The following House Files were introduced:

Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 2837, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing a professional exemption from the open bottle law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.122, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 2838, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; prohibiting an increase in estimated market value for homesteads owned by persons at least 65 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.11, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.121; and 276.04, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Seagren and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2839, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a grant to the Minnesota Council on Economic Education.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2840, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales; exempting sales of gold and silver coins and bullion; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson , A.; Dempsey; Pugh; Ozment and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2841, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing that a vehicle need not be inspected until the year of its registration is seven years more than its model year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116.61, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Tuma and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2842, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; prohibiting display of license plate bearing illegally obtained tab or sticker; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.10, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rifenberg, Davids, Leighton and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 2843, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for a crisis intervention project in southeastern Minnesota for developmentally disabled persons in home and community-based services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Peterson, Kuisle, Rifenberg and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2844, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating additional money for a program to control bovine paratuberculosis.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 2845, A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying provisions governing grandparent visitation rights; eliminating certain visitation rights of parents of custodial parents; requiring mediation; providing for payment of certain expenses; defining best interests of the child; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 257.022, subdivisions 2, 2a , And by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Mahon, Tomassoni , Abrams, Folliard and Sekhon introduced:

H. F. No. 2846, A bill for an act relating to insurance; automobile; reducing premium for completion of accident prevention course; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 65B.28, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Kraus, Leighton and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2847, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Blazing Star trail extension.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Greenfield, Pugh and Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2848, A bill for an act relating to health; providing funding for diabetes control and prevention services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Garcia, Koskinen, Jefferson, Rukavina and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 2849, A bill for an act relating to labor relations; modifying the definition of public employer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 179A.03, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2850, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying and updating the language of the harassment statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.795; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.749, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Paulsen, Juhnke and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 2851, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; providing for termination of agreements between brewer and wholesaler under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Ness, Trimble, Huntley, Pelowski and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2852, A bill for an act relating to education; requesting a proposal from the Minnesota state colleges and universities to develop a partnership with private industry to train hard-to-place employees.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Weaver, Wenzel, Kielkucki, McGuire and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2853, A bill for an act relating to crime; sentencing; clarifying legislative intent concerning jail credit for time spent in confinement for separate crimes or behavioral incidents; providing a presumption in favor of consecutive sentencing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.01, subdivision 1; 609.145, by adding a subdivision; and 609.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson, Trimble and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 2854, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for partial renovation of a building for the Minnesota Labor Interpretive Center; amending Laws 1990, chapter 610 , Article 1, section 16, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2855, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to upgrade facilities at the Fergus Falls regional treatment center; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2856, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct a consolidated field operations facility for the department of natural resources at Fergus Falls; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 2857, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct a convention and civic center in the city of Fergus Falls; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Munger; Huntley; Johnson , A.; Bishop and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2858, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an exemption from sales taxes for purchase of equipment designed to process biosolids for wastewater treatment facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley, Greenfield and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 2859, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing medical assistance and general assistance medical care payments for ambulance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; and 256D.03, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Erickson, Broecker, Erhardt and Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2860, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for residential academies; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2861, A bill for an act relating to family law; modifying provisions dealing with the procedure for proceeding directly to hearing in the administrative process; modifying terminology to comport with the rules of court; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518.5512, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 518.5511, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a , And 4; and 518.5512, subdivisions 2 and 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 518.5512, subdivision 3a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sykora , Abrams, Smith and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 2862, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions of the watershed district administrative fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103D.905, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hasskamp, Garcia, Wenzel and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2863, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring commissioner of transportation to construct only a grade-separated interchange at the southern terminus of the Brainerd bypass on marked trunk highway No. 371.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2864, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing the 1997 property tax rebate for prepayments of tax; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 1, section 16 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hausman and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2865, A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of transportation to evaluate and report on the state's readiness for increased transportation of high-level radioactive waste.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kinkel and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2866, A bill for an act relating to state government; codifying reorganization order number 179 with respect to the departments of children, families , And learning and economic security; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.99, subdivision 81; 216B.241, subdivision 2a; 239.785, subdivision 6; and 462A.05, subdivision 15c; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 119A.15, subdivision 5a; and 268.19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 4.071, subdivision 3; 268.37; 268.371; 268.38, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 , And 12; 268.55; and 268.92; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 268.38, subdivision 7; and 268.917.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 2867, A bill for an act relating to child care; changing requirements for child care assistance for transition year families; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 119B.01, subdivision 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Huntley, Dorn, Goodno and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2868, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions in medical assistance, Medicare , And Minnesotacare; modifying the medical assistance elderly waiver; modifying a waiver request; changing implementation date for treatment of income and resources for the elderly waiver program; changing procedures for nursing facilities cost reports; delaying study of the elderly waiver expansion; providing an offset of HMO surcharge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 245.462, subdivisions 4 and 8; 245.4871, subdivision 4; 256.969, subdivisions 16 and 17; 256B.03, subdivision 3; 256B.055, by adding a subdivision; 256B.057, subdivision 3a , And by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 20 and 34; 256B.0911, subdivision 4; 256B.19, subdivision 1; 256B.41, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivision 2b , And by adding a subdivision; 256B.501, subdivision 2; 256B.69, by adding a subdivision; and 256D.03, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256.9657, subdivision 3; 256.9685, subdivision 1; 256B.06, subdivision 4; 256B.0627, subdivision 5; 256B.0645; 256B.0911, subdivisions 2 and 7; 256B.0915, subdivision 1d; and 256B.77, subdivisions 7a and 12; Laws 1997, chapter 203 , Article 4, section 64; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.0721, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.0721, subdivision 3; and 256B.0913, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2869, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying administrative expense provisions for various public pension plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 352.96, subdivision 4; 352D.09, subdivision 7; 353D.05, subdivision 3; and 383B.52; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 354B.25, subdivision 5; and 354C.12, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 11A.17, subdivisions 10a and 14; and 352D.09, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greenfield, Huntley, Dorn, Goodno and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2870, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions of the health care cost information system; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144.702, subdivisions 2 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.701, subdivision 4; and 144.702, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Carlson, Kelso and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2871, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying provisions exempting certain interim superintendents from certain earnings limitations and reductions in annuity payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354.44, subdivision 5a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greiling, Kelso, Carlson and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2872, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing performance contracts for school district superintendents; permitting increased salaries for superintendents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.34, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2873, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; appropriating money for transportation, public safety , And other purposes; regulating state air transportation charges; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 360.024.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Kelso, Biernat, Mares, Wolf and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2874, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the Minnesota education finance act of 1992; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711, subdivision 1; 124A.72; and 124A.73; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.711, subdivision 2; and Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greiling, Seagren, Kelso, Ness and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2875, A bill for an act relating to education; coordinating local service delivery; referring to federal special education requirements; changing procedures; amending the pupil fair dismissal act; facilitating third-party payments; encouraging alternative education programs; providing state aid for certain school district litigation costs; directing the state board of education to amend special education rules; allowing school districts to provide certain services at nonpublic schools; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.06, subdivision 2a; 120.064, subdivision 5; 120.101, subdivision 3; 120.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 3b, 9 , And 15; 120.1701, subdivisions 5 and 17; 120.173, subdivision 1; 123.935, subdivisions 1 and 2; 124.248, subdivision 1a; 124.32, by adding a subdivision; 124.3201, subdivision 5; 124.323, by adding subdivisions; 124A.034, subdivision 2; 124A.036, subdivisions 1a, 4 , And by adding a subdivision; 124C.45, subdivision 2; 124C.47; 124C.48, by adding a subdivision; 126.237; 127.27, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 256B.0625, subdivision 26; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.3111, subdivisions 2 and 3; 124.3201, subdivisions 1 and 4; 124C.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 127.27, subdivisions 10 and 11; 127.281; 127.31, subdivision 15; 127.32; 127.36, subdivision 1; and 127.38; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 120.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Juhnke, Molnau and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 2876, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; establishing surface transportation fund; requiring deposit of receipts in fund; dedicating 30 percent of sales tax on motor vehicles to surface transportation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 1.13; 16A.127, by adding a subdivision; 160.277, subdivision 3; 161.20, subdivision 5; 161.23, subdivisions 3 and 5; 161.241, subdivision 2; 161.41, subdivision 3; 161.431; 161.433, subdivision 2; 161.44, subdivision 9; 165.08, subdivision 4; 169.781, subdivision 7; 169.86, subdivision 7; 169.871, subdivision 5; 170.23; 171.185; 171.26; 171.36; 173.07, subdivision 2; 173.231; 174.30, subdivision 8; 221.0355, subdivisions 11, 16 , And 18; 221.036, subdivision 14; 221.82; 221.83; 221.84, subdivision 4; 221.85, subdivision 3; 297B.09, subdivision 1; 299D.03, subdivision 5; and 299D.09; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 169.09, subdivision 13; 169.86, subdivision 5; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11; and 171.29, subdivision 2; Laws 1997, chapters 159 , Article 1, sections 1; 2, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5 , And 12; 3; 4, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; 6; 8; 200 , Article 1, sections 1; and 2, subdivision 4; 202 , Article 1, sections 1; and 2, subdivision 4; 203 , Article 1, sections 1; and 6; and 239 , Article 1, sections 1; and 7, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 10, section 3, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 160.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:

H. F. No. 2877, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Agassiz environmental learning center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Lieder, Tunheim, Finseth and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2878, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 2609, Win-E-Mac, to transfer funds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Tunheim, Finseth and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2879, A bill for an act relating to education; amending the average daily membership for flood-affected school districts; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 33.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Finseth, Westfall, Lieder, Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2880, A bill for an act relating to private property; providing for the Private Property Protection Act; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 516.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2881, A bill for an act relating to driver's licenses; directing commissioner of public safety to implement a central reservation system for driver license examinations in the metropolitan area and to increase the number of driver license examiners; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Entenza, Tomassoni, Schumacher, Greiling and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2882, A bill for an act relating to education; phasing in full day kindergarten for all students; expanding the first grade preparedness program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2613, subdivision 3; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivision 29; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kubly and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2883, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for Project Turnabout.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Otremba, M.; Sviggum; Van Dellen; Seagren and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2884, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for reporting abortion data; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 145.411, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 2885, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the private sale of certain surplus state land to the city of Mountain Iron in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Biernat and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 2886, A bill for an act relating to economic security; modifying provisions on collection of data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 268.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 2887, A bill for an act relating to retirement; creating a local government correctional service retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 356.302, subdivision 7; and 356.303, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 356.19, by adding a subdivision; 356.20, subdivision 2; and 356.30, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2888, A bill for an act relating to commerce; doubling the length of the statutory warranty periods on new homes and home improvements; providing for a public education campaign; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 327A.01, subdivision 5; 327A.02, subdivision 1; and 327A.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 2889, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to Ramsey county to renovate the Ford Bridge.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2890, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; maintaining the Savings Association Act.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Kubly, Winter, Kuisle, Peterson and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2891, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting tampering with clock-hour meters on farm tractors; prescribing criminal and civil penalties; providing remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Peterson, Harder, Kubly and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2892, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; expanding a grant program for livestock and dairy processing and marketing ventures to include other commodities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 17.101, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2893, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying petroleum fund reimbursement to small gasoline retailers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 2894, A bill for an act relating to local government; the town of Wyoming and the city of Chisago City; exempting the town and the city from a limitation on the duration of reimbursement paid to the town for orderly annexed property; appropriating money for planning a joint commercial and business park.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Lieder; Davids and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2895, A bill for an act relating to insurance; modifying permitted investments for township mutual companies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 67A.231.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Rukavina; Tomassoni; Bakk; Anderson, I. , And Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2896, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring a study on the increased incidence of respiratory diseases in northeastern and central Minnesota; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rukavina; Jefferson; Anderson, I.; Leighton and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2897, A bill for an act relating to labor; establishing rights and duties in relation to union organization; providing that certain acts are an unfair labor practice; providing equal time requirements for certain employers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 179.12; 179A.07, by adding a subdivision; and 179A.13, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Gunther, Trimble and Mullery introduced:

H. F. No. 2898, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for economic development and related purposes; creating the Minnesota film and television revolving loan fund; providing residential mortgage originator and servicer licensing requirements; making conforming changes; providing license penalties for certain violations; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.206, subdivision 1; 82.17, subdivision 4; 82.18; and 82.27, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; Laws 1997, chapter 200 , Article 1, sections 6; and 12, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 82.175.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Swenson, H.; Harder; Workman; Gunther and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 2899, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax and sales tax on motor vehicles; providing that machinery, equipment , And certain vehicles purchased or used by a political subdivision for road construction or maintenance are exempt; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297A.25, subdivision 11; and 297B.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Krinkie, Knight, Kraus and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 2900, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing income tax rates and brackets; repealing the property tax reform account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, subdivisions 2c and 2d; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 16A.152, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2901, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; clarifying the definition of child in need of protection or services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 260.015, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Osthoff, Carruthers, Holsten, Trimble and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 2902, A bill for an act relating to environment finance; funding metro greenways and natural areas; authorizing the sale of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Tomassoni; Schumacher; Greiling; Johnson , A. , And Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2903, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for regional public library systems.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 2904, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the design and construction of the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Education Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2905, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a Sibley state park sanitation building.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2906, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for development of the Prairie Woods Residential Environmental Learning Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Wolf, Holsten and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2907, A bill for an act relating to utilities; replacing public utility capital structure approval with security issuance approval; defining telephone company; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.49, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 237.01, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.49, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Kahn, Osskopp, Solberg, Skare and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 2908, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for grants to noncommercial television.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings, McElroy and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2909, A bill for an act relating to builders; contractor's recovery fund; adding subcontractors to those who can access the recovery fund; modifying the contribution schedule; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.975.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Koskinen; Johnson , A.; Delmont and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2910, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for upgrading of the highway Nos. 242 and 10 interchange and the approaches to it on highway No. 242 and Anoka county highway No. 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Seifert, Erhardt, Kraus, Hasskamp and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2911, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting school buses from sales tax on motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297B.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2912, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for wastewater infrastructure funding for the city of Pennock.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Koskinen, Evans, Garcia and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2913, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for the home-sharing program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2914, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the use of health and safety revenue for new construction under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.83, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2915, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing independent school district No. 621, Mounds View, to use health and safety revenue for new construction to replace portable classrooms with indoor air quality problems.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Seifert and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2916, A bill for an act relating to water; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the LQP-25/Lazarus Creek floodwater retention project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Weaver; Johnson , A.; Delmont; Sekhon and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 2917, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the conveyance of certain surplus state land in Anoka county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Jennings and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 2918, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exception to the moratorium on the licensure and certification of new nursing home beds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 144A.071, subdivision 4a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Biernat, Wagenius, Rhodes and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2919, A bill for an act relating to school districts; authorizing metropolitan council to contract to transport students in St. Paul and Minneapolis school districts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2920, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; authorizing organizations to make certain expenditures and contributions through electronic fund transfers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349.168, subdivision 6; and 349.19, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 349.154, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 2921, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; licensing employees eligible to make sales on behalf of a distributor; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 349.12, by adding a subdivision; 349.151, subdivision 4; 349.155, subdivision 3; 349.161; and 349.169, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2922, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to the state and its political subdivisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2923, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the repair and renovation of the Island Lake elementary school.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Luther, Knight, Greiling, Kahn and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2924, A bill for an act relating to public investment; prohibiting the board of investment from purchasing tobacco stock; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 11A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Evans introduced:

H. F. No. 2925, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; providing criminal penalties for sale or possession of marijuana plants based on the number of plants as well as weight; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 152.021, subdivisions 1 and 2; 152.022, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 152.023, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 2926, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing issuance of temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to state universities; allowing temporary licenses to be issued for locations on the grounds of a state university for events sponsored or approved by the state university; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 340A.404, subdivision 10; and 340A.412, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2927, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; authorizing the county to make certain purchases from or through a health care cooperative; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2928, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; commercial telephone solicitations; regulating do-not-call requests; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.31; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 2929, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating the use of automatic dialing systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 325E.26, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Daggett, Erhardt, Finseth and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 2930, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing small lessors of motor vehicles to opt out of the fee in lieu of registration tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.135, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Daggett, Westfall and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 2931, A bill for an act relating to forfeiture; authorizing law enforcement agencies to sell forfeited firearms , Ammunition , And firearms accessories to persons eligible to possess a firearm lawfully; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.5315, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Tomassoni, Erhardt, Harder and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2932, A bill for an act relating to property; providing an exemption for certain property from attachment, garnishment, or sale; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 550.37, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Leighton and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2933, A bill for an act relating to corrections; centralizing correctional services under the judiciary; providing for a state corrections administration under the supreme court to promulgate and enforce uniform standards for probation services; providing for a judicial district corrections coordinator and a local corrections advisory board; requiring an annual comprehensive plan to address local correctional needs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 401.04; 401.05, subdivision 1; 401.06; 401.065, subdivisions 2 and 4; 401.07; 401.09; 401.11; 401.14; and 401.15; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 401.03; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 401; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 401.02, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 244.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R.; Skare; Pelowski; Dorn and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2934, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing conformity to federal provisions providing for deduction of student loan interest; exclusion of employer provided tuition assistance; education savings accounts; and individual retirement account withdrawals for education purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 2935, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing rulemaking authority in the warehouse and grain storage laws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 231; and 232.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 2936, A bill for an act relating to energy; transferring proceeds of certain energy conservation accounts to commissioner of children, families , And learning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 216B.241, subdivision 2a; and 239.785, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Greenfield, Goodno, Delmont, Jennings and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 2937, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate adjustment for certain programs; establishing legislative intent; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings, Huntley and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 2938, A bill for an act relating to human services; eliminating case mix scores used to assess persons with mental retardation; providing a rate increase for employees; appropriating money; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.501, subdivision 3g.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 2939, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating duplicative toxic chemical release reporting requirements that are also required by federal government; removing obsolete provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115D.07, subdivision 1; and 299K.08, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Bakk, Solberg, Rhodes, Munger and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2940, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the International Wolf Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Kahn, Kinkel and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 2941, A bill for an act relating to retirement; changing provisions relating to part-time teaching service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 354.66, subdivisions 1c and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings, Milbert, Solberg, Tomassoni and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2942, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; providing for taxation of cider; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297G.01, by adding a subdivision; and 297G.03, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Murphy, Skoglund and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 2943, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; providing a temporary moratorium on licensing of dispositional residential beds; requesting the legislative audit commission to study juvenile out-of-home placements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Long; Bakk; Macklin; Johnson , A. , And Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 2944, A bill for an act relating to taxation; updating certain provisions to changes in the Internal Revenue Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.067, subdivision 2a; 290.0921, subdivision 3a; and 290A.03, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 289A.02, subdivision 7; 290.01, subdivisions 19, 19a, 19c , And 31; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivision 15; and 291.005, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 2945, A bill for an act relating to child support enforcement; setting new time lines for work reporting and income withholding transmittals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256.998, subdivision 3; and 518.6111, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Bettermann, Stang and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 2946, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Sauk River Dam.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Hilty and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 2947, A bill for an act relating to state government; department of administration; making technical corrections relating to information systems and technology, data practices, and certain appropriations oversight; changing the name of the Minnesota telecommunications network; clarifying department of administration authority over building operations and maintenance; extending the expiration date of the governor's residence council; changing certain terminology, providing for disposition of certain revenue , And clarifying certain referenda authority with respect to the state building code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.04, subdivision 2; 16B.24, subdivision 1; 16B.27, subdivision 3; 16B.58, subdivision 1; 16B.65, subdivisions 1 and 6; and 124C.74, subdivisions 2 and 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 15.059, subdivision 5a; 16B.415; 16B.465; 16B.72; 16E.01, subdivision 3; 16E.03, subdivision 1; 16E.13, subdivision 3; and 221.173; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 12, section 7, subdivision 1 , As amended; and Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 12, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Jennings, Huntley, Osskopp, Solberg and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2948, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for construction of a new warehouse for the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wagenius and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 2949, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying provisions relating to prohibitions on disposal of motor vehicle antifreeze; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115A.916.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2950, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for a transit hub.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 2951, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited peat land in St. Louis county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Garcia, Rest and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 2952, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; permitting a city to review certain capital projects for consistency with section 473.254, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Otremba, M.; Winter; Greenfield; Goodno and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2953, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for grants to counties for children's mental health services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Wagenius , Abrams, Orfield and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 2954, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring use of money from the property tax reform account to reduce or eliminate the levy for metropolitan transit expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 16A.1521.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Mares, Knoblach and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 2955, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing per student funding on certain campuses to the average; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 2956, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying licensing board provisions relating to national and regional testing; making a technical change relating to podiatry licensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 153.17, subdivision 2; and 214.03.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 2957, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to restore the 1894 Kanabec county courthouse; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Otremba, M.; Nornes; Winter; Solberg and Bettermann introduced:

H. F. No. 2958, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for construction of a noncommercial television tower.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kahn, Garcia, Ozment, Jaros and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 2959, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of state bonds for hazardous material abatement and renovation for the Fort Snelling International Hostel; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Stanek and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 2960, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for additional helicopter flight time for the Minnesota state patrol.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

McCollum, Dawkins, Trimble and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 2961, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to Ramsey county to renovate county property for a family service center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, K.; Kinkel; Wejcman; Mariani and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2962, A bill for an act relating to lead abatement; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark, K.; Wejcman; Mariani and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 2963, A bill for an act relating to housing finance agency; establishing a state homeownership zones program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 2964, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; prohibiting a certain type of fee charged for the use of automated teller machines; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.61, by adding a subdivision; and 47.64, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Johnson , A.; Delmont and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 2965, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing issuance of second set of license plates for physically disabled persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.021, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Workman and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 2966, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; clarifying and regulating truck axle weight limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.825, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 2967, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a management assistance study for independent school district No. 299, Caledonia; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Jefferson, Mullery, Wolf, Rukavina and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 2968, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying the definition of prevailing wage rate; defining terms; requiring that drivers of trucks used in construction projects subject to prevailing wage requirements be paid prevailing rental rates in addition to the prevailing wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 177.42, subdivision 6 , And by adding subdivisions; and 177.44, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations.

Entenza; Pelowski; Johnson, R.; Bettermann and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 2969, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the student share for post-secondary state grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Kahn, Mares, Delmont, Jefferson and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 2970, A bill for an act relating to state employment; increasing salaries for judges; modifying employee and employer contribution rates for certain judges retirement plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 490.123, subdivisions 1a and 1b; Laws 1997, Second Special Session chapter 3, section 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Entenza, Pugh, Tunheim, Leppik and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 2971, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating residential mortgage loans; establishing table funding requirements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Seifert, Bettermann, Westfall, Daggett and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 2972, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing conformity to federal provisions providing for deduction of student loan interest; exclusion of employer provided tuition assistance; education savings accounts; and individual retirement account withdrawals for education purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Evans, Rest and Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 2973, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; establishing corridor planning pilot projects; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Huntley, Gunther, Munger, Trimble and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 2974, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the University of Minnesota at Duluth for capital improvements to the Glensheen Mansion; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 2975, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing payment of a Vietnam War veteran's bonus to qualified veterans who applied for the bonus before the program deadline but were not paid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.

Juhnke and Johnson , A., introduced:

H. F. No. 2976, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting transfer of county state-aid funds to revolving loan account until increase in certain tax rates; authorizing issuance of state transportation bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 162.06, subdivision 6; Laws 1997, chapter 141, section 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 2977, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying restrictions for temporary on-sale licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.410, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Olson, E.; Molnau; Dehler; Schumacher and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 2978, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for consolidation of towns; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 379.03; and 379.04; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 379.02.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Jennings; Olson, E.; Wolf; Olson, M. , And Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2979, A bill for an act relating to utilities; establishing conditions for telephone company depreciation deregulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jennings; Olson, E.; Wolf; Olson, M. , And Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 2980, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; requiring competitors of small telephone companies to offer telecommunications service to contiguous exchange areas in certain situations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.773, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Stang, Molnau, Workman and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2981, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; abolishing requirement for certain applications to be written; providing civil penalties for violations by commercial drivers of out-of-service orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.013, subdivision 3; 168.82, subdivision 1; and 171.165, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Stang, Wolf, Delmont and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 2982, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; allowing expenditures as lawful purposes of compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 349.12, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Tunheim, Tomassoni, McElroy, Farrell and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 2983, A bill for an act relating to mortgages; enacting the Minnesota Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act; establishing licensing and enforcement mechanisms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.206, subdivision 1; 82.17, subdivision 4; 82.18; and 82.27, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 58; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 82.175.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Tomassoni; Johnson, R.; Bettermann; Ness and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 2984, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an assessment of the need for school counselors; appropriating money for school-to-work pilots, expanding Upward Bound programs , And enhancing post-secondary planning efforts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Entenza, Skoglund, Greenfield, Seagren and Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 2985, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for child welfare reform; restricting release of certain information; establishing citizen review panels; clarifying jurisdiction; establishing programs for child abuse and neglect assessments and investigations and concurrent planning for permanent placement; defining terms; imposing duties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.391; 256.01, subdivision 12 , And by adding a subdivision; 257.42; 257.43; 259.24, subdivision 1; 259.37, subdivision 2; 260.011, subdivision 2; 260.141, by adding a subdivision; 260.172, subdivision 1; 260.191, subdivision 1e; 260.221 , As amended; and 626.556, subdivision 11a , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 144.218, subdivision 2; 259.22, subdivision 4; 259.47, subdivision 3; 259.60, subdivision 2; 260.012; 260.015, subdivision 29; 260.191, subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3b; 260.241, subdivision 3; and 626.556, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 257; and 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Anderson, I.; Rest; Farrell; Johnson , A. , And Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 2986, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; requiring the commissioner of revenue to calculate the Minnesota working family credit for certain taxpayers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.0671, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Murphy and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2987, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing certain persons to purchase service credit in the Minnesota state retirement system.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2988, A bill for an act relating to public administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Dawkins; Winter; Olson, E. , And Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 2989, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the class rates on two or three unit nonhomestead property; eliminating the target class rate for class 4bb property; extending certain noncompliance provisions to all cities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.13, subdivisions 25 , As amended , And 32; and 273.1319.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 2990, A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to welfare programs providing an education choice; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256J.49, subdivision 12; 256J.515; 256J.52, subdivisions 2, 3, 5 , And 7; and 56J.57, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256J.53; 256J.55, subdivision 1; and 256J.57, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Long; Folliard; Rhodes; Johnson, R. , And Sykora introduced:

H. F. No. 2991, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans; amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participation in a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocation assistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and 474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 2992, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing greater use of arrangements with businesses when providing day training and habilitation services; directing the commissioner of human services to develop a more flexible rate variance mechanism for day training habilitation services vendors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 252.451, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 2993, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing criminal penalties for whoever violates an order for protection/minor respondent; prohibiting violators of those orders from possessing firearms; clarifying service of notice under the harassment restraining order law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.748, subdivisions 3 and 4; Laws 1997, chapter 239 , Article 10, section 19.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jefferson, Mares and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 2994, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying actuarial cost allocation by the legislative commission on pensions and retirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 3.85, subdivision 12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 2995, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating an advisory council to investigate improvements in communicating government information to the public.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Wenzel, Osthoff, Davids, Rhodes and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 2996, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for a turf and grounds research and education center at the Rosemount experiment station.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Knoblach and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 2997, A bill for an act relating to the environment; creating a task force to select an entity to study a cost-benefit model for water quality standards.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Westrom, Bettermann, Westfall, Peterson and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 2998, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the University of Minnesota, Morris campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Molnau and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 2999, A bill for an act relating to liquor; exempting certain municipalities from certain temporary license restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.410, subdivision 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Knoblach, Opatz, Schumacher, Dehler and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3000, A bill for an act relating to retirement; St. Cloud police consolidation account; providing for the inclusion of account pension and benefit recipients in the 1997 PERA-P&F benefit increases enacted during the course of the consolidation process.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mariani, Carruthers, Solberg and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3001, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Minnesota African American performing arts and education center in the city of St. Paul; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wolf, Greiling, Kielkucki, Schumacher and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3002, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a retired principal or superintendent to serve as an interim administrator for 120 school days without a financial penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 123.34, subdivision 10; and 354.44, subdivision 5a , And by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wolf, Greiling, Kielkucki, Schumacher and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3003, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the prohibition against beginning the school year before Labor Day; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 126.12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Wolf, Mares, Greiling, Schumacher and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3004, A bill for an act relating to education; removing superintendents' salary cap; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 43A.17, subdivisions 9 and 10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Johnson , A.; Mares; Skare; Lieder and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 3005, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Carlson and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3006, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for changes to the rate setting formula for nursing facilities with predominately Rule 80 operations; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3007, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a spouse asset allowance for the alternative care program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0913, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3008, A bill for an act relating to utilities; adding a high level transmission line that crosses the state boundary to the definition of a large energy facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2421, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3009, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain personal property from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2131, subdivision 1; 272.02, by adding a subdivision; and 273.13, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 272.02, subdivision 1; and 273.13, subdivision 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Molnau, Tomassoni, Daggett and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3010, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating fees charged for copies of consumer reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13C.01, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Kubly, Dorn, Juhnke, Gunther and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 3011, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing for an income tax credit for contributions by an employer for employee housing; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kahn, Murphy, Pelowski, Delmont and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3012, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying higher education retirement plan provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136F.48; 354.445; 354B.23, by adding a subdivision; and 354C.12, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 354B.25, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3013, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for the establishment of uniform billing requirements for health care providers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh, McGuire, Entenza, Stanek and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 3014, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; clarifying laws relating to contributing to a child's delinquency, status as a juvenile petty offender, or need for protection or services; imposing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 260.155, subdivision 1; 260.255; and 260.315; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 260.161, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.261.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Hausman, Osthoff and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3015, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Como Park Education Resource Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Farrell, Trimble, McCollum, Paymar and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 3016, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money to assist in the redevelopment of the Stroh Brewery site and creation of manufacturing jobs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3017, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing funding for elementary class size reduction; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Munger; Osthoff; Johnson, R.; Tingelstad and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 3018, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing funding for white pine acquisition and management; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Hausman, Trimble, Gunther and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 3019, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for grants to local screenwriters; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Wejcman, Dorn, Huntley , Abrams and Orfield introduced:

H. F. No. 3020, A bill for an act relating to health; providing staffing and funding for the consumer advisory board; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 62J.75.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings, Huntley and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 3021, A bill for an act relating to health care; modifying the calculation of certain premium taxes; abolishing the regional coordinating boards; providing for assessments of proposed health coverage mandates; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62J.09, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; 62Q.105, subdivision 1; and 62Q.30; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 16B.93; 16B.94; 16B.95; 16B.96; and 62J.685.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson, R.; Greenfield; Larsen and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3022, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for sexually transmitted disease prevention initiatives.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3023, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying repeat offender penalties for theft crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.52, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Milbert; Johnson , A.; Macklin; Winter and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3024, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the rates of taxes on lawful gambling; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 4 , And 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Entenza, Biernat, Huntley, Kelso and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3025, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the basic formula allowance; modifying compensatory revenue; extending supplemental revenue; modifying nonpublic pupil transportation aid; creating new funding for unreimbursed costs associated with transporting charter school pupils; increasing funding for limited English proficiency programs; increasing special education funding; modifying the lease levy; restoring the training and experience formula; creating ongoing technology revenue; authorizing local bonding; extending school district contract authority; qualifying certificates of participation for state guarantee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.35, subdivision 19a; 124.225, by adding a subdivision; 124.323, by adding subdivisions; 124.755, subdivision 1; 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; 354A.31, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.17, subdivision 1d; 124.225, subdivision 16; 124.315, subdivision 3; 124.323, subdivision 2; 124.91, subdivision 1; 124.912, subdivision 6; 124A.04, subdivision 2; 124A.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 3a , And 13b; and 124A.28, subdivisions 1a and 1b; Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 1, section 56 , As amended; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 2, section 51, subdivision 14; article 5, section 28, subdivisions 9 and 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Mahon, Garcia and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 3026, A bill for an act relating to public improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the construction of improvements for certain recreational facilities for the city of Richfield.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Rest, Opatz and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3027, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; clarifying an exception to tort liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 466.03, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3028, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; regulating licensed dealers; providing an exception; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.27, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Pawlenty and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 3029, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a trust fund to finance aid to students; providing powers governing the fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3030, A bill for an act relating to education; reducing the building age threshold in the alternative facilities bonding and levy program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.239, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Pawlenty introduced:

H. F. No. 3031, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting a member of a city council to vote to fill a vacancy in office in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.46.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

McCollum, Greiling, Mares, Slawik and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3032, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the eligibility for the alternative facilities program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.239, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.239, subdivisions 5, 5a , And 5b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

McCollum, Greiling, Mares, Slawik and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3033, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the eligibility for the alternative facilities program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.239, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Skoglund, Skare, Slawik, Larsen and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 3034, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; appropriating money to the department of corrections for juvenile mentoring pilot programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Skoglund, Slawik, Garcia, Stanek and Mahon introduced:

H. F. No. 3035, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the stalking and harassment law to include certain types of harassment committed against a peace officer; providing enhanced penalties for harassment of a peace officer in retaliation for the officer's performance of official duties in connection with a criminal investigation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.749, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.749, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Jaros; Gunther; Clark, K.; Trimble and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 3036, A bill for an act relating to vocational rehabilitation; appropriating money for the centers for independent living.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kubly, Jennings, Hausman, Ozment and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3037, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying certain provisions of power purchase contracts and biomass fuel exemptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216B.2424, subdivision 3; and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 216B.1645.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Kubly and Seifert introduced:

H. F. No. 3038, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating William Angermeyer Memorial Bridge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Pawlenty and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3039, A bill for an act relating to controlled substances; redefining a Minnesota Statutes, section 152.18, offense as a prior controlled substance conviction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 152.01, subdivision 16a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Johnson, R.; Koskinen; Slawik; Bradley and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 3040, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing procedures for facility under receivership; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.432, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Johnson , A.; Delmont and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3041, A bill for an act relating to levy limits; changing the growth factors for the levy limit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 275.71, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Jennings, Hausman, Holsten and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 3042, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; providing additional antislamming and disclosure requirements on long-distance service providers; clarifying requirements relating to notification of price increases; including provisions relating to unauthorized international calls for information services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.66, subdivisions 1a, 3 , And by adding subdivisions; 237.74, subdivision 6; and 325F.692, subdivisions 1 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 237.66, subdivision 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3043, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for enabling libraries throughout the state to provide greater public access to information on Minnesota authors; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Chaudhary; Johnson , A.; Westrom and Koskinen introduced:

H. F. No. 3044, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing the Twin Cities metropolitan area transit accessibility board; granting powers and assigning duties to the board; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 174.29, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Greenfield, Goodno, Jennings, Dorn and Otremba, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 3045, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the income eligibility standard for medical assistance for the aged, blind, or disabled; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.056, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Greenfield, Huntley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 3046, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility provisions for medical assistance and general assistance medical care; modifying MinnesotaCare; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.057, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.04, subdivision 18; 256D.03, subdivision 3; 256L.01; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 256L.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5 , And by adding subdivisions; 256L.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, and by adding subdivisions; 256L.05, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And by adding subdivisions; 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.07; 256L.09, subdivisions 2, 4 , And 6; 256L.11, subdivision 6; 256L.12, subdivision 5; 256L.15; and 256L.17, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 256B.057, subdivision 1a; 256L.04, subdivisions 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 256L.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256L.08; 256L.09, subdivision 3; 256L.13; 256L.14; and 256L.15, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3047, A bill for an act relating to health; providing an exception to the moratorium on certification of nursing home beds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 144A.071, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Pugh and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3048, A bill for an act relating to crime; allowing concurrent sentences for offenses involving separate victims or separate behavioral incidents only for substantial and compelling reasons; limiting jail time credit; requiring the sentencing guidelines commission to amend the guidelines so manipulation of jail credit is eliminated; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.01, subdivision 1; and 609.145; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 609.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Greenfield, Paulsen, Erhardt and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3049, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying certain nursing facility reimbursements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.431, subdivision 26.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3050, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to complete the second phase of the Cambridge Community College master facilities plan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Biernat, Stanek and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 3051, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a felony penalty for criminal contempts involving failure to obey certain subpoenas; increasing the penalty for certain offenders who fail to appear for criminal proceedings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 588.20; and 609.49, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Seagren, Mares, Ness, Dempsey and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 3052, A bill for an act relating to education; providing financing for kindergarten through grade 12; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2713, subdivision 6a; 124.2727, subdivisions 6a and 6c; 124.273, by adding a subdivision; 124A.292, subdivision 3; and 124A.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 121.904, subdivision 4a; 124.17, subdivisions 1d and 7; 124.2601, subdivisions 3 and 6; 124.2711, subdivision 2a; 124.2713, subdivision 6; 124.91, subdivision 5; 124A.22, subdivisions 2 and 13b; and 124A.23, subdivision 1; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Articles 3, section 23, by adding a subdivision; 5, section 28, subdivisions 10 and 11; and 10, sections 4 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2601, subdivision 4; 124.2713, subdivision 6b; 124.2727, subdivision 6b; and 124A.292, subdivisions 2 and 4; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124.2601, subdivision 5; Laws 1997, chapter 231 , Article 1, section 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Larsen, Macklin, Skoglund, Biernat and Slawik introduced:

H. F. No. 3053, A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice; exempting the crimes of interference with privacy and making obscene or harassing telephone calls from classification as a juvenile petty offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 260.015, subdivision 21.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Paymar and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3054, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for planning public art projects throughout St. Paul.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 3055, A bill for an act relating to juvenile crime prevention; appropriating money for a pilot project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 3056, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for construction of a cooperative education and community center for independent school district No. 378, Dawson-Boyd.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Lieder, Juhnke, Kuisle and Swenson, H., introduced:

H. F. No. 3057, A bill for an act relating to transportation; redefining road or highway; imposing requirements and restrictions on transportation expenditures from the trunk highway fund and general fund; establishing spending goals for transportation; requiring expenditures for operations of the state patrol to be from the general fund; specifying compensation to be included in prevailing wage rate; providing for periodic adjustments in motor fuel tax rate; authorizing issuance of bonds for local bridge replacement and reconstruction; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 160.02, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 174.01, by adding a subdivision; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 177.42, subdivision 6; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3058, A bill for an act relating to Itasca county; increasing an amount that may be spent for tourism; amending Laws 1965, chapter 326, section 1, subdivision 5 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Juhnke and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3059, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; juvenile court records; making certain juvenile records public; providing for the state court administrator to prepare annual reports of delinquency dispositions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 260.161, subdivision 2; and 299C.095, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Rukavina and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 3060, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the city of Virginia to issue an additional on-sale license.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Chaudhary and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3061, A bill for an act relating to judicial procedures; modifying the required contents of petitions seeking judicial review of driver's license revocations and petitions seeking judicial expungement orders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609A.03, subdivision 2; and Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 169.123, subdivision 5c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Carlson and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3062, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an ongoing funding program for technology; making permanent the first grade preparedness program; authorizing additional compensatory revenue for summer school activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.17, by adding a subdivision; and 124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivisions 1 and 3a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.2613, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Clark, K. , And Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3063, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Green Institute, Inc.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Clark, K. , And Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3064, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; amending the state telephone assistance program to match federal requirements; requiring the department of human services to automatically enroll eligible persons based on information in state information systems; increasing the TAP surcharge; requiring public utilities commission to develop and implement state universal service fund by December 31, 2000; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 237.69, subdivision 5; and 237.70, subdivision 6 , And by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 237.70, subdivisions 4a and 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 237.69, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Dorn, Haas, Delmont and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 3065, A bill for an act relating to insurance; increasing the maximum lifetime benefit for policies of the comprehensive health insurance plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62E.12.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance.

Winter, Skare, Jaros and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 3066, A bill for an act relating to energy assistance; establishing a delivered fuel account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.371, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 3067, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; classifying certain law enforcement data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.82, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Solberg, Bettermann, Delmont, Rest and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3068, A bill for an act relating to state employment; ratifying certain labor agreements; ratifying certain plans and proposals.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Trimble, McCollum and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 3069, A bill for an act relating to the environment; authorizing petroleum fund reimbursement to eligible small business owners with tanks located on their properties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115C.09, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3070, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for variance for decorative gas lamp; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 216C.19, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy.

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 3071, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; updating petroleum specifications; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 239.761; and 239.792.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs.

Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 3072, A bill for an act relating to taxes; making technical adjustments to the one percent premium tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 60A.15, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3073, A bill for an act relating to human services; child care licensing; affirming that legal nonlicensed child care providers may seek licensure; modifying conditions of the interim expansion of unlicensed providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 245A.03, by adding subdivisions; Laws 1997, chapter 248, section 46 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3074, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the state of Minnesota storm sewer reconstruction project , Adjacent to the department of corrections Stillwater facility.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Anderson, I.; Solberg; Kahn; Carruthers and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3075, A bill for an act relating to state government; regulating the public employees insurance program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 3076, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 3077, A bill for an act relating to state buildings; requiring the operating budget to include money for maintenance of state buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.

Mahon, Workman, Erhardt, Seagren and Garcia introduced:

H. F. No. 3078, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the south metro joint public safety training facility; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Pawlenty and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3079, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a credit for charitable contributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.01, subdivision 19a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 3080, A bill for an act relating to the city of Minneapolis; allowing bonds for capital improvement projects in excess of $15,000,000 without referendum.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Paymar, Osthoff, Mariani, Trimble and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3081, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; setting the maximum amounts of and other conditions for the issuance of capital improvement bonds; amending Laws 1971, chapter 773, section 1, subdivisions 2 , As amended , And 3 , As amended; and section 2 , As amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.

Mariani, Osthoff, McCollum, Paymar and Farrell introduced:

H. F. No. 3082, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; appropriating money to fund the Harriet Island Redevelopment; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

McElroy, Mariani, Luther and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 3083, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing grants and loans for public safety radio equipment; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.

Ness and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3084, A bill for an act relating to Meeker county; authorizing an economic development authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Peterson, Larsen, Rostberg, Kubly and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3085, A bill for an act relating to emergency management; requiring the division of emergency management to provide ongoing coordination of volunteer resources for use during disasters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 12.09, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.

Osthoff; Jefferson; Greiling; Johnson , A. , And Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3086, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; authorizing state funding for acquisition and betterment of regional recreation open space lands by the metropolitan council and metropolitan area local government units; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.

Rostberg and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3087, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for extending sewer and water to the community college campus at Cambridge.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.

Kielkucki, Gunther, Mahon, Wenzel and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 3088, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to construct the Hubert H. Humphrey Museum and Learning Center in Waverly; authorizing the sale of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development and International Trade.