<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 finance; modifying provisions for general <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>legislative and administrative expenses of state government; regulating state <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>and local government operations; enhancing state financial management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>internal controls; implementing procedures for dealing with false claims made <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>involving state funds or property; requiring Web site with searchable database <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>on state expenditures; establishing technology development lease-purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>financing; creating the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office; establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>a preference for veteran-owned small businesses on state procurement contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>bid solicitations; establishing a statewide electronic licensing system; creating <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>the management analysis revolving fund; modifying provisions on use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>property in certain areas; requiring state institutions in the colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>university system to prepare a residential housing list for use in election day <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>registration; modifying voter registration provisions; allowing municipalities <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>to participate in the state's cooperative purchasing; setting standards on use <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>of state employees' electronic personal health records; prohibiting transfer of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Environmental Quality Board duties or staff; transferring duties and staff from <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>Land Management Information Center to Minnesota Geospatial Information <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>Office; modifying provisions for secretary of state duties; requiring reports; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>establishing penalties; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>sections 3.97, by adding a subdivision; 3.971, subdivision 6; 3.975; 4A.02; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>5.12, subdivision 1; 5.29; 5.32; 5A.03; 5A.06; 10.43; 10.60, subdivision 2, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>adding a subdivision; 11A.07, subdivision 4; 13.64; 16A.055, subdivision 1, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>adding a subdivision; 16A.11, by adding a subdivision; 16A.126, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>16A.133, subdivision 1; 16A.139; 16A.151, subdivision 2; 16A.152, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>a subdivision; 16B.24, by adding subdivisions; 16B.54, subdivision 2; 16C.16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>by adding a subdivision; 16C.19; 16C.20; 43A.02, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>43A.1815; 43A.24, subdivision 1; 43A.49; 116G.15; 135A.17, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>161.321; 201.061, subdivisions 1, 3; 201.071, subdivision 1; 201.091, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>a subdivision; 270C.63, subdivision 13; 302A.821; 303.14; 303.16, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>4; 308A.995; 308B.121, subdivisions 1, 2; 317A.823; 321.0206; 321.0210; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>321.0810; 322B.960; 323A.1003; 333.055; 336A.04, subdivision 3; 336A.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>subdivision 2; 359.01, subdivision 3; 383B.72; 471.345, subdivision 15, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>adding a subdivision; 473.142; Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>as amended; Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 2; Laws 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>chapter 131, article 2, section 22; Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>79; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 4; 5; 10; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>15B; 16A; 16B; 16C; 16E; 43A; 116G; 270C; proposing coding for new law as <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>4A.05; 16C.046; 116G.151; 240A.08; 645.44, subdivision 19.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</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.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var><b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var><b>STATE GOVERNMENT 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.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</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.2.14"></a><var>2.14</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.2.15"></a><var>2.15</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.2.16"></a><var>2.16</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.2.17"></a><var>2.17</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.1.2.0"></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.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>LEGISLATURE</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.2.19"></a><var>2.19</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>67,352,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>67,326,000</b><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.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</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.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">67,174,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">67,148,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">178,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">178,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</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.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Senate</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,810,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,810,000<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.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>House of Representatives</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,940,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,940,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>any revenues received by the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>representatives from sponsorship notices in <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>broadcast or print media are appropriated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>the house of representatives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>The house must develop a system under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>which members and employees have <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>electronic access to their payroll and payroll <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>deduction information.<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.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Legislative Coordinating Commission</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,602,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,576,000<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.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,424,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,398,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">178,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">178,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>(a) $5,657,000 the first year and $5,657,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>the second year are for the Office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>Revisor of Statutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(b) $1,379,000 the first year and $1,379,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>the second year are for the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>Reference Library.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>(c) $5,833,000 the first year and $5,833,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>the second year are for the Office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>Legislative Auditor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(d) $10,000 the first year is for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>of the legislators' forum, through which <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>Minnesota legislators meet with counterparts <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>from South Dakota, North Dakota, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>Manitoba to discuss issues of mutual <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>concern. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>June 30, 2011.<br />
         		<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.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT </b><br />
                  		<b>GOVERNOR</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>4,245,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>4,245,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>This appropriation is to fund the Office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>Governor and Lieutenant Governor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>second year are for necessary expenses in <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>the normal performance of the governor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>and lieutenant governor's duties for which no <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>other reimbursement is provided.<br />
         		<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.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>STATE AUDITOR</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,858,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,178,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>$680,000 the first year is for additional audit <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>activities under the American Recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>appropriation remains available through June <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>30, 2011.<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.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>ATTORNEY GENERAL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>25,631,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>25,631,000</b><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.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</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.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,409,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">23,409,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,827,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 1,827,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><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.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>SECRETARY OF STATE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>5,910,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>5,909,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>Any funds available in the account <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>are appropriated for the purposes and uses <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>authorized by federal law.<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.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC </b><br />
                  		<b>DISCLOSURE BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>698,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>698,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><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.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>INVESTMENT BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>151,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>151,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><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.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 9. <b>OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE </b><br />
                  		<b>TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>5,758,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>5,758,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>The requirements imposed on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>commissioner of finance and the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>information officer under Laws 2007, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>148, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>regarding the determination of the savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>attributable to the electronic licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>system and information technology security <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>improvements are inoperative.<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.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 10. <b>ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>7,525,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>7,525,000</b><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.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</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.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><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.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 11. <b>ADMINISTRATION</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.5.8"></a><var>5.8</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>19,260,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>18,905,000</b><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.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</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.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,010,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">18,905,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue <br />
                  		Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</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.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Government and Citizen Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,384,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,054,000<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.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,134,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17,054,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue <br />
                  		Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>(a) $802,000 the first year and $802,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>the second year are for the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>Geospatial Information Office. Of the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>appropriation, $10,000 per year is intended <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>for preparation of township acreage data in <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 17, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>7, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(b) $74,000 the first year and $74,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>the second year are for the Council on <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>Developmental Disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>(c) $134,000 the first year and $134,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>second year are for a grant to the Council on <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>Developmental Disabilities for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>of establishing a statewide self-advocacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>network for persons with intellectual and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>developmental disabilities (ID/DD). The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>self-advocacy network shall: (1) ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>that persons with ID/DD are informed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>of their rights in employment, housing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>transportation, voting, government policy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>and other issues pertinent to the ID/DD <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>community; (2) provide public education <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>and awareness of the civil and human <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>rights issues persons with ID/DD face; (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>provide funds, technical assistance, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>other resources for self-advocacy groups <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>across the state; and (4) organize systems of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>communications to facilitate an exchange of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>information between self-advocacy groups.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>(d) $250,000 the first year and $170,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>second year are to fund activities to prepare <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>for and promote the 2010 census.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(e) $206,000 the first year and $206,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>second year are for the Office of the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>Archaeologist.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>(f) The requirements imposed on <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>the commissioner of finance and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>commissioner of administration under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>12, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), relating <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>to the savings attributable to the real <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>property portfolio management system are <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>inoperative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(g) $250,000 is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>commissioner of administration from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>information and telecommunications account <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>in the special revenue fund to continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>planning for data center consolidation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>including completing a predesign study <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>and lifecycle cost analysis, and exploring <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>technologies to reduce energy consumption <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>and operating costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(f) $8,388,000 the first year and $8,388,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>the second year are for office space costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>the legislature and veterans organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>for ceremonial space, and for statutorily free <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>space.<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.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Administrative Management Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,876,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,851,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>$125,000 each year is for the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>Grant Management. During the biennium <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>ending June 30, 2011, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>must recover this amount through deductions <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>in state grants subject to the jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>of the office. The amount deducted from <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>appropriations for these grants must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>deposited in the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>$25,000 the first year is for the Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>of Grants Management to study and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>make recommendations on improving <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>collaborative activities between the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>nonprofit entities, and the private sector, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>including: (1) recommendations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>expanding successful initiatives involving <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>not-for-profit organizations that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>demonstrated measurable, positive results <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>in addressing high-priority community <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>issues; and (2) recommendations on grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>requirements and design to encourage <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>programs receiving grants to become <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>self-sufficient. The office may appoint an <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>advisory group to assist in the study and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>recommendations. The office must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>its recommendations to the legislature by <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>January 15, 2010.<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.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 12. <b>CAPITOL AREA </b><br />
                  		<b>ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING </b><br />
                  		<b>BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>354,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>354,000</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.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 13. <b>FINANCE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>20,530,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>20,030,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>$500,000 the first year is for oversight and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>reporting of federal funds received under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>of 2009. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>June 30, 2011.<br />
         		<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.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 14. <b>REVENUE</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.8.11"></a><var>8.11</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>127,802,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>130,275,000</b><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.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" 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.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">123,555,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">126,040,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,761,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Tax <br />
                  		Distribution<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>purpose are specified in subdivisions 2 and 3.<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.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Tax System Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">103,528,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">105,379,000<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.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">99,281,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">101,144,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,761,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,749,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Tax <br />
                  		Distribution<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,183,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">303,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>The requirements imposed on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>commissioners of finance and revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>16, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>the determination of savings attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>implementing the integrated tax software <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>package are inoperative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(a) $1,925,000 the first year and $3,788,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>the second year are for additional activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>to identify and collect tax liabilities from <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>individuals and businesses that currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>do not pay all taxes owed. This initiative <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>is expected to result in new general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>revenues of $12,825,000 for the biennium <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>ending June 30, 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>(b) The department must report to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>of the house of representatives Ways and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>Means and senate Finance Committees by <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>March 1, 2010, and January 15, 2011, on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>following performance indicators:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>(1) the number of corporations noncompliant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>with the corporate tax system each year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>the percentage and dollar amounts of valid <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>tax liabilities collected;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>(2) the number of businesses noncompliant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>with the sales and use tax system and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>percentage and dollar amount of the valid tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>liabilities collected; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>(3) the number of individual noncompliant <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>cases resolved and the percentage and dollar <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>amounts of valid tax liabilities collected.<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.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Debt Collection Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,274,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,896,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>$588,000 the first year and $1,210,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>second year are for additional activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>to identify and collect tax liabilities from <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>individuals and businesses that currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>do not pay all taxes owed. This initiative <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>is expected to result in new general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>revenues of $17,250,000 for the biennium <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>ending June 30, 2011.<br />
         		<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.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 15. <b>GAMBLING CONTROL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,940,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,940,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>These appropriations are from the lawful <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>gambling regulation account in the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>revenue fund.<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.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 16. <b>RACING COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>899,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>899,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>These appropriations are from the racing <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>and card playing regulation accounts in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>special revenue fund.<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.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 17. <b>STATE LOTTERY</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.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var><statute_ref>349A.10</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, the operating budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>must not exceed $28,111,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>2010 and $28,740,000 in fiscal year 2011.<br />
         		<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.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 18. <b>TORT CLAIMS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>161,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>161,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>To be spent by the commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></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.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 19. <b>MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT </b><br />
                  		<b>SYSTEM</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.10.21"></a><var>10.21</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>2,346,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,405,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</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="12.1"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Legislators</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,889,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,937,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>subdivision 2; 
         <statute_ref>3A.04</statute_ref>, subdivisions 3 and 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>and 
         <statute_ref>3A.115</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.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b> Constitutional Officers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">457,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">468,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>Under Minnesota Statutes, section 352C.001.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>If an appropriation in this section for either <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>year is insufficient, the appropriation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>other year is available for it.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></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.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 20. <b>MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES </b><br />
                  		<b>RETIREMENT FUND</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,000,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>9,000,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>These amounts are estimated to be needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 422A.101, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>subdivision 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.21.0"></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.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 21. <b>TEACHERS RETIREMENT </b><br />
                  		<b>ASSOCIATION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>15,454,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>15,454,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>The amounts estimated to be needed are as <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>specified in paragraphs (a) and (b):<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>(a) $12,954,000 the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>$12,954,000 the second year are for special <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>direct state aid authorized under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>Statutes, section 354A.12, subdivisions 3a <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>and 3c.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>(b) $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>the second year are for special direct state <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>matching aid authorized under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>Statutes, section 354A.12, subdivision 3b.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.22.0"></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.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 22. <b>ST. PAUL TEACHERS </b><br />
                  		<b>RETIREMENT FUND</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,827,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,827,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>The amounts estimated to be needed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>special direct state aid to first class city <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>teachers retirement funds authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>354A.12</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>subdivisions 3a and 3c.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.23.0"></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.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 23. <b>DULUTH TEACHERS </b><br />
                  		<b>RETIREMENT FUND</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>346,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>346,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>The amounts estimated to be needed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>special direct state aid to first class city <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>teachers retirement funds authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>354A.12</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>subdivisions 3a and 3c.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.24.0"></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.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 24. <b>GENERAL CONTINGENT </b><br />
                  		<b>ACCOUNTS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>2,775,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>500,000</b><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.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</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.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workers' <br />
                  		Compensation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>(a) The appropriations in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>may only be spent with the approval of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>the governor after consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Legislative Advisory Commission pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>(b) Of the appropriation to the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>contingent account, $1,775,000 is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>appropriation for potential state matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>requirements needed to maximize receipt of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>federal funds under the American Recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>and Reinvestment Act of 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>(c) If an appropriation in this section for <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>(d) If a contingent account appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>is made in one fiscal year, it should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>considered a biennial appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.25.0"></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.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 25. <b>AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>270,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>270,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>The amount available for appropriation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>the commission under Laws 2005, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>156, article 2, section 43, is reduced in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>first year and the second year by the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>appropriated in this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.26.0"></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.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 26. <b>COUNCIL ON BLACK </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>316,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>316,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.27.0"></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.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 27. <b>COUNCIL ON CHICANO/LATINO </b><br />
                  		<b>AFFAIRS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>298,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>298,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.28.0"></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.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 28. <b>COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTANS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>275,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>275,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.29.0"></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.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 29. <b>INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>500,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>500,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>$32,000 each year is for activities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>council relating to Indian burial sites, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>including activities relating to unfunded <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>federal mandates.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>PROBLEM GAMBLING APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$225,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated from <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>the lottery prize fund to the Gambling Control Board for a grant to the state affiliate <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling. The affiliate must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>services to increase public awareness of problem gambling, education and training for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>individuals and organizations providing effective treatment services to problem gamblers <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>and their families, and research relating to problem gambling. These services must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>complimentary to and not duplicative of the services provided through the problem <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>gambling program administered by the commissioner of human services. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>appropriation, $50,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2011 are contingent <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>on the contribution of nonstate matching funds. Matching funds may be either cash or <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>qualifying in-kind contributions. The commissioner of finance may disburse the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>portion of the matching funds in increments of $25,000 upon receipt of a commitment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>an equal amount of matching nonstate funds. These are onetime appropriations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>MANAGERIAL POSITION REDUCTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>The governor must reduce the number of deputy commissioners, assistant <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>commissioners, and positions designated as unclassified under authority of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>Statutes, section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, by an amount that will generate savings to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>general fund of $16,488,000 in the biennium ending June 30, 2011, and $16,488,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>the biennium ending June 30, 2013. The commissioner of finance shall determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>costs of salaries and benefits attributable to the positions eliminated by this section, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>reduce the appropriation to each affected agency accordingly.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var><b>STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[3.057] ENTERPRISE SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var><b>EFFICIENCY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>The finance committee divisions in the house of representatives and the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>with jurisdiction over state government finance issues must be known as the "Enterprise <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>Services and Government Efficiency Finance Divisions," and must conduct periodic <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>Kaizen events to ensure that the divisions operate in a LEAN manner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[3.091] REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT; TELECOMMUTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>To reduce the carbon footprint associated with travel to work by legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>employees, each legislative appointing authority must offer each legislative employee:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>(1) the option to telecommute from home for up to 20 percent of the work days during <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>the portion of the year that the legislature is not meeting in a regular or special session; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>(2) the option to work four ten-hour days each week, or a similar schedule that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>reduce commuting to work by 20 percent, during the portion of the year that the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>is not meeting in a regular or special session.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.97, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Review of financial management and internal controls.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>commission shall monitor internal control systems in state government to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>necessary to ensure that management has established and implemented effective systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>and procedures. The commission shall also review legislative auditor audits and reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>and make recommendations, as the commission determines necessary, for improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>in the state's system of financial management. In furtherance of these duties, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>commission shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>(1) receive reports and recommendations from the legislative auditor, the financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>controls council, and from internal auditors in state agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>(2) review significant findings and recommendations from the legislative auditor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>financial audits of state agencies and from agency internal auditors, together with state <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>agency management's responses and action plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>(3) review the scope of annual audit plans for the state's internal audit function;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>(4) review the qualifications, performance, and objectivity of the state's internal audit <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>function, including the activities of the commissioner in section 16A.056;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>(5) review with the legislative auditor any audit problems or difficulties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>management's responses, any difficulties the auditor encountered during the course of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>the audit work, including any restrictions on the scope of the auditor's activities or on <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>access to requested information, and any significant disagreements between the auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>and management;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>(6) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for changes in laws or <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>policies necessary to deal with agencies that have not satisfactorily addressed repeated <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>problems with financial controls;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>(7) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for changes needed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>state laws, policies, procedures, or personnel, to ensure an effective system of internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>controls that safeguards public funds and assets and minimizes incidences of fraud, waste, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>and abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>(8) conduct hearings as necessary regarding the effectiveness of internal control or <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>internal audit functions of any state agency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(9) contract with outside auditors as the commission determines is beneficial for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>state's internal audit function and internal controls.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Financial audits.</b> The legislative auditor shall audit the financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>statements of the state of Minnesota required by section 
         <statute_ref>16A.50</statute_ref> and, as resources permit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>shall audit Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>agencies, departments, boards, commissions, courts, and other state organizations subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>to audit by the legislative auditor, including the State Agricultural Society, Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Minnesota Historical <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>Society, Labor Interpretive Center, Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, Metropolitan Airports Commission, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Financial audits must be conducted according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>generally accepted government auditing standards. The legislative auditor shall see that <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and economic use of public funds are <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>complied with and may, as part of a financial audit or separately, investigate allegations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>noncompliance by employees of departments and agencies of the state government and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>the other organizations listed in this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.975, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var><b>3.975 DUTIES CONCERNING MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY OR OTHER </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var><b>RESOURCES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>If a legislative auditor's examination discloses that a state official or employee has <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>used money for a purpose other than the purpose for which the money was appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>or discloses any other misuse of public money or other public resources, the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>auditor shall file a report with the Legislative Audit Commission, the attorney general, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>the appropriate county attorney. The attorney general shall seek recovery of money and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>other resources as the evidence may warrant. The county attorney shall cause criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>proceedings to be instituted as the evidence may warrant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[4.041] GOVERNOR'S OFFICE BUDGET.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>Any personnel costs attributable to the office of the governor and the lieutenant <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>governor must be accounted for through an appropriation to the office of the governor. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>The office of the governor and the lieutenant governor may not enter into agreements with <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>other executive branch agencies under which these personnel costs are supported by <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>appropriations to other agencies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 4A.02, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var><b>4A.02 STATE DEMOGRAPHER. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>(a) The director shall appoint a state demographer. The demographer must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>professionally competent in demography and must possess demonstrated ability based <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>upon past performance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>(b) The demographer shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>(1) continuously gather and develop demographic data relevant to the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>(2) design and test methods of research and data collection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>(3) periodically prepare population projections for the state and designated regions <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>and periodically prepare projections for each county or other political subdivision of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>state as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(4) review, comment on, and prepare analysis of population estimates and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>projections made by state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, federal agencies, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>nongovernmental persons, institutions, or commissions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(5) serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census, coordinate <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>state and federal demographic activities to the fullest extent possible, and aid the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>legislature in preparing a census data plan and form for each decennial census;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(6) compile an annual study of population estimates on the basis of county, regional, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>or other political or geographical subdivisions as necessary to carry out the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>this section and section 
         <statute_ref>4A.03</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>(7) by January 1 of each year, issue a report to the legislature containing an analysis <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>of the demographic implications of the annual population study and population projections;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>(8) prepare maps for all counties in the state, all municipalities with a population <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>of 10,000 or more, and other municipalities as needed for census purposes, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>scale and detail recommended by the United States Bureau of the Census, with the maps <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>of cities showing precinct boundaries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>(9) prepare an estimate of population and of the number of households for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>governmental subdivision for which the Metropolitan Council does not prepare an annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>estimate, and convey the estimates to the governing body of each political subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>by June 1 of each year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>(10) direct, under section 
         <statute_ref>414.01, subdivision 14</statute_ref>, and certify population and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>household estimates of annexed or detached areas of municipalities or towns after being <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>notified of the order or letter of approval by the chief administrative law judge of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>State Office of Administrative Hearings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>(11) prepare, for any purpose for which a population estimate is required by law <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>or needed to implement a law, a population estimate of a municipality or town whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>population is affected by action under section 
         <statute_ref>379.02</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>414.01, subdivision 14</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>(12) prepare an estimate of average household size for each statutory or home rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>charter city with a population of 2,500 or more by June 1 of each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(c) A governing body may challenge an estimate made under paragraph (b) by filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>their specific objections in writing with the state demographer by June 24. If the challenge <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>does not result in an acceptable estimate, the governing body may have a special census <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census. The political subdivision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>notify the state demographer by July 1 of its intent to have the special census conducted. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>The political subdivision must bear all costs of the special census. Results of the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>census must be received by the state demographer by the next April 15 to be used in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>year's June 1 estimate to the political subdivision under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>(d) The state demographer shall certify the estimates of population and household <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>size to the commissioner of revenue by July 15 each year, including any estimates still <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>under objection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(e) The state demographer shall release a demographic forecast in conjunction with <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>the commissioner of finance and the November state economic forecast.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5A.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var><b>5A.03 ORGANIZATION APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>(a) An application for registration as an international student exchange visitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>placement organization must be submitted in the form prescribed by the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>state. The application must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>(1) evidence that the organization meets the standards established by the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>state by rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the organization, its chief executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>officer, and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>supervising placements within the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>(3) the organization's unified business identification number, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>(4) the organization's United States Information Agency number, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(5) evidence of Council on Standards for International Educational Travel listing, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>(6) whether the organization is exempt from federal income tax; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>(7) a list of the organization's placements in Minnesota for the previous academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>year including the number of students placed, their home countries, the school districts in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>which they were placed, and the length of their placements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>(b) The application must be signed by the chief executive officer of the organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for supervising <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>placements within Minnesota. If the secretary of state determines that the application is <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>complete, the secretary of state shall file the application and the applicant is registered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>(c) Organizations that have registered shall inform the secretary of state of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>changes in the information required under paragraph (a), clause (1), within 30 days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>change. There is no fee to amend a registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>(d) Registration under this chapter is valid for one year. The registration may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>renewed annually. The fee to renew a registration is $50 per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>(e) Organizations registering for the first time in Minnesota must pay an initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>registration fee of $150.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(f) Fees collected by the secretary of state under this section must be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>the state treasury and credited to the general fund and are added to the appropriation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>which registration costs are paid as a nondedicated receipt.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10.43, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var><b>10.43 TELEPHONE USE; APPROVAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(a) Each representative, senator, constitutional officer, judge, and head of a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>department or agency shall sign the person's monthly long-distance telephone bills paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>by the state as evidence of the person's approval of each bill. This signature requirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>does not apply to a month in which the person's long-distance phone bill paid by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>state is less than $5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(b) Even if the monthly long-distance phone bill paid by the state for a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>subject to this section is less than $5, the person is responsible for paying that portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>the bill that does not relate to state business. As provided in section 10.46, long-distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>telephone bills paid by the state are public data, regardless of the amount of the bills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for telephone bills for usage on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>after July 1, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[10.49] NAMING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Laws must not be named for living people, and laws may not name councils, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>buildings, roads, or other facilities or entities after living people.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10.60, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purpose of Web site and publications.</b> The purpose of a Web site and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>a publication publications must be to provide information about the duties and jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>of a state agency or political subdivision or and to facilitate access to public services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>information related to the responsibilities or functions of the state agency or political <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10.60, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Contact information.</b> The home page of a Web site maintained by <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>a state agency must prominently display an e-mail address at which the agency may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>contacted and a telephone number that will be answered by a human being to the greatest <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>extent possible, located in Minnesota, during normal business hours. A state agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>comply with the requirements of this subdivision with existing resources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 11A.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Duties and powers.</b> The director, at the direction of the state board, shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>(1) plan, direct, coordinate, and execute administrative and investment functions <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>in conformity with the policies and directives of the state board and the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>this chapter and of chapter 356A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>(2) prepare and submit biennial and annual budgets to the board and with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>approval of the board submit the budgets to the Department of Finance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>(3) employ professional and clerical staff as necessary. Employees whose primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>responsibility is to invest or manage money or employees who hold positions designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>as unclassified under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.08, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>, are in the unclassified service of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>state. Other employees are in the classified service. Unclassified employees who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>not covered by a collective bargaining agreement are employed under the terms and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>conditions of the compensation plan approved under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 3b</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(4) report to the state board on all operations under the director's control and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>supervision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>(5) maintain accurate and complete records of securities transactions and official <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>(6) establish a policy relating to the purchase and sale of securities on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>competitive offerings or bids. The policy is subject to board approval;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>(7) cause securities acquired to be kept in the custody of the commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>or other depositories consistent with chapter 356A, as the state board deems appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>(8) prepare and file with the director of the Legislative Reference Library, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>December 31 of each year, a report summarizing the activities of the state board, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>council, and the director during the preceding fiscal year. The report must be prepared <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>so as to provide the legislature and the people of the state with a clear, comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>summary of the portfolio composition, the transactions, the total annual rate of return, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>and the yield to the state treasury and to each of the funds whose assets are invested by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>the state board, and the recipients of business placed or commissions allocated among <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>the various commercial banks, investment bankers, money managers, and brokerage <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>organizations and the amount of these commissions or other fees. The report must contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>financial statements for funds managed by the board prepared in accordance with generally <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>accepted accounting principles. The report must include an executive summary;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(9) include on the state board's Web site its annual and quarterly reports, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>executive summaries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(9) (10) require state officials from any department or agency to produce and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>access to any financial documents the state board deems necessary in the conduct of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>its investment activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>(10) (11) receive and expend legislative appropriations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>(11) (12) undertake any other activities necessary to implement the duties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>powers set forth in this subdivision consistent with chapter 356A.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.64, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var><b>13.64 DEPARTMENT OF </b><b>ADMINISTRATION</b><b> FINANCE</b><b> DATA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>(a) Notes and preliminary drafts of reports created, collected, or maintained by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>Management Analysis Division, Department of Administration finance, and prepared <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>during management studies, audits, reviews, consultations, or investigations are classified <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>as confidential or protected nonpublic data until the final report has been published or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>preparation of the report is no longer being actively pursued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>(b) Data that support the conclusions of the report and that the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>administration finance reasonably believes will result in litigation are confidential or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>protected nonpublic until the litigation has been completed or until the litigation is no <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>longer being actively pursued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(c) Data on individuals that could reasonably be used to determine the identity of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>individual supplying data for a report are private if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>(1) the data supplied by the individual were needed for a report; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>(2) the data would not have been provided to the Management Analysis Division <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>without an assurance to the individual that the individual's identity would remain private, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>or the Management Analysis Division reasonably believes that the individual would not <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>have provided the data.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[15B.055] PARKING SPACES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>To provide the public with greater access to legislative proceedings, all parking <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>spaces on Aurora Avenue in front of the Capitol building must be reserved for the public.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>[15C.01] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Claim.</b> "Claim" includes any request or demand, whether under a contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>or otherwise, for money or property which is made to a contractor, grantee, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>recipient if the state has provided or will provide any portion of the money or property <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>which is requested or demanded, or if the state has reimbursed or will reimburse the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>contractor, grantee, or other recipient for any portion of the money or property which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>requested or demanded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Knowing and knowingly.</b> "Knowing" and "knowingly" mean that a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>person, with respect to information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) has actual knowledge of the information;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>(2) acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>No proof of specific intent to defraud is required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Original source.</b> "Original source" means a person who has direct and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>independent knowledge of information which is probative of any essential element of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>allegations in an action brought pursuant to this section which was not obtained from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>public source and who either voluntarily provided the information to the state before <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>bringing an action based on the information or whose information provided the basis for <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>or caused an investigation, hearing, audit, or report that led to the public disclosure of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>allegations or transactions upon which an action brought pursuant to this section is based.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Person.</b> "Person" means any natural person, partnership, corporation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>association or other legal entity, including the state and any department, agency, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>political subdivision of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>State.</b> "State" means the state of Minnesota and includes any department, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>agency, or political subdivision of the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. <b>[15C.02] LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN ACTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Liability.</b> (a) Any person who commits any of the acts in clauses (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>to (7) is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>$10,000 per false claim, plus three times the amount of damages which the state sustains <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>because of the act of that person, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b):<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, to an officer or employee of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>state of Minnesota a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) knowingly makes or uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or approved by the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) knowingly conspires to either present a false or fraudulent claim to the state for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>payment or approval or make, use, or cause to be made or used a false record or statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>to obtain payment or approval of a false or fraudulent claim;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) has possession, custody, or control of public property or money used, or to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>used, by the state and knowingly delivers or causes to be delivered to the state less money <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>or property than the amount for which the person receives a receipt;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) is authorized to prepare or deliver a receipt for money or property used, or to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>be used, by the state and knowingly prepares or delivers a receipt that falsely represents <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>the money or property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) knowingly buys, or receives as a pledge of an obligation or debt, public property <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>from an officer or employee of the state who lawfully may not sell or pledge the property; <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>or<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) knowingly makes or uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>property to the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The court may assess not less than two times the amount of damages which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>state sustains because of the act of the person if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the person committing a violation under paragraph (a) furnished officials of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>state responsible for investigating the false claims violations with all information known <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>to the person about the violation within 30 days after the date on which the defendant first <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>obtained the information;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the person fully cooperated with any state investigation of the violation; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) at the time the person furnished the state with information about the violation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>no criminal prosecution, civil action, or administrative action had commenced under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>section with respect to the violation, and the person did not have actual knowledge of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>existence of an investigation into the violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A person violating this section is also liable to the state for the costs of a civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>action brought to recover any penalty or damages.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Right to cure.</b> A person is not liable under this section for mere <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>inadvertence or mistake with respect to activities involving a false or fraudulent claim.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>[15C.03] EXCLUSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This chapter does not apply to claims, records, or statements made under portions <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>of Minnesota Statutes relating to taxation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>[15C.04] RESPONSIBILITIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The attorney general may investigate violations of section 15C.02. If the attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>general finds that a person has violated or is violating section 15C.02, the attorney general <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>may bring a civil action under this section against the person to enjoin any act in violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>15C.02</statute_ref> and to recover damages and penalties.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>[15C.05] PRIVATE REMEDIES; COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL; COPY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var><b>OF COMPLAINT AND WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE TO BE SENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var><b>TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may maintain an action <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>pursuant to this section on the person's own account and that of the state if money, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>property, or services provided by the state are involved; the person's own account and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>that of a political subdivision if money, property, or services provided by the political <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>subdivision are involved; or on the person's own account and that of both the state and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>political subdivision if both are involved. After such an action is commenced, it may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>voluntarily dismissed only if the court and the attorney general give written consent to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>dismissal and their reasons for consenting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If an action is brought pursuant to this section, no other person may bring <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>another action pursuant to this section based on the same facts which are the subject of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>the pending action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An action may not be maintained by a person pursuant to this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>(1) against the legislature, the judiciary, an executive department of the state, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>political subdivision, and their members or employees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if the action is based upon allegations or transactions that are the subject of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>civil action or an administrative proceeding for a monetary penalty to which the state or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>political subdivision of the state is already a party; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) unless the action is brought by an original source of the information or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>attorney general initiates or intervenes in the action, if the action is based upon the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>disclosure of allegations or transactions: (i) in a criminal, civil, or administrative hearing; <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>(ii) in an investigation, report, hearing, or audit conducted by or at the request of the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>of representatives or the senate; (iii) by an auditor or the governing body of a political <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>subdivision; or (iv) from the news media.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A complaint in an action pursuant to this section must be commenced by filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>the complaint with the court in camera, and the court must place it under seal for at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>60 days. No service may be made upon the defendant until the complaint is unsealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If a complaint is filed under this section, the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>complaint on the attorney general in accordance with the Minnesota Rules of Civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>Procedure and shall also serve at the same time a written disclosure of substantially all <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>material evidence and information the plaintiff possesses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>[15C.06] ATTORNEY GENERAL INTERVENTION; MOTION TO </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var><b>EXTEND TIME; UNSEALING OF COMPLAINT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Within 60 days after receiving a complaint and disclosure pursuant to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>15C.05, the attorney general shall intervene or decline intervention or, for good cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>shown, move the court to extend the time for doing so. The motion may be supported by <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>affidavits or other submissions in chambers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The complaint must be unsealed after the attorney general decides whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>or not to intervene.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding the attorney general's decision regarding intervention in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>action brought by a plaintiff under section 15C.05, the attorney general may pursue the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>claim through any alternate remedy available to the state, including any administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>proceeding to determine a civil money penalty. If the attorney general pursues any such <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>alternate remedy in another proceeding, the person initiating the action has the same rights <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>in that proceeding as if the action had continued under section 15C.05. Any finding of fact <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>or conclusion of law made in the other proceeding that has become final is conclusive on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>all parties to an action under section 15C.05. For purposes of this paragraph, a finding <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>or conclusion is final if it has been finally determined on appeal to the appropriate state <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>court, if the time for filing an appeal has expired, or if the finding or conclusion is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>subject to judicial review.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>[15C.07] SERVICE OF UNSEALED COMPLAINT AND RESPONSE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var><b>BY DEFENDANT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When unsealed, the complaint shall be served on the defendant pursuant to Rule 3 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The defendant must respond to the complaint within 20 days after it is served on <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>the defendant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>[15C.08] ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRIVATE PARTY ROLES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, if the attorney general does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>intervene at the outset in an action brought by a person pursuant to section 15C.05, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>person has the same rights in conducting the action as the attorney general would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>had. A copy of each pleading or other paper filed in the action, and a copy of the transcript <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>of each deposition taken, must be mailed to the attorney general if the attorney general <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>so requests and pays the cost of doing so.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the attorney general elects not to intervene at the outset in the action, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>attorney general may intervene subsequently, upon timely application and good cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>shown. If the attorney general so intervenes, the attorney general subsequently has <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>primary responsibility for conducting the action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the attorney general elects at the outset of the action to intervene, the attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>general has the primary responsibility for prosecuting the action. The person who initially <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>brought the action remains a party, but the person's acts do not bind the attorney general.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Whether or not the attorney general intervenes in the action, the attorney general <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>may move to dismiss the action for good cause. The person who brought the action must <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>be notified of the filing of the motion and may oppose it and present evidence at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>hearing. The attorney general may also settle the action. If the attorney general intends to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>settle the action, the attorney general shall notify the person who brought the action. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>state may settle the action with the defendant notwithstanding the objections of the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>initiating the action if the court determines, after a hearing, that the proposed settlement <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>is fair, adequate, and reasonable under all the circumstances. Upon a showing of good <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>cause, such a hearing may be held in camera.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>[15C.09] STAY OF DISCOVERY; EXTENSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The court may stay discovery by a person who brought an action under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>15C.05 for not more than 60 days if the attorney general shows that the proposed discovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of a civil or criminal matter arising <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>out of the same facts, whether or not the attorney general participates in the action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The court may extend the stay upon a further showing that the attorney general <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>has pursued the civil or criminal investigation or proceeding with reasonable diligence and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>that the proposed discovery would interfere with its continuation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Discovery may not be stayed for a total of more than six months over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>objection of the person who brought the action, except for good cause shown by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>attorney general.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A showing made pursuant to this section must be made in chambers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>[15C.10] COURT-IMPOSED LIMITATION UPON PARTICIPATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var><b>OF PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN ACTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon a showing by the attorney general in an action in which the attorney general <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>has intervened that unrestricted participation by a person under this chapter would <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>interfere with or unduly delay the conduct of the action, or would be repetitious, irrelevant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>or solely for harassment, the court may limit the person's participation by, among other <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>measures, limiting the number of witnesses, the length of the testimony of the witnesses, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>or the cross-examination of witnesses by the person.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>[15C.11] LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; REMEDIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) An action pursuant to this chapter may not be commenced more than three years <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>after the date of discovery of the fraudulent activity by the attorney general or more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>six years after the fraudulent activity occurred, whichever occurs last, but in no event more <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>than ten years after the date on which the violation is committed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A finding of guilt in a criminal proceeding charging false statement or fraud, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>whether upon a verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, stops the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>found guilty from denying an essential element of that offense in an action pursuant to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>chapter based upon the same transaction as the criminal proceeding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>(c) In any action under this chapter, the state and any qui tam plaintiff must prove <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>all essential elements of the cause of action, including damages, by a preponderance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>the evidence.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. <b>[15C.12] AWARD OF EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY FEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the attorney general or a person who brought an action under section 
         <statute_ref>15C.05</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>prevails in or settles an action pursuant to this chapter, the court may authorize the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>to recover reasonable costs, reasonable attorney fees, and the reasonable fees of expert <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>consultants and expert witnesses. Those expenses must be awarded against the defendant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>and may not be allowed against the state or a political subdivision. If the attorney general <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>does not intervene in the action and the person bringing the action conducts the action, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>if the defendant prevails in the action, the court shall award to the defendant reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>expenses and attorney fees against the party or parties who participated in the action if <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>it finds that the action was clearly frivolous or vexatious or brought in substantial part <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>for harassment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>[15C.13] DISTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN CERTAIN </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var><b>ACTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the attorney general intervenes at the outset in an action brought by a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>under section 15C.05, the person shall receive not less than 15 percent or more than 25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>percent of any recovery in proportion to the person's contribution to the conduct of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>action. If the attorney general does not intervene in the action at the outset, the person is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>entitled to receive not less than 25 percent or more than 30 percent of any recovery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>the civil penalty and damages, or settlement, as the court determines to be reasonable. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>For recoveries whose distribution is governed by federal code or rule, the basis for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>calculating the portion of the recovery the person is entitled to receive shall not include <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>such amounts reserved for distribution to the federal government or designated in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>use by such federal code or rule.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>[15C.14] EMPLOYER RESTRICTIONS; LIABILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) An employer shall not adopt or enforce any rule or policy forbidding an employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>to disclose information to the state, a political subdivision, or a law enforcement agency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>or to act in furtherance of an action pursuant to this chapter, including investigation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>bringing or testifying in such an action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An employer shall not discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, deny <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>promotion to, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in the terms or conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>of employment because of lawful acts done by the employee on the employee's behalf <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>or on behalf of others in disclosing information to the state, a political subdivision, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>law enforcement agency in furtherance of an action pursuant to this chapter, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>investigation for bringing or testifying in such an action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An employer who violates this section is liable to the affected employee in a civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>action for damages and other relief, including reinstatement, twice the amount of lost <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>compensation, interest on the lost compensation, any special damage sustained as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>of the discrimination, and punitive damages if appropriate. The employer is also liable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>expenses recoverable pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>15C.12</statute_ref>, including costs and attorney fees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>[16A.0115] NAME.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>The commissioner of finance and the Department of Finance may not be identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>by a title or name other than the title and name assigned by law. The Commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>must ensure that the department's documents, publications, and Web site comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1.  <b>List.</b> (a) The commissioner shall: <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>(1) receive and record all money paid into the state treasury and safely keep it until <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>lawfully paid out; <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>(2) manage the state's financial affairs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(3) keep the state's general account books according to generally accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>government accounting principles; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>(4) keep expenditure and revenue accounts according to generally accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>government accounting principles; <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>(5) develop, provide instructions for, prescribe, and manage a state uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>accounting system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>(6) provide to the state the expertise to ensure that all state funds are accounted for <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>under generally accepted government accounting principles; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>(7) coordinate the development of, and maintain standards for, internal auditing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>state agencies and, in cooperation with the commissioner of administration, report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>legislature and the governor by January 31 of odd-numbered years, on progress made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>(b) In addition to the duties in paragraph (a), the commissioner has the powers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>duties given to the commissioner in chapter 43A. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.055, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Additional duties.</b> The commissioner may assist state agencies by <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>providing analytical, statistical, and organizational development services to state agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>in order to assist the agency to achieve the agency's mission and to operate efficiently <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>and effectively.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>[16A.056] WEB SITE WITH SEARCHABLE DATABASE ON STATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var><b>EXPENDITURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Web database requirement.</b> The commissioner, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>with the commissioners of administration and revenue, must maintain a Web site with <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>a searchable database providing the public with information on state contracts, state <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>appropriations, state expenditures, and state tax expenditures. For each data field identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>in subdivisions 2 to 5, the searchable database must allow a user of the Web site to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>(1) perform a search using that field;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>(2) sort by that field;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>(3) obtain information grouped or aggregated by that field, where groups or subtotals <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>are feasible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>(4) view information in that field by each fiscal year or an aggregation of fiscal years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Contracts.</b> (a) The searchable database on the Web site must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>at least the following data fields:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>(1) the name of the entity receiving the contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(2) the name of the agency entering into the contract;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>(3) an indication if the contract is for (i) goods; (ii) professional or technical services; <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(iii) services other than professional and technical services; or (iv) a grant; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>(4) the fund or funds from which the entity receiving the contract will be paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>(b) For each contract, the database must also include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>(1) an address for each entity receiving a contract; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(2) a brief statement of the purpose of the contract or grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>(c) Information on a new contract or grant must be entered into the database within <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>30 days of the time the contract or grant is entered into.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>(d) For purposes of this section, a "grant" is a contract between a state agency and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>a recipient, the primary purpose of which is to transfer cash or a thing of value to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>recipient to support a public purpose. Grant does not include payments to units of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>governments, payments to state employees, or payments made under laws providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>assistance to individuals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Appropriations.</b> The searchable database on the Web site must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>at least the following data fields on state appropriations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>(1) the agency receiving the appropriation, or the name of the nonstate entity <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>receiving the appropriation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>(2) the agency program, to the extent applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>(3) the agency activity, to the extent applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>(4) an item within an activity if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>(5) the fund from which the appropriation is made; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>(6) the object of expenditure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>State expenditures.</b> The searchable database on the Web site must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>at least the following data fields on state expenditures:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>(1) the agency making the expenditure, or the name of the nonstate entity making <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>the appropriation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>(2) the agency program, to the extent applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(3) the agency activity, to the extent applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>(4) an item within an activity if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>(5) the fund from which the expenditure is made; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(6) the object of expenditure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Tax expenditures.</b> The Web site must include a searchable database of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>state tax expenditures. For each fiscal year, the database must include data fields showing <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>the estimated impact on state revenues of each tax expenditure item listed in the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>prepared under section 270C.11.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Retention of data.</b> The database required under this section must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>information beginning with fiscal year 2010 funds and must retain data for at least ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Consultation.</b> The commissioner of finance must consult with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>chairs of the house of representatives Ways and Means and senate Finance Committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>before encumbering any funds appropriated on or after July 1, 2009, for the planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>development, and implementation of state accounting or procurement systems. No funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>appropriated for these purposes may be spent unless the commissioner certifies that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>systems will allow compliance with requirements of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>[16A.057] INTERNAL CONTROLS AND INTERNAL AUDITING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment of system.</b> The commissioner is responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>the system of internal controls across the executive branch. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>coordinate the design, implementation, and maintenance of an effective system of internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>controls and internal auditing for all executive agencies. The system must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>(1) safeguard public funds and assets and minimize incidences of fraud, waste, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>and abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(2) ensure that programs are administered in compliance with federal and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>laws and rules;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>(3) require documentation of internal control procedures over financial management <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>activities, provide for analysis of risks, and provide for periodic evaluation of control <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>procedures to satisfy the commissioner that these procedures are adequately designed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>properly implemented, and functioning effectively; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>(4) provide for periodic internal audit of major systems and controls, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>accounting systems and controls; administrative systems and controls; and, in conjunction <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>with the Office of Enterprise Technology, information and telecommunications technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>systems and controls.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Standards.</b> The commissioner must adopt internal control standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>and policies that agencies must follow to meet the requirements of subdivision 1. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>standards and policies may include separation of duties, safeguarding receipts, time entry, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>approval of travel, and other topics the commissioner determines are necessary to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>with subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Training and assistance.</b> The commissioner shall coordinate training <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>for accounting personnel and financial managers in state agencies on internal controls <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>as necessary to ensure financial integrity in the state's financial transactions. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>commissioner shall provide internal control support to agencies that the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>determines need this assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Sharing internal audit resources.</b> The commissioner must administer a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>program for sharing internal auditors among executive agencies that do not have their own <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>internal auditors and for assembling interagency teams of internal auditors as necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Monitoring Office of the Legislative Auditor audits.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>must review audit reports from the Office of the Legislative Auditor and take appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>steps to address internal control problems found in executive agencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Budget for internal controls.</b> The commissioner of finance may require <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>that each executive agency spend a specified percentage of its operating budget on internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>control systems. The commissioner of finance may require that an agency transfer a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>portion of its operating budget to the commissioner to pay for internal control functions <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>performed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Annual report. </b> The commissioner must report to the legislature and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>governor by January 31 of each odd-numbered year on the system of internal controls <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>and internal auditing in executive agencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Agency head responsibilities.</b> The head of each executive agency is <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining an effective internal control <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>system within the agency that complies with the requirements of subdivision 1, clauses (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>to (4). The head of each executive agency must annually certify that the agency head has <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>reviewed the agency's internal control systems, and that these systems are in compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>with standards and policies established by the commissioner. The agency head must <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>submit the signed certification form to the commissioner of finance, in a form specified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>State colleges and universities.</b> This section does not apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>Minnesota state colleges and universities system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. <b>[16A.058] FINANCIAL CONTROLS COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Membership.</b> The executive council shall appoint a five-member <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>financial controls council. Members must have public or private sector experience in <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>internal control issues. The council shall annually elect a chair and vice-chair from <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>among its members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The council shall advise the commissioner of finance, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>governor, the Legislative Audit Commission, and the legislature on the system of internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>controls for executive agencies. In performing this duty, the council shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(1) review audits and other reports of the Office of the Legislative Auditor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>from internal auditors in executive agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>(2) review the state's system of internal controls and make recommendations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>changes in practices of specific executive agencies or on general changes needed in state <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>laws, procedures, or policies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>(3) recommend guidelines and best practices to produce an effective system of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>internal controls;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>(4) recommend the number of internal audit employees required for executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>agencies, individually and in total; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>(5) review and comment on the performance of the commissioner of finance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>carrying out duties under section 16A.057.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>(b) The council may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>(1) require reports from any executive agency relative to an internal control or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>an internal audit matter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>(2) receive and review reports from internal auditors in executive agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(3) conduct hearings relative to attempts to interfere with, compromise, or intimidate <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>an internal auditor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>(4) conduct hearings on the effectiveness of internal control or internal audit <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>functions within an executive agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies; expiration.</b> The membership <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies shall be as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>section 15.059, except that council members shall not receive a per diem. The council is <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>not subject to the expiration date provisions of section 15.059.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Administrative support.</b> The commissioner of finance shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>administrative support to the council upon request of its chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>MnSCU.</b> The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is not an <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>executive agency for purposes of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.11, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3d. <b>Information technology budget proposals.</b> A proposal in the detailed <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>budget documents for a new investment in information technology systems or equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>costing $100,000 or more must request that money for the system or equipment be <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>appropriated to the Office of Enterprise Technology.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Set rates.</b> The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>pay to a revolving fund for services. Funds subject to this subdivision include, but are <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>not limited to, the revolving funds established in sections 4A.05; 14.46; 14.53; 16B.48; <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16C.03, subdivision 11; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>fund established in section 43A.30.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.133, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Payroll direct deposit and deductions.</b> An agency head in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>executive, judicial, and legislative branch shall, upon written request signed by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>employee, directly deposit all or part of an employee's pay to those credit unions or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>financial institutions, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>47.015</statute_ref>, designated by the employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>An agency head may must, upon written request of an employee, deduct from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>pay of the employee a requested amount to be paid to the Minnesota Benefit Association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>or to any organization organizations contemplated by section 
         <statute_ref>179A.06</statute_ref>, of which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>employee is a member. If an employee has more than one account with the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>Benefit Association or more than one organization under section 
         <statute_ref>179A.06</statute_ref>, only the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>Minnesota Benefit Association and one organization, as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>179A.06</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>may be paid money by payroll deduction from the employee's pay.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.139, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var><b>16A.139 MISAPPROPRIATION OF MONEY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>It is illegal for any (a) No official or head of any state department in the executive, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>legislative, or judicial branches, or any employee thereof of a state department in those <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>branches, to may intentionally use moneys money appropriated by law, or fees collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>knowing that the use is for any other a purpose other than the purpose for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>moneys have been money was appropriated, and any such act by any. Unless a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>penalty is specified elsewhere in law, a person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>gross misdemeanor. <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(b) A violation of paragraph (a) by a head of a department, or any state official, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>cause for immediate removal of the official or head of a state department from the position <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>held with the government of this state. A criminal conviction under paragraph (a) is not a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>prerequisite for removal. This paragraph does not apply to a judge, a constitutional officer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>or a legislator, except as potential grounds for expulsion, impeachment, or recall in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>manner specified in article IV, section 7, and article VIII of the Minnesota Constitution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to crimes <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>committed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. <b>[16A.1391] BEST PRACTICES FOR INVESTIGATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>The commissioner of finance must develop and make available to appointing <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>authorities in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches a best practices policy for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>conducting investigations in which the appointing authority compels its employees to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>answer questions about allegedly inappropriate activity. The best practices policy must <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>be designed to facilitate effective investigations, without compromising the ability to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>prosecute criminal cases when appropriate. Each appointing authority must follow the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>best practices policy or, in consultation with the attorney general, must develop its own <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>policy for conducting these investigations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) If a state official litigates or settles a matter on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>specific injured persons or entities, this section does not prohibit distribution of money <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>to the specific injured persons or entities on whose behalf the litigation or settlement <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>efforts were initiated. If money recovered on behalf of injured persons or entities cannot <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>reasonably be distributed to those persons or entities because they cannot readily be <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>located or identified or because the cost of distributing the money would outweigh the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>benefit to the persons or entities, the money must be paid into the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>(b) Money recovered on behalf of a fund in the state treasury other than the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>fund may be deposited in that fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>(c) This section does not prohibit a state official from distributing money to a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>or entity other than the state in litigation or potential litigation in which the state is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>defendant or potential defendant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>(d) State agencies may accept funds as directed by a federal court for any restitution <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>or monetary penalty under United States Code, title 18, section 3663(a)(3) or United <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>States Code, title 18, section 3663A(a)(3). Funds received must be deposited in a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>revenue account and are appropriated to the commissioner of the agency for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>as directed by the federal court.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>(e) Subdivision 1 does not apply to a recovery or settlement of less than $750,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>actions commenced on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.152, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Report on budget reserve percentage.</b> (a) The commissioner of finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>must periodically review the formula developed as part of the Budget Trends Study <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>Commission authorized by Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 81, to estimate <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>the percentage of the preceding biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>recommended as a budget reserve.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner must annually review the variables and coefficients in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>formula used to model the base of the general fund taxes and the mix of taxes that provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>revenues to the general fund. If the commissioner determines that the variables and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>coefficients have changed enough to result in a change in the percentage of the preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers recommended as a budget reserve, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>the commissioner must update the variables and coefficients in the formula to reflect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>current base and mix of general fund taxes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Every ten years, the commissioner must review the methodology underlying the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>formula, taking into consideration relevant economic literature from the past ten years, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>determine if the formula remains adequate as a tool for estimating the percentage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>preceding biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers recommended as a budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>reserve. If the commissioner determines that the methodology underlying the formula is <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>outdated, the commissioner must revise the formula.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must report to the chairs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means and the senate Committee on <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>Finance, in compliance with sections 3.195 and 3.197, on the percentage of the preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers recommended as a budget reserve. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>The report must specify:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) if the commissioner updated the variables and coefficients in the formula to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>reflect significant changes to either the base of one or more general fund taxes or to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>mix of taxes that provide revenues to the general fund as provided in paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if the commissioner revised the formula after determining the methodology was <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>outdated as provided in paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) if the percentage of the preceding biennium's general fund expenditures and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>transfers recommended as a budget reserve has changed as a result of an update of or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>revision to the formula.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. <b>[16A.81] TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LEASE-PURCHASE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var><b>FINANCING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The following definitions apply to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>(a) "Technology system project" means the development, acquisition, installation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>and implementation of a technology system that is essential to state operations and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>expected to have a long useful life.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>(b) "Lease-purchase agreement" means an agreement for the lease and installment <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>purchase of a technology system project, or a portion of the project, between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>commissioner, on behalf of the state, and a vendor or a third-party financing source.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>(c) "Technology development lease-purchase guidelines" means policies, procedures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>and requirements established by the commissioner for technology system projects that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>financed pursuant to a lease-purchase agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Lease-purchase financing.</b> The commissioner may enter into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>lease-purchase agreement in an amount sufficient to fund a technology system project and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>authorize the public or private sale and issuance of certificates of participation, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>(1) the technology system project has been authorized by law to be funded pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>to a lease-purchase agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>(2) the term of the lease-purchase agreement and the related certificates of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>participation shall not exceed the lesser of the expected useful life of the technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>system project financed by the lease-purchase agreement and the certificates or ten years <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>from the date of issuance of the lease-purchase agreement and the certificates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>(3) the principal amount of the lease-purchase agreement and the certificates is <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>sufficient to provide for the costs of issuance, capitalized interest, credit enhancement, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>reserves, if any, as required under the lease-purchase agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>(4) funds sufficient for payment of lease obligations have been committed in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>authorizing legislation for the technology system project for the fiscal year during which <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>the lease-purchase agreement is entered into; provided that no lease-purchase agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>shall obligate the state to appropriate funds sufficient to make lease payments due under <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>such agreement in any future fiscal year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>(5) planned expenditures for the technology system project are permitted within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>technology development lease-purchase guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Covenants.</b> The commissioner may covenant in a lease-purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>agreement that the state will abide by the terms and provisions that are customary in <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>lease-purchase financing transactions, including but not limited to, covenants providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>that the state:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(1) will maintain insurance as required under the terms of the lease-purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>(2) is responsible to the lessor for any public liability or property damage claims or <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>costs related to the selection, use, or maintenance of the technology system project, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>extent of insurance or self-insurance maintained by the state, and for costs and expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>incurred by the lessor as a result of any default by the state; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>(3) authorizes the lessor to exercise the rights of a secured party with respect to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>the technology system project or any portion of the project in the event of default or <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>nonappropriation of funds by the state, and for the present recovery of lease payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>due during the current term of the lease-purchase agreement as liquidated damages in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>the event of default.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Credit and appropriation of proceeds.</b> Proceeds of the lease-purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>agreement and certificates of participation must be credited to a technology lease project <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>fund in the state treasury. Net income from investment of the proceeds, as estimated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>the commissioner, must be credited to the appropriate accounts in the technology lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>project fund. Funds in the technology lease project fund are appropriated for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>described in the authorizing law for each technology development project and this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Transfer of funds.</b> Before the lease-purchase proceeds are received in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>technology lease project fund, the commissioner may transfer to that fund from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>fund amounts not exceeding the expected proceeds from the lease-purchase agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>and certificates of participation. The commissioner shall return these amounts to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>general fund by transferring proceeds when received. The amounts of these transfers are <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>appropriated from the general fund and from the technology lease project fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Administrative expenses.</b> Actual and necessary travel and subsistence <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>expenses of employees and all other nonsalary expenses incidental to the sale, printing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>execution, and delivery of the lease-purchase agreement and certificates of participation <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>may be paid from the lease-purchase proceeds. The lease-purchase proceeds are <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>appropriated for this purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Treatment of technology lease project fund.</b> Lease-purchase proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>remaining in the technology lease project fund after the purposes for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>lease-purchase agreement was undertaken are accomplished or abandoned, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>by the commissioner, must be transferred to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Lease-purchase not public debt.</b> A lease-purchase agreement does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>constitute or create a general or moral obligation or indebtedness of the state in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>of the money from time to time appropriated or otherwise available for payments or <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>obligations under such agreement. Payments due under a lease-purchase agreement during <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>a current lease term for which money has been appropriated is a current expense of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Refunding certificates.</b> The commissioner from time to time may enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>into a new lease-purchase agreement and issue and sell certificates of participation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>purpose of refunding any lease-purchase agreement and related certificates of participation <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premiums, any interest accrued <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>or that is to accrue to the redemption date, and costs related to the issuance and sale of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>refunding certificates. The proceeds of any refunding certificates may, in the discretion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>the commissioner, be applied to the purchase or payment at maturity of the certificates to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>be refunded, to the redemption of outstanding lease-purchase agreements and certificates <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>on any redemption date, or to pay interest on the refunding lease-purchase agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>and certificates and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>such purchase, payment, retirement, or redemption. Any escrowed proceeds, pending such <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>use, may be invested and reinvested in obligations that are authorized investments under <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>section 11A.24. The income earned or realized on any authorized investment may also be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>applied to the payment of the lease-purchase agreements and certificates to be refunded, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>interest or premiums on the refunded certificates, or to pay interest on the refunding <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>lease-purchase agreements and certificates. After the terms of the escrow have been fully <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>satisfied, any balance of proceeds and any investment income may be returned to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>general fund, or if applicable, the technology lease project fund, for use in a lawful manner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>All refunding lease-purchase agreements and certificates issued under the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>this subdivision must be prepared, executed, delivered, and secured by appropriations in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>the same manner as the lease-purchase agreements and certificates to be refunded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. <b>[16A.82] TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>$8,975,000 is appropriated annually from the general fund to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement as defined in section 16A.81 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>replacement of the state's accounting and procurement systems, provided that the state is <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>not obligated to continue such appropriation of funds or to make lease payments in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>future fiscal year. Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel to the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>fund at the close of each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. <b>[16A.90] E-VERIFY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>An employer using state funds or funds available under the American Recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to hire new employees must use the E-Verify system to <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>determine employment eligibility of new hires.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. <b>[16B.1225] LETTER-SIZED PAPER FOR DOCUMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>State entities in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches must use standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>letter-sized paper to print documents to the extent practical, and may not print documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>on legal-sized paper unless this is the only possible size paper for a particular document.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.24, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5b. <b>Employee fitness and wellness facilities.</b> An entity in the executive, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>legislative, or judicial branch may use space under its control to offer fitness, wellness, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>or similar classes or activities to its employees, and may allow persons conducting these <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>classes or activities to charge employees a fee to participate. Revenue received by a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>entity under this section is appropriated to the entity. This authorization applies to all state <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>space, including property in the Capitol area, and other designated property as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>in rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety. Persons conducting these classes <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>or activities, and participating employees, waive any and all claims of liability against <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>the state for any damage or injury arising from the use of state space for employee fitness <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>and wellness classes or similar classes or activities. Persons conducting these classes or <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>activities agree to indemnify, save, and hold the state, its agents, and employees harmless <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>from any claims or causes of action, including attorney fees incurred by the state that arise <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>from these classes or activities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.24, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5c. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>Rules, part 7525.0400, and any other rules as necessary to conform with subdivision 5b. <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>The commissioner may use the good cause exemption, under authority of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to amend rules to conform with <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>subdivision 5b.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. <b>[16B.242] ENTERPRISE REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>The enterprise real property technology system and services account is created <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>in the special revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>commissioner of administration for the purpose of funding the personnel and technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>to maintain the enterprise real property system and services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. <b>[16B.2421] BIRD-SAFE BUILDINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Between March 15 and May 31 and between August 15 and October 31 each year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>occupants of state-owned or state-leased buildings must attempt to reduce dangers posed <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>to migrating birds by turning off building lights between midnight and dawn, to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>turning off lights is consistent with the normal use of the buildings. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>administration may adopt policies to implement this requirement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. <b>[16B.243] NAMING RIGHTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>The commissioner of administration may enter into a contract to sell the naming <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>rights to a state-owned building, or to meeting rooms within a state-owned building. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>section does not apply to the State Capitol building, to the Minnesota Judicial Center, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>the State Office Building.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. <b>[16B.276] COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS IN CAFETERIAS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>In entering into contracts for operation of cafeterias in the Capitol complex, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>commissioner of administration must ensure, to the extent practicable and economical, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>disposable utensils, plates and containers used in the cafeterias are made of a corn-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>or other compostable material, and that used utensils, plates and containers are collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>and processed in a manner such that they can be composted.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. <b>[16B.351] ADVERTISING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>The commissioner of administration may enter into a contract to sell advertising on <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>temporary fences or other temporary barriers adjacent to construction or repair projects on <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>state-owned buildings or grounds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.54.0"></a><a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</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.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>a passenger motor vehicle or truck currently assigned to it. The transfer must be made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>the commissioner for use in the central motor pool. The commissioner shall reimburse an <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>agency whose motor vehicles have been paid for with funds dedicated by the Constitution <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>for a special purpose and which are assigned to the central motor pool. The amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>reimbursement for a motor vehicle is its average wholesale price as determined from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>midwest edition of the National Automobile Dealers Association official used car guide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>(b) To the extent that funds are available for the purpose, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>purchase or otherwise acquire additional passenger motor vehicles and trucks necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>for the central motor pool. The title to all motor vehicles assigned to or purchased or <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>acquired for the central motor pool is in the name of the Department of Administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>(c) On the request of an agency, the commissioner may transfer to the central <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>motor pool any passenger motor vehicle or truck for the purpose of disposing of it. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>department or agency transferring the vehicle or truck must be paid for it from the motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>pool revolving account established by this section in an amount equal to two-thirds of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>average wholesale price of the vehicle or truck as determined from the midwest edition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>the National Automobile Dealers Association official used car guide.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>(d) The commissioner shall provide for the uniform marking of all motor vehicles. <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>Motor vehicle colors must be selected from the regular color chart provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>manufacturer each year. The commissioner may further provide for the use of motor <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>vehicles without marking by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>(1) the governor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>(2) the lieutenant governor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>(3) (2) the Division of Criminal Apprehension, the Division of Alcohol and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>Gambling Enforcement, and arson investigators of the Division of Fire Marshal in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>Department of Public Safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>(4) (3) the Financial Institutions Division of the Department of Commerce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>(5) (4) the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the Department of Health;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>(6) (5) the State Lottery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>(7) (6) criminal investigators of the Department of Revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>(8) (7) state-owned community service facilities in the Department of Human <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>Services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>(9) (8) the investigative staff of the Department of Employment and Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>Development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>(10) (9) the Office of the Attorney General; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>(11) (10) the investigative staff of the Gambling Control Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>(e) The state may not provide a car for use of the lieutenant governor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.55.0"></a><a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. <b>[16B.90] MILESTONES REPORT REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>The commissioner of administration must establish a statewide system of economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>(including tax implications), social, and environmental performance measures. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>milestones must provide the economic (including tax implications), social, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>environmental information necessary for public and elected officials to understand and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>evaluate the sustainability of the state's long-term trends. The commissioner must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>on the trends and their implications each year. The commissioner may contract for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>development of information and measures.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.56.0"></a><a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. <b>[16B.99] GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION OFFICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office is created <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>under the supervision of the commissioner of administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Responsibilities; authority.</b> The office has authority to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>coordination, guidance, and leadership, and to plan the implementation of Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>geospatial information technology. The office shall identify, coordinate, and guide <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>strategic investments in geospatial information technology systems, data, and services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>ensure effective implementation and use of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) by state <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>agencies to maximize benefits for state government as an enterprise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> (a) The office must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(1) coordinate and guide the efficient and effective use of available federal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>state, local, and public-private resources to develop statewide geospatial information <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>technology, data, and services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>(2) provide leadership and outreach, and ensure cooperation and coordination for <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>all GIS functions in state and local government, including coordination between state <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>agencies, intergovernment coordination between state and local units of government, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>extragovernment coordination, which includes coordination with academic and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>private and nonprofit sector GIS stakeholders;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>(3) review state agency and intergovernment geospatial technology, data, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>services development efforts involving state or intergovernment funding, including federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>funding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>(4) provide information to the legislature regarding projects reviewed, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under section 16A.11; <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>(5) coordinate management of geospatial technology, data, and services between <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>state and local governments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>(6) provide coordination, leadership, and consultation to integrate government <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>technology services with GIS infrastructure and GIS programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>(7) work to avoid or eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing GIS technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>services and systems, including services provided by other public and private organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>while building on existing governmental infrastructures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>(8) promote and coordinate consolidated geospatial technology, data, and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>and shared geospatial Web services for state and local governments; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>(9) promote and coordinate geospatial technology training, technical guidance, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>project support for state and local governments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Duties of chief geospatial information officer.</b> (a) In consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>state geospatial advisory council, the commissioner of administration, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>of finance, and the Minnesota chief information officer, the chief geospatial information <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>officer must identify when it is cost-effective for agencies to develop and use shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>information and geospatial technology systems, data, and services. The chief geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>information officer may require agencies to use shared information and geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>technology systems, data, and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>(b) The chief geospatial information officer, in consultation with the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>geospatial advisory council, must establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>the commissioner of finance to bill agencies and other governmental entities sufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>to cover the actual development, operation, maintenance, and administrative costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>the shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of interagency <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>agreements, or other means as allowed by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The chief geospatial information officer must set fees under <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>section 16A.1285 that reflect the actual cost of providing information products and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>services to clients. The fees must be approved by the commissioner of finance. Fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>are not subject to rulemaking under chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. Fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>collected must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the Minnesota Geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>Information Office revolving account. Money in the account is appropriated to the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>geospatial information officer for providing GIS consulting services, software, data, Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>services, and map products on a cost-recovery basis, including the cost of services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>supplies, material, labor, and equipment as well as the portion of the general support <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>costs and statewide indirect costs of the office that is attributable to the delivery of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>products and services. Money in the account shall not be used for the general operation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>(b) The chief geospatial information officer may require a state agency to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>an advance payment to the revolving fund sufficient to cover the agency's estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>obligation for a period of 60 days or more. If the revolving fund is abolished or liquidated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>the total net profit from the operation of the fund must be distributed to the various funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>from which purchases were made. For a given period of time, the amount of total net profit <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>to be distributed to each fund shall reflect the same ratio of total purchases attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>each fund divided by the total purchases from all funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Accountability.</b> The chief geospatial information officer is appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.36"></a><var>44.36</var>the commissioner of administration and shall work closely with the Minnesota chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>information officer who shall play an advisory role on technology projects, standards, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Discretionary powers.</b> The office may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(1) enter into contracts for goods or services with public or private organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>and charge fees for services it provides; <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>(2) apply for, receive, and expend money from public agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>(3) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from the federal government <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>and other public or private sources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>(4) enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, local government <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>units, the University of Minnesota and other educational institutions, and private persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>and other nongovernment organizations as necessary to perform its statutory duties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>(5) appoint committees and task forces to assist the office in carrying out its duties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>(6) sponsor and conduct conferences and studies, collect and disseminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>information, and issue reports relating to geospatial information and technology issues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>(7) participate in the activities and conferences related to geospatial information <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>and communications technology issues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>(8) review the GIS technology infrastructure of regions of the state and cooperate <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>with and make recommendations to the governor, legislature, state agencies, local <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>governments, local technology development agencies, the federal government, private <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>businesses, and individuals for the realization of GIS information and technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>infrastructure development potential;<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>(9) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative geospatial systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>technology, data, and services projects; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>(10) review and recommend alternative sourcing strategies for state geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>information systems technology, data, and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Geospatial advisory councils created.</b> The chief geospatial information <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>officer must establish a governance structure that includes advisory councils to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>expert advice from stakeholders on issues focusing on improving the operations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>management of geospatial technology within state government and also on issues of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>importance to users of geospatial technology throughout the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>(a) A statewide geospatial advisory council must advise the Minnesota Geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>Information Office about issues concerning the improvement of services statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>through the coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>Membership of the statewide council must include voting members selected to represent a <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>cross section of organizations that include counties, cities, universities, business, nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.36"></a><var>45.36</var>organizations, federal agencies, and state agencies. State agency membership must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>limited to no more than 20 percent of the total voting membership. In addition, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>geospatial information officer must be a nonvoting member.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>(b) A state government geospatial advisory council must advise the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>Geospatial Information Office on issues concerning improving state government services <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>through the coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>Membership of the state government council must include voting members representing <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>up to 15 state government agencies and constitutional offices, including the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>Enterprise Technology and the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office and shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>chaired by the chief geographic information officer. A representative of the statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>geospatial advisory council must serve as a nonvoting member.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>(c) Members of both the statewide geospatial advisory council and the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>government advisory council must be recommended by a process that ensures that each <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>member is designated to represent a clearly identified agency or stakeholder category <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>and that complies with the state's open appointment process. Appointments must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>made by the commissioner of administration for a period of two years. Members serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>at the pleasure of the commissioner. Members must be reimbursed for expenses in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>manner specified in section 15.059, but do not receive per diem under that section. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>advisory councils expire June 30, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>(d) The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office must provide administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>support for both geospatial advisory councils.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Report to legislature.</b> By January 15, 2010, the chief geospatial <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>information officer must provide a report to the appropriate chairs of the state government <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>committees of the legislature that addresses all statutes that refer to the land management <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>information center or land management information system and makes a recommendation <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>about whether they should be continued, amended, or repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.57.0"></a><a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. <b>[16C.046] INELIGIBILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>A person is not eligible to  be awarded a contract, or sell any goods or services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>an agency if the person has been convicted of a crime for knowingly employing illegal <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>aliens in the United States. The person remains ineligible for five years from the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>the conviction. This section applies to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>For purposes of this section, "person" means a natural person or a business. A business <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>is ineligible under this section if a natural person who owns more than one-half of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>business is convicted of a crime specified in this section. The commissioner may waive <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>application of this section if the commissioner determines that waiver is in the best <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>interests of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>solicitations sent and contracts entered into on and after that date. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.58.0"></a><a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. <b>[16E.22] STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Account established; appropriation.</b> The statewide electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>licensing account is created in the special revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>are appropriated to the state chief information officer for completion of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>electronic licensing system, for transferring licensing agencies to the system, and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>operation and maintenance of the system during the completion and transfer period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Requirements.</b> The transfer of an existing electronic licensing system <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>to the Minnesota electronic licensing system may not reduce the critical functionality <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>provided by the existing system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Temporary licensing surcharge.</b> (a) Executive branch state agencies shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>collect a temporary surcharge of ten percent of the licensing fee, but no less than $5 and no <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>more than $150 on each business, commercial, professional, or occupational license that: <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(1) requires a fee; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>(2) will be transferred to the Minnesota electronic licensing system, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>by the state chief information officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>The surcharge applies to initial license applications and license renewals. Each agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>that issues a license subject to this subdivision shall collect the surcharge for the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>for up to six years between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2015, as directed by the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>chief information officer. Receipts from the surcharge shall be deposited in the statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>licensing account established in subdivision 1. Department of Commerce licensees who <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>are paying for an existing electronic licensing database system under section 45.24 must <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>not be required to pay the surcharge under this section. The funds acquired under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>45.24 must be used in part, as determined by the commissioner of commerce, to fund the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>statewide electronic licensing system under this section and the fee imposed on licensees <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>who pay for the system under section 45.24 may not exceed the maximum fee allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>under that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>(b) An agency may transfer an amount equivalent to the surcharge imposed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>this section from existing license accounts in lieu of collecting the surcharge required <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>under this section. If a transfer is made under this paragraph, the temporary surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>required under paragraph (a) does not apply to the relevant license. Receipts from <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>transfers received under this paragraph shall be deposited in the statewide licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>account established in subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Priority.</b> In completing the statewide electronic licensing system, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>chief information officer must give priority to the extent practical to licenses that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>not currently issued electronically.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Contract authority.</b> The state chief information officer may enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>a risk-share or phased agreement with a vendor to complete the Minnesota electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>licensing system and to transfer licensing agencies to the system, provided that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>payment for the vendor's services under the agreement is limited to the revenue from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>surcharge enacted under subdivision 2, after payment of state operating and maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>costs. The agreement must clearly indicate that the state chief information officer may <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>only expend amounts actually collected from the surcharge, after state operations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>maintenance costs have been paid, in payment for the vendor's services and that the vendor <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>assumes this risk when performing work under the contract. This section does not require <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>the state chief information officer to pay the vendor the entire amount of the surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>revenue that remains after payment of state operations and maintenance costs. Before <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>entering into a contract under this subdivision, the state chief information officer must <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>consult with the commissioner of finance regarding the implementation of the surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>and the terms of the contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Unused funds.</b> Money remaining in the statewide electronic licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>account after payment of all costs of completing the Minnesota electronic licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>system, transferring licensing agencies to the system, and operating and maintaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>the system during the completion and transfer period is appropriated for the costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>operating and maintaining the Minnesota electronic licensing system after the system <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>has been completed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Priority.</b> To the extent possible, in completing the Minnesota electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>licensing system, the state chief information officer must give priority to licenses that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>not issued electronically. Licenses regulated by a health board under chapter 214 must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>be transferred to the Minnesota electronic licensing system before July 1, 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires on June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.59.0"></a><a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18a. <b>Domestic partner.</b> "Domestic partner" means a person who has entered <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>into a committed interdependent relationship with one other adult, where the partners:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>(1) are responsible for each other's basic common welfare;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>(2) share a common residence and intend to do so indefinitely;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>(3) are not related by blood or adoption to an extent that would prohibit marriage in <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>this state; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>(4) are legally competent and qualified to enter into a contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>For purposes of this subdivision, domestic partners may be considered to share a <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>common residence, even if they do not each have a legal right to possess the residence or <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>one or both domestic partners possess additional real property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>If one domestic partner temporarily leaves the common residence with the intention <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>to return, the domestic partners continue to share a common residence for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>of this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.60.0"></a><a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var><b>43A.1815 </b><b>VACATION</b><b> DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) In addition to donations under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.181</statute_ref>, a state employee may donate <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>a total of up to 12 40 hours of accrued vacation leave each fiscal year to the sick leave <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>account of one or more state employees. A state employee may not be paid for more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>80 hours in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>employee's account as a result of a transfer from another state employee's vacation account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The recipient employee must receive donations, as available, for an illness <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>or condition of the employee or a member of the employee's family that prevents the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>employee from working. The donations must be available without a waiting period as <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>soon as the employee's sick and vacation leave is exhausted. Donations may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>up to a total of 1,044 hours during the duration of eligible employment. Recipients must <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>continue to accrue vacation and sick leave while they are on donation leave.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>(c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>designee on the reasons for the determination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The commissioner shall establish procedures under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.04, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>4
         </statute_ref>, for eligibility, duration of need based on individual cases, monitoring and evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.61.0"></a><a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. <b>[43A.184] SICK LEAVE FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-RELATED </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var><b>DISABILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>On a form prescribed by the commissioner, a state employee who is a veteran with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>service-related disability may apply to the employee's appointing authority for additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>sick leave to receive treatment for the disability, as provided in this section. The employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>must qualify as a veteran under section 197.447, and have a sick leave balance that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>insufficient to receive treatment for the disability. If the appointing authority approves the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>request, the appointing authority shall authorize 40 hours of sick leave for the employee in <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>the current fiscal year. The appointing authority may approve sick leave for an employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>under this section one time in each fiscal year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.62.0"></a><a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> Employees, including persons on layoff from a civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>service position, and employees who are employed less than full time, shall be eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>for state paid life insurance and hospital, medical and dental benefits as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>collective bargaining agreements or plans established pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18</statute_ref>. If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>collective bargaining agreement or plan provides state paid health insurance for spouses of <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>employees, the insurance must be made available to a domestic partner of a state employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>on the same terms and conditions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.63.0"></a><a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.49, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var><b>43A.49 VOLUNTARY UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>(a) Appointing authorities in state government may allow each employee to take <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>unpaid leaves of absence for up to 1,040 hours between June 1, 2007, and June 30, 2009. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>The 1,040 hour limit replaces, and is not in addition to, limits set in prior laws in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>two-year period beginning July 1 of each odd-numbered year. Each appointing authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>approving such a leave shall allow the employee to continue accruing vacation and sick <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>leave, be eligible for paid holidays and insurance benefits, accrue seniority, and accrue <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>service credit and credited salary in the state retirement plans as if the employee had <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>actually been employed during the time of leave. An employee covered by the unclassified <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>plan may voluntarily make the employee contributions to the unclassified plan during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>leave of absence. If the employee makes these contributions, the appointing authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>must make the employer contribution. If the leave of absence is for one full pay period or <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>longer, any holiday pay shall be included in the first payroll warrant after return from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>leave of absence. The appointing authority shall attempt to grant requests for the unpaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>leaves of absence consistent with the need to continue efficient operation of the agency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>However, each appointing authority shall retain discretion to grant or refuse to grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>requests for leaves of absence and to schedule and cancel leaves, subject to the applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>provisions of collective bargaining agreements and compensation plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>(b) To receive eligible service credit and credited salary in a defined benefit plan, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>member shall pay an amount equal to the applicable employee contribution rates. If an <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>employee pays the employee contribution for the period of the leave under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>the appointing authority must pay the employer contribution. The appointing authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>may, at its discretion, pay the employee contributions. Contributions must be made in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>time and manner prescribed by the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>applicable retirement Association system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.64.0"></a><a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. <b>[43A.55] MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS REVOLVING FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The management analysis revolving fund is created in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>state treasury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Appropriation and use of funds.</b> Money in the management analysis <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>revolving fund is appropriated annually to the commissioner to provide analytical, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>statistical, and organizational development services to state agencies, local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>government, metropolitan and regional agencies, school districts, and other public entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>in the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Reimbursements.</b> Except as specifically provided otherwise, each <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>agency shall reimburse the management analysis revolving fund for the cost of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>services, supplies, materials, labor, and depreciation of equipment, including reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>overhead costs, that the commissioner is authorized and directed to furnish an agency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>The commissioner shall report the rates to be charged for the revolving fund no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>July 1 of each year to the chair of the committee or division of the senate or the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>representatives with primary jurisdiction over the budget of the Department of Finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Cash flow.</b> The commissioner may make appropriate transfers to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>revolving fund according to section 16A.126. The commissioner may make allotment <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>and encumbrances in anticipation of these transfers. In addition, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>require an agency to make advance payments to the revolving fund sufficient to cover <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>the office's estimated obligation for a period of at least 60 days. All reimbursements <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>and other money received by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>the management analysis revolving fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Liquidation.</b> If the management analysis revolving fund is abolished or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>liquidated, the total net profit from the operation of the fund must be distributed to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>various funds from which purchases were made. For a given period of time, the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>total net profit to be distributed to each fund shall reflect the same ratio of total purchases <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>attributable to each fund divided by the total purchases from all funds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.65.0"></a><a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116G.15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var><b>116G.15 MISSISSIPPI RIVER CRITICAL AREA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>(a) The federal Mississippi National River and Recreation Area established <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>pursuant to United States Code, title 16, section 460zz-2(k), is designated an area of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>critical concern in accordance with this chapter. The governor shall review the existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>Mississippi River critical area plan and specify any additional standards and guidelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>to affected communities in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>116G.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>(b), clauses (3) and (4), needed to insure preservation of the area pending the completion <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>of the federal plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>The results of an environmental impact statement prepared under chapter 116D <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>begun before and completed after July 1, 1994, for a proposed project that is located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>the Mississippi River critical area north of the United States Army Corps of Engineers <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>Lock and Dam Number One must be submitted in a report to the chairs of the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>and natural resources policy and finance committees of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>and the senate prior to the issuance of any state or local permits and the authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>for an issuance of any bonds for the project. A report made under this paragraph shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>be submitted by the responsible governmental unit that prepared the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>impact statement, and must list alternatives to the project that are determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>environmental impact statement to be economically less expensive and environmentally <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>superior to the proposed project and identify any legislative actions that may assist in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>implementation of environmentally superior alternatives. This paragraph does not apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>to a proposed project to be carried out by the Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>agency as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>(b) If the results of an environmental impact statement required to be submitted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>paragraph (a) indicate that there is an economically less expensive and environmentally <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>superior alternative, then no member agency of the Environmental Quality Board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>issue a permit for the facility that is the subject of the environmental impact statement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>other than an economically less expensive and environmentally superior alternative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>nor shall any government bonds be issued for the facility, other than an economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>less expensive and environmentally superior alternative, until after the legislature has <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>adjourned its regular session sine die in 1996.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.66.0"></a><a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. <b>[116G.152] CRITICAL AREA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>The Metropolitan Council, in consultation with the Environmental Quality Board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>shall consider for inclusion in the regional recreational open space system created in <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>chapter 473 property adjacent to Main Street and southeast of 6th Avenue Southeast in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>city of Minneapolis. The Council and the Environmental Quality Board shall report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>legislature by January 15, 2011, on the extent to which inclusion of the property in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>open space system would support official plans for the area, including local comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>plans, regional park plans, and Mississippi River Critical Area standards. No rezoning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>conditional use permit, or variance may be granted with respect to any property in the area <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>described in this section until the legislature determines that the property is not suitable for <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>inclusion in the regional recreational open space system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.67.0"></a><a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 135A.17, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Residential housing list.</b> All postsecondary institutions that enroll students <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>accepting state or federal financial aid may (a) Institutions within the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>Colleges and Universities system must prepare a current list of students enrolled in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>institution and residing in the institution's housing or within ten miles of the institution's <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>campus Minnesota. The list shall must include each student's name and current address <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>as permitted by applicable privacy laws. The list shall must be certified and sent to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>appropriate county auditor or auditors secretary of state no earlier than 30 and no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>25 days prior to the November general election, in an electronic format specified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>secretary of state, for use in election day registration as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>201.061, <br />
            		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>. The certification must be dated and signed by the chief officer or designee <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>of the postsecondary educational institution, or for institutions within the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>State Colleges and Universities system, by the chancellor, and must state that the list is <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>current and accurate and includes only the names of currently enrolled students residing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>Minnesota as of the date of certification. The secretary of state must combine the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>received from each postsecondary educational institution under this subdivision and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>process the data to locate the precinct in which the address provided for each student is <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>located. If the data submitted by the postsecondary educational institution is insufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>for the secretary of state to locate the proper precinct, the associated student name must <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>not appear in any list forwarded to a county auditor under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>At least 14 days prior to the November general election, the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>must forward to the appropriate county auditor lists of students containing the students' <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>names and addresses for which precinct determinations have been made along with their <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>postsecondary educational institutions. The list must be sorted by precinct and student <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>last name and must be forwarded in an electronic format specified by the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>state or other mutually agreed upon medium, if a written agreement specifying the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>medium is signed by the secretary of state and the county auditor at least 90 days before <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>the November general election. A written agreement is effective for all elections until <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>rescinded by either the secretary of state or the county auditor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>(b) Other postsecondary institutions may provide lists as provided by this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>or as provided by the rules of the secretary of state. The University of Minnesota is <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>requested to comply with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>(c) A residential housing list provided under this subdivision may not be used or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>disseminated by a county auditor or the secretary of state for any other purpose. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.68.0"></a><a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.061, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prior to election day.</b> At any time except during the 20 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>immediately preceding any regularly scheduled election, an eligible voter or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>individual who will be an eligible voter at the time of the next election may register to vote <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>in the precinct in which the voter maintains residence by completing a voter registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>application as described in section 
         <statute_ref>201.071, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and submitting it in person or <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>by mail to the county auditor of that county or to the Secretary of State's Office. If the Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>site maintained by the secretary of state provides a process for it, an individual who has <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>a Minnesota driver's license, identification card, or learner's permit may register online. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>A registration that is received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the 21st day preceding any <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>election shall be accepted. An improperly addressed or delivered registration application <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>shall be forwarded within two working days after receipt to the county auditor of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>county where the voter maintains residence. A state or local agency or an individual that <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>accepts completed voter registration applications from a voter must submit the completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>applications to the secretary of state or the appropriate county auditor within ten days <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>after the applications are dated by the voter. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>For purposes of this section, mail registration is defined as a voter registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>application delivered to the secretary of state, county auditor, or municipal clerk by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>United States Postal Service or a commercial carrier.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.69.0"></a><a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3.  <b>Election day registration.</b> (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by: <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>171.07</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>identification; <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) presenting one of the following: <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>135A.17</statute_ref> and certified to the county auditor or in the manner provided in rules of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>the secretary of state; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>precinct together with a picture identification card; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>the precinct may sign up to 15 proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>does not apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>form must include space for the maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, personally knows that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the statement on oath. The form must <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, telephone number, and address. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 
         <statute_ref>8200.9939</statute_ref>, must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>attached to the voter registration application. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256E.33, <br />
            		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>144.50, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; a nursing home as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144A.01, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>5
         </statute_ref>; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>establishment as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144D.01, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; a veterans home operated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.36"></a><var>55.36</var>the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02, subdivision 14</statute_ref>; a residential facility for persons with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>252.28
         </statute_ref>; group residential housing as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256I.03, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; a shelter <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>for battered women as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>611A.37, subdivision 4</statute_ref>; or a supervised <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>accommodations for the homeless. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>registering by: <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>contains the name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>documents listed in Minnesota Rules, part 
         <statute_ref>8200.5100</statute_ref>, subpart 2, item B. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.70.0"></a><a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Form.</b> A voter registration application must be of suitable size and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>weight for mailing and contain spaces for the following required information: voter's first <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>name, middle name, and last name; voter's previous name, if any; voter's current address; <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>voter's previous address, if any; voter's date of birth; voter's municipality and county of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>residence; voter's telephone number, if provided by the voter; date of registration; current <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>and valid Minnesota driver's license number or Minnesota state identification number, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>or if the voter has no current and valid Minnesota driver's license or Minnesota state <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>identification, and the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number; and voter's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>signature. The registration application may include the voter's e-mail address, if provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>by the voter, and the voter's interest in serving as an election judge, if indicated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>voter. The application must also contain the following certification of voter eligibility:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>"I certify that I:<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>(1) will be at least 18 years old on election day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>(2) am a citizen of the United States;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>(3) will have resided in Minnesota for 20 days immediately preceding election day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>(4) maintain residence at the address given on the registration form;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>(5) am not under court-ordered guardianship in which the court order revokes my <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>right to vote;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>(6) have not been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>(7) have the right to vote because, if I have been convicted of a felony, my felony <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>sentence has expired (been completed) or I have been discharged from my sentence; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>(8) have read and understand the following statement: that giving false information <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>is a felony punishable by not more than five years imprisonment or a fine of not more <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>than $10,000, or both."<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>The certification must include boxes for the voter to respond to the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>questions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>"(1) Are you a citizen of the United States?" and<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>"(2) Will you be 18 years old on or before election day?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>And the instruction:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>"If you checked 'no' to either of these questions, do not complete this form."<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>The form of the voter registration application and the certification of voter eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>must be as provided in this subdivision and approved by the secretary of state. Voter <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>registration forms authorized by the National Voter Registration Act must also be accepted <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>as valid. The federal postcard application form must also be accepted as valid if it is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>deficient and the voter is eligible to register in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>An individual may use a voter registration application to apply to register to vote in <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>Minnesota or to change information on an existing registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>A paper voter registration application must include space for the voter's signature. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>Paper voter registration applications, other than those used for election day registration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>must be of suitable size and weight for mailing.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.71.0"></a><a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 201.091, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Registration confirmation to registered voter.</b> The secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>must ensure that the secretary of state's Web site is capable of providing voter registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>confirmation to a registered voter. An individual requesting registration confirmation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>the individual's own registration must provide the individual's name, address, and date <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>of birth. If the information provided by the individual completely matches an active <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>voter record in the statewide voter registration system, the Web site must inform the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>individual that the individual is a registered voter and must provide the individual with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>individual's polling place location. If the information provided by the individual does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>completely match an active voter record in the statewide voter registration system, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>Web site must inform the individual that a voter record with that name and date of birth at <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>the address provided cannot be confirmed and the Web site must advise the individual to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>contact the county auditor for further information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is not effective until the secretary of state has <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>certified that the Web site has been tested, has been shown to properly retrieve information <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>from the correct voter's record, and can handle the expected volume of use.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.72.0"></a><a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 72. <b>[270C.145] TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>$2,117,000 is appropriated annually from the general fund to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement as defined in section 16A.81 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>completing the purchase and development of an integrated tax software package; provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>that the state is not obligated to continue the appropriation of funds or to make lease <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>payments in any future fiscal year. Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>to the general fund at the close of each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.73.0"></a><a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 383B.72, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var><b>383B.72 LAND ACQUISITION; TOWN CONSENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>398.09</statute_ref>, the Board of Park District <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>Commissioners of the Three Rivers Park District, before acquiring by purchase or <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>condemnation real estate located within the boundaries of any organized town in Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>County, other than real estate located within an area designated for development of a park <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>in the most recent revised plan which has been prepared by the district in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>398.19</statute_ref>, and is on file on June 9, 1971, with the state department of parks, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>secure the consent of the town board of such town to such acquisition, by resolution duly <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>adopted by such board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.74.0"></a><a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 471.345, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Cooperative purchasing.</b> (a) Municipalities may contract for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment by utilizing contracts that are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>through the state's cooperative purchasing venture authorized by section 16C.11 whenever <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>practicable and cost-effective.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>(b) Unless required to utilize the state's cooperative purchasing venture under <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>paragraph (a), a municipality may contract for the purchase of supplies, materials, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>equipment without regard to the competitive bidding requirements of this section if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>purchase is through a national municipal association's purchasing alliance or cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>created by a joint powers agreement that purchases items from more than one source on <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>the basis of competitive bids or competitive quotations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.75.0"></a><a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 471.345, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Ineligibility.</b> A person is not eligible to receive a solicitation, be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>a contract, or sell any goods or services to a municipality if the person has been convicted <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>of a crime for knowingly employing illegal aliens in the United States. The person <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>remains ineligible for five years from the date of the conviction. For purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>section, "person" means a natural person or a business. A business is ineligible under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>section if a natural person who owns more than one-half of the business is convicted of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>a crime specified in this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>solicitations sent and contracts entered into on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.76.0"></a><a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 76. Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>chapter 148, article 2, section 73, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. <b>SALE OF STATE LAND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State land sales.</b> The commissioner of administration shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>coordinate with the head of each department or agency having control of state-owned land <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>to identify and sell at least $6,440,000 of state-owned land. Sales should be completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>according to law and as provided in this section as soon as practicable but no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>June 30, 2009 2011. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>16B.281</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>16B.282</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>94.09
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>94.10</statute_ref>, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may offer land <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>for public sale by only providing notice of lands or an offer of sale of lands to state <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>departments or agencies, the University of Minnesota, cities, counties, towns, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>districts, or other public entities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Anticipated savings.</b> Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>94.16, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, or other law to the contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>sale of land under this section that exceeds the actual expenses of selling the land must <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>be deposited in the general fund, except as otherwise provided by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>finance. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>94.11</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>16B.283</statute_ref>, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>of finance may establish the timing of payments for land purchased under this section. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>the total of all money deposited into the general fund from the proceeds of the sale of land <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>under this section is anticipated to be less than $6,440,000, the governor must allocate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>amount of the difference as reductions to general fund operating expenditures for other <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>executive agencies for the biennium ending June 30, 2009 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Sale of state lands revolving loan fund.</b> $290,000 is appropriated from <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>the general fund in fiscal year 2006 to the commissioner of administration for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>of paying the actual expenses of selling state-owned lands to achieve the anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>savings required in this section. From the gross proceeds of land sales under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>the commissioner of administration must cancel the amount of the appropriation in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>subdivision to the general fund by June 30, 2009 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.77.0"></a><a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 77. Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Optical scan equipment.</b> $6,000,000 is appropriated from the Help <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>America Vote Act account to the secretary of state for grants to counties to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>optical scan voting equipment. Counties are eligible for grants to the extent that they <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>decide to purchase ballot marking machines and as a result do not have sufficient Help <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>America Vote Act grant money remaining to also purchase a compatible precinct-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>optical scan machine or central-count machine. These grants must be allocated to counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>at a rate of $3,000 per eligible precinct until the appropriation is exhausted, with priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>in the payment of grants to be given to counties currently using hand- and central-count <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>voting systems and counties using precinct-count optical scan voting systems incompatible <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>with assistive voting systems or ballot marking machines. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>until June 30, 2009 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.78.0"></a><a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 78. Laws 2007, chapter 131, article 2, section 22, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var><b>COUNTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>94.09</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>94.10</statute_ref>, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>of natural resources may sell by private sale to a governmental subdivision the surplus <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>land that is described in paragraph (c). <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a governmental subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>of the state for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner no <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>consideration under the conditions and provisions described in paragraph (e), but the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>and reverts to the state if the governmental subdivision fails to provide for public use <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>or abandons the public use of the land. The commissioner may include conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>restrictions in the conveyance deed to ensure the property is maintained as open space.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>as follows: <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>Range 22 West, less road right-of-way, containing 39 acres, more or less;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the east six and two-thirds acres of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>of the Southwest Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, less road <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>right-of-way, containing 
         <statute_ref>6.67</statute_ref> acres, more or less; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the West Quarter of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>Quarter, Section 36, Township 120 North, Range 22 West, less road right-of-way, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>containing 
         <statute_ref>4.87</statute_ref> acres, more or less. <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The land was conveyed to the state for wild game reservation purposes. Due <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>to adjacent residential use and local zoning restrictions, the land is no longer available <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>for hunting purposes. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>state's land management interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>local unit of government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>(e) The payment in lieu to Hennepin County as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>sections 477A.11 to 477A.145, will be reduced by $18,750 for the amounts payable in <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>each of calendar years 2009 and 2010.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.79.0"></a><a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 79. Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 79, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 79. <b>TRAINING SERVICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;During the biennium ending June 30, 2009 2011, state executive branch agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>must consider using services provided by government training services before contracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>with other outside vendors for similar services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.80.0"></a><a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 80. <b>CASH FLOW STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of finance must submit to the chair of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>Finance Committee in the senate and the chair of the Ways and Means Committee in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>house of representatives, a report on the cash flow condition of the general fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>fiscal year 2010-2011 biennium and the following biennium, including an assessment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>the options for improving the long-term cash flow of the state through changes in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>timing of general fund payment dates, revenue collections, or other changes. In addition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>the report should identify all major provisions of law that result in state expenditures or <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>revenues being recognized in budget documents in a fiscal year earlier or later than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>fiscal year in which the obligation to pay state expenses was incurred or the liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>to pay state taxes was incurred.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.81.0"></a><a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 81. <b>STATE EMPLOYEES' PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS; CRITERIA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>(a) The system that the commissioner of finance selects to provide electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>personal health records under Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 78, must meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>following criteria: <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>(1) be interoperable and compliant with the ASTM International's Continuum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>Care Record standards and the Continuity of Care Document standards;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>(2) provide consumer-owned records that are portable among plans, employers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>and providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>(3) not be tethered to or affiliated with a specific health plan or provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>(4) support management, storing, and sharing of complete health history information, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>including but not limited to, medical conditions, medication history, surgeries, medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>procedures, immunizations, lab results, radiology reports, health directives, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>medical records;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>(5) provide employees the ability to share their health data electronically with health <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>providers and others and give them flexibility and control over which specific health <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>data is shared; <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>(6) enable each employee to manage multiple personal health record accounts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>family members under the employee's account;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>(7) provide a range of consumer engagement and decision support tools, such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>online provider directories and health care cost management tools; <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>(8) support integration of third-party applications, such as health risk assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>and wellness and incentive programs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>(9) provide that participation in the system is voluntary for each employee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>(b) The commissioner of finance must contract with a vendor that demonstrates <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>(1) a plan and ability to provide Minnesota consumers access to data on prescription <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>history, immunizations, lab and radiology results, and other medical records;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>(2) an ability to provide online consumer-owned health records to all Minnesotans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>(3) a plan to serve rural and underserved communities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>(4) a commitment to providing Minnesota-based staff for onsite assistance in <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>planning and participation in securing and integrating health data from multiple sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>for consumers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>(c) The selected system must not permit ad-serving cookies, tracking of clicked <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>links, and server log commercial data mining without the express consent of the consumer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>The selected system must require the same privacy terms for all linked services and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>not share aggregate, de-identified information without express consent from the consumer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.82.0"></a><a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 82. <b>COLOCATION REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>The Management Analysis Division of the Department of Finance must study and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>report to the legislature by January 15, 2010, on possible colocation of the offices of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>Council on Black Minnesotans, the Council on Affairs of Chicano/Latino People, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, and the metropolitan area office of the Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>Affairs Council. The report must include analysis of potential cost savings, when those <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>savings could be realized, and the effect of potential colocation on operations of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>councils.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.83.0"></a><a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 83. <b>NO TRANSFER OF EQB DUTIES OR STAFF.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>During the biennium ending June 30, 2011, the executive branch may not use <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>authority under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.37 or any other authority to transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>powers, duties, or personnel associated with the Environmental Quality Board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.84.0"></a><a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 84. <b>ACCOUNTING AND PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>The commissioner of finance must consult with the chairs of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>representatives Ways and Means Committee and senate Finance Committee before <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>encumbering any funds appropriated for use on or after July 1, 2009, for the planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>development, and implementation of state accounting or procurement systems. No funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>appropriated for these purposes may be spent unless the commissioner certifies that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>systems will include an application programming interface that allows public access to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>system's underlying data on state contracts, appropriations, and expenditures using an open <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>format. In developing the public access system, the commissioner must consult with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>commissioner of administration and the director of the Office of Enterprise Technology to <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>ensure that the design and operation of the system are done in compliance with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>Statutes, chapter 13, Minnesota Statutes, section 138.17, and other laws governing data <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>practices, including but not limited to, ensuring that government data in the system are <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>easily accessible for convenient use by the public, ensuring that only public data are placed <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>on the Web site, and preparing and following retention schedules for data in the system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.85.0"></a><a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 85. <b>RACING LICENSE FEE RATIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>The license fees in Minnesota Rules, part 7877.0120, are ratified by this act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.86.0"></a><a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 86. <b>TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE AUTHORIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Lease-purchase agreements.</b> The commissioner of finance shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>enter into one or more lease-purchase agreements as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>16A.81, to finance the two projects in subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Replacement of state's accounting and procurement systems.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>Proceeds of lease-purchase agreements and the issuance and sale of related certificates <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>of participation are appropriated to the commissioner of finance for development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>implementation of a new statewide accounting and procurement system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Completion of integrated tax system.</b> Proceeds of lease-purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>agreements and the issuance and sale of related certificates of participation are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>to the commissioner of revenue for completing the purchase and implementation of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>integrated tax software package.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.87.0"></a><a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 87. <b>ENTERPRISE REAL PROPERTY CONTRIBUTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>On or before June 1, 2009, the commissioner of administration shall determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>amount to be contributed by each executive agency to maintain the enterprise real property <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>technology system for the fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 biennium. On or before <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>June 15, 2009, each executive agency shall enter into an agreement with the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>of administration setting forth the manner in which the executive agency shall make its <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>contribution to the enterprise real property system, either from uncommitted fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>2009 funds or by contributing from fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 funds to the real <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>property enterprise system and services account to fund the total amount of $1,688,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>the biennium. Funds contributed under this section must be credited to the enterprise real <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>property technology system and services account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.88.0"></a><a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 88. <b>RENTAL COST SAVINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>The commissioner of administration must report to the legislature by January 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>2010, on savings in state agency costs for rental space in state-owned and state-leased <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>buildings that can be achieved by expected decreases in agency complement and that could <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>be achieved by encouraging or requiring increased telecommuting by state employees. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>The report must estimate savings by agency and by fund, and must estimate when these <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>savings can be realized.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.89.0"></a><a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 89. <b>TRANSFER OF ASSETS, EMPLOYEES, EQUIPMENT, AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var><b>SUPPLIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>The existing funds, assets, employees, equipment, and supplies of the Land <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>Management Information Center are transferred to the Minnesota Geospatial Information <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>Office according to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.90.0"></a><a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 90. <b>INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The chief information officer of the Office of Enterprise Technology, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>with heads of other executive agencies, must report to the legislature by January 15, 2010, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>on a plan to transfer from other state agencies to the Office of Enterprise Technology state <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>employees whose work primarily relates to development, upgrading, replacement, problem <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>resolution, or maintenance of state data centers, system software, data networks, and office <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>systems. The report must include an estimate of the number of employees who would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>transferred, an estimate of enterprise costs savings, an analysis of potential improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>in operations, and a proposed transition plan and schedule. This section does not apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or to employees of constitutional offices.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.91.0"></a><a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 91. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>statutes shall substitute the term "Land Management Information Center" with the term <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>"Minnesota Geospatial Information Office," wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>and Minnesota Rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.92.0"></a><a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 92. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the next and subsequent edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes must <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>delete the word "Tennessen" from the headnote of Minnesota Statutes, section 13.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>subdivision 2; must delete the word "Lessard" from Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.056, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>and other places in Minnesota Statutes where this word appears; and must delete the words <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>"Douglas J. Johnson" from Minnesota Statutes, sections 298.291 to 298.298.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.93.0"></a><a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 93. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 16C.046; and 645.44, subdivision 19, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 4A.05, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>(c) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116G.151, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>(d) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 240A.08, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var><b>SECRETARY OF STATE</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[5.001] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>section have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Business entity.</b> "Business entity" means an organization that is formed <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>under chapters 300, 301, 302A, 303, 308, 308A, 308B, 315, 317, 317A, 318, 319, 319A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>321, 322A, 322B, 323, or 323A and that has filed documents with the secretary of state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Business entity filings.</b> "Business entity filings" means any filing from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>business entity and also includes filings made under chapter 333.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Bulk data.</b> "Bulk data" means data that has commercial value and is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>substantial or discrete portion of or an entire formula, pattern, compilation, program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>device, method, technique, process, database, or system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[5.002] E-MAIL ADDRESSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>(a) The secretary of state is authorized to provide a field on each of the forms and on <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>each online entry screen, used to file business entity filings, Uniform Commercial Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>records, and central notification system filings, for the collection of an e-mail address to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>which the secretary of state can forward official notices required by law and other notices <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>to the business entity, assumed name, or the person filing the uniform commercial code or <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>central notification system record. The e-mail address may be updated by or on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>the business entity by sending a notification of the change to the secretary of state. No fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>shall be charged for an e-mail address update.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the business entity, holder of assumed <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>name, or other person providing the email address under this section may indicate on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>screen that they do not wish the email address provided under this section to be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>as bulk data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>(c) If the email address in paragraph (b) is provided as a portion of a digitally <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>scanned image, the email address on that image is public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>modified to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Fees.</b> The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $5 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>certificate or certification of a copy or electronically transmitted image of any document <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>$3 for a copy or electronically transmitted image of an original filing of a corporation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>limited partnership, assumed name, or trade or service mark business entity filing. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>secretary of state shall charge a fee of $3 for a copy of any or all each subsequent filings of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>a corporation, limited partnership, assumed name, or trade or service mark business entity <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>filing. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $1 per page for copies $3 for a copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>any other nonuniform commercial code documents document filed with the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>state. At the time of filing, the secretary of state may provide at the public counter, without <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>charge, a copy of a filing, ten or fewer pages in length, to the person making the filing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>modified to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5.29, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var><b>5.29 </b><b>BULK AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGES</b><b> GLOBAL FILINGS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>The filing fee charged for filing an amendment is charged for each document <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>filed (a) When a registered agent for multiple business entities files an instrument that <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>changes its name or office address pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>302A.123, subdivision 3;</statute_ref>
         <statute_ref> 303.10;</statute_ref>
         <statute_ref> <br />
            		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>308A.025, subdivision 5;
         </statute_ref>
         <statute_ref> 317A.123, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>318.02;</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>322B.135, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>3; 
         </statute_ref>and chapters 321; 323; and 323A, but the cumulative fee shall not exceed $10,000 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>entities governed by the provisions of chapters 302A, 303, 308A, 317A, 318, 322A, 322B, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>323, and 323A, the change for each business entity must be filed online as a separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>transaction, and a separate filing fee charged. The aggregate fee for a filing under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>paragraph shall not exceed $35,000. <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>(b) When a secured party wishes to file an amendment to a financing statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>making a change in secured party or debtor name and address information, each <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>amendment must be filed online as a separate transaction and a separate filing fee charged.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>modified to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5.32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var><b>5.32 TEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY SURCHARGE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Surcharge.</b> For fiscal years 2008 and, 2009, 2010, and 2011, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>following technology surcharges are imposed on the filing fees required under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>following statutes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $25 for articles of incorporation filed under section 
         <statute_ref>302A.151</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) $25 for articles of organization filed under section 
         <statute_ref>322B.17</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) $25 for applications for certificates of authority to transact business in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>filed under section 
         <statute_ref>303.06</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) $20 for annual reports filed by non-Minnesota corporations under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>303.14
         </statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) $50 for reinstatements to authority to transact business in Minnesota filed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>303.19</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Deposit.</b> The surcharges listed in subdivision 1 shall be deposited into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>uniform commercial code account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires June 30, 2009 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>The amendments to this section are effective the day <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[5.34] ANNUAL RENEWAL FILINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>Any business registered with the secretary of state required to file an annual renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>in order to maintain its active status, good standing, or existence under Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>shall file that renewal, whether online or otherwise, in a format that states:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>(1) the name in Minnesota of the organization for which the renewal is filed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>(2) the name of the organization in the jurisdiction in which it is organized, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>different;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>(3) the address of the registered office or designated office and the name of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>registered agent of the organization for service of process, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>(4) the jurisdiction in which the organization is organized, if that jurisdiction is <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>not Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>(5) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>principal functions of the president of a nonprofit corporation, manager of a limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>liability company, or chief executive officer of a corporation or cooperative;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>(6) the address of the principal executive office of a domestic business corporation <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>or of a limited liability company or the principal place of business of a cooperative, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>different from the registered office address;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>(7) the address of the designated office and the name, street, and mailing address of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>the agent for service of process in Minnesota of a limited partnership or foreign limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>(8) the street and mailing address of the principal office of a limited partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>(9) the street and mailing address of the chief executive office of a partnership and, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>different, the street address of an office of a partnership in Minnesota, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>(10) the name, street, mailing address, and telephone number of an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>who may be contacted for purposes other than services of process on behalf of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>limited partnership or a limited liability partnership, if the agent for the limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>partnership, limited partnership, or foreign limited partnership is not an individual; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>(11) the e-mail address of the organization to which notices from the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>state will be directed, if the organization has an e-mail address.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5A.06, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var><b>5A.06 COMPLAINTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>The secretary of state may, upon receipt of a complaint regarding an international <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>student exchange organization, report the matter to the organization involved, the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>States Information Agency, the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>States Department of State, or the Council on Standards for International Educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>Travel, as the secretary of state considers appropriate. The secretary may also investigate <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>complaints received to determine if the issue raised is limited to one high school or if there <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>are more systemic problems with placements made by a particular organization. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>organization's registration automatically terminates if the organization fails to remain in <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>compliance with local, state, and federal statutes and regulations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 270C.63, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Lien search fees.</b> Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>a certificate showing whether there is recorded in that filing office, on the date and hour <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>stated in the certificate, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed on <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>or after ten years before the date of the search certificate, naming a particular person, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate naming the person. The fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>for a certificate shall be as provided by section 
         <statute_ref>336.9-525</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>357.18, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>(3). Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of state lien, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>notice or certificate affecting a state lien, for a fee of 50 cents $1 per page, except that after <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>the effective date of section 5.12, subdivision 1, that section shall govern the fee charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>by the secretary of state for a copy or electronically transmitted image.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 302A.821, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var><b>302A.821 MINNESOTA CORPORATE </b><b>REGISTRATION</b><b> RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Annual </b><b>registration</b><b> renewal</b><b>.</b> (a) The secretary of state must may <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>send annually to each corporation at the registered office of the corporation a postcard, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>using the information provided by the corporation pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>the articles of incorporation, a notice announcing the need to file the annual registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>renewal and informing the corporation that the annual registration renewal may be filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>online and that paper filings may also be made, and informing the corporation that failing <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>to file the annual registration renewal will result in an administrative dissolution of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>(b) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>in which a corporation incorporates, the corporation must file with the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>by December 31 of each calendar year a registration renewal containing the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>listed in subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Information required; manner of filing.</b> The registration must include: <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>filing must be made pursuant to section 5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>(1) the name of the corporation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>(2) the address of its principal executive office, if different from the registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>office address;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>(3) the address of its registered office and the name of the registered agent, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>(4) the state of incorporation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>(5) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>principal functions of the chief executive officer of the corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Information public.</b> The information required by subdivision 2 is public <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>data. Chapter 13 does not apply to this information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Penalty; reinstatement.</b> (a) A corporation that has failed to file a <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>registration pursuant to the requirements of subdivision 2 renewal complying with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>5.34 must be dissolved by the secretary of state as described in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the corporation has not filed the registration renewal during any calendar year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>the secretary of state must issue a certificate of administrative dissolution and the certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state must make <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>available in an electronic format the names of the dissolved corporations. A corporation <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>dissolved in this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 
         <statute_ref>302A.781</statute_ref>. The liability, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>any, of the shareholders of a corporation dissolved in this manner shall be determined and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>limited in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>302A.557</statute_ref>, except that the shareholders shall have no <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>liability to any director of the corporation under section 
         <statute_ref>302A.559, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) After administrative dissolution, filing a registration renewal complying with <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>section 5.34 and the $25 fee with the secretary of state:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) returns the corporation to good standing as of the date of the dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>corporation is liable for those contracts or acts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) restores to the corporation all assets and rights of the corporation to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>they were held by the corporation before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent that <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the dissolution or sold or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>distributed after that time.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 303.14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var><b>303.14 ANNUAL </b><b>REPORT</b><b> RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Filed with secretary of state; contents</b><b> Notice; filing</b><b>.</b> Each calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year in which a corporation <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>receives a certificate of authority to do business in Minnesota, the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>must mail by first class mail an annual registration form to the registered office of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>corporation as shown on the records of the secretary of state. The form must include the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>following may send to the corporation, using the information provided by the corporation <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the application for certificate of authority, a notice: <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>announcing the need to file the annual renewal and informing the corporation that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be made, and informing <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>the corporation that failing to file the annual renewal will result in an administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>dissolution or revocation of certificate of authority to do business in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>"NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>revocation of the authority of this corporation to transact business in Minnesota without <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>further notice from the secretary of state, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 303.17."<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>The corporation will submit a $115 fee with the annual registration renewal and will <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>set forth on the form: the items required by section 5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>(1) the name of the corporation, and, if the corporation has designated an alternate <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>name pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>303.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, that alternate name;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>(2) the name of the registered agent of the corporation in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>(3) the address of its registered office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>(4) the state of incorporation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>(5) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>principal functions of the chief executive officer of the corporation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 303.16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Approval; filing.</b> The application for withdrawal shall be delivered to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>the secretary of state. Upon receiving and examining the same, and upon finding that it <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>conforms to the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of state shall, when all license <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>fees, filing fees, and other charges other than the fee required by section 303.14 have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>paid as required by law, file the same and shall issue and record a certificate of withdrawal. <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>Upon the issuance of the certificate, the authority of the corporation to transact business <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>in this state shall cease.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 308A.995, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var><b>308A.995 </b><b>PERIODIC REGISTRATION</b><b> ANNUAL RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Periodic registration in certain years</b><b> Annual renewal</b><b>.</b> Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>cooperative governed by this chapter must file a periodic registration an annual renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>with the secretary of state in each odd-numbered calendar year following the calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>in which the cooperative was incorporated. In these years, The secretary of state must <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>mail by first class mail a registration form to the registered office of each cooperative as <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>shown on the records of the secretary of state, or if no such address is in the records, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>the location of the principal place of business shown on the records of the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>state. The form must include the following notice: may send annually to the cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>using the information provided by the cooperative pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>the articles of incorporation, a notice announcing the need to file the annual renewal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>informing the cooperative that the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>filings may also be made, and informing the cooperative that failing to file the annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>renewal will result in an administrative dissolution of the cooperative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>"NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>dissolution of this cooperative without further notice from the secretary of state, pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>308A.995, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b)."<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Minnesota cooperative </b><b>registration</b><b> renewal</b><b> form.</b> In each calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>in which a registration renewal is to be filed, a cooperative must file with the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>state a registration an annual renewal by December 31 of that calendar year containing: <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>the items required by section 5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>(1) the name of the cooperative;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>(2) the address of its registered office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>(3) the address of its principal place of business, if different from the registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>office address; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>(4) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>principal functions of the chief executive officer of the cooperative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Information public.</b> The information required by subdivision 1 is public <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Penalty; dissolution.</b> (a) A cooperative that has failed to file a registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>renewal pursuant to the requirements of this section by December 31 of the calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>for which the registration renewal was required must be dissolved by the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>state as described in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the cooperative has not filed the registration renewal by December 31 of that <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>calendar year, the secretary of state must issue a certificate of involuntary dissolution, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>the certificate must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>must make available in an electronic format the names of the dissolved cooperatives. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>cooperative dissolved in this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 
         <statute_ref>308A.981</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Reinstatement.</b> A cooperative may retroactively reinstate its existence <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>by filing a single annual registration renewal and paying a $25 fee. Filing the annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>registration renewal with the secretary of state:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>(1) returns the cooperative to active status as of the date of the dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>(2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>cooperative is liable for those contracts or acts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>(3) restores to the cooperative all assets and rights of the cooperative and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>shareholders or members to the extent they were held by the cooperative and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>shareholders or members before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent that <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the dissolution or sold or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>distributed after that time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>modified to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 308B.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Periodic registration in certain years</b><b> Annual renewal</b><b>.</b> Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>cooperative governed by this chapter and each foreign cooperative registered under <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>308B.151</statute_ref> must file a periodic registration an annual renewal with the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>of state with the initial articles and any amendment of the articles in each odd-numbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>calendar year after the calendar year in which the cooperative incorporated. In these years, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>The secretary of state must mail by first class mail a registration form to the registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>office of each cooperative and registered foreign cooperative as shown in the records of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>the secretary of state, or if no such address is in the records, to the location of the principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>place of business shown in the records of the secretary of state. For a cooperative, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>form must include the following notice: may send annually to each cooperative, using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>information provided by the cooperative pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>organization, a notice announcing the need to file the annual renewal and informing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>cooperative that the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>be made, and informing the cooperative that failing to file the annual renewal will result <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>in an administrative dissolution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>"NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>dissolution of this cooperative without further notice from the secretary of state, under <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>308B.121, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b)."<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>For a foreign cooperative, the form must contain the following notice:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>"NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>loss of good standing and the authority to do business in Minnesota."<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>modified to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 308B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Registration</b><b> </b><b>Renewal </b><b>form.</b> In each calendar year in which a registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>renewal is to be filed, a cooperative must file with the secretary of state a registration by <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>December 31 of that calendar year a renewal containing: the items required by section <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>(1) the name of the cooperative;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>(2) the address of its registered office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>(3) the address of its principal place of business, if different from the registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>office address; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>(4) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>principal functions of the chief executive officer of the cooperative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>modified to implement this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 317A.823, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var><b>317A.823 ANNUAL CORPORATE </b><b>REGISTRATION</b><b> RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Annual </b><b>registration</b><b> renewal</b><b>.</b> (a) The secretary of state must may <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>send annually to each corporation at the registered office of the corporation, using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>information provided by the corporation pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>incorporation, a postcard notice announcing the need to file the annual registration renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>and informing the corporation that the annual registration renewal may be filed online and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>that paper filings may also be made, and informing the corporation that failing to file the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>annual registration renewal will result in an administrative dissolution of the corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>in which a corporation incorporates, a corporation must file with the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>by December 31 of each calendar year a registration containing the information listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>in paragraph (c) required by section 5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The registration must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name of the corporation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the address of its registered office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the name of its registered agent, if any; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>principal functions of president of the corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Penalty.</b> (a) A corporation that has failed to file a registration renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>pursuant to the requirements of subdivision 1 must be dissolved by the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>as described in paragraph (b). <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>(b) If the corporation has not filed the delinquent registration renewal, the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>of state must issue a certificate of involuntary dissolution, and the certificate must be filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state must also make available in <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>an electronic format the names of the dissolved corporations. A corporation dissolved in <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 
         <statute_ref>317A.781</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 321.0206, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var><b>321.0206 DELIVERY TO AND FILING OF RECORDS BY SECRETARY OF </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var><b>STATE; EFFECTIVE TIME AND DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A record authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>under this chapter must be captioned to describe the record's purpose, be in a medium <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>permitted by the secretary of state, and be delivered to the secretary of state. Unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>secretary of state determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>of this chapter, and if the appropriate filing fees have been paid, the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>shall file the record and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for a statement of dissociation, send:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) a copy of the filed statement to the person which the statement indicates has <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>dissociated as a general partner; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) a copy of the filed statement to the limited partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for a statement of withdrawal, send:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) a copy of the filed statement to the person on whose behalf the record was <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>filed; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) if the statement refers to an existing limited partnership, a copy of the filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>statement to the limited partnership; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for all other records, send a copy of the filed record to the person on whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>behalf the record was filed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Upon request and payment of a fee, the secretary of state shall send to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>requester a certified copy of the requested record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Except as otherwise provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>321.0116</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>321.0207</statute_ref>, a record <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter may specify an effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>time and a delayed effective date. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>filed by the secretary of state is effective: <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) if the record does not specify an effective time and does not specify a delayed <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>effective date, on the date and at the time the record is filed as evidenced by the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>of state's endorsement of the date and time on the record;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if the record specifies an effective time but not a delayed effective date, on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>date the record is filed at the time specified in the record;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) if the record specifies a delayed effective date but not an effective time, at 12:01 <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>a.m. on the earlier of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) the specified date; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) the 30th day after the record is filed; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) if the record specifies an effective time and a delayed effective date, at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>specified time on the earlier of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) the specified date; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) the 30th day after the record is filed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The appropriate fees for filings under this chapter are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for filing a certificate of limited partnership, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for filing an amended certificate of limited partnership, $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>(3) for filing a name reservation for a limited partnership name, $35;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (4) for filing any other record, other than the annual report renewal required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>section 
         <statute_ref>321.0210</statute_ref>, for which no fee must be charged, required or permitted to be delivered <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>for filing, $35 50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (5) for filing a certificate requesting authority to transact business in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>as a foreign limited partnership, $85 100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (6) for filing an application of reinstatement, $25; <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (7) for filing a name reservation for a foreign limited partnership name, $35; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (8) for filing any other record, other than the annual report renewal required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>321.0210</statute_ref>, for which no fee must be charged, required or permitted to be delivered <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>for filing on a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>$50.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 321.0210, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var><b>321.0210 ANNUAL </b><b>REPORT</b><b> </b><b>RENEWAL </b><b>FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Subject to subsection (b):<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) in each calendar year following the calendar year in which a limited partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>becomes subject to this chapter, the limited partnership must deliver to the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>state for filing an annual registration renewal containing the information required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>subsection (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in each calendar year following the calendar year in which there is first on file <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>with the secretary of state a certificate of authority under section 
         <statute_ref>321.0904</statute_ref> pertaining to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>foreign limited partnership, the foreign limited partnership must deliver to the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>of state for filing an annual registration renewal containing the information required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>subsection (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A limited partnership's obligation under subsection (a) ends if the limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>partnership delivers to the secretary of state for filing a statement of termination under <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>321.0203</statute_ref> and the statement becomes effective under section 
         <statute_ref>321.0206</statute_ref>. A foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>limited partnership's obligation under subsection (a) ends if the secretary of state issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>and files a certificate of revocation under section 
         <statute_ref>321.0906</statute_ref> or if the foreign limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>partnership delivers to the secretary of state for filing a notice of cancellation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>321.0907</statute_ref>(a) and that notice takes effect under section 
         <statute_ref>321.0206</statute_ref>. If a foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>limited partnership's obligations under subsection (a) end and later the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>files, pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>321.0904</statute_ref>, a new certificate of authority pertaining to that foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>limited partnership, subsection (a)(2), again applies to the foreign limited partnership and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>for the purposes of subsection (a)(2), the calendar year of the new filing is treated as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>calendar year in which a certificate of authority is first on file with the secretary of state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The annual registration renewal must contain: the items required by section 5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the address of its designated office and the name and street and mailing address <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>of its agent for service of process in Minnesota and, if the agent is not an individual, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>name, street and mailing address, and telephone number of an individual who may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>contacted for purposes other than service of process with respect to the limited partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) in the case of a limited partnership, the street and mailing address of its principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) in the case of a foreign limited partnership, the name of the state or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is formed and any alternate <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>name adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>321.0905</statute_ref>(a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The secretary of state shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) administratively dissolve under section 
         <statute_ref>321.0809</statute_ref> a limited partnership that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>failed to file a registration renewal pursuant to subsection (a); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) revoke under section 
         <statute_ref>321.0906</statute_ref> the certificate of authority of a foreign limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>partnership that has failed to file a registration renewal pursuant to subsection (a).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 321.0810, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var><b>321.0810 REINSTATEMENT FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var><b>DISSOLUTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>(a) A limited partnership that has been administratively dissolved or a foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>limited partnership that has had its certificate of authority revoked may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>secretary of state for reinstatement reinstate after the effective date of dissolution. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>application To reinstate, the annual renewal required by section 5.34 must be delivered to <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>the secretary of state for filing and state: with the reinstatement fee of $25.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>(1) the name of the limited partnership and the effective date of its administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>(2) that the grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>(3) that the limited partnership's name satisfies the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>321.0108</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>The application must also include any documents that were required to be delivered <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>for filing to the secretary of state but which were not so delivered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>(b) If the secretary of state determines that an application an annual renewal contains <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>the information required by subsection (a) and that the information is correct and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>application includes is accompanied by the appropriate fee, the secretary of state shall file <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>the reinstatement application and serve the limited partnership with a copy renewal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>reinstate the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>(c) When reinstatement becomes effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>effective date of the administrative dissolution or revocation and the limited partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>may resume its activities as if the administrative dissolution or revocation had never <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>occurred, except that for the purposes of section 321.0103(c) and (d) the reinstatement <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>is effective only as of the date the reinstatement is filed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 322B.960, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var><b>322B.960 ANNUAL </b><b>REGISTRATION</b><b> RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Annual </b><b>registration</b><b> </b><b>renewal </b><b>form.</b> (a) The secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>must may send annually to each limited liability company at the registered office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>corporation a postcard, using the information provided by the limited liability company <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of organization, a notice announcing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>need to file the annual registration renewal and informing the limited liability company <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>that the annual registration renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>made, and informing the limited liability company that failing to file the annual registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>renewal will result in an administrative termination of the limited liability company or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>revocation of the authority of the limited liability company to do business in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>(b) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>which a limited liability company files articles of organization, a limited liability company <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>must file with the secretary of state by December 31 of each calendar year a registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>renewal containing the information listed in subdivision 2 items required by section 5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Information required; fees.</b> The registration must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>(1) the name of the limited liability company or the name under which a foreign <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>limited liability company has registered in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>(2) the address of its principal executive office, if different from the registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>address;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>(3) the address of its registered office;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>(4) the name of its registered agent, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>(5) the state or jurisdiction of organization; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>(6) the name and business address of the manager or other person exercising the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>principal functions of the chief manager of the limited liability company.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Penalty.</b> (a) A domestic limited liability company that has not filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>a registration renewal pursuant to the requirements of subdivision 2, this section is <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>administratively terminated. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>termination which must be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>state must also make available in an electronic format the names of the terminated limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>liability companies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>(b) A non-Minnesota limited liability company that has not filed a registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>renewal pursuant to the requirements of subdivision 2, this section shall have its authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>to do business in Minnesota revoked. The secretary of state must issue a certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>revocation which must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>of state must also make available in an electronic format the names of the revoked <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>non-Minnesota limited liability companies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Reinstatement.</b> If a limited liability company is administratively <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>terminated or has its authority to do business in Minnesota revoked, it may retroactively <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>reinstate its existence or authority to do business by filing a single annual registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>renewal and paying a $25 fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>(a) For a domestic limited liability company, filing the annual registration renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>with the secretary of state:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>(1) returns the limited liability company to active status as of the date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>administrative termination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>(2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>limited liability company is liable for those contracts or acts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>(3) restores to the limited liability company all assets and rights of the limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>liability company and its members to the extent they were held by the limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>company and its members before the administrative termination occurred, except to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>extent that assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the termination, sold, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.36"></a><var>80.36</var>otherwise distributed after that time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>(b) For a non-Minnesota limited liability company, filing the annual registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>renewal restores the limited liability company's ability to do business in Minnesota and <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>the rights and privileges which accompany that authority.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 323A.1003, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var><b>323A.1003 ANNUAL </b><b>REGISTRATION</b><b> RENEWAL</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>in which a partnership files a statement of qualification or in which a foreign partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>becomes authorized to transact business in this state, the secretary of state must mail by <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>first class mail an annual registration form to the street address of the partnership's chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>executive office, if located in Minnesota, the office in this state, if the chief executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>office is not located in Minnesota, or address of the registered agent of the partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>as shown on the records of the secretary of state when the chief executive office is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>located in Minnesota and no other Minnesota office exists may send annually to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>partnership or foreign partnership, using the information provided by the limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>partnership pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the limited liability partnership statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>of qualification, a notice. The form must include the following notice: will announce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>need to file the annual renewal and will inform the partnership or foreign partnership that <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be made and that <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>"NOTICE: failure to file this form the notice by December 31 of this year will result <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>in the revocation of the statement of qualification of this limited liability partnership. <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>without further notice from the secretary of state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var><statute_ref>323A.1003, subsection (d)</statute_ref>."<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A limited liability partnership, and a foreign limited liability partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>authorized to transact business in this state, shall file an annual registration renewal in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>office of the secretary of state which contains: the information required by section 5.34.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name of the limited liability partnership and the state or other jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>under whose laws the foreign limited liability partnership is formed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the street address, including the zip code, of the partnership's chief executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>office and, if different, the street address, including the zip code, of an office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>partnership in this state, if any; <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) if the partnership does not have an office in this state, the name and street address, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>including the zip code, of the partnership's current agent for service of process; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) if the agent for service of process under clause (3) is not an individual, the name, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>street address, and telephone number of an individual who may be contacted for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>other than service of process with respect to the limited liability partnership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An annual registration renewal must be filed once each calendar year beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>in the year following the calendar year in which a partnership files a statement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>qualification or a foreign partnership becomes authorized to transact business in this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The secretary of state must revoke the statement of qualification of a partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>that fails to file an annual registration renewal when due or pay the required filing fee. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>secretary of state must issue a certificate of revocation which must be filed in the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>of the secretary of state. The secretary of state must also make available in an electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>format the names of the revoked limited liability companies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A revocation under subsection (d) only affects a partnership's status as a limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>liability partnership and is not an event of dissolution of the partnership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A partnership whose statement of qualification has been revoked may apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>to the secretary of state for reinstatement within one year after the effective date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>the revocation. A partnership must file an annual registration renewal to apply for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>reinstatement and pay a reinstatement fee of $135 $160.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A reinstatement under subsection (f) relates back to and takes effect as of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>the effective date of the revocation, and the partnership's status as a limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>partnership continues as if the revocation had never occurred.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 333.055, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var><b>333.055 TERM OF CERTIFICATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application and renewal.</b> Filing of a certificate hereunder shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>effective for a term of ten years from the date of filing and upon application filed within <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>the six-month period prior to the expiration of such term or a renewal thereof, on a form <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>prescribed by the secretary of state, upon filing and shall remain in effect as long as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>annual renewal for the certificate may be renewed for additional ten-year terms. A renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>fee as specified herein, payable to the secretary of state, shall accompany the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>for renewal. is filed in each calendar year following the calendar year in which the original <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>filing was filed. The certificate expires in the calendar year following a calendar year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>which the annual renewal was not filed. Notice of the annual renewal requirement must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>provided to the person or entity submitting the certificate at the time of the original filing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>The secretary of state shall notify each business holding a certificate hereunder of <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>the necessity of renewal thereof by writing to the last known address of the business at <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>least six months prior to the certificate's expiration date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>Assumed name certificates on file with the secretary of state upon the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>date of this section are exempt from the renewal requirements of this section until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>expiration of the original ten-year term.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Existing certificates</b><b> Reinstatement</b><b>.</b> Any assumed name certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>record in the district courts and in force on July 1, 1978 shall continue in force without <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>the necessity of another filing under section 
         <statute_ref>333.01</statute_ref> until July 31, 1979, at which time all <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>such certificates shall expire unless renewed as hereinafter provided. Any certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>by the secretary and paying the renewal fee prescribed by subdivision 3 within the six <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>month period prior to the expiration of the certificate that expires as a result of failing <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>to file the annual renewal may be reinstated by filing the annual renewal with the $25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>reinstatement fee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Annual renewal; contents.</b> The annual renewal filed under subdivision 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>must include the assumed name and the address of the principal place of business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fees.</b> The secretary of state shall charge and collect: a fee of $30 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>each filing submitted with respect to an assumed name except for the annual renewal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>for which no fee will be charged.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>(a) for the filing of each certificate or amended certificate of an assumed name - $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>(b) certificate renewal fee - $25.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Secretary of state duties.</b> The secretary of state shall accept for filing all <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>certificates and renewals thereof which comply with the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>333.001</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>333.06
         </statute_ref> and which are accompanied by the prescribed fees, notwithstanding the fact that <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>the assumed name disclosed therein may not be distinguishable from one or more other <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>assumed names already filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>accept for filing a certificate that discloses an assumed name that is not distinguishable <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>from a corporate, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, cooperative, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>limited partnership name in use or reserved in this state by another or a trade or service <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>mark registered with the secretary of state, unless there is filed with the certificate a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>consent, court decree of prior right, or affidavit of nonuser of the kind required by section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>302A.115, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause (d). The secretary of state shall determine whether a name <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>is distinguishable from another name for purposes of this subdivision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.</b>The amendments to this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>effective 30 days after the secretary of state certifies that the information systems of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>Office of the Secretary of State have been modified to implement this section, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>amendments to this section apply to all existing and new assumed name certificates on <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 336A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fees.</b> The fee for filing and indexing a standard form or format for a lien <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>notice, effective financing statement, or continuation statement, and stamping the date and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>place of filing on a copy of the filed document furnished by the filing party is $15 until <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>June 30, 2005. Effective July 1, 2005, the fee for each filing will be as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>(1) $20 for each effective financing statement and $15 for each lien notice or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>filing made through the Web interface of the Office of the Secretary of State; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>(2) $25 for each effective financing statement and $20 for each lien notice or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>filing submitted in any other manner.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>(3) no fee will be charged for filing a termination statement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>Filing fees collected by a satellite office must be deposited in the general fund of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>county in which the satellite office is located.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 336A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Searches; fees.</b> (a) If a person makes a request, the filing officer shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>conduct a search of the computerized filing system for effective financing statements or <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>lien notices and statements of continuation of a particular debtor. The filing officer shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>produce a report including the date, time, and results of the search by issuing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>(1) a listing of the file number, date, and hour of each effective financing statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>found in the search and the names and addresses of each secured party on the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>financing statements or of each lien notice found in the search and the names and address <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>of each lienholder on the lien notice; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>(2) upon request, both the report and photocopies of the effective financing <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>statements or lien notices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>(b) The uniform fee for conducting a search and for preparing a report is $20 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>debtor name. If an oral or facsimile response is requested, there is an additional fee of $5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>per debtor name requested. A fee of $1 per page as set by section 5.12 will be charged for <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>photocopies of effective financing statements, lien notices, continuation statements, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>termination statements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>(c) Search fees collected by a satellite office must be deposited in the general fund of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>the county where the satellite office is located.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.24.0"></a><a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 359.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fees.</b> (a) When making application for a commission the applicant must <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>submit, along with the information required by the secretary of state, a nonrefundable <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>fee of $40.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>(b) All fees shall be retained by the secretary of state and are nonreturnable, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>that for an overpayment of a fee is the subject of a refund upon proper application.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var><b>VETERANS PREFERENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.16, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Veteran-owned small businesses.</b> (a) The commissioner shall award up <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>to a six percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any other group <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>under this section, in the amount bid on state procurement to certified small businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>that are majority-owned and operated either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>(1) by veterans, as indicated by the person's United States Department of Defense <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>form DD-214 or by the commissioner of veterans affairs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>(2) by veterans having service-connected disabilities, as determined at any time by <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>(b) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>military to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>not limited to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during their military <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>service, as well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>(c) For purposes of this section and section 16C.19, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>meanings given them:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>(1) "veteran" has the meaning given in section 197.447;<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>(2) "service-connected disability" has the meaning given in United States Code, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>38, section 101(16), as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var><b>16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16, <br />
            		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>subdivisions 4 to 7
         </statute_ref>, must be certified by the commissioner. The commissioner shall adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>by rule standards and procedures for certifying that small businesses, small targeted group <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>businesses, and small businesses located in economically disadvantaged areas are eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>to participate under the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for hearing appeals and grievances and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>rules necessary to carry out the duties set forth in sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>(b) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>16C.21
         </statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>(c) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>on business participation in programs under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>a veteran-owned small business or service-disabled veteran-owned small business, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is certified if it has been verified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being a veteran-owned small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>or service disabled veteran-owned small business in accordance with Public Law 109-461 <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>and Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, part 74.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var><b>16C.20 CERTIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>A business that is certified by the commissioner of administration as a small <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>business, small targeted group business, or a small business located in an economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>disadvantaged area, or a veteran owned small business is eligible to participate under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>137.31</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>161.321</statute_ref> and, if certified as a small business, or small <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>targeted group business, or veteran owned small business, under section 
         <statute_ref>473.142</statute_ref> without <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>further certification by the contracting agency.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.321, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var><b>161.321 SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>the meanings given them, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning is <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>intended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>(a) "Award" means the granting of a contract in accordance with all applicable laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>and rules governing competitive bidding except as otherwise provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>(b) "Contract" means an agreement entered into between a business entity and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>state of Minnesota for the construction of transportation improvements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>(c) "Subcontractor" means a business entity which enters into a legally binding <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>agreement with another business entity which is a party to a contract as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>(d) "Targeted group business" means a business designated under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16, <br />
            		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>(e) "Veteran owned small business" means a business designated under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>16C.16, subdivision 6a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Small business set-asides.</b> (a) The commissioner may award up to a six <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>percent preference in the amount bid for specified construction work to small targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>group businesses and veteran owned small businesses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>(b) The commissioner may designate a contract for construction work for award only <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>to small targeted group businesses if the commissioner determines that at least three small <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>targeted group businesses are likely to bid. The commissioner may designate a contract for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>construction work for award only to veteran owned small businesses if the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>determines that at least three veteran owned small businesses are likely to bid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>(c) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>small targeted group businesses and veteran owned small businesses. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>when qualified small targeted group businesses and veteran owned small businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>are not reasonably available. The commissioner may establish financial incentives for <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>group businesses or veteran owned small businesses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>(d) The commissioner may award up to a four percent preference in the amount bid <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>on procurement to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area as <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Awards to small businesses.</b> At least 75 percent of subcontracts awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>to small targeted group businesses must be performed by the business to which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>subcontract is awarded or another small targeted group business. At least 75 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>of subcontracts awarded to veteran owned small businesses must be performed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>business to which the subcontract is awarded or another veteran owned small business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Awards, limitations.</b> Contracts awarded pursuant to this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>subject to all limitations contained in rules adopted by the commissioner of administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Recourse to other businesses.</b> If the commissioner is unable to award <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>a contract pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 3, the award may be placed <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>pursuant to the normal solicitation and award provisions set forth in this chapter and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>chapter 16C.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Rules.</b> The rules adopted by the commissioner of administration to define <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>small businesses and to set time and other eligibility requirements for participation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>programs under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.19</statute_ref> apply to this section. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>promulgate other rules necessary to carry out this section.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Noncompetitive bids.</b> The commissioner is encouraged to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>from small targeted group businesses and veteran owned small businesses designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> when making purchases that are not subject to competitive bidding <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>procedures.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Report by commissioner.</b> The commissioner of transportation shall report <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>to the commissioner of administration on compliance with this section. The information <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>must be reported at the time and in the manner requested by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.142, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var><b>473.142 SMALL BUSINESSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>(a) The Metropolitan Council and agencies specified in section 
         <statute_ref>473.143, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>1
         </statute_ref>, may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods or <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>services to small targeted group businesses and veteran owned small businesses designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref>.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>(b) The council and each agency specified in section 
         <statute_ref>473.143, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to small targeted group businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>designated under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> if the council or agency determines that at least three <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>small targeted group businesses are likely to bid. The council and each agency specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>section 473.143, subdivision 1, may designate a purchase of goods or services for award <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>only to veteran owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16 if the council or <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>agency determines that at least three veteran owned small businesses are likely to bid. <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>(c) The council and each agency specified in section 
         <statute_ref>473.143, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>condition of awarding a construction contract or approving a contract for consultant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>professional, or technical services, may set goals that require the prime contractor to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>subcontract a portion of the contract to small targeted group businesses and veteran <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>owned small businesses designated under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref>. The council or agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement when <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>qualified small targeted group businesses and veteran owned small businesses are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>reasonably available. The council or agency may establish financial incentives for <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>group businesses and veteran owned small businesses. At least 75 percent of the value of <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>the subcontracts awarded to small targeted group businesses under this paragraph must <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>be performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or by another small <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>targeted group business. At least 75 percent of the value of the subcontracts awarded to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>veteran owned small businesses under this paragraph must be performed by the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>to which the subcontract is awarded or another veteran owned small business. <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>(d) The council and each agency listed in section 
         <statute_ref>473.143, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>encouraged to purchase from small targeted group businesses and veteran owned small <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>businesses designated under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> when making purchases that are not subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>competitive bidding procedures.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>(e) The council and each agency may adopt rules to implement this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>(f) Each council or agency contract must require the prime contractor to pay any <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>subcontractor within ten days of the prime contractor's receipt of payment from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>council or agency for undisputed services provided by the subcontractor. The contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>must require the prime contractor to pay interest of 1-1/2 percent per month or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>part of a month to the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>subcontractor. The minimum monthly interest penalty payment for an unpaid balance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>$100 or more is $10. For an unpaid balance of less than $100, the prime contractor shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>pay the actual penalty due to the subcontractor. A subcontractor who prevails in a civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>action to collect interest penalties from a prime contractor must be awarded its costs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>disbursements, including attorney fees, incurred in bringing the action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>(g) This section does not apply to procurement financed in whole or in part <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>with federal funds if the procurement is subject to federal disadvantaged, minority, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>women business enterprise regulations. The council and each agency shall report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>commissioner of administration on compliance with this section. The information must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>reported at the time and in the manner requested by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.<br />
         		
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