State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, February 3, 1999


The following House Files were introduced:

Larson, D.; Gleason and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 470, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing term limits for state legislators and constitutional officers; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 6; and article V, sections 2 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Knoblach, Opatz, Schumacher, Dehler and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 471, 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 and Veterans Affairs Policy

Harder and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 472, A bill for an act relating to taxes; exempting the purchase of certain property used in constructing a multipurpose center from sales and use taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

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

Harder; Seifert, M., and Otremba introduced:

H. F. No. 473, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an exception to the high school diploma warranty coverage for kindergarten through grade 12 students who refuse to remain in a grade at the school's recommendation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 135A.081, subdivision 3.

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

Vandeveer; Westerberg; Carruthers; Haas; Abeler; Tuma; Daggett; Seifert, J.; Erickson; Hackbarth; Gerlach; Clark, J.; Reuter; Dorman and Haake introduced:

H. F. No. 474, A bill for an act relating to taxation; refundable tax credit; making the property tax rebate permanent for senior citizens; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290A.03, subdivision 13; 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

Stang, Molnau, Murphy, Rukavina and Rifenberg introduced:

H. F. No. 475, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for reimbursement to officers and employees for costs and legal fees to defend criminal charges in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 465.76.

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

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 476, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying standards for ambulance services; modifying provisions for first responders; providing for certification of emergency medical technicians; providing for certification of medical response units; providing for emergency medical technician instructor certification; requiring approval of training programs; setting fees; providing for reports of misconduct; providing criminal and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.99, subdivision 38a, and by adding a subdivision; 144E.001, by adding subdivisions; 144E.10, subdivision 1; 144E.11, by adding a subdivision; 144E.16, subdivision 4; 144E.18; 144E.27, by adding subdivisions; and 145A.02, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 144E.16, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 6; 144E.17; 144E.25; and 144E.30, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 4690.0100, subparts 4, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 29; 4690.0300; 4690.0400; 4690.0500; 4690.0600; 4690.0700; 4690.0800, subparts 1 and 2; 4690.0900; 4690.1000; 4690.1100; 4690.1200; 4690.1300; 4690.1600; 4690.1700; 4690.2100; 4690.2200, subparts 1, 3, 4, and 5; 4690.2300; 4690.2400, subparts 1, 2, and 3; 4690.2500; 4690.2900; 4690.3000; 4690.3700; 4690.3900; 4690.4000; 4690.4100; 4690.4200; 4690.4300; 4690.4400; 4690.4500; 4690.4600; 4690.4700; 4690.4800; 4690.4900; 4690.5000; 4690.5100; 4690.5200; 4690.5300; 4690.5400; 4690.5500; 4690.5700; 4690.5800; 4690.5900; 4690.6000; 4690.6100; 4690.6200; 4690.6300; 4690.6400; 4690.6500; 4690.6600; 4690.6700; 4690.6800; 4690.7000; 4690.7100; 4690.7200; 4690.7300; 4690.7400; 4690.7500; 4690.7600; 4690.7700; 4690.7800; 4690.8300, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and 4735.5000.

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

Carruthers and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 477, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a virtual school district; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

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

Haas, Jennings, Davids, Tomassoni and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 478, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for the protection of structured settlements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A.

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

Westrom; Wenzel; Harder; Westfall; Cassell; Seifert, M.; Ness and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 479, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing an advisory task force on contract production to study the issue of livestock, agricultural commodity, and specialty crops produced under contract; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Workman, Molnau, Buesgens and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 480, A bill for an act relating to human services; authorizing a project to reconfigure two intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation located in Carver county.

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

Marko introduced:

H. F. No. 481, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring a state park proposal plan for Grey Cloud Island in Washington county.

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

Pelowski and Seifert, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 482, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring kindergarten through grade 12 supervisory personnel to teach at least one one-term course per school year; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 122A.15, subdivision 2.

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

Tuma and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 483, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying special education provisions; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 121A.43; 125A.03; 125A.09, subdivisions 6 and 8; 125A.10; 125A.18; 125A.24; and 125A.75, subdivision 8, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Paulsen; Rhodes; Westfall; Luther; Rifenberg;Broecker; Clark, J.; Sviggum; Westerberg; Erickson; Erhardt; Westrom; Mulder; Peterson; Tuma; Reuter; Harder; Krinkie; Bradley; Seifert, M.; Sykora; Osskopp; McElroy; Abeler; Anderson, B.; Vandeveer; Leppik and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 484, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; adding a section to article IV to provide for initiative and referendum; providing procedures for initiative and referendum; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 204C.19, subdivision 2; 204C.27; 204C.33; 204D.11, by adding a subdivision; 204D.15; 204D.16; and 204D.165; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Tomassoni, Dorn, Finseth, Nornes and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 485, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing declining pupil unit aid for school; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 126C.05, by adding a subdivision; and 126C.10, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Bakk; Holsten; Anderson, I.; Finseth and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 486, A bill for an act relating to motor fuels; allowing bulk delivery of nonoxygenated gasoline for certain purchasers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 239.791, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions.

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

Storm, Dorn, Swenson, Molnau, Boudreau, Finseth, Ness and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 487, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; allowing foreign ownership of agricultural land operated for the production of poultry or poultry products; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 500.221, subdivision 2.

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

Greiling and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 488, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying special education provisions; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 125A.03; 125A.07; 125A.08; 125A.09, subdivision 1; 125A.21, subdivision 2; 125A.30; 125A.33; 125A.44; and 125A.52, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 125A.53; and Laws 1998, chapter 398, article 2, section 53.

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

Carruthers, Bishop and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 489, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; clarifying standards and procedures; modifying procedures governing persons committed as mentally ill and dangerous to the public; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 253B.065, subdivision 5; 253B.17, subdivision 1; 253B.18, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4c; 253B.23, subdivision 7; and 256G.08, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Tuma, Gunther, Juhnke, Entenza, Erickson and Murphy introduced:

H. F. No. 490, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to fund the child guide prevention program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Rukavina and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 491, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a secondary student technical program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Dorn, Gunther, Kalis, Leppik and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 492, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing building on a state university campus.

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

Greiling, Tomassoni, Sykora and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 493, A bill for an act relating to education funding; restoring training and experience revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Howes; Bakk; Anderson, I.; Daggett and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 494, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying the disposition of emergency deer feeding funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

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

Howes and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 495, A bill for an act relating to recreation; appropriating money for alternative trails.

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