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( THE SESSION WEEKLY MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES . VOLUME 4, NUMBER 9 MARCH 6, 1987 HIGHLIGHTS------. Farm mediation law faith provision and deny farmers changes declaring backruptcy from entering into mediation. For the last six weeks, the The division will vote on HF210 Agriculture Finance Division of at its next meeting. the Agriculture Committee has been meeting with farmers, mediators, lenders, farm Commitment to Focus equipment dealers, and officials from the Minnesota Extension Two resolutions that could Service to hear of ways to postpone approval of the University improve the farm mediation of Minnesota's Commitment to program. Focus (CTF) program were before Rep. Jerry Schoenfeld (DFL­ the Higher Education Committee Waseca) told the division March 4 March4. that his bill, HF210, would Authors Rep. Ernie Larsen (DFL­ address concerns many people Ramsey) and Rep. Bob Johnson voiced at earlier meetings. (DFL-Bemidji) presented and ( Key provisions in HF210 discussed their resolutions with would: committee members. • allow farmers, financial analysts Larsen says he supports the and mediators to meet in an program, but is cautious because of orientation session to prepare for problems that may not surface until the first mediation meeting; the mid-1990s. He says lawmakers • prevent lenders from requiring should oversee the development of farmers to waive their mediation the program to be responsible to rights as a condition of a loan Minnesotans. agreement; Johnson says he's opposed to • require termination statements at funding CTF at this time because the end of mediation; the Legislature has received too little • allow lenders to inspect a information about the use of funds farmer's collateral after the farmer and its actual educational impact. has requested mediation; and His measure would stop any money • further clarify the lack of good from going to the University until It's a fact! Minnesota's the only state in the union with its own galaxy of star cities. Fifty-four of them dot the state's landscape. The Department of. Energy and Economic Development (DEED) awards the distinction to cities upon completion of 11 economic development projects. DEED began the program in 1981 to encourage local economic growth, and in 1982, named Montevideo ( the first Star City. You'll know a star city by the emblem you pass when you enter. To keep the distinction, each city must qualify for recertification annually. 2 after further study. could benefit from education and dealers to repair, free, any reported Both resolutions call for a joint prevention programs about defect or problem their written House and Senate subcommittee to osteoporosis. warranty covers. It also gives study during the interim the She sponsors HFl 78, a bill that consumers the option of replacement University's plan to cut enrollment would appropriate money for such or refund of their money if after four and focus on graduate education and programs around the state. repair attempts, the manufacturer research. Clark says one of the bill's goals cannot correct the problem. Other is to bring a virtually unknown provisions require consumers to use Work-study dollars disease into the open. She says it's a the manufacturer's arbitration serious problem that hasn't had program to settle disputes. Minnesota college and vocational adequate attention. Rep. Joe Begich (DFL-Eveleth), students may have to work more to On March 3, the Physical and author of the 1983 bill, supports the get money for school next year. Mental Health Subcommittee attorney general's proposal. On Mar. 3, the Education Division recommended the bill to pass. It goes next to the full Health and Human of the Appropriations Committee Job Skills Partnership reviewed a plan that would decrease Services Committee. some types of student aid while Minnesota's Job Skills Partnership increasing available work-study Lemon law program is successfully training money. workers for jobs, director Monica The governor's proposed budget Car manufacturers who want to do Manning told the Economic would target an additional $5.3 business in Minnesota may have to Development and Housing million for work-study to provide a state-approved arbitration Committee March 3. institutions in areas where program for new-car buyers. The partnership brings together opportunities for student At a meeting of the Senate and employers and state schools to train employment are most limited. At the House Commerce Committees displaced workers; it has placed 2,300 same time, the state. would cut $25 March 3, Attorney General Skip unemployed workers since 1984. million from student scholarship and Humphrey announced plans for a bill That's a 90 percent success rate at a grant programs. that would amend the state's lemon cost to the state of only $600 per The proposed 71 percent increase law to make arbitration more student, says Manning. She says the in work-study money would be the effective. partnership gets matching grants second part of the governor's plan Most car makers have some kind from companies to pay the rest of the that would require students to work of arbitration program. Ford and bill. Not only is retraining cheap, more and receive fewer student Chrysler have independent arbitration the state also saves on grants. boards; General Motors, AMC, and unemployment and welfare costs, and The change would both help and several others pay the Better Business collects over $3 million annually in hurt students, says David Bureau to arbitrate disputes. income tax from those employed Longanecker, executive director of But Humphrey says some workers, she says. the Higher Education Coordinating arOitration programs, like Ford's, "Capital mobility is very speedy. Board (HECB). He says HECB will allow up to four dealers and factory A plant can leave a town, and open a increase the number of on-campus reps to debate, but fail to invite or month later in Mexico.... Human positions for students at non-metro notify consumers. He says that's not mobility is not as fast. One of the schools who want to work, but can't fair. roles of the state is to look at how find jobs. But, he says, the work­ Under Humphrey's proposal, new we can assist the human mobility so study increase would take grant car buyers would have access to an that people who are displaced will get money from students and force them effective, fair, and privately run jobs where new capital is coming to work more than is reasonable. arbitration program. It would require into the state," says Manning. Rep. Ben Boo (IR-Duluth) opposes boards to let consumers present oral The state can't carry all of the the change in funding. He says it arguments rather than submit written responsiblity for retraining workers. would abandon long standing student statements. And the proposal would But neither can industry, says aid policies. require arbitrators to offer consumers Manning. A company must hire the same remedies--replacement or over 500 workers before their own 'osteoporosis prevention refund--that the lemon law guarantees retraining program would pay off. them. But only one percent of businesses in Osteoporosis is a bone disease that The Legislature passed the lemon Minnesota employ that many people. affects many people. Rep. Karen law in 1983. It requires Manning says bringing the public Clark (DFL-Mpls) says the public manufacturers or their authorized and private sectors together is the 3 ( most important part of the job job opportunities, and safer roads for Department of Revenue program: "The short-term training is die state, according to supporters of a of assistance immediately. But the bill the Regulated Industries The Department of Revenue is long-term relationships that Committee approved March 2. asking the Legislature to grant $5.2 education is learning how to build HF397 (Kahn, DFL- Mpls), would million over the next two years for withindustry,andindustryis allow bars to stay open until 3 a.m. 130 additional tax auditors and learning how to build with educators, both weekdays and weekends. collectors. Commissioner Tom is the future of keeping a Supporters say the bill would attract Triplett told the State Departments well-trained and well-educated work more convention business to the Division of the Appropriations force will be." state, create more jobs and revenue, Committee March 2 that the and strengthen the state's tourism department needs the help to track Student work restrictions industry. down people and businesses that Rep. Phyllis Kahn, the bill's don't pay their taxes. author, says another reason to extend But some committee members A bill that would prohibit high bar hours is to keep drinking drivers questioned whether a problem exists, school students under age 17 from off the road while others are driving. and whether the department could working later than 11 p.m. on school She says, "The driving density on the collect enough unpaid taxes to pay nights? got the approval of the Labor­ road falls off dramatically after for the state's additional staff. Management Relations Committee midnight and then starts picking up Triplett says prosecuting tax March 2. in the morning. So at 3 a.m. there's evaders would make people more Supporters ofHFllO (D. Nelson, just not much traffic on the road." willing to pay their taxes DFL-Champlin) told the committee voluntarily. "The more people that the bill would prevent work perceive the system as fair, the more from interfering with school. Richard Phone bill payments willing they will be to pay their Mans, president of the Minnesota taxes," says Triplett. He says the Federation of Teachers, testified for People in towns of 1,000 or more department collects $5 billion the proposal: "Teachers from all may not have to worry about where ( over Minnesota can tell you similar annually in taxes, and expects to they can pay their phone bills under collect $49 million more with the stories about working students HF152 (Begich, DFL-Eveleth), a bill falling asleep during class ..

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