The following House Files were introduced:
Finseth, Westfall, Tunheim and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 3767, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; increasing the flood hazard grant level for flood hazard mitigation projects in the Red river basin that are subject to a mediation agreement; providing funding for flood hazard mitigation; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103F.161, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Kielkucki and Olson introduced:
H. F. No. 3768, A bill for an act relating to education; codifying the state high school graduation rule on the profile of learning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 120B.02; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 126C.10, subdivision 14; and 290.0674, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120B.03, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, parts 3501.0300; 3501.0310; 3501.0320; 3501.0330; 3501.0340; 3501.0350; 3501.0360; 3501.0370; 3501.0380; 3501.0390; 3501.0400; 3501.0410; 3501.0420; 3501.0430; 3501.0440; 3501.0441; 3501.0442; 3501.0443; 3501.0444; 3501.0445; 3501.0446; 3501.0447; 3501.0448; 3501.0449; 3501.0450; 3501.0460; 3501.0461; 3501.0462; 3501.0463; 3501.0464; 3501.0465; 3501.0466; 3501.0467; 3501.0468; and 3501.0469.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Wenzel and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 3769, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds and appropriating money for a wastewater infrastructure fund grant to the Garrison, Kathio, and West Mille Lacs Lake sanitary sewer district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Juhnke, Dehler and Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 3770, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; creating a crime for driving away from a gas pump without paying; requiring driver's license suspension for subsequent convictions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Winter, Hasskamp, Kuisle, Rukavina and Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 3771, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; including machinery used to produce certain plants and nursery stock in the definition of farm machinery; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.01, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
McElroy, Dawkins, Pawlenty, Harder and Abrams introduced:
H. F. No. 3772, A bill for an act relating to income taxes; modifying the education credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 290.0674, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Tomassoni, Seagren, Sykora, Ness and Winter introduced:
H. F. No. 3773, A bill for an act relating to child care; directing the commissioner of the department of children, families, and learning to request a waiver from federal law.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Seagren; Pawlenty; Westerberg; Seifert, J.; Carlson and Erickson introduced:
H. F. No. 3774, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing criteria for district and school contracts for electronic products or services that require advertising to be disseminated to students; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Larsen, P., introduced:
H. F. No. 3775, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minneapolis employees retirement fund; authorizing the purchase of service credit for a period of prior temporary employment.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Winter; Tunheim; Anderson, I.; Hasskamp; Hilty; Kubly and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 3776, A bill for an act relating to education; balancing statewide accountability and district autonomy under the profile of learning; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120B.03; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 120B.02; 120B.30, subdivision 1; and 120B.35.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Dorn, Tomassoni and Johnson introduced:
H. F. No. 3777, A bill for an act relating to education; limiting the time for appeal of a school board decision not to sponsor a charter school; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.10, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Rifenberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3778, A bill for an act relating to commerce; protecting the privacy of financial data; enhancing federal requirements and providing state enforcement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 45.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Clark, K., and Wejcman introduced:
H. F. No. 3779, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a grant program to provide shelter and counseling for homeless, runaway, or thrown-away youth at risk of being prostituted or presently being used in prostitution; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Westerberg, Tingelstad, Haake, Chaudhary, Holberg, Olson, Rostberg, Cassell, Vandeveer, Davids, Lenczewski and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 3780, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; expanding the purposes for which nonprofit groups may make tax exempt purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Carruthers, Luther, Johnson and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 3781, A bill for an act relating to education finance; fully funding the three additional days of student instruction approved by the 1997 Legislature; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 1, section 64.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Westerberg; Haake; Paulsen; Pugh; Holberg; Seagren; Haas; Krinkie; Larsen, P.; Tingelstad; Vandeveer; Davids; Lenczewski; McElroy; Abeler; Gerlach; Hackbarth; Erhardt; Wilkin; Boudreau; Holsten and Workman introduced:
H. F. No. 3782, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a property tax exemption for leased land on which private noncommercial aircraft storage hangars are located; providing for property tax classification of the noncommercial aircraft storage hangars; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 272.01, subdivision 2; and 273.19, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivision 24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Smith and Lindner introduced:
H. F. No. 3783, A bill for an act relating to water quality cooperatives; repealing their authority to exist and operate; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 115.58; 308A.101, subdivision 3; and 308A.201, subdivision 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Vandeveer introduced:
H. F. No. 3784, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; authorizing Centerville and Lino Lakes to prescribe a speed limit of 25 miles per hour in school zones.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Kelliher and Gray introduced:
H. F. No. 3785, A bill for an act relating to higher education; capital improvements; appropriating money to the Minnesota state colleges and universities for projects at Minneapolis community and technical college.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F. No. 3786, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing Wright county to convey certain county ditches to the cities of St. Michael and Albertville.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Clark, J.; Workman; Seifert, M.; Paulsen; Kuisle; Storm; Stang and Swenson introduced:
H. F. No. 3787, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing passenger automobile registration tax; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 9, and dedicating the net proceeds of the sales tax on motor vehicles to the highway user tax distribution fund; clarifying and changing obsolete, archaic, or redundant statutory language; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 168.013, subdivision 1a; and 297B.09.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 3788, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting sales to political subdivisions of a state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 3789, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice information systems technology; changing the membership of the criminal and juvenile justice information policy group; creating a data group to assist the policy group; authorizing the purchase and distribution of criminal justice technology infrastructure improvements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 299C.65, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 299C.65, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Larsen, P.; Schumacher and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 3790, A bill for an act relating to education finance; applying marginal cost funding only to school districts with declining enrollment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Vandeveer; Molnau; Workman; Krinkie; Lieder; Larsen, P.; Swenson; Kalis; Howes; Westerberg; Wilkin; Gerlach; Reuter; Larson, D.; Kielkucki; Holberg; Stanek; Bakk; Nornes; Cassell; Kuisle; Dehler; Stang; Westrom; Anderson, B.; Osskopp; Tuma; Erickson; Davids; Harder; Seifert, M.; Storm; Dempsey; Clark, J., and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 3791, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting expenditures of trunk highway funds for certain purposes relating to light rail transit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 174.35.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Opatz, Entenza, Greiling and Biernat introduced:
H. F. No. 3792, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing parameters for a state system of educational accountability and public reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 120B.31, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Clark, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 3793, A bill for an act relating to commerce; modifying requirements for invention developers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 325A.04, by adding a subdivision; 325A.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 325A.09, subdivision 5, and by adding subdivisions; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325A.06, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Molnau and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 3794, A bill for an act relating to transportation; prohibiting the commissioner of transportation from applying for any federal funds for the Hiawatha Avenue light rail transit project other than federal funds that may be used only for transit capital projects; amending Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 9, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 3795, A bill for an act relating to the city of Rochester; modifying probationary period rules for city of Rochester firefighters.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 3796, A bill for an act relating to civil service; providing for a probationary period for new firefighters.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Chaudhary, Johnson, Otremba, Nornes, Sykora, Gray and Schumacher introduced:
H. F. No. 3797, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing general community education revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.20, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
McElroy introduced:
H. F. No. 3798, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a distressed rural county job training and telecommuting program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116L.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Stang, Wenzel, Westrom, Skoe, Kubly and Cassell introduced:
H. F. No. 3799, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing supplemental funding for the state meat inspection program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance
Seagren, Mares and Wolf introduced:
H. F. No. 3800, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying certain charter school provisions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 124D.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, and 23; 124D.11, subdivisions 4 and 6; and 126C.05, subdivision 3; Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 5, section 18, subdivisions 5 and 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Erickson, Mulder, Nornes, Cassell, Rifenberg and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 3801, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a moratorium on the profile of learning pending a repeal when certain conditions are satisfied; reviewing the state's educational standards and assessments and implementing recommendations; addressing districts' technology needs related to recordkeeping, communications, and accountability; integrating scoring criteria into a student's course grade; improving curriculum, teachers' instructional practices, and alternative assessments; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 3501.0370, subpart 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Westfall, Westrom, Peterson and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 3802, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money to help abate crop depredation by Canada geese.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. No. 3803, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; including criminal investigators employed by prosecutorial offices and agencies in the definition of peace officer if they are licensed by the POST board; including prosecutorial offices and agencies that employ such investigators in the definition of law enforcement agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 626.84, subdivision 2; and Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 626.84, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Kuisle and Finseth introduced:
H. F. No. 3804, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing the exemption amount for the individual alternative minimum tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.091, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Dehler introduced:
H. F. No. 3805, A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding eligibility for the senior citizen drug program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256.955, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Wolf and Koskinen introduced:
H. F. No. 3806, A bill for an act relating to reemployment compensation; modifying nonprofit organization provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 268.053, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy
Abrams, Sykora, Workman, Folliard and Molnau introduced:
H. F. No. 3807, A bill for an act relating to local and metropolitan government; allowing the city of Minnetonka to establish a replacement service transit program.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Nornes and Boudreau introduced:
H. F. No. 3808, A bill for an act relating to child care licensing; child care centers; specifying the amount of annual inservice training required for child care center employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 245A.14, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Wagenius and Hilty introduced:
H. F. No. 3809, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; regulating aerial pesticide application; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 18D.325, by adding a subdivision; and 18D.331, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 19; and 31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Kuisle introduced:
H. F. No. 3810, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting certain vehicles and engines used by interstate carriers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.211, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Boudreau introduced:
H. F. No. 3811, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing alternative rate-setting methodologies for day training and habilitation vendors; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 252.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Larson, D., introduced:
H. F. No. 3812, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing funding for the historic Grimm farm program/support facility; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Schumacher introduced:
H. F. No. 3813, A bill for an act relating to drainage and water management; allowing transfer of a public drainage system to a water management authority; defining water management authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103E.005, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Anderson, B., and Olson introduced:
H. F. No. 3814, A bill for an act relating to taxation of aggregate material; clarifying the definition of importer; authorizing Wright county to impose a tax on the production of aggregate materials exported outside the county; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 298.75, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Mahoney introduced:
H. F. No. 3815, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the crime-related costs levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Chaudhary, Gray, Otremba, Johnson and Schumacher introduced:
H. F. No. 3816, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing state aid for early childhood family education; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 124D.135, subdivision 1; Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, section 71, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
Olson; Reuter; Anderson, B.; Kielkucki; Holberg; Lindner; Krinkie; Otremba; Hasskamp and Mulder introduced:
H. F. No. 3817, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the use of historical documents in school without censorship; modifying violence prevention curriculum; providing for character education; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 120A.22, subdivision 9; 120B.22, subdivision 1; and 120B.23; Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 3, section 5, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Otremba, Nornes, Hasskamp, Wenzel and Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 3818, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the per capita payment for county-based purchasing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.692, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Entenza, Seagren, Tuma and Rest introduced:
H. F. No. 3819, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for student scholarships and teacher stipends under the advanced placement and international baccalaureate program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120B.13, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Winter, Juhnke and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 3820, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing liability for the spread of certain genetically modified organisms; specifying damages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 18F.02, subdivision 5, and by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy
Winter, Peterson, Wenzel, Kalis, Otremba and Kubly introduced:
H. F. No. 3821, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing standards for fair dealings between agricultural contractors and producers; imposing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116.07, by adding a subdivision; 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
Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 3822, A bill for an act relating to retirement; expanding rights to extended leaves of absence to certain teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 122A.46, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Seagren; Larsen, P.; Hasskamp and Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 3823, A bill for an act relating to Hennepin county; including a fifth chief deputy sheriff in the unclassified service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 383B.32, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Bradley introduced:
H. F. No. 3824, A bill for an act relating to health; reducing the contributing member assessment of the Minnesota comprehensive health association; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Smith, Leighton, Skoglund and Skoe introduced:
H. F. No. 3825, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; establishing an annual insurance cap for tribal police departments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 626.90, subdivision 2; 626.91, subdivision 2; and 626.92, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 626.93, subdivisions 1 and 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 3826, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for voluntary registration of medical response units; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144E.001, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 144E.29; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Kelliher introduced:
H. F. No. 3827, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; regulating the use and dissemination of personally identifiable information on consumers by interactive services providers; prohibiting certain false or misleading commercial electronic mail messages; imposing penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Solberg, Ness, Tomassoni and Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F. No. 3828, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the general education revenue isolation index; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Greenfield, Broecker, McGuire and Seifert, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 3829, A bill for an act relating to human services; transferring money from the TANF fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Daggett introduced:
H. F. No. 3830, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating wastewater funding for the city of New York Mills; authorizing the sale of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Schumacher, Otremba, Tunheim, Gunther, Skoe, Lieder and Winter introduced:
H. F. No. 3831, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating small school revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.10, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 3832, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the property-related per diem for a nursing facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Goodno introduced:
H. F. No. 3833, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring health benefit plan to issue uniform prescription drug information cards.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce
Kelliher, Biernat, Kahn, Greenfield and Orfield introduced:
H. F. No. 3834, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing the establishment of a redevelopment tax increment financing district to finance the capital costs of constructing the Minneapolis central library.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Workman introduced:
H. F. No. 3835, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; changing the durational limits of economic development districts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 469.176, subdivision 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Winter, Juhnke, Dehler, Goodno and Knoblach introduced:
H. F. No. 3836, A bill for an act relating to higher education; capital improvements; authorizing spending by the Minnesota state colleges and universities to acquire and improve public land and buildings; authorizing the lease of land at the Minnesota west community and technical college; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 3, subdivision 24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Luther and Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 3837, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing MinnesotaCare premium and provider taxes, the insurance premium tax on health insurance, the assessment for the Minnesota comprehensive health association, and the health maintenance organization and hospital surcharges; requiring pass-through of savings to purchasers; transferring responsibility for losses of the Minnesota comprehensive health association to the state treasury; providing for disposition of tobacco settlement money; providing for contingent repeal of the health care access fund; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 60A.15, subdivision 1; 62E.11, subdivision 5; 62Q.095, subdivision 6; 214.16, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256.9657, subdivision 4; and 270B.01, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 270B.14, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62Q; and 256L; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.76; 62E.11, subdivision 6; 62R.24; 62T.09; 62T.10; 144.1484, subdivision 2; 256.9657, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256L.02, subdivision 3; 295.50, subdivisions 1, 2, 2a, 3, 6, 6a, 7, 9b, 9c, 10a, 10b, 12b, 13, 14, and 15; 295.51; 295.52, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, 4a, and 6; 295.53, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 4a; 295.54; 295.55, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7; 295.56; 295.57, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 295.58; 295.582; and 295.59; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 13.99, subdivision 86b; 295.50, subdivision 4; 295.52, subdivisions 5 and 7; 295.53, subdivision 1; 295.55, subdivisions 2 and 3; and 295.57, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Reuter introduced:
H. F. No. 3838, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for Owatonna infrastructure improvements.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Goodno introduced:
H. F. No. 3839, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying provisions for speech-language pathologists, audiologists, unlicensed mental health practitioners, alcohol and drug counselors, and hearing instrument dispensers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 148.515, subdivision 3; 148.517, by adding a subdivision; 148.518, subdivision 2; 148.5193, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 148B.60, subdivision 3; 148B.68, subdivision 1; 148B.69, by adding a subdivision; 148B.71, subdivision 1; 148C.01, subdivisions 2, 7, 9, 10, and by adding a subdivision; 148C.03, subdivision 1; 148C.04, by adding subdivisions; 148C.06, subdivision 1; 148C.09, subdivisions 1 and 1a; 148C.11, subdivision 1; 153A.13, subdivision 9, and by adding subdivisions; 153A.14, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2h, 4, 4a, and by adding subdivisions; and 153A.15, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 148.5193, subdivisions 3 and 5; and 148C.04, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Krinkie, Buesgens, Erickson, Mares and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F. No. 3840, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for an alternative license for teachers who received training in other states; amending Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 122A.23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 3841, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees retirement association; revising the workers' compensation offset applicable to disabilitants; making the change applicable to certain current disabilitants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 353.33, subdivisions 5 and 5b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 3842, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting sales and use of fireworks under certain circumstances; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 3843, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing taxing authorities to provide information on the Internet in lieu of conducting truth-in-taxation hearings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 275.065, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 275.065, subdivision 5a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes