary <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>hearing must be continued for issuance of the subpoena. The subpoenas are enforceable <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>through the district court in Ramsey County. Witnesses subpoenaed, other than an involved <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>applicant or involved employer or officers and employees of an involved employer, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>be paid by the department the same witness fees as in a civil action in district court.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.38.0"></a><a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.105, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Use of evidence; data privacy.</b> (a) All testimony at any evidentiary <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>hearing conducted  under subdivision 1  must be recorded. A copy of any recorded <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>testimony and exhibits offered or received into evidence at the hearing must, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>request, be furnished to a party at no cost during the time period for filing a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>reconsideration or while a request for reconsideration is pending.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Regardless of any provision of law to the contrary, if recorded testimony and <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>exhibits received into evidence at the evidentiary hearing are not requested during the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>period for filing a request for reconsideration, or while a request for reconsideration is <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>pending, during the time for filing any appeal under subdivision 7, or during the pendency <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>thereof, that testimony and other evidence  may later be made available only  under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>district court order. A subpoena  is not considered a district court order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Testimony obtained under subdivision 1, may not be used or considered for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>purpose, including impeachment, in any civil, administrative, or contractual proceeding, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>except by a local, state, or federal human rights agency with enforcement powers, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>the proceeding is initiated by the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.39.0"></a><a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.115, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Maximum amount of extended unemployment benefits.</b> The maximum <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>amount of extended unemployment benefits available to an applicant is 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>maximum amount of regular unemployment benefits available in the benefit year, rounded <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>down to the next lower whole dollar. If the total rate of unemployment computed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>subdivision 1, clause (2)(ii), equaled or exceeded eight percent, the maximum amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>of extended unemployment benefits available is 80 percent of the maximum amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>regular unemployment benefits available in the benefit year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.40.0"></a><a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.125, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Maximum amount of unemployment benefits.</b> The maximum amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>of additional unemployment benefits available in the applicant's benefit year is one-half <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>of the applicant's maximum amount of regular unemployment benefits available under <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268.07, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, rounded down to the next lower whole dollar. Extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>unemployment benefits paid and unemployment benefits paid under any federal law other <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>than regular unemployment benefits must be deducted from the maximum amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>additional unemployment benefits available. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.41.0"></a><a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.135, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Weekly benefit amount.</b> (a) An applicant who is eligible for shared work <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>benefits  is paid an amount equal to the regular weekly unemployment benefit amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>multiplied by the nearest full percentage of reduction of the applicant's regular weekly <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>hours of work as set in the plan. The benefit payment, if not a whole dollar  must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>rounded down to the next lower whole dollar.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The deductible earnings provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>268.085, subdivision 5</statute_ref>,  must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>apply to earnings from the shared work employer of an applicant eligible for shared work <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>benefits unless the resulting amount would be less than the regular weekly unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>benefit amount the applicant would otherwise be eligible for without regard to shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>work benefits. <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An applicant  is not eligible for shared work benefits for any week that <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>employment is performed for the shared work employer in excess of the reduced hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>set forth in the plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.42.0"></a><a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.145, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Notification.</b> (a) Upon filing an application for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>benefits, the applicant  must be informed that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) unemployment benefits are subject to federal and state income tax;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) there are requirements for filing estimated tax payments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the applicant may elect to have federal income tax withheld from unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>benefits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) if the applicant elects to have federal income tax withheld, the applicant may, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>addition, elect to have Minnesota state income tax withheld; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) at any time during the benefit year the applicant may change a prior election.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If an applicant elects to have federal income tax withheld, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>shall must deduct ten percent for federal income tax, rounded down to the next lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>whole dollar. If an applicant also elects to have Minnesota state income tax withheld, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>commissioner shall must make an additional five percent deduction for state income <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>tax, rounded down to the next lower whole dollar. Any amounts deducted or offset  under <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>268.155</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>268.18</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>268.184</statute_ref> have priority over any amounts deducted under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>section. Federal income tax withholding has priority over state income tax withholding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An election to have income tax withheld  may not be retroactive and  only  applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>to unemployment benefits paid after the election.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.43.0"></a><a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Nonfraud overpayment.</b> (a) Any applicant who (1) because of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>determination or amended determination issued under section 
         <statute_ref>268.07</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>268.101</statute_ref>, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>other section of this chapter, or (2) because of an appeal decision or order under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>268.105
         </statute_ref>, has received any unemployment benefits that the applicant was held not entitled <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>to, must promptly repay the unemployment benefits to the trust fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the applicant fails to repay the unemployment benefits overpaid, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>commissioner may offset from any future unemployment benefits otherwise payable the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>amount of the overpayment. Except when the overpayment resulted because the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>failed to report deductible earnings or deductible or benefit delaying payments, no single <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>offset may exceed 50 percent of the amount of the payment from which the offset is made. <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>The overpayment may also be collected by the same methods as delinquent payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>from an employer allowed under state and federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If an applicant has been overpaid unemployment benefits under the law of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>another state, because of a reason other than fraud, and that state certifies that the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>is liable under its law to repay the unemployment benefits and requests the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>to recover the overpayment, the commissioner may offset from future unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>benefits otherwise payable the amount of overpayment, except that no single offset may <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>exceed 50 percent of the amount of the payment from which the offset is made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If under paragraph (b) or (c) the reduced unemployment benefits as a result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>a 50 percent offset is not a whole dollar amount, it is rounded down to the next lower <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>whole dollar.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.44.0"></a><a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Overpayment because of fraud.</b> (a) Any applicant who receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>unemployment benefits by knowingly misrepresenting, misstating, or failing to disclose <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>any material fact, or who makes a false statement or representation without a good faith <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>belief as to the correctness of the statement or representation, has committed fraud. After <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>the discovery of facts indicating fraud, the commissioner shall must make a determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>that the applicant obtained unemployment benefits by fraud and that the applicant must <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>promptly repay the unemployment benefits to the trust fund. In addition, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>shall must assess a penalty equal to 40 percent of the amount fraudulently obtained. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>penalty is in addition to penalties under section 
         <statute_ref>268.182</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Unless the applicant files an appeal within 20 calendar days after the sending <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>of the determination of overpayment by fraud to the applicant by mail or electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>transmission, the determination is final. Proceedings on the appeal are conducted in <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.35"></a><var>100.35</var>accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>268.105</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the applicant fails to repay the unemployment benefits, penalty, and interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>assessed, the total due may be collected by the same methods as delinquent payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>from an employer allowed under state and federal law. A determination of overpayment <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>by fraud must state the methods of collection the commissioner may use to recover the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>overpayment. Money received in repayment of fraudulently obtained unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>benefits, penalties, and interest is first applied to the unemployment benefits overpaid, then <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>to the penalty amount due, then to any interest due. 62.5 percent of the payments made <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>toward the penalty are credited to the contingent account and 37.5 percent credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>administration account for deterring, detecting, or collecting overpayments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If an applicant has been overpaid unemployment benefits under the law of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>another state because of fraud and that state certifies that the applicant is liable to repay <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>the unemployment benefits and requests the commissioner to recover the overpayment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>the commissioner may offset from future unemployment benefits otherwise payable the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>amount of overpayment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Unemployment benefits paid for weeks more than four years before the date of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>determination of overpayment by fraud issued under this subdivision are not considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>overpaid unemployment benefits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.45.0"></a><a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.196, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Administration account.</b> (a) There is created in the state treasury a <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>special account to be known as the administration account. All money that is deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>or paid into this account is continuously available to the commissioner for expenditure to <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>administer the Minnesota unemployment insurance program, and does not lapse at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>time. The administration account consists of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) all money received from the federal government to administer the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>unemployment insurance program, any federal unemployment insurance program, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>assistance provided to any other state to administer that state's unemployment insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) five percent of any money recovered on overpaid unemployment benefits as <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>268.194, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (7), which must be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>deterring, detecting, and collecting overpaid unemployment benefits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) any money received as compensation for services or facilities supplied to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>federal government or any other state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) any money credited to this account under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>(5) any amounts received for losses sustained by this account or by reason of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.35"></a><var>101.35</var>damage to equipment or supplies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (6) any proceeds from the sale or disposition of any equipment or supplies that <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>may no longer be necessary for the proper administration of those sections.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) All money in this account must be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as are provided by law for <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>the other special accounts in the state treasury. The commissioner of finance, as treasurer <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>and custodian of this account, is liable for the faithful performance of duties in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>with this account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) All money in this account must be spent for the purposes and in the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>found necessary by the United States Secretary of Labor for the proper and efficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>administration of the Minnesota unemployment insurance program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.46.0"></a><a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.196, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>State to replace money wrongfully used.</b> If any money received under <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>United States Code, title 42, section 501 of the Social Security Act or the Wagner-Peyser <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>Act, is found by the United States Secretary of Labor to have been spent for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>other than, or in amounts in excess of, those necessary for the proper administration of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>Minnesota unemployment insurance program, the commissioner may replace the money <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>from the contingent account. If the money is not replaced from the contingent account, <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>it is the policy of this state that the money be replaced by money appropriated for that <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>purpose from the general funds of this state. If not replaced from the contingent account, <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>the commissioner shall must, at the earliest opportunity, submit to the legislature a request <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>for the appropriation of that amount.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.47.0"></a><a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.199, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var><b>268.199 CONTINGENT ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) There is created in the state treasury a special account, to be known as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>contingent account, that does not lapse nor revert to any other fund or account. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>account consists of all money appropriated by the legislature, all money collected under <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>this chapter that is required to be placed in this account, and any interest earned on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>account. All money in this account is supplemental to all federal money available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>commissioner. Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>to the commissioner for administration of the Minnesota unemployment insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>program unless otherwise appropriated by session law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) All money in this account must be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as is provided by law for <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>the other special accounts in the state treasury. On June 30 of each year, all amounts in <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>excess of $300,000 in this account must be paid over to the  trust fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.48.0"></a><a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 268.211, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var><b>268.211 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS TELEPHONE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var><b>SYSTEM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>The commissioner must ensure that the any automated telephone system used <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>for unemployment insurance benefits provides an option for any caller to speak to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>unemployment insurance specialist. An individual who calls any of the publicized <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>telephone numbers seeking information about applying for unemployment benefits or on <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>the status of a claim benefit account must have the option to speak on the telephone to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>specialist who can provide direct assistance or can direct the caller to the person individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>or office that is able to respond to the caller's needs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.49.0"></a><a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>In Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268, the revisor shall change "shall" to "must," except <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>in Minnesota Statutes, sections 268.035 and 268.103.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.50.0"></a><a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 268.085, subdivision 14; and 268.086, <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.51.0"></a><a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>Sections 1 to 49 are effective August 2, 2009, and apply to all department <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>determinations and unemployment law judge decisions issued on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var><b>LABOR STANDARDS AND WAGES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var><b>177.30 KEEPING RECORDS; PENALTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Every employer subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref> must make and keep a <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>record of: <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name, address, and occupation of each employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the rate of pay, and the amount paid each pay period to each employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the hours worked each day and each workweek by the employee; <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for each employer subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref>, and while performing <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>work on public works projects funded in whole or in part with state funds, the employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>shall furnish under oath signed by an owner or officer of an employer to the contracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>authority and the project owner every two weeks, a certified payroll report with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>to the wages and benefits paid each employee during the preceding weeks specifying for <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>each employee: name; identifying number; prevailing wage master job classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>of each employee working on the project for each hour; hours worked each day; total <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>hours; rate of pay; gross amount earned; each deduction for taxes; total deductions; net <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>pay for week; dollars contributed per hour for each benefit, including name and address <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>of administrator; benefit account number; and telephone number for health and welfare, <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>vacation or holiday, apprenticeship training, pension, and other benefit programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) other information the commissioner finds necessary and appropriate to enforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.435. The records must be kept for three years in or near the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>premises where an employee works except each employer subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>177.44
         </statute_ref>, and while performing work on public works projects funded in whole or in part <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>with state funds, the records must be kept for three years after the contracting authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>has made final payment on the public works project. <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may fine an employer up to $1,000 for each failure to <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>maintain records as required by this section. This penalty is in addition to any penalties <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>provided under section 
         <statute_ref>177.32, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. In determining the amount of a civil penalty <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>under this subdivision, the appropriateness of such penalty to the size of the employer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>business and the gravity of the violation shall be considered. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.31, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var><b>177.31 POSTING OF LAW AND RULES; PENALTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>Every employer subject to sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 must obtain and keep <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>a summary of those sections, approved by the department, and copies of any applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>rules adopted under those sections, or a summary of the rules. The employer must post the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>summaries in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the premises in which any <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>person covered by sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 is employed. The department shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>furnish copies of the summaries and rules to employers without charge.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>The commissioner may fine an employer up to $200 for each failure to comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>this section. This penalty is in addition to any penalties provided by section 
         <statute_ref>177.32, <br />
            		<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var><b>177.32 PENALTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Misdemeanors.</b> An employer who does any of the following is <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>guilty of a misdemeanor:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>(1) hinders or delays the commissioner in the performance of duties required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.435;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>(2) refuses to admit the commissioner to the place of business or employment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>employer, as required by section 
         <statute_ref>177.27, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>(3) repeatedly fails to make, keep, and preserve records as required by section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>177.30
         </statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>(4) falsifies any record;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>(5) refuses to make any record available, or to furnish a sworn statement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>record or any other information as required by section 
         <statute_ref>177.27</statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>(6) repeatedly fails to post a summary of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44 or a copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>or summary of the applicable rules as required by section 
         <statute_ref>177.31</statute_ref>;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>(7) pays or agrees to pay wages at a rate less than the rate required under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>177.21
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>(8) refuses to allow adequate time from work as required by section 
         <statute_ref>177.253</statute_ref>; or  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>(9) otherwise violates any provision of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.44.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Fine.</b> An employer shall be fined not less than $700 nor more than $3,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>if convicted of discharging or otherwise discriminating against any employee because:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>(1) the employee has complained to the employer or to the department that wages <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>have not been paid in accordance with sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.435;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>(2) the employee has instituted or will institute a proceeding under or related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>177.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.35</statute_ref> 177.435; or  <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>(3) the employee has testified or will testify in any proceeding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.42, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Prevailing wage rate.</b> "Prevailing wage rate" means the hourly basic rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>of pay plus the contribution for health and welfare benefits, vacation benefits, pension <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>benefits, and any other economic benefit paid to or for the largest number of workers <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>engaged in the same class of labor within the area and for medical or hospital care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>pensions on retirement or death, compensation for injuries or illness resulting from <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>occupational activity, or insurance to provide any of the foregoing, for unemployment <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>benefits, life insurance, disability and sickness insurance, or accident insurance, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.35"></a><var>105.35</var>vacation and holiday pay, for defraying the costs of apprenticeship or other similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>programs, or for other bona fide fringe benefits, but only where the contractor or <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>subcontractor is not required by other federal, state, or local law to provide any of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>benefits, the amount of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>(1) the rate of contribution irrevocably made by a contractor or subcontractor to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>trustee or to a third person under a fund, plan, or program; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>(2) the rate of costs to the contractor or subcontractor that may be reasonably <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>anticipated in providing benefits to laborers and mechanics pursuant to an enforceable <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>commitment to carry out a financially responsible plan or program which was <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>communicated in writing to the laborers and mechanics affected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>"Prevailing wage rate" includes, for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref>, rental rates for <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>truck hire paid to those who own and operate the truck. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>The prevailing wage rate may not be less than a reasonable and living wage.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.42, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Employer.</b> "Employer" means an individual, partnership, association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>corporation, business trust, or other business entity that hires a laborer, worker, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>mechanic.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.43, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Contract requirements.</b> The contract must specifically state the prevailing <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>wage rates, prevailing hours of labor, and hourly basic rates of pay. The contracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>authority shall incorporate into its proposals and all contracts the applicable wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>determinations for the contract along with contract language provided by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>of labor and industry to notify the contractor and all subcontractors of the applicability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>sections 177.41 to 177.44. Failure to incorporate the determination or provided contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>language into the contracts shall make the contracting authority liable for making whole <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>the contractor or subcontractor for any increases in the wages paid, including employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>taxes and reasonable administrative costs based on the appropriate prevailing wage due to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>the laborers or mechanics working on the project. The contract must also provide that <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>the contracting agency shall demand, and the contractor and subcontractor shall furnish <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>to the contracting agency, copies of any or all payrolls not more than 14 days after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>end of each pay period. The payrolls must contain all the data required by section 
         <statute_ref>177.30</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>The contracting authority may examine all records relating to wages paid laborers or <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>mechanics on work to which sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref> apply.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 177.43, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Prevailing wage violations.</b> (a) If an employer is found by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>commissioner to have violated this section prior to the issuance of a compliance order <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>under section 177.27, subdivision 4, the commissioner shall order the employer to cease <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>and desist from engaging in the violative practice and to take affirmative steps that in <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>the judgment of the commissioner will effectuate the purposes of the section or rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>violated. The commissioner shall require any employer that has violated this section to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>pay the aggrieved parties back pay, less any amount actually paid to the employee by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>employer, and, if the employer has repeatedly violated this section, for an additional equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>amount as liquidated damages. For the purposes of this subdivision, "repeatedly" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>to be found by the commissioner to have violated this section more than once within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>two-year period. An employer who is found by the commissioner to have repeatedly or <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>willfully violated this section is subject to a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>for each employee. In determining the amount of a civil penalty under this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the employer's business and the gravity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>the violation shall be considered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Upon issuing a compliance order to an employer pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>177.27, <br />
            		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, for violation of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>a withholding order to the contracting authority ordering the contracting authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>withhold payment of sufficient sum to the prime or general contractor on the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>to satisfy the back wages assessed or otherwise cure the violation, and the contracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>authority must withhold the sum ordered until the compliance order has become a final <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>order of the commissioner and has been fully paid or otherwise resolved by the employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) During an investigation of a violation of sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref> which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>commissioner reasonably determines is likely to result in the finding of a violation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>177.41</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>177.44</statute_ref> and the issuance of a compliance order pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>177.27, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner may notify the contracting authority of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>determination and the amount expected to be assessed and the contracting authority shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>give the commissioner 90 days' prior notice of the date the contracting authority intends to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>make final payment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[181.305] MINING EQUIPMENT OPERATORS, HOURS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Required hours.</b> No employer may require an employee to operate <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>mining equipment or other mobile equipment used in the mining process for more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>16 cumulative hours following eight consecutive hours off duty. "Mining equipment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>other mobile equipment" includes but is not limited to haul trucks, off-road dump trucks, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>front-end loaders, graders, or plows. Nothing in this subdivision shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>(1) prohibit an employee from working longer than 16 cumulative hours on duty <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>if they so desire; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>(2) supersede the terms of a valid collective bargaining agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Penalties.</b> An employer who violates this section is guilty of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>misdemeanor and is liable to an employee for injuries sustained in consequence of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section if effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[181.986] REQUIRED EQUIPMENT AND APPAREL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the contrary, a public employer is <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>prohibited from purchasing or acquiring, furnishing, or requiring an employee to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>or acquire for wear or use while on duty, any of the following items if the item is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>manufactured in the United States of America: <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) any uniform or other item of wearing apparel over which an employee has no <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>discretion in selecting except for selecting the proper size; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) safety equipment or protective accessories.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preference must be given to purchases from manufacturers who pay an average <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>annual income, including wages and benefits, equal to at least 150 percent of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>poverty guideline adjusted for a family size of four. For purposes of this section, "public <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>employer" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>metropolitan or regional agency, public corporation, political subdivision, special district <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>as defined in section 6.465, subdivision 3, municipal fire department, independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>nonprofit firefighting corporation, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>Colleges and Universities, and the state of Minnesota and its agencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2010.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var><b>LICENSING AND FEES</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[326B.153] BUILDING PERMIT FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Building permits.</b> (a) Fees for building permits submitted as <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>required in section 326B.106 include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>(1) the fee as set forth in the fee schedule in paragraph (b) or as adopted by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>municipality; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>(2) the surcharge required by section 326B.148.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>(b) The total valuation and fee schedule is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>(1) $1 to $500, $29.50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>(2) $501 to $2,000, $28 for the first $500 plus $3.70 for each additional $100 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>fraction thereof, to and including $2,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>(3) $2,001 to $25,000, $83.50 for the first $2,000 plus $16.55 for each additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>(4) $25,001 to $50,000, $464.15 for the first $25,000 plus $12 for each additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>(5) $50,001 to $100,000, $764.15 for the first $50,000 plus $8.45 for each additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>$1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>(6) $100,001 to $500,000, $1,186.65 for the first $100,000 plus $6.75 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>(7) $500,001 to $1,000,000, $3,886.65 for the first $500,000 plus $5.50 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>(8) $1,000,001 and up, $6,636.65 for the first $1,000,000 plus $4.50 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>(c) Other inspections and fees are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>(1) inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge two hours), <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>$63.25 per hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>(2) reinspection fees, $63.25 per hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>(3) inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge one-half <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>hour), $63.25 per hour; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>(4) additional plan review required by changes, additions, or revisions to approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>plans (minimum charge one-half hour), $63.25 per hour.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>(d) If the actual hourly cost to the jurisdiction under paragraph (c) is greater than <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>$63.25, then the greater rate shall be paid. Hourly cost includes supervision, overhead, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Plan review.</b> Fees for the review of building plans, specifications, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>related documents submitted as required by section 326B.106 must be paid based on 65 <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>percent of the building permit fee required in subpart 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Surcharge.</b> Surcharge fees are required for permits issued on all buildings <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>including public buildings and state-licensed facilities as required by section 326B.148.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Distribution.</b> (a) This subdivision establishes the fee distribution between <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.35"></a><var>109.35</var>the state and municipalities contracting for plan review and inspection of public buildings <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.36"></a><var>109.36</var>and state-licensed facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>(b) If plan review and inspection services are provided by the state building official, <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>all fees for those services must be remitted to the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>(c) If plan review services are provided by the state building official and inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>services are provided by a contracting municipality:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>(1) the state shall charge 75 percent of the plan review fee required by the state's fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>schedule in this part; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>(2) the municipality shall charge 25 percent of the plan review fee required by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>municipality's adopted fee schedule, for orientation to the plans, in addition to the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>and other customary fees charged by the municipality.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>(d) If plan review and inspection services are provided by the contracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>municipality, all fees for those services must be remitted to the municipality according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>their adopted fee schedule.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.33, subdivision 19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>License, registration, and renewal fees; expiration.</b>  (a) Unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>revoked or suspended under this chapter, all licenses issued or renewed under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>expire on the date specified in this subdivision. Master licenses expire March 1 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>odd-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Electrical contractor licenses expire March <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. Technology system contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>licenses expire August 1 of each even-numbered year after issuance or renewal. All <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>other personal licenses expire two years from the date of original issuance and every two <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>years thereafter. Registrations of unlicensed individuals expire one year from the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>original issuance and every year thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Fees for application and examination, and for the original issuance and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>subsequent renewal, are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) For each personal license application and examination: $35;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) For original issuance and each subsequent renewal of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Class A Master or master special electrician, including master elevator constructor: <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>$40 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Class B Master: $25 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Power Limited Technician: $15 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Class A Journeyman, Class B Journeyman, Installer, Elevator Constructor, Lineman, <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>or Maintenance Electrician other than master special electrician: $15 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contractor: $100 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unlicensed individual registration: $15 per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If any new license is issued in accordance with this subdivision for less than two <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>years, the fee for the license shall be prorated on an annual basis. <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A license fee may not be refunded after a license is issued or renewed. However, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>if the fee paid for a license was not prorated in accordance with this subdivision, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>amount of the overpayment shall be refunded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Any contractor who seeks reissuance of a license after it has been revoked or <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>suspended under this chapter shall submit a reissuance fee of $100 before the license is <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>reinstated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The fee for the issuance of each duplicate license is $15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) (f) An individual or contractor who fails to renew a license before 30 days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>the expiration or registration of the license must submit a late fee equal to one year's <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>license fee in addition to the full renewal fee. Fees for renewed licenses or registrations <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>are not prorated. An individual or contractor that fails to renew a license or registration by <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>the expiration date is unlicensed until the license or registration is renewed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.46, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Fee.</b> (a) Each person giving bond to the state under subdivision 2 shall pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>the department an annual a bond registration fee of $40 for one year or $80 for two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the bond registration from one year <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>to two years so that the expiration of bond registration corresponds with the expiration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>the license issued under section 326B.49, subdivision 1, or 326B.475.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Renewal; use period for license.</b> (a) A restricted master plumber and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>restricted journeyman plumber license must be renewed annually for as long as that <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>licensee engages in the plumbing trade. Failure to renew a restricted master plumber and <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>restricted journeyman plumber license within 12 months after the expiration date will <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>result in permanent forfeiture of the restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>plumber license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of restricted master <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses from one year to two years. By <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>June 30, 2011, all restricted master plumber and restricted journeyman plumber licenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>shall be two-year licenses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Fee.</b> The annual renewal fee for the restricted master plumber and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>restricted journeyman plumber licenses is the same fee as for a master or journeyman <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>plumber license, respectively.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.49, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> (a) Applications for plumber's license shall be made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>the commissioner, with fee. Unless the applicant is entitled to a renewal, the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>shall be licensed by the commissioner only after passing a satisfactory examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>developed and administered by the commissioner, based upon rules adopted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>Plumbing Board, showing fitness. Examination fees for both journeyman and master <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>plumbers shall be $50 for each examination. Upon being notified of having successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>passed the examination for original license the applicant shall submit an application, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>with the license fee herein provided. The license fee for each initial and renewal master <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>plumber's license shall be $120 $240. The license fee for each initial and renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>journeyman plumber's license shall be $55 $110. The commissioner may by rule prescribe <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>for the expiration and renewal of licenses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>(b) All initial master and journeyman plumber's licenses shall be effective for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>than one calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>the application is made. The license fee for each renewal master plumber's license shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>$120 for one year or $240 for two years. The license fee for each renewal journeyman <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>plumber's license shall be $55 for one year or $110 for two years. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of master and journeyman plumber's licenses from <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed master and journeyman plumber's <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>licenses shall be two-year licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>(c) Any licensee who does not renew a license within two years after the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>expires is no longer eligible for renewal. Such an individual must retake and pass the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>examination before a new license will be issued. A journeyman or master plumber who <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>submits a license renewal application after the time specified in rule but within two years <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>after the license expired must pay all past due renewal fees plus a late fee of $25.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.56, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Fee.</b> (a) The commissioner shall collect a $40 bond registration fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>one year or $80 for two years from each applicant for issuance or renewal of a water <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>conditioning contractor or installer license who elects to proceed under subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>1 and 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the bond registration from one year <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>to two years so that the expiration of bond registration corresponds with the expiration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>the license issued under section 326B.55.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.8.0"></a><a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.58, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var><b>326B.58 FEES. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Examination fees for both water conditioning contractors and water conditioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>installers shall be $50 for each examination. Each initial water conditioning contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>and installer license shall be effective for more than one calendar year and shall expire on <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>December 31 of the year for which it was issued after the year in which the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>is made. The license fee for each initial water conditioning contractor's license shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>$70 $140, except that the license fee shall be $35 $105 if the application is submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>during the last three months of the calendar year. The license fee for each renewal water <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>conditioning contractor's license shall be $70 for one year or $140 for two years. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>license fee for each initial water conditioning installer license shall be $35 $70, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>that the license fee shall be $17.50 $52.50 if the application is submitted during the last <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>three months of the calendar year. The license fee for each renewal water conditioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>installer license shall be $35 for one year or $70 for two years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>(b) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of water conditioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>contractor and installer licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>water conditioning contractor and installer licenses shall be two-year licenses. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>commissioner may by rule prescribe for the expiration and renewal of licenses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>(c) Any licensee who does not renew a license within two years after the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>expires is no longer eligible for renewal. Such an individual must retake and pass the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>examination before a new license will be issued. A water conditioning contractor or water <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>conditioning installer who submits a license renewal application after the time specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>in rule but within two years after the license expired must pay all past due renewal fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>plus a late fee of $25. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.9.0"></a><a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.815, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1.  <b>Licensing fee.</b> (a) The licensing fee for persons licensed pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var>to sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref>, except for manufactured home installers, is $100 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>year $200 for a two-year period. The licensing fee for manufactured home installers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>327B.041</statute_ref> is $300 for a three-year period. <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>(b) All initial licenses, except for manufactured home installer licenses, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>effective for two years and shall expire on March 31 of the year after the year in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>application is made. The license fee for each renewal of a residential contractor, residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>remodeler, or residential roofer license shall be $100 for one year and $200 for two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>(c) The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>contractor, residential remodeler, and residential roofer licenses from one year to two <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>residential roofer licenses shall be two-year licenses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.10.0"></a><a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.821, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Hours.</b> A qualifying person of a licensee must provide proof of completion <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>of seven 14 hours of continuing education per year two-year licensure period in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>regulated industry in which the licensee is licensed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Credit may not be earned if the licensee has previously obtained credit for the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>course as either a student or instructor during the same licensing period.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.11.0"></a><a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.86, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Bond.</b> (a) Licensed manufactured home installers and licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>residential roofers must post a surety bond in the name of the licensee with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>commissioner, conditioned that the applicant shall faithfully perform the duties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>in all things comply with all laws, ordinances, and rules pertaining to the license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>permit applied for and all contracts entered into. The annual bond must be continuous <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>and maintained for so long as the licensee remains licensed. The aggregate liability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>the surety on the bond to any and all persons, regardless of the number of claims made <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>against the bond, may not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond may be canceled as <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>to future liability by the surety upon 30 days' written notice mailed to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>by regular mail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A licensed residential roofer must post a bond of at least $15,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A licensed manufactured home installer must post a bond of at least $2,500.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bonds issued under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref> are not state bonds or contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>8.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>16C.05, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.12.0"></a><a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.885, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Annual</b><b> Renewal</b><b> period</b><b>.</b> Any license issued or renewed after August <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>1, 1993, must be renewed annually except for (a) Residential contractor, residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>remodeler, and residential roofer licenses shall have a renewal period of two years. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of residential contractor, residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>remodeler, and residential roofer licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>all renewed residential contractor, residential remodeler, and residential roofer licenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>shall be two-year licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>(b) A manufactured home installer's license which shall have a renewal period of <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>three years, effective for all renewals and new licenses issued after December 31, 2008. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.13.0"></a><a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.89, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fund fees.</b> In addition to any other fees, a person who applies for or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>renews a license under sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.802</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.885</statute_ref> shall pay a fee to the fund. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>person shall pay, in addition to the appropriate application or renewal fee, the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>additional fee that shall be deposited in the fund. The amount of the fee shall be based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>the person's gross annual receipts for the person's most recent fiscal year preceding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>application or renewal, on the following scale:<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
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            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Fee<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Gross Annual Receipts<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>$160 $320<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>under $1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>$210 $420<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>$1,000,000 to $5,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>$260 $520<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>over $5,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.14.0"></a><a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.89, subdivision 16, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Additional assessment.</b> If the balance in the fund is at any time less <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>than the commissioner determines is necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>every licensee, when renewing a license, shall pay, in addition to the annual renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>fee and the fee set forth in subdivision 3, an assessment not to exceed $100 $200. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>commissioner shall set the amount of assessment based on a reasonable determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>of the amount that is necessary to restore a balance in the fund adequate to carry out the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>purposes of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.15.0"></a><a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.94, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Examinations, licensing.</b> The commissioner shall develop and administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>an examination for all masters of boats carrying passengers for hire on the inland waters of <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>the state as to their qualifications and fitness. If found qualified and competent to perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>their duties as a master of a boat carrying passengers for hire, they shall be issued a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>authorizing them to act as such on the inland waters of the state. The license shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>renewed annually. All initial master's licenses shall be for two years. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of master's licenses from one year to two years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>By June 30, 2011, all renewed master's licenses shall be two-year licenses. Fees for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>original issue and renewal of the license authorized under this section shall be pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>326B.986, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.16.0"></a><a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.972, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var><b>326B.972 LICENSE REQUIREMENT. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) To operate a boiler, steam engine, or turbine an individual must have received a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>license for the grade covering that boiler, steam engine, or turbine. The license must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>renewed annually, except as provided Except for licenses described in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.956</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>and except for provisional licenses described in paragraphs (d) to (g).: <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>(1) all initial licenses shall be for two years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>(2) the commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of licenses from <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>one year to two years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>(3) by June 30, 2011, all licenses shall be two-year licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>326B.952</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326B.998</statute_ref>, "operation" does not include <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>monitoring of an automatic boiler, either through on premises inspection of the boiler or <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>by remote electronic surveillance, provided that no operations are performed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>boiler other than emergency shut down in alarm situations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) No individual under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol may operate a boiler, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>steam engine, or turbine or monitor an automatic boiler. <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The commissioner may issue a provisional license to allow an employee of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>high pressure boiler plant to operate boilers greater than 500 horsepower at only that <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>boiler plant if: <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the boiler plant has a designated chief engineer in accordance with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>Rules, part 5225.0410; <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the boiler plant employee holds a valid license as a second-class engineer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>Grade A or B; <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the chief engineer in charge of the boiler plant submits an application to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.34"></a><var>116.34</var>commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner to elicit information on whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.35"></a><var>116.35</var>the requirements of this paragraph have been met; <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the chief engineer in charge of the boiler plant and an authorized representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>of the owner of the boiler plant both sign the application for the provisional license; <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the owner of the boiler plant has a documented training program with examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>for boilers and equipment at the boiler plant to train and test the boiler plant employee; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) if the application were to be granted, the total number of provisional licenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>for employees of the boiler plant would not exceed the total number of properly licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>first-class engineers and chief engineers responsible for the safe operation of the boilers <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>at the boiler plant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A public utility, cooperative electric association, generation and transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>cooperative electric association, municipal power agency, or municipal electric utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>that employs licensed boiler operators who are subject to an existing labor contract may <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>use a provisional licensee as an operator only if using the provisional licensee does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>violate the labor contract. <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Each provisional license expires 36 months after the date of issuance unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>revoked less than 36 months after the date of issuance. A provisional license may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>renewed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The commissioner may issue no more than two provisional licenses to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>individual within a four-year period. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.17.0"></a><a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Fee amounts; master's.</b> The license and application fee for a an initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>master's license is $50 $70, or $20 $40 if the applicant possesses a valid, unlimited, current <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>United States Coast Guard master's license. The annual renewal of fee for a master's <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>license is $20 for one year or $40 for two years. The annual renewal If the renewal fee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>paid later than 30 days after expiration is $35. The fee for replacement of a current, valid <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>license is $20, then a late fee of $15 will be added to the renewal fee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.18.0"></a><a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.986, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5.  <b>Boiler engineer license fees.</b> (a) For the following licenses, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>nonrefundable license and application fee is: <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>(1) chief engineer's license, $50 $70; <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>(2) first class engineer's license, $50 $70; <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>(3) second class engineer's license, $50 $70; <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>(4) special engineer's license, $20 $40; <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>(5) traction or hobby boiler engineer's license, $50; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>(6) provisional license, $50. <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An engineer's license, except a provisional license, may be renewed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>application and payment of an annual a renewal fee of $20 for one year or $40 for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>years. The annual renewal, If the renewal fee is paid later than 30 days after expiration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>is $35. The fee for replacement of a current, valid license is $20 then a late fee of $15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>will be added to the renewal fee. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.19.0"></a><a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.986, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Certificate of competency.</b> The fee for issuance of the original state <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>of Minnesota certificate of competency for inspectors is $50. This fee is waived $85 <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>for inspectors who did not pay the examination fee or $35 for inspectors who paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>the examination fee. All initial certificates of competency shall be effective for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>than one calendar year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>which the application is made. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>of certificates of competency from one calendar year to two calendar years. By June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>2011, all renewed certificates of competency shall be valid for two calendar years. The fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>for an annual renewal of the state of Minnesota certificate of competency is $35 for one <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>year or $70 for two years, and is due January 1 of each year. The fee for replacement of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>current, valid license is $35 the day after the certificate expires.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.20.0"></a><a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327B.04, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Fees;</b><b> Licenses; when granted.</b> Each application for a license or license <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>renewal must be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by the commissioner by <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>rule pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>327B.10</statute_ref> subdivision 7a. The fees shall be set in an amount which <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>over the fiscal biennium will produce revenues approximately equal to the expenses which <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>the commissioner expects to incur during that fiscal biennium while administering and <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>enforcing sections 
         <statute_ref>327B.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>327B.12</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall grant or deny a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>application or a renewal application within 60 days of its filing. If the license is granted, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>the commissioner shall license the applicant as a dealer or manufacturer for the remainder <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>of the calendar year licensure period. Upon application by the licensee, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>shall renew the license for a two year period, if: <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) (1) the renewal application satisfies the requirements of subdivisions 3 and 4;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) (2) the renewal applicant has made all listings, registrations, notices and reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>required by the commissioner during the preceding year licensure period; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (3) the renewal applicant has paid all fees owed pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>327B.01</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var>327B.12
         </statute_ref> and all taxes, arrearages, and penalties owed to the state. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.21.0"></a><a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327B.04, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Fees.</b> (a) Fees for licenses issued pursuant to this section are as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>(1) initial dealer license for principal location, $400;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>(2) initial dealer license for subagency location, $80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>(3) dealer license biennial renewal, principal location, $400; dealer subagency <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>location biennial renewal, $160, which must coincide with the principal license date;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>(4) initial limited dealer license, $200;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>(5) change of bonding company, $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>(6) reinstatement of bond after cancellation notice has been received, $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>(7) checks returned without payment, $15; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>(8) change of address, $10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>(b) All initial limited dealer licenses shall be effective for more than one calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>is made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>(c) The license fee for each renewed limited dealer license shall be $100 for one <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>year and $200 for two years. The commissioner shall in a manner determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>commissioner, without the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>of limited dealer licenses from one year to two years. By June 30, 2011, all renewed <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>limited dealer licenses shall be two-year licenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>(d) All fees are nonrefundable.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.22.0"></a><a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327B.04, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Limited dealer's license.</b> The commissioner shall issue a limited dealer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>license to an owner of a manufactured home park authorizing the licensee as principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>only to engage in the sale, offering for sale, soliciting, or advertising the sale of used <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>manufactured homes located in the owned manufactured home park. The licensee must <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>be the title holder of the homes and may engage in no more than ten sales annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>during each year of the two-year licensure period. An owner may, upon payment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>applicable fee and compliance with this subdivision, obtain a separate license for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>owned manufactured home park and is entitled to sell up to ten 20 homes per license <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>period provided that only one limited dealer license may be issued for each park. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>license shall be issued after:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) receipt of an application on forms provided by the commissioner containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.34"></a><var>119.34</var>the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.35"></a><var>119.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the identity of the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the name under which the applicant will be licensed and do business in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the name and address of the owned manufactured home park, including a copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>of the park license, serving as the basis for the issuance of the license; <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the name, home, and business address of the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) the name, address, and telephone number of one individual that is designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>by the applicant to receive all communications and cooperate with all inspections and <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>investigations of the commissioner pertaining to the sale of manufactured homes in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>manufactured home park owned by the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) whether the applicant or its designated individual has been convicted of a crime <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>within the previous ten years that is either related directly to the business for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>license is sought or involved fraud, misrepresentation or misuse of funds, or has suffered a <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>judgment in a civil action involving fraud, misrepresentation, or conversion within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>previous five years or has had any government license or permit suspended or revoked <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>as a result of an action brought by a federal or state governmental agency in this or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>other state within the last five years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) the applicant's qualifications and business history, including whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>applicant or its designated individual has ever been adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or has <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>any unsatisfied court judgments outstanding against it or them;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) payment of a $100 annual the license fee established by subdivision 7a; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) provision of a surety bond in the amount of $5,000. A separate surety bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>must be provided for each limited license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The applicant need not comply with section 
         <statute_ref>327B.04, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (e). <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>The holding of a limited dealer's license does not satisfy the requirement contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>327B.04, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), for the licensee or salespersons with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>to obtaining a dealer license. The commissioner may, upon application for a renewal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>a license, require only a verification that copies of sales documents have been retained <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>and payment of a $100 the renewal fee established by subdivision 7a. "Sales documents" <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>mean only the safety feature disclosure form defined in section 
         <statute_ref>327C.07, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>title of the home, financing agreements, and purchase agreements. <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The license holder shall, upon request of the commissioner, make available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>inspection during business hours sales documents required to be retained under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.23.0"></a><a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>Minnesota Rules, part 1350.8300, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var><b>MISCELLANEOUS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.0146, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Advisory council created.</b> The Cuyuna Country State Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>Area Citizens Advisory Council is established. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>council does not expire. Membership on the advisory council shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a representative of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Recreation Area Joint Powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a representative of the Croft Mine Historical Park Joint Powers Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a designee of the Cuyuna Range Mineland Reclamation Committee who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>worked as a miner in the local area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a representative of the Crow Wing County Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) an elected state official;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a representative of the Grand Rapids regional office of the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>Resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) a designee of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a designee of the local business community selected by the area chambers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) a designee of the local environmental community selected by the Crow Wing <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>County District 5 commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) a designee of a local education organization selected by the Crosby-Ironton <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>School Board; <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) a designee of one of the recreation area user groups selected by the Cuyuna <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>Range Chamber of Commerce; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) a member of the Cuyuna Country Heritage Preservation Society.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The council shall appoint a Forest Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>Research Advisory Committee. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the council does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>expire. The committee must consist of representatives of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>(1) the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>(2) the Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>(3) the department;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>(4) the North Central Forest Experiment Station, United States Forest Service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>(5) other organizations as deemed appropriate by the council.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[90.43] DUTY TO MAINTAIN WOOD PRODUCTS FACILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>The owner or operator of a wood products facility shall maintain the facility in <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>salable operating condition for at least two years after it permanently discontinues <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>operation of the facility to ensure that public and utility investments in the facility are <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>protected and that the facility's tax and other obligations to state and local governments <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>and other residents of Minnesota created by contract or otherwise are satisfied. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>obligations include, in addition to any other obligations, any obligation created by "the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>relief payment for timber sale permits" program created by Laws 2007, chapter 57, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>1, section 158. Specifically, and in addition to other obligations on an owner or operator, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>this section prohibits the permanent removal from the facility of equipment necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>the facility's operation during the two-year period. The requirements of this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>enforceable on all owners and operators and successors of owners and operators and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>be enforced by the state in any action brought by the state or others, including actions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>bankruptcy. The attorney general shall bring an action to prevent a violation or threatened <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>violation of this section. For the purpose of this section, "wood products facility" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>lumber or other company facility that employed more than 100 employees at the facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>at any time in the five-year period immediately prior to discontinuing operations, had <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>permits to harvest timber used in that operation, and manufactured products derived <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>from wood at the facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>and applies retroactively to the discontinuance of operation occurring on or after January <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>1, 2008.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.001, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var><b>154.001 BOARD OF BARBER </b><b>AND COSMETOLOGIST</b><b> EXAMINERS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var><b>CREATED; TERMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For the purposes of this chapter, "board" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>Board of Barber Examiners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Board of Barber Examiners.</b> (a) A Board of Barber and Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>Examiners is established to consist of three barber members, three cosmetologist members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>and one public member, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>214.02</statute_ref>, appointed by the governor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>(b) The barber members shall be persons who have practiced as registered barbers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>this state for at least five years immediately prior to their appointment; shall be graduates <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>from the 12th grade of a high school or have equivalent education, and shall have <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>knowledge of the matters to be taught in registered barber schools, as set forth in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>154.07
         </statute_ref>. One of the barber members shall be a member of, or recommended by, a union of <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>journeymen barbers that has existed at least two years, and one barber member shall be a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>member of, or recommended by, a professional organization of barbers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>(c) All cosmetologist members must be currently licensed in the field of cosmetology <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>in Minnesota, have practiced in the licensed occupation for at least five years immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>prior to their appointment, be graduates from the 12th grade of high school or have <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>equivalent education, and have knowledge of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.54 </statute_ref> and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>Rules, chapters 2642 and 2644. The cosmetologist members shall be members of, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>or recommended by, a professional organization of cosmetologists, manicurists, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>estheticians.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Subd. 3. <b>Membership terms.</b>  (a) Membership terms, compensation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>reporting requirements shall be as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>214.07</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>214.09</statute_ref>. The provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing of complaints; <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations shall be as <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>provided in chapter 214.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>(e) (b) Members appointed to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>shall serve during the unexpired term of their predecessors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>(f) The barber members of the board shall separately oversee administration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>enforcement, and regulation of, and adoption of rules under, sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var><statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref>. The cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>members of the board shall separately oversee administration, enforcement, and regulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>of, and adoption of rules under, sections 
         <statute_ref>154.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.54</statute_ref>. Staff hired by the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>including inspectors, shall serve both professions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var><b>154.19 VIOLATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>Each of the following constitutes a misdemeanor:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>(1) The violation of any of the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>(2) Permitting any person in one's employ, supervision, or control to practice as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>registered barber or registered apprentice unless that person has a certificate of registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>as a registered barber or registered apprentice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>(3) Obtaining or attempting to obtain a certificate of registration for money other <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>than the required fee, or any other thing of value, or by fraudulent misrepresentation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>(4) Practicing or attempting to practice by fraudulent misrepresentation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>(5) The willful failure to display a certificate of registration as required by section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>154.14
         </statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>(6) The use of any room or place for barbering which is also used for residential or <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>business purposes, except the sale of hair tonics, lotions, creams, cutlery, toilet articles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>cigars, tobacco, candies in original package, and such commodities as are used and sold in <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>barber shops, and except that shoeshining and an agency for the reception and delivery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>laundry, or either, may be conducted in a barber shop without the same being construed <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>as a violation of this section, unless a substantial partition of ceiling height separates the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>portion used for residential or business purposes, and where a barber shop is situated in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>residence, poolroom, confectionery, store, restaurant, garage, clothing store, liquor store, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>hardware store, or soft drink parlor, there must be an outside entrance leading into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>barber shop independent of any entrance leading into such business establishment, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>that this provision as to an outside entrance shall not apply to barber shops in operation at <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>the time of the passage of this section and except that a barber shop and beauty parlor may <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>be operated in conjunction, without the same being separated by partition of ceiling height;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>(7) The failure or refusal of any barber or other person in charge of any barber shop, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>or any person in barber schools or colleges doing barber service work, to use separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>and clean towels for each customer or patron, or to discard and launder each towel after <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>once being used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>(8) The failure or refusal by any barber or other person in charge of any barber shop <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>or barber school or barber college to supply clean hot and cold water in such quantities as <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>may be necessary to conduct such shop, or the barbering service of such school or college, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>in a sanitary manner, or the failure or refusal of any such person to have water and sewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>connections from such shop, or barber school or college, with municipal water and sewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>systems where the latter are available for use, or the failure or refusal of any such person <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>to maintain a receptacle for hot water of a capacity of not less than five gallons;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>(9) For the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var><statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24 </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> this section, barbers, students, apprentices, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>the proprietor or manager of a barber shop, or barber school or barber college, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>responsible for all violations of the sanitary provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var><statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> this section, and if <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>any barber shop, or barber school or barber college, upon inspection, shall be found to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>in an unsanitary condition, the person making such inspection shall immediately issue an <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>order to place the barber shop, or barber school, or barber college, in a sanitary condition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.35"></a><var>124.35</var>in a manner and within a time satisfactory to the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.36"></a><var>124.36</var>Examiners, and for the failure to comply with such order the board shall immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>file a complaint for the arrest of the persons upon whom the order was issued, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>registered barber who shall fail to comply with the rules adopted by the Board of Barber <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>and Cosmetologist Examiners, with the approval of the state commissioner of health, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>the violation or commission of any of the offenses described in this section and section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>154.16
         </statute_ref> 154.161, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4), (5), (6), (7), <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>(8), (9) to (12), and of clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9) of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>shall be fined not less than $10 or imprisoned for ten days and not more than $100 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>imprisoned for 90 days. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.44, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Schedule.</b> The fee schedule for licensees is as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>(a) Three-year license fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>(1) cosmetologist, manicurist, esthetician, $90 for each initial license, and $60 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>(2) instructor, manager, $120 for each initial license, and $90 for each renewal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>(3) salon, $130 for each initial license, and $100 for each renewal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>(4) school, $1,500.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>(b) Penalties:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>(1) reinspection fee, variable; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>(2) manager with lapsed practitioner, $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>(3) expired cosmetologist, manicurist, esthetician, manager, school manager, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>instructor license, $45; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>(4) expired salon or school license, $50.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>(c) Administrative fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>(1) certificate of identification, $20; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>(2) school original application, $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>(3) name change, $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>(4) letter of license verification, $30;<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>(5) duplicate license, $20; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>(6) processing fee, $10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>(d) All fees established in this subdivision must be paid to the executive secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>of the board. The executive secretary of the board shall deposit the fees in the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>fund in the state treasury.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.51, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var><b>154.51 ENFORCEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Proceedings.</b> The provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref> apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>administration of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.54</statute_ref>. If the board, or a complaint committee if <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>authorized by the board, has a reasonable basis for believing that a person has engaged in <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>or is about to engage in a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>or issued or is empowered to enforce, the board or complaint committee may proceed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>provided in subdivision 2 or 3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all hearings <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>must be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Legal actions.</b> (a) When necessary to prevent an imminent violation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>board, or a complaint committee if authorized by the board, may bring an action in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>name of the state in the District Court of Ramsey County in which jurisdiction is proper to <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>enjoin the act or practice and to enforce compliance with the statute, rule, or order. On a <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>showing that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice that <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>constitutes a violation of a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>or is empowered to enforce, the court shall grant a permanent or temporary injunction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>restraining order, or other appropriate relief.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>(b) For purposes of injunctive relief under this subdivision, irreparable harm exists <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>when the board shows that a person has engaged in or is about to engage in an act or <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>practice that constitutes violation of a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>issued or is empowered to enforce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>(c) Injunctive relief granted under paragraph (a) does not relieve an enjoined person <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>from criminal prosecution by a competent authority, or from action by the board under <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>subdivision 3, 4, 5, or 6 with respect to the person's license or registration, or application <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>for examination, license, registration, or renewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cease and desist orders.</b> (a) The board, or complaint committee if <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>authorized by the board, may issue and have served upon an unlicensed or unregistered <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>person, or a holder of a license or registration, an order requiring the person to cease and <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>desist from an act or practice that constitutes a violation of a statute, rule, or order that <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce. The order must (1) give <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>reasonable notice of the rights of the person named in the order to request a hearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>and (2) state the reasons for the entry of the order. No order may be issued under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>subdivision until an investigation of the facts has been conducted under section 
         <statute_ref>214.10</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>(b) Service of the order under this subdivision is effective when the order is <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>personally served on the person or counsel of record, or served by certified mail to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.35"></a><var>126.35</var>most recent address provided to the board for the person or counsel of record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>(c) The board must hold a hearing under this subdivision not later than 30 days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>the board receives the request for the hearing, unless otherwise agreed between the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>or complaint committee if authorized by the board, and the person requesting the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>(d) Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, the administrative law judge must issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>a report within 30 days of the close of the contested case hearing. Within 30 days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>receiving the report and subsequent exceptions and argument, the board shall issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>further order vacating, modifying, or making permanent the cease and desist order. If no <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>hearing is requested within 30 days of service of the order, the order becomes final and <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>remains in effect until modified or vacated by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Licensing and registration actions.</b> (a) With respect to a person who is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>holder of or applicant for a license or registration under this chapter, the board may by <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>order deny, refuse to renew, suspend, temporarily suspend, or revoke the application, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>license, or registration, censure or reprimand the person, refuse to permit the person to <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>sit for examination, or refuse to release the person's examination grades, if the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>finds that such an order is in the public interest and that, based on a preponderance of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>evidence presented, the person has: <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>(1) violated a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>empowered to enforce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>(2) engaged in conduct or acts that are fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest, whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>or not the conduct or acts relate to the practice of a profession regulated by this chapter, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>the fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest conduct or acts reflect adversely on the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>ability or fitness to engage in the practice of the profession;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>(3) engaged in conduct or acts that constitute malpractice, are negligent, demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>incompetence, or are otherwise in violation of the standards in the rules of the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>where the conduct or acts relate to the practice of a profession regulated by this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>(4) employed fraud or deception in obtaining a license, registration, renewal, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>reinstatement, or in passing all or a portion of the examination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>(5) had a license, registration, right to examine, or other similar authority revoked in <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>another jurisdiction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>(6) failed to meet any requirement for issuance or renewal of the person's license <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>or registration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>(7) practiced in a profession regulated by this chapter while having an infectious or <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>contagious disease;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var>(8) advertised by means of false or deceptive statements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var>(9) demonstrated intoxication or indulgence in the use of drugs, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.36"></a><var>127.36</var>limited to narcotics as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>152.01</statute_ref> or in United States Code, title 26, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>4731, barbiturates, amphetamines, Benzedrine, Dexedrine, or other sedatives, depressants, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>stimulants, or tranquilizers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>(10) demonstrated unprofessional conduct or practice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>(11) permitted an employee or other person under the person's supervision or control <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>to practice as a licensee, registrant, or instructor of a profession regulated by this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>unless that person has (i) a current license or registration issued by the board, (ii) a <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>temporary apprentice permit, or (iii) a temporary permit as an instructor of a profession <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>regulated by the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>(12) practices, offered to practice, or attempted to practice by misrepresentation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>(13) failed to display a license or registration as required by rules adopted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>board; <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>(14) used any room or place of practice of a profession regulated by the board that <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>is also used for any other purpose, or used any room or place of practice of a profession <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>regulated by the board that violates the board's rules governing sanitation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>(15) failed to use separate and clean towels for each customer or patron, or to discard <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>and launder each towel after being used once;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>(16) in the case of a licensee, registrant, or other person in charge of any school or <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>place of practice of a profession regulated by the board, (i) failed to supply in a sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>manner clean hot and cold water in quantities necessary to conduct the service or practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>of the profession regulated by the board, (ii) failed to have water and sewer connections <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>from the place of practice or school with municipal water and sewer systems where they <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>are available for use, or (iii) failed or refused to maintain a receptacle for hot water of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>capacity of at least five gallons;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>(17) refused to permit the board to make an inspection permitted or required by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>chapter, or failed to provide the board or the attorney general on behalf of the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>with any documents or records they request; <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>(18) failed promptly to renew a license or registration when remaining in practice, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>pay the required fee, or issue a worthless check;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>(19) failed to supervise an apprentice, or permitted the practice of a profession <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>regulated by the board by a person not registered or licensed with the board or not holding <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>a temporary permit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>(20) refused to serve a customer because of race, color, creed, religion, disability, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>national origin, or sex;<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>(21) failed to comply with a provision of chapter 141 or a provision of another <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.35"></a><var>128.35</var>chapter that relates to schools; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>(22) with respect to temporary suspension orders, has committed an act, engaged <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>in conduct, or committed practices that the board, or complaint committee if authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>by the board, has determined may result or may have resulted in an immediate threat <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>to the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>(b) In lieu of or in addition to any remedy under paragraph (a), the board may, as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>condition of continued licensure or registration, termination of suspension, reinstatement <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>of licensure or registration, examination, or release of examination results, require that <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>the person:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>(1) submit to a quality review of the person's ability, skills, or quality of work, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>conducted in a manner and by a person or entity that the board determines; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>(2) completes to the board's satisfaction continuing education as the board requires.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>(c) Service of an order under this subdivision is effective if the order is served in <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>person, or is served by certified mail to the most recent address provided to the board by <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>the licensee, registrant, applicant, or counsel of record. The order must state the reason <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>for the entry of the order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>(d) Except as provided in subdivision 5, paragraph (c), all hearings under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>subdivision must be conducted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Temporary suspension.</b> (a) When the board, or complaint committee if <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>authorized by the board, issues a temporary suspension order, the suspension provided for <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>in the order is effective on service of a written copy of the order on the licensee, registrant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>or counsel of record. The order must specify the statute, rule, or order violated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>licensee or registrant. The order remains in effect until the board issues a final order in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>matter after a hearing, or on agreement between the board and the licensee or registrant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>(b) An order under this subdivision may (1) prohibit the licensee or registrant from <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>engaging in the practice of a profession regulated by the board in whole or in part, as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>facts require, and (2) condition the termination of the suspension on compliance with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce. <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>The order must state the reasons for entering the order and must set forth the right to <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>a hearing as provided in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>(c) Within ten days after service of an order under this subdivision, the licensee or <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>registrant may request a hearing in writing. The board must hold a hearing before its own <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>members within five working days of the request for a hearing. The sole issue at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>hearing must be whether there is a reasonable basis to continue, modify, or terminate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.34"></a><var>129.34</var>temporary suspension. The hearing is not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act. <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.35"></a><var>129.35</var>Evidence presented to the board or the licensee or registrant may be in affidavit form only. <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.36"></a><var>129.36</var>The licensee, registrant, or counsel of record may appear for oral argument.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>(d) Within five working days after the hearing, the board shall issue its order and, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>the order continues the suspension, shall schedule a contested case hearing within 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>of the issuance of the order. Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, the administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>law judge shall issue a report within 30 days after the closing of the contested case hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>record. The board shall issue a final order within 30 days of receiving the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Violations; penalties; costs.</b> (a) The board may impose a civil penalty of <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>up to $2,000 per violation on a person who violates a statute, rule, or order that the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>has adopted or issued or is empowered to enforce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>(b) In addition to any penalty under paragraph (a), the board may impose a fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>to reimburse the board for all or part of the cost of (1) the proceedings resulting in <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>disciplinary action authorized under this section, (2) the imposition of a civil penalty under <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>paragraph (a), or (3) the issuance of a cease and desist order. The board may impose a <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>fee under this paragraph when the board shows that the position of the person who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>violated a statute, rule, or order that the board has adopted or issued or is empowered to <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>enforce is not substantially justified unless special circumstances make such a fee unjust, <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>notwithstanding any rule to the contrary. Costs under this paragraph include, but are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>limited to, the amount paid by the board for services from the Office of Administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>Hearings, attorney fees, court reporter costs, witness costs, reproduction of records, board <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>members' compensation, board staff time, and expenses incurred by board members and <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>staff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>(c) All hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>Administrative Procedure Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Reinstatement.</b> Upon petition of the former or suspended licensee or <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>registrant, the board may reinstate a suspended, revoked, or surrendered license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>registration. The board may in its sole discretion place any conditions on reinstatement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>a suspended, revoked, or surrendered license or registration that it finds appropriate and <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>necessary to ensure that the purposes of this chapter are met. No license or registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>may be reinstated until the former licensee or registrant has completed at least one-half <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>of the suspension period. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[155A.20] BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS CREATED; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var><b>TERMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>(a) A Board of Cosmetologist Examiners is established to consist of three <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>cosmetologist members and one public member, as defined in section 214.02, appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>by the governor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>(b) All cosmetologist members must be currently licensed in the field of cosmetology <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>in Minnesota, have practiced in the licensed occupation for at least five years immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>prior to their appointment, be graduates from grade 12 of high school or have equivalent <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>education, and have knowledge of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.54 </statute_ref> and Minnesota Rules, chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>2105 and 2110. The cosmetologist members shall be members of, or recommended by, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>professional organization of cosmetologists, manicurists, or estheticians.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>(c) Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>in sections 
         <statute_ref>214.07</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>214.09</statute_ref>. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>provisions relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>(d) Members appointed to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>shall serve during the unexpired term of their predecessors.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.9.0"></a><a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 178.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Terms.</b> The board shall not expire. and The terms, compensation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>removal of appointed members shall be as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.10.0"></a><a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 182.656, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Meetings</b><b>; expiration of council</b><b>.</b> A majority of the council members <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>constitutes a quorum. The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>six members. A tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>period will be available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>council shall expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, except that the council shall not expire before June 30, 2003.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.11.0"></a><a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 214.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Non-health-related licensing board.</b> "Non-health-related licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>board" means the Board of Teaching established pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>122A.07</statute_ref>, the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>of Barber Examiners established pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, the Board of Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>Examiners established pursuant to section 155A.20, the Board of Assessors established <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>270.41</statute_ref>, the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design established pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>326.04
         </statute_ref>, the Private Detective and Protective Agent Licensing Board established pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>326.33</statute_ref>, the Board of Accountancy established pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>326A.02</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var>the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board established pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>626.841</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.12.0"></a><a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 214.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Officers; staff.</b> The executive director of each health-related board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>the executive secretary of each non-health-related board shall be the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>officer for the board but shall not be a member of the board. The executive director or <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>executive secretary shall maintain the records of the board, account for all fees received <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>by it, supervise and direct employees servicing the board, and perform other services as <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>directed by the board. The executive directors, executive secretaries, and other employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>of the following boards shall be hired by the board, and the executive directors or executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>secretaries shall be in the unclassified civil service, except as provided in this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Dentistry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Medical Practice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Nursing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) Pharmacy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) Accountancy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>Geoscience, and Interior Design;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Barber Examiners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) Cosmetology Cosmetologist Examiners;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Teaching;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) Peace Officer Standards and Training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) Social Work;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) Marriage and Family Therapy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) Dietetics and Nutrition Practice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Licensed Professional Counseling; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Combative Sports Commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The executive directors or executive secretaries serving the boards are hired by those <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>boards and are in the unclassified civil service, except for part-time executive directors <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>or executive secretaries, who are not required to be in the unclassified service. Boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>not requiring full-time executive directors or executive secretaries may employ them on <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>a part-time basis. To the extent practicable, the sharing of part-time executive directors <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>or executive secretaries by boards being serviced by the same department is encouraged. <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>Persons providing services to those boards not listed in this subdivision, except executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>directors or executive secretaries of the boards and employees of the attorney general, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var>classified civil service employees of the department servicing the board. To the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var>practicable, the commissioner shall ensure that staff services are shared by the boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>being serviced by the department. If necessary, a board may hire part-time, temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>employees to administer and grade examinations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.13.0"></a><a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.1612, subdivision 2, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>them in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "C-BED tariff" or "tariff" means a community-based energy development tariff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Qualifying owner" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a Minnesota resident;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a limited liability  company that is organized under chapter 322B and that is made <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>up of members who are Minnesota residents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a Minnesota nonprofit organization organized under chapter 317A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a Minnesota cooperative association organized under chapter 308A or 308B, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>including a rural electric cooperative association or a generation and transmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>cooperative on behalf of and at the request of a member distribution utility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) a Minnesota political subdivision or local government including, but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>to, a municipal electric utility, or a municipal power agency on behalf of and at the request <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>of a member distribution utility, the office of the commissioner of Iron Range resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>and rehabilitation, a county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, school district, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>public or private higher education institution or any other local or regional governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>organization such as a board, commission, or association; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a tribal council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Net present value rate" means a rate equal to the net present value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>nominal payments to a project divided by the total expected energy production of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>project over the life of its power purchase agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Standard reliability criteria" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) can be safely integrated into and operated within the utility's grid without causing <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>any adverse or unsafe consequences; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) is consistent with the utility's resource needs as identified in its most recent <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>resource plan submitted under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2422</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Renewable" refers to a technology listed in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Community-based energy development project" or "C-BED project" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>new renewable energy project that either as a stand-alone project or part of a partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.35"></a><var>133.35</var>under subdivision 8:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) has no single qualifying owner owning more than 15 percent of a C-BED wind <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>energy project unless: (i) the C-BED wind energy project consists of only one or two <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>turbines; or (ii) the qualifying owner is a public entity listed under paragraph (c), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>(5), that is not a municipal utility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) demonstrates that at least 51 percent of the gross revenues from a power <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>purchase agreement over the life of the project will flow to qualifying owners and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>local entities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) has a resolution of support adopted by the county board of each county in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>the project is to be located, or in the case of a project located within the boundaries of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>reservation, the tribal council for that reservation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.14.0"></a><a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.2213, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Advisory committees.</b> Before submission to the board of a proposal for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>project for expenditure of money appropriated under this section, the commissioner of Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>Range resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>of at least seven persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>the proposal. If the project involves investment in a scientific research proposal, at <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>least four of the committee members must be knowledgeable in the specific scientific <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>research area relating to the project. Members of the committees must be compensated as <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The board shall not act on a proposal until it <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>has received the evaluation and recommendations of the technical advisory committee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.15.0"></a><a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.2214, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation of committee; purpose.</b> A committee is created to <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>advise the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on providing higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>education programs in the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>committee is subject to section 
         <statute_ref>15.059 but does not expire</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.16.0"></a><a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.297, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var><b>298.297 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>Before submission of a project to the board, the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>resources and rehabilitation shall appoint a technical advisory committee consisting of <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>one or more persons who are knowledgeable in areas related to the objectives of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>proposal. Members of the committees shall be compensated as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, <br />
            		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. The board shall not act on a proposal until it has received the evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>and recommendations of the technical advisory committee or until 15 days have elapsed <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>since the proposal was transmitted to the advisory committee, whichever occurs first. <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>Notwithstanding section 15.059, the committees do not expire. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.17.0"></a><a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Laws 2007, chapter 135, article 1, section 16, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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         </table><a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>The commissioner of labor and industry shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>transfer $1,627,000 by June 30, 2008, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>$1,515,000 by June 30, 2009, and each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>thereafter, from the construction code fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>Of the balance remaining in Laws 2005, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>2, subdivision 2, for the methamphetamine <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>laboratory cleanup revolving loan fund, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>$100,000 is for transfer to the small <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>community wastewater treatment account <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>446A.075, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.18.0"></a><a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY AND STAFF.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Transfer of authority.</b> (a) The responsibilities of the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners covered in Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>154.001 to 154.26, are transferred under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, to the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>of Barber Examiners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>(b) The responsibilities of the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>covered in Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 154.40 to 154.54, are transferred under <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, to the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Rulemaking.</b> Rulemaking authority pursuant to Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>2008, sections 154.001 to 154.26, of the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>is transferred to the Board of Barber Examiners. Rulemaking authority pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 154.40 to 154.54, of the Board of Barber and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>Cosmetologist Examiners is transferred to the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners. All <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>rules adopted by the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners in Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>chapter 2100, remain in effect and shall be enforced until amended or repealed according <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>to law by the Board of Barber Examiners. All rules adopted by the Board of Barber <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>and Cosmetologist Examiners in Minnesota Rules, chapters 2105 and 2110, remain in <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>effect and shall be enforced until amended or repealed according to law by the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>Cosmetologist Examiners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Transfer of board members.</b> The board members serving in unexpired <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>terms appointed to the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.001, paragraph (b), shall be appointed to serve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>remainder of their terms as members of the Board of Barber Examiners, notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 154.001, subdivision 2. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>members serving in unexpired terms appointed to the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>Examiners pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 154.001, paragraph (c), shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>appointed to serve the remainder of their terms as members of the Board of Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>Examiners, notwithstanding the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.20.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Transfer of staff.</b> (a) The staff of the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>Examiners is transferred to the Board of Barber Examiners and the Board of Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>Examiners under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, according to the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>paragraph (b). In addition to any other protection, no employee shall suffer job loss, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>have a salary reduced, or have employment benefits reduced as a result of the transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>of authority from the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners recommended or <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>mandated by this section. No action taken after January 1, 2010, shall be considered a <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>result of the transfer of authority for the purposes of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>(b) On or before June 1, 2009, the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>must designate to which board each employee will transfer to under paragraph (a), and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>board must notify each affected employee of the designation in writing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Exemption from hiring freeze.</b> Notwithstanding any law, policy, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>executive order that restricts the hiring of new employees or institutes a hiring freeze, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>Board of Barber Examiners and the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners may hire staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>necessary to accomplish their statutory duties. This exemption expires on December <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>31, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, except that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>requirements of subdivision 4, paragraph (b), are effective the day following final <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.19.0"></a><a id="pl.136.35"></a><var>136.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE TO ALLOCATE FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>The commissioner of finance shall allocate the 2010 and 2011 appropriations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners between the Board of Barber Examiners <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>and the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners in a ratio that each organization received <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>when it was separate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.20.0"></a><a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>(a) The revisor of statutes shall delete "Board of Barber and Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>Examiners" and substitute "board" or "Board of Barber Examiners," as appropriate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes, sections 154.001 to 154.26, and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>Rules, chapter 2100.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall delete "Board of Barber and Cosmetologist <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>Examiners" and substitute "board" or "Board of Cosmetologist Examiners," as appropriate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes, sections 154.40 to 154.54, and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>Rules, chapters 2105 and 2110.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>(c) The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>in column A with the number listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>renumbering.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width=""></col>
            <col width=""></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column A<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column B<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.40<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.21<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.41<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.22<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.42<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.23<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.43<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.24<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.44<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.45<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.26<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.46<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.27<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.465<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.28<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.47<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.29<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.48<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.30<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.49<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.31<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.32<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.51<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.33<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.52<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.34<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.53<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.35<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>154.54<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>155A.36<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.21.0"></a><a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.137.36"></a><var>137.36</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 176.135, subdivision 1b, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var><b>IRON RANGE RESOURCES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.424, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var><b>116J.424 IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var><b>CONTRIBUTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>The commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board with <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>approval of the board by at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>members, shall provide an equal match for any loan or equity investment made for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>facility located in the tax relief area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.134, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>, by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>Minnesota minerals 21st century fund created by section 
         <statute_ref>116J.423</statute_ref>. The match may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>in the form of a loan or equity investment, notwithstanding whether the fund makes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>loan or equity investment. The state shall not acquire an equity interest because of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>equity investment or loan by the board and the board at its sole discretion shall decide <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>what interest it acquires in a project. The commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>development may require a commitment from the board to make the match prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>disbursing money from the fund. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[298.217] IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var><b>EARLY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>resources and rehabilitation, in consultation with the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>budget, may offer a targeted early separation incentive program for employees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>commissioner who have attained the age of 60 years or who have received credit for at <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>least 30 years of allowable service under the provisions of chapter 352.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>(b) The early separation incentive program may include one or more of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>(1) employer-paid postseparation health, medical, and dental insurance until age <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>65; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>(2) cash incentives that may, but are not required to be, used to purchase additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>years of service credit through the Minnesota State Retirement System, to the extent that <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>the purchases are otherwise authorized by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>(c) The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>eligibility requirements for employees to receive an incentive.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>(d) The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation, consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>established program provisions under paragraph (b), and with the eligibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>under paragraph (c), may designate specific programs or employees as eligible to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>offered the incentive program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>(e) Acceptance of the offered incentive must be voluntary on the part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>employee and must be in writing. The incentive may only be offered at the sole discretion <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>of the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>(f) The cost of the incentive is payable solely by funds made available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation by law, but only on prior approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>of the expenditures by a majority of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>(g) This section and section 298.218 are repealed June 30, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[298.218] APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>Unilateral implementation of section 298.217 by the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>resources and rehabilitation is not an unfair labor practice under chapter 179A.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.</b> There is hereby <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>created the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, consisting of 13 members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>five of whom are state senators appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>Rules Committee of the senate, and five of whom are representatives, appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>speaker of the house. The remaining members shall be appointed one each by the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>majority leader, the speaker of the house, and the governor and must be nonlegislators <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>who reside in a taconite assistance area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. The members shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>be appointed in January of every odd-numbered year, except that the initial nonlegislator <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>members shall be appointed by July 1, 1999, and shall serve until January of the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>odd-numbered year. Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>original members were chosen. At least a majority of the legislative members of the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>shall be elected from state senatorial or legislative districts in which over 50 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>of the residents reside within a taconite assistance area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>All expenditures and projects made by the commissioner of Iron Range resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>rehabilitation shall be consistent with the priorities established in subdivision 8 and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>first be submitted to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for approval of <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>expenditures and projects for rehabilitation purposes as provided by this section, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>the method, manner, and time of payment of all funds proposed to be disbursed, by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>majority of the board of expenditures and projects for rehabilitation purposes as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.33"></a><var>139.33</var>by this section, and the method, manner, and time of payment of all funds proposed to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.34"></a><var>139.34</var>disbursed shall be first approved or disapproved by the board at least seven Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board members. The board shall biennially make its report <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>to the governor and the legislature on or before November 15 of each even-numbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>year. The expenses of the board shall be paid by the state from the funds raised pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>this section. Members of the board who are legislators may be reimbursed for expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>in the manner provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>3.099</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, and 
         <statute_ref>3.101</statute_ref>, and may receive per <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>diem payments during the interims between legislative sessions in the manner provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>3.099, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Members of the board who are not legislators may <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>receive per diem payments and be reimbursed for expenses at the lowest rate provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>for legislative members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.22, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a.  <b>Forest trust.</b> The commissioner, upon the affirmative vote of a majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>of the members of the board, of at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>Board members, may purchase forest lands in the taconite assistance area defined in under <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref> with funds specifically authorized for the purchase. The acquired forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>lands must be held in trust for the benefit of the citizens of the taconite assistance area <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>as the Iron Range Miners' Memorial Forest. The forest trust lands shall be managed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>developed for recreation and economic development purposes. The commissioner, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board, of at least seven Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, may sell forest lands purchased under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>subdivision if the board finds that the sale advances the purposes of the trust. Proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>derived from the management or sale of the lands and from the sale of timber or removal <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>of gravel or other minerals from these forest lands shall be deposited into an Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>Miners' Memorial Forest account that is established within the state financial accounts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>Funds may be expended from the account upon approval of a majority of the members <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>of the board by at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>to purchase, manage, administer, convey interests in, and improve the forest lands. By <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>majority an affirmative vote of the members of the board, of at least seven Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, money in the Iron Range Miners' Memorial <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>Forest account may be transferred into the corpus of the Douglas J. Johnson economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>protection trust fund established under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.291 </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>298.294</statute_ref>. The property acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>under the authority granted by this subdivision and income derived from the property or <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>the operation or management of the property are exempt from taxation by the state or its <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.34"></a><var>140.34</var>political subdivisions while held by the forest trust. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.22, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Private entity participation.</b> The board may acquire an equity interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>any project for which it provides funding. The commissioner may establish, participate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>the management of, and dispose of the assets of charitable foundations, nonprofit limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>liability companies, and nonprofit corporations associated with any project for which it <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>provides funding, including specifically, but without limitation, a corporation within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>meaning of section 
         <statute_ref>317A.011, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.22, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Project area development authority.</b> (a) In addition to the other powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>granted in this section and other law and notwithstanding any limitations contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>subdivision 5, the commissioner, for purposes of fostering economic development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>tourism within the Giants Ridge Recreation Area or the Ironworld Discovery Center area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>may spend any money made available to the agency under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref> to acquire real <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>or personal property or interests therein by gift, purchase, or lease and may convey by <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>lease, sale, or other means of conveyance or commitment any or all property interests <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>owned or administered by the commissioner within such areas. <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>(b) In furtherance of development of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>Ironworld Discovery Center area, the commissioner may establish and participate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>charitable foundations, nonprofit limited liability companies, and nonprofit corporations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>including a corporation within the meaning of section 
         <statute_ref>317A.011, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>(c) The term "Giants Ridge recreation area" refers to an economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>project area established by the commissioner in furtherance of the powers delegated in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>section within St. Louis County in the western following portions of the town of White and <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>in the eastern portion of the westerly, adjacent, unorganized township. city of Biwabik:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>Township 59 North, Range 15 West, Sections 7, 8, 17-20 and 29-32;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>Township 59 North, Range 16 West, Sections 12, 13, 24, 25, and 36;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>Township 58 North, Range 16 West, Section 1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>Township 58 North, Range 15 West, Sections 5 and 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>(d) The term "Ironworld Discovery Center area" refers to means an economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>development and tourism promotion project area established by the commissioner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>furtherance of the powers delegated in this section within St. Louis County in the south <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>portion of the town of Balkan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.8.0"></a><a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.22, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Spending priority.</b> In making or approving any expenditures on programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>or projects, the commissioner and the board shall give the highest priority to programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>and projects that target relief to those areas of the taconite assistance area as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>, that have the largest percentages of job losses and population losses <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>directly attributable to the economic downturn in the taconite industry since the 1980s. <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>The commissioner and the board shall compare the 1980 population and employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>figures with the 2000 population and employment figures, and shall specifically consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>the job losses in 2000 and 2001 resulting from the closure of LTV Steel Mining Company, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>in making or approving expenditures consistent with this subdivision, as well as the areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>of residence of persons who suffered job loss for which relief is to be targeted under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>subdivision. The commissioner may lease, for a term not exceeding 50 years and upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>the terms determined by the commissioner and approved by the board at least seven Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, surface and mineral interests owned <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>or acquired by the state of Minnesota acting by and through the office of the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation within those portions of the taconite assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>area affected by the closure of the LTV Steel Mining Company facility near Hoyt Lakes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>The payments and royalties from these leases must be deposited into the fund established <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref>. This subdivision supersedes any other conflicting provisions of law <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>and does not preclude the commissioner and the board from making expenditures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>programs and projects in other areas. <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.9.0"></a><a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.22, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Sale or privatization of functions.</b> The commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>resources and rehabilitation may not sell or privatize the Ironworld Discovery Center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort without prior approval by a majority vote of the board at <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.10.0"></a><a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.22, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Budgeting.</b> The commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>shall annually prepare a budget for operational expenditures, programs, and projects, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>submit it to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and the governor for <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>approval. After the budget is approved by the board at least seven Iron Range Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>and Rehabilitation Board members and the governor, the commissioner may spend money <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>in accordance with the approved budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.11.0"></a><a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.221, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var><b>298.221 RECEIPTS FROM CONTRACTS; APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), all money paid to the state of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>pursuant to the terms of any contract entered into by the state under authority of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>298.22
         </statute_ref> and any fees which may, in the discretion of the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>resources and rehabilitation, be charged in connection with any project pursuant to that <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>section as amended, shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board account in the special revenue fund and are hereby <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>appropriated for the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>16A.013</statute_ref>, merchandise may be accepted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>advertising contracts if the commissioner determines that the merchandise can be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>for special event prizes or mementos at facilities operated by the board. Nothing in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>paragraph authorizes the commissioner or a member of the board to receive merchandise <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>for personal use.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>(c) All fees charged by the commissioner in connection with public use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>state-owned ski and golf facilities at the Giants Ridge Recreation Area and all other <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>revenues derived by the commissioner from the operation or lease of those facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>and from the lease, sale, or other disposition of undeveloped lands at the Giants Ridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>Recreation Area must be deposited into an Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>Board account that is created within the state enterprise fund. All funds deposited in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>enterprise fund account are appropriated to the commissioner to be expended, subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>to approval of a majority of the board, by at least seven Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>Rehabilitation Board members, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>(1) to pay costs associated with the construction, equipping, operation, repair, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>improvement of the Giants Ridge Recreation Area facilities or lands;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>(2) to pay principal, interest and associated bond issuance, reserve, and servicing <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>costs associated with the financing of the facilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>(3) to pay the costs of any other project authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.12.0"></a><a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.2211, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Project approval.</b> All projects authorized by this section shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>submitted by the commissioner to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>which shall recommend approval or disapproval or modification of the projects for <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>approval by at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members. <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>Prior to the commencement of a project involving the exercise by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>any authority of sections 
         <statute_ref>469.174</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.179</statute_ref>, the governing body of each municipality in <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>which any part of the project is located and the county board of any county containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>portions of the project not located in an incorporated area shall by majority vote approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>or disapprove the project. Any project, as so approved by the board at least seven Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members and the applicable governing bodies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>if any, together with detailed information concerning the project, its costs, the sources of <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>its funding, and the amount of any bonded indebtedness to be incurred in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>with the project, shall be transmitted to the governor, who shall approve, disapprove, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>return the proposal for additional consideration within 30 days of receipt. No project <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>authorized under this section shall be undertaken, and no obligations shall be issued and <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>no tax increments shall be expended for a project authorized under this section until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>project has been approved by the governor.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.13.0"></a><a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.2213, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Project approval.</b> The board and commissioner shall by August 1 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>year prepare a list of projects to be funded from the money appropriated in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>with necessary supporting information including descriptions of the projects, plans, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>cost estimates. A project must not be approved by the board unless it finds that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>(1) the project will materially assist, directly or indirectly, the creation of additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>long-term employment opportunities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>(2) the prospective benefits of the expenditure exceed the anticipated costs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>(3) in the case of assistance to private enterprise, the project will serve a sound <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>business purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var> Each project must be approved by a majority of the at least seven Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board members and the commissioner of Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>resources and rehabilitation. The list of projects must be submitted to the governor, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>who shall, by November 15 of each year, approve, disapprove, or return for further <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>consideration, each project. The money for a project may be spent only upon approval of <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>the project by the governor. The board may submit supplemental projects for approval at <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>any time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.14.0"></a><a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.2214, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Per diem.</b> Members of the committee may be reimbursed for expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>in the manner provided in section 298.22, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.15.0"></a><a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.223, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var><b>298.223 TACONITE AREA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation; purposes.</b> A fund called the taconite environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>protection fund is created for the purpose of reclaiming, restoring and enhancing those <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>areas of northeast Minnesota located within the taconite assistance area defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>273.1341
         </statute_ref>, that are adversely affected by the environmentally damaging operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>involved in mining taconite and iron ore and producing iron ore concentrate and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>purpose of promoting the economic development of northeast Minnesota. The taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>environmental protection fund shall be used for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>(a) (1) to initiate investigations into matters the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>Rehabilitation Board determines are in need of study and which will determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>environmental problems requiring remedial action;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>(b) (2) reclamation, restoration, or reforestation of mine lands not otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>provided for by state law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>(c) (3) local economic development projects but only if those projects are approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>by the board, at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>and public works, including construction of sewer and water systems located within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>(d) (4) monitoring of mineral industry related health problems among mining <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>employees.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>(5) local public works projects under section 298.227, paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>(6) local public works projects as provided under this clause. The following amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>shall be distributed in 2009 based upon the taxable tonnage of production in 2008:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>(i) .4651 cents per ton to the city of Aurora for street repair and renovation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>(ii) .4264 cent per ton to the city of Biwabik for street and utility infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>improvements to the south side industrial site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>(iii) .6460 cent per ton to the city of Buhl for street repair;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>(iv) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Hoyt Lakes for public utility improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>(v) 1.1628 cents per ton to the city of Eveleth for water and sewer infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>upgrades;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>(vi) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Gilbert for water and sewer infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>upgrades;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>(vii) .7752 cent per ton to the city of Mountain Iron for water and sewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>infrastructure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>(viii) 1.2920 cents per ton to the city of Virginia for utility upgrades and accessibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>modifications for the miners' memorial;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>(ix) .6460 cent per ton to the town of White for Highway 135 road upgrades;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>(x) 1.9380 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for public infrastructure projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>(xi) 1.1628 cents per ton to the city of Chisholm for water and sewer repair;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>(xii) .6460 cent per ton to the town of Balkan for community center repairs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>(xiii) .9044 cent per ton to the city of Babbitt for city garage construction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>(xiv) .5168 cent per ton to the city of Cook for replacement of a water tower;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>(xv) .5168 cent per ton to the city of Ely for reconstruction of 2cnd Avenue West;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>(xvi) .6460 cent per ton to the city of Tower for water infrastructure upgrades;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>(xvii) .1292 cent per ton to the city of Orr for water infrastructure upgrades;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>(xviii) .1292 cent per ton to the city of Silver Bay for emergency cleanup;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>(xvix) .3230 cent per ton to Lake County for trail construction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>(xx) .1292 cent per ton to Cook County for construction of tennis courts in Grand <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>Marais;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>(xxi) .3101 cent per ton to the city of Two Harbors for water infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>(xxii) .1938 cent per ton for land acquisition for phase one of Cook Airport project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>(xxiii) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Coleraine for water and sewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>improvements along Gayley Avenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>(xxiv) .3876 cent per ton to the city of Marble for construction of a city <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>administration facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>(xxv) .1292 cent per ton to the city of Calumet for repairs at city hall and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>community center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.35"></a><var>146.35</var>(xxvi) .6460 cent per ton to the city of Nashwauk for electrical infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.36"></a><var>146.36</var>upgrades;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>(xxvii) 1.0336 cents per ton to the city of Keewatin for water and sewer upgrades <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>along Depot Street;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>(xxviii) .2584 cent per ton to the city of Aitkin for water, sewer, street, and gutter <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>(xxix) 1.1628 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for water and sewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>infrastructure upgrades at Pokegema Golf Course and Park Place;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>(xxx) .1809 cent per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for water and sewer upgrades <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>for 1st Avenue from River Road to 3rd Street SE; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>(xxxi) .9044 cent per ton to the city of Cohasset for upgrades to the railroad crossing <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>at Highway 2 and County Road 62.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The taconite area environmental protection fund shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>be administered by the commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>Board. The commissioner shall by September 1 of each year submit to the board a list <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>of projects to be funded from the taconite area environmental protection fund, with such <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>supporting information including description of the projects, plans, and cost estimates as <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>may be necessary. <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each year no less than one-half of the amounts deposited into the taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>environmental protection fund must be used for public works projects, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>construction of sewer and water systems, as specified under subdivision 1, paragraph (c) <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>clause (3). The Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board with a majority vote of <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>the members, approval by at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>members, may waive the requirements of this paragraph. <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Upon approval by a majority of the members of the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>Rehabilitation Board, at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>members, the list of projects approved under this subdivision shall be submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>governor by November 1 of each year. By December 1 of each year, the governor shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>approve or disapprove, or return for further consideration, each project. Funds for a project <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>may be expended only upon approval of the project by the board at least seven Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, and the governor. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>submit supplemental projects to the board and governor for approval at any time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Appropriation.</b> There is annually appropriated to the commissioner of Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>Range resources and rehabilitation taconite area environmental protection funds necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>to carry out approved projects and programs and the funds necessary for administration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>this section. Annual administrative costs, not including detailed engineering expenses for <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.35"></a><var>147.35</var>the projects, shall not exceed five percent of the amount annually expended from the fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>Funds for the purposes of this section are provided by section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>11
         </statute_ref>, relating to the taconite area environmental protection fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.16.0"></a><a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.227, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var><b>298.227 TACONITE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) An amount equal to that distributed pursuant to each taconite producer's taxable <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>production and qualifying sales under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9a</statute_ref>, shall be held by <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board in a separate taconite economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>development fund for each taconite and direct reduced ore producer. Money from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>fund for each producer shall be released by the commissioner after review by a joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>committee consisting of an equal number of representatives of the salaried employees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees of that producer. The District 11 <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>director of the United States Steelworkers of America, on advice of each local employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>president, shall select the employee members. In nonorganized operations, the employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>committee shall be elected by the nonsalaried production and maintenance employees. <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>The review must be completed no later than six months after the producer presents a <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>proposal for expenditure of the funds to the committee. The funds held pursuant to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>section may be released only for workforce development and associated public facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>improvement, or for acquisition of plant and stationary mining equipment and facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>for the producer or for research and development in Minnesota on new mining, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>taconite, iron, or steel production technology, but only if the producer provides a matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>expenditure to be used for the same purpose of at least 50 percent of the distribution based <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>on 
         <statute_ref>14.7</statute_ref> cents per ton beginning with distributions in 2002. Effective for proposals for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>expenditures of money from the fund beginning May 26, 2007, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>not release the funds before the next scheduled meeting of the board. If the board rejects <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>a proposed expenditure is not approved by at least seven Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>Rehabilitation Board members, the funds must be deposited in the Taconite Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>Protection Fund under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.222</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>. If a producer uses money which has <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>been released from the fund prior to May 26, 2007 to procure haulage trucks, mobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>equipment, or mining shovels, and the producer removes the piece of equipment from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>taconite tax relief area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.134</statute_ref> within ten years from the date of receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>of the money from the fund, a portion of the money granted from the fund must be repaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>to the taconite economic development fund. The portion of the money to be repaid is 100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>percent of the grant if the equipment is removed from the taconite tax relief area within 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>months after receipt of the money from the fund, declining by ten percent for each of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>subsequent nine years during which the equipment remains within the taconite tax relief <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>area. If a taconite production facility is sold after operations at the facility had ceased, any <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>money remaining in the fund for the former producer may be released to the purchaser of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>the facility on the terms otherwise applicable to the former producer under this section. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>a producer fails to provide matching funds for a proposed expenditure within six months <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>after the commissioner approves release of the funds, the funds are available for release to <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>another producer in proportion to the distribution provided and under the conditions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>this section. Any portion of the fund which is not released by the commissioner within <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>one year of its deposit in the fund shall be divided between the taconite environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>protection fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.223 </statute_ref>and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>trust fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> for placement in their respective special accounts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>Two-thirds of the unreleased funds shall be distributed to the taconite environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>protection fund and one-third to the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)(i) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), setting the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>distributions and the review process, an amount equal to ten cents per taxable ton of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>production in 2007, for distribution in 2008 only, that would otherwise be distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>under paragraph (a), may be used for a loan for the cost of construction of a biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>energy facility. This amount must be deducted from the distribution under paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>for which a matching expenditure by the producer is not required. The granting of the loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>is subject to approval by the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board at least seven <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members; interest must be payable on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>loan at the rate prescribed in section 
         <statute_ref>298.2213, subdivision </statute_ref>3. (ii) Repayments of the loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>and interest must be deposited in the northeast Minnesota economic development taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>environment protection fund established in section 
         <statute_ref>298.2213</statute_ref> under sections 298.222 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>298.225. If a loan is not made under this paragraph by July 1, 2009, the amount that <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>had been made available for the loan under this paragraph must be transferred to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>northeast Minnesota economic development taconite environment protection fund under <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>sections 298.222 to 298.225. (iii) Money distributed in 2008 to the fund established <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>under this section that exceeds ten cents per ton is available to qualifying producers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>paragraph (a) on a pro rata basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If 2008 H.F. No. 1812 is enacted and includes a provision that amends this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>in a manner that is different from the amendment in this section, the amendment in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.34"></a><var>149.34</var>section supersedes the amendment in 2008 H.F. No. 1812, notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>645.26</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.35"></a><var>149.35</var>(c) Repayment or transfer of money to the taconite environmental protection fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.36"></a><var>149.36</var>under paragraph (b), item (ii), must be allocated by the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>Rehabilitation Board for public works projects in house legislative districts in the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>proportion as taxable tonnage of production in 2007 in each house legislative district, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>distribution in 2008, bears to total taxable tonnage of production in 2007, for distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>in 2008. Not withstanding any other law to the contrary, expenditures under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>do not require approval by the governor. For purposes of this paragraph, "house legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>districts" means the legislative districts in existence on the effective date of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.17.0"></a><a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.28, subdivision 9d, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9d.  <b>Iron Range higher education account.</b> Five cents per taxable ton must <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>be allocated to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board to be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>an Iron Range higher education account that is hereby created, to be used for higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>education programs conducted at educational institutions in the taconite assistance area <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. The Iron Range Higher Education committee under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>298.2214,
         </statute_ref> and the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board by an affirmative vote <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>of at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, must approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>all expenditures from the account. <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.18.0"></a><a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.292, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Use of money.</b> Money in the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>fund may be used for the following purposes: <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to provide loans, loan guarantees, interest buy-downs and other forms of <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>participation with private sources of financing, but a loan to a private enterprise shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>for a principal amount not to exceed one-half of the cost of the project for which financing <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>is sought, and the rate of interest on a loan to a private enterprise shall be no less than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>lesser of eight percent or an interest rate three percentage points less than a full faith <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>and credit obligation of the United States government of comparable maturity, at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>time that the loan is approved; <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to fund reserve accounts established to secure the payment when due of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>principal of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>298.2211</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to pay in periodic payments or in a lump-sum payment any or all of the interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>on bonds issued pursuant to chapter 474 for the purpose of constructing, converting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>or retrofitting heating facilities in connection with district heating systems or systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>utilizing alternative energy sources; <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to invest in a venture capital fund or enterprise that will provide capital to other <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>entities that are engaging in, or that will engage in, projects or programs that have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>purposes set forth in subdivision 1. No investments may be made in a venture capital fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>or enterprise unless at least two other unrelated investors make investments of at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>$500,000 in the venture capital fund or enterprise, and the investment by the Douglas <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>J. Johnson economic protection trust fund may not exceed the amount of the largest <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>investment by an unrelated investor in the venture capital fund or enterprise. For purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>of this subdivision, an "unrelated investor" is a person or entity that is not related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>the entity in which the investment is made or to any individual who owns more than 40 <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>percent of the value of the entity, in any of the following relationships: spouse, parent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>child, sibling, employee, or owner of an interest in the entity that exceeds ten percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>the value of all interests in it. For purposes of determining the limitations under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>clause, the amount of investments made by an investor other than the Douglas J. Johnson <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>economic protection trust fund is the sum of all investments made in the venture capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>fund or enterprise during the period beginning one year before the date of the investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>by the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to purchase forest land in the taconite assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>to be held and managed as a public trust for the benefit of the area for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>authorized in section 
         <statute_ref>298.22, subdivision 5a</statute_ref>. Property purchased under this section may <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>be sold by the commissioner upon approval by a majority vote of the board by at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members. The net proceeds must <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>be deposited in the trust fund for the purposes and uses of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Money from the trust fund shall be expended only in or for the benefit of the taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>assistance area defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.19.0"></a><a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>[298.2931] TRANSFER OF FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>The amount deposited in the Douglas J. Johnson Economic Protection Trust Fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>in 2009 in repayment of a loan for the Mesabi Nugget, LLC project at Silver Bay shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>be transferred to the taconite environmental protection fund and deposited in a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>account to be used as provided under section 298.223, subdivision 1, clause (6).<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.20.0"></a><a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.294, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var><b>298.294 INVESTMENT OF FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>(a) The trust fund established by section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> shall be invested pursuant to law <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>by the State Board of Investment and the net interest, dividends, and other earnings arising <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>from the investments shall be transferred, except as provided in paragraph (b), on the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>day of each month to the trust and shall be included and become part of the trust fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>The amounts transferred, including the interest, dividends, and other earnings earned <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>prior to July 13, 1982, together with the additional amount of $10,000,000 for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>1983, which is appropriated April 21, 1983, are appropriated from the trust fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation for deposit in a separate account <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>for expenditure for the purposes set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref>. Amounts appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>pursuant to this section shall not cancel but shall remain available unless expended.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>(b) For fiscal years 2010 and 2011 only, $1,000,000 of the net interest, dividends, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>and other earnings under paragraph (a) shall be transferred to a special account. Funds in <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>the special account are available for loans or grants to businesses, with priority given to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>businesses with 25 or fewer employees. Funds may be used for wage subsidies of up to $5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>per hour or other activities that will create additional jobs in the taconite assistance area <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>under section 273.1341. Expenditures from the special account must be approved by at <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>(c) To qualify for a grant or loan, a business must be currently operating and have <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>been operating for one year immediately prior to its application for a loan or grant, and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>corporate headquarters must be located in the taconite assistance area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.21.0"></a><a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.296, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Expenditure of funds.</b> (a) Before January 1, 2028, funds may be expended <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>on projects and for administration of the trust fund only from the net interest, earnings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>and dividends arising from the investment of the trust at any time, including net interest, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>earnings, and dividends that have arisen prior to July 13, 1982, plus $10,000,000 made <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>available for use in fiscal year 1983, except that any amount required to be paid out of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>trust fund to provide the property tax relief specified in Laws 1977, chapter 423, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>X, section 4, and to make school bond payments and payments to recipients of taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>production tax proceeds pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>, may be taken from the corpus of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>the trust. <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Additionally, upon recommendation by the board, up to $13,000,000 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>corpus of the trust may be made available for use as provided in subdivision 4, and up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>$10,000,000 from the corpus of the trust may be made available for use as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.35"></a><var>152.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>298.2961</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Additionally, an amount equal to 20 percent of the value of the corpus of the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>on May 18, 2002, not including the funds authorized in paragraph (b), plus the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>made available under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, and Laws 2002, chapter 377, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>8, section 17, may be expended on projects. Funds may be expended for projects under <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>this paragraph only if the project: <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is for the purposes established under section 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>(1) or (2); and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) is approved by the board upon an affirmative vote of at least ten of its members. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>No money made available under this paragraph or paragraph (d) can be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>administrative or operating expenses of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>Board or expenses relating to any facilities owned or operated by the board on May 18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>2002. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Upon recommendation by a unanimous vote of all members of the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>amounts in addition to those authorized under paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>expended on projects described in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Annual administrative costs, not including detailed engineering expenses for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>projects, shall not exceed five percent of the net interest, dividends, and earnings arising <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>from the trust in the preceding fiscal year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Principal and interest received in repayment of loans made pursuant to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>section, and earnings on other investments made under section 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>clause (4), shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the trust. These receipts <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>are appropriated to the board for the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>298.291</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.298</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Additionally, notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>298.293</statute_ref>, upon the affirmative vote <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>of a majority of the members of the board, of at least seven Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>Rehabilitation Board members, money from the corpus of the trust may be expanded to <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>purchase forest lands within the taconite assistance area as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>subdivision 5a, and 
         <statute_ref>298.292, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (5). <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.22.0"></a><a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 298.2961, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var><b>298.2961 PRODUCER GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Appropriation.</b> (a) $10,000,000 is appropriated from the Douglas <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>J. Johnson economic protection trust fund to a special account in the taconite area <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>environmental protection fund for grants to producers on a project-by-project basis as <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>(b) The proceeds of the tax designated under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9b</statute_ref>, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>appropriated for grants to producers on a project-by-project basis as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>section.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Projects; approval.</b> (a) Projects funded must be for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) environmentally unique reclamation projects; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) pit or plant repairs, expansions, or modernizations other than for a value added <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>iron products plant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) To be proposed by the board, a project must be approved by at least eight Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members. The money for a project may <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>be spent only upon approval of the project by the governor. The board may submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>supplemental projects for approval at any time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The board may require that it receive an equity percentage in any project to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>which it contributes under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Redistribution.</b> (a) If a taconite production facility is sold after operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>at the facility had ceased, any money remaining in the taconite environmental fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>former producer may be released to the purchaser of the facility on the terms otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>applicable to the former producer under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>(b) Any portion of the taconite environmental fund that is not released by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>commissioner within three years of its deposit in the taconite environmental fund shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>divided between the taconite environmental protection fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.223</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>and the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> for <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>placement in their respective special accounts. Two-thirds of the unreleased funds must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>distributed to the taconite environmental protection fund and one-third to the Douglas J. <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>Johnson economic protection trust fund.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4.  <b>Grant and loan fund.</b> (a) A fund is established to receive distributions <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 9b</statute_ref>, and to make grants or loans as provided in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>subdivision. Any grant or loan made under this subdivision must be approved by a majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>of the members of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, at least seven Iron <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board members, established under section 
         <statute_ref>298.22</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Distributions received in calendar year 2005 are allocated to the city of Virginia <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>for improvements and repairs to the city's steam heating system. <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Distributions received in calendar year 2006 are allocated to a project of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>public utilities commissions of the cities of Hibbing and Virginia to convert their electrical <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>generating plants to the use of biomass products, such as wood. <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.35"></a><var>154.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Distributions received in calendar year 2007 must be paid to the city of Tower to <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.36"></a><var>154.36</var>be used for the East Two Rivers project in or near the city of Tower. <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For distributions received in 2008, the first $2,000,000 of the 2008 distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>must be paid to St. Louis County for deposit in its county road and bridge fund to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>used for relocation of St. Louis County Road 715, commonly referred to as Pike River <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>Road. The remainder of the 2008 distribution must be paid to St. Louis County for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>grant to the city of Virginia for connecting sewer and water lines to the St. Louis County <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>maintenance garage on Highway 135, further extending the lines to interconnect with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>city of Gilbert's sewer and water lines. All distributions received in 2009 and subsequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>years are allocated for projects under section 
         <statute_ref>298.223</statute_ref>, subdivision 1. <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5.  <b>Public works and local economic development fund.</b> For distributions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>2007 only, a special fund is established to receive 
         <statute_ref>38.4</statute_ref> cents per ton that otherwise would <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>be allocated under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>, subdivision 6. The following amounts are allocated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>St. Louis County acting as the fiscal agent for the recipients for the specific purposes: <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 
         <statute_ref>13.4</statute_ref> cents per ton for the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District for <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>construction of a combined wastewater facility and notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>subdivision 11, paragraph (a), or any other law, interest accrued on this money while held <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>by St. Louis County shall also be distributed to the recipient; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) six cents per ton to the city of Eveleth to redesign and design and construct <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>improvements to renovate its water treatment facility; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) one cent per ton for the East Range Joint Powers Board to acquire land for and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>design a central wastewater collection and treatment system; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Hoyt Lakes to repair Leeds Road; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) 0.7 cents per ton to the city of Virginia to extend Eighth Street South; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) 0.7 cents per ton to the city of Mountain Iron to repair Hoover Road; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) 0.9 cents per ton to the city of Gilbert for alley repairs between Michigan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>Indiana Avenues and for repayment of a loan to the Minnesota Department of Employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>and Economic Development; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) 0.4 cents per ton to the city of Keewatin for a new city well; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) 0.3 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for planning for a fire and hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>materials center; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) 0.9 cents per ton to Aitkin County Growth for an economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>project for peat harvesting; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) 0.4 cents per ton to the city of Nashwauk to develop a comprehensive city plan; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) 0.4 cents per ton to the city of Taconite for development of a city comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>plan; <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) 0.3 cents per ton to the city of Marble for water and sewer infrastructure; <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) 0.8 cents per ton to Aitkin County for improvements to the Long Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>Environmental Learning Center; <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) 0.3 cents per ton to the city of Coleraine for the Coleraine Technology Center; <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) 0.5 cents per ton to the Economic Development Authority of the city of Grand <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>Rapids for planning for the North Central Research and Technology Laboratory; <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) 0.6 cents per ton to the city of Bovey for sewer and water extension; <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) 0.3 cents per ton to the city of Calumet for infrastructure improvements; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(19) ten cents per ton to the commissioner of Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>Rehabilitation for deposit in a Highway 1 Corridor Account established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>commissioner, to be distributed by the commissioner to any of the cities of Babbitt, Cook, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>Ely, or Tower, for economic development projects approved by the Iron Range Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>and Rehabilitation Board at least seven Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>members; notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), or any other law, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>interest accrued on this money while held by St. Louis County or the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>shall also be distributed to the recipient. <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Renewable energy.</b> For distributions in 2009 only, a special account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>established in the taconite environmental protection fund to receive 15.5 cents per ton that <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>otherwise would be allocated under section 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>, subdivision 6. The funds are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>for cooperative projects between the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>local governments for renewable energy initiatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var><b>ARTICLE 9</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var><b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327C.03, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>In the event a park owner has been assessed under section 327C.095, subdivision 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>paragraph (c), the park owner may collect the $12 annual payment required by section <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>327C.095, subdivision 12, for participation in the relocation trust fund, as a lump sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>or, along with monthly lot rent, a fee of no more than $1 per month to cover the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>participating in the relocation trust fund. The $1 fee must be separately itemized and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>clearly labeled "Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 327C.095, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Payment to the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) If a manufactured home owner is required to move due to the conversion of all or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>portion of a manufactured home park to another use, the closure of a park, or cessation <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>of use of the land as a manufactured home park, the manufactured park owner shall, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>upon the change in use, pay to the commissioner of finance for deposit in the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>manufactured home relocation trust fund under section 
         <statute_ref>462A.35</statute_ref>, the lesser amount of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>actual costs of moving or purchasing the manufactured home approved by the neutral <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>third party and paid by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency under subdivision 13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>paragraph (a) or (e), or $3,250 for each single section manufactured home, and $6,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>each multisection manufactured home, for which a manufactured home owner has made <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>application for payment of relocation costs under subdivision 13, paragraph (c). The <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>manufactured home park owner shall make payments required under this section to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund within 60 days of receipt of invoice <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>from the neutral third party.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A manufactured home park owner is not required to make the payment prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>under paragraph (a), nor is a manufactured home owner entitled to compensation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>subdivision 13, paragraph (a) or (e), if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the manufactured home park owner relocates the manufactured home owner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>another space in the manufactured home park or to another manufactured home park at <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>the park owner's expense;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the manufactured home owner is vacating the premises and has informed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>manufactured home park owner or manager of this prior to the mailing date of the closure <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>statement under subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a manufactured home owner has abandoned the manufactured home, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>manufactured home owner is not current on the monthly lot rental, personal property <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>taxes, or has failed to pay the annual $12 payments to the Minnesota manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>relocation trust fund when due; <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the manufactured home owner has a pending eviction action for nonpayment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>lot rental amount under section 
         <statute_ref>327C.09</statute_ref>, which was filed against the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>owner prior to the mailing date of the closure statement under subdivision 1, and the writ <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>of recovery has been ordered by the district court;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the conversion of all or a portion of a manufactured home park to another use, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>the closure of a park, or cessation of use of the land as a manufactured home park is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.34"></a><var>157.34</var>result of a taking or exercise of the power of eminent domain by a governmental entity <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.35"></a><var>157.35</var>or public utility; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the owner of the manufactured home is not a resident of the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>park, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>327C.01, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or the owner of the manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>is a resident, but came to reside in the manufactured home park after the mailing date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>the closure statement under subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Owners of manufactured homes who rent lots in a manufactured home park shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>make annual payments to the park owner, to be deposited in the Minnesota manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>home relocation trust fund under section 
         <statute_ref>462A.35</statute_ref>, in the amount of $12 per year, per <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>manufactured home, payable on August 15 of each year. On or before July 15 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>year, the commissioner of finance shall prepare and post on the department's Web site a <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>generic invoice and cover letter explaining the purpose of the Minnesota manufactured <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>home relocation trust fund, the obligation of each manufactured home owner to make an <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>annual $12 payment into the fund, the due date, and the need to pay to the park owner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>collection, and a warning, in 14-point font, that if the annual payments are not made when <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>due, the manufactured home owner will not be eligible for compensation from the fund if <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>the manufactured home park closes. The park owner shall receive, record, and commingle <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>the payments and forward the payments to the commissioner of finance by September <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>15 of each year, with a summary by the park owner, certifying the name, address, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>payment amount of each remitter, and noting the names and address of manufactured home <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>owners who did not pay the $12 annual payment, sent to both the commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>and the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>finance shall deposit the payments in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>fund. The commissioner of finance shall annually assess each manufactured home park <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>owner by mail the total amount of $12 for each licensed lot in their park, payable on <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>or before September 15 of each year. The commissioner of finance shall deposit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>payments in the Minnesota manufactured home relocation trust fund. On or before July <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>15 of each year, the commissioner of finance shall prepare and distribute to park owners <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>a letter explaining the collection, an invoice for all licensed lots, and a sample form for <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>the park owners to collect information on which park residents have been accounted for. <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>The park owner may recoup the cost of the assessment with a monthly fee of no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>than $1 collected from park residents together with monthly lot rent as provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>327C.03, subdivision 1. Park owners may adjust payment for lots in their park that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>vacant or otherwise not eligible for contribution to the trust fund under section 327C.095, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>subdivision 12, paragraph (b), and deduct from the assessment, accordingly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This subdivision and subdivision 13, paragraph (c), clause (5), are enforceable by <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.35"></a><var>158.35</var>the neutral third party, on behalf of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, or by action <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>in a court of appropriate jurisdiction. The court may award a prevailing party reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>attorney fees, court costs, and disbursements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.05, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Rehabilitation loans.</b> It may agree to purchase, make, or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>participate in the making, and may enter into commitments for the purchase, making, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>participation in the making, of eligible loans for rehabilitation, with terms and conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>as the agency deems advisable, to persons and families of low and moderate income, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>to owners of existing residential housing for occupancy by such persons and families, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>for the rehabilitation of existing residential housing owned by them. The loans may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>insured or uninsured and may be made with security, or may be unsecured, as the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>deems advisable. The loans may be in addition to or in combination with long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>eligible mortgage loans under subdivision 3. They may be made in amounts sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>to refinance existing indebtedness secured by the property, if refinancing is determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>by the agency to be necessary to permit the owner to meet the owner's housing cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>without expending an unreasonable portion of the owner's income thereon. No loan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>rehabilitation shall be made unless the agency determines that the loan will be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>primarily to make the housing more desirable to live in, to increase the market value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>housing, for compliance with state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>fire, health or similar codes and standards applicable to housing, or to accomplish energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>conservation related improvements. In unincorporated areas and municipalities not <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>having codes and standards, the agency may, solely for the purpose of administering <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>the provisions of this chapter, establish codes and standards. Except for accessibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>improvements under this subdivision and subdivisions 14a and 24, clause (1), no secured <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>loan for rehabilitation of any owner-occupied property shall be made in an amount which, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>with all other existing indebtedness secured by the property, would exceed 110 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>of its market value, as determined by the agency. No loan under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing shall be denied solely because the loan will not <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>be used for placing the owner-occupied residential housing in full compliance with all <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>state, county, or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health, or similar codes <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>and standards applicable to housing. Rehabilitation loans shall be made only when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>agency determines that financing is not otherwise available, in whole or in part, from <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>private lenders upon equivalent terms and conditions. Accessibility rehabilitation loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>authorized under this subdivision may be made to eligible persons and families without <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.34"></a><var>159.34</var>limitations relating to the maximum incomes of the borrowers if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>(1) the borrower or a member of the borrower's family requires a level of care <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>provided in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, or intermediate care facility for persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>with developmental disabilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>(2) home care is appropriate; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>(3) the improvement will enable the borrower or a member of the borrower's family <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>to reside in the housing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>The agency may waive any requirement that the housing units in a residential housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>development be rented to persons of low and moderate income if the development consists <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>of four or less dwelling units, one of which is occupied by the owner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 462A.05, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14a. <b>Rehabilitation loans; existing owner occupied residential housing.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>It may make loans to persons and families of low and moderate income to rehabilitate <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>or to assist in rehabilitating existing residential housing owned and occupied by those <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>persons or families. No loan shall be made unless the agency determines that the loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>will be used primarily for rehabilitation work necessary for health or safety, essential <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>accessibility improvements, or to improve the energy efficiency of the dwelling. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>loan for rehabilitation of owner occupied residential housing shall be denied solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>because the loan will not be used for placing the residential housing in full compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>with all state, county or municipal building, housing maintenance, fire, health or similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>codes and standards applicable to housing. The amount of any loan shall not exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>lesser of (a) a maximum loan amount determined under rules adopted by the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>not to exceed $20,000 $27,000, or (b) the actual cost of the work performed, or (c) that <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>portion of the cost of rehabilitation which the agency determines cannot otherwise be <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>paid by the person or family without the expenditure of an unreasonable portion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>income of the person or family. Loans made in whole or in part with federal funds may <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>exceed the maximum loan amount to the extent necessary to comply with federal lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>abatement requirements prescribed by the funding source. In making loans, the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>shall determine the circumstances under which and the terms and conditions under which <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>all or any portion of the loan will be repaid and shall determine the appropriate security <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>for the repayment of the loan. Loans pursuant to this subdivision may be made with <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>or without interest or periodic payments.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>City.</b> "City" means a city of the first class as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>410.01</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>a city of the second class that is designated as an economically depressed area by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>United States Department of Commerce any statutory or home rule charter city, town, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>township. For each city, a port authority, housing and redevelopment authority, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>agency or instrumentality, the jurisdiction of which is the territory of the city, is included <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>within the meaning of city.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>City matching money.</b> (a) "City matching money" means the money of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>city specified in a targeted revitalization program. The sources of city matching money <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>may include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>(1) money from the general fund or a special fund of a city used to implement a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>targeted revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>(2) money paid or repaid to a city from the proceeds of a grant that a city has <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>received from the federal government, a profit or nonprofit corporation, or another entity <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>or individual, that is to be used to implement a targeted revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>(3) tax increments received by a city under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.174</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.179</statute_ref> or other law, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>if eligible, to be spent in the targeted neighborhood community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>(4) the greater of the fair market value or the cost to the city of acquiring land, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>buildings, equipment, or other real or personal property that a city contributes, grants, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>leases, or loans to a profit or nonprofit corporation or other entity or individual, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>connection with the implementation of a targeted revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>(5) city money to be used to acquire, install, reinstall, repair, or improve the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>infrastructure facilities of a targeted neighborhood community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>(6) money contributed by a city to pay issuance costs, fund bond reserves, or to <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>otherwise provide financial support for revenue bonds or obligations issued by a city for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>project or program related to the implementation of a targeted revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>(7) money derived from fees received by a city in connection with its community <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>development activities that are to be used in implementing a targeted revitalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>(8) money derived from the apportionment to the city under section 
         <statute_ref>162.14</statute_ref> or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>special law, and expended in a targeted neighborhood community for an activity related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>the targeted revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>(9) administrative expenses of the city that are incurred in connection with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>planning, implementation, or reporting requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>469.201</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.207</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>(b) City matching money does not include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>(1) city money used to provide a service or to exercise a function that is ordinarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.35"></a><var>161.35</var>provided throughout the city, unless an increased level of the service or function is <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>to be provided in a targeted neighborhood community in accordance with a targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>(2) the proceeds of bonds issued by the city under chapter 462C or 469 and payable <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>solely from repayments made by one or more nongovernmental persons in consideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>for the financing provided by the bonds; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>(3) money given by the state to fund any part of the targeted revitalization program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Housing activities.</b> "Housing activities" include any work or undertaking <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>to provide housing and related services and amenities primarily for persons and families of <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>low or moderate income. This work or undertaking may include the planning of buildings <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>and improvements; the acquisition of real property, which may be needed immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>to address vacancies, foreclosures, and preservation of housing now  or in the future for <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>housing purposes and the; demolition of any existing improvements; activities to address <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>lead abatement, energy efficiencies, or other activities related to the health of a building; <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>and the construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of new and existing buildings. <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>Housing activities also include the provision of a housing rehabilitation and energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>improvement loan and grant program with respect to any residential property located <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>within the targeted neighborhood community, the cost of relocation relating to acquiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>property for housing activities, and programs authorized by chapter 462C.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.8.0"></a><a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Lost unit.</b> "Lost unit" means a rental housing unit that has been vacant <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>for more than six months or has been condemned for code violations,  that is lost as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>result of revitalization activities because it is demolished, converted to an owner-occupied <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>unit that is not a cooperative, or converted to a nonresidential use, or because the gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>rent to be charged exceeds 125 percent of the gross rent charged for the unit six months <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>before the start of rehabilitation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.9.0"></a><a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Targeted </b><b>neighborhood</b><b> </b><b>community</b><b>.</b> "Targeted neighborhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>community" means an area including one or more census tracts, as determined and <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>measured by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>a city council determines in a resolution adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>469.202, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>meets the criteria of section 
         <statute_ref>469.202, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and any additional area designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>469.202, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.10.0"></a><a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Targeted </b><b>neighborhood</b><b> community</b><b> money.</b> "Targeted neighborhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>community money" means the money designated in the targeted  revitalization program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>be used to implement the targeted  revitalization program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.11.0"></a><a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.201, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Targeted </b><b>neighborhood</b><b> community</b><b> revitalization and financing </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var><b>program.</b> "Targeted neighborhood community revitalization and financing program," <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>"revitalization program," or "program" means the targeted neighborhood community <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>revitalization and financing program adopted in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>469.203</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.12.0"></a><a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.202, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var><b>469.202 DESIGNATION OF TARGETED </b><b>NEIGHBORHOODS</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var><b>COMMUNITIES</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>City authority.</b> A city may by resolution designate a targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>neighborhoods community within its borders after adopting detailed findings that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>designated neighborhoods communities meet the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>or 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligibility requirements for targeted </b><b>neighborhoods</b><b> communities</b><b>.</b> An <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>area within a city is eligible for designation as a targeted neighborhood community if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>area meets two three of the following three four criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>(a) The area had an unemployment rate that was twice the unemployment rate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>the Minneapolis and Saint Paul standard metropolitan statistical area as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>the most recent federal decennial census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>(b) The median household income in the area was no more than half 80 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var> the median household income for the Minneapolis and Saint Paul standard metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>statistical area as determined by the most recent federal decennial census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>(c) The area is characterized by residential dwelling units in need of substantial <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>rehabilitation. An area qualifies under this paragraph if 25 percent or more of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>residential dwelling units are in substandard condition as determined by the city, or if 70 <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>percent or more of the residential dwelling units in the area were built before 1940 1960 as <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>determined by the most recent federal decennial census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>(d) The area is characterized by having a disproportionate number of vacant <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>residential buildings and mortgage foreclosures. An area qualifies under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.33"></a><var>163.33</var>if it has either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.34"></a><var>163.34</var>(1) a foreclosure rate of at least 1.5 percent in 2008; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>(2) a foreclosure rate in 2008 in the city or in a zip code area of the city that is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>least 50 percent higher than the average foreclosure rate in the metropolitan area, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. For purposes of this paragraph, "foreclosure <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>rate" means the number of foreclosures, as indicated by sheriff sales records, divided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>the number of households in the city in 2007.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Additional area eligible for inclusion in targeted </b><b>neighborhood</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var><b>community</b><b>.</b> (a) A city may add to the area designated as a targeted neighborhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>community under subdivision 2 additional area extending up to four contiguous city <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>blocks in all directions from the designated targeted neighborhood community. For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>purpose of this subdivision, "city block" has the meaning determined by the city; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>(b) The city may enlarge the targeted neighborhood community to include portions <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>of a census tract that is contiguous to a targeted neighborhood community, provided that <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>the city council first determines the additional area satisfies two three of the three four <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>criteria in subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.13.0"></a><a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.203, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> For each targeted neighborhood community for <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>which a city requests state financial assistance under section 
         <statute_ref>469.204</statute_ref>, the city must <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>prepare a comprehensive revitalization and financing program that includes the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>(1) the revitalization objectives of the city for the targeted neighborhood community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>(2) the specific activities or means by which the city intends to pursue and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>the revitalization objectives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>(3) the extent to which the activities identified in clause (2) will benefit low- <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>and moderate-income families, will alleviate the blighted condition of the targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>neighborhood community, or will otherwise assist in the revitalization of the targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>neighborhood community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>(4) a statement of the intended outcomes to be achieved by implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>targeted revitalization program, how the outcomes will be measured both qualitatively and <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>quantitatively, and the estimated time over which they will occur; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>(5) a financing program and budget that identifies the financial resources necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>to implement the targeted revitalization program, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>(i) the estimated total cost to implement the targeted revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>(ii) the estimated cost to implement each activity in the revitalization program <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>identified in clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.34"></a><var>164.34</var>(iii) the estimated amount of financial resources that will be available from all <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.35"></a><var>164.35</var>sources other than from the appropriation available under section 
         <statute_ref>469.204</statute_ref> to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>the revitalization program, including the amount of private investment expected to result <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>from the use of public money in the targeted neighborhood community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>(iv) the estimated amount of the appropriation available under section 
         <statute_ref>469.204</statute_ref> that <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>will be necessary to implement the targeted revitalization program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>(v) a description of the activities identified in the targeted revitalization program for <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>which the state appropriation will be committed or spent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>(vi) a statement of how the city intends to meet the requirement for a financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>contribution from city matching money in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>469.204, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.14.0"></a><a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.203, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Targeted </b><b>neighborhood</b><b> community</b><b> participation in preparing </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var><b>revitalization program.</b> A city requesting state financial assistance under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>469.204
         </statute_ref> shall adopt follow a process to involve the residents of targeted neighborhoods <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>communities in the development, drafting, and implementation of the targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>revitalization program. The process shall include the use of a citizen participation <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>process established by the city. A description of the process must be included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>program. The process to involve residents of the targeted neighborhood community <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>must include at least one public hearing. The city of Minneapolis shall establish the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>community-based process as outlined in subdivision 3. The city of St. Paul shall use <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>the same community-based process the city used in planning, developing, drafting, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>implementing the revitalization program required under Laws 1987, chapter 386, article 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>section 6. The city of Duluth shall use the same citizen participation process the city used <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>in planning, developing, and implementing the federal funded community development <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>program meeting in the targeted community.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.15.0"></a><a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.203, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>City approval of program.</b> (a) Before or after adoption of a revitalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>program under paragraph (b), the city must submit a preliminary program to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>commissioner and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency for their comments. The city <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>may not adopt the revitalization program until comments have been received from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>state agencies or 30 days have elapsed without response after the program was sent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>them. Comments received by the city from the state agencies within the 30-day period 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>days after submission of the preliminary program must be responded to in writing by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>city before adoption of the program by the city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>(b) The city may adopt a targeted revitalization program only after holding a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.34"></a><var>165.34</var>hearing after the program has been prepared. Notice of the hearing must be provided in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>newspaper of general circulation in the city and in the most widely circulated community <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>newspaper in the targeted neighborhoods not less than ten days nor more than 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>before the date of the hearing subject to any local public notification requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>and consistent with citizen participation process established for identifying targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>communities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>(c) A certification by the city that a targeted revitalization program has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>approved by the city council for the targeted neighborhood community must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>to the commissioner together with a copy of the program. A copy of the program must <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>also be provided to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>employment and economic development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>(d) A targeted revitalization program for the city may be modified at any time by <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>the city council after a public hearing, notice of which is published in a newspaper of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>general circulation in the city and in the targeted neighborhood at least ten days nor <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>more than 30 days before the date of the hearing. If the city council determines that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>proposed modification is a significant modification to the program originally certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>under paragraph (c), the city council shall implement the targeted revitalization program <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>approval and certification process of this subdivision for the proposed modification.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.16.0"></a><a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.204, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Payment of state money.</b> Upon receipt from a city of a certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>that a revitalization program has been adopted or modified, the commissioner shall, within <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>30 days, pay to the city the amount of state money identified as necessary to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>the revitalization program or program modification. State money may be paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>city only to the extent that the appropriation limit for the city specified in subdivision 2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>is not exceeded. Once the state money has been paid to the city, it becomes targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>neighborhood community money for use by the city in accordance with an adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>revitalization program and subject only to the restrictions on its use in sections 
         <statute_ref>469.201</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>469.207
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.17.0"></a><a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.204, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Revolving fund.</b> A targeted community revitalization revolving fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>is established in the state treasury. The fund consists of all money appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>commissioner for the purposes of sections 469.201 to 469.207 and all proceeds received <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>by the commissioner as the result of housing activities related to a targeted community <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.34"></a><var>166.34</var>revitalization program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.18.0"></a><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.205, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var><b>469.205 CITY POWERS; USES OF TARGETED </b><b>NEIGHBORHOOD</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var><b>COMMUNITY</b><b> MONEY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Consolidation of existing powers in targeted </b><b>neighborhoods</b><b> </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var><b>communities</b><b>.</b> A city may exercise any of its corporate powers within a targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>neighborhood community. Those powers shall include, but not be limited to, all of <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>the powers enumerated and granted to any city by chapters 462C, 469, and 474A. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>469.048</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.068</statute_ref>, a targeted neighborhood community is <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>considered an industrial development district. A city may exercise the powers of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>469.048
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.068</statute_ref> in conjunction with, and in addition to, exercising the powers granted <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>by sections 
         <statute_ref>469.001</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.047</statute_ref> and chapter 462C, in order to promote and assist housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>construction and rehabilitation within a targeted neighborhood community. For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>462C.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, a targeted neighborhood community is <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>considered a "targeted area."<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grants and loans.</b> In addition to the authority granted by other law, a city <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>may make grants, loans, and other forms of public assistance to individuals, for-profit and <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>nonprofit corporations, and other organizations to implement a targeted revitalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>program. The public assistance must contain the terms the city considers proper to <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>implement a targeted revitalization program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligible uses of targeted </b><b>neighborhood</b><b> community</b><b> money.</b> The city may <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>spend targeted neighborhood community money for any purpose authorized by subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>1 or 2, except that an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the state payment under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>469.204
         </statute_ref> made to the city must be used for housing activities. Use of target neighborhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>targeted community money must be authorized in a targeted revitalization program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.19.0"></a><a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.207, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Annual report.</b> A city that begins to implement a revitalization program <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>in a calendar year must, by March 1 of the succeeding calendar year, provide a detailed <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>report on the revitalization program or programs being implemented in the city. The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>must describe the status of the program implementation and analyze whether the intended <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>outcomes identified in section 
         <statute_ref>469.203, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (4), are being achieved. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>report must include at least the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var>(1) the number of housing units, including lost units, removed, created, lost, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.33"></a><var>167.33</var>replaced, relocated, and assisted as a result of the program. The level of rent of the units <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.34"></a><var>167.34</var>and the income of the households affected must be included in the report;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>(2) the number and type of commercial establishments removed, created, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>assisted as a result of a revitalization program. The report must include information <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>regarding the number of new jobs created by category, whether the jobs are full time or <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>part time, and the salary or wage levels of both new and expanded jobs in the affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>commercial establishments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>(3) a description of a statement of the cost of the public improvement projects that <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>are part of the program and the number of jobs created for each $20,000 of money spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>on commercial projects and applicable public improvement projects;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>(4) the increase in the tax capacity for the city as a result of the assistance to <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>commercial and housing assistance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>(5) the amount of private investment that is a result of the use of public money <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>in a targeted neighborhood community.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>The report must be submitted to the commissioner, the Minnesota housing finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>agency, and the legislative audit commission, and must be available to the public.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.20.0"></a><a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 580.07, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var><b>580.07 POSTPONEMENT. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Postponement by mortgagee.</b> The sale may be postponed, from <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>time to time, by the party conducting the foreclosure, by inserting a notice of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>postponement, as soon as practicable, in the newspaper in which the original advertisement <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>was published, at the expense of the party requesting the postponement. The notice shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>be published only once. <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Postponement by mortgagor or owner.</b> (a) If all or a part of the property <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>to be sold is classified as homestead under section 273.124 and contains one to four <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>dwelling units, the mortgagor or owner may postpone the sale to the first date that is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and is five months after the originally scheduled <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>date of sale in the manner provided in this subdivision. To postpone a foreclosure sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>pursuant to this subdivision, at any time after the first publication of the notice of mortgage <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>foreclosure sale under section 580.03 but at least 15 days prior to the scheduled sale date <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>specified in that notice, the mortgagor shall: (1) execute a sworn affidavit in the form set <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>forth in subdivision 3, (2) record the affidavit in the office of each county recorder and <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>registrar of titles where the mortgage was recorded, and (3) file with the sheriff conducting <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>the sale and deliver to the attorney foreclosing the mortgage, a copy of the recorded <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>affidavit, showing the date and office in which the affidavit was recorded. Recording of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.34"></a><var>168.34</var>the affidavit and postponement of the foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.35"></a><var>168.35</var>automatically reduce the mortgagor's redemption period under section 580.23 to five <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>weeks. The postponement of a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>require any change in the contents of the notice of sale, service of the notice of sale if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>occupant was served with the notice of sale prior to postponement under this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>or publication of the notice of sale if publication was commenced prior to postponement <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>under this subdivision, notwithstanding the service and publication time periods specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>in section 580.03, but the sheriff's certificate of sale shall indicate the actual date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>foreclosure sale and the actual length of the mortgagor's redemption period. No notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>of postponement need be published. An affidavit complying with subdivision 3 shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein, and shall be entitled to be recorded. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>right to postpone a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subdivision may be exercised only <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>once, regardless whether the mortgagor reinstates the mortgage prior to the postponed <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>mortgage foreclosure sale.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>(b) If the automatic stay under United States Code, title 11, section 362, applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>to the mortgage foreclosure after a mortgagor or owner requests postponement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>sheriff's sale under this section, then when the automatic stay is no longer applicable, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>mortgagor's or owner's election to shorten the redemption period to five weeks under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>section remains applicable to the mortgage foreclosure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Affidavit form.</b> The affidavit referred to in subdivision 2 shall be in <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>substantially the following form and shall contain all of the following information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>STATE OF ______________<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>COUNTY OF ______________<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;________________________________________ (whether one or more, "Owner"), <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>being first duly sworn on oath, states as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1. (He is) (She is) (They are) the owner(s) or mortgagor(s) of the real property (the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>"Property") situated in __________ (Name of) County, Minnesota, legally described in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>attached published Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale (the "Notice"), and make this <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>affidavit for the purpose of postponing the foreclosure sale of the Property pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 580.07, subdivision 2, for five months from the date scheduled <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>in the attached Notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. The Property is classified as homestead under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>273.124, is occupied by Owner as a homestead, and is improved with not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>four dwelling units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. Owner has elected to shorten Owner's redemption period from any foreclosure <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.34"></a><var>169.34</var>sale of the Property to five weeks in exchange for the postponement of the foreclosure <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.35"></a><var>169.35</var>sale for five months.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>___________________________________________ (signature(s) of owner)<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>Signed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on .......... (date) by ................ (name(s) <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>of person(s) making statement).<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>___________________________________________ (signature of notary public)<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>Notary Public<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective one month after the date of final <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>enactment, and applies to foreclosure sales scheduled to occur on or after said effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.21.0"></a><a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 469.203, subdivision 3; and 469.204, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>2 and 3, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var><b>ARTICLE 10</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var><b>MINNESOTA HERITAGE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 129D.13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var><b>129D.13 GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Distribution.</b> The commissioner shall distribute the money provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>by sections 
         <statute_ref>129D.11</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>129D.13</statute_ref>. Twice Annually the commissioner shall make block <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>grants which shall be distributed in equal amounts to public stations for operational costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>The commissioner shall allocate money appropriated for the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>129D.11</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>to 
         <statute_ref>129D.13</statute_ref> in such a manner that each eligible public station receives a block grant. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>addition, the commissioner shall make matching grants to public stations. Matching grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>shall be used for operational costs and shall be allocated using the procedure developed <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>for distribution of state money under this section for grants made in fiscal year 1979. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>station's matching grant in any fiscal year shall exceed the amount of Minnesota-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>contributions received by that station in the previous fiscal year. Grants made pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>this subdivision may only be given to those federally licensed stations that are certified as <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>eligible for community service grants through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>Grant funds not expended by a station during the first year of the biennium do not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>and may be carried over into the second fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exclusions from contribution amount.</b> In calculating the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>contributions received by a public station pursuant to subdivision 1, there shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>excluded: contributions, whether monetary or in kind, from the Corporation for Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>Broadcasting; tax generated funds, including payments by public or private elementary <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>and secondary schools; that portion of any foundation or corporation donation in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>of $500 $2,500 from any one contributor in a calendar the previous station fiscal year; <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>contributions from any source if made for the purpose of capital expenditures; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>contributions from all sources based outside the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> Each educational station receiving a grant shall annually report <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>by July 1 annually by August 1 to the commissioner the purposes for which the money <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>was used in the past fiscal year and the anticipated use of the money in the next fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>year. This report shall be submitted along with a new grant request submission. The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>shall be certified by an independent auditor or a certified public accountant. If the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>is not submitted by September 1, the commissioner may withhold from the educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>station 45 percent of the amount to which it was entitled based upon the contribution of <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>the previous fiscal year, and may redistribute that money to other educational stations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Program categories and funding programs.</b> The Board of the Arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>may develop program categories and funding programs in television, film and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>public media.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 129D.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> To be eligible for a grant under this section, a licensee <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>shall submit an application to the commissioner within the deadline prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>commissioner according to state grant policies. Each noncommercial radio station <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>receiving a grant shall report annually within the deadline prescribed by August 1 to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>commissioner the purposes for which the money was used in the past fiscal year and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>anticipated use of the money for the next fiscal year. This report shall be submitted along <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>with a new grant request submission. If the application and report are not submitted within <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>the deadline prescribed by the commissioner, the grant may be redistributed to the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>noncommercial radio stations eligible for a grant under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 129D.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>State community service block grants.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>determine eligibility for block grants and the allocation of block grant money on the basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>of audited financial records of the station to receive the block grant funds for the station's <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>fiscal year preceding the year in which the grant is made, as well as on the basis of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>other requirements set forth in this section. The commissioner shall annually distribute <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.33"></a><var>171.33</var>block grants equally to all stations that comply with the eligibility requirements and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.34"></a><var>171.34</var>which a licensee applies for a block grant. Grant funds not expended by a station during <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>the first year of the biennium do not cancel and may be carried over into the second fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>year. The commissioner may promulgate rules to implement this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A station may use grant money under this section for any radio station expenses.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 129D.14, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Audit.</b> A station that receives a grant under this section shall have an <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>audit of its financial records made by an independent auditor or Corporation for Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>Broadcasting accepted audit at the end of for the fiscal year for which it received the grant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>The audit shall include a review of station promotion, operation, and management and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>analysis of the station's use of the grant money. A copy of the most recent audit shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>filed with the commissioner. If neither is available, The commissioner may accept a letter <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>of negative assurance from an independent auditor or a certified public accountant.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 129D.155, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var><b>129D.155 REPAYMENT OF FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State funds distributed to public television or noncommercial radio stations and used <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>to purchase equipment assets must be repaid to the state, without interest, if the assets <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>purchased with these funds are sold within five years or otherwise converted to a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>other than a nonprofit or municipal corporation. The amount due to the state shall be the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>net amount realized from the sale of the assets, but shall not exceed the amount of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>funds advanced for the purchase of the asset. Public television and noncommercial radio <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>stations receiving state funds must report biennially to the legislature on the location and <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>usage of assets purchased with state funds.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>COLOCATION REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Management Analysis Division of the Department of Finance must study and <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>report to the legislature by January 15, 2010, on possible colocation of the offices of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>Council on Black Minnesotans, the Council on Affairs of Chicano/Latino People, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, and the metropolitan area office of the Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>Affairs Council. The report must include analysis of potential cost savings, when those <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>savings could be realized, and the effect of potential colocation on operations of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>councils.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall change the term "commission" to <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>"center" wherever the term appears as part of or in reference to "Minnesota Humanities <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>Commission."<br />
         		
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