The following House Files were introduced:

Entenza, Tunheim, Milbert, Commers and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 890, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; new motor vehicle dealers; requiring persons to obtain a license to engage in certain business practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 168.27, subdivision 2.

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

Harder, Davids, Kelso, Evans and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 891, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing independent school district No. 638, Sanborn, to enter into an interdistrict cooperation agreement.

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

Rukavina, Jefferson, Smith, Ozment and Leighton introduced:

H. F. No. 892, A bill for an act relating to wages; raising the minimum wage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 177.24, subdivision 1.

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

Delmont; Swenson, D.; Krinkie; Kelso and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 893, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a class size project in independent school district No. 12, Centennial; appropriating money.

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

Olson, E.; Solberg; Bishop; Murphy and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 894, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a Minnesota undergraduate college and university scholarship trust fund and program; appropriating money.

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

Kinkel, Greiling, Bettermann, Leppik and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 895, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the selection of the board of regents and the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities; changing the board of regents and the board of trustees candidate advisory councils; specifying duties for the advisory councils; requiring training and evaluation for the board of regents and Minnesota state colleges and universities board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 136F.02, subdivision 1; 136F.03, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 136F.04, subdivisions 1 and 4; 137.024; and 137.0245, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 136F; and 137.

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

Sykora, Kinkel, McGuire, Boudreau and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 896, A bill for an act relating to children; providing for community and school services; providing for children and family support; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.2711, subdivisions 1 and 2a; and 124.2716, subdivision 3; repealing Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3 , Article 4, section 31, paragraph (a).

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

Greiling, Seagren, Folliard, Kelso and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 897, 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.

Tompkins, Tingelstad, Vickerman, Tomassoni and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 898, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring health plan company acceptance of qualified willing providers; eliminating the expanded network and point-of-service options; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62Q.095, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62Q.095, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 62Q.51.

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

Bishop; Murphy; Swenson, D.; McGuire and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 899, A bill for an act relating to community corrections; appropriating money for a productive day pilot project operated by the Dodge-Fillmore-Olmsted community corrections agency.

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

Erhardt and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 900, A bill for an act relating to retirement; legislators retirement; establishing defined contribution plan retirement coverage for certain legislators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3A.02, subdivision 1; 3A.03; 3A.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3A.12, subdivision 1; 352D.02, subdivision 3; 352D.03; 352D.04, subdivision 2; 352D.11, subdivision 1; and 352D.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3A; and 352D.

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

Wejcman, Dawkins, Clark, Trimble and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 901, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing funding for the Minnesota employment center for deaf and hard-of-hearing people; appropriating money.

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

Entenza, Leighton, Biernat, Sviggum and Weaver introduced:

H. F. No. 902, A bill for an act relating to data practices; clarifying the classification of telephone records of certain public officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10.46.

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

Peterson, Wenzel, Westfall, Winter and Johnson, R., introduced:

H. F. No. 903, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; animal health; providing for the identification of certain diseased cattle herds; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Larsen, Rest, Weaver, Entenza and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 904, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the reporting of tobacco use by students; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 126.036; and 126.037, subdivision 1.

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

Pugh; Milbert; Ozment; Anderson, I. , And Long introduced:

H. F. No. 905, A bill for an act proposing amendments to the Minnesota Constitution; article IV, sections 4, 12, 18, 20 , And 23; providing for unicameral enactment of certain laws; changing the length of terms of senators and representatives; reducing the size of the legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 2.021.

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

Kuisle, Davids, Juhnke, Kubly and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 906, A bill for an act relating to public safety; clarifying tax exemptions for implements of husbandry; increasing speed limit for towing heavy farm trailers not equipped with brakes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 168.012, subdivision 2; 168A.01, subdivision 8; 169.01, subdivision 55; 169.145; 169.522, subdivision 1; and 169.801, subdivision 1.

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

Garcia, Mahon, Kahn, Murphy and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 907, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Richfield fire department relief association; providing for various benefit increases upon the consolidation of the relief association with the public employees retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 353B.07, subdivision 3; 353B.08, subdivision 6; and 353B.11, subdivisions 3, 4 , And 5; and Laws 1967, chapter 798, sections 2 and 4.

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

Pugh; Murphy; Delmont; Swenson, D. , And Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 908, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; modifying and clarifying provisions governing lawsuits by prison inmates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 244.035; and 563.02, subdivision 3.

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

Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 909, A bill for an act relating to elections; campaign finance; increasing the portion of candidate spending limits provided by public subsidy; changing an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10A.31, subdivisions 4 and 7.

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

Greenfield, Wejcman, Clark, Wagenius and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 910, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing grants to promote compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act; appropriating money.

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

Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 911, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 473, Isle, to begin the 1997-1998 school year before Labor Day.

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

Sviggum, Weaver, Entenza, Leighton and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 912, A bill for an act relating to data practices; clarifying the classification of communication records of certain public officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 10.46.

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

Kubly, Peterson and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 913, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing an appropriation for livestock odor research; appropriating money.

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

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 914, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing cities, towns , And counties to abate property taxes on certain improvements made to commercial property; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 469.

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

Osskopp, Goodno and Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 915, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; authorizing a pilot project to downsize two intermediate care facilities in Wabasha county; authorizing alternative services.

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

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 916, A bill for an act relating to liquor; modifying restrictions on wine tastings; allowing consumption of malt liquor at wine tastings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.418.

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

Vickerman, Wejcman, Ness, Greenfield and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 917, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for children's mental health services.

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

Skoglund; Swenson, D.; Entenza; Evans and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 918, A bill for an act relating to crimes; driving while impaired; mandating the use of electronic alcohol monitoring both during pretrial release and following conviction for certain DWI violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 169.121, subdivision 1c , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Sykora and Skoglund introduced:

H. F. No. 919, A bill for an act relating to children; child protection; providing a uniform process for children in need of protection or services petitions; providing certain notice in voluntary placements; providing for access to certain data on children; providing open hearings and court records in child protection matters; modifying the reasonable efforts requirement when a child has been placed outside the home; clarifying and modifying time requirements for permanency planning; providing earlier notice to relatives of permanency planning for a child; modifying grounds for termination of parental rights; providing a putative father registry; providing for individualized placement decisions for each child; providing administrative review of child abuse determinations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256.045, subdivisions 3, 3b, 4, 5 , And 8; 256E.03, subdivision 2; 257.071, subdivisions 1a, 3, 7 , And by adding subdivisions; 257.072, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 , And 9; 259.21, by adding a subdivision; 259.29; 259.41; 259.49, subdivision 1; 259.57, subdivision 2; 259.67, subdivision 2; 259.77; 260.012; 260.015, subdivisions 2a and 29; 260.131, subdivisions 1 and 2; 260.155, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4 , And 8; 260.161, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; 260.165, subdivision 3; 260.181, subdivision 3; 260.191, subdivisions 1a, 3a, 3b , And 4; 260.192; 260.221, subdivisions 1, 5 , And by adding a subdivision; and 260.241, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 257; and 259; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 259.33; and 259.51.

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

Hilty, Jennings, Rostberg, Greenfield and Koppendrayer introduced:

H. F. No. 920, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing an alternative grant application process for categorical social service programs in Pine county.

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

Haas, Jennings, Boudreau and Vickerman introduced:

H. F. No. 921, A bill for an act relating to general assistance and general assistance medical care; excluding chemically dependent persons, fugitives, parole violators , And persons with a history of felony drug convictions from these programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 256D.05, by adding subdivisions; and 256D.09, subdivision 2a.

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

Juhnke, Wenzel, Kuisle and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 922, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; exempting farmers from paying tax on gasoline and special fuel received in on-farm bulk storage tanks, when used for tax-exempt purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 296.141, subdivision 4.

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

Seagren, Davids and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 923, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; permitting state-chartered financial institutions to act as trustees of federally-qualified medical savings accounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 47.75, subdivision 1; and 48.15, subdivision 4.

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

Abrams; Anderson, I.; Greenfield and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 924, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health plan companies to disclose certain financial arrangements to enrollees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 925, A bill for an act relating to family law; child support; classifying data on certain obligors; reducing the time period for remitting amounts withheld to the public authority; requiring a report on independent contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 171.12, by adding a subdivision; and 518.611, subdivision 4.

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

Sviggum introduced:

H. F. No. 926, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; allowing additional districts to elect a local contribution in lieu of the state aid reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.1399, by adding a subdivision.

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

Evans, Vickerman, Clark, Rhodes and Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 927, A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the housing finance agency's bridges program.

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

Wejcman, Mariani, Orfield, Kelso and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 928, A bill for an act relating to child care; providing for the establishment of demonstration projects; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B.

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

Orfield; Anderson, I.; Wejcman; Tompkins and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 929, A bill for an act relating to insurance; creating a statewide health care consumer assistance program; prohibiting contracts that restrict communication between providers and their patients; requiring disclosure of health care provider financial incentives; requiring health plan companies to provide continuity of care and access to specialty care for certain enrollees; prohibiting certain exclusive arrangements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 181.932, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62J; and 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62Q.105, subdivisions 2, 3, 4 , And 8; and 62Q.11.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 930, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing nursing facility reimbursement rate; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.431, subdivision 25.

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

Clark and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 931, A bill for an act relating to health; allowing certain community health clinics to offer health care services on a prepaid basis; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

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

Wejcman, Dawkins and Clark introduced:

H. F. No. 932, A bill for an act relating to public nuisances; adding to the definition of nuisance and the list of acts constituting a public nuisance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 617.81, subdivision 2; and 617.88.

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

Olson, M.; McGuire; Anderson, B.; Paymar and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 933, A bill for an act relating to corrections; creating a task force to study the feasibility of establishing a new correctional facility for recidivists in which inmates would work in prison industry programs and their earnings would be used to pay victim restitution and the cost of their confinement; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Wejcman, Clark, Orfield, Wagenius and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 934, A bill for an act relating to cities of the first class; modifying provisions concerning neighborhood revitalization programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 469.1831.

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

Marko; Larsen; Osthoff; Anderson, I. , And Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 935, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for a transfer of transit powers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 117.57, subdivision 3; 160.265, subdivision 1; 161.17, subdivision 2; 161.171, subdivision 5; 161.173; 161.174; 169.781, subdivision 1; 169.791, subdivision 5; 169.792, subdivision 11; 174.03, subdivisions 4 and 5; 174.031, subdivision 3; 174.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 174.32, subdivision 2; 174.50, subdivision 4; 216C.15, subdivision 1; 221.022; 221.025; 221.031, subdivision 3a; 221.041, subdivision 4; 221.071, subdivision 1; 352.01, subdivision 2b; 352.03, subdivision 1; 353.64, subdivision 7a; 473.167, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 473.168, subdivision 2; 473.223; 473.375, subdivisions 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 , And 15; 473.382; 473.384; 473.385, subdivisions 1 and 2; 473.386, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 4, 5 , And 6; 473.387, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 4; 473.391; 473.3915, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.392; 473.399; 473.3994, subdivisions 5, 8, 9, 10 , And 12; 473.3997; 473.405, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12 , And 15; 473.4051; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 3, 4 , And 5; 473.408, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 6 , And 7; 473.409; 473.411, subdivision 5; 473.415, subdivision 1; 473.416; 473.42; 473.448; and 473.449; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 174.22, subdivision 3; 221.295; 473.166; 473.167, subdivisions 3, 3a , And 4; 473.388, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4 , And 5; 473.39, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2 , And 4; 473.3915, subdivisions 5 and 6; 473.3994, subdivisions 4, 7 , And 13; 473.411, subdivisions 3 and 4; 473.436, subdivisions 2, 3 , And 6; and 473.446.

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

Kahn, Dawkins, Trimble, Tomassoni and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 936, A bill for an act relating to major league baseball in Minnesota; providing for purchase of a major league baseball franchise; providing for broad-based private community ownership of the franchise; providing conditions on construction of a new stadium; creating a task force; appropriating money.

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

Carlson, Kahn, Mares, Kelso and Long introduced:

H. F. No. 937, 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 Education.

Murphy, Jennings and Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 938, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing coverage in the correctional employees plan for certain employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 352.90; and 352.91, by adding a subdivision.

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

Anderson, B.; Lindner and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 939, A bill for an act relating to crimes; lowering the per se standard for alcohol concentration from 0.10 to 0.08 for adults, and to 0.04 for persons under 21 years of age, for driving motor vehicles, snowmobiles , All-terrain vehicles , And motorboats while impaired , As well as for criminal vehicular operation and hunting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.911, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivisions 1 and 4; 86B.335, subdivision 1; 97B.065, subdivision 1; 97B.066, subdivision 1; 169.121, subdivisions 1 and 2; 169.123, subdivisions 2, 4, 5a , And 6; and 609.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 3 , And 4.

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

Winter, Rukavina, Kalis and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 940, A bill for an act relating to public administration; changing certain conditions on earlier project authorizations and appropriations; amending Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 21, subdivision 4.

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

Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 941, A bill for an act relating to statutory cities; providing that the offices of mayor of a statutory city and fire chief of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation are not incompatible under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 412.

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

Wenzel, Seifert, Winter, Stang and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 942, A bill for an act relating to state finance; creating a permanent disaster relief account; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 943, A bill for an act relating to retirement; legislators retirement; establishing defined contribution plan retirement coverage for certain legislators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3A.02, subdivision 1; 3A.03; 3A.04, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3A.12, subdivision 1; 352D.02, subdivision 3; 352D.03; 352D.04, subdivision 2; 352D.11, subdivision 1; and 352D.12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3A; and 352D.

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

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 944, A bill for an act relating to health; exempting dental providers from the MinnesotaCare provider tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 295.50, subdivision 4.

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

Jaros, Trimble, Clark, Seifert and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 945, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing funding for centers for independent living; appropriating money.

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

Hasskamp, Pugh, Paymar, McGuire and Larsen introduced:

H. F. No. 946, A bill for an act relating to domestic abuse; providing for enforcement of orders for protection issued in other states; imposing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 518B.01, subdivision 14.

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

Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 947, A bill for an act relating to environment; amending provisions regulating toxics in packaging; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.965, subdivisions 3, 7, and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 115A.965, subdivision 6.

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

Wagenius, Jennings, Hausman, Ozment and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 948, A bill for an act relating to the environment; requiring disclosure of the amount of mercury emitted in the generation of electricity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

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

Wagenius, McCollum, Leppik and Munger introduced:

H. F. No. 949, A bill for an act relating to the environment; making manufacturers of electric relays or other electrical devices responsible for the waste management costs of these devices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 115A.932, subdivision 1; and 116.92, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision.

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

McCollum, Holsten, Osthoff, Peterson and Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 950, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for ecological services.

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

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 951, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the funding of state mandated programs and procedures; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 952, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 3; providing for the University of Minnesota board of regents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 137.023; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 137.024; and 137.0245.

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

Knight introduced:

H. F. No. 953, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for the size of the legislature; providing conditions for the organization of legislative committees; limiting the service of legislature leaders; providing term limits; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, articles IV, section 4; and V, sections 2 and 4; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 2.021; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

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

Swenson, D. , And Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 954, A bill for an act relating to corrections; clarifying and extending the jurisdiction of the ombudsman; prohibiting ombudsman's staff from being compelled to testify in any proceeding; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 241.42, subdivision 2 , And by adding a subdivision; and 241.44, subdivision 1.

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

Huntley, Jennings, Goodno, Tompkins and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 955, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; establishing performance-based contracting demonstration projects for recipients of services from intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation or related conditions; amending Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 1 , Article 4, section 11.

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

Osthoff, Huntley, Dempsey, Pelowski and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 956, A bill for an act relating to port development; exempting certain port development projects from certain review procedures; changing eligibility criteria for port development assistance projects; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for state port development assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.335, subdivision 1; and 457A.04, subdivision 2.

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

Hausman and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 957, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying total operating capital revenue for districts operating learning year programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124A.22, subdivision 10.

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

Rukavina, Tomassoni and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 958, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing that St. Louis county may attach certain unorganized territory to the town of White without a petition of residents.

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

Anderson, I.; Carlson; Davids; Tomassoni and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 959, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating health care policy rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 62A.021, subdivision 1.

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

Rukavina and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 960, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; creating the board for blind Minnesotans; authorizing rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 13.791, subdivision 3; 248.011; 248.07; 248.10; 248.11, subdivision 1; and 256.482, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 248.

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

Greiling, Carlson, Seagren, Ness and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 961, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing code of ethics for supervisory personnel; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.05, subdivision 1c.

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

Schumacher, Rest, Molnau, Dehler and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 962, A bill for an act relating to local government; specifying manufactured home parks as a permitted use in certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 394.25, by adding a subdivision; and 462.357, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 366.

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

Wagenius, Entenza, Biernat and Kelso introduced:

H. F. No. 963, A bill for an act relating to education; making early reading instruction part of the required curriculum for teacher candidates; providing challenge grants to eligible school districts for early intervention reading instruction; providing challenge grants to train teachers to teach early intervention reading and writing skills; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 125.185, subdivision 4.

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

Murphy and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 964, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding the uses of interactive television revenue for school districts that have completed construction of interactive television systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.91, subdivision 5.

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

Delmont; Huntley; Johnson , A.; Sykora and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 965, A bill for an act relating to collaboratives; appropriating money.

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

Garcia, Koskinen, Ness, Jefferson and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 966, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying provisions governing payment of wages; including the state in the definition of employer for certain purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 181.02; 181.03; 181.063; 181.10; 181.13; and 181.171, by adding a subdivision.

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

Tomassoni, Holsten, Osskopp, Jennings and Delmont introduced:

H. F. No. 967, A bill for an act relating to gambling; allowing a class B licensee of a class A racetrack conducting horse racing to conduct card club activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 240.01, by adding subdivisions; 240.03; and 240.23; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240.

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

Bradley, Daggett, Jennings, Huntley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 968, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying eligibility of special transportation service providers to receive medical assistance reimbursement for service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17.

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

Chaudhary, Skoglund, Seagren, Murphy and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 969, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding the responsibilities of the criminal alert network; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.61, subdivision 1.

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

Wejcman, Mullery, Biernat, Clark and Jefferson introduced:

H. F. No. 970, A bill for an act relating to occupations; removing the sunset relating to state licensing of Minneapolis building contractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 326.991, subdivision 1.

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

Mullery, Biernat, Wejcman, Rhodes and Lindner introduced:

H. F. No. 971, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; allowing use of certain county facilities for commercial wireless service providers and allowing the lease of sites for public safety communication equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383B.255, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision.

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

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 972, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; providing for certification of eligibility for a position under county rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.291, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 383A.291, subdivisions 1, 2, 3 , And 4.

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

Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 973, A bill for an act relating to human rights; specifying certain duties of the commissioner; specifying privacy of certain data; providing for reimbursement of certain costs and attorney's fees; requiring certain press releases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 363.05, subdivision 1; 363.061, subdivision 2; 363.071, subdivision 7; and 363.14, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 363.

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

Jennings, Kelso, Bakk, Kuisle and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 974, A bill for an act relating to highways; exempting town roads, city streets , And county highways from noise abatement standards; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 116.07, subdivision 2a; and 161.125, subdivision 1.

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

Hilty and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 975, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Aitkin county.

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

Winter, Gunther, Davids and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 976, A bill for an act relating to health; appropriating money for the comprehensive advanced life support program.

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

Mullery, Kahn, Rhodes, Carlson and Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 977, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; providing that for certain contracts the design-build method of construction may be used; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.31, subdivision 1; and 16B.33, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Goodno, Pelowski, Garcia, Weaver and Kraus introduced:

H. F. No. 978, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing property tax classification reform; providing for state aids to local government; proposing a separate property tax refund for farm homesteads; increasing the maximum property tax refund amounts; providing for property tax deferral for senior citizens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.23, subdivision 1; 270B.12, by adding a subdivision; 273.13, subdivisions 23, 24, 25 , And by adding a subdivision; 273.1398, subdivisions 1a and 8; 275.065, subdivision 3; 276.04, subdivision 2; 290A.03, subdivisions 6, 13 , And by adding a subdivision; 290A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 6 , And by adding a subdivision; 477A.011, subdivision 34 , And by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 1, 8 , And 9; 477A.03, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 273.13, subdivision 32; and 477A.011, subdivisions 35, 36 , And 37; Laws 1995, chapter 264 , Article 4 , As amended.

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

Swenson, D.; Sekhon; Jennings; Koppendrayer and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 979, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the definition of district for school district lease purchase or installment buys; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 124.91, subdivision 7.

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

Davids introduced:

H. F. No. 980, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying eligibility for debt service equalization; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.95, subdivision 2; and 124.961.

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

Broecker and Macklin introduced:

H. F. No. 981, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax on motor vehicles; excluding the transfer by gift to certain nonprofit organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297B.01, subdivisions 7 and 8.

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

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 982, A bill for an act relating to public safety; consolidating divisions of liquor control and gambling enforcement into division of alcohol and gambling enforcement in the department of public safety; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 16B.54, subdivision 2; 43A.34, subdivision 4; 299A.02, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 299L.01, subdivisions 1 and 2; 299L.02, subdivisions 4 and 5; 299L.03, subdivisions 1, 5 , And 7; and 340A.201.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 983, A bill for an act relating to education; restricting the number of college credits beyond those needed for a degree for which the state will pay; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 135A.031, subdivision 2.

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

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 984, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring audits of student associations; requiring campus associations to make certain student fees voluntary; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

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

Bettermann, Schumacher, Boudreau, Daggett and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 985, A bill for an act relating to firearms; providing that permits to carry a firearm must be issued to responsible, competent adults; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 624.714, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , And 10.

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

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 986, A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting the time for posting political signs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 211B.045.

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

Kubly, Seifert, Juhnke, Winter and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 987, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that personal property used in generation and transmission of biomass electric energy is exempt from taxation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 272.02, subdivision 1.

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

Wejcman and Swenson, D., introduced:

H. F. No. 988, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying procedures for the extended employment program in the department of economic security; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268A.15, by adding a subdivision.

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

Greiling, Leppik, Krinkie, Farrell and Kinkel introduced:

H. F. No. 989, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying authority of the Minnesota state high school league; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 128C.01, subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 128C.01, subdivision 3; and 128C.02, subdivisions 1 and 4.

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

Haas and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 990, A bill for an act relating to health care access; changing loss ratio standards; modifying universal coverage provisions; requiring written certification of coverage; modifying requirements for continued eligibility under MinnesotaCare; setting new requirements for parity of benefits; modifying Minnesota comprehensive health association coverage for medical assistance enrollees; establishing a process to review health coverage mandates; repealing law related to integrated service networks and certain MinnesotaCare initiatives; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 60A.951, subdivision 5; 62A.021, subdivision 1; 62A.045; 62A.65, subdivision 3; 62E.02, subdivision 13; 62E.04, subdivision 8; 62J.017; 62J.051; 62J.2912, subdivisions 8 and 9; 62J.301, subdivision 3; 62L.08, subdivision 8; 62Q.01, subdivisions 4 and 5; 62Q.106; 62Q.165; 62Q.30; 62Q.45, subdivision 2; 256.9355, subdivision 2; 256.9357, subdivision 1; 256.9363, subdivision 1; 256B.056, subdivision 8; 256B.0625, subdivision 15; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; and 289A.09, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62A; and 62Q; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 62J.04; 62J.041; 62J.042; 62J.17; 62J.22; 62J.322; 62J.37; 62L.09, subdivision 3; 62N.01; 62N.02, subdivisions 4b, 4c, 8, 9, 10, And 12; 62N.03; 62N.04; 62N.05; 62N.06; 62N.065; 62N.071; 62N.072; 62N.073; 62N.074; 62N.076; 62N.077; 62N.078; 62N.10; 62N.11; 62N.12; 62N.13; 62N.14; 62N.15; 62N.17; 62N.18; 62N.38; 62Q.41; and 62Q.47.

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