The following House Files were introduced:

Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 3647, A bill for an act relating to boilers; requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to amend certain high pressure boiler plant rules.

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

Otremba, M. , And Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 3648, A bill for an act relating to the city of Browerville; authorizing expenditures of tax increment outside of a certain district.

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

Long; Johnson , A.; Olson, E.; Daggett and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 3649, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax credit for collectors of used motor oil and used motor oil filters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Wenzel and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3650, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; changing the director of farmer-lender mediation; making the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act permanent; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 583.22, subdivision 5; repealing Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, section 18 , As amended.

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

Larsen and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 3651, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the method of paying assistance under the Minnesota family investment program-statewide; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256J.24, by adding a subdivision.

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

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 3652, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for community outreach coordinators and school guidance counselors; providing for textbooks for each pupil; modifying teacher licensing to include applicants trained in other countries; modifying lifework development plan to include college information; modifying staff development plans; providing for a student assessment study; providing for a preschool study; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 123.35, subdivision 10 , And by adding subdivisions; 125.06; and 126.70, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 126.685.

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

Entenza and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3653, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the requirements for membership on the board of teaching; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.183, subdivision 3.

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

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3654, A bill for an act relating to utilities; requiring legislative electric energy task force to establish technical advisory committee on electric restructuring; requiring advisory committee to issue reports; establishing duties for public utilities commission & department of public service"> electric restructuring; requiring advisory committee to issue reports; establishing duties for public utilities commission and department of public service.

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

Skare; Slawik; Johnson , A.; Ness and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 3655, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding to implement Minnesota's graduation standards; enhancing funding to implement the graduation rule; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 1.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 3656, A bill for an act relating to the city of Delano; authorizing the city to elect a local contribution for a tax increment financing district.

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

Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3657, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the property tax refund for renters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13.

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

Vandeveer, Mares, Delmont and Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 3658, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the basic formula allowance; reallocating compensatory education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 3a.

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

Murphy, Winter and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3659, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the payment of homestead and agricultural aid to certain cities; amending Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 8, section 18.

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

Anderson, B.; Olson, M. , And Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 3660, A bill for an act relating to elections; removing the designation of incumbent from judicial ballot; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 204B.36, subdivision 5.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3661, A bill for an act relating to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday observance; appropriating money to the council on Black Minnesotans for planning and coordination activities.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3662, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring the bureau of criminal apprehension to inform parents or legal guardians of minors if their children are included in the criminal gang investigative data system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 299C.091, by adding a subdivision.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3663, A bill for an act relating to crime; making a bias-motivated assault a felony; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.2231, subdivision 4.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3664, A bill for an act relating to education; providing additional funding for in-school suspensions; 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.

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3665, A bill for an act relating to education; encouraging school districts to accept academically at-risk students under open enrollment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 120.062, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.062, subdivisions 3 and 11; 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.

Pugh, Skoglund, Kinkel, Stanek and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 3666, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; providing funds for the Board of Inventions.

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

Wenzel, Juhnke, Schumacher, Molnau and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 3667, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting agricultural loans from the mortgage registry tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 287.04, by adding a subdivision.

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

Finseth and Kahn introduced:

H. F. No. 3668, A bill for an act relating to the environment; allowing soil and water conservation districts to reimburse supervisors at a mileage rate determined by the district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 103C.315, subdivision 4.

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

Milbert, Rest, Ozment, Macklin and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 3669, A bill for an act relating to taxation; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution , Article XIII, section 1; prohibiting financing of certain education costs with property taxes.

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

Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 3670, A bill for an act relating to crime; appropriating money for grants for the substance abuse interventionneighborhood program.

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

McElroy; Opatz; Olson, E. , And Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 3671, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; modifying class rates for certain types of property; modifying the education homestead credit; providing for a reduction in the general education levy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.127, subdivisions 3 and 4; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , As amended , And 31; and 273.1382, subdivision 1.

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

Kelso, Macklin, Bettermann, Milbert and Rest introduced:

H. F. No. 3672, A bill for an act relating to property taxation; modifying class rates for certain types of property; modifying the education homestead credit; providing for a reduction in the general education levy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 273.127, subdivisions 3 and 4; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , As amended , And 31; and 273.1382, subdivision 1.

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

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3673, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a report from independent school district No. 625, St. Paul.

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

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 3674, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for additional days of instruction.

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

Kahn, Larsen, Jefferson, Trimble and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3675, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; creating the Mississippi River Urban Heritage Act; authorizing bonds; appropriating money.

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

Winter, Bakk and Skare introduced:

H. F. No. 3676, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax rebate; providing for property tax simplificationand reform; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 4; 477A.013, subdivision 9; and 477A.03, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124.961; 273.127, subdivision 3; 273.13, subdivisions 24, 25 , As amended , And 31; 273.1382, subdivision 1; and 477A.03, subdivision 3.

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

Leighton, Carruthers, Murphy and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 3677, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring hospitals to report assaults committed against hospital personnel to local law enforcement agencies; establishing a work group to study and make recommendations concerning violence in hospitals; increasing criminal penalties for assaults committed against hospital personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes, section 609.2231, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.

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

Long, Carruthers , Abrams, Macklin and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 3678, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a uniform class rate for all residential property containing a single dwelling unit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivisions 22 and 25 , As amended.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3679, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing a levy for extracurricular activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.912, by adding a subdivision.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3680, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying building construction down payment program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.82, subdivision 3 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Ozment and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 3681, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a teacher training program to enhance implementation of the graduation rule; appropriating money.

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

Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 3682, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money for flood hazard mitigation grants in Clay county.

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

Erhardt, Seifert, Harder, Daggett and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 3683, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing for a one-time rebate of any additional surplus under the February 1998 forecast.

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

Carlson and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 3684, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a model technology program; authorizing a levy.

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

Tompkins introduced:

H. F. No. 3685, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring instruction in the United States Constitution; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 3686, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing support for establishment of a soybean oilseed processing and refining facility in southwestern Minnesota; appropriating money.

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

Bishop and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 3687, A bill for an act relating to the environment; changing inspection criteria for individual sewage treatment systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 115.55, subdivision 5a.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 3688, 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.

Seifert, Greiling, Hasskamp, Erickson and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 3689, A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting certain campaign contributions to candidates for governor; reducing certain payments from the state elections campaign fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.27, subdivision 11.

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

Wenzel, Pawlenty, Skare, Knoblach and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 3690, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for certain drive-by shooting crimes; providing that a drive-by shooting resulting in death is first degree murder; increasing penalties and providing for mandatory minimum sentences for drive-by shootings that result in substantial or great bodily harm or that involve occupied buildings or motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.185; 609.19, subdivision 1; and 609.66, subdivision 1e.

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

Carlson; Long; Johnson, R.; Winter and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 3691, A bill for an act relating to income taxation and higher education; extending the number of years of educationprovided by the state to 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 135A; and 290.

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

Kahn, Delmont, Solberg, Murphy and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 3692, A bill for an act relating to retirement; creating the Minnesota volunteer firefighter pension association and retirement fund; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 69A.

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

Kahn, Skoglund, Long, Hasskamp and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 3693, A bill for an act relating to tobacco; increasing the tobacco tax and reducing taxes on hospitals, surgical centers, providers , And wholesale drug distributors; prohibiting tobacco advertisements and promotions in areas frequented by youth; prohibiting smoking in workplaces; providing that the deposit of partially burned cigarettes is littering; prescribing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 85.20, subdivision 6; 144.413, subdivision 2; 144.414, by adding subdivisions; 144.415; 169.42, subdivision 1; 169.421, subdivision 3; 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2 , And 3; and 609.68; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297F.05, subdivisions 1 and 3; 297F.08, subdivision 7; 297F.09, subdivision 2; and 297F.10, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 144.414, subdivision 1; and 144.415; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 295.52, subdivision 7.

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

Olson, M.; Tuma and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 3694, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a credit for private passenger vehicle insurance premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 3695, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that enhanced penalties for repeat assault offenses apply to offenders who have prior delinquency adjudications for assault and related offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 609.224, subdivisions 2 and 4; and 609.2242, subdivisions 2 and 4.

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

Long, Carruthers, Rukavina, Garcia and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 3696, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a sectionto article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119C.

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

Hausman and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 3697, A bill for an act relating to transportation; restricting road authorities from changing roads over natural areas; 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.

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 3698, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing certain easements.

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

Otremba, M.; Wenzel; Juhnke; Schumacher and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 3699, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; appropriating money to fund litigation to accomplish reform of the federal milk market order system.

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

Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 3700, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to coordinate and integrate county services in the Cimarron community.

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

Kalis and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 3701, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions for debt capacity forecasting, budget preparation, reporting bond proceeds expenditures, bond sales , And certain capital improvements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16A.105; 16A.11, subdivision 3a; 16A.501; and 16B.30; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section16A.641, subdivision 4.

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

Solberg and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 3702, A bill for an act relating to state government; modifying provisions for local fiscal impact notes; modifying reporting requirements on local mandate costs; modifying requirements for revenue targets; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16A.102, subdivisions 1 and 2; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.986, subdivisions 2 and 4; 3.987, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivision 2; and 273.1398, subdivision8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 3.987, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; and 14.431.

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

Carruthers, Skoglund and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 3703, A bill for an act relating to courts; making changes to certain fees that are paid to the court administrator of the Hennepin county district court; requiring a study of how fines are distributed in the fourth judicial district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 488A.03, subdivision 11.

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