State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Monday, February 15, 1999


The following House Files were introduced:

Holsten, Harder, Schumacher, Pugh and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 710, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; permitting the hunting of farmed cervidae on licensed shooting preserves; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 17.451, subdivision 2; and 17.452, subdivisions 5 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

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

Clark, K.; Trimble and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 711, A bill for an act relating to Native American Indians; establishing the Coldwater Springs Traditional Cultural Property Preservation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.

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

Clark, K.; Gleason; Hackbarth; Jennings; Trimble and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 712, A resolution relating to government operations; memorializing the State Historical Society, the State Archaeologists, the Council of Indian Affairs, and the Minnesota State Historical Preservation Office to protect and preserve the traditional cultural properties of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community.

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

Clark, K.; Leighton and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 713, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying provisions for public assistance to business; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.991.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Larsen, P.; Wejcman and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 714, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program to provide prevention services for human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted disease infection to adolescents; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 145.924.

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

Peterson, Cassell, Winter, Tunheim and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 715, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; permitting the hunting of farmed cervidae on licensed shooting preserves; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 17.451, subdivision 2; and 17.452, subdivisions 5 and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

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

Seifert, J.; Larson, D.; Hilty; Leppik and Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 716, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating service and membership contracts; restricting automatic renewal provisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325G.

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

Seifert, J.; Skoglund; Smith and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 717, A bill for an act relating to landlords and tenants; extending the housing calendar consolidation program to districts outside of the second and fourth judicial districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 484.013, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Ozment, Davids, Boudreau and Wejcman introduced:

H. F. No. 718, A bill for an act relating to professions; regulating advanced practice registered nursing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 62A.15, subdivision 3a; 148.171; 148.191, subdivision 2; 148.235, subdivision 3, and by adding subdivisions; 148.261, subdivisions 1 and 5; 148.262, subdivision 1; 148.263, subdivisions 3 and 4; 148.271; 148.281, subdivision 1; 148.283; 245.462, subdivision 18; 245.4871, subdivision 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 148.235, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6.

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

Seifert, J.; Larsen, P.; Pugh; Carruthers; Erickson; Bradley and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 719, A resolution memorializing Congress to enact legislation to prohibit federal recoupment of the state tobacco settlement recoveries.

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

Kielkucki, Johnson, Mares, Entenza and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 720, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying school lunch aid and targeted breakfast grants; appropriating money for school lunch and food storage aid, school breakfast, and targeted breakfast grants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.111, subdivision 1; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 6, section 19.

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

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Entenza; Rukavina and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 721, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating the reporting of insurance information; prohibiting credit scoring; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 72A.20, by adding a subdivision; and 72A.491, subdivision 5.

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

Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 722, A bill for an act relating to education; revising the procedural requirements for employment or reemployment of school board members; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.195.

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

McElroy, Van Dellen, Rest and Abrams introduced:

H. F. No. 723, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a credit against income taxes for employers who provide certain transit benefits to employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

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

Gunther, Sykora and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 724, A bill for an act relating to economic security; increasing the statewide, hourly reimbursement rates for the extended employment program; appropriating money for the continuation of the welfare-to-work extended employment partnership program.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Westerberg, Vandeveer, Krinkie, Johnson, Mares, Nornes and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 725, 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 K-12 Education Finance

Knoblach, Kalis, Dempsey, Bishop and Vandeveer introduced:

H. F. No. 726, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing standards for state assistance to capital improvement projects of political subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

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

Davids, Entenza, Lenczewski, Rifenberg and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 727, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating certain real property loans; prohibiting prepayment penalties; requiring interest on escrow accounts; regulating private mortgage insurance; regulating lending practices; eliminating the net worth requirements for mortgage originators and servicers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 47.20, subdivisions 5 and 9; and 58.13, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 47; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 47.20, subdivision 14.

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

Haas, Luther and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 728, A bill for an act relating to the city of Brooklyn Park; authorizing the Brooklyn Park economic development authority to establish an urban shopping district and providing the conditions thereof.

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

Haas, Luther and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 729, A bill for an act relating to the city of Brooklyn Park; authorizing the Brooklyn Park economic development authority to establish, maintain, and operate a redevelopment account.

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

Rukavina, Bakk, Fuller, Howes and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 730, A bill for an act relating to counties; providing for no net loss of private land; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 373.

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

Wolf, Nornes, Howes, Greiling and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 731, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the mandate for three additional days of student instruction; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120A.41.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 732, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring offenders convicted for failure to appear after release to pay costs incurred by the prosecuting authority or governmental agency due to the failure to appear; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.49, subdivisions 1, 2, and by adding a subdivision.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 733, A bill for an act relating to crime; limiting the time period during which a defendant may challenge a restitution request; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 611A.045, subdivision 3.

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

Osskopp, Wilkin and Holberg introduced:

H. F. No. 734, A bill for an act relating to crime; clarifying the crime of wrongfully obtaining public assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256.98, subdivision 1.

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

Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 735, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the scope of the crime of adulteration to include adulterations capable of causing death or bodily harm; increasing penalties for certain acts of adulteration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.687, subdivisions 2 and 3.

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

Bakk, Skoe, Davids, Pelowski and Osskopp introduced:

H. F. No. 736, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; requiring a state park lifetime pass study.

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

Munger, Broecker, Hausman and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 737, A bill for an act relating to designation of wild animals; creating a state amphibian and a state reptile; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.

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

Larsen, P.; Dorn; Mares; Luther and Anderson, B., introduced:

H. F. No. 738, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions of the medical education and research trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62J.69, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Howes, Molnau, Tomassoni and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 739, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for grants to motor carriers for tourism promotion and "no-zone" public information and education.

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

Gray, Mariani, Kelliher, Rhodes, Wagenius and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 740, 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 1998, section 124D.081, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.081, subdivision 8.

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

Knoblach, Smith, Opatz, Skoglund and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 741, A bill for an act relating to corrections; providing procedures for testing the blood of inmates for bloodborne pathogens; providing procedural safeguards; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

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

Howes, Rukavina, Gunther, Tomassoni and Dorman introduced:

H. F. No. 742, A bill for an act relating to forestry; restricting local government authority; creating irrebuttable presumption regarding certain forestry activity; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89.

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

Gray; Clark, K.; Davids; Mariani and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 743, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating residential real estate transactions; requiring closing agents to file certain documents; requiring certain disclosures to prospective purchasers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325F.69, by adding a subdivision; 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

Haas; Davids; Seifert, J.; Howes and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 744, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating motor vehicle retail installment sales; prescribing certain forms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.66, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168.

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

Molnau, Workman, Kuisle, Juhnke and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 745, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; clarifying placement of televisions in motor vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.471, subdivision 1.

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

Stang, Finseth, Huntley, Jennings and Gunther introduced:

H. F. No. 746, A bill for an act relating to health; changing the required travel distance or time to the nearest mental health provider for health maintenance organizations; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 4685.1010, subpart 3.

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

McElroy, Davids, Reuter and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 747, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; increasing minimum coverage amounts for mandatory dram shop liability insurance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.409, subdivision 1.

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

Trimble, Hausman and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 748, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to establish and evaluate the Ramsey county pilot program for education and dispute resolution services for landlords and tenants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Biernat and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 749, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing capital loans to acquire and better public land and buildings for charter schools; appropriating money; authorizing the sale of state bonds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 124D.10, subdivision 6; and 124D.11, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 750, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; allowing a prosecutor to treat a child alleged to have committed certain misdemeanor offenses as a delinquent child; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 260.015, subdivision 21.

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

Trimble, Hausman, Broecker and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 751, A bill for an act relating to Ramsey county; making changes in the personnel process; amending Minnesota Statutes, section 383A.289, by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 383A.288; and 383A.289, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3.

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

Tomassoni, Huntley, Lieder, Mares and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 752, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for supplemental revenue reduction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.10, by adding a subdivision.

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

Carruthers, Haas and Luther introduced:

H. F. No. 753, A bill for an act relating to employment; removing the exemption of truck drivers from the overtime provisions of the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 177.23, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Tomassoni; Anderson, I.; Kielkucki and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 754, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a grant to the range association of municipalities and schools; appropriating money.

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

Wenzel, Erickson, Finseth, Dehler and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 755, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; retaining money in the ethanol development fund; providing for an additional ethanol development loan.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance

Westfall, Daggett, Goodno, Greenfield and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 756, A bill for an act relating to health care; appropriating money for dental services.

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

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 757, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the quad lakes restoration project in Faribault and Blue Earth counties.

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

Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 758, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for stream bank stabilization in St. Clair.

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

Dorn and Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 759, A bill for an act relating to education; creating a declining pupil unit aid by adjusting the definition of a pupil unit; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 760, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying reimbursement provisions for small gasoline retailers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f.

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

Abrams, Winter, McElroy, Tunheim and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 761, A bill for an act relating to taxation; requiring the number of the school district in which a taxpayer resides to be included on the taxpayer's state income tax return; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 289A.08, subdivision 11.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 762, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1; providing that state spending may not increase at a greater rate than increases in the consumer price index.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 763, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing that a tenant issuing a dishonored check to a landlord for rent commits theft; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.52, subdivisions 1 and 2.

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

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 764, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for grandparent visitation rights on behalf of the child; expanding grandparent visitation rights; specifying procedures; requiring mediation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 257.022, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 257.022, subdivisions 2 and 2a.

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

Broecker, Workman, Davids, Kalis and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 765, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for a maximum percentage of the motorcycle safety fund that may be spent for certain activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 121A.36, subdivision 3.

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

Broecker, Workman, Van Dellen, Kalis and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 766, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing blue lights on motorcycles as part of the rear brake light; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.64, subdivision 4.

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

Westrom, Kuisle, Haake, Juhnke, Cassell, Nornes, Westfall, Stang and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 767, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing that license plates for passenger automobiles are issued for the life of the vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.12, subdivision 1.

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

Ness; Jennings; Krinkie; Larsen, P., and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 768, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for periodic legislative review and repeal of administrative rules; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.

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

Ness; Jennings; Krinkie; Larsen, P., and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 769, A bill for an act relating to state government; repealing certain broad delegations of rulemaking authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.02, subdivision 13; 84.03; 103B.101, subdivision 7; 115B.28, subdivision 1; 147.01, subdivision 3; 148.05; 148.191, subdivision 2; 148.53; 148B.20, subdivision 1; 148B.31; 150A.04, subdivision 5; 151.06, subdivision 1; 153.02; 154.24; 156.01, subdivision 3; 175.171; 179A.04, subdivision 3; 216B.08; 256.975, subdivision 2; 268.0122, subdivision 5; 270.06; 299J.04, subdivision 1; 299K.03, subdivision 5; 326.06; 326.241, subdivision 2; 352.03, subdivision 4; 363.05, subdivision 1; 401.03; 611A.33; and 626.843, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16B.04, subdivision 1; 18.022, subdivision 8; 18C.121, subdivision 1; 21.118; 21.85, subdivision 11; 41A.04, subdivision 4; 45.023; 116J.035, subdivision 2; 148.08, subdivision 3; 182.657; 216A.07, subdivision 5; 216C.02, subdivision 3; 223.19; 239.06; 268.021; 326.18, subdivision 3; and 462A.06.

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

Abeler and Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 770, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating the application deadline for essential community provider status; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62Q.19, subdivision 2.

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

Seifert, J.; Entenza; Larsen, P.; Goodno; Hilty and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 771, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating structured settlement agreements; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 549.

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

McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 772, A bill for an act relating to education; reducing threshold of average age of building space for alternative facilities program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.59, subdivision 1.

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

Westfall, Hilty, Stang, Jennings and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 773, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing reimbursement to fire departments for expenses incurred in extinguishing certain motor vehicle fires; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 161.465.

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

Wenzel; Anderson, I.; Reuter; Anderson, B., and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 774, A bill for an act relating to the military; appropriating money for operation, renovation, and maintenance of the Minnesota military museum.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance

Carruthers; Larsen, P.; Smith; Goodno and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 775, 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 1998, 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 Crime Prevention

Kalis, Winter, Skoe, Peterson and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 776, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a state-paid credit for 1999 agricultural property taxes.

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

Rest; Abrams; Harder; Larsen, P., and Paymar introduced:

H. F. No. 777, A bill for an act relating to local government; delaying the expiration of corporations created by political subdivisions; establishing a task force to develop legislation relating to establishment of corporations by political subdivisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 465.715, subdivision 1a.

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

Lindner, Rhodes, Leighton, McElroy and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 778, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating unclaimed property; authorizing a dormancy charge for money orders; defining a term; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 345.31, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345.

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

Finseth, Tunheim, Harder, Wenzel and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 779, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; transferring the farmer-lender mediation program to the Minnesota extension service; removing the sunset of the Farmer-Lender Mediation Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 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 Policy

Seagren and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 780, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a professional teaching permit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A.

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

Seagren, Greiling, Dempsey, Mares, Carlson and Johnson introduced:

H. F. No. 781, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding opportunities for students and staff through cooperative education programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 136D.281, subdivision 4; 136D.741, subdivision 4; and 136D.88, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 136D.281, subdivision 8; 136D.741, subdivision 8; 136D.88, subdivision 8; and 136D.94.

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

Biernat, Entenza and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 782, A bill for an act relating to education; creating funding for basic skills intervention programs; 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 K-12 Education Finance

Biernat, Kelliher, Entenza and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 783, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the funding available for staff development to aid in the implementation of the graduation rule; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120B.05.

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

Biernat, Wagenius, Entenza, Kelliher and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 784, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing transportation funding for charter school students, nonpublic students, and students subject to hazardous conditions; authorizing a levy; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 123B.92, subdivision 9, and by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

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

Biernat, Mariani, Entenza, Kelliher and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 785, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing basic skills revenue; extending funding for English language learners; removing the compensatory revenue cap; adjusting for the under-reporting of secondary students eligible for free or reduced price meals; creating a grant program to fund best practices English language learner programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 124D.59, by adding a subdivision; 124D.65, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivision 4; and 126C.15, subdivision 2.

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

Reuter, Mares, Kalis and Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 786, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an environmental learning grant program for independent school district Nos. 829, Waseca, and 2835, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton; authorizing a grant for independent school district No. 2835, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton; appropriating money.

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

Van Dellen, Rukavina, McElroy, Pugh, Bradley, Abrams and Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 787, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a credit for medical expenses; repealing the deduction for health insurance of self-employed; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.01, subdivision 19b; 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

Dawkins, Hasskamp, Fuller, Broecker, Chaudhary, Carruthers, Rostberg, Dorn and Seifert, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 788, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a new city crime reduction aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 477A.011, by adding a subdivision; and 477A.013, by adding a subdivision.

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

Goodno and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 789, A bill for an act relating to medical assistance; establishing annual rate adjustments for certain providers; modifying the inflation index used to determine annual rate adjustments for certain providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 256B.435, subdivision 3; and 256B.5011, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.

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

Kuisle; Workman; Molnau; Larson, D., and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 790, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring release of a security interest in a vehicle to be acted on within five days; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168A.20.

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

Clark, K.; Ozment; Trimble; Rukavina; Jaros; Chaudhary; Dawkins; Leighton; Kubly and Gray introduced:

H. F. No. 791, A bill for an act relating to tax expenditures; requiring preparation of certain information for proposed tax expenditures; regulating business subsidies; requesting a study by the legislative auditor; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 270.067, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; and 116J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116J.991.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Chaudhary; Smith; Clark, K.; Dawkins and Bishop introduced:

H. F. No. 792, A bill for an act relating to landlord tenant; requiring certain disclosures in connection with an application form for rental housing; providing civil penalties for failure to comply and for giving false material information on a rental application; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 504.30, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Seifert, J.; Davids; Entenza; Ozment and Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 793, A bill for an act relating to liens; creating a lien and right of detainer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 514.19.

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

Hackbarth, Rukavina, Bakk, Westfall and Finseth introduced:

H. F. No. 794, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; specifying the disposition of interest earned on the unexpended balances of certain state accounts; modifying provisions for the computation of unrefunded gasoline tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 84.794, subdivision 1; 84.803, subdivision 1; 84.927, subdivision 2; 86B.415, subdivision 9; 94.165; and 296A.18, subdivision 9.

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

Finseth, Westfall, Lieder and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 795, A bill for an act relating to water; appropriating money for water management in the Red river basin.

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

Bakk, Marko, Finseth, Skoe and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 796, A bill for an act relating to natural resources land; increasing certain in lieu payment formulas to counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 477A.12.

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

Finseth, Bakk, Westfall, Lieder and Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 797, A bill for an act relating to wetlands; creating a cost-share program for small cities; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.

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