STATE OF MINNESOTA Journal of the House SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION 1994 __________________ SIXTY-SECOND DAY Saint Paul, Minnesota, Tuesday, February 22, 1994 The House of Representatives convened at 12:00 noon and was called to order by Representative Willard Munger, District 7A. Prayer was offered by Monsignor James D. Habiger, Minnesota Catholic Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota. Music was performed by Representative Kris Hasskamp from District 12A. Representative Munger introduced the new House member, Tim Finseth, from District 1B and announced that he had previously been administered the oath of office and that his election certificate was on file. He was elected in a special election held on July 13, 1993, to replace Wally Sparby whose resignation was effective on May 18, 1993. Representative Munger introduced the new House member, Kevin Knight, from District 40B and announced that he had previously been administered the oath of office and that his election certificate was on file. He was elected in a special election held on January 11, 1994, to replace Kathleen Blatz whose resignation was effective on January 24, 1994. Representative Munger introduced the new House member, Tom Van Engen, from District 15A and announced that he had previously been administered the oath of office and that his election certificate was on file. He was elected in a special election held on February 8, 1994, to replace Alan W. Welle whose resignation was effective on January 4, 1994. The members of the House gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The roll was called and the following members were present: Abrams Anderson, I. Anderson, R. Asch Battaglia Bauerly Beard Bergson Bertram Bettermann Bishop Brown, C. Brown, K. Carlson Carruthers Clark Commers Cooper Dauner Davids Dawkins Dehler Delmont Dempsey Erhardt Evans Farrell Finseth Frerichs Garcia Girard Goodno Greenfield Greiling Gruenes Gutknecht Hasskamp Haukoos Hausman Holsten Hugoson Huntley Jacobs Jaros Jefferson Jennings Johnson, A. Johnson, R. Johnson, V. Kahn Kalis Kelley Kelso Kinkel Klinzing Knickerbocker Knight Koppendrayer Krinkie Krueger Lasley Leppik Lieder Limmer Lindner Long Lourey Luther Lynch Macklin Mahon Mariani McCollum McGuire Milbert Molnau Morrison Mosel Munger Murphy Neary Nelson Ness Olson, K. Olson, M. Onnen Opatz Orenstein Orfield Osthoff Ostrom Ozment Pauly Pawlenty Pelowski Peterson Pugh Reding Rest Rhodes Rice Rodosovich Rukavina Sarna Seagren Sekhon Simoneau Skoglund Smith Solberg Stanius Steensma Sviggum Swenson Tomassoni Tompkins Trimble Tunheim Van Dellen Van Engen Vellenga Vickerman Wagenius Waltman Weaver Wejcman Wenzel Winter Wolf Worke Workman A quorum was present. Dorn; Olson, E., and Perlt were excused. The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of the preceding day. Garcia moved that further reading of the Journal be dispensed with and that the Journal be approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk. The motion prevailed. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Representative Munger announced the next order of business to be the election of a new Speaker due to the resignation of Dee Long as Speaker effective September 15, 1993. The name of Irv Anderson was placed in nomination by Jefferson. The nomination was seconded by Murphy. The name of Steve Sviggum was placed in nomination by Gutknecht. The nomination was seconded by Bettermann. There being no further nominations, Representative Munger declared the nominations closed. The Clerk called the roll on the election of a Speaker. The following members of the House voted for Anderson, I.: Anderson, I. Anderson, R. Asch Battaglia Bauerly Beard Bergson Bertram Brown, C. Brown, K. Carlson Carruthers Clark Cooper Dauner Dawkins Delmont Evans Farrell Garcia Greenfield Greiling Hasskamp Hausman Huntley Jacobs Jaros Jefferson Jennings Johnson, A. Johnson, R. Kahn Kalis Kelley Kelso Kinkel Klinzing Krueger Lasley Lieder Long Lourey Luther Mahon Mariani McCollum McGuire Milbert Mosel Munger Murphy Neary Nelson Olson, K. Opatz Orenstein Orfield Osthoff Ostrom Pelowski Peterson Pugh Reding Rest Rice Rodosovich Rukavina Sarna Sekhon Simoneau Skoglund Solberg Steensma Tomassoni Trimble Tunheim Vellenga Wagenius Wejcman Wenzel Winter Anderson, I., received 81 votes. The following members of the House voted for Sviggum: Abrams Bettermann Bishop Commers Davids Dehler Dempsey Erhardt Finseth Frerichs Girard Goodno Gruenes Gutknecht Haukoos Holsten Hugoson Johnson, V. Knickerbocker Knight Koppendrayer Krinkie Leppik Limmer Lindner Lynch Macklin Molnau Morrison Ness Olson, M. Onnen Ozment Pauly Pawlenty Rhodes Seagren Smith Stanius Sviggum Swenson Tompkins Van Dellen Van Engen Vickerman Waltman Weaver Wolf Worke Workman Sviggum received 50 votes. Irv Anderson, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker of the House. Clark; Sarna; Wenzel; Mariani; Steensma; Garcia; Brown, K., and Johnson, V., were appointed to escort the Speaker- elect to the rostrom. OATH OF OFFICE The oath of office was administered to the Speaker-elect Irv Anderson by the Honorable Esther M. Tomljanovich, Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. The Speaker expressed his appreciation for the honor bestowed upon him. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS House File Nos. 1802 through 1901 were pre-filed with the Speaker during the recess, given a file number and unofficially referred to committee pursuant to House rule 5.14. The following is the official introduction and committee reference: Munger, Sekhon, Orfield, Weaver and Wagenius introduced: H. F. No. 1802, A bill for an act relating to pollution; regulating toxic air emissions; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 115D.07, subdivisions 1 and 2; 115D.08, subdivision 1; 115D.10; 115D.12, subdivision 2; 299K.08, by adding subdivisions; and 438.08; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115D. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Leppik, Kelley, Rhodes, Smith and Knickerbocker introduced: H. F. No. 1803, A bill for an act relating to highways; allowing use of existing paved road surface to be used for additional lane of travel on I-394; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 161.123. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Farrell; Jennings; Munger; Olson, E., and Goodno introduced: H. F. No. 1804, A bill for an act relating to environment; providing reciprocal access to courts and administrative agencies for injuries caused by transboundary pollution; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 543. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Erhardt, Skoglund, Goodno and Olson, E., introduced: H. F. No. 1805, A bill for an act relating to lotteries; proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from authorizing a lottery operated by the state; providing for conforming legislation if the amendment is adopted by the people. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Erhardt, Skoglund, Vellenga and Olson, E., introduced: H. F. No. 1806, A bill for an act relating to the lottery; abolishing the state lottery; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 10A.01, subdivision 18; 15A.081, subdivision 1; 270A.03, subdivision 7; 340A.410, subdivision 5; 541.20; 541.21; 609.75, subdivision 3; and 609.762, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 270B.14, subdivision 7; 349A.01; 349A.02; 349A.03; 349A.04; 349A.05; 349A.06; 349A.07; 349A.08; 349A.09; 349A.10; 349A.11; 349A.12; 349A.13; 349A.14; and 349A.15. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Jennings introduced: H. F. No. 1807, A bill for an act relating to taxation; altering the composition of public regional library district boards; changing the maximum levy authority for certain regional library systems; limiting the ability of regional library systems to incur debt. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Jennings, Nelson, Goodno, Bertram and Olson, E., introduced: H. F. No. 1808, A bill for an act relating to workers' compensation; providing for insurance regulation; regulating benefits; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 79.50; 79.51, subdivisions 1 and 3; 79.53, subdivision 1; 79.55, subdivisions 2, 5, and by adding subdivisions; 79.56, subdivisions 1 and 3; 176.021, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 176.101, subdivisions 1, 3g, 3l, 3m, 3o, 3q, 4, and 5; 176.645, subdivision 1; and 176.66, subdivision 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 79; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 79.53, subdivision 2; 79.54; 79.56, subdivision 2; 79.57; 79.58; and 176.132, subdivisions 1 and 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations. Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1809, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, adding a section to article XIII; providing for the admission of certain DNA evidence in judicial proceedings. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1810, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article IV; requiring the legislature to provide by law for DNA evidence in civil and criminal trials and hearings. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Anderson, R.; Ozment; Carlson; Greiling and Kalis introduced: H. F. No. 1811, A bill for an act relating to school bus drivers; designating third Monday of January as Minnesota School Bus Driver Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Olson, K., and Winter introduced: H. F. No. 1812, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the rural development board for grants to businesses affected by the 1993 flood. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Greiling, Seagren, Vellenga, Kelso and Bauerly introduced: H. F. No. 1813, A bill for an act relating to education; fostering professional staff involvement and satisfaction, improving instruction and educational accountability; using staff development revenue to develop alternative staffing patterns; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 123.951; 124A.225, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5; and 124A.29, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Olson, K., and Winter introduced: H. F. No. 1814, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing and financing an interest rate buy-down program; establishing benefit limits; appropriating money. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Rodosovich and Knickerbocker introduced: H. F. No. 1815, A bill for an act relating to redistricting; allowing for description of legislative and congressional districts using federal census units; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 2.031, by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. Lieder and Osthoff introduced: H. F. No. 1816, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; requiring motor vehicles sold in Minnesota on and after January 1, 2000, to be equipped with an automatic mileage recorder meeting certain specifications; requiring a study and report by the commissioner of transportation on replacing the present highway user tax system with a system based on charges per mile traveled; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Greiling, McCollum, Seagren, Mahon and Dempsey introduced: H. F. No. 1817, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing that the open appointments act applies to certain appointments made by legislators; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 15.0597, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Rest; Olson, E.; Abrams; Neary and Girard introduced: H. F. No. 1818, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; repealing limited market value; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 273.11, subdivision 5; 273.121; and 276.04, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 273.11, subdivision 1a. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Lieder and Osthoff introduced: H. F. No. 1819, A bill for an act relating to transportation; authorizing the issuance of state transportation bonds; appropriating the proceeds for grants to political subdivisions for bridge construction and reconstruction; authorizing issuance of state bonds to finance state share of costs of light rail transit facilities; appropriating money. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Delmont and Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1820, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the forfeiture law's definition of "weapon used"; requiring the destruction of forfeited weapons used, firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 609.5316, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 609.531, subdivision 1; and 609.5315, subdivisions 1 and 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1821, A bill for an act relating to juveniles; extending the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to adjudicated delinquents aged 19 or older who have intentionally avoided the court's jurisdiction; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 260.181, subdivision 4. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1822, A bill for an act relating to crime; providing mandatory minimum prison sentences for persons convicted of a drive-by shooting; prohibiting persons under the age of 21 from possessing a pistol or assault weapon; making it a felony for a person under the age of 21 to carry an assault weapon or for any person to sell a pistol or assault weapon to a person under the age of 21; prohibiting juvenile offenders from possessing any firearm for ten years following discharge from disposition for a violent offense; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 609.11, subdivision 9; 624.713, subdivision 1; 624.7132, subdivision 15; and 624.7181, subdivision 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Perlt, Mahon, Skoglund, Wenzel and Sarna introduced: H. F. No. 1823, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulation; authorizing use of blue lights on law enforcement vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 169.64, subdivision 4. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Skoglund and Olson, K., introduced: H. F. No. 1824, A bill for an act relating to data practices; providing for release of the current address of certain welfare recipients to law enforcement agencies; providing for release of patient and resident directory information to law enforcement agencies; permitting law enforcement and court services agencies to share their records on juveniles with school officials under certain circumstances; requiring proposed transferees of pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and applicants for a permit to carry a pistol to authorize release of mental health and chemical dependency records to the local police authority conducting the firearms background check; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 13.99, subdivision 79; 260.161, by adding a subdivision; 624.7131, subdivision 2; and 624.714, subdivisions 3 and 4; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 144.651, subdivisions 2, 21, and 26; 253B.03, subdivisions 3 and 4; 260.161, subdivision 3; 624.7131, subdivision 1; and 624.7132, subdivisions 1 and 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Lasley and Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1825, A bill for an act relating to driving while intoxicated; establishing a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of electronic alcohol monitoring of DWI offenders; appropriating money. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Mahon, Greiling, Asch, Evans and Rest introduced: H. F. No. 1826, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; uncapping the appropriation for targeting for 1994 only; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Anderson, R.; Anderson, I.; Lieder; Kalis and Bishop introduced: H. F. No. 1827, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; Minneapolis veterans home; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services/Health and Housing Finance Division. Perlt; Brown, C.; Bergson; Delmont and Mahon introduced: H. F. No. 1828, A bill for an act relating to the city of Oakdale; authorizing the city to petition for annexation of certain properties acquired by the Minnesota department of transportation in Washington county for right-of-way purposes. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Brown, K.; Clark and Evans introduced: H. F. No. 1829, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring copies of evacuation plans for residents of manufactured home parks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 290A.19; 327C.01, by adding a subdivision; and 327C.02, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 327.20, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing. Anderson, R.; Anderson, I.; Lieder; Lasley and Dempsey introduced: H. F. No. 1830, A bill for an act relating to elections; providing for a voluntary code of fair campaign practices; prohibiting false, misleading, or deceptive campaigning; expanding the jurisdiction of the conciliation court; imposing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 211B.06, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 491A.01, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 211B. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. Leppik introduced: H. F. No. 1831, A bill for an act relating to elections; voter registration; eliminating the requirement that a voter registration card include the voter's telephone number; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 201.071, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. Brown, K.; Evans and Luther introduced: H. F. No. 1832, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring certification of shelters in manufactured home parks; eliminating certain shelters from manufactured home park valuation; requiring shelters in certain parks; providing financial assistance for shelter construction; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 273.11, by adding a subdivision; 327.205; 462A.05, by adding a subdivision; and 462A.21, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 16B.61, subdivision 3; and 327.20, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing. Erhardt, Morrison, Seagren, Knickerbocker and Abrams introduced: H. F. No. 1833, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; uncapping the appropriation for targeting for 1994 only; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Tunheim introduced: H. F. No. 1834, A bill for an act relating to solid waste management; postponing the prohibition on disposing of unprocessed mixed municipal solid waste at substandard landfills under specific circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 115A.415. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Tunheim and Anderson, I., introduced: H. F. No. 1835, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; agreements on taking and possession of fish taken from Ontario boundary waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 97A.531, by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Luther; Johnson, A.; Simoneau; Perlt and Peterson introduced: H. F. No. 1836, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to provide information to the public regarding secondhand smoke health risks to children; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. Luther; Onnen; Ostrom; Anderson, I., and Sviggum introduced: H. F. No. 1837, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; changing the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 290.067, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Bishop, Carruthers, Farrell and Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1838, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing for judicial commitment of sexually violent predators to the custody of the commissioner of human services; providing a petitioning process and commitment procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 609.1351; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 526.09; 526.10; 526.11; and 526.115. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Skoglund and Lasley introduced: H. F. No. 1839, A bill for an act relating to driving while intoxicated; establishing a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of electronic alcohol monitoring of DWI offenders; appropriating money. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Morrison; Simoneau; Brown, C., and Pawlenty introduced: H. F. No. 1840, A bill for an act relating to local government; requiring the metropolitan council to study housing redevelopment and rehabilitation costs. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Pelowski introduced: H. F. No. 1841, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting bonds to be issued; permitting the city of Rollingstone to construct and lease space for educational purposes to independent school district No. 861, Winona; amending Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 5, section 43. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Molnau introduced: H. F. No. 1842, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a flood hazard mitigation grant to the city of Chaska; authorizing the sale of state bonds. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance. Tomassoni, Kahn, Greiling, Rukavina and Johnson, R., introduced: H. F. No. 1843, A bill for an act relating to retirement; various public employee pension plans; authorizing the payment of partial postretirement adjustments to the estates of certain pre-1973 and related retirees; providing prorated postretirement adjustments to the estates of certain 1993 decedents; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 356.86, subdivision 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Molnau introduced: H. F. No. 1844, A bill for an act relating to highways; designating trunk highway marked No. 212 as the Minnesota Veterans Memorial Highway; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 161.14, by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Rhodes, Kelley, Orenstein and Rest introduced: H. F. No. 1845, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting school boards to begin the school year before Labor Day when a religious holiday is observed the day following Labor Day; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 126.12, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Luther; Evans; Vellenga; Johnson, A., and Seagren introduced: H. F. No. 1846, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a women-owned business study. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Morrison, Munger, Frerichs and Rukavina introduced: H. F. No. 1847, A bill for an act relating to alternative energy; providing a consumer rebate for the purchase of residential low-emission wood or biomass combustion devices; providing for rulemaking by the Minnesota pollution control agency and the department of public service; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy. Perlt, Delmont, Beard, Holsten and Macklin introduced: H. F. No. 1848, A bill for an act relating to data practices; requiring treatment facilities to release mental health and chemical dependency information to the local police authority conducting the firearms background check; appointing a mental health directory information policy group; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 13.42, by adding a subdivision; 624.7131, subdivision 2; and 624.714, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 624.7132, subdivision 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Leppik introduced: H. F. No. 1849, A bill for an act relating to taxation; allowing a refund for a portion of the motor vehicle excise taxes paid on certain park trailers; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297B. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Steensma; Bishop; Anderson, I.; Kahn and Winter introduced: H. F. No. 1850, A bill for an act relating to state government; administrative procedures; requiring agencies to notify the legislature before proposing administrative rules; providing for review by legislative committees; permitting legislative committees to object to proposed rules and providing the effect of an objection; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 14.365; 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 Gambling. Lasley introduced: H. F. No. 1851, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance; changing certain contents of a principal campaign committee report; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 10A.20, subdivision 3. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. Molnau introduced: H. F. No. 1852, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting members of local government bodies and town boards to a single per diem payment per day; providing duties to the county auditor; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration. Morrison, Osthoff, Knight and Kelso introduced: H. F. No. 1853, A bill for an act relating to highways; requiring the commissioner of transportation's rules for the operation of the I-394 parking ramp in Minneapolis to provide incentives for use of the ramp by high-occupancy vehicles that use highways other than I-394; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 161.1231, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Greiling, Rest, Mahon, Seagren and McGuire introduced: H. F. No. 1854, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the formula for abatement aids; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 124.214, subdivision 2; and 124A.032. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Reding introduced: H. F. No. 1855, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota state retirement system; providing a retroactive exception to the reemployed annuitant earnings limitation for a certain individual. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Bettermann, Goodno and Koppendrayer introduced: H. F. No. 1856, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying provisions relating to prevailing wages; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 177.41; 177.42, subdivision 6; 177.43, subdivisions 1 and 3; and 471.345, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Labor-Management Relations. Brown, K.; Evans and Clark introduced: H. F. No. 1857, A bill for an act relating to manufactured housing; requiring a study of state administration, regulation, and enforcement; requiring a report to the legislature. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing. Rest, Mahon, Vellenga, Erhardt and McGuire introduced: H. F. No. 1858, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax refund; uncapping the appropriation for targeting for 1994 only; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 290A.04, subdivision 2h. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Luther; Evans; Mariani; Brown, K., and Clark introduced: H. F. No. 1859, A bill for an act relating to housing; establishing penalties for failure to provide a written lease; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 504.12. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing. Abrams, Leppik, Kelley and Knickerbocker introduced: H. F. No. 1860, A bill for an act relating to education; permitting independent school district No. 270 school year to commence before Labor Day. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Brown, K.; Evans; Smith and Wejcman introduced: H. F. No. 1861, A bill for an act relating to manufactured homes; restricting the venue for repossession actions to the county in which the manufactured home is located; making technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 327.63, subdivision 1; 327.64, subdivision 2; and 327.65. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing. Hausman, Munger, Kahn and Pauly introduced: H. F. No. 1862, A bill for an act relating to state departments and agencies; environmental quality board; providing that the board may provide its own staff and administration; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 116C.03, subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 116C.03, subdivision 5. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Olson, E.; Pauly; Anderson, I.; Bishop and Asch introduced: H. F. No. 1863, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; providing for the house and senate ethics committees to perform specified duties in ethics leadership; changing various lobbyist and principal reporting requirements; prescribing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 10A.04, subdivisions 4, 5, and 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ethics. Orenstein introduced: H. F. No. 1864, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing the city of St. Paul to issue a wine and beer license to the College of St. Catherine catering service for certain buildings. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy. Simoneau, Jefferson and Morrison introduced: H. F. No. 1865, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring newly hired state employees to be state residents; 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 Gambling. Bergson introduced: H. F. No. 1866, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring nonresident school districts to enroll siblings of nonresident pupils attending school in the nonresident district; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 120.062, by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Dempsey, Ozment and Koppendrayer introduced: H. F. No. 1867, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding the uses of reserve funds to include innovative and remedial education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 124A.29, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Winter; Anderson, I.; Ostrom; Goodno and Rest introduced: H. F. No. 1868, A bill for an act relating to the local government trust fund; transferring an appropriation from the local government trust fund to the general fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 256E.06, subdivision 12. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Weaver, Rhodes, Smith, Swenson and Leppik introduced: H. F. No. 1869, A bill for an act relating to education; safe schools; requiring students who transfer and school officials to transmit students' education records; allowing peace officers to disseminate certain information to schools and social service agencies; expanding the definition of directory information to include published photographs; expanding antiviolence programs in schools; establishing grant programs to develop curricula on ethics and parenting skills; precluding disruptive students from participating in the open enrollment program; making possession of a firearm or engaging in dangerous, disruptive, or violent behavior in a school zone grounds for immediate dismissal from school; providing for criminal prosecution of juveniles alleged to have possessed a firearm in a school zone; expanding the crime of possessing a dangerous weapon on school property to include the possession of replica firearms and the possession of weapons within 300 feet of school property; extending the juvenile court's continuing jurisdiction to a minor's 23rd birthday; expanding the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor to include parents and guardians who fail to provide reasonable supervision or control over their minor children; establishing a school-related crime hotline; increasing the limit on parental liability for personal injury torts committed by a minor; encouraging school districts to create alternative programs for disruptive students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 120.062, subdivision 7; 120.101, by adding a subdivision; 124.912, by adding a subdivision; 126.77, subdivision 1; 126.78; 127.03, subdivision 3; 127.29, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 127.30, by adding a subdivision; 127.31, by adding a subdivision; 127.35; 127.38; 260.015, subdivision 5; 260.111, by adding a subdivision; 260.125, by adding a subdivision; 260.161, by adding a subdivision; 260.181, subdivision 4; 260.315; and 609.055, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 13.32, subdivision 5; 120.101, subdivision 5; 121.831, subdivision 9; 260.161, subdivision 3; 540.18, subdivision 1; and 609.66, subdivision 1d; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Weaver, Swenson, Carruthers and Skoglund introduced: H. F. No. 1870, A bill for an act relating to driving while intoxicated; authorizing imposition of a two-year gross misdemeanor sentence on certain repeat DWI offenders; requiring consecutive sentences for multiple crimes committed by repeat DWI offenders and DWI offenders who drive without insurance or after license cancellation or revocation; imposing misdemeanor penalties on persons who knowingly lend their motor vehicles to intoxicated or unlicensed drivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 169.797, subdivision 4; 609.02, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 609.105; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 169.121, subdivision 3; and 171.24; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 169. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Koppendrayer, Ness and Sviggum introduced: H. F. No. 1871, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a statewide student assessment; permitting the state board of education to prescribe a single statewide form of assessment for the graduation rule; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 121.11, subdivision 7c; Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 8, section 33, as amended; Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 7, section 27. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Rukavina introduced: H. F. No. 1872, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the St. Louis county board to issue one off-sale liquor license to a premises in Embarrass township. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy. Cooper introduced: H. F. No. 1873, A bill for an act relating to health; creating an exception to the nursing home moratorium; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 144A.071, subdivision 3. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. Dempsey introduced: H. F. No. 1874, A bill for an act relating to the city of Red Wing; authorizing the city to extend the duration of a tax increment financing district. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Anderson, I., introduced: H. F. No. 1875, A bill for an act relating to highways; cemeteries; authorizing highway information signs to direct travelers to public cemeteries; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 160.292, subdivisions 2, 10, and by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Luther, Clark, Simoneau, Holsten and Orenstein introduced: H. F. No. 1876, A bill for an act relating to general assistance; modifying eligibility for payments to residents of shelter facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 256D.05, subdivision 3. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. Dempsey introduced: H. F. No. 1877, A bill for an act relating to pollution control; modifying the eligibility area for the state financial assistance program for combined sewer overflow; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 116.162, subdivision 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Peterson; Lieder; Dempsey; Johnson, A., and Greiling introduced: H. F. No. 1878, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; changing the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 290.067, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Kalis introduced: H. F. No. 1879, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; reducing the apartment class rate in certain municipalities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 273.13, subdivision 25. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Bergson; Lieder; Anderson, I.; Johnson, V., and Perlt introduced: H. F. No. 1880, A resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution, for ratification by the states, specifying that Congress and the states shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. Dempsey, Reding and Sviggum introduced: H. F. No. 1881, A bill for an act relating to the city of Red Wing; authorizing certain police officers to elect retirement coverage by the public employees police and fire fund. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Macklin, Pugh and Brown, C., introduced: H. F. No. 1882, A bill for an act relating to contracts; creating the public contractors' performance and payment bond act by amending existing provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 574.26; 574.261; 574.262, subdivision 1; 574.263, subdivision 3; 574.264, subdivision 1; 574.27; 574.28; 574.29; 574.30; 574.31; and 574.32. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Morrison and Seagren introduced: H. F. No. 1883, A bill for an act relating to public utilities; requiring the public utilities commission to justify flat rates for utility service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy. Evans; Johnson, A., and Sekhon introduced: H. F. No. 1884, A bill for an act relating to housing; requiring a report to the legislature evaluating emergency weather procedures in manufactured home parks; appropriating money. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing. Jennings, Reding, Girard and Peterson introduced: H. F. No. 1885, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; regulating administrative hearings on bank applications, certain bank mergers, certain emergency notices, certain credit union accounts, and motor vehicle sales finance contracts; making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 46.041, subdivision 4; 47.0154; 48.47; 48.70; 52.191; 59A.03, subdivision 1; 168.69; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 47.54, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 48; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 48.26; and 48.88, subdivision 2. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance. Reding, Winter, Gruenes, Jennings and Peterson introduced: H. F. No. 1886, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating insurers, investments, rehabilitations and liquidations, policy loans, and alternative coverage mechanisms; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 60A.052, subdivision 2; 60A.11, subdivision 13; 60A.111, subdivision 2; 60A.13, subdivision 8; 60B.60, subdivisions 2 and 3; 61A.28, subdivisions 11 and 12; 62F.02, subdivision 1; and 62F.03, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 60A.23, subdivision 4; 60D.20, subdivision 2; and 62B.12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 60D.19, subdivision 5. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance. Solberg; Johnson, R., and Anderson, I., introduced: H. F. No. 1887, A bill for an act relating to retirement; changing optional annuities under the judges retirement plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 490.124, subdivision 11. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced: H. F. No. 1888, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing bonds and appropriating money to build an addition to the Grand Rapids civic center. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Tompkins, Milbert, Dempsey, Ozment and Pugh introduced: H. F. No. 1889, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to make public improvements of a capital nature; authorizing issuance of state bonds to finance the construction of a secure juvenile detention and treatment facility in Dakota county for multicounty use; authorizing juvenile courts to make placements at the facility; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 260.185, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Tunheim introduced: H. F. No. 1890, A bill for an act relating to Lake of the Woods county; allowing the county to forgive the amount owing on a contract for deed. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Pugh and Macklin introduced: H. F. No. 1891, A bill for an act relating to real property; clarifying and making technical corrections to statutory provisions relating to real property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 14.03, subdivision 3; 83.26, subdivision 2; 500.19, subdivision 4; 507.09; 507.332; 508.12, subdivision 1; 508.13; 508.23, subdivision 1; 508.35; 508.37, subdivision 1a; 508.38; 508.45; 508.47, subdivision 5; 508.51; 508.52; 508.55; 508.68; 508.70; 508.71, subdivision 4; 508A.22, subdivision 1; 508A.35; 508A.38; 508A.45; 508A.47, subdivision 5; 508A.51; 508A.52; 508A.55; 508A.68; 508A.71, subdivision 4; 559.21, subdivisions 3, 4, and 8; and 580.12; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 256B.0595, by adding a subdivision; 508.71, subdivision 7; 515B.1-102; 515B.1-103; 515B.1-105; 515B.1-116; 515B.2-104; 515B.2-105; 515B.2-110; 515B.2-118; 515B.2-119; 515B.3-113; 515B.3-116; and 515B.3-117; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 508; and 508A. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Commers and Pawlenty introduced: H. F. No. 1892, A bill for an act relating to highways; extending department of transportation sign franchise program to include urban controlled-access highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 160.80, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Pawlenty and Commers introduced: H. F. No. 1893, A bill for an act relating to intoxicating liquor; authorizing the city of Eagan to issue up to ten additional licenses. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy. Lasley and Haukoos introduced: H. F. No. 1894, A bill for an act relating to elections; eliminating the designation of incumbency for judicial offices; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 204B.36, subdivision 5. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections. Vellenga; Anderson, I.; Solberg; Kalis and Osthoff introduced: H. F. No. 1895, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to the department of administration for a grant to the Minnesota humanities commission to rehabilitate and retrofit the west wing of the former Gillette Children's Hospital; authorizing the sale of state bonds. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance. Reding and Davids introduced: H. F. No. 1896, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for Mower county to acquire the historic Grand Meadow chert quarry; authorizing the sale of state bonds. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance. Reding and Davids introduced: H. F. No. 1897, A bill for an act relating to bonding; providing funding for a nonmotorized trail between Lake Louise state park and the city of Le Roy. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance. Orenstein introduced: H. F. No. 1898, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to reimburse local law enforcement agencies for all or part of the costs they incur in conducting background checks and issuing permits under the handgun control act. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Infrastructure and Regulation Finance. Greiling, Kahn, Evans, Leppik and Winter introduced: H. F. No. 1899, A bill for an act relating to state government; revising procedures used for adoption and review of administrative rules; making various technical changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 14.05, subdivision 1; 14.12; 14.38, subdivisions 7, 8, and 9; 14.46, subdivisions 1 and 3; 14.47, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; 14.50; 14.51; 17.84; 84.027, by adding a subdivision; and 128C.02, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 3.841; and 3.984, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; and 14; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 3.842; 3.843; 3.844; 3.845; 3.846; 14.03, subdivision 3; 14.05, subdivisions 2 and 3; 14.06; 14.08; 14.09; 14.11; 14.115; 14.131; 14.1311; 14.14; 14.15; 14.16; 14.18; 14.19; 14.20; 14.22; 14.225; 14.23; 14.235; 14.24; 14.25; 14.26; 14.27; 14.28; 14.29; 14.30; 14.305; 14.31; 14.32; 14.33; 14.34; 14.35; 14.36; 14.365; 14.38, subdivisions 4, 5, and 6; and 17.83; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 14.10. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Jaros, Smith, Sarna, Commers and Clark introduced: H. F. No. 1900, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing a coordinator of international affairs; establishing an advisory committee; providing for appointments; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Ness, Cooper, Onnen and Mosel introduced: H. F. No. 1901, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the city of Hutchinson to incur debt for certain improvements; authorizing a reverse referendum on the issuance of city bonds. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. House File Nos. 1902 through 1970 were not pre-filed pursuant to House Rule 5.14. and were introduced on the 62nd legislative day as follows: Johnson, A.; Carlson; Vellenga and Greiling introduced: H. F. No. 1902, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a pilot program for children with specific learning disabilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 125.185, subdivision 4; and 126.70, subdivision 2a. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Johnson, A., introduced: H. F. No. 1903, A bill for an act relating to retirement; granting service credit in the teachers retirement association for periods of military service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 354.53. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Cooper introduced: H. F. No. 1904, A bill for an act relating to the environment; forgiving advances and loans made to the city of Morton under a pilot litigation loan project relating to wastewater treatment. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance. Johnson, A.; Neary and Rhodes introduced: H. F. No. 1905, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; allowing certain licensed motor vehicle dealers to act as deputy registrars; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 168.33, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Reding introduced: H. F. No. 1906, A bill for an act relating to state trails; routing an existing trail; establishing new trails; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 85.015, subdivision 7, and by adding subdivisions. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Greiling, McCollum, Asch, Perlt and Stanius introduced: H. F. No. 1907, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan mosquito control; requiring the metropolitan mosquito control commission to prepare and adopt a long-range comprehensive plan and budget subject to metropolitan council approval; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 473.704, 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 Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Greiling, Asch, McCollum, Perlt and Stanius introduced: H. F. No. 1908, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan mosquito control; providing for conflict of interest rules to apply to employees of the commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 473.706; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 18. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Reding introduced: H. F. No. 1909, A bill for an act relating to retirement; local police and salaried firefighters relief associations; requiring continuation of surviving spouse benefits upon remarriage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 423A.17. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Wejcman, Pugh and Lynch introduced: H. F. No. 1910, A bill for an act relating to courts; expanding conciliation court jurisdiction over matters involving rental property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 491A.01, subdivision 9. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Carruthers, Skoglund, Wejcman, Macklin and Bergson introduced: H. F. No. 1911, A bill for an act relating to criminal procedure; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I, section 7, to permit courts to deny a defendant's release on bail when necessary to protect the safety of any individual or the public or to ensure the defendant's appearance at court proceedings; enacting the Minnesota bail reform act; providing procedures governing pretrial and postconviction release and detention decisions; providing for appellate review of release and detention orders; imposing penalties for failure to appear in court as required and for commission of a crime while on release; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 589.16; 629.53; and 629.63; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 629.72, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 629A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 609.49; 629.44; 629.45; 629.47; 629.48; 629.49; 629.54; 629.55; 629.58; 629.59; 629.60; 629.61; 629.62; and 629.64. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Seagren, Carlson, Koppendrayer, Leppik and Weaver introduced: H. F. No. 1912, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing the use of a portion of capital expenditure facilities revenue for equipment uses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 124.243, subdivision 8. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Farrell introduced: H. F. No. 1913, A bill for an act relating to retirement; St. Paul police consolidation account; authorizing the payment of refunds to the estates of certain deceased police officers. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Jennings, Reding, Huntley, Abrams and Girard introduced: H. F. No. 1914, A bill for an act relating to financial institutions; reciprocal interstate banking; removing the geographical limitation contained in the definition of reciprocating state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 48.92, subdivision 7. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance. Weaver, Van Dellen, Lynch and Rukavina introduced: H. F. No. 1915, A bill for an act relating to employment; establishing a disaster volunteer leave program in the state civil service; 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 Gambling. Brown, K., and Klinzing introduced: H. F. No. 1916, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; requiring a delay in implementing future property tax changes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 272. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Kelso and Morrison introduced: H. F. No. 1917, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for financial assistance and capital expenditures of the regional transit board; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 473.375, subdivision 13; and 473.39, subdivision 1b. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Evans, Bergson and Asch introduced: H. F. No. 1918, A bill for an act relating to licensing; requiring implementation of a system of consolidated business licensing; requiring the state to provide citizens with electronic access to state agencies for the purpose of obtaining certain licenses and permits; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16B; and 116J. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Evans and Mariani introduced: H. F. No. 1919, A bill for an act relating to manufactured homes; clarifying certain language governing application fees with in park sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 327C.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 6. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Housing. Simoneau, Morrison, Bishop and Anderson, I., introduced: H. F. No. 1920, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; motor vehicles; establishing system for the notification, recording, and collection of delinquent fines for parking violations; prohibiting registration of vehicle of owner who has not paid the fine for a parking violation; prohibiting issuance of warrants for parking violations; imposing a fee; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 169.91, subdivision 3; 169.95; and 169.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 168; and 169. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Johnson, R.; Reding; Knickerbocker; Greiling and Kahn introduced: H. F. No. 1921, A bill for an act relating to retirement; increasing employee contribution rates and benefit computation formulas for the teachers retirement fund; revising the salary growth assumption for certain public pension funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 354.42, subdivision 2; 354.44, subdivision 6; and 356.215, subdivision 4d; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 356.215, subdivision 4g. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Bettermann, Koppendrayer and Dauner introduced: H. F. No. 1922, A bill for an act relating to counties; permitting examinations of accounts and records by certified public accountants; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 6.48. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Perlt, Skoglund, Klinzing and Bergson introduced: H. F. No. 1923, A bill for an act relating to the secretary of state; changing filing procedures for corporations and certain organizations; providing for service of process on limited partnerships; changing requirements for filings governed by the uniform commercial code; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 302A.821, subdivision 1; 303.07, subdivision 2; 303.17, subdivisions 2 and 4; 315.23, subdivision 3; 315.44; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 336.9-403; 336.9-407; 336.9-413; 336A.04, subdivision 3; 336A.09, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 322A. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Bergson, Carruthers, Luther, Weaver and Perlt introduced: H. F. No. 1924, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor to include parents and guardians who fail to provide reasonable care, supervision, protection, or control over their minor children; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 260.315. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Vellenga; Anderson, I.; Bauerly; Carlson and Koppendrayer introduced: H. F. No. 1925, A bill for an act relating to education; lowering the property tax revenue recognition shift; clarifying state aid payments; modifying the appeal process for school districts to revise the state-aid payment schedule; modifying the tax credit adjustment; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 121.904, subdivision 4e; and 124.195, subdivision 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 121.904, subdivisions 4a and 4c; Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 1, section 38. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Opatz, Bergson and McGuire introduced: H. F. No. 1926, A bill for an act relating to crime; expanding the definition of "domestic abuse" to include harassment and stalking crimes; increasing penalties for certain attempted first degree murders; requiring persons convicted of domestic assault to pay restitution to the victim for treatment expenses; expanding peace officer warrantless probable cause arrest authority in domestic assault cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 609.135, subdivision 5; and 609.17, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 518B.01, subdivision 2; 611A.04, subdivision 1; and 629.341, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Tunheim introduced: H. F. No. 1927, A bill for an act relating to public employment; requiring a Medicare coverage referendum for certain public employees. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Tunheim introduced: H. F. No. 1928, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special license plates for vehicles owned by volunteer ambulance drivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 168.12, by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Pawlenty, Commers and Rhodes introduced: H. F. No. 1929, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 12; providing for the legislature to meet only in the odd-numbered year. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Pawlenty and Commers introduced: H. F. No. 1930, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; requiring cable television installation standards in the state building code; requiring cable television installers to be certified by professional cable installation trade organizations; providing for enforcement by civil damages and penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 16B.62, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Koppendrayer and Rhodes introduced: H. F. No. 1931, A bill for an act relating to education; providing unlimited access to education records of a child with a disability by the child or parent; modifying charter school sponsorship by state board; allowing leasing of space from sectarian organizations; extending age limit of a child with a disability for special instruction and services; increasing number of Minnesota academic excellence foundation staff; permitting department of education to send essential data to higher education coordinating board; modifying facility plan for alternative facilities bonding and levy program; modifying funding for outcome-based charter schools; providing aid to nonprofit organizations that provide adult basic education; modifying revenue date of children under five years; establishing reserve accounts for early childhood family education and community education; limiting operating debt level authority; modifying reserve revenue for staff development; permitting school boards to begin school year before Labor Day when religious holiday is observed the day following Labor Day; clarifying aid for private alternative programs; modifying staff development program; modifying library hours; modifying debt surplus adjustment; modifying health and safety aid; modifying NSF math-science initiative; modifying declining pupil unit aid; modifying county board and school district responsibilities for special education; modifying the interagency early childhood intervention system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 13.04, by adding a subdivision; 120.17, subdivision 1; 121.612, subdivision 7; 121.932, subdivision 5; 124.26, subdivision 1b; 124.2601, subdivisions 3, 5, and 7; 124.2711, by adding a subdivision; 124.2713, by adding a subdivision; 126.12, subdivision 1; 126.23; 134.195, subdivision 10; and 475.61, subdivision 4; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 120.064, subdivisions 4 and 16; 120.17, subdivisions 11b, 12, and 17; 124.239, subdivision 2; 124.248, subdivision 4; 124.26, subdivisions 1c and 2; 124.2711, subdivision 1; 124.914, subdivision 4; 124A.29, subdivision 1; and 126.70, subdivisions 1 and 2a; Laws 1993, chapter 224, articles 5, section 46, subdivision 4; 7, section 28, subdivision 4; and 15, section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Orenstein introduced: H. F. No. 1932, A bill for an act relating to local government; changing the date by which the joint property tax advisory committee must agree; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 383A.75, subdivision 3. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Stanius, Sviggum, Girard and Dempsey introduced: H. F. No. 1933, A bill for an act relating to public administration; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; authorizing assessments for debt service; reducing certain earlier project authorizations and appropriations; appropriating money, with certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 16A.632, subdivisions 1 and 2; 103F.175; and 136.261, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 16B.335; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 124.491; 124.492; 124.493; 124.494, as amended; 124.4945; 124.4946; and 124.495. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Capital Investment. Pugh introduced: H. F. No. 1934, A bill for an act relating to corporations; modifying provisions for the organization and operation of business corporations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 302A.135, subdivision 4; 302A.405, subdivision 1; 302A.471, subdivision 1; 302A.661, subdivision 1; 302A.725, subdivision 3; and 302A.751, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3a; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 302A.401, subdivision 1; 302A.435, subdivision 1; and 302A.673, subdivision 3. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Lasley introduced: H. F. No. 1935, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding funding for teacher education for teachers of deaf and hard of hearing students; appropriating money. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Battaglia and Huntley introduced: H. F. No. 1936, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; requiring return to the water of fish snagged in certain waters; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 97C.331. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Finseth introduced: H. F. No. 1937, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for intentionally mutilating a flag; clarifying the purpose of the law; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 609.40, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Finseth introduced: H. F. No. 1938, A bill for an act relating to wetlands; exempting small tracts from replacement requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 103F.516, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 103G.2241. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. McGuire, Swenson and Greiling introduced: H. F. No. 1939, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages; extending the dram shop act to include illegal gifts of alcoholic beverages to persons under age 21; requiring the commissioner of public safety to prescribe standards for identification of beer kegs; requiring retailers of beer to maintain records of sale of beer kegs and record the identification number of each beer keg sold; prescribing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 340A.801, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 340A.801, subdivision 6. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and Energy. Simoneau; Weaver; Johnson, A., and Lynch introduced: H. F. No. 1940, A bill for an act relating to human resources; directing the commissioner to authorize Anoka county to provide certain mental health services under an alternative system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 256B.031, subdivision 10. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. Carruthers, Macklin, Limmer, Skoglund and Dawkins introduced: H. F. No. 1941, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; listing provisions codified outside the government data practices act that limit access to data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 13.99, subdivisions 7, 39, 45, 53, 60, 71, and by adding subdivisions. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Carruthers, Skoglund, Macklin, Limmer and Perlt introduced: H. F. No. 1942, A bill for an act relating to courts; providing that only court-appointed counsel are eligible for reimbursement of investigative, expert, and other defense costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 611.21. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Greiling, McCollum, Asch, Perlt and Stanius introduced: H. F. No. 1943, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan mosquito control; abolishing the metropolitan mosquito control district and commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 270.12, subdivision 3; 473.129, subdivision 6; 473.143, subdivision 1; and 473.8011; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 3.9741, subdivision 1; 16B.122, subdivision 1; 275.065, subdivisions 3 and 5a; and 352.01, subdivision 2a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 473.701; 473.702; 473.703; 473.704, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, and 20; 473.705; 473.706; 473.711, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 473.712; 473.714; 473.715; and 473.716; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 473.704, subdivision 17; and 473.711, subdivision 5. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Johnson, A.; McCollum; Kelley; Ozment and Carlson introduced: H. F. No. 1944, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the expiration of existing referendum authority; repealing Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 1, section 37. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Goodno and Girard introduced: H. F. No. 1945, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting corporations engaged in farming from the minimum fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 290.0922, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Goodno introduced: H. F. No. 1946, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying the state health care program participation requirement; exempting border providers from the MinnesotaCare tax on gross revenues; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 256B.0644; and 295.53, by adding a subdivision. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. Goodno introduced: H. F. No. 1947, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying award of grants for faculty exchange and temporary assignment programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 125.138, subdivisions 6 and 8. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Goodno, Van Dellen and Simoneau introduced: H. F. No. 1948, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for the restructuring of certain public assistance programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 256.73, by adding a subdivision; 256.74, by adding a subdivision; 256.98, subdivision 8; 256D.09, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 256.031, subdivision 3; 256.734; 256.87, subdivisions 1, 1a, and 5; 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. Dawkins, Skoglund, Murphy, Smith and Mariani introduced: H. F. No. 1949, A bill for an act relating to crime; making the requirement for holding a bias-motivated crimes course permanent; requiring the criminal and juvenile information policy group to make recommendations of race data in criminal justice information systems; appropriating money for establishing a judicial interpreter certification and training program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 8.34, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 299C.65, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Kahn, Bishop, Skoglund and Abrams introduced: H. F. No. 1950, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section to article IV; providing that the legislature has the authority to establish rules of evidence. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Pelowski introduced: H. F. No. 1951, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article X, by adding a section; empowering the legislature to authorize riverboat gambling. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Gambling. Bishop, Skoglund, Vellenga and Osthoff introduced: H. F. No. 1952, A bill for an act relating to crime; recodifying and revising the crime of contributing to a minor's delinquency or need for protection or services; increasing penalties for certain acts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 260.315. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Solberg; Anderson, I., and Battaglia introduced: H. F. No. 1953, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an exemption to the referendum revenue reduction for certain school districts eligible for sparsity revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 124A.03, subdivision 3b. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Evans; Greiling; Johnson, A.; Garcia and Neary introduced: H. F. No. 1954, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing and ensuring needed before and after school programs; including school-age child care for children in kindergarten through grade 9; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 126.69, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 126.70, subdivision 2a. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Onnen; Klinzing; Brown, C.; Olson, M., and Ness introduced: H. F. No. 1955, A bill for an act relating to Wright county; permitting the transfer of a sheltered workshop facility to its operator without bids or consideration. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Weaver introduced: H. F. No. 1956, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing the public library systems of the county of Anoka and the city of Anoka to merge and the county to provide library services for the city. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Bishop introduced: H. F. No. 1957, A bill for an act relating to housing and redevelopment authorities; providing for the membership in the Olmsted county housing and redevelopment authority and for dissolution of the Rochester housing and redevelopment authority; making conforming changes; allowing certain cities the option to form their own authorities. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Orenstein introduced: H. F. No. 1958, A bill for an act relating to firearms; imposing civil liability on persons who transfer firearms in violation of the gun control act if the firearm is later used in a violent crime; broadening the scope of the gun control act to apply to transfers of firearms by persons who are not federally licensed firearms dealers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 624.7132, subdivision 12; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Neary, Garcia and Evans introduced: H. F. No. 1959, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for crisis nursery and respite care programs. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services. Neary, Garcia, McCollum, Kelso and Johnson, A., introduced: H. F. No. 1960, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; defining youth charter carriers; authorizing the transportation regulation board to issue youth charter carrier permits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 221.011, by adding a subdivision; and 221.121, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 221.111. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Kinkel introduced: H. F. No. 1961, A bill for an act relating to economic development; removing the prohibition on use of state money for the board of invention; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, section 116J.990, subdivision 7. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Seagren, Carlson, Vellenga, Koppendrayer and Leppik introduced: H. F. No. 1962, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the referendum expiration date; amending Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 1, section 37. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Seagren, Carlson, Vellenga, Koppendrayer and Leppik introduced: H. F. No. 1963, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating the permanent fund transfer from the general fund to the community service fund for employer contributions for teacher retirement and FICA; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 121.912, subdivision 1b. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education. Reding introduced: H. F. No. 1964, A bill for an act relating to insurance; solvency; regulating reinsurance, loss reserve certifications and annual audits, and annual statements; regulating certain guaranty association coverages; modifying the incorporation requirements of domestic mutuals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 60A.092, subdivision 7; 60A.206, subdivision 6; 60C.02, subdivision 1; and 66A.03; Minnesota Statutes 1993 Supplement, sections 60A.129, subdivisions 3, 5, and 7; 60A.13, subdivision 1; and 61B.19, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 60A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1992, sections 60A.80; 60A.801; and 60A.802. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance. Bishop introduced: H. F. No. 1965, A bill for an act relating to counties; Olmsted; allowing the examiner of titles to be compensated as are examiners in counties of fewer than 75,000 population; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 508.12, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Peterson, Girard and Vellenga introduced: H. F. No. 1966, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; authorizing officers of states adjoining Minnesota to render assistance to peace officers of this state on request; granting these officers arrest authority in this state under certain circumstances; extending the state and local government tort liability laws to the conduct of these officers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. Hasskamp, Van Dellen, Ness, Vellenga and Orenstein introduced: H. F. No. 1967, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; changing the dependent care credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 290.067, subdivision 1. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes. Neary and Kelso introduced: H. F. No. 1968, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; requiring loads of aggregate, gravel, and similar material be covered when traveling at 40 miles per hour or greater; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 169.81, subdivision 5b. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit. Greiling, McCollum, Perlt, Asch and Stanius introduced: H. F. No. 1969, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan mosquito control; requiring the metropolitan mosquito control district to submit to the environmental quality board an addendum report to the final supplemental environmental impact statement. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs. Bishop introduced: H. F. No. 1970, A bill for an act relating to corrections; appropriating money for grants for an alternative community corrections program for certain offenders in certain counties. The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. HOUSE ADVISORIES House Advisory Nos. 30 through 33 were pre-filed with the Speaker during the recess, given a file number and unofficially referred to committee pursuant to House Rule 5.14. Following is the official introduction and committee reference: Clark, Jefferson, Wejcman, Greenfield and Long introduced: H. A. No. 30, A proposal to study wet-dry housing for certain inebriated persons in Hennepin county. The advisory was referred to the Committee on Housing. Clark, Jefferson, Mariani, Klinzing and Weaver introduced: H. A. No. 31, A proposal to study the relationship of environmental lead poisoning of children to environmental racism. The advisory was referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Clark, Jefferson, Wejcman, Greenfield and Sarna introduced: H. A. No. 32, A proposal to study housing for certain categories of low-income and vulnerable adults. The advisory was referred to the Committee on Housing. Luther and Carruthers introduced: H. A. No. 33, A proposal to study realtors steering clients away from certain communities. The advisory was referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development. Carruthers moved that when the House adjourns today it adjourn until 12:00 noon, Thursday, February 24, 1994. The motion prevailed. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER The Speaker announced the appointment of Representative Jerry Bauerly and Representative Phyllis Kahn as Speakers pro tempore for the remainder of the Seventy-eighth session. ADJOURNMENT Carruthers moved that the House adjourn. The motion prevailed, and the Speaker declared the House stands adjourned until 12:00 noon, Thursday, February 24, 1994. Edward A. Burdick, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives