Minnesota Legislature
Minnesota Session Laws 2007 to 2008 Index (topics)
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Youth challenge program study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 9 s 11
Veterans psychological status and needs, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 2 s 6
Energy improvement financing program, Minn. Laws 2008 c 356 s 2
State lands, surplus, repeal, Minn. Laws 2008 c 318 art 1 s 16
Energy savings incentive program, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 2 s 6
Agricultural and Open Space Preservation Task Force, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 1 s 66
Biodiesel fuels, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 1 s 51, 68
Aquaculture, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 14
Diary grant programs, work plans for, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3
Duluth, agricultural or trade-related uses, task force, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3
Fertilizer research outcomes, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 1 s 3
Plants, hazards to consumers and livestock, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 1 s 61
Residential antimicrobial pesticide applicators, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 1 s 64
Aircraft, persons interested in
Liability insurance, Minn. Laws 2007 c 79 s 2
Center for Transportation Studies
Value capture study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 152 art 1 s 6, 2008 c 363 art 11 s 11
Center for Transportation Studies
Greenhouse gases, reduction, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 1 s 5
Collateral Consequences Committee
Human services licensee background studies, Minn. Laws 2007 c 112 s 58
Collateral Sanctions Committee, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 7 s 23
Biodiesel fuels, cold weather issues, report, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 1 s 68
Energy Security Office, Green Star award eligibility, Minn. Laws 2008 c 356 s 13
Fuel inspections, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 1 s 67
Green economy report, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 6 s 11
Greenhouse gas cap and trade program, Minn. Laws 2008 c 340 s 2-5
Greenhouse gas emission reductions, Minn. Laws 2008 c 296 art 1 s 20
Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord, Minn. Laws 2008 c 340 s 2
Sustainable Building 2030 performance standards, Minn. Laws 2008 c 278 s
Video services, state franchising, study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 296 art 1 s 29
Wind energy systems, property interests, termination, study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 296 art 1 s 31
Energy savings goals, Minn. Laws 2007 c 136 art 2 s 7
Greenhouse gases, emission control, action plan, Minn. Laws 2007 c 136 art 5 s 2
Health care payment system reform, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 17
Propane repurchase program, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 2 s 12
Reliability administrator, state energy transmission authorities, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 136 art 4 s 21
Community-based energy development task force, Minn. Laws 2007 c 136 art 4 s 19
Controlled substances law working group, Minn. Laws 2008 c 299 s 27
Juvenile offenders, court-ordered out-of-home placements, repeal, Minn. Laws 2008 c 361 art 6 s 59
Parole and supervised release, revocation, guidelines, Minn. Laws 2008 c 299 s 24
Convicts, North Minneapolis, employment services, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 21
Nurses, hiring, staffing, and overtime, Minn. Laws 2007 c 46 s 6
Re-entry policy, reports about, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 6 s 4
Short-term offender program, effectiveness, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 14
County Veterans Services Working Group, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 2 s 26
Oral health practitioner work group, Minn. Laws 2008 c 298 s 29
Safe patient handling, work group on, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 2 s 37
Bilingual and multilingual certificates, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 2 s 39
Early retirement incentives, use, Minn. Laws 2007 c 134 art 11 s 11
No Child Left Behind review, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 2 s 32
Special education, cross-subsidizing, report, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 7 s 1
World languages coordinator, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 2 s 43
Early retirement incentives, use, Minn. Laws 2007 c 134 art 11 s 11
Employment and Economic Development Department
Science and Technology Office, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 10 s 33
Employment and Economic Development Department
Business development grants, effectiveness, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 1 s 3
Centers for independent living, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 1 s 3
Renewable energy, maximizing state economic benefits from, strategy, Minn. Laws 2007 c 107 s
Safe patient handling, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 2 s 36
Wage incentive program, evaluation, work group for, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 8 s 9
Green Star award, Minn. Laws 2008 c 356 s 13
Solar energy systems, rating and certification laboratory, Minn. Laws 2008 c 296 art 1 s 27
Information and telecommunications projects, registration, Minn. Laws 2008 c 318 art 1 s 8, 9
Information systems, planning, Minn. Laws 2008 c 318 art 1 s 10
Business and occupational licenses, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 2 s 82
Chief information officer, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 1 s 10
Electronic documents study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 2 s 77
Consolidation of reports, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 5 s 15, 16
Vacation rental lodging study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 291 s , 2008 c 300 s 49
Fuel inspections, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 1 s 67
I-35W bridge collapse, survivor payments, Minn. Laws 2008 c 288 s 6
State agency professional and technical contracts, budget reduction, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 13 s 21
Governor's office personnel costs, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 1 s 4
Financial Crimes Oversight Council, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 7 s 6
Forest pests, task force and plan, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 159
Gambling, lawful purpose contributions, Minn. Laws 2008 c 260 s 24
Charitable gambling, impact of smoking ban on, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 82 s 12
Gang and Drug Oversight Council, due date, Minn. Laws 2008 c 169 s
Genetic Information Work Group, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 2 s 74
Green Jobs Task Force, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 6 s 12
Universal health care, report on, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 4
Health Care Transformation Task Force, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 21
County-based purchasing plans, administrative expense, allocation, Minn. Laws 2008 c 364 s 12, 17
Essential benefit set, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 11
Health care payment reforms, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 9
Health care workforce shortages, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 2 s 5
Health insurance affordability proposal, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 4 s 14
Naturopathy work group, Minn. Laws 2008 c 348 s 12
Personal care attendants, services, standards, Minn. Laws 2008 c 230 s 6, 7
Public pools and spas, Minn. Laws 2008 c 328 s 11
Statewide health improvement program, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 1 s 1, 2008 c 358 art 5 s 4
Assisted living services, injunctions, funding, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 9 s 35
Blood lead testing methods, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 16 s 18
Environmental health tracking and biomonitoring, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 145
Health care payment system reform, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 17
Health risk limits for common contaminants in water, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 17 s 2
Hearing aid dispense fees, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 9 s 36
Medical education and research costs distribution changes, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 20
Perfluorochemicals, health risk limits, Minn. Laws 2007 c 37 s 2
Residential antimicrobial pesticide applicators, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 1 s 64
Windows, safety education, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 16 s 19
Health plan purchasing pool study group, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 15
Hennepin County District Court public defender funding, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 5 s 20
High-risk adults demonstration project, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 19
Interest rate protection agreements, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 2 s 51
Reciprocity students, reports about, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 2 s 16
Foreclosures, stakeholder consultation, report, Minn. Laws 2008 c 179 s 72
County correctional facility inmate complaints, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 13
Child Care Advisory Task Force, Minn. Laws 2008 c 361 art 2 s 4
Coordination among health care programs, report, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 3 s 12
Juvenile offenders, court-ordered out-of-home placements, repeal, Minn. Laws 2008 c 361 art 6 s 59
Long-term care employees, health insurance coverage study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 358 art 3 s 13
Alternative payment system for nursing facilities, pension costs and funding shortfalls, Minn. Laws 2008 c 326 art 1 s 42
Nursing homes reimbursement rate disparities, Minn. Laws 2008 c 326 art 1 s 43
Prepayment demonstration project contracts, disputes and renewals, Minn. Laws 2008 c 326 art 1 s 35
Medical assistance, supplemental nursing services use, repeal, Minn. Laws 2008 c 286 art 2 s 3
Nursing facility direct care staff definitions, standardization, Minn. Laws 2008 c 317 s 4
Older adult services community consortiums, Minn. Laws 2008 c 338 s 3
Ombudsman for managed care, Minn. Laws 2008 c 364 s 13
State health care programs, financial management, report, Minn. Laws 2008 c 364 s 11
Administrative simplification advisory committee, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 2 s 16
Child care quality standards enforcement, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 2 s 59
Disabled persons, quality management, assurance, and improvement system, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 7 s 18
Family child care, annual license review, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 3 s 32
Family planning services, medical assistance reimbursement, Minn. Laws 2007 c 139 s 3
Gambling, social and economic costs, report, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 8 s 37
Health care payment system reform, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 15 s 17
Indians, juvenile treatment center, appropriation, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 19 s 3
Legal nonlicensed child care providers, annual inspection, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 2 s 55
Medical assistance, chiropractors, coverage, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 5 s 39
Minnesota Medicaid pharmacy program, report, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 5 s 38
MinnesotaCare, pay for performance, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 19 s 3
Nurses, assertive community treatment teams, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 8 s 33
Senior and disability health options, reimbursement analysis, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 19 s 3
Youth with disabilities, services for, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 6 s 47
Independent Office of Education Accountability, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 2 s 10, 2007 c 146 art 2 s 40
Information technology directors of legislature, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 1 s 3
Interstate adult offender supervision, advisory council on, Minn. Laws 2008 c 299 s 5
Joint powers board, metropolitan transit area, Minn. Laws 2008 c 152 art 4 s 2
Whistleblower law, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 3 s 39
Window fall prevention devices, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 16 s 1
Workers compensation, federal exclusions from coverage, information about, Minn. Laws 2007 c 39 s
Legislative Commission on Health Care Access
Universal health care, report on, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 4
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement, teacher benefits, Minn. Laws 2008 c 349 art 1 s 7
Legislative Electric Energy Task Force
Nuclear energy study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 136 art 3 s 6
Wind energy development property agreements, regulation, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 136 art 4 s 18
Lessard Outdoor Heritage Council, Minn. Laws 2008 c 368 art 2 s 14
Special education, federal requirements, comparison with state, task force for, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 3 s 23
Medical home learning collaborative, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 19 s 4
East Phillips Cultural and Community Center, Minn. Laws 2008 c 179 s 73
Minnesota Indian tribes and communities, and K-12 education reform, task force on, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 2 s 41
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU)
Graduation, credits required for, Minn. Laws 2008 c 298 s 19
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Budget reports, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 2 s 6
Chancellor, early retirement incentives, use, Minn. Laws 2007 c 134 art 11 s 11
Goals for, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 1 s 4
Mississippi riverfront revitalization, nonprofit corporation for, Minn. Laws 2008 c 314 s
Municipal Boundary Adjustment Advisory Task Force, Minn. Laws 2008 c 196 art 1 s 21
Municipal Boundary Adjustment Advisory Task Force, Minn. Laws 2007 c 90 s 4
Natural disasters, state response, Minn. Laws 2008 c 247 s 3
Aquatic plant permit fee increases, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 5 s 22
Disabled hunter permits, reports about, Minn. Laws 2008 c 368 art 2 s 75
Enforcement division, undercover operations unit report, repeal, Minn. Laws 2008 c 357 s 40
Mining permits, costs, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 5 s 4
Mississippi River, protection, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 5 s 4
Moose management and research plan, Minn. Laws 2008 c 368 art 2 s 76
Turkey hunting management, recommendations, Minn. Laws 2008 c 368 art 2 s 73
Uncased firearms, Minn. Laws 2008 c 368 art 2 s 78
Voyageurs National Park, Minn. Laws 2008 c 368 art 1 s 71
Aquatic plants, rulemaking changes, Minn. Laws 2007 c 131 art 1 s 91
Conservation easements, standards, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4, 2007 c 57 art 1 s 161
Endocrine disruptors, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 160
Forest conservation easements, Minn. Laws 2007 c 30 s 2
Forest firefighting costs, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4
Game and fish fund imbalances, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4
Grassland/wetland complexes, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4
Hunting and fishing, walk-in access to private land, Minn. Laws 2007 c 131 art 1 s 85
Lake trout, winter season, Minn. Laws 2007 c 131 art 1 s 84
Land records management system, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 4
Leech Lake fishery, Minn. Laws 2007 c 131 art 1 s 90
Controlled substances purchases, identification requirement, Minn. Laws 2007 c 147 art 12 s 8
Physical Therapy Board, disciplinary actions, Minn. Laws 2008 c 199 s 4
Fuel inspections, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 1 s 67
Green Star award eligibility, Minn. Laws 2008 c 356 s 13
Greenhouse gas emission reductions, Minn. Laws 2008 c 296 art 1 s 20
Hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride, Minn. Laws 2008 c 296 art 1 s 26
Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord, Minn. Laws 2008 c 340 s 2
Product disposal, environmental risk reduction, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 5 s 3
Solid waste disposal, groundwater sensitivity, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 5 s 33
Biofuels permitting, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 2 s 38
Decabromodiphenyl ether, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 151
Environmental response and cleanup, reports, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 3
Ethanol and mining, environmental regulation fees, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 3
Individual sewage treatment systems, licenses, Minn. Laws 2007 c 131 art 1 s 95
Video display device registration, Minn. Laws 2007 c 48 s 13
Postretirement investment fund
Composite funded ratio, excess assets, Minn. Laws 2008 c 349 art 1 s 4
Hennepin County District Court public defender funding, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 5 s 20
Public retirement plan directors
Postretirement investment fund dissolution, statutory changes, Minn. Laws 2008 c 349 art 2 s 2
Driver and vehicle services taxes, credit card payment, study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 117
Emergency management training, Minn. Laws 2008 c 167 s
Internet-based driver education, report, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 121
Pupil Transportation Office, Minn. Laws 2008 c 350 art 1 s 93
Crime victim emergency assistance grant program, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 4 s 12
Regional crime strike task forces, working group for, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 10
Wind energy, curtailment payments, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 136 art 4 s 9
Pupil Transportation Office, Minn. Laws 2008 c 350 art 1 s 93
Construction contractor withholding, Minn. Laws 2008 c 154 art 3 s 9
Household incomes, rents, and property tax burdens, Minn. Laws 2008 c 366 art 17 s 6
Purely public charities, property taxes, Minn. Laws 2008 c 366 art 6 s 49
Tax compliance, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 1 s 16
Saint Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association
Pilot postretirement adjustment, Minn. Laws 2007 c 134 art 7 s 2
Domestic abuse, integrated response framework report, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 10
School Finance Reform Task Force, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 1 s 23
Foreclosure data, Minn. Laws 2008 c 238 art 1 s 3
Safe at Home Program, Minn. Laws 2008 c 227 s 4
Voting systems for disabled persons, Minn. Laws 2008 c 336 s 7
Sentencing Guidelines Commission
Drug courts, effectiveness, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 1 s 15
Social workers in underserved communities, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 123 s 133
Special education, task force to compare federal and state requirements, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 2 s 37, 38
Federal requirements, comparison with state, task force for, Minn. Laws 2007 c 146 art 3 s 23
State Budget Trends Study Commission, Minn. Laws 2007 c 148 art 2 s 81
Family law comprehensive study, plan, Minn. Laws 2008 c 299 s 26
Joint physical child custody, study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 299 s 25
Guardians and conservators, study, Minn. Laws 2007 c 126 s
Screener collectors, Minn. Laws 2007 c 54 art 5 s 18
State departments and agencies, green economy reports, Minn. Laws 2008 c 356 s 14
Access by underrepresented students, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 1 s 9
State grant spending projections, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 2 s 20
Tax committees study group, Minn. Laws 2008 c 366 art 2 s 12
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Laws 2008 c 349 art 9 s 7
Complete streets policy, Minn. Laws 2008 c 350 art 1 s 94
Construction projects, effects on small businesses, Minn. Laws 2008 c 308 s
Highway construction training, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 70
Major highway projects, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 74
Pavement life-cycle cost analyses, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 72
Privatization transportation contracts, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 16
Public transit service outside metropolitan area, report, Minn. Laws 2008 c 350 art 1 s 68
Special transportation service providers, complaint investigations, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 72, 74
Speed limits, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 119
Transportation system, long-range needs, study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 287 art 1 s 118
Trunk highway bonds, debt service surcharge, Minn. Laws 2008 c 152 art 2 s 1
Trunk highway bridge improvement program, Minn. Laws 2008 c 152 art 6 s 5
Urban partnership agreements, dynamic shoulder lane user fees, Minn. Laws 2008 c 306 s 6
Transportation Strategic Management and Operations Advisory Task Force, Minn. Laws 2008 c 152 art 6 s 9
Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force, Minn. Laws 2008 c 212 s
Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council, Minn. Laws 2008 c 300 s 50
University Enterprise Laboratories, Minn. Laws 2007 c 135 art 1 s 3
Mayo Foundation Partnership, medical genomics, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 4 s 12
Workers' lung health study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 248 s 1
Budget reports, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 2 s 6
India Center, Minn. Laws 2007 c 144 art 1 s 5
Funded programs, Minn. Laws 2008 c 363 art 8 s 3
Minneapolis Veterans Home, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 2 s 24
Services to veterans, study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 2 s 23
Veterans, employment in state government, study, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 2 s 27
Veterans homes, construction projects, Minn. Laws 2008 c 297 art 2 s 25
Veterans psychological status and needs, Minn. Laws 2007 c 45 art 2 s 6
Water and Soil Resources Board
Animal feedlots, Minn. Laws 2007 c 57 art 1 s 5