The following House Files were introduced:
Harder, Cassell and Abeler introduced:
H. F. No. 1605, A bill for an act relating to education finance; creating a revolving loan fund for school district emergency fuel assistance; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Holberg and Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 1606, A bill for an act relating to data practices; authorizing the issuance of advisory opinions regarding overly burdensome requests for public data; clarifying provisions relating to security information and applicant data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.072, subdivision 1; 13.37, subdivision 1; 13.43, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Tuma introduced:
H. F. No. 1607, A bill for an act relating to human services; eliminating the requirement that counties pay for a share of certain residential and day habilitation service costs; amending Laws 1995, chapter 207, article 3, section 21, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Tuma, Fuller, Skoglund and Clark, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 1608, A bill for an act relating to crime; sentences; providing that offenses committed, as opposed to convictions entered, prior to a later offense are considered when sentencing certain dangerous and repeat offenders; providing for consecutive sentences for certain dangerous and repeat offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.1095; 609.15, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Dehler and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 1609, A bill for an act relating to state employment; modifying various provisions of the state personnel system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 43A.02, subdivisions 4, 6, 11, 26, 32, 34, and by adding subdivisions; 43A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 43A.05, subdivision 1; 43A.10; 43A.11, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9; 43A.15, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, 14, and 15; 43A.16, subdivision 1; 43A.191, subdivision 3; 43A.36, subdivision 1; 43A.39, subdivision 1; and 197.455; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 43A.02, subdivisions 7, 8, 15, 16, 19, 20, and 37; 43A.12; 43A.13; and 43A.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Jennings introduced:
H. F. No. 1610, A resolution relating to treatments for congestive heart failure.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 1611, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for certain taconite production tax distributions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 298.225, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Kelliher, Hackbarth, Skoe and Ozment introduced:
H. F. No. 1612, A bill for an act relating to waters; providing for administrative penalty orders; modifying water appropriation permit provisions; establishing fees; providing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 103G.271, subdivisions 1, 5, and 5a; and 103G.301, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Wagenius, McElroy, Dawkins, Daggett and Erhardt introduced:
H. F. No. 1613, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting low-income housing owned by a qualified nonprofit agency from property taxation; exempting construction and rehabilitation of low-income housing owned by a qualified nonprofit agency from the sales tax; providing for payments in lieu of taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 272.02, by adding a subdivision; 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Gerlach introduced:
H. F. No. 1614, A bill for an act relating to education finance; eliminating the concentration factor in compensatory revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivision 19; 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.10, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Entenza; Davids; Osthoff; Johnson, J., and Stang introduced:
H. F. No. 1615, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating liquidations and investments of insurers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 60B.44, subdivision 4; 60L.01, subdivision 14; 60L.10, subdivision 1; 61A.276, subdivision 2; 61A.28, subdivision 6; 61A.29, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Thompson and Seifert introduced:
H. F. No. 1616, A bill for an act relating to public safety; repealing obsolete rules of the commissioner of public safety prescribing standards for sirens on emergency vehicles; repealing Minnesota Rules, parts 7420.0200; 7420.0300; 7420.0400; 7420.9910; 7420.9920; 7420.9930.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Walker; Gray; Koskinen; Mariani; Hausman; Kahn; Johnson, R.; Clark, K.; Dawkins; Paymar and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. No. 1617, A bill for an act relating to poverty; repealing the five-year limit on assistance to needy families; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256J.32, subdivision 4; and 256J.43, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256J.42.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Koskinen; Walker; Huntley; Otremba; Mariani; Clark, K.; Dawkins; Rukavina and Davnie introduced:
H. F. No. 1618, A bill for an act relating to welfare; amending MFIP sanctions; requiring a report by the legislative auditor; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256J.46, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Dawkins; Clark, K.; Huntley; Rukavina; Winter; Jaros; Osthoff; Skoe; Kalis; Gleason; Solberg; Kubly; Pugh; Lieder; Gray; Peterson; Marko; Mahoney; Folliard; Kelliher; Wagenius; Greiling; Walker; Dibble; Sertich; Entenza; Hausman; Opatz; Bakk and Larson introduced:
H. F. No. 1619, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding for existing and new housing programs; creating housing programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 462A.201, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 462A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 1620, A bill for an act relating to annexation; strengthening the effect of an orderly annexation agreement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 414.0325, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Dehler introduced:
H. F. No. 1621, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting the purchase of materials and supplies used in constructing public facilities in the city of Sartell; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Goodno, Bradley, Haas, Huntley and Boudreau introduced:
H. F. No. 1622, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing a health care safety net preservation program; allowing voluntary agreements to expand intergovernmental transfers; 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 Policy
Mullery, Greiling, Rhodes, Mahoney and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. No. 1623, A bill for an act relating to employment; providing for voluntary paid parental leave; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 268.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Pawlenty, McElroy, Ozment, Lenczewski and Harder introduced:
H. F. No. 1624, A bill for an act relating to taxation; creating a credit for land donated for conservation purposes; 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
Wolf, Workman, Gunther, Hilty and Folliard introduced:
H. F. No. 1625, A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing 211 telephone human services-related referral and information system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 237.036; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries
Haas; Kelliher; Johnson, R.; Schumacher; Leighton; Skoe; Thompson and Gleason introduced:
H. F. No. 1626, A bill for an act relating to elections; limiting independent expenditures by political parties on behalf of their own candidates as a condition of receiving a public subsidy; requiring additional public disclosure; changing times and procedures for distribution of certain public subsidies; limiting certain multicandidate expenditures by political parties; changing certain requirements; limiting certain contributions; increasing the political contribution refund; imposing civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 10A.01, subdivision 18; 10A.20, subdivision 6b, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.25, subdivision 1, and by adding subdivisions; 10A.27, subdivisions 2 and 11; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28, subdivision 1; 10A.31, subdivisions 5, 7, and by adding a subdivision; 10A.322; 10A.323; and 290.06, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Workman introduced:
H. F. No. 1627, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing major transportation project fund for highway and transit projects; allocating proceeds from sales tax on motor vehicles to highway user tax distribution fund and major transportation project fund; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article XIV to dedicate revenues from motor vehicle sales tax to major transportation project fund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297B.09, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Huntley, Bradley, Abeler, Koskinen and Nornes introduced:
H. F. No. 1628, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for grants to continue a brain injury pilot project; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 1629, A bill for an act relating to family law; providing for a study of the proposed Uniform Parentage Act.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Ness, Mares, Dorn, Erickson, Buesgens, Kielkucki, Skoe, Biernat and Davnie introduced:
H. F. No. 1630, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing alternative licensure requirements for secondary school science teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.18, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Mullery and Gunther introduced:
H. F. No. 1631, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for a transitional employment training project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Mullery and Westrom introduced:
H. F. No. 1632, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for certain programs for the blind.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Boudreau introduced:
H. F. No. 1633, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying the group residential housing supplementary rate for certain facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256I.05, subdivision 1e.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Mahoney; Johnson, S.; Luther; Abeler and Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 1634, A bill for an act relating to social work; applying the duty to warn law to social workers; allowing social workers to form and participate in professional firms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 148B.281, by adding a subdivision; 319B.02, subdivision 19; 319B.40.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Daggett, Gleason, Winter and Tingelstad introduced:
H. F. No. 1635, A bill for an act relating to taxes; property; authorizing tax levies in subwatershed units; authorizing a watershed levy for certain increased costs; changing the levy limit for a watershed district fund and changing its name; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 103B.241, subdivision 1; 103D.905, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Huntley, Koskinen, Otremba and Walker introduced:
H. F. No. 1636, A bill for an act relating to welfare; providing cash bonuses to MFIP participants who complete certain goals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256J.21, subdivision 2; 256J.49, subdivision 12; and 256J.751; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Buesgens introduced:
H. F. No. 1637, A bill for an act relating to counties; repealing provisions requiring licensing of hawkers and peddlers by counties; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 329.02; 329.03; 329.04; 329.05; 329.06; 329.07; 329.08; 329.09.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Skoglund introduced:
H. F. No. 1638, A bill for an act relating to the courts; authorizing courts to accept affidavits in lieu of a hearing on a name change application; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 259.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Wolf introduced:
H. F. No. 1639, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; regulating telecommunication services purchasing cooperatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 308A.210, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries
Buesgens introduced:
H. F. No. 1640, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting the purchase of construction materials, supplies, and equipment used in constructing a library and a police department facility in the city of Shakopee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Cassell, Pelowski, Seifert, Davnie and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 1641, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring educators to display their license or credential in school; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 122A.22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Erickson, Greiling, Entenza, Mares and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F. No. 1642, A bill for an act relating to education; funding the on-line computer-based library catalogue system in state agency libraries; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
Kahn; Osskopp; Hilty; Biernat; Jaros; Dibble; Johnson, R.; Johnson, S.; McGuire; Greiling; Pugh; Entenza; Mullery; Clark, K.; Skoglund; Hausman; Winter; Kelliher; Thompson; Wagenius; Evans; Lieder; Kalis; Slawik; Otremba; Folliard; Mahoney; Carlson; Goodwin; Luther; Gray; Leighton; Wasiluk; Davnie and Marko introduced:
H. F. No. 1643, A bill for an act relating to the environment; creating state and local government procurement policies and administrative practices to ensure sustainability; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 16B.121; 16B.122, subdivision 2; 16B.32, by adding a subdivision; 16B.54, by adding a subdivision; 18B.063; 115A.055, subdivision 1; 115A.15, by adding a subdivision; and 471.345, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16C; and 115A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Kahn, Tingelstad, Greiling, Evans, Jaros, Pugh, Entenza, Mullery, Biernat, Skoglund, Hausman, Kelliher, Thompson, Wagenius, Lieder, Kalis, Slawik, Otremba, Folliard, Mahoney, Carlson, Goodwin, Murphy, Luther, Gray, Leighton, Wasiluk, Davnie, Marko, Peterson, Schumacher, Larson, Hilstrom and Dorn introduced:
H. F. No. 1644, A bill for an act relating to energy; requiring an energy efficiency impact statement and energy efficiency standards for capital improvement projects and public buildings; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 16B.335, by adding a subdivision; 216C.20, subdivision 1; and 471.345, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Rhodes, Folliard, Stang, Entenza and Hackbarth introduced:
H. F. No. 1645, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing additional on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses for the city of St. Louis Park.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Wenzel, Dorn and Opatz introduced:
H. F. No. 1646, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying teachers retirement provisions for labor organization employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 354.41, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 354.41, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Mares; Wasiluk; Johnson, S.; Mahoney and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 1647, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for engineering study of trail in Ramsey and Washington counties.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Hausman, Mariani and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 1648, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a grant to the city of St. Paul for improvements on Raspberry Island; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Opatz, Tuma, Pelowski, Dehler and Stang introduced:
H. F. No. 1649, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing resident tuition rates for certain nonresident students; phasing out the tuition reciprocity program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 135A.031, subdivision 2; 136A.08, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 136A.08.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Penas, Finseth, Skoe, Howes and Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 1650, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a new teacher mentoring pilot program; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Olson and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F. No. 1651, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting the purchase of construction materials and supplies used in constructing a city hall in the city of Annandale; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.71, by adding a subdivision; and 297A.75.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Mares, Wasiluk, Mahoney and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 1652, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Bruce Vento Regional Trail.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Gleason introduced:
H. F. No. 1653, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the crime-related costs levy; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 126C.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Wenzel and Dehler introduced:
H. F. No. 1654, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the city zoo in Little Falls.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Dorn, Goodno, Abeler, Smith and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. No. 1655, A bill for an act relating to relating to civil law; providing for civil actions against the state under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Rukavina and Sertich introduced:
H. F. No. 1656, A bill for an act relating to retirement; teachers retirement association and first class city teacher retirement fund associations; authorizing the purchase of developmental achievement center or day activity center teaching service credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 354.536, subdivision 1; 354A.101, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 1657, A bill for an act relating to state employment; permitting retired state employees to purchase group long-term care insurance through the same plan offered to active state employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 43A.318, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Bradley introduced:
H. F. No. 1658, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a 3.5 percent rate increase for nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with mental retardation, and community-based providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 256B.431, by adding a subdivision; 256B.434, subdivision 4; 256B.501, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Daggett introduced:
H. F. No. 1659, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing that revenues from the solid waste management tax be used for solid waste management activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297H.13, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Goodno introduced:
H. F. No. 1660, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions in foster care reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.82, subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.82, subdivisions 4 and 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Tuma, Cassell, Marquart and Walz introduced:
H. F. No. 1661, A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring credit transfer for certain courses taught within the Minnesota state colleges and universities system.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Workman introduced:
H. F. No. 1662, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing the metropolitan transportation improvement board; directing the secretary of state to conduct metropolitan area election concerning imposition of one-half cent general sales tax; authorizing the board to impose one-half cent sales tax and motor vehicle excise tax in the metropolitan area; dedicating revenues to interstate and trunk highway improvements and transit capital in the metropolitan area; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 174.03, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Mahoney; Johnson, S.; Dawkins; Wasiluk; Mares; Osthoff; Hausman; Entenza; Paymar; Greiling and Krinkie introduced:
H. F. No. 1663, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for state payment of court administration costs in the second judicial district; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 97A.065, subdivision 2; 179A.103, subdivision 1; 273.1398, by adding a subdivision; 299D.03, subdivision 5; 357.021, subdivision 1a; 480.181, subdivision 1; 487.02, subdivision 2; 487.33, subdivision 5; and 574.34, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Kalis and Ruth introduced:
H. F. No. 1664, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing funding for Farmamerica - Minnesota's Agricultural Interpretive Center; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance
Mahoney and Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 1665, A bill for an act relating to economic development; directing payment of a loan for the RiverCentre arena to an economic development fund for St. Paul; appropriating money; amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, subdivision 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Dawkins, Mahoney and Osthoff introduced:
H. F. No. 1666, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for permitted public uses and discretion by Ramsey county board in determining value of tax-forfeited lands; changing a census date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 469.202, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 383A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Entenza, Abeler and Greiling introduced:
H. F. No. 1667, A bill for an act relating to education; improving the financial reporting systems and financial management practices of charter schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 124D.10, subdivisions 4, 17, 23, and by adding a subdivision; and 124D.11, subdivision 9, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Mullery, Goodno, Abeler, Tingelstad, Huntley, Evans, Koskinen and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 1668, A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money from federal TANF funds for a transitional employment training project.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Krinkie introduced:
H. F. No. 1669, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing for publication of public notices on Web sites of local public corporations and municipalities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 331A.01, by adding a subdivision; and 331A.03, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Cassell introduced:
H. F. No. 1670, A bill for an act relating to the public facilities authority; making changes to the wastewater infrastructure funding program effective for applications made after July 1, 2000.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Holsten and Pawlenty introduced:
H. F. No. 1671, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI; dedicating the sales tax receipts equal to a sales tax of 3/16 of one percent on taxable sales for natural resource purposes; creating a heritage enhancement fund and a heritage enhancement council; modifying the disposition of the payments in lieu of sales tax for lottery tickets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 97A.055, subdivision 2; 297A.94; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Koskinen, Tingelstad, Rhodes, Holberg, Paulsen and Kahn introduced:
H. F. No. 1672, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing appropriation of money from 911 fees to provide assistance for certain emergency telephone service costs in the metropolitan area; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.901, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Stang; Kubly; Gerlach; Swenson; Clark, J.; Lenczewski; Hackbarth; Olson; Tingelstad; Westrom; Workman; Schumacher; Dehler and Fuller introduced:
H. F. No. 1673, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use; exempting purchases by fire departments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; 297A.70, subdivision 3; and 297B.03.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Paulsen introduced:
H. F. No. 1674, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for a nursing facility in Hennepin county; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance
Wasiluk; Greiling; Finseth; Mares; Osthoff; Johnson, S.; Peterson; Luther and Winter introduced:
H. F. No. 1675, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to complete restoration of the historic Bruentrup farm in Maplewood.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Wasiluk, Mares, Mahoney, Luther and Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 1676, A bill for an act relating to the city of North St. Paul; authorizing the commissioner of revenue a tax increment financing grant to the city.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Hackbarth; Smith; Mahoney; Anderson, I., and Mares introduced:
H. F. No. 1677, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; requiring educational agencies and institutions to provide certain data to military recruiting officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
Otremba, Winter, Wenzel, Daggett and Howes introduced:
H. F. No. 1678, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; providing funding for the central lakes agricultural center; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance
Paulsen introduced:
H. F. No. 1679, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing retailers a deduction from the amount of sales tax remitted to compensate for costs of collecting the tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 289A.31, subdivision 7.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Howes and Bakk introduced:
H. F. No. 1680, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; allowing spearing on Cass Lake.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy
Dehler introduced:
H. F. No. 1681, A bill for an act relating to state employment; making technical and housekeeping changes; classifying employee identification numbers as public data; extending a pilot project; placing department of human services chief executive officers in the unclassified service; repealing provisions governing appointment of human services chief executive officers and law enforcement vacation donation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 13.43, subdivision 2; and 43A.08, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 43A.04, subdivision 8; and 246.02.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Kubly introduced:
H. F. No. 1682, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for additional disabled access levy authority for independent school district No. 2159, Buffalo Lake-Hector.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Paulsen; Anderson, B.; Westerberg; Kielkucki and Kubly introduced:
H. F. No. 1683, A bill for an act relating to technology business; identifying and defining technology business and activity; providing for regulation of technology business with the department of administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 16B.61, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Entenza, Skoglund, Tuma and Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 1684, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; providing for indeterminate sentencing for first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.108, subdivisions 1 and 3; 609.109, subdivisions 2, 6, and 7; 609.342, subdivision 2; 609.343, subdivision 2; and 609.3452, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 609.109, subdivisions 3 and 4; 609.342, subdivision 3; and 609.343, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Lieder, Marquart, Finseth, Skoe and Penas introduced:
H. F. No. 1685, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the board of regents for the Rural Minnesota Technology Service Center at the Crookston campus.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance
Kuisle; Rifenberg; Holberg; Abeler; Anderson, B.; Stang; Davids and Lindner introduced:
H. F. No. 1686, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting admissions to events sponsored by the state high school league from the sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.70, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Clark, K.; Gunther; Howes; Fuller; Kubly; Skoe; Lieder and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1687, A bill for an act relating to Indian affairs council; adding one member to the advisory council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 3.922, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Clark, J., introduced:
H. F. No. 1688, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; providing certain exemptions for seasonal highway weight restrictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 169.87, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Kahn, Rhodes, Mares, Bishop, Milbert and Gleason introduced:
H. F. No. 1689, A bill for an act relating to gambling; authorizing the state lottery to lease space for and operate a casino in the main terminal of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 297A.259; 349A.01, by adding a subdivision; 349A.10, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 349A.11, subdivision 1; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Dibble, Ozment, Folliard, Davnie, Gleason, Opatz and Hausman introduced:
H. F. No. 1690, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan council; modifying the cost allocation system for the metropolitan disposal system; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 473.517, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs
Sykora, Mares and Rhodes introduced:
H. F. No. 1691, A bill for an act relating to early childhood; expanding services and eligibility for state Head Start funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 119A.52; and 119A.53.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance
Murphy, Mares, Smith and Wenzel introduced:
H. F. No. 1692, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying the administrative provisions of the first class city teacher pension funds; classifying certain data; providing for the monthly payment of lump sum benefits to certain retirees for first class city teacher pension funds and the Minneapolis employees retirement fund; providing reporting and remittance requirements; granting authority to amend articles of incorporation to the Minneapolis teachers retirement fund association; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 354A.011, subdivision 24; 354A.12, subdivision 5; 354A.31, subdivision 3; 354A.35, subdivision 4; and 356A.06, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; 354A; and 356; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 354A.026; 356.86; and 356.865.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Entenza introduced:
H. F. No. 1693, A bill for an act relating to retirement; providing service credit in the correctional employees plan.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Lieder introduced:
H. F. No. 1694, A bill for an act relating to education finance; authorizing a severance levy for independent school district No. 593, Crookston.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance
Mulder introduced:
H. F. No. 1695, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use tax; exempting sales made by certain businesses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 297A.68, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes
Bakk; Rukavina; Sertich; Anderson, I., and Solberg introduced:
H. F. No. 1696, A bill for an act relating to unemployment insurance; providing extra unemployment benefits for certain workers laid off from the Partridge River wood products plant.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Smith, Dawkins and Jacobson introduced:
H. F. No. 1697, A bill for an act relating to crimes; authorizing dismissal of a charge of nonsupport of spouse or child under certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.375, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Smith introduced:
H. F. No. 1698, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting regulation and causes of action by political subdivisions against firearms industry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 471.633.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law
Wilkin introduced:
H. F. No. 1699, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for prospective review of certain major spending commitments for radiation therapy facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 62J.17, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development
Dawkins; Hausman; Clark, K.; Gray; Dibble; Mariani and Walker introduced:
H. F. No. 1700, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating a student worker program to encourage employment of protected group and economically disadvantaged persons; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Entenza, Rhodes, Solberg and Osskopp introduced:
H. F. No. 1701, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for a voter's guide; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 204B.27, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy
Rukavina and Krinkie introduced:
H. F. No. 1702, A bill for an act relating to public safety; legalizing sparklers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 624.20, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 1703, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; establishing revolving appropriation to pay for vehicle license plate costs; making clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 168.381.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Larson, Tuma and Stanek introduced:
H. F. No. 1704, A bill for an act relating to government data; authorizing dissemination of certain juvenile data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 299C.095, subdivision 1; and 299C.13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention
Juhnke introduced:
H. F. No. 1705, A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; creating driver's license account and allocating to the account proceeds of fees relating to functions of department of public safety; appropriating money from the account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 169.09, subdivision 13; 170.23; 171.06, subdivision 2a; 171.07, subdivision 11; 171.13, subdivision 6; 171.185; 171.26; 171.29, subdivision 2; and 171.36.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy
Wasiluk, Kelliher, Thompson, Goodwin, Bernardy and Wagenius introduced:
H. F. No. 1706, A bill for an act relating to human services; prescription drug rebate program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Hausman and Dawkins introduced:
H. F. No. 1707, A bill for an act relating to the city of St. Paul; appropriating money for planning grant for Como regional park remote parking shuttle and internal transit system.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance
Haas introduced:
H. F. No. 1708, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the long-term care employee health insurance assistance program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 62D.04, subdivision 5; and 256L.07, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy
Abeler and Otremba introduced:
H. F. No. 1709, A bill for an act relating to human services; extending the time for emergency assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 256J.48, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy