State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, March 30, 1999


The following House Files were introduced:

Abeler, Johnson, Mares, Schumacher, Tomassoni, Erickson and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 2319, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring phonics to be taught in elementary school; providing for staff development; requiring phonics instruction for teacher licensure; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 122A.18, 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

Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 2320, A bill for an act relating to military affairs; redefining the time period for which public employees must be reimbursed by employers while on military duty; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 192.26, subdivision 1.

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

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 2321, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant to the Pipestone County Historical Society; appropriating money.

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

Dorman; Clark, J.; Daggett; Rostberg; Cassell; Stang; Tuma; Storm and Kuisle introduced:

H. F. No. 2322, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing a property tax credit for debt service and referendum levies on agriculture property; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273.

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

Gray and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 2323, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the definition of parent for compulsory education and reporting; permitting reporting to a county or state agency providing services to a child; working to develop, provide, and maintain an educational structure that meets the needs of at-risk students; identifying obstacles to student educational success; providing for staff development and community training grants; creating an advisory council to assist in analyzing student performance data; emphasizing outcomes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 120A.22, subdivision 3; and 120A.26, subdivision 3; 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

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2324, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a grant to the city of Madison for planning of the Madison Historic Preservation and Downtown Redevelopment Program; appropriating money.

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

Solberg, Hilty and Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 2325, A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying the requirements for the tax exemption for business incubator property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 272.02, subdivision 1.

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

Finseth, Skoe, Lieder and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 2326, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing aid to certain counties that had flood-related market value losses; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 273; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 273.1383.

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

Fuller, Storm, Holberg, Erickson, Gerlach, Westerberg, Hackbarth, Wilkin, Howes and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 2327, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring inmates committed to the custody of the commissioner of corrections to apply their assets toward the cost of their care; creating provisions to prevent impoverishment of an innocent spouse; permitting certain transfers of assets and prohibiting other transfers of assets; providing criminal penalties for prohibited transfers; 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

Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 2328, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a teacher training program at St. Cloud State University to increase urban teachers of color.

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

Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 2329, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature; providing for a grant to the city of Madison for infrastructure for the Madison historic preservation and downtown redevelopment program; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.

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