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New Laws 1999 is an information service of the Minnesota Legislature. The 1999 edition was published by the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Office. The work is a culmination of effort involving many individuals and departments: House and Senate members and staff, the House Research Department, the House Fiscal Analysis Department, the Office of the Chief Clerk, the Index Department, and the Office of the Revisor of Statutes. House Public Information Office staff members collected, wrote, verified, and coordinated the information to produce the publication. Those who participated in the project were Paul Battaglia, Gina Dabrowski, Sandy Donovan, Jon Fure, Nick Healy, LeClair Lambert, Grant Martin, Christy Novak, Tom Olmscheid, Laura Phillips, Jennifer Ridgeway, Sarah Tellijohn, Andrew Von Bank, Paul Wahl, Ivan Weiss Jr., and Nicole Wood.

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Introduction

The 81st Session of the Minnesota Legislature convened on Jan. 5, 1999, and adjourned at midnight May 17, 1999, the last day lawmakers could meet as specified by the Minnesota Constitution. A total of 67 legislative days were used — more than half the biennial allotment of 120 legislative days. (A legislative day is counted when a quorum of either the House or Senate is present to conduct business as a body.) The 1999 session featured an unusual tripartisan government — with the state’s first Reform Party governor, a DFL-led Senate, and, for the first time since 1986, a Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Lawmakers passed the state’s biennial budget without having to be called into a special session to complete business unfinished at the time of adjournment, which has often been the case in recent history. In 1999, 2,475 bills were introduced in the House and 2,285 in the Senate. Of the 250 bills and three resolutions sent to the governor, six bills were vetoed in full, and portions of 12 other bills were line- item vetoed. But for the first time since 1982, the Legislature voted to override one of the governor’s vetoes. Overall, the list of accomplishments from the 1999 session includes the largest tax cut in the state’s history; a plan to use tobacco settlement funds to create endowments for health research; a repeal of the 8-year-old motor-vehicle emissions testing program; funds for light-rail transit; aid for farmers; and a record K-12 education funding plan. New Laws 1999 is divided into five major parts: First, the Highlights section beginning on page 9 is written in an easy-to-read style for those who want a quick overview of legislation approved in 1999. Second, the Vetoed Bills section lists all the bills that were vetoed and line-item vetoed by the governor and synopses of his reasons for doing so. Third, the Bills in Limbo section describes some of the bills discussed in 1999, but not passed by the House and Senate. Because this is the first year of the two-year spending cycle, these bills remain alive, or viable, for consideration next year. Fourth, the Summary section gives a technical summary of each approved bill as it appeared on the bill when it was sent to the governor. Also included is a listing of all sections of Minnesota Statutes that the bill affects. And fifth, the Index section provides a list of bills by Chapter number, House file number, Senate file number, bill title, effective date, and finally, by keywords. Many indexes are included to make it as easy as possible for people to find what they need. If you wish to obtain a copy of a bill, call the House Chief Clerk’s Office (651) 296-2314, or the Senate Information Office (651) 296-2343. Ask for the bill by Chapter number, or by the House or Senate file number. Bills are also available on the Legislature’s World Wide Web site (http://www.leg.state.mn.us). Both the House and Senate public information offices have toll-free numbers for residents outside the metropolitan area. To reach the House, call 1-800-657-3550. To reach the Senate, call 1-888-234-1112.

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Contents Introduction ...... 3 Highlights ...... 9

Topics Agriculture ...... 9 Health ...... 43 Banking...... 10 Higher Education ...... 47 Bonding ...... 10 Housing ...... 48 Business ...... 12 Human Services ...... 50 Children ...... 14 Insurance ...... 53 Consumers ...... 14 Law ...... 55 Crime ...... 14 Local Government ...... 58 Development ...... 22 Military ...... 61 Education...... 25 Recreation ...... 61 Elections ...... 28 Retirement ...... 62 Employment ...... 29 Safety...... 63 Energy ...... 31 Taxes ...... 63 Environment ...... 31 Technology ...... 67 Family ...... 35 Tourism...... 67 Gambling ...... 37 Transportation ...... 67 Game & Fish ...... 38 Veterans ...... 71 Government ...... 38 Selected fees adopted in 1999 ...... 72 Vetoed Bills...... 75 Bills in Limbo ...... 83 Summary ...... 100 Committees of Origin Resolutions...... 100 Health & Human Services Policy ...... 119 Agriculture Policy ...... 101 Higher Education Finance ...... 123 Capital Investment ...... 101 Jobs & Economic Development Finance ...... 123 Civil Law ...... 102 Jobs & Economic Development Policy ...... 123 Commerce ...... 105 K-12 Education Finance ...... 124 Crime Prevention ...... 109 Local Government & Education Policy...... 112 Metropolitan Affairs ...... 125 Environment & Natural Resources Finance .. 112 Rules & Legislative Administration...... 127 Environment & Natural Resources Policy ...... 113 State Government Finance ...... 128 Family & Early Childhood Education ...... 115 Taxes ...... 128 Governmental Operations & Transportation Finance ...... 130 Veterans Affairs Policy ...... 115 Transportation Policy ...... 131 Health & Human Services Finance...... 118 Ways & Means ...... 132

House and Senate Members...... 133 Indexes...... 135

New Laws 1999 by: Topic ...... 5 House File ...... 137 Title ...... 97 Senate File ...... 139 Chapter ...... 135 Effective Date ...... 141

Highlights Subject Index...... 145

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Highlights by Topic

Agriculture Playing with fire...... 20 Funds to help farmers ...... 9 Unconstitutional DWI law...... 20 Regaining their Balance ...... 9 Rubber check writers...... 20 Crops as collateral ...... 9 Child porn online ...... 20 Vaccine for hog disease...... 10 Making no-shows pay ...... 21 Countering counterfeiters ...... 21 Protection for rescue dogs ...... 21 Banking Paying for DWI enforcement ...... 21 Warrants for bank records ...... 10 Violating rental deals...... 21 Banking in Outing...... 10 Challenging court orders ...... 21 Bonding No criminals as cabbies ...... 22 Millions for building projects ...... 10 Tribal police forces ...... 22 Light-rail transit ...... 11 Waiting in the workhouse ...... 22 Cash to bonding ...... 11 Development Flood prevention ...... 11 Funds for jobs, housing ...... 22 Brooklyn Park bridge ...... 11 Housing initiatives ...... 23 Wastewater treatment ...... 11 Tourism in Minnesota ...... 23 State government ...... 11 Change on Iron Range ...... 23 Requesting local projects ...... 12 Funding economic development ...... 23 Business Job training ...... 24 Phone company competition ...... 12 Commerce department ...... 24 Preference on state bids ...... 12 Other agencies and boards ...... 24 Stock sale requirements ...... 13 Profits for port authorities ...... 24 New warehouse regulations...... 13 Duluth port authority ...... 24 Food at the fair ...... 13 Education Currency conversion...... 13 K-12 education finance...... 25 Auto rental charges ...... 13 Formula boost ...... 25 Children Class-size reduction ...... 25 Juvenile law reorganization ...... 14 School breakfasts ...... 25 Charter schools ...... 25 Crime Funding disparities...... 26 Judiciary spending law ...... 14 Special education...... 26 Police pursuit ...... 14 All-day kindergarten ...... 26 DNA database ...... 15 Substitute teacher licenses ...... 26 Protection for research labs ...... 15 Teacher training ...... 26 Sex offenders ...... 15 Deaf education teachers ...... 27 Post-traumatic stress benefits ...... 15 Home school students ...... 27 Public safety spending ...... 15 Truancy prevention ...... 27 Community crime fighting ...... 15 School buses ...... 27 Stopping criminal gangs ...... 16 Teaching abstinence...... 27 Paying the bomb squad ...... 16 Keeping classrooms safe ...... 27 Courts and public defense...... 16 Offenders barred from boards ...... 28 Funds for corrections...... 16 Special education age limit...... 28 Crime victims ...... 16 Court action on truancy ...... 28 Last word for prosecutors...... 16 Construction grant reduced ...... 28 Guns for sale ...... 17 Drug banned ...... 17 Elections Crimes by credit card...... 17 Election law changes ...... 28 Tracking sex offenders ...... 18 Ready for redistricting...... 29 Supplying underage drinkers...... 18 Voting rights returned ...... 29 Protecting callers in crisis ...... 18 Filling vacant city posts ...... 29 Strict line on poisoning ...... 19 Employment Limiting inmate lawsuits...... 19 License fees increased ...... 29 Sex offender plea agreements...... 19 Tracking job training efforts ...... 30 Payback for crime victims ...... 19 Contracts with firefighters...... 30 Protecting witness privacy ...... 19 References for firefighters ...... 30 Drug law loophole closed...... 20

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Energy Cash for strapped agencies...... 40 Renewable energy account ...... 31 New veto authority ...... 40 Mississippi power plant ...... 31 Art in prisons ...... 40 Efficient heating systems ...... 31 Legislative panel trimmed...... 41 Dealing with data ...... 41 Environment Labor deals approved ...... 41 Ag, environment funding ...... 31 Taking the lead for PUC ...... 42 Watercraft fees altered...... 32 State building code...... 42 Ski pass costs rise ...... 32 Fire code enforcement ...... 42 Snowmobile stud use ...... 32 Regulatory proposals ...... 42 Rural development ...... 32 Funds for DNR ...... 32 Health Electronic licensing ...... 33 Bed rails by prescription...... 43 Pollution prevention ...... 33 Regulations for midwives ...... 43 Environmental assistance ...... 33 Paying spouses for care ...... 44 Lottery money ...... 33 Planning organ donation...... 44 Minnesota Zoo ...... 33 Hands off tobacco bucks...... 44 Cleaning up spills ...... 33 Guaranteed coverage ...... 44 Other agencies ...... 33 Protected peer review...... 44 Paul Bunyan State Trail ...... 33 New purchasing plans ...... 44 Green companies...... 33 Ambulance volunteers ...... 45 Honoring DNR leader ...... 34 Health-related regulations ...... 45 Cleaning up fuel leaks ...... 34 Health care solvency...... 45 State recycling initiative ...... 34 Chiropractic care contracts ...... 45 International fishing fight...... 34 Importing nursing assistants ...... 45 Northern land swap sought ...... 35 Testing chiropractors ...... 46 Training demands altered ...... 46 Family Growing role for nurses ...... 46 Funds for families, kids ...... 35 Too young to serve ...... 46 Children and families ...... 35 Help behind the counter...... 46 Self-sufficiency programs ...... 36 Duties for pharmacists ...... 46 Prevention and intervention ...... 36 Podiatrists in residency...... 46 Child support in court ...... 36 Regulations on psychologists ...... 46 Kids in treatment ...... 36 Research opportunities ...... 47 Child care terms ...... 36 Higher Education Gambling Funding Minnesota colleges ...... 47 Canterbury card club...... 37 MnSCU spending ...... 47 Dice for drinks ...... 37 University of Minnesota...... 47 Bingo for seniors ...... 37 Financial aid funding ...... 47 Game & Fish Mayo Medical School...... 48 Licensed fishing guides ...... 38 Other changes ...... 48 Building is Taylor made ...... 48 Government Funds for state government ...... 38 Housing Historical correction ...... 38 Stopping a scam ...... 48 Veterans’ benefits extended ...... 38 Fees for nothing ...... 49 Limiting fee increases...... 38 New regulations for deposits ...... 49 Scrapping the primary ...... 38 Records on renters ...... 49 Y2K preparation...... 39 Human Services Public broadcasting ...... 39 Health, human services law ...... 50 Fields of hemp...... 39 Tobacco-funded endowments ...... 50 Honoring Stassen ...... 39 MFIP eligibility ...... 50 Clarify legal costs...... 39 Raises for workers ...... 50 No repayment of local loan ...... 39 More job counselors ...... 50 Telecommunication oversight ...... 39 More labor help ...... 50 Analyzing major purchases ...... 39 Aid to developmentally disabled ...... 51 Saving water ...... 39 Nursing home regulation...... 51 Cost of government ...... 39 Encouraging abstinence ...... 51 Cash for tobacco jurors...... 39 Removing work barriers ...... 51 Ventura forces change ...... 40 Special case autopsies...... 51

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Medical Assistance broadened ...... 51 Retirement High-tech medicine...... 52 Changes in pension law ...... 62 Wading pools ...... 52 Early retirement provisions ...... 62 Brain injury study ...... 52 Merging accounts ...... 62 Rural doctors plan...... 52 Sharing space ...... 63 Veterans’ homes improvements ...... 52 Seniors at home ...... 52 Safety Adolescent gambling ...... 52 Responding to gas leaks ...... 63 Prompt payment for care ...... 52 Taxes Services for hard-of-hearing ...... 52 Tax cuts and rebates ...... 63 Law expands eligibility ...... 53 Charity for all...... 63 Making reform official ...... 53 Sick tax doctored...... 63 Seeking service solutions...... 53 Sales tax changes ...... 63 Insurance Caring for the poor ...... 64 Health coverage alternatives ...... 53 Steel plant boost ...... 64 AIDS study volunteers...... 53 Banks and taxes ...... 64 Cap on benefits increased ...... 54 Multi-state businesses ...... 64 Coverage for survivors ...... 54 Economic development ...... 64 Selling settlement funds ...... 54 Airport help takes off ...... 64 Rental car insurance ...... 54 All in the family ...... 65 Coverage for funeral costs...... 55 Property tax relief ...... 65 All’s FAIR in insurance ...... 55 Business subsidies ...... 65 Paying for translators ...... 55 Border cities aid ...... 65 Tiff over TIF ...... 65 Law Bug farm gets break ...... 65 Seat belt veto overridden ...... 55 Offers-in-compromise ...... 65 Malpractice limit extended ...... 56 Taconite taxes ...... 66 Jury pay examined ...... 56 ZIP is out ...... 66 Liability limited for trails...... 56 Lawful gambling tax relief ...... 66 Cover for 911 dispatchers ...... 56 Sprayer payers...... 66 Divorce law correction ...... 56 Other key provisions ...... 66 Reporters under contract...... 57 Tax collection streamlined ...... 66 Suing over Y2K bug...... 57 Blocking fraudulent liens ...... 57 Technology Costs of getting online ...... 67 Local Government Amortization prohibition ...... 58 Tourism Determining liability...... 58 The Wilder way ...... 67 Challenging state rules ...... 58 Transportation Fees for pinball machines ...... 58 Funds for transportation ...... 67 Employees’ legal fees ...... 59 Plates and licenses ...... 67 More liquor licenses ...... 59 Title transfers ...... 67 Residency rules repealed ...... 59 Highways, runways, waterways ...... 67 Help for temporary workers...... 59 Bus money ...... 68 Funding historical projects ...... 59 Security patrols ...... 68 Dangerous dogs ...... 59 Other changes ...... 68 Police hiring procedures ...... 60 Emissions testing to end ...... 68 Township capital reserves ...... 60 Deadline for title release ...... 69 Local hiring & elections ...... 60 Slowdown on town roads...... 69 Bloomington land deal ...... 60 Easing plate application ...... 69 Paynesville hospital plan ...... 60 Blue lights on bikes ...... 69 County hiring practices ...... 60 Exception for milk trucks ...... 69 Board member expenses ...... 61 Unused highway land ...... 70 Deposit requirements OK’d ...... 61 Trucking regulations ditched ...... 70 Military Steel storage tanks ...... 70 Armory board eligibility ...... 61 Planning commuter rail...... 70 Penalties for truck violations ...... 70 Recreation Reprieve for stud users ...... 61 Veterans Antique boats on parade ...... 62 Drive to honor veterans ...... 71

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Vetoed Bills Three-strikes bill is out ...... 85 Full vetoes Keeping tabs on teachers ...... 85 Feedlot bill rejected ...... 75 Dealing with unruly students...... 86 When it rains, it sprinkles ...... 76 Blocking online porn ...... 86 Two plans, one veto ...... 76 Profile left intact ...... 86 Seat belt veto overridden ...... 76 Initiative and referendum plan...... 87 Purchasing plans nixed ...... 77 Changes for primary elections ...... 87 Allowing 18-year-olds to run ...... 87 Line-item vetoes Liability for job references ...... 88 Farmer aid funds cut...... 77 Managing wolf population ...... 88 Many capital projects cut...... 77 Gift ban remains intact ...... 88 Funds to prosecute abusers...... 78 From lawmaker to lobbyist ...... 89 Cuts in development funding ...... 78 Making marriage stick...... 89 K-12 spending items cut ...... 79 Get counseling, save cash...... 89 Environment projects slashed ...... 79 Casino at Canterbury...... 89 Commission-backed projects ...... 80 Hunting preserves shelved ...... 90 Voyageurs council ...... 80 Abortion bills stall...... 90 County payments ditched ...... 80 Encouraging organ donation ...... 90 Wastewater treatment ...... 80 Regent selection plan ...... 90 Education, family funds cut ...... 80 Mandates for health plans...... 91 Bleacher funds among cuts ...... 81 Forbidding gun lawsuits ...... 91 No Mighty Ducks bucks ...... 81 Hike for jury stipends ...... 91 No money for council ...... 81 Limits on liability ...... 92 Public television ...... 81 Cities and counties pay up ...... 92 Learning to read ...... 81 Fireworks for sale ...... 92 Funds for programs dashed...... 82 Collecting from retailers...... 93 Local programs cut ...... 82 Few cheers for tax plan...... 93 No bucks for health fund ...... 82 Affordable housing plan ...... 93 Funds to hire road crews...... 82 Sales tax exemptions...... 94 Higher bar for tax hikes ...... 94 Encouraging transit use ...... 95 Bills in Limbo Sane lanes to stay ...... 95 Rent-to-own deals ...... 83 Ramp meters remain ...... 95 DWI bills stall ...... 83 Transit minus the masses...... 95 Defending your castle ...... 83 Local speed limits ...... 96 Assault by laser ...... 84 No cut in tab fees ...... 96 Prison privatization ...... 84

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Selected 1999 laws Editor’s note: Highlights, the first section in New Laws 1999, is written for those who want a general overview of major legislation that was approved dur- ing the 1999 session. The new laws are categorized alpha- betically under topics, such as Agricul- ture, Banking, and Bonding. Where bills fall under more than one topic, cross references are cited. Appropriations bills are discussed under the topics to which they apply. For easy reference, House file (HF) numbers, Senate file (SF) numbers, and Chapter (CH) numbers appear at the As the economic downturn faced by Minnesota farmers reached what many called a crisis level, the end of each highlight. An asterisk after Legislature put together a farm relief package that provides $70 million in aid for the state’s crop farmers and livestock producers. either the House file or the Senate file indicates the version of the bill sent to the mitment to market and innovative product neighboring states. governor. Stories on major bills include development will do more than any cash The compound isn’t available for use in references to article and section numbers relief.” Minnesota; however, under the new law, deal- wherever possible. Effective dates are in- The new law provides payments to farmers ers may sell it to farmers in other states where cluded in most of the stories. under one of two plans. Crop farmers are its use is legal. The Highlights Subject Index begin- eligible to receive a payment equal to $4 per The new law is effective retroactively to ning on page 145 also is useful for finding acre with a cap of $5,600 per farm or $5,600 Jan. 1, 1999, to allow out-of-state customers information on specific subjects. for individuals involved with more than one who made a prepayment on their 1999 agri- farm. Livestock producers on homestead op- cultural chemical needs to select Balance as erations less than 160 acres are eligible to their product of choice later in the spring. receive a payment equal to the first half of The measure was sponsored by Rep. Elaine AGRICULTURE their 1999 property taxes. Harder (R-Jackson) and Sen. Jim Vickerman The law provides for payments to farmers (DFL-Tracy). who rent farmland, as well as owner-opera- HF370/SF424*/CH6 Funds to help farmers tors. Payments must be prorated among part- A new law provides $70 million to help ners — according to the percentage of risk — Crops as collateral when multiple parties are involved in the Minnesota’s farmers. A new law changes the way the state re- The measure became law without Gov. operation of the farm. The law is expected to provide most farmers between $2,000 and gards security interests in agricultural crops. Jesse Ventura’s signature. In a letter filed Under prior law, when a crop was used as with the new law, Ventura acknowledged $3,000 in aid. Rep. Ron Abrams (R-Minnetonka) and security for a loan, the legal description of the “there is hurt” among the state’s farmers. field where the crop was grown has to be “However, I also know that there are many Sen. Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower) sponsored the measure, which took effect included in the filing statement. farms, especially large corporate farms, that The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, re- are posting profits,” Ventura wrote. “My April 22, 1999. HF1*/SF106/CH112 moves that provision and makes other small objections to this farm relief package remain changes in how crops used for security inter- threefold: There is no means-testing to en- est are handled. sure that relief is targeted; the money is spent Regaining their Balance Historically, the security derived from an in one lump sum, leaving no funds for future agricultural crop was linked to the field so a problems; and the farm package was split Minnesota’s agricultural supply dealers are creditor could determine the location of the away from the original (tax) rebate when it allowed to sell Balance — a new pesticide crop in which the creditor had an interest. was entirely unnecessary to do so.” compound — to customers outside the state, Critics of that practice argued that the crop The governor also suggested that some- under a new law. must be in the bin before it can be sold and thing ought to be done to address the condi- State law prohibits use or distribution of that the value of the crop is what matters, not tions that created the farm crisis. restricted-use pesticides not registered with the value of the parcel of land. “The economics of the agricultural indus- the state commissioner of agriculture. Bal- Rep. Carol Molnau (R-Chaska) and Sen. try are such that no reasonable person be- ance has received “conditional use” registra- Jim Vickerman (DFL-Tracy) sponsored the lieves that next year will be dramatically tion by the U.S. Environmental Protection measure. better,” Ventura wrote. “A long-term com- Agency, which makes it legal for use in many HF1052/SF451*/CH105

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Vaccine for hog disease Banking in Outing More than $1.25 million in state funding for A new law allows a bank to open a branch pseudorabies vaccine went to swine producers office in the small community of Outing, in Minnesota whose herds are infected, under located in southern Cass County. a new law effective April 13, 1999. The law provides an exception to existing The vaccine was provided to quell an out- state law that prohibits banks from operating break of the highly contagious disease, which in townships. The law is effective upon local is not harmful to humans but causes hogs to approval. have respiratory and reproductive problems Outing is an unincorporated community and to gain weight more slowly. in Crooked Lake Township. Minnesota’s Gov. Jesse Ventura line-time vetoed “home office protection law” allows banks to $245,000 from the measure that was intended establish branch offices in cities with a popu- to help farmers with financial management. lation less than 10,000 only with consent The money was to go to the Center for Farm from all the banks that have their home office Financial Management at the University of in that city. Banks are also prohibited from Minnesota. (See related story, page 77.) getting around that law by opening in town- Supporters of the measure to provide the ships just outside city limits. vaccine said farmers have done a good job Rep. Kris Hasskamp (DFL-Crosby), House over the years working to decrease the inci- In response to an outbreak of highly contagious sponsor of the new measure, said First dence of pseudorabies, but recently there has pseudorabies that infected many Minnesota National Bank of Crosby had planned to been a resurgence of infected herds. hogs, a new law provides $1.25 million for vaccine open an office in Outing, assuming it was an Bill opponents claimed pseudorabies flared to help swine producers combat the disease. incorporated city. Because Outing has its because farmers facing declining pork prices own post office and zip code, many people decided to gamble and not vaccinate. don’t realize that it has never been incorpo- Rep. Bob Gunther (R-Fairmont) and Sen. rated, she said. Paula Hanson (DFL-Ham Lake) sponsored BANKING Sen. David Ten Eyck (DFL-East Gull Lake) the measure. sponsored the proposal in the Senate. HF414*/SF428/CH45 Warrants for bank records HF248*/SF324/CH7 A new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, allows Crops as collateral judges to give extensions on search warrants (See Agriculture, page 9) Ag, environment funding: when investigators are looking into financial Rural development records held by banks and other financial Rubber check writers (See Environment, page 32) institutions. (See Crime, page 20) Funds for state government: Previous law gave investigators 10 days to Suing over Y2K bug Fields of hemp conduct searches authorized by the warrant (See Law, page 57) (See Government, page 39) in all cases. After that time, investigators had to reapply for a new warrant. Tax cuts and rebates: Tax cuts and rebates: The new measure provides an extension Banks and taxes Property tax relief only in cases where investigators are seeking (See Taxes, page 64) (See Taxes, page 63) the information from financial institutions. Deadline for title release The extended warrant must serve the same Tax cuts and rebates: (See Transportation, page 69) Bug farm gets break purpose as the original warrant and cannot exceed 30 days. (See Taxes, page 65) Rep. Mary Liz Holberg (R-Lakeville), the BONDING Tax cuts and rebates: sponsor of the measure in the House, said the Sprayer payers law is necessary because banks and other (See Taxes, page 66) financial institutions sometimes have a diffi- Millions for building projects cult time producing the financial records A $100 million bonding measure includes Feedlot bill rejected within the 10-day limit. (See Vetoed Bills, page 75) funding for a light-rail line between down- She said that prior law forced investigators town Minneapolis and the Mall of America, Farmer aid funds cut to seek a new warrant after the time limit financing for several flood mitigation projects, (See Vetoed Bills, page 77) passed, and the new law saves time and money and bond funds to replace a 1998 plan to pay for both financial institutions and the courts. cash for capital projects. Sen. David Knutson (R-Burnsville) spon- Effective May 26, 1999, the new law autho- sored the new law in the Senate. rizes the state to borrow money to fund sev- HF1169/SF496*/CH117 eral building improvement projects consid- ered to be high priority statewide.

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Beginning in downtown Minne- But under the 1999 bonding measure, the apolis and ending at the Mall of $400 million scheduled to pay for bonding America in Bloomington, the pro- projects goes back into the general fund. posed 12.2-mile line would have up Critics of the provision said that last year’s to 18 stops along its route, including decision to pay for the projects with cash was ones at the Minneapolis-St. Paul In- based on the fact that the state would save ternational Airport and the Univer- interest payments in the long run. sity of Minnesota. They also said that the move to change last In 1998, the Legislature appropri- year’s law means that the state is, in effect, ated $40 million for the light-rail pro- borrowing money to pay for this year’s bud- posal. That same year, the U.S. Con- get agreement, including the tax cuts and gress allotted $120 million in federal rebates approved in a 1999 tax law. funds for the project, which could be Proponents said that it makes more sense completed as early as 2003. to bond for these projects and that using The new state funding is contin- bonding funds over cash for long-term gent on receipt of a federal grant, and projects is an issue of fairness. the new law requires that the project They argued that the bonding projects ap- receive an additional $223 million in proved in 1998 will be used by future genera- funding from the federal government. tions and that a cash payment would mean The law requires that if the federal that this generation would be shouldering government doesn’t approve the too much of the financial burden for the project by certain deadlines, the state projects. (Art. 2, Secs. 1-19) funds must be returned, including any remaining funds from the 1998 Flood prevention appropriation. Under the new law, $19 million goes to the The transportation commissioner Department of Natural Resources to be used and the chair of the Metropolitan for flood mitigation projects statewide, in- Council must submit a report to the cluding projects in Ada, Breckenridge, Legislature outlining a financial plan Crookston, East Grand Forks, Oakport, for ongoing operation of the transit St. Paul, and Warren. (Art. 1, Sec. 4) line. (Art. 1, Sec. 9) Brooklyn Park bridge A new law provides $60 million to build a light-rail transit Cash to bonding The new law provides a $440,000 loan to line along the Hiawatha Corridor, beginning in downtown Minneapolis and ending at the Mall of America in Another new provision revamps a the city of Brooklyn Park to help finance the Bloomington. section in a 1998 tax law requiring building of a pedestrian bridge and related that $400 million of any projected costs. That financing is contingent upon the The Legislature typically produces its main budget surplus in the last part of that bien- receipt of additional funding from the fed- bonding legislation in the second year of the nium be used to pay for projects in the 1998 eral government. session, which is the even-numbered year. capital projects law. The pedestrian bridge project comes as a But smaller measures for emergency needs That $999 million capital projects law au- result of the tragic death of 11-year-old Kara are usually passed in the first year. thorized the state to both issue bonds and pay Kavanagh. In March, Kavanagh was hit by a Before signing the new law, Gov. Jesse cash for capital improvements statewide. car while attempting to cross Minnesota Ventura used his veto pen to strike about Under the law, the state was to bond for Highway 252 in Brooklyn Park. $50 million from the measure originally ap- approximately half of the projects and pay The proposed bridge would cross the high- proved by the Legislature. Ventura said that cash for the other half. way a few blocks from where the accident those projects were not high priority and But a separate tax law provision directed took place. (Art. 1, Sec. 9) could wait until the main bonding year. (See the Department of Finance to replace related story, page 77.) $400 million of the bonded sum with a Wastewater treatment Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) and Sen. $400 million cash payment if a sufficient The bonding measure gives $20 million to Keith Langseth (DFL-Glyndon) sponsored budget surplus was projected for the remain- fund the state’s wastewater infrastructure the new law. der of the 1998-99 biennium. That would program. The existing program provides as- Below are some highlights of the measure. have made the 1998 capital-improvements sistance to local governments for the con- HF2205*/SF1058/CH240 package 90 percent cash. struction of and improvements to wastewa- Light-rail transit In November 1998, the Department of ter treatment systems. (Art. 1, Sec. 6) Finance announced a $1.56 billion projected The bonding measure provides $60 mil- surplus. Of that amount, $400 million was State government lion to build a light-rail transit line along the scheduled to pay for the 1998 capital projects, The Department of Administration re- Hiawatha Avenue corridor. under the 1998 tax law. ceives $4 million, under the measure. Of that

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amount, $1 million goes for planning and organization, or is located in an economi- ask the attorney general to pursue action for design of infrastructure projects for a pos- cally depressed area. violations of state telephone laws, and the sible steel mill that may be constructed in While the law encourages local govern- maximum penalty for each violation was Itasca County. A separate tax law (HF2420*/ ments to submit their requests directly to the $5,000 per day. SF1276/CH243) also contains a $20 million department, it also states that neither the The new law authorizes the PUC to issue appropriation for this project. Legislature nor the governor will be bound administrative penalties without going Under the bonding law, the department’s by the recommendations of the department. through the attorney general. And for viola- appropriation also includes $190,000 for And legislators and the governor can intro- tions of certain laws designed to promote improvements at the state veterans’ home in duce projects for consideration that have not competition, the PUC can impose a maxi- Hastings. been reviewed by the finance department. mum penalty of $10,000 per day for each The new law also requests that the The new law encourages local governments intentional violation, under the new law. legislative auditor investigate a mold prob- to submit their preliminary proposals to the In determining the amount of the penalty, lem at the state veterans’ home in Luverne. finance department by June 15 the year be- the PUC must consider several factors, in- The Department of Administration is in the fore the bonding bill is put together. How- cluding the company’s history of violations, middle of a $6 million project to remove the ever, for the 2000 bonding bill, the deadline the seriousness of the violation, the economic mold from the facility. for preliminary requests is Sept. 15, 1999. benefit gained by the violation, and the The Department of Corrections receives Final requests will need to be in by Nov. 1 in company’s financial ability to pay. $1.8 million for renovations to the sewer the year before the legislative session begins. If the PUC decides to pursue civil court system at a correctional facility in Faribault. Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) and Sen. action through the attorney general’s office, And the education department receives Richard Cohen (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored the maximum penalty is $55,000 per day, $5.3 million to provide two integrated edu- the measure. under the measure. cation grants to the Southwest Metropolitan HF726*/SF157/CH192 The measure was sponsored by Rep. Ken Integration and Interdistrict Arts and Wolf (R-Burnsville) and Sen. Steve Kelley Science Middle School, two magnet schools Many capital projects cut (DFL-Hopkins). located in the metropolitan area. (Art. 1, (See Vetoed Bills, page 77) HF358/SF685*/CH224 Secs. 3, 8, 10, 26) Preference on state bids Requesting local projects BUSINESS A new law modifies state policies that give Lawmakers will have better information Phone company competition preference to small businesses in economi- about local bonding requests when putting cally disadvantaged areas on bids for state together next year’s bonding bill, under a A new law modifies state regulations of projects. The law is designed to promote new law. public pay telephones, and it authorizes the growth in those areas. The measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, di- Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to issue Under the preference policy, the state will rects local governments to submit each re- penalties for providers of local telephone accept higher bids from certain businesses quest for state appropriations for capital service that engage in anti-competitive determined to be disadvantaged. The law, projects to the Minnesota Department of practice. effective Aug. 1, 1999, increases the prefer- Finance. The department will review the re- Effective May 26, 1999, PUC approval is ence from 4 percent to 6 percent above the quests and submit its recommendations to no longer required to operate a public pay lowest bid for purchases of goods or services the Legislature for consideration. telephone or to change pay telephone for the state. The law retains the current 4- The new law outlines a set of eight criteria service. percent bid preference to small businesses in that the finance department is to use in evalu- However, public pay telephones are re- state construction projects. ating each proposal. quired to offer coin-free 911 access and to A business qualifies for those preferences if Those include considering whether each provide telecommunication relay services for the owner lives in a county where the median project: has additional local, private, and user people with hearing impairments. And pay income for married couples is less than 70 financing; helps fulfill a mission of regional telephones must list the name, address, and percent of the state median income for mar- or statewide importance; will not require phone number of the owner of the telephone, ried couples, or if the business is located in additional state funding for operation; does toll-free numbers for local and long distance one of those counties. Or, a business would not expand the state’s role into a new policy carriers, and toll-free numbers for the PUC qualify if the area where the owner lives or the area; does not create serious inequities among so people can file complaints. business is located is considered a labor sur- local jurisdictions; does not compete with The new law does not affect the existing plus area by the U.S. Department of Labor, or other local facilities; and has resolutions of authority of local units of governments to if the business is a rehabilitation facility or support from all governing bodies immedi- regulate the location of public pay telephones. work activity program. ately affected by the project. Other provisions in the law relate to pro- Rep. Jim Tunheim (DFL-Kennedy) and The measure also limits state funding to viders of local telephone service that engage Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) one-half of a project’s total costs, unless the in anti-competitive practices. sponsored the new measure. project comes as a result of a natural disaster, Under previous state law, the PUC had to HF937/SF709*/CH232 is proposed by a school district or school

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Stock sale requirements permits, none of which was specific to han- particular debt owed to the holder of prop- dlers operating only at the state fair. erty is called a lien and right of detainer. A new law makes it easier for companies to The new category of license will cost $125 State law provides similar options to other issue and sell small stocks to investors. per year. business operators, including warehouse The law, effective April 28, 1999, makes Rep. Bruce Anderson (R-Buffalo Township) operators and veterinarians. technical changes in state law regarding stock and Sen. Mark Ourada (R-Buffalo) spon- Rep. Jim Seifert (R-Woodbury) and Sen. offerings of smaller companies. Under one of sored the measure. Dave Kleis (R-St. Cloud) sponsored the those changes, the minimum permitted value HF384/SF836*/CH59 measure. for such stocks is lowered from $5 to $1 per HF793*/SF1497/CH78 share. Currency conversion Another change requires the commissioner Countering counterfeiters of commerce to approve the sale of stock no Now that conversion to the euro has begun (See Crime, page 21) more than 20 days after the securities regis- overseas, lawmakers took caution this ses- Violating rental deals tration form is filed. Under the old law, there sion to put references to the new European (See Crime, page 21) was no such deadline. currency into law. Rep. Bill Haas (R-Champlin) and Sen. Don Effective April 13, 1999, a new law recog- Green companies Betzold (DFL-Fridley) sponsored the nizes the change in currency as it relates to (See Environment, page 33) legislation. contracts or securities that involve payments. Stopping a scam HF661/SF832*/CH103 In an effort to unify currency in Europe, (See Housing, page 48) the euro will replace the monetary units of 11 New warehouse regulations countries in the European Union, including Health coverage alternatives France, Germany, and Italy. (See Insurance, page 53) A new law updates Minnesota statutes deal- The conversion effort started in 1999, with Reporters under contract ing with warehouses, which were written some bank and credit card accounts, but (See Law, page 57) originally in 1915. actual coin and paper currency won’t circu- Effective Aug. 1, 1999, warehouse opera- late until January 2002. In June 2002, the Suing over Y2K bug tors are no longer required to provide paper national currencies of the participating coun- (See Law, page 57) receipts for items in storage. Many ware- tries will be phased out of circulation. houses deal with multinational companies The new law defines the terms relating to Amortization prohibition and conduct business electronically, making the new currency and sets up guidelines for (See Local Government, page 58) it impossible to fulfill the letter of the old law. contracts or securities governed by state law. Fees for pinball machines Under the new law, warehouse operators Essentially, the law provides continuity for (See Local Government, page 58) can choose which accounting practices they contracts that require payments in any of the wish to use for running their business, rather 11 currencies that will be discontinued by More liquor licenses than having them mandated by the state. stating that the euro will replace those cur- (See Local Government, page 59) Also, the new law separates household rencies as acceptable payment. Tax cuts and rebates: goods warehouse operators, who usually deal The law also states that the introduction of Tiff over TIF with the public, from general operators, who the new currency may not be used as an (See Taxes, page 65) usually deal only with companies and corpo- excuse for poor contract performance. rations. That provision changes bonding Rep. Jim Seifert (R-Woodbury) and Sen. Tax cuts and rebates: practice, making it less onerous for certain Steve Kelley (DFL-Hopkins) sponsored the Business subsidies warehouse operators. measure. (See Taxes, page 65) HF1336/SF727*/CH40 Rep. Dan Dorman (R-Albert Lea) and Sen. Tax cuts and rebates: Paula Hanson (DFL-Ham Lake) sponsored Multi-state business the measure. Auto rental charges (See Taxes, page 64) HF893/SF1041*/CH110 Auto repair businesses are accorded addi- Trucking regulations ditched Food at the fair tional assurances that they will be paid for (See Transportation, page 70) their services under a new law effective A new law signed by the governor creates a Aug. 1, 1999. new license category for wholesale food pro- The new law provides that when a car is cessors or manufacturers operating only at being repaired and the customer is provided the Minnesota State Fair. with a rental vehicle for use during the re- Effective April 16, 1999, food handlers are pairs, the business doing the repairs may able to purchase a license from the agricul- hold the car being repaired until the charges ture department that applies directly to their for the rental vehicle are paid. The law re- situation. Prior to the new law, operators quires the rental charges to be reasonable. were required to have one of nine other This right to keep property to secure a

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And the measure contains several policy CHILDREN CONSUMERS provisions that have an impact on the state’s criminal justice budget. Juvenile law reorganization Auto rental charges Gov. Jesse Ventura used his line-item veto (See Business, page 13) authority to cut a minor $500,000 spending A new law makes structural changes to item from the legislation. (See related story, state law dealing with juveniles. Crimes by credit card page 78.) Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead), the (See Crime, page 17) Rep. Sherry Broecker (R-White Bear Lake) measure’s House sponsor, said the law sepa- Rental car insurance and Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) spon- rates the two very different issues of juvenile (See Insurance, page 54) sored the omnibus judiciary finance delinquency and child protection services. measure. “By separating them out, it will make the Seat belt veto overridden Below are some highlights of the new law. law more user-friendly,” he said. (See Law, page 55) HF2404/SF2221*/CH216 The measure rewrites the state’s juvenile Suing over Y2K bug law — previously a mishmash of policy relat- (See Law, page 57) Police pursuit ing to children — without changing any of The new law addresses several issues in- the substantive policy. Rent-to-own deals volving police chases, including mandating The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, di- (See Bills in Limbo, page 83) additional training time for officers, creating vides it into four sections — general organi- a statewide pursuit policy, providing new zation, truancy, delinquency, and children in technologies for training and pursuit, and need of protective services. strengthening laws against fleeing an officer. In 1997, lawmakers directed the Office of CRIME Most of the provisions are effective Aug. 1, the Revisor of Statutes to review the state’s 1999, but the funding is appropriated at the juvenile law and offer a plan for its reorgani- Judiciary spending law beginning of the fiscal year on July 1, 1999. zation. The new law comes as a result of the A $1.1 billion judiciary finance package Under the law, the Peace Officer Standards office’s work. seeks to reduce accidents that result from and Training (POST) Board must establish a Sen. Jane Ranum (DFL-Mpls) sponsored high-speed chases, build a database of DNA pursuit training course for police officer ca- the measure in the Senate. samples from dangerous criminals, and pro- dets. The law mandates that each cadet re- HF1310/SF184*/CH139 vide civil penalties for people who claim re- ceive at least seven hours of training and that all current officers receive at least eight hours Child porn online sponsibility for releasing lab animals. The new law also provides funding to the of training every three years. And the law (See Crime, page 20) state court and correctional systems, law en- provides $600,000 in grants over the next two K-12 education finance: forcement and public safety agencies, and years to assist local law enforcement agencies All-day kindergarten other agencies, such as the human rights with the new training requirements. (Art. 5, (See Education, page 26) department and the crime victim services Sec. 7; Art. 1, Sec. 11) center. The new law also requires the POST Board Court action on truancy (See Education, page 28) Funds for families, kids (See Family, page 35) Child support in court (See Family, page 36) Kids in treatment (See Family, page 36) Health, human services law (See Human Services, page 50) Education, family funds cut (See Vetoed Bills, page 80)

Developing a statewide policy for police pursuits is one of the mandates in a judiciary finance package passed into law in 1999. The new law also requires additional pursuit training time for officers and strengthens laws against fleeing an officer.

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to develop a statewide model pursuit policy. Sex offenders In 1996, the deputy shot and killed a sus- The policy will be used to develop guidelines Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the new law re- pect in the murder of a St. Joseph police for each local law enforcement agency. Un- quires that agencies responsible for supervis- officer. The deputy later suffered from post- der prior law, local agencies were given wide ing level III sex offenders — those deemed traumatic stress syndrome and was unable to latitude to establish their own procedures for most likely to re-offend — must consider work for eight months, but she was refused pursuit. (Art. 5, Sec. 7) concentrations of sex offenders in certain lost-wage payment by Benton County. And the measure provides funding for tech- areas when working with these offenders. nologies that will, supporters hope, end pur- (Art. 6, Sec. 5) Public safety spending suits more quickly, including $400,000 to pay An earlier plan would have prevented these The Department of Public Safety receives for so-called “stop-stick” tire deflators to be offenders from living within 1,500 feet from $86.4 million for the two-year budget period distributed to local agencies. (Art. 1, Sec. 18) another offender or within a block of schools, beginning July 1, 1999, under the measure. The law also directs the commissioner of parks, or licensed day-care centers. Of that amount, the Bureau of Criminal public safety to create a process for distribut- Proponents said that certain low-income Apprehension gets $50.8 million. And ing these devices and a computer-controlled areas are forced to house a disproportionate $15,000 goes for an in-depth study of the driving simulator to be used for training. share of these offenders. Capitol complex’s security system, including (Art. 1, Sec. 7) The law requires the agencies to work to an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of prevent that to the “greatest extent feasible.” current procedures. DNA database Also in the department appropriation, the The law includes provisions that will in- Post-traumatic stress benefits Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforce- crease the state’s database of DNA samples. The new law requires local law enforce- ment receives $3.6 million, and the State Fire Current law requires only sex offenders to ment agencies to provide benefits to any Marshal Division gets $6.4 million. (Art. 1, submit DNA samples to a statewide database officer suffering from post-traumatic stress Sec. 7) kept by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal disorder if the officer legally took another life Apprehension. or caused great bodily harm. Community crime fighting The new law adds several crimes not con- The provision, effective May 26, 1999, re- The public safety department’s funding sidered sex offenses to the list of crimes for quires that a licensed psychologist determine includes $17.8 million for law enforcement which offenders must submit samples. Those that the officer cannot perform official duties grants to be awarded to individual crimes include murder, assault, kidnapping, due to the incident. communities. and burglary. (Art. 3, Secs. 7-9) The benefits can include payment of wages Part of that sum is $1.5 million to assist the These provisions are effective July 1, 2000, for up to one year if the officer can’t work due courts in Minneapolis now dealing with the and will apply to all offenders sentenced or to the stress and payments for medical and influx of cases as a result of that city’s released after that date. psychological treatment. (Art. 5, Sec. 3) CODEFOR police strategy. The bureau gets $125,000 to update its In 1998, lawmakers appropriated about CODEFOR, which stands for Computer facilities to handle the new data, under the $24,000 in the so-called “claims against the Optimized Deployment-Focus on Results, measure. (Art. 1, Sec. 7) state” bill to a Benton County deputy. uses computer analysis to deploy police

Protection for research labs The measure expands possible civil penal- ties for releasing lawfully confined animals, such as animals in a research lab. Effective May 26, 1999, the law states that people or organizations that claim responsi- bility for the act are presumed by the law to be legally liable for damages, even if they weren’t directly responsible for the action. It is the responsibility of the person or group to prove that they aren’t actually liable for damages. The measure sets a minimum level of dam- ages — $5,000 or three times the actual dam- ages, whichever is greater — that can be recovered by plaintiffs. (Art. 6. Sec. 14) These provisions came as a response to a break-in at a University of Minnesota labora- tory earlier this year during which numerous animals were released. The Animal Libera- Police officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after legally harming or killing someone tion Front, an animal rights group, took credit are guaranteed benefits from their law enforcement agencies, under an omnibus judiciary spending for the break-in, but authorities couldn’t take law. any legal actions against the group.

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resources based on daily reports of crime. Courts and public defense Crime victims The management plan also seeks to actively The state court system receives $222.6 mil- The measure provides $793,000 to fund involve the community in policing, holds lion during the two-year budget period be- the state’s Ombudsman for Crime Victims precincts and divisions accountable for re- ginning July 1, 1999, under the new law. for the two-year budget period. sults, and focuses on crime reduction as the Of that amount, the Minnesota Supreme The ombudsman investigates complaints overall police mission. Court receives $51.8 million, the Court of of unfair treatment of crime victims and The measure provides $1 million in grants Appeals gets $13 million, and the trial courts witnesses by criminal justice agencies and to assist local agencies in the development of receive $156 million. reviews the state’s victim assistance programs. integrated criminal justice computer systems. Included in the trial court appropriation is (Art. 1, Sec. 9) And the new law expands the state criminal a measure providing 13 additional district And the law appropriates $45.2 million to justice information policy group to include court judges to be phased in over the next two the Minnesota Center for Crime Victims Ser- representatives from local government orga- years. The proposal will increase the number vices. The center administers the crime vic- nizations and professionals from the busi- of judges in five of the state’s 10 judicial tim reparations program. Created in 1974, ness sector with expertise in integrated com- districts, and it provides $4.7 million for the program provides financial assistance to puter systems. these new positions and related costs. (Art. 1, victims of crime. The program also receives Also, $500,000 is provided for grants un- Secs. 2-4) funding from restitution paid by offenders der the community-oriented policing (COPS) The original request called for 18 new and state and federal inmate wage deduc- program. Under the COPS program, local judgeships in the state. Court officials told tions. (Art. 1, Sec. 8) law enforcement agencies can apply for grants lawmakers that their original proposal would Included in the center’s appropriation is to pay for police officer overtime in high have provided a 6.5 percent increase in judge- $100,000 for an existing emergency fund. crime areas within their jurisdiction. ships since the last time new judges were This fund is available to crime victims with And $1 million is provided for Asian- approved in 1995. Meanwhile, caseloads have immediate needs. For example, victims who American juvenile crime intervention and increased by 10 percent over the same period. are forced to travel long distances to attend prevention grants. This program is currently The Board of Public Defense receives trials can seek reimbursements from this fund overseen by the Department of Human Ser- $91.9 million during the two-year budget to help pay lodging and travel expenses. vices; the measure would move it to the pub- period. Of that amount, the state public de- lic safety department as of July 1, 1999. fender gets $6.5 million, and district public (Art. 1, Sec. 7; Art. 2, Secs. 14-16) defenders receive $83 million. (Art. 1, Sec. 12) Last word for prosecutors

Stopping criminal gangs Funds for corrections Minnesota joins the other 49 states that Another $1.5 million in community grants The new law provides $669.7 million to the give prosecutors the final word in criminal goes to the state criminal gang oversight coun- Department of Corrections for operation of trials, under a new law. cil and strike force over the next two years, the state’s correctional system over the next Prior Minnesota law stated that the pros- and $3.6 million goes to a grant program that two years. Minnesota’s correctional system ecutor went first in final arguments and was assists local law enforcement agencies in de- currently houses 5,500 inmates. followed by the defense attorney. Judges could veloping strategies to deal with criminal gangs. Included in that amount, the Community give the prosecutor a response to the defense’s The new law states that the base budget of Service Division receives $192.7 million. A final arguments only to address mis- the public safety department is to be in- total of $6 million goes for probation caseload statements of fact or law, or if the defense’s creased by $1.6 million each year to maintain reductions and intensive supervisions pro- argument was prejudicial or inflammatory. funding for the gang strike force grant pro- grams. Currently, more than 115,000 offend- The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, guar- gram. And the law directs the oversight coun- ers are in probation or community services antees the prosecutors an absolute right to cil to review its mission and report back to the programs across the state. (Art. 1, Sec. 13) respond following the defense’s final argu- Legislature. (Art. 1, Sec. 7) The law shuts down the Camp Ripley work ments. The response can address only issues program, providing a $2.7 million savings. brought up by the defense’s argument. Paying the bomb squad The work program was established by the House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty The public safety department’s appropria- Legislature in 1997 to provide a sentencing (R-Eagan), the new law’s sponsor in the House, tion also includes $7.7 million for the alternative for nonviolent offenders. The pro- said it is only fair that prosecutors — who have Emergency Management Division. gram was seen as a way to relieve pressure on the heavy burden of proving the case — be Of that amount, $120,000 goes to an exist- county jails. (Art. 4, Sec. 11) allowed to go last. He pointed out that Minne- ing program that allows police departments But the program hasn’t been used by coun- sota was the only criminal system in the nation to seek reimbursements for costs incurred ties to its full potential, and lawmakers want that allowed the defense to go last. from using one of the state’s few bomb dis- to discontinue the program. The law requires Pawlenty also said that crime victims and posal units. the department to have all prisoners trans- their families suffer under a system that gives Currently, local law enforcement agencies ferred back to county jails by June 30, 1999. defense attorneys the last word. He said some- must call on one of four police departments The new law also gives the corrections times the final remarks that victims’ families in Minnesota that have bomb disposal units department the statutory authority to open hear in the courtroom are disparaging com- when dealing with bombs or other hazardous the planned Rush City prison facility. The ments from the defense about the victim. And explosives. (Art. 1, Sec. 7) facility will open in January 2000 and will he said, under prior law, the prosecution house over 950 inmates. (Art. 4, Sec. 8) wouldn’t get a chance to challenge those claims.

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Critics argued that the measure violates The drug can easily be manufactured from But armed with that supposedly private the separation of powers clause in the state chemicals available from mail-order supply information, criminals can run up credit cards constitution and that the Legislature houses and recipes can be found on the and clear out entire bank accounts, often shouldn’t interfere in court procedures, an Internet. over the phone or Internet and often without area that should be overseen by the courts A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, classifies the victim discovering the fraud for weeks or themselves. GHB as a schedule III controlled substance. months. Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) spon- Doctors can prescribe GHB if the U.S. Food Federal law limits a consumer’s liability for sored the measure in the Senate. and Drug Administration (FDA) approves credit or banking fraud to $50, so the real HF197/SF198*/CH72 the drug, under the measure. victim under the law is the financial institu- Schedule III drugs are classified under the tion liable for the loss. Financial institutions Guns for sale law as serious controlled substances, although often choose not to pursue these cases be- not as serious as schedule I and II drugs — cause their losses don’t justify the potential Local sheriffs and police chiefs can decide such as heroin, cocaine, and marijuana. To cost of investigating the crimes. whether to sell confiscated firearms, under a be classified as a schedule III drug, the sub- However, people who are identity theft new law. stance must also have an accepted medical victims often experience problems later, when Previous law required those agencies to use. they apply for loans, credit cards, and jobs. destroy all forfeited weapons that they could In 1987, the FDA classified GHB as an They spend countless hours writing letters not use, including firearms, ammunition, orphan drug, meaning that it may provide and making phone calls in efforts to restore and firearm accessories. treatment for people with rare diseases or their good credit. Some victims have even The new measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, disorders. The FDA approved GHB for in- been arrested for crimes committed by some- gives agencies the authority to either destroy vestigational research, but has yet to approve one who took their identity. those weapons or to sell them to federally the drug for medical use in the United States. A new law seeks to give prosecutors and authorized dealers. Minnetonka-based Orphan Medical — a consumers additional tools to deal with such The new law also allows local agencies to company that specializes in orphan drugs — offenses. sell to the public any antique guns they seize. is researching a GHB-based drug for people The measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, cre- But semi-automatic, military-style assault who suffer from narcolepsy. The company ates a new crime of identity theft and defines weapons will continue to be destroyed if the hopes to eventually get FDA approval to it as transferring, possessing, or using an- guns cannot be used by the agency, under the market the drug nationwide. The new law other person’s identity with the intent to law. allows the company to continue its research. commit an unlawful act. In Hennepin and Ramsey counties, the In January 1999, the FDA went after sev- Under prior law, police could arrest people county boards can vote to prohibit their re- eral companies making dietary supplements who attempted the illegal transactions, but spective sheriffs from selling confiscated fire- containing gamma butyrolactone (GBL). the ringleaders often went free. The new law arms, under the measure. When taken orally, GBL is converted into allows prosecutors to charge these individu- Under existing law, local law enforcement GHB by the body. als for simply possessing or passing along agencies keep 70 percent of the proceeds Companies that manufactured the dietary someone else’s identification numbers, as from the sale of any forfeited property, county supplements claimed that the products im- long as they can prove the intent to commit attorneys and other prosecutors get 20 per- proved physical performance, restored hair, an unlawful act. cent of the proceeds, and the state receives reduced stress, enhanced sex, increased life Penalties for the crime vary depending on the remaining 10 percent. expectancy, and helped with sleeping the amount of loss incurred and the number Critics of the plan say that the measure will problems. of victims involved. Increased penalties can just put guns back on the streets to be used Most companies ceased manufacturing the be applied if it can be proved that the action illegally. dietary supplements and recalled their is done in connection with racketeering or Rep. Roxann Daggett (R-Frazee) and Sen. products. organized crime. Pat Pariseau (R-Farmington) sponsored the Rep. Wes Skoglund (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. The new law also states that any direct or measure. Dave Johnson (DFL-Bloomington) spon- indirect victim of an identity crime is a victim HF70*/SF197/CH148 sored the measure. for purposes of the law and has rights to any HF1255/SF2120*/CH163 court-ordered restitution. Typically, identity theft means using an- Drug banned other person’s personal information — name, Crimes by credit card address, social security number, mother’s Gamma hydroxybutyrate — a drug com- maiden name — to commit economic fraud. monly known as GHB — is now a controlled Victims of identity fraud say they often Identity fraud can range from the unautho- substance in Minnesota. have a difficult time convincing people that rized use of a credit card to a complete theft GHB is a central nervous system depres- they are truly victims of a crime. of another person’s identity. sant with effects similar to alcohol. Over- And because merely possessing someone Most people agree that identity fraud is on doses of GHB can lead to seizures, respira- else’s identification information — includ- the rise, and many claim that one of the main tory problems, or coma. It has also been ing credit card and bank account numbers — reasons is the easy access to information via reported that GHB is being used as a date- isn’t a crime, law enforcement officials often the Internet. rape drug. found themselves unable to prosecute offenders.

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These provisions mandate certain disclo- sures in level III cases — those offenders deemed most likely to re-offend — except when public safety would be compromised or a more limited disclosure would protect the victim. Prior Minnesota law had given the local law enforcement agency more dis- cretion with the information than the federal law. Rep. Dave Bishop (R-Rochester) and Sen. Jane Ranum (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the new measure. HF228/SF174*/CH233

Supplying underage drinkers A new law increases penalties for provid- A new law creates the crime of identity theft to deal with the rising incidence of criminals using credit ing alcohol to people under the legal drinking card and bank account information — often garnered via the Internet — to run up debts and clear out entire bank accounts. age. Under previous law, a person was guilty of According to a report released in May 1998 Wayzata home and raped a 13-year-old girl a gross misdemeanor crime if he or she gave by the U.S. Government Accounting Office, who was babysitting for her neighbor. In alcohol to someone under the age of 21 who officials at the Trans Union Corporation, 1998, Zimmerman was found to have com- then became intoxicated and caused death or one of the three main national credit bu- mitted the crime but was found “not guilty by great bodily harm. A person was guilty of a reaus, reported that fraud inquiries increased reason of mental illness.” He is currently felony if he or she sold the alcohol to the from 35,235 in 1992 to 522,922 in 1997. being held at the state hospital in St. Peter. underage person who then became drunk Secret Service officials also reported an Under the prior law, Zimmerman wasn’t and caused death or great bodily harm. increase in cases investigated by that agency. required to register as a sex offender when The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, in- The agency said actual losses to both con- released because he was found “not guilty” of creases the crime of giving alcohol to some- sumers and financial institutions due to iden- first degree criminal sexual conduct and one underage from a gross misdemeanor to a tity fraud increased from $442 million in wasn’t committed as a “sexually dangerous felony. It still applies only in cases where the 1995 to $745 million in 1997. person.” minor causes death or great bodily harm, but Visa and MasterCard place their losses due Zimmerman was committed for being the new law does away with the distinction to fraud in the hundreds of millions of dollars “mentally ill and dangerous to the public,” between selling and simply providing annually. And the U.S. Public Interest Re- which didn’t fall under the notification law. alcohol. search Group estimates at least 40,000 in- The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, changes The measure came in response to the tragic stances of identity theft each year. the registration law to specifically state that deaths of teen-agers such as Janice Rabideaux The new law clarifies that consumers can offenders who are charged with crimes listed of Cloquet and Kevin Brockway of St. Paul. receive a free copy of their credit report if under the sex offender registration law but Rabideaux died from alcohol poisoning they suspect fraud. The federal Credit are found not guilty by reason of mental after a 1997 Halloween party where alcohol Reporting Act currently provides this right to illness are to be registered. was provided by an adult. Kevin Brockway consumers. The new state measure increases The sex-offender registration law, passed died in an alcohol-related car crash following the fee that the credit reporting service can in 1991, requires that offenders register their a 1997 New Year’s Eve party, where vodka charge consumers for non-fraud related re- address with law enforcement officials for 10 had been provided by an adult. Both were 16 quests from $2 to $3. years or more upon release from prison or years old when they died. Rep. Dave Bishop (R-Rochester) and Sen. commitment. Rep. Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul) and Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored the The new law also changes the registration Ember Reichgott Junge (DFL-New Hope) new law. law to require all offenders found guilty of sponsored the legislation. HF112/SF333*/CH244 kidnapping to register. Prior law only re- HF1289*/SF1109/CH207 quired registration for those found guilty of kidnapping a minor. Tracking sex offenders And the measure makes several changes to Protecting callers in crisis bring the state sex-offender notification law A new law closes a loophole in the state’s A new measure clarifies an existing law into compliance with the federal notification sex-offender registration law to make sure frequently used to prosecute domestic as- law. Minnesota lawmakers were required to offenders like Roger Lloyd Zimmerman are sault offenders. make these changes or risk losing federal registered. Under a 1997 law, prosecutors can charge funding to the state. In July 1996, Zimmerman broke into a a person who interferes with a phone call to a 911 dispatcher with a gross misdemeanor.

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The law is often used against domestic assault law’s sponsor, said it provides protections for And the new law allows crime victims to offenders who try to prevent their victims employees of correctional facilities while al- make claims for moving expenses and other from calling the police for help. lowing inmates to make reasonable claims. related costs due to the crime. It caps those The new law, effective March 30, 1999, Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) spon- payments at $1,000. expands the previous law to include all emer- sored the new legislation in the Senate. The reparations account was established gency calls to police, ambulance services, or HF1494*/SFnone/CH208 in 1974 to provide financial assistance to fire departments, not just calls placed through victims of crime. In addition to receiving 911. funding from restitution paid by offenders, Rep. Michael Paymar (DFL-St. Paul) and Sex offender plea agreements the program receives a state appropriation Sen. Jane Ranum (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the A new law makes it clear that sex offender and funds from state and federal inmate wage measure. registration is mandatory for those found deductions. HF193/SF255*/CH24 guilty of sex offenses and cannot be waived as Rep. Tim Mahoney (DFL-St. Paul) and part of a plea agreement. Sen. Richard Cohen (DFL-St. Paul) spon- Strict line on poisoning In some cases, judges have lifted the regis- sored the measure. tration requirement for offenders as a condi- HF1359*/SF1023/CH136 A new law aims to get tough on the crime tion of a plea bargain. The offender would of poisoning. plead guilty to the crime and would be sen- Protecting witness privacy Specifically, the new measure expands the tenced by the court. And, in exchange for the law against adulteration, which is the crime guilty plea, the court would excuse the of- Prosecutors can withhold the birth dates of intentionally adding a dangerous or poi- fender from the registration requirement. of crime victims or witnesses from defen- sonous substance to another person’s food, Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the new law explic- dants in criminal cases, under a new law drink, or medication. itly states that registration cannot be waived effective Aug. 1, 1999. Under previous law, the person commit- as a condition of the offender’s plea. And the Previously existing law allows prosecutors ting the crime must have known that the measure requires that the court forward the to withhold telephone numbers and addresses dangerous substance would cause harm. The signed registration form, the complaint, and of victims and witnesses as long as the defen- new law requires only a knowledge that the the sentencing documents to the state dant is actually charged with a crime, the substance is capable of causing harm. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The new victim or witness requests that the informa- The measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, also law applies to both juvenile and adult offenders. tion be withheld for security concerns, and increases penalties for the crime of adultera- Proponents of the measure said that sex the information isn’t relevant to the case. tion. And the measure creates a penalty for offender registration is an administrative part If the court rules that the request is justi- cases in which actual physical harm does not of the corrections process following the sen- fied, the information can be provided to the occur. tencing and shouldn’t be viewed as a sen- defense attorney but not the defendant, or Rep. Mike Osskopp (R-Lake City) and tence in and of itself. Therefore, the courts the prosecutor can arrange for the defense Sen. David Knutson (R-Burnsville) spon- shouldn’t be given the power to waive attorney to meet with the victim or witness at sored the new measure. registration. a neutral location. HF735*/SF495/CH64 Rep. Barb Haake (R-Mounds View) and The new measure simply adds the victim Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) spon- or witness’s birth date to the existing list of Limiting inmate lawsuits sored the new law. personal information that can be withheld. HF1707*/SF1602/CH127 Rep. Mary Liz Holberg (R-Lakeville), the A new law seeks to stop frivolous legal sponsor of the new law in the House, said that claims made by the state’s prison inmates. people can use the Internet or locator ser- Under current law, inmates cannot bring Payback for crime victims vices to get personal information — includ- lawsuits against the state challenging the ing home and work addresses. She said that amount of funding for rehabilitation pro- A new law makes several changes to the in some cases, all a criminal would need to grams in the state’s correctional facilities. ways crime victims can seek financial relief. have is the person’s name and birth date. The new measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, The law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, allows “That birth date becomes a key to getting also prohibits inmates from challenging re- courts to deposit unclaimed restitution pay- all kinds of information,” she said. habilitation employee assignments. ments collected from offenders into the state’s The new law also affects the information And while prior law provided disciplinary reparations account for crime victims if the victims and witnesses can be compelled to penalties for inmates who bring frivolous amount has been held by the court for more disclose in court testimony. claims to court, the new law applies those than three years. The court is required to Previously existing law stipulates that same penalties to inmates who bring frivo- forward the victim’s name and last known people cannot be forced to give their home lous claims before licensing boards. address along with the amount being depos- and work addresses when providing testi- The measure directs judges and licensing ited to the Crime Victims Reparation Board. mony in court proceedings, unless the infor- boards to use a set of criteria already outlined The measure also expands the time limit to mation has relevance to the case. The new law in current law when deciding if a claim is file a claim from the reparations account adds birth dates and telephone numbers to frivolous. from two years to three years, and changes the list of personal information that victims Rep. Mark Olson (R-Big Lake), the new the requirements involving child abuse and witnesses don’t have to provide when claims. testifying in court.

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Sen. David Knutson (R-Burnsville) spon- or public building not falling under the penalties listed under the enhanced gross sored the measure in the Senate. first-, second-, or third-degree arson misdemeanor section — none of which re- HF1171/SF98*/CH79 categories. quire more than a year in jail — and places Sen. Steve Novak (DFL-New Brighton) them under a gross misdemeanor listing, so Drug law loophole closed sponsored the measure in the Senate. that those enhanced mandatory penalties can HF621*/SF584/CH176 still apply to repeat offenders. A new law closes a loophole for people Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) and guilty of multiple drug crimes. Sen. Allan Spear (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the State law allows courts to defer judgment Unconstitutional DWI law legislation. HF1848/SF1382*/CH194 for certain first-time drug offenders as long A new law repeals the two-year enhanced as the offender agrees to participate in diver- gross misdemeanor penalty for repeat DWI sion programs. offenders after the Minnesota Supreme Court Rubber check writers But previously under that law, if the same declared the penalty unconstitutional. person committed another drug crime, the The enhanced gross misdemeanor classifi- A new law allows prosecutors to establish a stay of adjudication would not apply as a cation was imposed for repeat DWI offend- diversion program for bad check writers and prior conviction for the purposes of enhanced ers who violated the law three times in to dismiss charges for offenders who com- penalties for repeat offenders. As a result, the 10 years or for a second offense if it involved plete the program. offender would only be sentenced as if he or a blood-alcohol level of 0.2 percent or more. Rep. Rich Stanek (R-Maple Grove), the she had no prior convictions. The penalty also was imposed for driving new law’s sponsor in the House, said the plan The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, makes drunk with a child in the car or driving drunk will separate people who intentionally write such stays of adjudication the same as a prior and making an illegal railroad track crossing. bad checks from those who just have money drug conviction when courts consider if the The enhanced gross misdemeanor penalty management problems. He said his measure enhanced penalty can apply. carried a maximum penalty of two years in will get the unintentional offender out of the House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty jail and a $3,000 fine. criminal justice system and into programs (R-Eagan) and Sen. David Knutson By enacting the enhanced gross misde- that could provide help. (R-Burnsville) sponsored the measure. meanor law in 1997, the Legislature created a The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, pro- HF142*/SF1634/CH98 new level of crime between gross misde- vides a list of criteria that prosecutors must meanor crimes, which can receive a sentence consider when accepting offenders into the Playing with fire of up to a year, and felony crimes, which can program, including past dishonored check be punishable by more than a year in prison. complaints, evidence of intent to defraud, If you’re a student, you may want to think Under the constitution, a person accused and the victim’s wishes. twice before you flick your Bic. of a felony level crime has the right to a 12- Offenders in the program will be required Effective Aug. 1, 1999, a new law makes it person jury trial. Non-felony level crimes can to successfully complete a class on check a petty misdemeanor for a student to light a be decided by six-person juries. writing and money management, pay resti- match or ignite a lighter inside a school in In March 1999, the state Supreme Court tution to the victim, and pay all service charges situations where there is an obvious risk of ruled that the Legislature could not attach required. fire, unless the student uses the match or what in effect is a two-year, felony-level pen- The measure also creates a new five-year lighter in a manner authorized by the school. alty to a misdemeanor-level crime. And the felony penalty for a dishonored check valued Rep. Doug Fuller (R-Bemidji), the new court stated the six-person jury trial that at more than $500. law’s House sponsor, said the measure seeks decides these cases violates the constitution- Sen. Allan Spear (DFL-Mpls) sponsored to address a dangerous stunt sometimes per- ally guaranteed right to a 12-person jury trial the legislation in the Senate. formed by students with butane lighters. He in felony-level cases. HF624/SF441*/CH218 said the students cup their hands and trap gas “Indeed, the Legislature is free to ascribe a from the lighter and then light the gas, creat- two-year sentence to the criminal conduct at Child porn online ing a small fireball. issue in this case, so long as the Legislature Fuller said that by classifying the act a petty recognizes that in so doing it has created a Investigators say they are seeing a prolif- misdemeanor, the measure places a penalty felony,” the court stated in its opinion. eration of child pornography on the Internet, on this behavior, and in severe cases, the “What the Legislature may not do is create and a new law aims to provide tools to fight students might be placed in the juvenile jus- a class of crimes whose severity mandates a the trend. tice system where prosecutors and judges sentence of greater than one year’s incarcera- The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, clari- could refer them to diversion programs taught tion and then call those crimes misdemean- fies the definition of these crimes to make it by counselors and fire safety officials. ors so as to deny defendants their constitu- easier to prosecute Internet offenders. The The measure also changes the legal defini- tional right to a 12-person jury.” measure also increases the penalty for pos- tion of combustible materials as it relates to Effective May 25, 1999, the new law repeals sessing and distributing child pornography. the crime of arson to more accurately reflect all references to the enhanced gross misde- Rep. Wes Skoglund (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. the substances that arsonists are using. And meanor in the statutes and removes the two- Dave Johnson (DFL-Bloomington) spon- the law redefines fourth-degree arson to cover year penalty. sored the new law. fires set in a multi-unit residential building The law salvages some of the enhanced HF1081/SF1404*/CH217

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Making no-shows pay Sen. Dave Johnson (DFL-Bloomington) Paying for DWI enforcement sponsored the measure in the Senate. Prosecutors can recoup costs from defen- HF263/SF411*/CH142 A new law seeks to help county sheriffs pay dants when they don’t show up for court for DWI investigations. appearances, under a new law. Protection for rescue dogs Under existing law, sheriffs maintain a Under previous law, criminal defendants fund made up of fines collected for violations who skip a court appearance can be charged A new law makes killing or harming search of controlled substance and liquor control with the additional crime of failure to appear and rescue dogs a criminal violation. laws. Sheriffs can use the money to finance in court. Judges can order jail time and fines Under current law, harming or killing a investigations into violations of those laws. for defendants found guilty of failing to police dog is a crime that can be punished by The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, appear. up to two years imprisonment. The new expands the list of crimes that money can be The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, gives measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, adds search used to investigate to include DWI judges the additional option of ordering those and rescue dogs to that law. investigations. defendants to pay any costs incurred by the Search and rescue dogs often belong to Rep. Steve Smith (R-Mound) and Sen. county or city attorney due to the defendant’s private associations that offer volunteer ser- Dave Johnson (DFL-Bloomington) spon- failure to appear. vices to police and fire departments. Those sored the measure. Rep. Mike Osskopp (R-Lake City) and private associations sought the change in HF240*/SF236/CH49 Sen. David Knutson (R-Burnsville) spon- state law. sored the measure. Rep. Darlene Luther (DFL-Brooklyn Park) HF732/SF99*/CH28 and Sen. Dave Johnson (DFL-Bloomington) Violating rental deals sponsored the new law. HF67*/SF32/CH77 A new law targets people who rent items Countering counterfeiters and then fail to return them on time. The measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, There will be new criminal penalties for changes the criminal theft law to apply to people who trade in counterfeit products. rental situations where the value of the prop- A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, creates a erty is $100 or more. crime of counterfeiting intellectual property. Rep. Tom Hackbarth (R-Cedar), House The law prohibits the manufacture, posses- sponsor of the new measure, said that people sion with intent to sell, or sale of counter- sometimes keep expensive rental property feited property. past when it is due and the business owners Prior Minnesota law had no criminal pen- have little recourse. alty for counterfeiting property. Counterfeit He said that these people are denying the claims had to be brought forward by the owners potential income from other rentals, person or company owning the rights to the and that should constitute theft, regardless of property, and had to go through the civil whether or not the property is eventually court process. returned. Rep. Chris Gerlach (R-Apple Valley), the The new law outlines conduct in rental measure’s House sponsor, said that the prac- agreements that will qualify as a violation of tice of attaching registered trademarks or law, including failure to return the property trade names to unauthorized products is and failure to pay the agreed-upon rental growing. He said counterfeiters can see big charges. profits from the sale of the fake goods and The measure also changes the definition of face no risk of prosecution. value in existing law to include damages to Gerlach said tougher penalties are needed the rental property and the potential rental because counterfeiters take business away value that the owner could have received had from legitimate companies, and defective and the property been in his or her possession. inferior goods produced and distributed by Sen. Paula Hanson (DFL-Ham Lake) spon- counterfeiters can pose a danger to sored the measure in the Senate. consumers. HF868*/SF866/CH76 The new law also outlines penalties for the counterfeiting crime based on number and value of the items counterfeited. The maxi- Challenging court orders mum is a five-year prison sentence and a $100,000 fine. Search and rescue dogs such as Peshtigo, a Criminal defendants have a time limit on And the law includes the new crime under German shepherd, are afforded new protection when they can challenge court-ordered a list of crimes that can apply to racketeering under a law that makes killing or harming the restitution, under a new law effective charges. Increased penalties can be applied if animals a crime punishable by up to two years in Aug. 1, 1999. the counterfeiting crime is proven to show a prison. Peshtigo is pictured with his owner, Mark Courts can order that a person convicted pattern of organized crime. Haskins of the Northstar Search and Rescue Dog of a crime pay the victim expenses resulting Association.

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from the crime. Restitution can include medi- exercise concurrent jurisdictional authority Election law changes cal bills, therapy costs, or the replacement of over criminal violations with the local (See Elections, page 28) lost wages. sheriff. Dice for drinks Existing state law also outlines a process The measure also allows tribal police offic- whereby defendants can challenge the amount ers to become certified by the state’s officer (See Gambling, page 37) claimed by the victim. licensing board. Art in prisons The new law gives the defendant 30 days to Supporters of the law say the plan will help (See Government, page 40) challenge the amount of the restitution. The ensure public safety on reservations and that clock starts ticking when the defendant is the certification provisions will help the tribal Stopping a scam informed of the amount requested or is sen- governments recruit and retain qualified (See Housing, page 48) tenced to pay, whichever is later. police officers. Jury pay examined Rep. Mike Osskopp (R-Lake City) and Some tribes have recently established police (See Law, page 56) Sen. David Knutson (R-Burnsville) spon- agencies or beefed up existing police forces in sored the measure. response both to an increase in crime and a Penalties for truck violations HF733/SF117*/CH38 1997 Minnesota Supreme Court decision. (See Transportation, page 70) In that decision, the court ruled that non- Funds to prosecute abusers No criminals as cabbies tribal state and local law enforcement (See Vetoed Bills, page 78) agencies don’t have jurisdiction over civil A new law allows cities and other political and regulatory violations — such as traffic DWI bill stalls subdivisions to refuse taxicab licenses to ap- violations — on tribal lands. (See Bills in Limbo, page 83) plicants with certain criminal histories. Prior law authorized the Mille Lacs Band, Defending your castle An existing law prohibits licensing boards the Lower Sioux Indian Community, and the (See Bills in Limbo, page 83) from denying licenses based on prior convic- Fond du Lac Band to exercise concurrent tion of crimes, unless the crime relates di- jurisdictional authority. The new measure Assault by laser rectly to the occupational license that the expands the law to include the other eight (See Bills in Limbo, page 84) applicant is seeking. The law seeks to give tribes in Minnesota. Prison privatization rehabilitated offenders a chance to find em- Rep. Steve Smith (R-Mound) and Senate (See Bills in Limbo, page 84) ployment following completion of their sen- Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL-Erskine) tences. That law exempts several occupations sponsored the legislation. Three-strikes bill is out — such as police officers, firefighters, and HF1607*/SF1674/CH175 (See Bills in Limbo, page 85) school bus drivers — from that protection. The new measure adds taxicab licenses to Waiting in the workhouse the list of occupational licenses exempt from DEVELOPMENT that law if the applicant has been convicted of A new law authorizes county sheriffs to certain crimes, including murder, criminal transfer prisoners waiting for trial from the Funds for jobs, housing sexual conduct, or DWI. county jail to the county workhouse. A new $498 million jobs and economic The measure was requested by the St. Paul Previous law allowed sheriffs to transfer development law includes a heavy emphasis City Attorney’s Office. City officials said they only prisoners who had been sentenced. The on affordable-housing initiatives and a boost had come across cases where the applicants new measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, allows to the state tourism department. had criminal histories such as drug convic- sheriffs to do the same with prisoners await- The spending measure provides funding tions and indecent conduct, and they want to ing trial. for two dozen state agencies over the two- ensure the safety of taxicab customers within Under the new law, sheriffs and work- year budget period beginning July 1, 1999, their city. house administrators are required to have an including the departments of commerce, eco- The new law is effective May 22, 1999, and agreement in place on the conditions of the nomic security, housing, labor, and trade applies to all applications pending before the transfer, including how costs will be handled. and economic development. licensing board. Rep. Rich Stanek (R-Maple Grove) and The law also includes several one-time Rep. Tim Mahoney (DFL-St. Paul) and Sen. Dave Johnson (DFL-Bloomington) funding initiatives designed to address short- Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored sponsored the measure. term employment and development issues. the measure. HF216*/SF237/CH50 Gov. Jesse Ventura left his mark on the HF1890/SF1639*/CH191 new law by striking over $1 million in fund- Juvenile law reorganization ing with his veto pen. (See related story, (See Children, page 14) Tribal police forces page 78.) Rep. Dan McElroy (R-Burnsville) and Sen. Tribal law enforcement agencies may now Keeping classrooms safe Jerry Janezich (DFL-Chisholm) sponsored share authority over tribal land with local (See Education, page 27) the omnibus legislation. sheriffs, under a new law effective Offenders barred from boards Below are some highlights of the measure. May 19, 1999. (See Education, page 28) HF2390*/SF2227/CH223 The law outlines the conditions under which a tribal law enforcement agency can Court action on truancy (See Education, page 28)

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Housing initiatives The law also includes a housing proposal The tourism office gets an additional The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency that seeks to provide stable housing for fami- $750,000 in one-time funding to enhance its receives $120.5 million over the next two lies with school-aged children who are at risk Journey travel destination system (http:// years — $45 million more than was provided of becoming homeless. exploreminnesota.com). That money is to be in the previous biennium — to address a Specifically, the measure adds a new project matched with private dollars. shortage of affordable housing. within the Family Homeless Prevention and The tourism office will also provide $1.6 Included in that amount, $30 million goes Assistance Program, which was established million to the Minnesota Film Board. Of this toward preserving federally subsidized rental by the Legislature in 1993. That program total, $658,000 is for the board’s operation housing. Many owners of federally subsi- provides grants to counties and nonprofit and the remaining $1 million will be used to dized properties have been opting out of the organizations for efforts to prevent partially reimburse film producers for wages federal program and charging market-rate homelessness. paid to Minnesota film crews. Those reim- rents. The state funds will provide incentives The program will combine the housing bursements must be matched with non-state for property owners to remain in the services with job training, social services, and resources. (Art. 1, Sec. 2) program. efforts by the school systems. The measure The law also directs the department to provides $1 million for the project. Change on Iron Range establish a “challenge grant” program. The The new law provides $1.8 million for the An earlier version of the legislation in- grants and loans can be made available to home ownership assistance program and cluded a plan to replace lawmakers who serve developers, nonprofits, and cities for hous- $8.6 million for housing rehabilitation pro- on the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilita- ing development specifically targeted for job grams. And it gives $1.2 million for a mort- tion Board (IRRRB) with appointed citizens. creation and economic development. Under gage foreclosure prevention program and The new law changes the makeup of the the measure, a one-time appropriation of $6.5 million for homelessness-prevention board, but it does not yank legislators $20 million goes for the challenge grants and programs. (Art. 1, Sec. 5; Art. 2, Secs. 51, 54, 56) entirely. loans. The IRRRB oversees six different accounts The law establishes an “innovative and Tourism in Minnesota that appropriate money for environmental inclusionary housing” program. The pro- The Minnesota Office of Tourism receives or economic development projects in north- gram will finance housing developments that $21.7 million — an increase of almost eastern Minnesota. The board administers use innovative building techniques and are $5 million over the last two-year budget period. funds received through a specific tax paid by located in communities willing to waive de- The new funding, recommended by the mining companies in the area. velopment regulations that increase the costs governor, is to be used toward advertising Under prior law, the House speaker ap- of developing new housing. and marketing efforts. The measure directs pointed five state representatives to serve on The developments can be owner-occupied the agency to use the funding to leverage the board, and the Senate Subcommittee on or rental units, and they must serve families private sector tourism marketing. And the Committees appointed five state senators. with a broad range of incomes. The program new law seeks to promote efforts aimed at The 11th member was the commissioner of receives a one-time appropriation of year-round tourism and those aimed at non- natural resources. $8 million, under the new law. resident travelers. House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon) argued that the IRRRB’s makeup caused con- stitutional problems, because legislators are prohibited from holding other public offices. Sviggum’s original proposal would have required the governor to appoint 10 board members who were not legislators. But the new law includes a compromise of the Sviggum plan. Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the board is increased from 11 members to 13 members. Ten of the members remain law- makers, five from the House and five from the Senate. The other three are non-legislators who live in the Iron Range tax-relief area — one appointed by the speaker, one by the major- ity leader of the Senate, and one by the gov- ernor. The commissioner of natural resources is dropped from the board. (Art. 2, Secs. 42-45)

Owners of federally subsidized rental properties such as the Hopkins Village Apartments are given Funding economic development incentives to stay in the federal housing program, under a provision in the 1999 omnibus jobs and The Department of Trade and Economic economic development law. About $30 million is earmarked for the purpose of reversing the current Development receives $102.6 million to pro- trend of owners dropping out of the federal program and charging market-rate rents. mote development over the next two years, under the new law. That amount includes the

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appropriation to the tourism office, which is upgrade of the database systems used by the The boxing board does receive $84,000 for a division of the department. department and $90,000 goes toward the one year but won’t be funded for the second Specific projects include a $450,000 grant development of an online licensing Web site. part of the biennium. And effective July 1, to Duluth Technology Village, a $75,000 grant The measure directs the departments of 2000, the statutes authorizing the board will to the city of Lake Benton for building costs commerce and health to study more efficient be repealed. (Art. 1, Sec 10; Art. 2, Sec. 80) associated with a new visitor center and rail- ways to regulate health maintenance organi- way depot, and a $530,000 grant to the zations (HMOs) and other risk-bearing health WomenVenture program for nontraditional organizations, such as community integrated Profits for port authorities career development for women and girls. service networks (CISNs), health care coop- A new law allows port authorities to keep The law also requires the economic devel- eratives, and community purchasing excess money earned on lease or manage- opment department to come up with a com- arrangements. ment contracts paid for with state bonding prehensive marketing plan to attract trade, Under current law, the Department of funds. tourism, and economic development to Health is the agency responsible for regulat- Under prior law, extra money that was Minnesota. ing those organizations. earned from a bond sale financed by the state And the department is required to review Earlier versions of the legislation would had to be paid to the state, if the money was business regulations in both law and rule, have split the regulation between these not needed for operating costs or debt service and report on the effects of those rules on departments. Under the plan, the Depart- payments. Minnesota’s business climate. Both reports ment of Commerce would have been respon- Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the new law allows will be submitted to the Legislature next year. sible for the financial regulation of these en- Minnesota’s five port authorities to use those Also, the department is directed to estab- tities, and the Department of Health would profits to reinvest in improvements to their lish a “Minnesota minerals 21st century” have regulated quality of care issues. facilities. Proponents of the measure say it account for financing mineral processing Instead, the law requires that these depart- lets the port authorities better manage the facilities. Any financing in the Iron Range ments study how HMOs can be better regu- money earned by their projects. tax-relief area would have to be matched with lated in the state and provide a report to the Rep. Jerry Dempsey (R-Hastings) and Sen. IRRRB funds. (Art. 1, Sec. 2; Art. 2, Secs. 23, 2000 Legislature. (Art. 1, Sec. 6; Art. 2, Sec. 70) Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing) sponsored 76, 77) the measure. Other agencies and boards HF1161/SF480*/CH114 Job training The new law also provides $1.1 million to The Department of Economic Security the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, receives $84.2 million over the next two years $638,000 to the Chicano Latino Affairs Duluth port authority for job training and employment services. Council, $563,000 to the Council on Asian- A new law allows a name change for a Included in this appropriation, State Pacific Minnesotans, and $649,000 to the Duluth port authority. Services for the Blind receives $10.9 million. Council on Black Minnesotans. Of the ap- The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth can The department is required under the new propriation to the Council on Black Minne- now be called the Duluth Seaway Port law to audit State Services for the Blind to sotans, $25,000 goes to the annual planning Authority. find the cause for a deficit that occurred in of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The name change, effective Aug. 1, 1999, the agency’s fiscal year 1999 budget. Under the law, the Department of Labor was requested to make it easier for people to The new law also directs the economic and Industry is appropriated $49.6 million, find the organization in directories. Because security department, economic development and the Department of Public Service re- most port authorities contain the location in department, Minnesota State Colleges and ceives $19.4 million. the first part of their names, many people Universities, and the Office of Strategic and The Minnesota Historical Society gets were looking up the “Duluth Port Authority” Long-Range Planning to conduct a compre- $52.7 million, including $50,000 to be given and did not find a listing. hensive study of workforce training in the to the city of Little Falls for the establishment Rep. Mike Jaros (DFL-Duluth) and Sen. state. of a fishing museum and environmental edu- Sam Solon (DFL-Duluth) sponsored the Among other things, the agencies are to cation center. measure. address what types of training lead to high- Several boards also receive funding under HF1809/SF1554*/CH68 skill and high-wage jobs, how to encourage the law. The Board of Accountancy receives workers not currently in the workforce to $1.2 million, the architecture board gets Warrants for bank records enter or re-enter the labor market, and how $1.6 million, and the Board of Barber Exam- (See Banking, page 10) to promote productivity enhancements in iners receives $293,000. (Art. 1, Secs. 7-9, 11, both the public and private sectors. The re- 16, 17, 19-22) Cleaning up fuel leaks port is due to the governor and the The state Board of Boxing will be elimi- (See Environment, page 34) Legislature in January 2000. (Art. 1, Sec. 4; nated next year, under the measure. This Fire code enforcement Art. 3, Sec. 4) provision came as a result of recommenda- (See Government, page 42) tions made by the legislative auditor in a Commerce department report on occupational regulation. The audi- Tax cuts and rebates: The measure provides $36.4 million to the tor suggested that the functions of the board Economic development Department of Commerce over the next two could best be handled by a private (See Taxes, page 64) years. Of that amount, $1.4 million funds an organization.

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Tax cuts and rebates: Steel plant boost (See Taxes, page 64) Cuts in development funding (See Vetoed Bills, page 78)

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K-12 education finance A record $7.9 billion K-12 spending pack- age will provide Minnesota schools with their largest per-pupil funding boost in a decade. The new law also earmarks about $86 million over two years for class-size re- duction initiatives and directs money to help diminish funding disparities between dis- tricts. Special education, charter schools, Keeping class sizes small is a major goal of the 1999 omnibus K-12 education funding law, which breakfast, and all-day kindergarten programs provides nearly $100 million for efforts to cap kindergarten through third-grade classrooms at 17 are also supported under the new law. students per teacher. Here are some highlights of the legislation, Class-size reduction The Fast Break to Learning grants expand which was sponsored by Rep. Alice Seagren The measure does not fund class-size the existing school breakfast pilot program, (R-Bloomington) and Sen. Lawrence reduction initiatives at the level originally which provides money for in-school break- Pogemiller (DFL-Mpls). All provisions are proposed by Gov. Jesse Ventura, but it does fast in 41 districts. Under the new law, grants effective July 1, 1999, unless otherwise noted. set aside up to almost $100 million for that will be continued to those 41 districts and HF2333*/SF2242/CH241 purpose. Ventura, who advocated reducing other districts will have the opportunity to all kindergarten through third-grade classes apply for the additional money, which will be Formula boost to 17 children per teacher, called for $150 awarded based upon percentages of students School districts will get an extra $285 per million in two-year funding for the initiative. receiving free or reduced price lunches. pupil unit over the next two years, under the The new law directs $86 million over two Districts must match every $3 of state new law. That represents a 4.7-percent in- years to efforts to reduce class sizes, and it money with $1 of local funding, and the crease to the general formula for the 1999- requires districts to reserve $3 per pupil unit program is set to end in 2001. (Art. 7, Sec. 1) 2000 school year, followed by a 3.2-percent in 2000 and $11 per pupil unit in 2001 of their The programs in the pilot schools have increase the following year, bringing the an- general formula funding for class-size reduc- been shown to increase test scores and reduce nual per-pupil funding from $3,530 this year tion, all-day kindergarten, or certain special discipline problems. to $3,925 in 2001. (That increase also in- education initiatives. School boards are re- cludes a shift of $43 per pupil that used to be quired to pass a resolution stating which Charter schools in a separate component called graduation program they plan to fund. (Art. 1, Sec. 67) Fledgling charter schools will see more standards funding, and in the 2000-01 school If all districts chose to use that $3 and $11 per state money under the measure. Funding for year, an extra $67 per pupil that is currently pupil unit for class-size reduction, that would building lease costs jumps to $1,500 per pupil given to districts under a cooperation rev- bring total spending on those initiatives up to from the previous level of about $465 per enue category.) $100 million over the two years. In a message student. And $3.7 million is targeted to help Of the second-year spending hike, $50 per filed with the signed law, Ventura urged dis- with charter school start-up costs over the pupil unit is contingent upon a rosy tricts to also dedicate the $50 million contin- biennium. (Art. 5, Sec. 18) November 1999 budget forecast. gent appropriation to class size reduction. Other provisions are aimed at making it The general formula funding — through “Smaller classes get results, and if the funds easier to create new charter schools. Cities, which districts receive the bulk of their state are available in the November forecast, they towns, and educational cooperative boards revenue — is figured on weighted per-pupil should be used to reduce class sizes by fund- are included in the list of entities that can units, with secondary students receiving more ing licensed classroom teachers,” he wrote. sponsor charter schools, and districts are re- revenue than elementary students. quired to convert existing schools to charter The proposed hike will cost the state more School breakfasts schools if 60 percent of full-time teachers at a than $400 million, which will be part of the The new law establishes a statewide grant school petition for the change. Under prior $6.1 billion sent to districts in general for- program aimed at ensuring that all children law, 90 percent of those teachers needed to mula funding during the biennium. (Art. 1, eat breakfast each school day. Almost petition to mandate a conversion. (Art. 5, Secs. 14, 64) $6 million over two years goes to districts that Secs. 7, 9) have high percentages of students receiving The new law also requires school boards free or reduced-price lunches. that are considering sponsoring a charter

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school to make the decision in 90 days or less. Special education complete their student-teaching requirement. And if the board rejects the proposal, that Special education programs see a funding The measure came from a separate pro- decision may be appealed to the State Board increase of almost $100 million over the two posal backed by Rep. Mark Buesgens (R- of Education, without proving, as required years. Seagren said that money will help alle- Jordan), who is a school administrator. under prior law, that at least two board mem- viate much of the burden faced by districts Buesgens said recent graduates often use sub- bers support the idea. (Art. 5, Sec. 8) that have been forced to spend general for- stitute teaching as a way to enter a school Also, effective for the 1999-2000 school mula revenue on special education costs. district in which they would like to teach year and later, charter school teachers may Ventura advocated for the new spending in permanently. (Art. 5, Sec. 2) perform administrative duties even if they do that area. (Art. 2) not have an administrator’s license. That pro- Teacher training vision comes in response to complaints that All-day kindergarten Although Gov. Jesse Ventura used a line- it is too difficult and costly for many small The measure provides $14 million over item veto to eliminate funding for the pro- charter schools to employ administrators. two years to fund all-day kindergarten pilot gram, a new teacher training pilot program is (Art. 5, Sec. 11) programs around the state. The first-grade included in the new law. preparedness program was initiated in 1996, Under the proposed program, students Funding disparities with $5 million in spending, and it was given work alongside professional teachers in K-12 The measure also addresses statewide fund- a $1.5 million funding boost in the 1998 classrooms while gaining college credits. The ing disparities between districts. Currently, omnibus education law. Proponents of the Department of Children, Families and Learn- about 32 percent of school districts’ budgets program say that attending all-day kinder- ing must approve the programs, and districts come from local levies, and districts that, for garten dramatically increases children’s aca- have to coordinate with post-secondary in- whatever reason, have trouble getting voter demic and social skills. (Art. 2, Sec. 60) stitutions to meet students’ training needs. approval for levy hikes face recurring fund- (Art. 9, Sec. 47) ing crunches. Substitute teacher licenses The new law authorizes implementing the The new law directs almost $42 million College students training for careers in programs, but the governor’s veto eliminated over the next biennium to a new funding education are eligible to become substitute $100,000 that would have gone to help dis- component called equity revenue. Equity rev- teachers, under a provision contained in the tricts set up the pilot programs. (See related enue will provide additional money, on a new law. story, page 79.) sliding scale, to districts that have less than Students are able to finish up their degrees A related provision allows districts to grant the state’s average per-pupil funding based while gaining more classroom experience credit for prior experience and training when on combined state and local revenue. under the plan, which is an effort to combat setting teacher salary levels. Effective for the (Art. 1, Sec. 30) a current and projected substitute teacher 1999-2000 school year, teachers are eligible And the law increases the level at which the shortage in the state. To obtain a substitute to receive credit for participating in the Col- state “equalizes” local referendum funding. teacher’s license, students must successfully laborative Urban Educator, the Southeast Under previous law, state aid is provided for districts’ first $350 in per-pupil funding from local levies, based on the districts’ property- tax base. The law raises that level to $415 for fiscal year 2001. (Art 1, Sec. 43) “We wanted to attempt to close the gap between the high-spending and low-spend- ing districts and we think this is fair,” Seagren said. She said districts including Big Lake, Renville, Montevideo, and Pine City would benefit from the measure. A new method of formula calculation will also help schools with declining enrollment — a common problem in rural schools espe- cially, where smaller classes mean less state money coming in while many fixed costs remain in place. Under the new law, funding is based 90 percent on districts’ current year enrollment and 10 percent on the previous year’s enroll- ment. (Art. 1, Sec. 10) Several provisions in the 1999 omnibus education law are aimed at assuring that school districts throughout the state are funded more evenly. One such provision, called equity revenue, directs extra money to school districts that have historically had low amounts of local funding.

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Asian Teacher Licensure, or the Circles of requires local school boards to allow home previously they were exempt from stopping Support in Educational Leadership programs, school students to join those activities. when a school bus extended its stop arm and as well as for previous training and experi- (Art. 5, Sec. 6) had its lights flashing. ence. (Art. 5, Sec. 17) Finally, the commissioner of public safety’s In another part of the law, effective Truancy prevention licensing authority is extended to allow the May 26, 1999, the state Board of Teaching is A new policy aims to hold certain habitu- commissioner to waive licensing restrictions authorized to hold hearings to resolve dis- ally truant students accountable for their in some cases. (Art. 9, Secs. 22-24, 40-43) putes involving teacher preparation pro- school attendance. grams. The law requires the board to assist in The measure authorizes school districts to Teaching abstinence resolving a dispute between a graduate or a expel open enrollment students at the end of The law requires the Department of student preparing for a teacher’s license and the school year who are habitual truants. A Children, Families and Learning to help the post-secondary institution. (Art. 9, Sec. 7) habitual truant is defined in state law as a school districts develop programs to inform child under 16 years of age who has missed students about sexually transmitted infec- Deaf education teachers seven school days without a lawful excuse. tions and diseases. And prevention and risk- Some teachers of deaf and hard-of-hear- Similarly, 16- and 17-year-old students are reduction programs in schools must include ing students are exempt from proficiency considered habitual truants if they miss one information on abstaining from sexual activ- requirements in American Sign Language or more class periods for seven days without ity until marriage. (Art. 2, Sec. 1) (ASL) when they apply for their teaching an excuse and have not withdrawn from licenses. school. The new law allows teachers of the aural/ Minnesota’s open enrollment law allows Keeping classrooms safe oral deaf education method, which does not students to attend schools located outside of A new restriction on teaching licenses aims use ASL, to be licensed after demonstrating the district in which they live. But schools can to keep convicted sex offenders out of Min- only a minimum level of competency in the accept a limited number of students under nesota classrooms. language. open enrollment because of capacity limits. Under a new law effective May 25, 1999, Under previous state law, all teachers of Proponents of the measure said it will force anyone convicted of criminal sexual conduct deaf and hard-of-hearing students had to open enrollment students to take responsi- is ineligible to hold a state teaching license. fulfill the same ASL licensure requirements. bility for their school choice and give them an The law requires the state Board of However, the oral/aural method teaches stu- incentive to have good attendance. Teaching to revoke or refuse a teaching li- dents to speak with the use of cochlear, or Under the new law, the students may only cense to any person convicted of criminal inner ear, implants and emphasizes lip-read- be expelled after they have received truancy sexual conduct in the first to fifth degrees. ing skills. intervention services and their cases have Criminal sexual conduct can range from Rep. Mindy Greiling (DFL-Roseville), a been referred to juvenile court. For students rape (first degree) to exposing genitals in the sponsor of the measure, said the old require- over the age of 16, school districts may termi- presence of a minor (fifth degree), as defined ments kept people from entering the oral/ nate enrollment if they miss one or more by state law. In addition to such offenses, aural deaf education field in Minnesota. As a periods for 15 school days without a lawful those convicted of child abuse are also ineli- result, she said many parents were sending excuse. (Art. 9, Sec. 25) gible for teaching licenses, under the new their children out of state to go to school. law. The new law sets up a separate licensing School buses The measure exempts individuals with process for teachers of the oral/aural method, Various laws governing school buses are non-felony convictions for fifth-degree which includes continuing education require- changed under the omnibus measure. School offenses. ments for the educators. (Art. 2, Secs. 3, 55) bus safety training programs, including the Under the law, the courts must notify the state’s model, must contain information on Board of Teaching once they discover a con- Home school students seat belt use. And districts are required to victed sex offender is a licensed teacher. The Home school students are now eligible to provide parents information on the district’s board will then revoke the teacher’s license fully participate in the extracurricular activi- seat belt policy, if one exists. and notify the school board that employs the ties offered by their resident school districts. Rep. Mark Olson (R-Big Lake) backed a teacher. Under Minnesota High School League plan that would provide aid to school dis- The state board also will refuse to issue or rules, home school students who wanted to tricts that choose to install seat belts in school renew licenses to applicants convicted of participate in extracurricular activities were buses. Lawmakers opted not to include the criminal sexual conduct. required to seek a cooperative sponsorship aid provisions in the law, but instead pro- A similar law exists for school bus drivers. from the school board. But the school board vided the safety training requirements. Rep. Doug Fuller (R-Bemidji) said he spon- could still refuse to allow a home school The use of seat belts in school buses has sored the legislation because of well- student to play on a team or be cast in a play been an issue of contention because separate publicized incidents involving teachers who based on the board’s financial or other studies have shown conflicting results on were found to have sexually abused their constraints. their safety value. students or other children. The new law, effective for the 1999-2000 Another provision extends the maximum Sen. Thomas Neuville (R-Northfield) school year, treats home school students the length of a school bus to 45 feet from 40 feet. sponsored the measure in the Senate. same as public school students for the pur- In addition, road work vehicles such as snow HF14*/SF574/CH201 poses of extracurricular activities, and it plows are required to stop for school buses;

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Offenders barred from boards Rep. John Tuma (R-Northfield) and Sen. Playing with fire Martha Robertson (R-Minnetonka) spon- (See Crime, page 20) Registered sex offenders are prohibited sored the legislation. Funds for families, kids from becoming school board members, un- HF483/SF296*/CH123 der a new law effective Aug. 1, 1999. (See Family, page 35) Any person who has been convicted of a Court action on truancy Cash for strapped agencies sexual offense and is a registered predatory (See Government, page 40) offender is ineligible to run for election to a A new law expands juvenile court jurisdic- local school board, according to the measure. tion over truant children up to the child’s Funding Minnesota colleges The law follows a New Ulm school board 18th birthday. (See Higher Education, page 47) election that included a candidate who had Under state law, children classified as ha- Health, human services law: served 41 months in prison for sexual abuse. bitual truants can be brought into the child Encouraging abstinence The man’s history was revealed shortly be- protection system. Habitual truants are de- (See Human Services, page 51) fore the election, and he was not elected. fined by law as students who miss seven or Sen. Dennis Frederickson (R-New Ulm), more days of school in a row without a lawful Changes in pension law who sponsored the legislation in the Senate, excuse and who haven’t gone through the (See Retirement, page 62) said that incident prompted him to intro- legal process to withdraw from school. Costs of getting online duce the measure this year. In 1998, lawmakers extended the legal defi- (See Technology, page 67) He said sex offenders should not have ac- nition of habitual truants to include students cess to positions of authority over children, up to the age of 18. Prior law applied only to K-12 spending items cut especially those that would allow them en- children age 16 and younger. (See Vetoed Bills, page 79) trance to school facilities. The new law, effective May 14, 1999, makes Keeping tabs on teachers Rep. Marty Seifert (R-Marshall) sponsored changes to the law stating exactly when courts (See Bills in Limbo, page 85) the bill in the House. cease having power to place these children HF1845/SF1527*/CH101 into the protection system, making it consis- Profile left intact tent with the 1998 law. The new law states (See Bills in Limbo, page 86) that the court’s jurisdiction ends on the child’s Blocking online porn Special education age limit 18th birthday. (See Bills in Limbo, page 86) Special education students in Minnesota Rep. Len Biernat (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. will receive one less year of state-sponsored Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored the Dealing with unruly students instruction, under a new law that will lower measure. (See Bills in Limbo, page 86) the age until which schools are required to HF1112/SF1180*/CH164 provide special education instruction. In 1998, lawmakers approved a new set of Construction grant reduced laws concerning special education policies to ELECTIONS make them consistent with federal law. A 1998 grant to the Isle School District that The new law finishes that process by tying was used for construction is reduced, under Election law changes up some loose ends of certain state laws that a new law effective May 5, 1999. A person who votes in the wrong precinct exceed federal requirements. The 1998 law The grant, originally in the amount of no longer faces the possibility of a felony left those provisions to be examined by law- $1 million, was given to the school district to charge on the first offense, under a new mea- makers and special education officials to de- convert a school building into a community sure that also updates other provisions of termine which ones should still exceed fed- center. election law. eral law. The new law decreases the grant to $700,000 Under the new law, the Office of the Under current law, Minnesota requires and eliminates school district kitchen facili- Secretary of State will send letters to those special education services to be provided until ties from the community center’s descrip- voting in the wrong precinct, citing the mis- a student is 22 years old or graduates from tion. Lower than expected bids and the change take and informing the person of the correct high school, whichever comes first. Under in kitchen plans brought the cost of the project polling place. federal law, the age limit is 21 years old. down. The person will then have to provide proof Effective July 1, 2002, the state law will In addition, the law requires that the grant of residency before voting in the next elec- change to age 21 and school districts will be money is only available as matching funds tion. If the same person votes in the wrong required to provide instruction only until are committed on a dollar-for-dollar basis. precinct a second time, it will be considered July 1 after the student turns 21. Rep. Sondra Erickson (R-Princeton) and a misdemeanor, and a third instance will be Other changes included in the measure Sen. Dan Stevens (R-Mora) sponsored the considered a felony. establish discipline procedures for special measure. The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, repeals education students and repeal state reim- HF585*/SF595/CH119 a previous law that made all instances of bursement for litigation costs incurred by voting in the wrong place a felony. Many school districts. instances of voting in the wrong place were Most of the bill’s provisions, except the age reported, but county attorneys rarely change, are effective July 1, 1999.

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prosecuted them as felony offenses. Propo- The law also allows a local levy of not more Filling vacant city posts nents of the new law say it will be easier to than $1 per capita to pay for redistricting identify and prosecute instances of repeated costs. In most of Minnesota’s 853 cities, vacan- violations. Rep. Ron Abrams (R-Minnetonka) and cies in elected offices are filled immediately, Also, the law allows townships to designate Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Mpls) spon- with the mayor or city council appointing a the first Tuesday after the first Monday in sored the measure. new official. November as the date of their elections. Pre- HF1015*/SF1064/CH237 But a new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, gives vious law had required townships to hold statutory cities the choice between using that their local elections in March, but it allowed appointment process or holding special elec- exceptions for some townships near the Twin Voting rights returned tions to fill vacancies for elected posts. Cities. Previously, most elections for vacant of- A law effective April 17, 1999, repeals an The new law allows all townships to sched- fices in such cities could only be held during election measure passed in 1998 that some ule November elections. The measure is de- a regularly scheduled municipal election. The say could have placed the entire civil com- signed to reduce election costs and continue only exceptions were if the vacancy occurred mitment process for sex offenders in legal a move toward a uniform statewide election after the first day to file affidavits of candi- jeopardy. day. All Minnesota cities have November dacy for the next regular city election or if The 1998 law took away the voting rights election dates. more than two years remained in the term. of any person who is civilly committed be- Another provision in the law drops the Statutory cities are those which do not cause of conduct that caused the person to be requirement that a person can only be a have charters and follow the state’s statutory convicted of a crime. For the most part, the witness to vouch for another person to regis- city code. There are 745 statutory cities in the law applied to people committed as “sexually ter to vote if both people live in the same state and 108 charter cities, which operate dangerous persons” or “persons with a sexual county. The new law allows any registered under charter rules and other individual laws. psychopathic personality.” voter in Minnesota to vouch for another The charter cities, such as Minneapolis or St. The new law simply repeals those 1998 person to allow them to vote. Paul, have already been allowed to hold spe- voting provisions, returning the election law Rep. Chris Gerlach (R-Apple Valley) and cial elections for city offices that are vacated to its pre-1998 status. Sen. Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) between regular elections. Under that law, offenders who have com- sponsored the measure. Rep. Mark Buesgens (R-Jordan) and Sen. pleted their sentence but are civilly commit- HF1168/SF1144*/CH132 Claire Robling (R-Prior Lake) sponsored the ted are given the right to vote, unless they measure. have been found incompetent to vote by a HF182/SF257*/CH75 Ready for redistricting judge. Proponents of the repeal argued that the Funds for state government: With election redistricting right around 1998 law could have been legally trouble- Scrapping the primary some to the state law allowing for civil com- the corner, a new law streamlines procedures (See Government, page 38) relating to local election district boundaries. mitment. They said it would have applied a Every 10 years federal, state, and local gov- different standard for sex offenders who are Local hiring & elections ernments must go through the process of committed. And they suggested that courts (See Local Government, page 60) might have ruled the 1998 law a denial of rearranging election districts to account for Initiative and referendum plan population changes. equal protection under the law for those (See Bills in Limbo, page 87) Local governments will begin the process offenders. after the state Legislature’s redistricting plan The civil commitment procedure for sex Allowing 18-year-olds to run is approved, which is likely to occur by 2002. offenders has often been the source of legal (See Bills in Limbo, page 87) Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the secretary of controversy. The courts have, in some cases, Changes for primary elections state’s rulemaking authority is expanded so ruled that the process is unconstitutional and (See Bills in Limbo, page 87) that officials may make minor boundary is used to punish — not to treat — the changes. offenders. The law allows the secretary of state to In 1996, the Minnesota Supreme Court EMPLOYMENT coordinate with local governments in an ef- upheld the current Sexually Dangerous Per- fort to make county, city, and school district sons Act, stating that the law allowing for boundaries more closely aligned. This results commitment of sexually dangerous individu- License fees increased in a fewer number of precincts and ballot als does not violate the offenders’ constitu- Certain licensed professionals — includ- types to produce for elections. tional rights. ing architects, engineers, interior designers, In addition, the secretary of state now has Rep. Dave Bishop (R-Rochester) and Sen. and land surveyors — must pay higher li- the authority to make minor corrections to Don Betzold (DFL-Fridley) sponsored the cense renewal fees, under a new law effective municipal election district boundaries to keep 1999 measure. Aug. 1, 1999. them more similar to congressional, legisla- HF643*/SF676/CH61 The measure, sponsored in the House by tive, or county districts. However, the cor- Rep. Jim Seifert (R-Woodbury), incorpo- rections can be ordered only when they would rates the fee schedule into state law, when affect 50 or fewer registered voters.

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previously the fees were set under adminis- Contracts with firefighters The law is effective Aug. 1, 1999, and af- trative rules. fects only firefighters who belong to a union. The new law calls for license fees to be A new law provides a different last-ditch However, the law expires on June 30, 2002, increased from $70 to $120 for architects, option for labor negotiations between when the Legislature will be able to evaluate professional engineers, land surveyors, land- firefighters and their employers. how well it has served contract negotiations. scape architects, geoscience professionals, and The law amends the Public Employment Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) and certified interior designers. Labor Relations Act, dealing with situations Sen. Steve Kelley (DFL-Hopkins) sponsored But a separate law (HF2390*/SF2227/ where an impasse occurs during collective the measure. CH223) limits the fees to $104, which was the bargaining negotiations. It states that an ar- HF1173/SF1605*/CH166 level Gov. Jesse Ventura called for in his bitrator must select the final offer of one budget recommendations. party, unless the parties agree to conven- Seifert’s measure also sets up continuing tional arbitration in writing. References for firefighters Conventional arbitration, a more com- education requirements for the licensed pro- A new law aims to provide fire chiefs with mon method, allows an arbitrator to use fessionals. Every two years they must apply better information on prospective hires and, alternate positions from either side on sepa- for license renewals from the Board of Archi- at the same time, to give former and current rate items in dispute to come up with a final tecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Land- employers legal protections when they pro- agreement. scape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior vide that information. However, under the new law parties who Design. The renewal process now includes Effective Aug. 1, 1999, fire chiefs are au- do not agree to that process of negotiation certain continuing education components. thorized by law to request employment in- must resolve to accept a last-best-offer, or And the law increases the fine from $2,000 formation on prospective employees from total package offer from one side or the other. to $10,000 for practicing without a license or the applicant’s former or current fire This method can result in more bargaining misrepresenting oneself as a licensed department. between parties — avoiding an impasse — or professional. The measure requires former or current final offers from both sides that are not highly Sen. Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) employers to disclose the information as long polarized. sponsored the legislation in the Senate. as the prospective em- HF1728/SF1485*/CH213 ployer and the prospective employee authorize the Tracking job training efforts request in writing. It also provides a process by A new law aims to give lawmakers a better which the prospective em- picture of the state’s job training services. ployer can request that a The law requires the Department of Eco- court force the former or nomic Security and the Governor’s current employer to pro- Workforce Development Council to prepare vide the information. a report evaluating all job training programs Information that can be in Minnesota that receive state or federal disclosed includes the funding. candidate’s initial job ap- Rep. Bob Gunther (R-Fairmont), the plication, performance re- measure’s House sponsor, said there are 62 views, attendance records, job training programs in the state and they and disciplinary actions. are administered by 12 different agencies. He And, aside from cases of said policy-makers need better information fraud or malice, the former to make funding decisions. or current employer is im- “We don’t know if they’re doing a good job mune from civil liability. or bad job or what,” he said. Proponents want to en- Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the new law directs sure that fire departments the department to provide a brief summary are getting the best infor- of each program, a statement describing its mation about candidates need, the number of participants, and the before an agency actually costs and funding sources of the program. does the hiring. The report also will detail the results, includ- A similar law exists for ing job placement rates and wages of partici- law enforcement agencies; pants following completion of the program. however, in those in- The report is due to the Legislature by stances, the agency is re- Jan. 31, 2000. A new law seeks to ensure that as much information as possible is quired, not just authorized, Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) spon- available to fire chiefs regarding the employment history of potential to conduct a previous em- sored the measure in the Senate. hires. Under the law, former or current employers are required to ployment check. HF1051*/SF971/CH138 release information as long as both the prospective employee and Rep. Jim Knoblach employer request it in writing.

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(R-St. Cloud) and Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge The new law also amends the law requiring Efficient heating systems (DFL-New Hope) sponsored the new law. NSP to generate a certain amount of wind HF963/SF486*/CH197 energy. The new law gives preference to wind A new law will allow more contractors to energy projects in the state if the PUC deter- excavate, install, repair, and seal vertical heat Judiciary spending law: mines that building such projects is consis- exchangers. Post-traumatic stress benefits tent with providing just and reasonable rates Under current law, only licensed well con- (See Crime, page 15) for NSP customers. tractors can drill or excavate wells to install Rep. Loren Jennings (DFL-Harris) and Sen. vertical heat exchangers, which are energy Funds for jobs, housing Steve Novak (DFL-New Brighton), both of efficient heating systems that draw heat from (See Development, page 22) whom sponsored the original legislation cre- the ground. The demand for those systems is K-12 education finance: ating the account in 1994, also sponsored the growing because they reduce heating and Substitute teacher licenses new law implementing the changes. cooling costs. The new law, effective Aug. 1, 2000, will (See Education, page 26) The waste storage issue came before the Legislature in 1994 after a Minnesota Court allow some of the installation work to be Labor deals approved of Appeals ruled that the utility’s request for done by licensed limited well/boring con- (See Government, page 41) dry cask storage required legislative approval. tractors or limited well sealing contractors. Proponents of the measure say allowing the Regulatory proposals NSP had been given permission to proceed other contractors to do the work will reduce (See Government, page 42) by the PUC in 1992, but that decision was appealed. the up-front costs of those systems. Northern Residency rules repealed HF1940*/SF1792/CH200 Municipal Power Agency was among the (See Local Government, page 59) groups that supported the measure. Rep. Dave Bishop (R-Rochester) and Sen. Employees’ legal fees Mississippi power plant LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) spon- (See Local Government, page 59) sored the measure. County hiring practices A new law helps pave the way for a new HF2021/SF1539*/CH153 (See Local Government, page 60) hydroelectric power plant on the Mississippi River. Police hiring procedures The law authorizes the Minneapolis Park ENVIRONMENT (See Local Government, page 60) and Recreation Board to sell and distribute Changes in pension law electricity for a proposed hydroelectric power Ag, environment funding (See Retirement, page 62) plant at St. Anthony Falls. Crown Hydro Company has plans to gen- A new spending law for agriculture, envi- Liability for job references erate electricity from a 50-foot drop of St. ronment, and natural resources projects pro- (See Bills in Limbo, page 88) Anthony Falls. In March, the company was vides $1.1 billion for the 2000-01 biennium. granted license approval from the federal The money comes from several sources, government. The cost of the project is esti- including revenue from fees for licenses or ENERGY mated at $5 million, and the park board permits, federal grant money, and appro- could be an investor in the plant. priations from the state’s general fund. Spend- Renewable energy account But in order for the board to sell power, it ing from the state’s general fund for the needs to fit the definition of a governmental projects totals about $521 million for the A new law makes changes to the state’s agency that could do so. biennium. renewable energy account, which was estab- The new law makes the park board an The general fund spending on environ- lished as part of legislation regulating eligible municipal power agency, effective mental projects represents an increase of Northern States Power and its ability to store May 25, 1999. And it gives it the authority to 5.3 percent over the previous biennium. And radioactive waste in casks at its Prairie Island sell electricity, effective when the board files spending from the general fund on agricul- power plant near Red Wing. its approval with the secretary of state’s ture programs is 15.5 percent higher than the Under a 1994 law, NSP was required to pay office. 1998-99 levels. $500,000 each year for each cask containing Part of the mission of the power plant Biennial budgets for the Department of nuclear waste beginning in 1999. The money development is to preserve the industrial Natural Resources (DNR), the Minnesota goes to a fund for the development of renew- heritage of the area, also known as Mills Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), the able energy. Ruins Park, which was once home to the Office of Environmental Assistance (OEA), The new law, effective May 25, 1999, world’s largest milling district. the Department of Agriculture, and other requires that any expenditures from the Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. organizations are provided by the law. account must be approved by the Public Linda Higgins (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the Rep. Mark Holsten (R-Stillwater) and Sen. Utilities Commission (PUC) and that the measure. Jane Krentz (DFL-May Township) sponsored commission will give preferences to projects HF1286/SF1976*/CH198 the measure. within the state. It also allows NSP to recover Here are some highlights of the new the costs of funding the account through its measure. rate structure. HF2388/SF2226*/CH231

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Watercraft fees altered The new fees are $9 for an annual pass, and Ethanol processing plants will receive License fees for boats will be increased, and $24 for a three-year pass. Under previous $68.4 million. Also, the law provides a a new license classification will be created for law, those fees were $5 and $14. The new law $500,000 loan to develop an ethanol plant in personal watercraft. also eliminates reduced fees for married Little Falls. Under previous law, personal watercraft couples. Grant money is available in the law through owners had to pay a $50 surcharge, plus a $12 The fees will pay for state grants to local the agriculture department to reimburse license fee that applied to any boat less than units of government for grooming ski trails farmers for losses of crops or livestock to wild 19 feet. The new law repeals the $50 sur- and acquiring easements for new ski trails. animals, including $160,000 to reimburse charge on personal watercraft, effective (Secs. 105-111) farmers for livestock killed by wolves. May 26, 1999, and sets the price of the new And the law allocates $750,000 to continue personal watercraft license at $25. Snowmobile stud use research on feedlot technology, including tests The law also requires the DNR to auto- Snowmobilers who want to use metal trac- of chemicals that are designed to reduce the matically send refunds to the people who tion devices known as studs on unpaved odor from manure pits. paid the $50 surcharge. Minnesota trails must purchase an annual The measure spends another $900,000 for Other fees for boat licenses that will be $12 sticker, under a provision of the omnibus the biennium to pay for collaborative efforts effective Jan. 1, 2000, are: $12 for boats less law effective July 1, 1999. between the commissioner of agriculture and than 17 feet, $18 for boats from 17 to 19 feet, A separate law (HF6*/SF40/CH4) repealed organizations with marketing expertise, in- $30 for boats from 19 to 26 feet, $45 for boats a scheduled statewide ban on stud use as well cluding the Department of Trade and from 26 to 40 feet, and $60 for boats longer as a requirement that stud users purchase a Economic Development and the World Trade than 40 feet. Those licenses currently cost $50 sticker to use the devices before the ban Center Corporation. $12, $12, $20, $30, and $40 respectively. was scheduled to take place, July 1, 1999. (See Starting Oct. 15, 1999, the agriculture com- Money from the licenses goes into the related story, page 61.) missioner will have to submit a report after water recreation account, which pays for en- Stud use remains illegal on paved trails each calendar quarter to the agriculture com- forcing boating laws, maintaining public boat throughout Minnesota. Damage to those mittees in the Legislature on what the efforts landings, and other projects that enhance trails prompted the 1998 law scheduling the have accomplished. boating in the state. (Sec. 112) 1999 ban. Also, the department’s budget includes The omnibus law requires only Minnesota $1.6 million for computer equipment for Ski pass costs rise residents to buy the $12 stickers and the office and field staff. The law increases fees for cross-country provision is set to be repealed July 1, 2004. ski passes and clarifies where those passes are Proceeds from the stickers are earmarked for Funds for DNR required. paved public trail repair. (Sec. 94) The $514.8 million DNR budget includes Effective July 1, 1999, passes are required $3 million in grants for watershed districts to ski in state parks, state forest lands, trails Rural development near the Red River to prevent flooding prob- within the cross-country ski grant-in-aid pro- The $168 million two-year budget for the lems, $2 million for proposed recreational gram, and other regional recreation areas. Department of Agriculture includes more trails throughout the state, $1.7 million for The law requires passes in those areas for money for marketing initiatives to promote, state park operations, and $1.2 million to all skiers age 16 and older, including senior develop, expand, and enhance the marketing improve computer systems in the depart- citizens. Previous law had required passes of agricultural products from Minnesota pro- ment. The DNR spending provisions in the only for people ages 16 to 64. ducers and processors. (Sec. 11) law are effective July 1, 1999. (Sec. 5) Some hunting and fishing advocates had supported fee increases for licenses, but the law keeps license fees at the existing levels. Revenue from license fees is spent on en- forcement of game and fish laws and on projects to enhance habitat areas for game and non-game wildlife. The new law also allocates $2 million from the state’s general fund for those types of projects. Proponents of the general fund ap- propriation said hunting and fishing license fees should not be the only funding source for those projects because they provide general environmental benefits. The Legislature had proposed spending $4.1 million from the general fund in those areas, including $1 million for walleye stock- A new law repeals a $50 surcharge on personal watercraft and sets the price of the new personal ing, but Gov. Jesse Ventura used a line-item watercraft license at $25. veto to eliminate the second year of that appropriation. In a letter filed with the

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measure, Ventura urged lawmakers to in- and Environment. The grants are given an- up spills in those situations requires an im- crease license fees in the 2000 session instead. nually to counties based on population. mediate response, so the petroleum can be (See related story, page 79.) The OEA receives a $350,000 budget in- cleaned up before it is absorbed in the ground crease for its environmental education pro- and water. (Sec. 2) Electronic licensing grams. One of those programs aims to edu- The law includes money appropriated from cate the public on disposal of used motor oil, Other agencies the game and fish fund to develop technology oil filters, and other hazardous waste from Other biennial appropriations for organiza- to offer hunting and fishing licenses automobiles. That program receives $65,000 tions under the law include $38.4 million to the electronically. under the law. Board of Water and Soil Resources (Sec. 6), The DNR will receive $800,000 in the year $8.2 million to the Agriculture Utilization Re- 2000 and $1.9 million in 2001 to pay the costs Lottery money search Institute (Sec. 14), $6.3 million to the of developing the new licensing system, some The law also appropriates $40.5 million Animal Health Board (Sec. 12), $2.3 million to of which is projected to be offset by money from the lottery-financed Environment and the Science Museum of Minnesota (Sec. 9), that is saved from the costs of issuing paper Natural Resources Trust Fund to the and $371,000 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin licenses and stamps. (Sec. 5) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Re- Boundary Commission (Sec. 7). sources (LCMR), effective July 1, 1999. Those budgets are effective July 1, 1999. Pollution prevention That money will pay for 112 projects Effective July 1, 1999, the two-year budget throughout the state, which are designed to for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency provide environmental or recreational ben- Paul Bunyan State Trail (MPCA) is $250.9 million. The agency’s bud- efits in addition to programs that are admin- A new law alters the route of the not-yet- get is divided into water, air, and land divi- istered through the state agencies. Many of finished Paul Bunyan State Trail. sions. (Sec. 2) the LCMR projects are funded through grants Originally set to start in the city of The MPCA budget includes $600,000 to that require matching funds from local Baxter — near Paul Bunyan Land amuse- continue research on deformed frogs found communities. (Sec. 16) ment park — the trail runs along an aban- in Minnesota. doned stretch of railroad right-of-way land Pollution cleanup provisions include Minnesota Zoo and is used by walkers, bikers, and $2.75 million in grants to supplement the The Minnesota Zoo’s budget is $34.3 mil- snowmobilers in Minnesota’s popular resort Clean Water Partnership Grant Program, lion for the biennium, $14.4 million of which areas. The trail is nearly one-half completed $323,000 to implement programs for reduc- is from the state’s general fund. and, when finished, it will stretch 100 miles ing pollution from mercury, and $965,000 Funding for the fiscal year 2001 is contin- north to Bemidji. from the solid waste fund to allow additional gent upon the zoo’s governing board devel- Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the law changes the solid waste disposal facilities to be included oping an alternative plan to its current struc- starting and ending points of the trail to state in the state’s landfill cleanup program. ture as a state agency. Alternatives could parks instead of cities. The Baxter starting The law also provides a $901,000 increase include converting the zoo to a private, non- point is moved to Crow Wing State Park, and in the MPCA budget to pay for enforcing profit entity. the Bemidji ending point is changed to Lake feedlot regulations. Proponents of that fund- The zoo’s biennial budget is a $3.4 million Bemidji State Park. ing said it will help counties prevent pollu- increase over the budget for the 1998-99 The measure also permits the use of mo- tion by ensuring newly constructed feedlots biennium. Spending provisions are effective torized wheelchairs or carts used by those comply with codes. July 1, 1999. (Sec. 4) with physical disabilities on trails that other- Also, the law creates a landfill trust fund in wise restrict the use of motorized vehicles. the MPCA budget. The law moves Cleaning up spills Rep. Steve Wenzel (DFL-Little Falls) and $10.2 million from the solid waste fund into A $250,000 appropriation to the MPCA Sen. Don Samuelson (DFL-Brainerd) spon- the landfill trust fund for the biennium. The will pay for efforts to clean up petroleum sored the legislation. landfill trust fund will be managed by the spills along the Mississippi River from north- HF1944/SF1470*/CH95 State Board of Investment, and future rev- ern Hennepin County to the river’s enue from the fund will be spent on main- headwaters. taining landfills. The money will come from the petroleum Green companies tank cleanup fund, effective July 1, 1999. It A program designed to help companies cut Environmental assistance will be used to purchase equipment for re- down on pollution is kept in place under a Other programs for solid waste manage- moving petroleum from the water and shore- new law effective May 14, 1999. ment and recycling are funded through the line, and for training local fire and rescue The Environmental Audit Program began Office of Environmental Assistance budget. departments to use the equipment so they in August 1995 and was set to be repealed in The biennial OEA budget is $46.8 million, can respond to a spill. 1999. The new law makes the program effective July 1, 1999. (Sec. 3) The petroleum tank cleanup fund con- permanent. The OEA budget includes $14 million in tains fees from companies that have under- The goal of the program is to help compa- grants for counties. Those grants, known as ground fuel tanks, and the money is used for nies voluntarily comply with environmental SCORE grants, began in 1989 with the pollution cleanup projects. regulations enforced by the Minnesota Pol- governor’s Select Committee on Recycling Proponents of the measure said cleaning lution Control Agency.

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The program encourages businesses and The cleanup fund is administered by the State recycling initiative governments to conduct environmental au- Department of Trade and Economic dits of their facilities and correct any prob- Development to help clean up pollution from Responsibility for part of the state’s Waste lems that they may discover. Companies that fuel storage tanks. Previous law restricted the Management Act is transferred from the report and correct problems in accordance use of that fund to areas where petroleum is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to the with the law receive some enforcement the only pollutant. So in areas where petro- Office of Environmental Assistance, under a protection. leum is one of several pollutants, the money new law effective Aug. 1, 1999. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Jim could pay for cleaning up petroleum but no Under previous law, the Waste Rostberg (R-Isanti) and Sen. Leonard Price other pollutants at the site. Management Act called for the Pollution (DFL-Woodbury). The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, allows Control Agency and the commissioner of HF1477/SF1541*/CH158 the fund to be used to clean up all pollutants public service to recommend policy changes in such a situation. The law also allows the to help the state reduce the amount of waste fund to be used to upgrade above-ground that is sent to landfills. Goals of the initiative Honoring DNR leader fuel tanks to comply with state rules. include purchasing products that contain recycled material, conducting tests on agen- A new law requires the visitor center at Proponents of the new law said it will help cies’ experiences using those products, and Gooseberry Falls State Park to be renamed in the state be more effective in cleaning up keeping other data related to recycling. honor of a former Department of Natural “brownfields,” which are abandoned com- The new law transfers the Pollution Resources (DNR) commissioner, effective mercial or industrial properties. Those sites Control Agency’s responsibility in the Waste Aug. 1, 1999. often remain vacant or under-used because Management Act to the Office of In addition to honoring Joseph N. redevelopment would involve legal liability Environmental Assistance. That office, along Alexander, the new law permits additions to for cleaning up the pollution, such as petro- with the commissioner of public service, will several state parks and allows land within leum that leaked from fuel tanks. recommend waste management policy another to be sold. Rep. Mark Holsten (R-Stillwater) and Sen. changes to the governor and the environ- Alexander was the state’s longest-serving Steve Novak (DFL-New Brighton) sponsored ment committees in the House and Senate. commissioner. He began his 33-year DNR the new law. The Office of Environmental Assistance career as a game warden in 1957 and was HF595*/SF365/CH203 also administers other programs that are de- promoted to regional enforcement supervi- signed to reduce waste generated in the state. sor in 1966. In 1971, he became assistant Sen. Janet B. Johnson (DFL-North Branch) commissioner for administration. He was and Rep. Larry Howes (R-Hackensack) spon- serving as special assistant to the commis- sored the legislation. sioner in July 1978 when Gov. Rudy Perpich HF1151/SF1176*/CH73 appointed him commissioner, a position he held until January 1991. Alexander died Oct. 22, 1998. International fishing fight The new law also authorizes additions to A resolution urging the Office of the U.S. Banning, Camden, Charles A. Lindbergh, Trade Representative to resolve alleged vio- Forestville/Mystery Cave, Judge C.R. Magney, lations of international law by the province of St. Croix Wild River, Scenic, Temperance Ontario was passed by the Legislature and River, Whitewater, and William O’Brien state signed by Gov. Jesse Ventura. parks. The resolution states that the provincial It approves a land exchange at Lake government of Ontario imposed restrictions Bronson State Park and stipulates that Cross on U.S. residents taking fish from Canadian River State Wayside becomes part of Tem- waters of Rainy Lake in 1994. It also states perance River State Park. Another provision that the province extended the restrictions to deletes a four-acre parcel from Blue Mounds Rainy River and Lake of the Woods in 1998 State Park and allows it to be sold. and has “threatened to extend” them to the Rep. Ray Vandeveer (R-Forest Lake) and entire Minnesota-Ontario border. Sen. Leonard Price (DFL-Woodbury) spon- Minnesota resorts have suffered due to the sored the measure restrictions because Canadian residents are HF1301/SF1449*/CH157 allowed to fish in those areas. The resolution Money to build a hiking and biking trail connecting states the restrictions are a violation of the communities, state parks, and other points of Cleaning up fuel leaks interest along Lake Superior’s North Shore is North American Free Trade Agreement and included in a 1999 omnibus agriculture, the General Agreement on Trade in Services Uses for the state’s petroleum tank cleanup environment, and natural resources finance law. under the World Trade Organization. fund are expanded under a new law designed Rep. Irv Anderson (DFL-Int’l Falls) and to help improve polluted lands.

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Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) Reprieve for stud users $335,000 from the measure. (See related story, sponsored the resolution. (See Recreation, page 61) page 80.) HF544*/SF638/Res. 1 Here’s a look at some of the key portions of Antique boats on parade the new law. Unless otherwise noted, all the (See Recreation, page 62) Northern land swap sought provisions detailed here are effective July 1, Emissions testing to end 1999. In an attempt to improve wilderness area (See Transportation, page 68) Rep. Barb Sykora (R-Excelsior) and Sen. management in northern Minnesota, law- Pat Piper (DFL-Austin) sponsored the legis- Steel storage tanks makers passed a resolution that urges the lation. (See Transportation, page 70) president and Congress to enact federal laws HF1467*/SF2222/CH205 to exchange some federal land for state land. When it rains, it sprinkles The state owns about 100,000 acres of land (See Vetoed Bills, page 76) Children and families and about 172,000 acres of waters in the Bound- Programs that provide care and develop- ary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Most of Many capital projects cut ment for children and families receive that land, known as school trust land, was (See Vetoed Bills, page 77) $406.9 million in state and federal funds over acquired through federal land grants when Environment projects slashed the next two years. Minnesota became a state. The land (through (See Vetoed Bills, page 79) That money, which accounts for the bulk leases and sale of logging rights) provides rev- of the law’s spending, is divided among wel- enue for the state’s permanent school fund. Managing wolf population fare child-care programs, the Basic Sliding The resolution describes the state-owned (See Bills in Limbo, page 88) Fee program, Early Childhood Family land as being in a checkerboard pattern, which Education, and the federal Head Start limits the federal government’s ability to ef- program. ficiently manage the wilderness area and the FAMILY The boost in funding shortens county wait- state’s ability to manage its school trust lands. ing lists for the Basic Sliding Fee program, a The resolution proposes to exchange those Funds for families, kids state initiative to help low- and moderate- 272,000 acres of state holdings for federally income working families pay for child care owned land that is within the Superior Na- Paring the state’s long waiting lists for using an income-based, sliding-fee scale. The tional Forest but outside the Boundary Wa- child-care subsidies is a major aim of a new increase removes about 3,000 of the 7,000 ters. Such a transaction would require a new law that authorizes $462 million in state fund- parents on the current lists. However, the law federal law. ing for child care, temporary housing, and raises family co-payment fees to help pay for Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) and family education programs. the increased aid. (Art. 1, Sec. 63) Sen. Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower) spon- In addition to state funding, the measure The state’s at-home infant care program, sored the resolution. transfers $80.4 million in federal funds from which pays subsidies to working parents who Copies of the resolution were sent to each the Temporary Assistance for Needy want to stay home to care for their children, is of Minnesota’s congressmen, and the resolu- Families (TANF) block grant to the state and expanded under the new law. In the past, tion was introduced into the Congressional $85.2 million from local levies. parents who applied for the program were Record. Gov. Jesse Ventura line-item vetoed placed on the same waiting list as applicants for No federal legislation had been introduced on the proposal as of June 1999. HF426*/SF534/Res. 3

Millions for building projects: Flood prevention (See Bonding, page 11) Millions for building projects: Wastewater treatment (See Bonding, page 11) Renewable energy account (See Energy, page 31) Licensed fishing guides (See Game & Fish, page 38) Funds for state government: Saving water (See Government, page 39) Cash for strapped agencies Programs including Early Childhood Family Education and Head Start will see increased funding under (See Government, page 40) an omnibus family and early childhood finance law passed by the 1999 Legislature.

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the Basic Sliding Fee program. Because of long Prevention and intervention Rep. Len Biernat (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. waiting lists, parents often found that their Many smaller programs that focus on pre- Leo Foley (DFL-Coon Rapids) sponsored children had outgrown the need for the infant venting chemical abuse, violence, and juvenile the new law. program when their name finally came up. delinquency are also funded in the new law. HF510/SF23*/CH196 The law separates the programs on the Adolescent parenting grants total waiting list, allowing parents to opt for the at- $1 million, and $300,000 is earmarked for Kids in treatment home program right away. (Art. 1, Sec. 24) Native American youth programs. Another Another provision aimed at shortening $500,000 is targeted for organizations that Parents of teen-agers with chemical de- waiting lists requires counties to pre- educate young fathers about parenting. pendency problems often find their hands determine a family’s eligibility for child-care (Art. 3, Secs. 2, 5) are tied when dealing with their children. A assistance before putting them on a waiting After-school enrichment grant programs new law aims to give them aid. list. Counties are now required to update receive $10.5 million, of which $400,000 sup- Under prior law, children under the age of their waiting lists at least every six months to ports youth activities hosted by state armor- 16 could be admitted by their parents to a keep them current. (Art. 1, Sec. 16) ies. And $50,000 goes to support First Call chemical dependency treatment program, The measure also includes a policy for Minnesota, a statewide information and re- provided that an independent evaluator con- investigating child-care assistance fraud. As ferral system for families who need to locate firmed the need for treatment. But for mi- part of that plan, a new universal application organizations that provide social services. nors ages 16 and 17 the treatment had to be form will be created and used by county and (Art. 3, Sec. 1; Art. 2, Sec. 4) voluntary. state officials to help keep track of families The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, makes receiving child-care assistance. (Art. 1, Child support in court 16- and 17-year-olds subject to the same Secs. 13, 14) requirements as children under the age of 16. The fraud prevention initiative includes A new law creates a new process for child “It is highly questionable that a 16- or penalties for families who wrongfully obtain support hearings to replace an administra- 17-year-old who is chemically dependent can child-care assistance. Those penalties include tive law process struck down by the make this choice by themselves,” said Rep. temporary and permanent disqualification Minnesota Supreme Court. Mark Buesgens (R-Jordan), who sponsored from state-subsidized child-care programs. Under the previous system, child support the measure in the House. (Art. 1, Secs. 54, 56) cases involving public authorities were heard Sen. Claire Robling (R-Prior Lake) was the Starting in fiscal year 2002, school districts through an administrative law process. Be- Senate sponsor. will see a per-pupil funding boost in Early cause counties often enforce child support HF183*/SF144/CH32 Childhood Family Education aid from payments, such cases accounted for most $113.50 per child to $120 per child. In fiscal child support cases. Child care terms year 2000, those programs will receive addi- The Legislature had moved the cases from tional aid of $2.46 per child. The law also the state district courts in an effort to provide A new state law effective April 13, 1999, requires districts to set up reasonable sliding- a more expedient process and a more infor- makes permanent the legal definitions of day fee scales for those programs. (Art. 1, Secs. mal setting in which to decide child support care terms including newborn, infant, tod- 41, 42, 65) issues. dler, preschooler, and school age. But in a ruling released Jan. 28, 1999, the The definitions were adopted on a tempo- Self-sufficiency programs Supreme Court found that the administra- rary basis in 1997 because of concerns re- The law allots $42.6 million for adult basic tive hearing process for child support cases is garding adequate day care options in light of education, and nearly $2 million in addi- unconstitutional. The Supreme Court stated welfare reform. They were part of new guide- tional money goes to support those pro- that the process violates the separation of lines aimed at allowing day care operations to grams in rural Minnesota. (Art. 4, Secs. 5, 6) powers outlined in the Minnesota Constitu- take a greater mix of children than was allow- And teachers of English as a second lan- tion. And the court concluded that such de- able under the prior definitions. guage in adult basic education programs are cisions belong in the judicial branch and not State law dictates how many children in a no longer required to earn a teacher’s license. in the executive branch. The court stayed the certain age group — newborns, for example Instead, they must have a four-year degree in effect of the ruling to give the Legislature time — can be under the care of one day care English or another approved subject area. to modify the system. provider at one time. The 1997 changes were (Art. 4, Sec. 2) The new law, effective July 1, 1999, repeals designed to give greater flexibility and to The law grants transitional housing pro- the unconstitutional administrative process make available more child care options. grams nearly $4 million, and emergency shel- and creates a new expedited process in the Rep. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) and Sen. Claire ters receive $700,000. A portion of the transi- judicial branch. The measure establishes child Robling (R-Prior Lake) sponsored the bill. tional housing funding goes toward programs support magistrates to oversee the hearings HF1126*/SF862/CH36 to help homeless veterans. (Art. 4, Sec. 12) and charges state courts with outlining rules A lead-abatement program that was not for the process. K-12 education finance: included in Ventura’s budget recommenda- The Office of Administrative Hearings Home school students tions is funded at $500,000. And $500,000 heard about 12,000 child support cases in (See Education, page 27) goes to Family Assets for Independence, a 1998. Officials say that 93 percent of all child program aimed at getting low-income support orders were issued within 30 days of Paying spouses for care families to save money. (Art. 4, Secs. 8-10, 12) the hearing. (See Health, page 44)

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Health, human services law (See Human Services, page 50) Divorce law correction (See Law, page 56) Education, family funds cut (See Vetoed Bills, page 80) Making marriage stick (See Bills in Limbo, page 89) Get counseling, save cash (See Bills in Limbo, page 89)

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Canterbury card club The Canterbury Park racetrack in Shakopee is allowed to operate an on-site poker club, under a new law A new law allows Canterbury Park in that also requires 10 percent of the proceeds from the card club to go to increasing the purses for horse races at the facility. Shakopee to operate a card club for poker players. The law, effective May 25, is designed vending machines instead of having a staff the stakes are limited to food or beverages. It to boost the horse racing industry in the state person sell them over the counter. is still illegal to play with money at stake, and by allowing Canterbury Park to offer higher Also, the law increases the maximum con- the business cannot organize or participate purses for races. solation prize for bingo games that allow in the games. The measure allows Canterbury Park to carryover prizes, and it sets a maximum prize Rep. Steve Dehler (R-St. Joseph) and Sen. put in up to 50 tables, where participants can for tipboard games. Tipboard games are those Jim Vickerman (DFL-Tracy) sponsored the play cards against each other and make wa- that sell tickets for numbers on a board, and measure. gers on each hand. The opening wager on when all the numbers have been purchased, HF686/SF2044*/CH187 each hand cannot be more than $15, and each the winning numbers are revealed. additional wager cannot exceed $30. And when an organization conducts a A percentage of the money wagered will be raffle, a list of prizes and other information Bingo for seniors collected by Canterbury Park to increase the must be printed on the ticket. However, low- Minnesota’s nursing homes and senior citi- purses for horse races and to pay for operat- prize and infrequent raffles that are generally zen organizations are now able to conduct ing expenses associated with the card club. exempt from state regulation may use tickets bingo for the pure enjoyment of those par- Proponents of the measure say the horse that have only numbers and no other infor- ticipating, with a minimum of regulatory racing industry in the state provides jobs, and mation, as long as the sponsoring organiza- intrusion by the state. it generates demand for hay and oats, which tion makes a list of prizes available on request A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, assures helps Minnesota farmers. and both the ticket sale and the drawing are that. The law strikes a provision from statute But those benefits in Minnesota are di- held on the same day. that required the bingo manager to be regis- minishing due to competition from the clos- Rep. Mike Osskopp (R-Lake City) and tered with the state, and it eliminates state- est horse racing track, Prairie Meadows in Sen. Jim Vickerman (DFL-Tracy) sponsored mandated record keeping. Des Moines, Iowa. Annual purses for races the measure. To qualify for the exemption, the bingo are about $15 million at Prairie Meadows, HF1825*/SF1619/CH206 operation must not be high-dollar, cannot be compared to Canterbury Park’s $4 million. offered more than twice a week, and the The higher purses have attracted more horses Dice for drinks manager and others who operate the games for races at the Des Moines track, and some cannot be paid. horse farms have moved from Minnesota to A new law makes it legal to play dice games Rep. Bob Ness (R-Dassel) and Sen. Steve Iowa. in Minnesota bars. Dille (R-Dassel) sponsored the measure. The new law requires 10 percent of the That means bar patrons can play games HF132*/SF1138/CH128 proceeds from the card club to go toward such as “liar’s poker,” “500 rummy,” or increasing the purses for races at Canterbury “6-5-4,” to see who buys drinks or food. Tax cuts and rebates: Park. If the revenue from the card club ex- Those types of games for small stakes are Lawful gambling tax relief ceeds $6 million, 14 percent of the proceeds considered “private, social bets” and are legal (See Taxes, page 66) above $6 million would go to the purses. under gambling laws. But previous liquor The new law also makes several minor laws did not allow dice in bars. Casino at Canterbury changes in state gambling laws. It allows off- The new law, effective May 22, 1999, al- (See Bills in Limbo, page 89) sale liquor stores that sell pull-tabs to use lows people to play dice games in bars, but

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Technology, which coordinates information June 30, 1999, to June 30, 2001, under the GAME & FISH technology projects throughout state gov- new law. ernment. Also, the law establishes a separate The 1997 Legislature allocated $17 million Licensed fishing guides budget book for new technology initiatives for bonuses and related administration costs, in state government. Those provisions are but fewer Gulf War veterans than expected Anyone planning to work as a fishing guide all effective July 1, 1999. (Art. 1, have applied for the bonus through the on the St. Louis River estuary now needs to Secs. 12, 15, 16, 70) Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. get a license. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Dave The law apportions bonuses at three levels. A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, expands Bishop (R-Rochester) and Sen. Leonard Price About 13,200 veterans who are eligible for the licensing requirement for Lake Superior (DFL-Woodbury). the Southwest Asia Service Medal — essen- guides to include the estuary. Following are highlights of the law. All tially those who served in the war zone — can The new law was requested by the Lake provisions are effective July 1, 1999, unless receive $600 each. Another 30,500 veterans Superior Charter Captains Association and otherwise noted. who were preparing to be shipped overseas the Western Lake Superior Trolling Associa- HF878*/SF1464/CH250 can each receive $300. The families of the tion, groups that represent licensed fishing nine Minnesota soldiers killed in the war are guides. Those organizations expressed con- Historical correction each eligible for $2,000. cerns that rogue guides weren’t following The Capitol Area Architecture and Plan- The bonuses are similar to those paid to approved safety, training, and insurance prac- ning Board receives $10,000 to work with the veterans of the Vietnam War, except that tices and that their operations could eventu- Minnesota Historical Society on a plaque to families who lost a loved one during that war ally have an economic impact on the licensed correct inaccurate information on a current received $1,000. guides. Spanish-American War commemorative Only about one half of the $17 million has Boats used by the guides must be approved plaque. been claimed by Gulf War veterans. The law by the U.S. Coast Guard. A license to operate The plaque hangs on a wall in the Capitol extends the deadline to apply for a bonus in is issued by the Department of Natural rotunda, and the $10,000 will pay for a sec- hopes of allowing more veterans to claim the Resources. ond plaque that will clarify the information money. The department’s budget also in- Rep. Willard Munger (DFL-Duluth) and and be placed by the existing piece. cludes some money for publishing notices to Sen. Sam Solon (DFL-Duluth) sponsored The existing plaque honors the 13th inform veterans that the bonus is available. the measure. Minnesota Volunteer regiment, sent in 1898 (Art. 1, Sec. 83) HF1109/SF803*/CH57 to fight the Spanish in the Philippines. How- ever, Americans actually ended up fighting Limiting fee increases Ag, environment funding: the Filipinos, who had been seeking indepen- Effective July 1, 2001, state agencies will no Electronic licensing dence from Spanish rule. The Spaniards had longer be able to increase a fee or impose a (See Environment, page 33) relented by the time the Minnesota regiment new fee without legislative approval. Budget Hunting preserves shelved arrived, and they granted control of the proposals for each state agency will have to (See Bills in Limbo, page 90) Philippines to the United States. list proposed fee changes or new fees, includ- One account estimates that 220,000 ing admission fees to state facilities and fees Filipinos and 4,000 Americans died in the for regulations or licensure. (Art. 1, Sec. 49) GOVERNMENT war, which lasted from 1898 to 1901. Critics of the 51-year-old plaque include Scrapping the primary Filipino-American organizations that charge About $3.5 million is expected to be saved Funds for state government that it is racially offensive and historically by replacing a planned presidential primary The omnibus state government finance inaccurate. election with an informal ballot to be distrib- law spends $721.4 million from the general Along with the Minnesota Historical uted at the precinct caucuses, which are held fund for the two-year operating budgets of Society, the Capitol Area Architecture and the first Tuesday in March. On that ballot, Minnesota’s constitutional offices, the Legis- Planning Board is charged with preserving participants will indicate their preference for lature, and executive branch agencies. the Capitol’s design. It oversees major reno- presidential or gubernatorial candidates, and The law is one of two versions of the bill vations and has the final word on monu- the results will be reported to the Office of the passed by the Legislature. Gov. Jesse Ventura ments, works of art, and other additions to Secretary of State. (Art. 1, Sec. 84) vetoed the first version (HF2386/SF2223*/ buildings on the Capitol complex. The new law repeals a law that scheduled a CH242) and signed into law the second one. The board’s budget also includes a $326,000 presidential primary for the first Tuesday in (See related story, page 76.) The second mea- donation to a federal World War II veterans’ April 2000. Costs of paying election judges, sure includes an addition of $31.7 million for memorial and a $250,000 appropriation for a printing the ballots, and other expenses had electronic government service initiatives de- Hubert H. Humphrey memorial on the been estimated at about $3.5 million. (Art. 1, signed to make government more efficient. Capitol grounds. (Art. 1, Sec. 13) Sec. 115) Those initiatives include establishing an Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer had ad- electronic directory for government services Veterans’ benefits extended vocated the informal process because she available online, providing business licenses The deadline for Persian Gulf War veter- said it would accomplish the same goal as the over the Internet, and restoring $2 million ans to apply for bonuses is extended from presidential primary. She estimated the costs that would have been cut from the Office of

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of reporting the results of the informal pref- its billing policies. The office will work with for the governor and lieutenant governor, erence ballots will be about $8,000, com- the commissioner of finance to ensure that $51.4 million for the attorney general, $18.3 pared to the $3.5 million that would have money for legal services is spent as it is in- million for the state auditor, $18 million for been paid by local units of government to tended by the Legislature and to clarify other the secretary of state, and $4.8 million for the conduct a formal primary. policies regarding billing for legal services. state treasurer. The appropriation for the (Art. 1, Secs. 38-40) treasurer’s office includes $278,000 to pay for Y2K preparation costs associated with issuing tax rebates. In anticipation of some computer systems No repayment of local loan (Art. 1, Secs. 3-7) failing to make the transition from the year State funds will not be used to repay a loan The budget for the secretary of state in- 1999 to 2000, the law appropriates $20 mil- from the Minneapolis Community Develop- cludes $5.8 million for upgrading its com- lion from the general fund to allow school ment Agency to the Minneapolis Park and puter system. The 12-year-old system has districts and other local units of government Recreation Board in 1986. The loan was made seven major databases that correspond to the to apply for emergency grants. to acquire property for the Central Riverfront office’s main functions, including voter reg- The grants will be administered as loans Regional Park. (Art. 1, Sec. 111) istration, election reporting, and business and are to be used to correct problems that services such as the Uniform Commercial are likely to affect public health and safety or Telecommunication oversight Code and records of tax liens. (Art. 1, Sec. 3) cause “catastrophic loss to property or the The omnibus law modifies the adminis- Funding for the Legislature for the environment.” The loans will have to be paid tration commissioner’s oversight of ongoing 2000-01 biennium will be $53 million for the back by the end of the fiscal year 2001. operation of information technology. The House, $39.7 million for the Senate, and (Art. 2, Sec. 12) commissioner is responsible for administer- $28.4 million for the Legislative Coordinat- ing the state information infrastructure, ing Commission, which includes the Revisor Public broadcasting which includes high-speed cables that pro- of Statutes, the Legislative Reference Library, Public broadcasting, which includes pub- vide telephone services, Internet access, and the Office of the Legislative Auditor, and lic radio and television services, receives other information services. other joint House and Senate commissions. $6.7 million, which is included in the The law, effective May 26, 1999, removes (Art. 1, Sec. 2) Department of Administration budget. the commissioner’s responsibility for “op- (Art. 1, Sec. 12) eration of” the information infrastructure Ventura used a line-item veto to cut a under previous law. That provision is de- Cash for tobacco jurors portion of the funding for public broadcast- signed to help rural telephone cooperatives Three jurors from the 1998 tobacco trial ing that would have paid for developing digi- compete with the state in providing those received payments totaling $30,000 for fi- tal television. That was one of five provisions services. (Art. 1, Sec. 61) nancial losses incurred during the four-and- in the bill that were line-item vetoed. one-half month trial, under a new law effec- (See related story, page 81.) Analyzing major purchases tive May 18, 1999. Proposals to purchase goods or services The law is the work of the Joint House- Fields of hemp costing more than $5 million are subject to a Senate Subcommittee on Claims, which an- The governor is authorized to prepare and cost-benefit analysis by the Department of nually hears private restitution claims that submit an application for federal permits to Administration. If the analysis demonstrates have been refused by the courts or state gov- allow farmers to grow industrial hemp in that a proposal is not the most effective way ernment departments. experimental and demonstration plots. The to provide a public benefit, the governor can This year’s claims bill authorizes payment governor will consult with commissioners of approve an alternative proposal. (Art. 1, of some of those claims against the state, as agriculture, trade and economic develop- Sec. 65) recommended by the subcommittee. ment, public safety, and other appropriate The payment to the jurors came as a re- commissioners to establish standards and Saving water quest of the chief judge in Ramsey County forms for people who want to register for A water-saving device known as a rain who testified before the subcommittee. When those experimental plots. (Art. 1, Sec. 3) check will be installed on the Capitol’s lawn the jurors were selected, they were told they irrigation system, under a provision of the could submit a letter to the trial judge outlin- Honoring Stassen omnibus law. A rain check is equipped with ing any financial hardships caused by the trial The new Capitol complex building occu- a sensor that shuts the system off if the soil and that the judge would relieve them of jury pied by the Department of Revenue is now has adequate moisture, so that the system duty. named after former Gov. Harold E. Stassen. does not continue to water the grass while it But when the jurors sent the letters, the The building opened in the fall of 1998, and is raining. (Art. 1, Sec. 12) trial judge ignored their request and wouldn’t members of the House State Government The governor vetoed a bill that would have release them from jury duty. The trial even- Finance Committee proposed naming it af- required all new sprinkler systems to be tually ended in a settlement between tobacco ter Stassen during a committee meeting on equipped with the devices, which cost about companies and the state of Minnesota. Stassen’s birthday, April 13. (Art. 1, Sec. 16) $35. (See related story, page 76.) A separate new law (HF1153/SF973*/ CH71) requests that the Minnesota Supreme Clarify legal costs Cost of government Court study several issues involving juror The attorney general’s office is required to Two-year general fund spending for the compensation, including a study of daily pay submit reports to the Legislature on some of constitutional offices comes to $8.2 million

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rates, reimbursements for child care and Cash for strapped agencies the general fund, to pay court-ordered travel, and special considerations for longer payments. civil trials. (See related story, page 56.) One-time budget boosts totaling Also under the new law, the Office of the Also in the claims law, $10,000 goes to a $17 million went to seven state agencies and Secretary of State gained access to $975,000 couple in LeRoy for costs related to the con- departments with budget shortfalls in the for a year 2000 compliance program, but that struction of a new well unnecessarily directed 1999 fiscal year, under a law effective amount is not included in the $17 million by the health department. And $5,000 goes to May 12, 1999. total appropriation because it is to be trans- a man who suffered lost wages due to errone- The Minnesota Zoo received $800,000 to ferred from unused portions of funds previ- ous criminal background information about make up for lower than anticipated revenue ously directed to the Department of Admin- him supplied by the Bureau of Criminal over the year. The zoo had originally re- istration for a technology management Apprehension. quested $1 million, but a House-approved program. The measure also provides several pay- measure proposed funding only $600,000 of Rep. Dave Bishop (R-Rochester) and Sen. ments to inmates or former inmates who that request. The $800,000, which will come Richard Cohen (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored suffered injuries while incarcerated and to from the state’s general fund, represents a the measure. persons injured while performing court- compromise reached in a House-Senate con- HFnone/SF2234*/CH141 ordered community service work. ference committee. Rep. Dennis Ozment (R-Rosemount) and The new law also requires the zoological New veto authority Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL- St. Paul) sponsored board to submit a report to the governor and the claims law. Legislature on possible alternatives to the Rules adopted by state agencies can be HF2221/SF2052*/CH169 zoo’s current status as a state agency, includ- vetoed by the governor, under a new law ing converting the zoo to a private, nonprofit effective July 1, 1999. Ventura forces change agency. Copies of all new rules suggested by state The bulk of the deficiency money — about agencies must now be sent to the governor. The first measure signed into law by Gov. $11.7 million— went to the Department of The governor can then veto the rule, or part Jesse Ventura addresses a procedural wrinkle Human Services to make up for a budget of a rule, under the new law. caused by the fact that he is a third-party head shortfall due to a delay in federal reimburse- If the governor chooses to veto a rule, he or of state. ments for MinnesotaCare. she must then notify the chairs of the relevant The new law changes the process under Although the state and federal govern- committees in the Legislature. The new law which members are appointed to the ment reached an agreement concerning the expires June 30, 2001. Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure delayed funds and reimbursements began Rep. Marty Seifert (R-Marshall), who spon- Board. State law outlines the makeup of the March 1, 1999, the state funding was still sored the measure in the House, said the state board to avoid having too many members needed to cover costs the department had to could have benefited from this measure re- from the same political party. The board cover due to the delay. The money came from garding two recent controversial rules — the responds to questions about campaign fi- the state’s Health Care Access Fund. so-called diversity rule and the Profile of nance and economic interest disclosure of Among the other payments in the law were Learning — that were considered or created candidates for state offices. $3.5 million to the Department of Children, by the State Board of Education. Under the previous law, two board mem- Families and Learning to pay legal costs of In those examples, the governor could have bers had to be former legislators — one from two ongoing, major lawsuits — one in vetoed the entire rules or only certain parts, the same political party as the governor and Minneapolis and one in St. Paul. Both in- such as the much-criticized paperwork re- one from a different political party than the volve claims that school districts are provid- quirements that accompanied the Profile of governor — and no more than three board ing constitutionally inadequate education. Learning initiative. members could support the same political And the Department of Public Safety re- Seifert described the measure as a “modest party. ceived $629,000 to pay for license plates for proposal to give the governor and the Legis- But the law had no provisions for how to new automobiles, due to higher than ex- lature some oversight in the rulemaking proceed with appointments when there are pected automobile sales and other factors. process.” no former legislators from the governor’s That money came from the state’s Highway Sen. John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) spon- political party, as is the case with Ventura’s Users Tax Distribution Fund and must be sored the measure in the Senate. Reform Party. paid back as the license plates are sold. The HF1905*/SF1993/CH129 The new law, effective Feb. 18, 1999, avoids department also received $200,000 from the the reference to the governor’s political party, general fund to pay for additional security for Art in prisons requiring instead that the board include two Gov. Jesse Ventura. former legislators who belong to different The Department of Economic Security got State officials cannot use any part of the parties. $370,000 from the state’s general fund for state’s funding for new prison construction Rep. Jim Rhodes (R-St. Louis Park) and State Services for the Blind. The department to supply art for those facilities, under a new Sen. John Marty (DFL-Roseville) sponsored is also required to review the program’s op- law. the measure. eration to determine why the funding short- The prohibition on prison art funding is HF139*/SF88/CH1 fall came about. included in a larger measure that makes sev- The Campaign Finance and Public eral changes to corrections policy outlined in Disclosure Board received $15,000, also from state law.

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Existing state law authorizes the state to Legislative panel trimmed investigation or determines it will not inves- spend up to 1 percent of any state building’s tigate a particular site. construction budget to buy art for the facil- The size of the Legislative Audit Commis- The state’s “whistle blower law” was ity. The appropriation, which is controlled sion will be cut and some of its duties are amended to consider a person’s identity as by the Minnesota Department of Adminis- changed, under a new law. private data if he or she reports a suspected tration, is based on the costs of a new build- As of Jan. 1, 2001, the commission will violation of a law or a situation where the ing or alteration project that costs more than consist of 16 members. Twenty legislators quality of health care violates a law or an $500,000. now serve on the commission, which works ethical standard. When a person is cooperat- Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the new measure with the legislative auditor to choose which ing in an investigation, the data is considered simply prohibits the state officials from using organizations and programs will be subject private only if the person gave the informa- those funds for art in or around the state’s to financial evaluations. tion under the condition that his or her name prison facilities. The commission’s membership was in- would be kept confidential. “I believe we as legislators are here to set creased to 20 members in a 1997 effort to Information on the behavior of a student priorities,” said Rep. Marty Seifert (R- increase bipartisanship, but Rep. Dan can be released to the juvenile justice system Marshall), who backed the plan. “As much as McElroy (R-Burnsville) said the increase in if it is “reasonably needed” to protect the art adds to the ambiance of a prison, I feel this membership is no longer necessary. student or others. is not a wise way to use state resources.” McElroy is the current chair of the Previous law requiring state and local gov- Seifert said the 1984 law would have al- Legislative Audit Commission and was House ernments to keep hard copies of official docu- lowed up to $890,000 to be spent on art for sponsor of the legislation to reduce the size of ments was repealed. The new law allows those the state correctional facility being built in the commission. documents to be stored on computer. Rush City. But, he said, officials for that Under the new law, four members from The law also allows the commissioner of project had already decided not to spend that each of the House and Senate caucuses will revenue to give the Department of Human much money for art. serve on the commission. The law also strikes Services information on claimed tax credits. However, Seifert said, other correctional a requirement that the chairs of the House That information would help track the suc- facilities have used the 1-percent appropria- and Senate tax committees must be commis- cess of the Minnesota Family Investment tion for art projects. The correctional facility sion members. Program (MFIP), a welfare reform program in Faribault has used the money for three In an effort to reduce paperwork, the new that helps people with lower incomes de- different art projects: $40,000 for five benches law eliminates some reports previously re- velop job skills and work their way out of sculpted from granite, $44,000 for a mural quired of the auditor or various state agen- poverty. Part of the program is educating and trellis at the entrance of a building for cies. The measure also requires the deputy people about the availability of the tax credits visitors, and $15,000 for several murals with legislative auditor to hold an active certified to help them improve their financial situa- messages that are designed to encourage in- public accountant’s license and clarifies data tions. The law allows the human services mates to stay out of prison after they are privacy guidelines for audit data. department to determine if MFIP clients have released. Except for the membership provisions, the claimed the tax credits that they are eligible to The separate omnibus judiciary finance law is effective April 27, 1999. receive. and crime prevention measure (HF2404/ Sen. Deanna Wiener (DFL-Eagan), the Rep. Phil Carruthers (DFL-Brooklyn SF2221*/CH216) clarifies that this prohibi- commission’s vice chair, sponsored the legis- Center) and Sen. Don Betzold (DFL-Fridley) tion doesn’t apply to art produced through lation in the Senate. sponsored the measure. programming at the correctional facility. HF1003*/SF840/CH99 HF2058/SF653*/CH227 Also included in the corrections measure, officials are given the authority to discipline Dealing with data inmates who refuse to participate in rehabili- Labor deals approved tation programs and can deduct money from State government policies for dealing with an inmate’s earnings if that inmate is ordered requests for information and other data prac- A new law ratifies labor agreements con- to pay restitution to prison employees or tices are modified by a new law effective cerning state employees made between legis- other inmates. May 26, 1999. lative sessions. The new law also allows prisoners to make The law clarifies some situations in which While the agreements had already been claims against the state for events that occur public data can be considered private, and it approved by the joint Employee Relations while performing both uncompensated and makes other minor data practices changes. Subcommittee, they required ratification by compensated work. Previous law allowed Information about building code viola- the Legislature. inmates to make claims only for injuries that tions is public, except for the names of people The measure approves a raise for the chan- occurred while doing uncompensated labor who submitted complaints about possible cellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and while on conditional release programs. violations and any data on civil or criminal Universities (MnSCU) system. Rep. Mary Jo McGuire (DFL-Falcon investigations. MnSCU officials chose to raise the salary of Heights) and Sen. David Kleis (R-St. Cloud) Also, data that identifies locations where Chancellor Morrie Anderson by 8.8 percent sponsored the measure. studies of deformed frogs are being done by effective July 1, 1998. The pay raise also in- HF1553*/SF2078/CH126 the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is cluded a retroactive salary increase of nonpublic until the agency completes its 32 percent beginning July 1, 1997. From 1995

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to 1998, Anderson’s salary grew from prove successful, he would examine it before A provision that would have required all $108,780 per year to $185,000 per year. it is up for renewal in 2002. newly constructed state buildings larger than Other labor agreements approved under Rep. Ken Wolf (R-Burnsville) and Sen. 2,500 square feet to be equipped with sprin- the law include those between the state and Steve Novak (DFL-New Brighton) sponsored kler systems for fire protection was removed the Minnesota Nurses Association, the Inter- the measure. from the measure during the committee faculty Organization, the United Technical HF359*/SF684/CH125 process. College Educators, and some employees of The measure was sponsored by Rep. Jim the Higher Education Services Office. Rostberg (R-Isanti) and Sen. Dave Johnson The law also makes technical changes in State building code (DFL-Bloomington). the law governing public employees. One of Authority to approve the energy-related HF853/SF1204*/CH185 those changes, effective Aug. 1, 1999, extends portions of the state building code is trans- to unclassified executive and legislative em- ferred from the Department of Public Service Regulatory proposals ployees the ability to transfer vacation and to the Department of Administration, under sick leave hours when they move between a new law. Proposals to regulate an occupation or positions in the two branches. The Department of Public Service will still trade will have to be brought before the chairs Subcommittee Chair Rep. Carol Molnau be in charge of developing the energy portion of the related legislative committees, under a (R-Chaska) and Sen. Carol Flynn (DFL-Mpls) of the building code. new law effective Aug. 1, 1999. sponsored the measure. Under existing law, the administration de- The law requires such proposals to include HF1877/SF1721*/CH221 partment already has oversight of many pro- answers to several questions, including why visions of the state building code. But the law the regulation is necessary, who is advocating calls for other departments — including the regulation, and how the proposal would Taking the lead for PUC health, public safety, or public service — to affect the practitioners of that occupation develop and enforce other parts of the code. and the students who are preparing to enter A new law effective May 7, 1999, changes Several state agencies and boards also have that field. the way the state’s Public Utilities Commis- input in inspecting and reviewing building That information will have to be submit- sion (PUC) conducts its work. The measure plans for public buildings. ted to the appropriate committees at least 15 became law without the signature of Gov. The new law, effective July 1, 1999, is a step days before a bill on the subject is introduced. Jesse Ventura. toward consolidating that authority. The measure was introduced in response The Public Utilities Commission regulates Disagreements and poor coordination be- to a February 1999 report from the Office of the gas, electric, and phone service compa- tween the various state agencies and depart- the Legislative Auditor. The number of occu- nies in the state. The law contains three ments have caused unnecessary delays in con- pations that are regulated in Minnesota has changes designed to make the commission struction, according to a January 1999 report increased dramatically in recent decades. more efficient and responsive to the indus- by the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Regulating occupations has been criticized, tries it serves. The measure was sponsored by Rep. Lynda according to the report, because it can limit The first provision allows noncontrover- Boudreau (R-Faribault), and Sen. Deanna people from pursuing an occupation or it can sial cases to be approved if the commission Wiener (DFL-Eagan). “fence out” competitors. Minnesota’s crite- has not acted on them in 60 days. HF1568*/SF1209/CH135 ria for regulating an occupation is that un- The second change lets the commission regulated practice could cause “significant delegate some responsibilities to subcom- threat to public health, safety, or well-being.” mittees. Fire code enforcement However, the report found that lawmakers Finally, the law authorizes the commission have not applied that criteria consistently. to designate lead commissioners to handle A new law clarifies who has authority over Rep. Phil Krinkie (R-Shoreview) and Sen. certain cases or subject areas. That commis- the fire provisions in the state building code. Deanna Wiener (DFL-Eagan) sponsored the sioner can preside over hearings and make The measure is effective May 22, 1999. new measure. non-binding recommendations on issues Under prior law, the state fire marshal was HF2023/SF1746*/CH144 before the full commission. However, the responsible for enforcing the fire provisions lead commissioner will not have full author- under the direction and supervision of the Millions for building projects: ity over a case. commissioner of administration. The new State government In a letter explaining why he chose not to law specifies that they are to be enforced by (See Bonding, page 11) sign the bill, Ventura stated that designating the state fire marshal under the direction of lead commissioners to handle cases could the commissioner of public safety. Phone company competition lead to commissioner specialization which The law also clarifies provisions related to (See Business, page 12) might decrease checks and balances on the stairway chair lifts that are designed to help Preference on state bids commission. people who have difficulty getting up and (See Business, page 12) “The PUC commissioners must be sensi- down stairs. Those chair lifts can be installed tive to the power granted to them under this in a private residence as long as they are New warehouse regulations law,” he wrote. “They must not engage in the plugged into an electrical outlet and do not (See Business, page 13) practice of commissioner specialization.” have to be hard-wired to the home’s electrical The governor said if the new law does not system.

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Judiciary spending law Concern about the use of bed rails arose Under prior law, established more than six (See Crime, page 14) because of injuries and even deaths caused decades ago, it was difficult to regulate mid- when patients became entangled in the rails. wives practicing in the 1990s, so the Board of Funds for jobs, housing The federal regulations prohibit the use of Medical Practice had ended the practice of (See Development, page 22) restraints unless the devices are needed to issuing licenses. Ready for redistricting treat a patient’s medical condition. But the development of a national stan- (See Elections, page 29) The idea was to craft a bill at the state level dardized test for midwives several years ago that would spell out patient rights under provided a basis for establishing credentials. Tracking job training efforts federal guidelines but wouldn’t jeopard- The new law combines a list of educational (See Employment, page 30) ize the state’s Medicare and Medicaid and training requirements for licensure. Funds for families, kids reimbursements. Midwives must prepare a written plan for (See Family, page 35) If the law is eventually found objectionable each client to ensure continuity of care, in- in the eyes of the federal government, it may cluding what would happen should some- Hands off tobacco bucks have to be revisited next session, said Rep. thing go wrong and a physician is required. (See Health, page 44) Fran Bradley (R-Rochester), who sponsored Before the law was passed, the practice of Health, human services law the measure in the House. traditional midwifery had been driven un- (See Human Services, page 50) The new law is effective April 23, 1999. derground because of fears of being pros- Sen. Don Samuelson (DFL-Brainerd) ecuted for unlicensed practice of medicine. Challenging state rules sponsored the measure in the Senate. Consequently, if a woman being treated by (See Local Government, page 58) HF40*/SF25/CH83 a traditional midwife was transferred to a Changes in pension law medical facility due to complications during (See Retirement, page 62) labor, the emergency room physician often Regulations for midwives had to assess her condition and determine Costs of getting online A measure affirming the status of tradi- treatment without the benefit of the midwife’s (See Technology, page 67) tional midwives through a system of licens- input. Funds for transportation ing became law without the governor’s Under other provisions of the new law, the midwife must keep extensive records on cli- (See Transportation, page 67) signature. Effective July 1, 1999, the new law contains ents. It also establishes a five-member mid- Bleacher funds among cuts provisions for a voluntary licensing proce- wifery advisory council to review applica- (See Vetoed Bills, page 81) dure for those who provide assessment and tions for licensure and advise the board on complaints. From lawmaker to lobbyist care outside of a hospital setting for women Rep. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) and Sen. Sandy (See Bills in Limbo, page 89) and newborns during pregnancy, labor, birth, and the postpartum period. The licenses will Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored the Gift ban remains intact be issued by the state Board of Medical measure. (See Bills in Limbo, page 88) Practice. HF949/SF383*/CH162

HEALTH Bed rails by prescription A new law clarifies the conditions under which it is all right to use bed rails in Minne- sota nursing homes. Under provisions of the measure, nursing home residents’ right to bed rails and other restraints are affirmed. Fear of falling is in- cluded as a legitimate medical reason for prescribing bed rails. The measure was proposed after a number of nursing homes were fined by the Minnesota Department of Health in 1998 for improperly using bed rails according to the department’s interpretation of federal regu- lations. Many nursing homes subsequently removed bed rails entirely, hoping to avoid A new law paves the way for the Board of Medical Practice to issue licenses for midwives. The law fines but leaving some residents and their provides a list of educational and training requirements for the profession and allows midwives to families upset. voluntarily apply for the licenses.

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Paying spouses for care Proponents of the measure said that while Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) and Sen. many people are aware of the possibility of Edward Oliver (R-Deephaven) sponsored the A new law allows qualified people to be donating organs, they do not know that tis- measure. paid — under very specific circumstances — sue and eyes are organs that can be donated. HF1968*/SF1827/CH90 to provide private duty nursing for their own Rep. Darlene Luther (DFL-Brooklyn Park) spouses. and Sen. Becky Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) spon- Protected peer review Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the measure per- sored the legislation. mits someone who is a licensed nurse em- HF74/SF301*/CH14 Ambulance services and first responders ployed by a Medicare-certified home health can use peer review with new legal protec- agency to be paid when he or she cares for a Hands off tobacco bucks tions, under a new law. spouse. The law allows ambulance services to con- Under previous law, payment wasn’t pos- Gov. Jesse Ventura and lawmakers wanted sider controversial incidents without being sible in certain instances, which caused hard- to be certain that the federal government subject to discovery should a lawsuit arise. ships for some Minnesota families. didn’t try to stake a claim on Minnesota’s Peer review is used extensively in a number Rep. Bill Haas (R-Champlin), the House windfall from the state’s 1998 settlement with of medical professions to find solutions and sponsor of the measure, told the story of a tobacco companies. to prevent further problems. In many cases, family in his district — a husband, wife, and So they sent a resolution on March 29, information exchanged in peer reviews is three children. 1999, to members of Congress and President protected from legal discovery. The idea is Haas said the woman worked outside the Clinton to remind the federal government that the protection will allow a free discourse home as a nurse and her husband stayed at that it wasn’t part of the lawsuit against the so medical professionals can learn from each home. One day, the husband suffered an tobacco companies. other’s experiences and improve service. accident and became paralyzed, requiring The resolution noted that Minnesota’s law- The law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, extends nearly around-the-clock care from a regis- suit was based on business issues, not health that peer review protection to ambulance tered nurse. issues, and it called on Minnesota’s U.S. con- services and their employees. Because of a shortage of nurses, the firm gressmen to support legislation that would Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) and Sen. that coordinates his care often called his wife prohibit federal recovery of any state tobacco Becky Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) sponsored the at the last minute and advised her that no- settlement payments. measure. body was available for the upcoming shift. Clinton had supported directing a portion HF463*/SF578/CH84 The woman was then forced to call in to her of state settlements to the federal govern- work at the last minute and then find drop-in ment to fund national anti-tobacco educa- New purchasing plans day care service for the children, all under the tion efforts. age of four. But in May, the president signed into law Ambulance services are allowed to partici- Because the woman could not be paid by the legislation advocated in the Minnesota pate in shared service purchasing arrange- the home care provider under state law, she resolution. The measure bars the federal gov- ments for supplies, materials, and equip- lost a day of pay and incurred additional ernment from claiming any of the ment, under a new state law effective child care costs. $246 billion in tobacco settlement money Aug. 1, 1999. Haas said that something needed to be due to various states. Supporters of the legislation said ambu- done to make the situation more equitable. Rep. Jim Seifert (R-Woodbury) and Sen. lance services need more flexibility in ap- Sen. Don Betzold (DFL-Fridley) sponsored Ember Reichgott Junge (DFL-New Hope) proaching purchases, particularly of expen- the measure in the Senate. sponsored the resolution. sive items such as vehicles. They also ex- HF60*/SF591/CH156 HF719/SF757*/Res. 2 pressed concerns that pending changes in the way federal programs reimburse ambulance Planning organ donation Guaranteed coverage services may have a negative financial impact. Tissue and eyes have been added to the list A new law effective April 24, 1999, makes Prior state law required government- of organs available for donation on the state’s Minnesota law conform with federal law re- owned ambulance services to let bids on suggested health care directive form, under a garding Medicare supplement insurance. equipment costing over $25,000. The new new law effective Aug. 1, 1999. Federal law enacted in 1997 requires state law allows co-ops to purchase ambulances, The new law is designed to help draw laws to mandate guaranteed issue, with no the most costly expenditure an ambulance attention to the need for donated tissue and pre-existing condition limitations, for Medi- provider faces. eyes — a need said to be critical by regional care supplement insurance in certain situa- Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) and Sen. organ donation program officials. tions. (Guaranteed issue means an applica- Jim Vickerman (DFL-Tracy) sponsored the Under the state’s 1998 health care directive tion for coverage cannot be turned down.) legislation. law, people can use a directive to address all Minnesota’s previous law did not require HF302*/SF579/CH13 aspects of advanced planning for health care guaranteed issue in all situations required by by either appointing an agent to make their the new federal law. health care decisions or by making state- The new law took effect in time to meet the ments concerning how they want their health deadline imposed by the federal government care to be handled. for enacting the changes.

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Ambulance volunteers the new law modifies registration fees and Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower) sponsored authorizes a temporary permit for athletic the measure. Volunteer ambulance attendants in trainers, similar to what is currently in law for HF614*/SF913/CH51 Minnesota now have a precise definition in other regulated health occupations. state law, under a new law effective The Board of Medical Practice requested Chiropractic care contracts March 16, 1999. the changes. The law defines volunteer ambulance at- Rep. Richard Mulder (R-Ivanhoe) and Sen. A new law clarifies the way managed care tendants as people who provide emergency John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) sponsored networks deal with chiropractors in the state. medical services without the expectation of the measure. Effective Aug. 1, 1999, networks are pro- pay, but who may receive a stipend at a fee of HF413*/SF418/CH33 hibited from requiring chiropractors to pro- under $3,000 a year. As volunteers, they are vide care under categories of coverage other not entitled to minimum wage and other than those specified in their contract, unless workers’ protections even if they receive some the chiropractor consents. financial compensation for their services. The Health care solvency Chiropractors have complained that health need for a definition grew out of a legal The state’s three community integrated maintenance organizations and preferred debate over wage and hour laws. health care service networks are allowed to provider organizations may have used their Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) and maintain a net worth reserve of up to three general health contracts as “bait” to later Sen. Dallas Sams (DFL-Staples) sponsored times their minimum net worth requirement, dump the chiropractors into a network of the measure. under a new law. providers of noncertified workers’ compen- HF214*/SF241/CH8 The networks, often called CISNs, are sation or auto personal injury lines of cover- managed health care networks similar to age without prior notification. If chiropractors didn’t agree to the other Health-related regulations health maintenance organizations (HMOs), but the networks have smaller enrollments lines of coverage, they could have lost their contracts entirely. A new law changes state licensing for phy- and operate mostly outside urban areas. The new law prevents the health insurers sicians, acupuncture practitioners, and ath- The net worth holdings are required to from terminating a contract for this reason, letic trainers. assure financial solvency. provides time for chiropractors to review Effective Aug. 1, 1999, medical students The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, is their options, and adds a mechanism under enrolled in dual-degree programs have addi- designed to treat CISNs in a way similar to which chiropractors can recover damages if a tional time to pass portions of the state li- the way the state treats HMOs, which were health insurer violates the law. censing exam. The increasing number of allowed to up their net worth holdings under Rep. Doug Reuter (I-Owatonna) and Sen. double-majors studying at the Mayo Clinic a bill passed in 1998. Edward Oliver (R-Deephaven) sponsored the and other facilities made the previous time The new law also accords peer review pro- measure. (Reuter changed his party affilia- restrictions unrealistic. tection to the CISNs, which serves to shield tion from Republican to Independent shortly The new law also allows a person studying deliberations among medical professionals after the conclusion of the 1999 session.) acupuncture to practice without a license if from the legal process should a lawsuit arise. HF566/SF673*/CH94 supervised by a visiting acupuncturist. And Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) and Sen.

Importing nursing assistants A new law makes it easier for nursing homes to employ nursing assistants trained in other states and countries. Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the commissioner of health is allowed to establish categories of nursing assistants who are exempt from the state-mandated 75-hour nursing assistant educational requirements. In response to a labor shortage, nursing homes have begun to consider bringing in workers, many of whom have already under- gone extensive training programs, from other countries such as the Philippines and Canada. Under the new law, such workers are simply required to take and pass a competency test in lieu of the prior educational requirements. A new law changes state licensing requirements for certain medical professionals, including physicians Rep. Mike Osskopp (R-Lake City) and and athletic trainers. Under the law, medical students enrolled in dual-degree programs have additional Sen. Sheila Kiscaden (R-Rochester) spon- time to pass portions of the state licensing exam. sored the measure. HF1119/SF1099*/CH210

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Testing chiropractors practitioner roles. Under previous law, ad- To be granted the waiver, a pharmacy has vanced-practice nurses were required to prac- to prove the consumer’s health and safety is A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, changes tice under a licensed physician. not jeopardized. Pharmacies that request the state licensing requirements for The law also modified existing authority waiver often are automated, which means chiropractors. for advanced practice nurses to prescribe and the work of the technicians is less intensive Under the law, chiropractors from other dispense drugs and therapeutic devices. and requires less supervision. states seeking licensure by reciprocity in The measure was supported by the Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) and Minnesota no longer will have to pass the Minnesota Nurses Association and Sen. David Ten Eyck (DFL-East Gull Lake) Minnesota licensure practical exam, as long Minnesota Board of Nursing. sponsored the measure. as they have passed a practical exam that is Rep. Dennis Ozment (R-Rosemount) and HF1714*/SF1693/CH63 approved by the Board of Chiropractic Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL- Examiners. Erskine) sponsored the measure. Duties for pharmacists The intent of the law is to follow a nation- HF718*/SF225/CH172 wide effort to standardize licensure require- Effective Aug. 1, 1999, a new law makes ments in the chiropractic field and to make it Too young to serve changes to the Minnesota Pharmacy Practice easier for chiropractors from other states to Act. obtain licenses by reciprocity. Nursing home administrators must be at The measure allows pharmacists to engage Rep. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) and Sen. Pat least 21 years of age, under the terms of a new in monitoring of drug therapy, selection of Piper (DFL-Austin) sponsored the measure. law effective April 27, 1999. therapeutic devices, drug research, and drug HF1216*/SF1391/CH55 The new law also enacts other housekeep- administration for first dosage and ing changes requested by the Board of emergencies. Training demands altered Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators. It also allows pharmacists to manage and The minimum age for nursing home ad- modify drug therapy on a case-by-case basis A new state law removes the requirement ministrators was lowered to 18 during the according to a written agreement between that the state’s boards of dentistry, medical Vietnam War era, when the prevailing feel- the pharmacist and a health-care practitio- practice, nursing, chiropractic examiners, and ing was that anyone old enough for military ner with prescribing authority. podiatric medicine have rules requiring con- service was old enough to serve in most pub- Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) and tinuing education on infection control, in- lic positions. Sen. John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) spon- cluding blood-borne diseases. Over the years, board rules and state law sored the measure. Effective March 9, 1999, the individual on the age issue had come into conflict. The HF408*/SF170/CH62 boards have the option of requiring continu- new law brings them into uniformity and sets ing education that is best suited to the needs the minimum age at 21. Podiatrists in residency of those it licenses, rather than a blanket The law also allows a permit process for program prescribed by law. acting administrators who in the past had to The state’s Board of Podiatric Medicine Proponents of the measure argued that the obtain a full-fledged license to serve as ad- can extend the temporary permits of podia- scope of infection-control procedures is ministrator on a temporary basis. trists participating in clinical residencies, changing continually and the various medi- The law further makes board members under a new law effective April 21, 1999. cal boards need the latitude to make changes (and others investigating violations of laws The new law was necessary to clarify a quickly. and rules administered by the board) im- discrepancy between state law and state rules. Supporters also argued that the law was mune from civil liability and criminal pros- Previous law mandated the permit to run 12 flawed because it required even psychiatrists, ecution when performing their duties, as long months; the rule allows the board to extend who generally aren’t exposed to blood-borne as they act in good faith. the permit for additional years under certain diseases, to complete infection-control Rep. Fran Bradley (R-Rochester) and Sen. conditions. instruction. Dallas Sams (DFL-Staples) sponsored the With the new law, the applicant for a per- Rep. Richard Mulder (R-Ivanhoe) and Sen. measure. mit extension must have had his training David Ten Eyck (DFL-East Gull Lake) spon- HF1309/SF1273*/CH102 interrupted by circumstances beyond his or sored the measure. her control or must be enrolled in a residency HF171/SF121*/CH5 Help behind the counter that lasts longer than one year. Rep. Tim Wilkin (R-Eagan) and Sen. Growing role for nurses A new law allows the state’s Board of Roy Terwilliger (R-Edina) sponsored the Pharmacy to authorize pharmacists to su- measure. The state’s advanced practice nurses are pervise more than two pharmacy technicians, HF1421*/SF1239/CH67 accorded separate legal status and their role effective Aug. 1, 1999. in the health care world is defined, under a Until 1997, the board retained the power Regulations on psychologists new law effective July 1, 1999. to change the ratio of pharmacists to techni- The measure defines education require- cians on a case-by-case basis. However, after A new law clarifies fee-splitting practices ments and the scope of practice for registered a 2-1 ratio was incorporated into statute that for psychologists and stiffens penalties for nurses engaged in clinical specialties, anes- year, the board believed it no longer had that violating the Psychology Practice Act. thesia-care, nurse-midwife practice, or nurse authority. 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it explicit that law prohibits “kickbacks,” but Malpractice limit extended University of Minnesota not legitimate divisions of revenue made in (See Law, page 56) The University of Minnesota receives nearly proportion to the psychological services $1.2 billion over the biennium in the new Tax cuts and rebates: provided. law. In addition, violating the Psychology Prac- Sick tax doctored Those funds include $15 million for un- tice Act is now a gross misdemeanor instead (See Taxes, page 63) dergraduate education initiatives. The law of a misdemeanor, making it the same pen- Abortion bills stall authorizes the university to use a portion of alty prescribed for violating practice acts for (See Bills in Limbo, page 90) that money for a new, non-residential cam- many other health professions, including pus in Rochester. The new campus will focus medicine, nursing, and dentistry. Encouraging organ donation on graduate and professional programs. Rep. Richard Mulder (R-Ivanhoe) and Sen. (See Bills in Limbo, page 90) In other areas, the bill targets $69.4 million Steve Kelley (DFL-Hopkins) sponsored the to boost salaries of faculty and staff members. measure. Another $9.1 million goes toward facilities HF984/SF983*/CH109 HIGHER EDUCATION upkeep, and the university’s extension ser- vice receives a $600,000 funding increase. Funding Minnesota colleges Research opportunities About $10.5 million in increases is divided An omnibus higher education finance law among technology projects, regional part- A new law exempts some health research- directs $2.6 billion to fund the state’s higher nerships, an animal health and food safety ers from medical licensing requirements. education institutions for the next two years. program, and other programs. The law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, applies to The law provides funds to expand finan- The budget for the university’s Academic those performing medical research for a tax- cial aid programs for students, provide salary Health Center, which houses the medical exempt, nonprofit organization operated increases for faculty at Minnesota colleges, school, was not increased as requested by primarily to conduct scientific research on and authorize the creation of a University of U of M officials because an endowment fund causes and cures of human disease. Minnesota campus in Rochester. created out of the state’s tobacco settlement To qualify, researchers must perform du- Gov. Jesse Ventura line-item vetoed two money is aimed at funding education and ties that are related to research, public health, spending provisions from the legislation. research efforts at the center. or education. And if studying humans, re- (See related story, page 82) Those endowment-related provisions are searchers must be supervised by one or more Rep. Peggy Leppik (R-Golden Valley) and included in a separate omnibus health and licensed physicians. Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) human services finance law (HF2412/ The law enables organizations to benefit sponsored the measure. SF2225*/CH245). from the expertise of researchers from other Here’s a look at key provisions of the legis- However, the higher education measure countries who are not licensed to practice lation. Except where noted, all provisions are appropriates money for primary care initia- medicine in the United States. effective July 1, 1999. tives that would come from the state’s health Rep. Fran Bradley (R-Rochester) and Sen. HF2380*/SF2235/CH214 care access fund. (Art. 1, Sec. 4; Art. 2, Sec. 16) John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) sponsored the measure. MnSCU spending Financial aid funding HF1660*/SF1650/CH54 The law provides $1.1 billion to the The Higher Education Services Office, 53-campus Minnesota State Colleges and which serves as Minnesota’s financial aid K-12 education finance: Universities (MnSCU) system over the next bureau, receives $310.5 million to fund the Teaching abstinence two years. state grant program, operate library systems, (See Education, page 27) About $55.6 million goes toward salary and provide informational services to cur- increases for MnSCU faculty, and $16 mil- rent and prospective post-secondary students. Guaranteed coverage Through several different programs, the (See Health, page 44) lion helps fund maintenance for campus buildings. A total of $10 million also is ap- new law provides a $28 million increase in aid Funding Minnesota colleges: propriated for under-funded campuses in to Minnesota’s higher education students. Mayo Medical School the system. First, the minimum state grant is reduced (See Higher Education, page 48) For various technology projects, the law from $300 to $100. That means some stu- dents who did not previously qualify for grants Health, human services law includes a $9.2 million increase in funding over two years. And $11.1 million aims to might be eligible for the aid. Also, the as- (See Human Services, page 50) support job training and similar projects. signed student responsibility — the amount Health coverage alternatives Those projects include a rural research the state expects students receiving state grants to contribute to their education — will be (See Insurance, page 53) center at Southwest State University in Marshall and tuition subsidies for farm busi- lowered from 47 to 46 percent of the total AIDS study volunteers ness management programs at MnSCU in- cost, effective July 1, 2000. Another (See Insurance, page 53) stitutions. MnSCU also receives $2.5 million $13.2 million offsets cost-of-living expenses for students. Cap on benefits increased for curricula development. (Art. 1, Sec. 3) And the public tuition allowance and pri- (See Insurance, page 54) vate tuition maximum are increased to ac- count for inflation. Grants for students attend-

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project, which consists of a 5,000-seat arena, athletic programs and facilities, and a stu- dent welcome center. Construction began in May 1999. Rep. John Dorn (DFL-Mankato) and Sen. John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) sponsored the measure. HF492*/SF518/CH34

Judiciary spending law: Protection for research labs (See Crime, page 15) K-12 education finance: Substitute teacher licenses (See Education, page 26) K-12 education finance: The University of Minnesota is authorized to spend part of its 1999 appropriation to upgrade the Teacher training University Center Rochester to a full U of M campus, under a provision in the higher education finance (See Education, page 26) law. The University Center, pictured here, is currently a joint program between the U of M and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities that offers certain credit courses. Labor deals approved (See Government, page 41) ing public institutions are based on actual in rural or under-served geographical areas. tuition and fees paid. For those attending pri- (Art. 1, Sec. 5) Many capitol projects cut vate institutions, the state sets a maximum (See Vetoed Bills, page 77) tuition level that is used to calculate aid. Other changes Part of the financial aid package is funded Other provisions in the law include an Funds for programs dashed with an increase in the federal Pell Grant updated policy on private career school regu- (See Vetoed Bills, page 82) maximum per student, which results in about lation and changes in how information on Regent selection plan $10 million in savings from the state grant hazing rules is distributed to students. (See Bills in Limbo, page 90) program. (Art. 3, Secs. 1-36; Art. 2, Sec. 3) In Minnesota, the state grant is decreased Also approved is a plan for general educa- when the federal grant goes up, so students tion requirements for technical college stu- HOUSING receive the same amount of money. For the dents. Under the new law, general education 1999-2000 school year, the Pell Grant will courses such as math or English are consid- Stopping a scam increase to $3,125 from $3,000. ered part of a degree program. Those courses A new law seeks to address the real estate The law eliminates two programs that pro- may not be required in certificate or diploma scam known as mortgage flipping. vide grants for nursing students, but it ap- programs, except when necessary for occu- Mortgage flipping is a scheme to defraud propriates $3 million to add more students pational requirements or transfer to a four- home buyers and lending institutions based into work-study programs. (Art. 1, Sec. 2; year degree program. (Art. 2, Secs. 14, 15) on a fraudulent appraisal of a house’s value. Art. 2, Secs. 5, 24) In one scheme, a buyer purchases a house at market value and has an appraiser file a Mayo Medical School Building is Taylor made fraudulent appraisal that sets the value of the The Mayo Foundation receives $3.2 mil- A law effective April 13, 1999, approves house higher than the market value. lion for the biennium, under the new law. construction of the Taylor Center, a privately The owner then resells the house at the That amount funds an increase in the base funded building at Minnesota State inflated price, making a huge profit, and the budgets for the Mayo Medical School, a fam- University, Mankato. appraiser gets a kickback. ily medicine residency program, and a resi- The Legislature was required to approve The victim is then stuck with house pay- dency program at St. Cloud Hospital. construction because the building will be on a ments much higher than the actual value. The increases make more grant dollars campus of the Minnesota State Colleges and And if the victim defaults on the mortgage, available to students attending the medical Universities system, which is a state entity. the bank cannot fully recoup the inflated school and make up for student costs in- Formerly known as Mankato State Uni- mortgage loan by reselling the house. curred by recent and potential tuition versity, the school raised $16.5 million in The measure, effective May 25, 1999, ad- increases. private donations to pay for the center. It is dresses the problem by going after the ap- In addition, the new law increases the state’s named in honor of alumnus Glen Taylor, praiser. It makes the intentional violation of share of some residency program partici- chief executive officer and chair of the Taylor certain laws governing appraisers a gross pants’ stipends and maintains the same level Corporation and owner of the Minnesota misdemeanor. Violators can be sentenced to of funding for other participants. The pro- Timberwolves professional basketball team. up to one year in jail and up to $3,000 in fines. grams are designed to encourage students to Taylor donated $9.2 million toward the Under previous law, real estate brokers practice medicine in Minnesota, particularly

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and agents could be charged with a crime for New regulations for deposits Records on renters intentionally violating the terms of their li- censes. But appraisers were only subject to A new law specifies how pre-lease deposit A new law provides that landlords in license revocation, not criminal prosecution. agreements can be made between landlords Hennepin and Ramsey counties will have The measure also sets aside $100,000 for and tenants. more information on prospective tenants, an education program aimed at stopping the A pre-lease deposit is money put down on while also giving tenants additional fraudulent practice. an apartment by a prospective tenant to help protections. Under the new law, the Department of secure the apartment. The pre-lease deposit Prior law prohibited tenant-screening ser- Commerce will administer the program and doesn’t include money provided to the land- vices in these two counties from including will seek additional funding from private lord for credit or criminal background checks. information on eviction actions taken against organizations also affected by flipping, such The new measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, prospective tenants in reports provided to as banks, mortgage companies, and economic stipulates that tenants and landlords must landlords, unless the reports included the development groups. have the terms of the pre-lease deposit in outcome of the cases. Rep. Gregory Gray (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. writing, including how the deposit will be The new measure, effective May 26, 1999, Linda Higgins (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the returned if the tenant isn’t accepted by the repeals that requirement and allows the ser- measure. landlord. The law also requires the deposit to vices to include eviction actions that have not HF743/SF171*/CH209 be returned within seven days as specified in yet been resolved. the agreement. Bill sponsor Rep. Henry Todd Van Dellen If a landlord accepts the tenant, the law (R-Plymouth) said cities and neighborhood Fees for nothing requires the pre-lease deposit to go toward groups are holding landlords more account- either the damage deposit or the rent. And able for the actions of their tenants and it is A new law targets landlords who are not up the new law provides legal remedies if the important that landlords get the best infor- front with prospective tenants about appli- terms for pre-lease deposits are violated. mation on prospective tenants as soon as cation fees. Proponents of the measure argued that it is possible. The law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, prohibits necessary to regulate such deposits because The new law also allows courts to expunge landlords from taking a screening fee when there is a shortage of affordable housing and — or remove any evidence from the public the landlord knows or should know that the practice of requiring pre-lease deposits record — any files of the eviction proceed- there are no units available. has become more common. They said the ings if the landlord’s case has no basis in fact Many landlords require that prospective new law will provide protection for both or law or if the judge feels that sealing the case tenants pay a screening fee to be used for landlords and tenants who make such is in the best interest of justice. background checks when the tenant applies agreements. And the measure requires that tenant- for an apartment. Rep. Dan McElroy (R-Burnsville) and Sen. screening services delete all information re- Rep. Julie Storm (R-St. Peter), sponsor of Steve Novak (DFL-New Brighton) sponsored lated to those cases once they find out that a the measure in the House, said that while the measure. case has been expunged. most landlords treat prospective tenants HF1178*/SF1253/CH97 Rep. Andy Dawkins (DFL-St. Paul), who fairly, some are taking advantage of the state’s backed these provisions, said the new law housing shortage and charging prospective tenants when they know that they don’t have any properties available. Those landlords then pocket the money. Storm said that the new law “sends a mes- sage to unscrupulous landlords.” “It protects prospective tenants,” she said. “It also gives a message to landlords that they cannot do this anymore.” The measure also requires that landlords return any screening fees collected if they don’t actually do the background check, and provides methods for returning the payment. And it requires landlords to tell prospective tenants which screening service will be used. The new law provides penalties for viola- tors, including a $100 civil penalty to be paid along with any court costs and the return of the original screening fee to the would-be tenant. The 1999 Legislature passed several new laws aimed at protecting both tenants and landlords. Sen. Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing) spon- Measures include a law prohibiting landlords from collecting a screening fee from prospective tenants when no units are available, a law specifying how pre-lease deposits can be legally handled, and a law sored the measure in the Senate. detailing how tenant screening services can handle information pertaining to past eviction proceedings. HF1613/SF1471*/CH150

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allows tenants to remove unjustified blem- helping fill the gap as federal money for train- includes a provision to boost the reimburse- ishes from their rental records. ing doctors becomes scarcer. The nearly ment rate for agencies that pay those Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) spon- $19 million earned per year from that fund workers. sored the legislation in the Senate. will be divided among 16 clinical training Providers will see a 4-percent increase in HF1195*/SF2029/CH229 sites around the state, including the Mayo 2000 and a 3-percent increase the following Clinic and the University of Minnesota. year. Of that money, 80 percent will have to Funds for jobs, housing The remaining $194 million is earmarked be used on wage-enhancement packages. The (See Development, page 22) for a public health endowment. One-half of increases total $99 million for the biennium. the proceeds, expected to be about $10 mil- (Art. 1, Sec.2; Art. 3, Secs. 17-20) Tax cuts and rebates: lion, will be dedicated to community-based Throughout the session, many people told Property tax relief anti-smoking efforts and the remainder to both House and Senate committees that they (See Taxes, page 65) fight health risks experienced by the state’s could earn more working at a fast-food young people. counter than they could caring for the elderly The endowments are established effective or disabled. HUMAN SERVICES May 25, 1999. (Art. 11) Improving pay is also designed to entice more people into health care to alleviate a Health, human services law MFIP eligibility statewide shortage of workers. The new law adjusts the point at which a In 1998, lawmakers passed a similar mea- An omnibus health and human services family that is earning income loses eligibility sure that provided $21 million to improve funding package spends $5.4 billion over the for assistance under the Minnesota Family the pay for workers. next biennium on initiatives designed to im- Investment Plan (MFIP), the state’s welfare prove life for many, including the state’s program for families. More job counselors children, poor, and seniors. When MFIP was enacted in 1997, a family The state’s overworked MFIP job counse- The measure calls for creating endowments of three was eligible for assistance until their lors — many hired when welfare reform was with tobacco settlement money, increasing income reached 120 percent of the federal enacted in 1997— will have their ranks in- spending for nursing home and personal- poverty guidelines. But that “exit point” was creased under the new law, which dedicates care workers, and significantly boosting fund- not adjusted to remain aligned with changes an additional $25.9 million of the state’s fed- ing for programs for the developmentally in the federal guidelines. eral welfare block grant money to reduce the disabled. The new law specifies that for each year of job counselors’ workloads. (Art. 6, Sec. 75) In signing the new law, Gov. Jesse Ventura the next biennium, a family of three will In committee hearings earlier this session, used his line-item veto authority to strike two again maintain MFIP eligibility until their MFIP counselors testified that they often had provisions. The first called for $200,000 to be income reaches 120 percent of the new fed- workloads of more than 100 clients each, spent for a DWI offender program based in eral poverty guidelines. (Art. 6, Sec. 28) making it almost impossible to provide ad- Brainerd, and the second was a $65,000 ap- equate service. propriation for a Ramsey County intermedi- Raises for workers ate care facility for people with mental retar- Seeking to end the days of low pay for the More labor help dation. (See related story, page 82.) state’s nursing home workers and those who In another move aimed at alleviating the Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) and provide in-home services to senior citizens health care worker shortage, the new law Sen. Don Samuelson (DFL-Brainerd) spon- and people with disabilities, the new law creates a health care and human services sored the legislation. Unless otherwise noted, all of the provi- sions described below are effective July 1, 1999. Here are some highlights of the new law. HF2412/SF2225*/CH245

Tobacco-funded endowments The law creates three endowments with the $968 million in one-time money coming to the state as a result of the 1998 court battle against tobacco companies. The largest sets aside $397 million for a tobacco use prevention endowment, to be administered by the Department of Health. That money is expected to earn $19 million a year in interest, which will go into advertising The 1999 Legislature created two separate endowments to fund statewide and community anti- and other anti-tobacco efforts. smoking efforts. The funds are two of three endowments created with the $968 million in one-time money coming to the state as a result of the 1998 settlement with tobacco companies. The endowments A separate provision creates a $377 million are provisions of the 1999 omnibus health and human services funding law. medical education endowment, aimed at

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Under previous law, disabled individuals who worked lost their eligibility for assis- tance but often did not qualify for employer- offered health care plans because of the na- ture of their medical needs. A separate provision also removes an ex- isting spending cap on the senior drug pro- gram. (Art 4, Sec. 23)

Special case autopsies The pleas of a Minneapolis family whose Jewish faith prohibits autopsies were an- swered with a $20,000 appropriation for a grant to conduct case studies and develop guidelines for autopsy practice in special cases. Disputes between patients, their families, doctors, and nursing homes concerning the use of side rails Initially, a separate bill sponsored by Rep. on nursing home beds led to several provisions in the 1999 omnibus health and human services law. The new law clarifies how the Minnesota Department of Health should deal with federal regulations Jim Rhodes (R-St. Louis Park) called for an such as the one prohibiting the use of restraints not medically necessary. exemption from autopsy requirements in cases where religious beliefs would be com- worker training and retention program, to be Nursing home regulation promised. But after concerns were expressed run by the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Disputes spurred by 1998 fines on nursing that the exemption could be used to conceal Program. homes because of side rail use on patients’ illegal behavior, the plan was altered to in- The $1.5 million two-year program is beds prompted several provisions in the clude the study and development of guide- funded by earmarking a portion of the addi- new law. The provisions are effective lines included in the new law. (Art. 1, Sec. 3; tional money for job counselor workloads. May 25, 1999. Art 2, Sec. 45) The program aims to assist small nursing The Department of Health is now required homes, rural hospitals, and other entities to hold orientation sessions on any new regu- Medical Assistance broadened that cannot develop employee programs on latory guidelines and to release to nursing The new law increases the number eligible their own. The help comes in the form of homes copies of reports and letters pertain- for Medical Assistance by raising the income grants to locally formed consortiums. The ing to the evaluation of the homes. base standard for Minnesota residents to Job Skills Partnership will require each project The new law also changes the conditions qualify. The standard is set according to a to provide a 50-percent match in local money. under which a nursing home can be fined for state formula based on federal assistance. The money can be used for marketing and placing patients in what is called “immediate Effective July 1, 2000, the base income limit outreach programs to recruit employees, pay jeopardy” and offers an informal dispute reso- will be raised 3 percent, from $467 to $481 salaries during training periods, encourage lution process. per month for a household of one and from shared staff, and provide scholarships, basic Federal law prohibits the use of restraints $583 to $600 per month for a household of computer skills, and English as a second lan- that are not needed to treat a patient’s medi- two. guage instruction. (Art. 10, Secs. 4-8) cal symptoms. That law was often cited by the Minnesota residents on Medical Assistance state health department when assessing fines also will be able to receive specialized main- Aid to developmentally disabled on facilities that were using bed rails. tenance therapy provided by physical thera- Nearly $6.5 million over the biennium (Art. 3, Secs. 3-7) pists, occupational therapists, and speech lan- goes to increase the availability of home- and guage pathologists, under a provision that community-based services for people with Encouraging abstinence clarifies coverage under the program. mental retardation or related conditions. A provision requires AIDS prevention pro- Those services were not previously included Throughout the session, lawmakers heard grams that are targeted toward adolescents to in the list of options available under the from parents and guardians of developmen- include the promotion of abstinence from program, designed for those who cannot re- tally disabled adults who said their resources sexual activity outside of marriage. ceive or are not eligible for employer- for providing care were nearly exhausted and (Art. 2, Sec. 31) provided health care coverage. their options were few. And the new measure amends the goals of Medical Assistance will also be allowed to The money appropriated allows group the state’s Education Now and Babies Later cover the cost of anorectics — weight loss homes in the state to serve 100 additional program to include “promoting abstinence drugs — under very specific instances, in- people each year over the next four years. until marriage.” (Art. 2, Sec. 33) cluding the treatment of “Pickwickian Syn- Money also is set aside for semi-indepen- drome,” a condition in which a patient’s dent living services and for family support Removing work barriers obesity prevents sufficient oxygen from en- grants to further assist the developmentally A provision changes how and when state tering the lungs. (Art. 4, Secs. 32, 39-41, 43) disabled. (Art. 1, Sec. 2; Art 4, Sec. 61) benefits for the disabled are computed. The provision aims to allow certain disabled in- dividuals to work without losing health cov- erage under the Medical Assistance program. 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High-tech medicine Rural doctors plan Prompt payment for care The new law expands Medical Assistance A plan to spend an additional $300,000 on and General Assistance Medical Care to cover a grant to the city of Duluth for a family A new law requires health maintenance “telemedicine” consultations via two-way, practice residency program is included in the organizations (HMOs) to promptly pay interactive video or store-and-forward new law. claims for home care services. technology. The program has for years been the main Effective July 1, 1999, a valid claim must be The provision is aimed at providing more source of doctors for the Iron Range and paid within 30 days of receipt by the health comprehensive services to patients in Greater much of northern rural Minnesota. Doctors plan or interest can be requested by the orga- Minnesota, where specialty services are some- are trained at the University of Minnesota– nization submitting the claim. times difficult to find. Duluth and then begin their practices in rural Prompt payment language was adopted by Under the provision, these programs will clinics. (Art. 1, Sec. 3) the Legislature in 1997 for claims filed on cover costs so, for instance, doctors can elec- state-operated funding programs, reducing tronically transfer an X-ray or similar digital Veterans’ homes improvements the average wait to 14 days. scan to a specialist at a far-away location for Five of the state’s homes for veterans will In the private sector, home care agencies reading and interpretation. be allowed to make improvements to their reported it is not uncommon to wait 60 to A report on whether such services result in a facilities using money donated specifically 90 days for payment, and sometimes as long cost saving or other benefit to the health-care for those improvements, under a new as 120 days. That slices into their cash flow system will also be prepared by the Depart- provision. and makes it difficult to pay workers on time. ment of Human Services. (Art. 4, Sec. 37) The Minneapolis home will receive a picnic Most of the services are physician-ordered pavilion, walking trails will be added at Hastings and pre-authorized. For claims to qualify for Wading pools and Silver Bay facilities, an entrance canopy rapid processing under the new law, they Wading pools used in family day care set- will be constructed in Fergus Falls, and a sus- must be submitted in a complete fashion. tings are no longer considered public pools pended wooden dining deck will be built at The language of the new law reflects a and thus will be less stringently regulated, Luverne. Receiving and using donated money compromise between the Minnesota Home under the measure. for such projects requires legislative approval. Care Association and insurers Blue Cross- The new law specifies they must be less (Art. 1, Sec. 4) Blue Shield and Allina Health System. than 24 inches deep and able to be emptied Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) and manually to qualify as non-public. Seniors at home Sen. Sheila Kiscaden (R-Rochester) spon- In-home day care operators across the state The new law provides an additional $120,000 sored the measure. had complained to the Legislature that the each year of the biennium to create six more HF1658/SF1268*/CH146 health department’s interpretation that their Living at Home/Block Nurse Programs in the pools were “public” had meant either a costly state. (Art. 1, Sec. 2; Art. 4, Sec. 62) registration and training process or no wad- The programs organize neighborhoods to Services for hard-of-hearing ing for children. provide assistance to help older people con- A new law helps make life easier for the Under the new measure, the department tinue to live at home and to link them with state’s deaf citizens. will provide material for distribution to all support services and professionals when nec- Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the process for ob- child care facilities related to the use of por- essary. There are currently 25 programs in taining deaf interpreting services is amended table wading pools, including the risk of dis- the state — 13 in urban neighborhoods in and outdated provisions dealing with the ease transmission as well as other health risks. St. Paul and Minneapolis and 12 in Greater way the Department of Human Services pur- This provision will expire in two years. Minnesota. chases communication devices for the state- (Art. 1, Sec. 3) Another $160,000 for the biennium will be run Equipment Distribution Program are made available to the Minnesota Senior repealed. Brain injury study Service Corps, a program that provides simi- Also, the state Department of Health is A provision calls for a study and report to lar services. (Art. 1, Sec. 2) added as a fourth member of the interagency the Legislature by Jan. 15, 2000, on the status management team for the Deaf and Hard-of- of people with brain injuries residing in pub- Adolescent gambling Hearing Service Division. lic and private institutions. Another provision will use $150,000 of Through feedback from forums held The state is hoping to gather information lottery prize fund money each year of the around the state, the division learned that to help determine what support services are biennium to continue state support for the there continues to be a shortage of quality needed to allow these people to return to Minnesota Council on Compulsive interpreter services across Minnesota. The their communities. Gambling. new law adds “interpreting services” to the The state will also apply for federal funds The Duluth-based organization is devoted division’s purview to enable it to explore to carry out a demonstration project to tran- to dealing with young gamblers, who run alternatives for getting interpreting services sition disabled persons out of nursing homes. twice as high a risk of developing a gambling to consumers in those areas of the state where A similar program adopted several years problem than do adults. Officials said the there are no freelance interpreters. ago provided for the transition of the devel- organization can take its message to two- The new law also repeals the requirement opmentally disabled in the state from large thirds of the state’s middle school students to contract out for referral services in the institutions to group home settings in com- over the next two years with the funding. metro area, making it optional instead. The munities around the state. (Art. 1, Sec. 2) (Art. 1, Sec. 2)

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repeal is designed to accommodate the chang- states to develop welfare-to-work programs Funds for families, kids ing nature of services in the area. and specified a host of other changes. (See Family, page 35) For many years, there was only one sign Minnesota chose to base its welfare reform Cash for strapped agencies language interpreter referral service available program on its Minnesota Family Invest- in the Twin Cities area — the service receiv- ment Program, a pilot program that oper- (See Government, page 40) ing state support. In recent years, competi- ated in eight counties from 1994 to 1998. Dealing with data tion in the referral marketplace has devel- When the state enacted its statewide wel- (See Government, page 41) oped because of increasing demands for in- fare reform program in 1997, it called the terpreting services. program MFIP-S — the Minnesota Family Bed rails by prescription As a result, it is expected over time that the Investment Program-Statewide — to differ- (See Health, page 43) metropolitan area’s need for state-supported entiate the new statewide program from the Local programs cut referral services will diminish. The new law pilot program. (See Vetoed Bills, page 82) gives flexibility to allow that to happen. The pilot program ended on June 30, 1998, All of the revisions came about as a result and the new law updates the name of the of periodic review of legislation that impacts state’s welfare reform program to simply INSURANCE the division’s programs. “MFIP,” dropping the “S” tag that is no Rep. Lynda Boudreau (R-Faribault) and longer needed. Health coverage alternatives Sen. Charles Wiger (DFL-North St. Paul) Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the new law elimi- sponsored the measure. nates obsolete references to both programs. A new law is aimed at increasing competi- HF1414*/SF1584/CH149 Rep. Loren Jennings (DFL-Harris) and Sen. tion in the state’s health care insurance Dan Stevens (R-Mora) sponsored the market. Law expands eligibility measure. It provides options for less expensive and HF1393/SF1585*/CH159 less comprehensive employee health policies A new state law makes it easier for people for small businesses, many of them in rural with developmental disabilities to access the Seeking service solutions areas. Consumer Support Program operated by the Effective Aug. 1, 1999, it permits insurance Department of Human Services. A task force to develop a new rate structure companies that do not already have a major Effective March 16, 1999, the new law elimi- for state reimbursement for certain services presence in the state — those that have less nates an income cap for participation in the offered to the developmentally disabled is than 3 percent market share — to offer plans program. established under a new law effective that don’t include all of the state’s otherwise Under previous law, people were ineligible May 14, 1999. mandated coverage. The Department of for the program if their income was equal to The task force is required to report to the Commerce must approve the plans. or more than the level at which they would be Legislature by Jan. 15, 2000, and must oper- Under prior law, insurers and health main- required to pay a parental fee for medical ate under the umbrella of the commissioner tenance organizations could offer small em- assistance services and county social services. of human services. ployers — those with fewer than 50 employ- (That would translate to an income level that Although the method of providing ser- ees — the same benefit sets they offer to large is the lesser of 150 percent of the federal vices to the developmentally disabled in the companies, or they could sell two alternative poverty guidelines or $30,000 annually.) state has shifted focus from large institutions plans with lower costs and lower benefits. The program is generally used to pay for to individual needs, the system of reimburse- The new law provides another option to in-home support services received by quali- ments for those services hasn’t kept pace. those small firms. fying individuals. Also, the current payment procedure pro- It allows policies with different co- Rep. Jerry Dempsey (R-Hastings) and Sen. vides a higher reimbursement rate for new payments and deductibles, as well as those Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing) sponsored agencies entering the market than for exist- that pay on a basis other than medical ex- the new measure. ing operations. penses incurred — such as a flat dollar amount HF356/SF73*/CH10 The new law instructs the task force to per day in the hospital or a flat dollar amount develop a plan “that reflects individual con- upon a diagnosis of cancer. Making reform official sumer needs and demands for services” that Rep. Bill Haas (R-Champlin) and Sen. is flexible, simple, and equitable. Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) spon- A new law rids state statute of references to The Minnesota Habilitation Coalition and sored the measure. one welfare program — the former federal Minnesota Day Activities Center Association HF870/SF841*/CH181 Aid to Families with Dependent Children supported creation of the task force. The task (AFDC) — and updates references to the force includes officials from a variety of par- AIDS study volunteers state’s reform initiative — the Minnesota ties interested in reimbursements for ser- Family Investment Program (MFIP). vices, including counties. People who participate in AIDS vaccine AFDC officially ended with the adoption Rep. Lynda Boudreau (R-Faribault) and research are protected from being unfairly by the U. S. Congress of the Personal Respon- Sen. Dallas Sams (DFL-Staples) sponsored denied insurance, under a new law. sibility and Work Opportunity Reconcilia- the measure. AIDS vaccine clinical tests involve inject- tion Act of 1996. 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develop antibodies against the HIV virus. who requires constant supervision and a spe- Selling settlement funds The vaccine itself doesn’t contain the virus. cial ventilator to breathe was nearing the However, people who participate in the $2 million lifetime cap. The boy’s medical The practice of buying a person’s rights to trials may develop antibodies to the HIV needs cost about $30,000 per month. structured settlement payments from an in- virus. And when insurance companies test The measure became law without Gov. surance company is now regulated under a applicants for life, disability, and other types Jesse Ventura’s signature. state law. of insurance, they often test for the presence Ventura said raising the benefit limit will People who sell the rights to such pay- of HIV antibodies as a method of determin- further increase MCHA’s deficit. The state ments are generally claimants in personal ing whether a person is HIV positive. requires MCHA to assess the insurance in- injury or workers’ compensation cases. The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, re- dustry to cover MCHA’s deficit, and those In the past, critics of the transactions said quires insurers to look more carefully before assessments are passed on to the regular in- that some people who sold their rights to denying coverage. When informed that a surance purchasers in the form of higher such payments did not have experience deal- client has participated in a vaccine test, an premiums. ing with complex financial transactions. In insurer must obtain a confidential certificate Ventura said he is wary of supporting a some instances, people squandered the cash from the sponsor of the trial verifying the program that continues to impose a burden they received and were unable to pay their person’s HIV status. on these insurance purchasers. And, he said, bills when they stopped receiving the insur- If it can be proven that the person’s HIV most large companies are self-insured and ance payments. antibodies are a result of exposure to the don’t pay the assessment, so the burden falls Under a new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, a vaccine and that the person was HIV negative on small employers and individuals who company that pays a lump sum for a person’s prior to the injection, the insurer cannot purchase their own insurance. rights to future insurance payments must refuse to issue a policy on the basis of the HIV “I greatly appreciate the importance of disclose detailed financial information about test. assisting individuals who are in danger of the transaction, known as a factoring The legislation was requested by the Min- exhausting health care benefits under transaction. nesota AIDS Project, which is coordinating (MCHA),” he stated in a letter explaining The claimant must receive advice on the four test sites in the state involving about 200 why he didn’t sign the new law. “However, I proposed transaction, such as how the present volunteers. am becoming increasingly concerned about value of the cash being offered compares to The National Institutes of Health has evalu- the growing unfairness of the financing the total amount of money from the sched- ated over 20 vaccine possibilities, which are mechanism that supports MCHA.” uled payments, tax implications of the pro- undergoing nationwide trials to determine Sen. Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing) spon- posed transaction, and explanations of other the safety of the vaccines and their impact in sored the legislation in the Senate. possible consequences of the transaction. stopping the disease. HF270*/SF470/CH130 Also, the law requires the claimant to be Rep. Peg Larsen (R-Lakeland) and Sen. advised of closing costs, legal fees, brokers’ John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) sponsored Coverage for survivors commissions, and any other administrative the measure. fees or costs that may reduce the gross amount HF1106*/SF1075/CH121 Dependents of peace officers and of money the claimant will receive. firefighters who are killed in the line of duty The new law also requires more disclosure will continue to be eligible for health insur- of that type of information in the initial Cap on benefits increased ance coverage, even if they are not covered at negotiations of structured settlement claims. the time of the person’s death, under a law Factoring transactions will be allowed only People who participate in the Minnesota effective March 17, 1999. The law applies if the court determines it is in the best inter- Comprehensive Health Association (MCHA) only to dependents of officers or firefighters ests of the claimant and the claimant’s insurance program receive increases in the killed on or after Nov. 1, 1997. dependents. maximum limit of their lifetime health ben- The measure allows a spouse who is not And the law clarifies a previously existing efits, under a new law effective May 8, 1999. covered as a dependent at the time of the law prohibiting the sale of structured settle- MCHA provides insurance to Minneso- death — but was eligible or later became ments of Minnesota workers’ compensation tans who are unable to obtain health insur- eligible to be covered — to be a dependent on claims. ance through the private market because of the employer’s health plan. Rep. Bill Haas (R-Champlin) and Sen. pre-existing conditions. Participants usually A 1997 law provided health coverage to Edward Oliver (R-Deephaven) sponsored the pay higher premiums than they would for officers and firefighters and their dependents, measure. private plans. because many who were disabled by duty- HF478/SF148*/CH212 The law raises the lifetime cap on health related injuries were receiving pensions but benefits to $2.8 million from $2 million. were not eligible for health coverage. Proponents of the measure said MCHA par- Rental car insurance Rep. Dennis Ozment (R-Rosemount) and ticipants often have high health-care costs Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored and will benefit from the increased limit. Rental car companies in Minnesota can the legislation. Rep. Mike Osskopp (R-Lake City), who sell two more types of insurance, under a new HF49*/SF162/CH12 was the House sponsor of the measure, said law effective Aug. 1, 1999. he originally wanted to remove the cap en- While previous law allowed rental car com- tirely. 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insurance, the new law allows them to also further analysis shows the policy should not accident and will not apply if a family mem- sell liability and personal effects insurance. have been issued. ber serves as the translator. Liability insurance covers injuries to oth- The new law also requires a standard form Rep. Andy Dawkins (DFL-St. Paul), the ers due to the negligence of the driver of the to be used in all dealings with FAIR and House sponsor of the measure, said he dis- rental car, and the company has the option to broadens the FAIR plan’s exemption from covered many insurance companies were not include coverage for uninsured or under- liability to include criminal liability. covering translating services as part of neces- insured motorists. Personal effects insurance The changes were requested by the board sary medical expenses. covers loss or damage to personal belongings that oversees operation of the plan. Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) spon- of the person renting the vehicle. Rep. Jim Seifert (R-Woodbury) and Sen. sored the legislation in the Senate. The companies do not need to use licensed Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) spon- HF684/SF521*/CH134 insurance agents to sell the insurance, but the sored the measure. law requires rental car companies to conduct HF1708*/SF1675/CH120 Funds for jobs, housing: a training program for employees that is Commerce department approved by the commissioner of commerce. (See Development, page 24) Rep. Loren Jennings (DFL-Harris) and Sen. Paying for translators Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) spon- Health care solvency A new state law requires no-fault automo- (See Health, page 45) sored the measure. bile insurance to cover the cost of sign lan- HF1932*/SF1607/CH236 guage interpreting and language translators Chiropractic care contracts as part of medical benefits. (See Health, page 45) Coverage for funeral costs The state’s no-fault automobile insurance Prompt payment for care law is designed to ensure prompt payments (See Human Services, page 52) The state law regarding insurance for fu- by insurance companies for medical and other neral or burial expenses is updated, under a benefits to victims of car accidents. It was Mandates for health plans new law effective Aug. 1, 1999. created to relieve the financial burden of (See Bills in Limbo, page 91) The new law allows funeral home owners, uncompensated victims who might have directors, and employees to receive commis- costly medical or repair bills as a result of an sions from the sale of insurance contracts accident. LAW totaling $20,000 or less. However, the com- In order to communicate their illness or missions can apply only to “pre-need” con- injury, people who don’t speak English often Seat belt veto overridden tracts, or those purchased before the services need a family member or professional inter- are needed. preter to accompany them to the doctor’s A new law changes the so-called seat belt In addition, the law clarifies the definition office. gag rule to allow defective seat belt claims — of who can make decisions regarding a Effective May 8, 1999, the new law directs like Jodi-Michaelle Carlson’s claim against person’s funeral arrangements. Prior state automobile insurance companies to pay for the Hyundai car company — to move for- law allowed such decisions to be made only translators as necessary medical expenses, ward in court. by family, next of kin, or another representa- but the services will only be covered if they The seat belt gag rule law states that whether tive. The new law simply states that such relate to medical care associated with an a person was wearing a seat belt cannot be decisions can be made by one who has the legal authority to act on behalf of the deceased. Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston) and Sen. Arlene Lesewski (R-Marshall) sponsored the measure. HF1150/SF1182*/CH100

All’s FAIR in insurance A new law makes several technical changes in the way the state’s Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) plan operates. FAIR is a high-risk pool for homeowner’s insurance and business property insurance designed to provide coverage when it is not available through the normal private market. Effective Aug. 1, 1999, FAIR must issue a policy if the property meets preliminary un- A new law allows Jodi-Michaelle Carlson to move forward with a lawsuit against the Hyundai car derwriting requirements; however, the cov- company. The law exempts claims of defective or malfunctioning seat belts from the state’s gag law, erage may be rescinded in the next 59 days if thus allowing seat belt information to be considered in court. Carlson, of Bemidji, was partially paralyzed in a 1995 accident involving an allegedly malfunctioning seat belt.

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considered by the courts when deciding per- Bill sponsor Rep. Henry Todd Van Dellen applies when people are allowed to use the sonal injury or property damage claims re- (R-Plymouth) said that some cases of mal- private party’s land for recreational activity sulting from a car crash. practice do not become evident within two without charge. Those activities could in- In a 1997 case, the Minnesota Supreme years. When the victims discovered their clude hunting, hiking, or taking pictures of Court ruled that the gag rule law, as it was problems, it was often too late to take action wildlife. written, also applied to cases in which the under the old law. The new law gives the same limited liabil- claim is filed against the auto manufacturer Van Dellen said his plan will not change ity to municipal power agencies that allow for a defective seat belt. the standard for malpractice; it will just allow trail use or other recreational activities on If plaintiffs can’t establish that they were more legitimate cases to move forward. land in which they have an easement or right- actually wearing a seat belt, they can’t prove The new law is effective Aug. 1, 1999, and of-way. An easement is a legal right to use that the seat belt caused or failed to prevent applies to legal actions commenced on or land, such as cutting down trees on a person’s an injury, and the cases cannot move after that date. property to accommodate power lines. forward. Sen. Don Betzold (DFL-Fridley) sponsored Rep. Rob Leighton (DFL-Austin) and Sen. Carlson, a resident of Bemidji, was par- the measure in the Senate. Pat Piper (DFL-Austin) sponsored the tially paralyzed in a 1995 accident involving HF56*/SF90/CH23 legislation. an allegedly malfunctioning seat belt. Under HF805/SF556*/CH183 new law, Carlson can pursue legal remedies Jury pay examined against the maker of the seat belt. A new law asks the state’s highest court to The new law simply exempts claims of Cover for 911 dispatchers look at the subject of jury pay. defective or malfunctioning seat belts from The measure, effective Aug. 1, 1999, re- Emergency dispatchers can give over-the- the gag rule law. It went into effect May 18, quests that the Minnesota Supreme Court phone medical instructions to callers with- 1999, and applies to any legal action pending study several issues involving juror compen- out fear of legal troubles, under a new law or begun on or after that date. sation, including a study of daily pay rates, effective April 28, 1999. Lawmakers passed the measure into law reimbursements for child care and travel, The measure exempts dispatchers from over Gov. Jesse Ventura’s veto — the first and special considerations for longer civil civil liability when in the course of an emer- successful override of a governor’s veto in 17 trials. gency call they provide medical information years. A two-thirds vote was necessary in The law also requires the court to examine before emergency responders arrive on the both houses to override the governor’s veto. ways to balance these concerns with a desire scene. The last successful veto override happened to have juries represent a cross-section of Some municipalities had advised dispatch- in 1982 when the DFL-controlled Legislature society. The report is due back to the Legisla- ers not to give medical information over the passed two bills into law that Republican ture in December 1999. phone because the local unit of government Gov. Al Quie had vetoed. The measure came as a result of the hard- could possibly be held liable in a lawsuit. In his veto message, Ventura argued that ships reported by jury members serving dur- Rep. Rich Stanek (R-Maple Grove), House the bill didn’t go far enough and that the ing the lengthy trial in Minnesota’s lawsuit sponsor of the new measure, said the law will entire gag rule should be repealed. against major tobacco companies in 1998. give emergency dispatchers the ability to do The governor also expressed concern that The trial lasted for weeks before it ended in a their job “without fear of superfluous the measure would affect cases currently be- settlement. litigation.” fore the courts and that it favors one party Minnesota courts currently pay jurors a Sen. Leo Foley (DFL-Coon Rapids) spon- over another in these cases. $30 daily stipend for expenses related to jury sored the measure in the Senate. “By partially repealing the seat belt gag rule duty. HF541/SF436*/CH108 an unfair advantage will be given to one party Rep. Michael Paymar (DFL-St. Paul) and in the courtroom,” Ventura wrote. “Juries Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored should hear all of the arguments and facts in Divorce law correction the measure. a case before rendering a decision.” HF1153/SF973*/CH71 An error contained in the state’s marriage Rep. Mary Jo McGuire (DFL-Falcon dissolution law has been corrected. Heights) and Sen. Leo Foley (DFL-Coon Liability limited for trails In 1991, the Legislature created a simpli- Rapids) sponsored the legislation. fied process for couples without children and HF462/SF303*/CH106 People injured while participating in rec- with limited property to file for divorce. reational activities on land owned by a mu- Then in 1997, the Legislature amended the Malpractice limit extended nicipal power agency cannot sue for dam- summary process but unintentionally failed ages, under a new law effective Aug.1, 1999. to remove a provision that discontinued the A new law promises to give more victims of The measure was brought forward in re- program in the summer of that year. medical malpractice their day in court. sponse to a bike trail that is being built in The new measure, retroactively effective Previous law required lawsuits dealing with Olmsted and Mower counties. Parts of the July 1, 1997, restores the summary process medical malpractice to be initiated within bike trail are located on land owned by a and makes it permanent. two years of the alleged occurrence of the municipal utility. Rep. Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul) and Sen. malpractice. The new law allows up to four Prior to the new law, only private land- Leo Foley (DFL-Coon Rapids) sponsored years to take legal action. owners had limited liability for personal in- the new law. juries sustained on their property. This HF1258*/SF487/CH37

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Reporters under contract waiting period gives defendants time to re- filed under the authority of “courts” created solve whatever issue may have been caused by members of the movement. A new law requires freelance court report- by the Y2K bug and settle the claim with In some cases, the person filing the fraudu- ers to disclose contracts or agreements they plaintiffs. She said the measure also takes lent claim deposits the lien in the bank as may have with litigants. some pressure off the courts, which may be credit and then writes bad checks against the The measure comes in response to a grow- forced to hear a large number of claims based lien. ing use of contracted court reporters. These on the Y2K computer problem all at once. If the nonconsensual common law lien is contracted employees are often used by large The law also clarifies that consumers who successfully filed, the document can cause companies, such as insurance companies, have credit problems resulting from the Y2K serious financial problems for the official that frequently need the services of court bug may dispute such items on their con- named in the lien. reporters for depositions and other legal sumer credit report as allowed under the In the early 1990s, the Montana Freemen proceedings. federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. filed millions of dollars in nonconsensual Under such deals, the company agrees to And the state law requires the credit re- liens against public officials in that state and use the court reporter exclusively and the porting agency to include a note with those wrote millions of dollars of bad checks against court reporter provides services at a reduced negative items stating that the consumer re- these claims. The Freemen also claimed that rate. The practice is used as a way to reduce ported that those items resulted from the the group had the authority to seize state overall litigation costs. computer problem, if the consumer requests property as payment for the liens. The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, re- that the information be included. The new The new Minnesota law states that a quires that court reporters disclose any con- law will only be in effect until July 1, 2000. nonconsensual lien against an elected official tracts or agreements both in writing and The Y2K bug is a problem that may occur or public employee based on the performance orally before the beginning of any legal in many computers that were not pro- of official duties is not valid unless autho- proceeding. grammed to handle the switch to the year rized by a recognized court with proper The measure also outlines procedures for 2000. Many older programs use only the last jurisdiction. cases where attorneys object to the use of two digits to track the year, and at midnight And officials can seek damages from the contracted reporters and provides legal rem- on Jan. 1, 2000, those programs will roll to 00. person filing the invalid claim, under the law. edies for litigants who aren’t given the infor- That means some computers will think it’s A person found to have filed such a lien is mation before a proceeding. 1900, which could cause major technical liable for $5,000 or the actual damages, which- Earlier versions of the legislation would malfunctions. ever is greater. And the court can provide have simply outlawed such contracts alto- Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) additional punitive damages. gether and freelance court reporters would sponsored the measure in the Senate. The law also states that for a common law have been required to work only on a case- HF2337/SF1262*/CH234 lien to be valid it must be authorized by a by-case basis. court of proper jurisdiction, have proof that Critics of the agreements say that reporters Blocking fraudulent liens the subject has been notified, and include the need to provide services that are neutral and address of the claimant. fair and that the contracts give the impres- Elected officials and public employees have And the law provides a process whereby sion the court reporter is biased toward one new protections from nonconsensual com- any subject of a nonconsensual common law side in the legal dispute. mon law liens, under a new law effective lien can have the court force the person filing Rep. Steve Smith (R-Mound) and Sen. Aug. 1, 1999. the lien to appear in court to explain the John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) sponsored Liens are used by creditors to secure prop- filing. In those cases, judges can award dam- the measure. erty in place of payment of debt. For ex- ages and attorneys’ fees if the court deter- HF346*/SF278/CH215 ample, a plaintiff can file a lien against a mines the claim is fraudulent. defendant’s property when the defendant Rep. Wes Skoglund (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. Suing over Y2K bug cannot pay a judgement, or a home contrac- Richard Cohen (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored tor can file a lien against the property when the new law. The Year 2000 Consumer Protection Act the owner hasn’t paid a debt. The lien must HF578/SF84*/CH170 seeks to give consumers reasonable legal pro- be filed under the authority of the court, and tections against lawsuits that may result from the subject of the lien must be notified. Last word for prosecutors Y2K computer errors. However, nonconsensual common law (See Crime, page 16) The new law, effective May 26, 1999, al- liens have been used as a political tactic by lows defendants in civil suits to argue that some anti-government organizations — such Limiting inmate lawsuits their action or inaction — the basis of the as the Montana Freemen — to put pressure (See Crime, page 19) plaintiff’s claim — was caused directly by a on elected officials and public employees. Protecting witness privacy computer failure. If the judge rules that the The documents don’t have a legitimate claim (See Crime, page 19) claim is justified, the measure requires the and often don’t even include information on judge to dismiss the case without ruling for the person filing the lien. Sex offender plea agreements either side, and the plaintiff must wait 60 The lien is often based on a “breach of (See Crime, page 19) days to bring the claim back before the court. contract” claim stating that the official didn’t Unconstitutional DWI law Rep. Peg Larsen (R-Lakeland), the perform the function of the job and therefore (See Crime, page 20) measure’s House sponsor, said that the owes money. Sometimes the documents are

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Making no-shows pay Opponents of amortization call it a loop- rules, such as specific standards for water (See Crime, page 21) hole in the law, because it effectively makes a quality or regulations for industries or occu- property worthless. If the local government pations. Those rules are adopted through a Voting rights returned sets a deadline for a business owner to con- process that includes public hearings. (See Elections, page 29) form to a new zoning ordinance or to move, Under the new law, if there is new evidence References for firefighters a potential buyer would have no incentive to that a rule is unnecessary or that there would (See Employment, page 30) buy the property until after the deadline, be a less expensive way to achieve the rule’s when the value would plummet. purpose, a city council or county board can Cash for tobacco jurors Rep. Peg Larsen (R-Lakeland) and Sen. request the appropriate agency to amend or (See Government, page 39) Keith Langseth (DFL-Glyndon) sponsored repeal the rule. Dealing with data the measure. An agency that receives a petition must (See Government, page 41) HF896/SF854*/CH96 reply in writing within 30 days to indicate if it agrees or disagrees with the petition. The Protected peer review Determining liability agency will then have 90 days to begin taking (See Health, page 44) action on the request. The agency could ei- Records on renters A new law holds local units of government ther give public notice of its intent to comply (See Housing, page 49) responsible for damages caused by snow and with the request or schedule a public hearing ice accumulation when one government with an administrative law judge to resolve Determining liability unit owns a building in another unit’s the disagreement. (See Local Government, page 58) jurisdiction. The costs of the administrative hearing are Seat belt veto overridden Under current state law, local units of gov- to be shared equally by the state and the local (See Vetoed Bills, page 76) ernment are not liable for damages caused by unit of government that submits the peti- snow and ice accumulation on public side- tion. The new law is effective Aug. 1, 1999. Defending your castle walks that adjoin privately owned property. Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) and (See Bills in Limbo, page 83) Provided that the local government was not Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) Forbidding gun lawsuits negligent, private property owners can be sponsored the measure. sued for damages if injuries occur on side- HF879/SF1636*/CH193 (See Bills in Limbo, page 91) walks that adjoin their buildings or parking Hike for jury stipends lots. Fees for pinball machines (See Bills in Limbo, page 91) Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the new law clarifies which unit of government is liable if Limits on liability A new law requires Minnesota cities that one entity owns property in another’s issue permits for amusement machines such (See Bills in Limbo, page 92) jurisdiction. as pinball or video games to charge only as According to the new law, the unit of gov- much as it costs them to issue the permit or LOCAL GOVERNMENT ernment that owns the property is liable if $15 per site and $15 per machine, whichever people are hurt on icy sidewalks or streets is lower. that adjoin the property. The new law was supported by the Minne- Amortization prohibition For example, if Hennepin County owns a sota Operators of Music and Amusements, a A new law prohibits cities and counties parking lot in the city of Minneapolis and a trade association for the coin- and currency- from setting a deadline for property owners person is injured from slipping on ice on a activated amusement industry, which ex- to cease operations that do not conform to sidewalk bordering the parking lot, Hennepin pressed concern that some cities were using zoning ordinances — a maneuver sometimes County is the responsible party in the event fees to control personal and business activity used to force out undesirable businesses or of a lawsuit. and to generate revenue. halt unpopular practices. The measure was brought forward by the The association claimed some cities The practice is known as amortization, League of Minnesota Cities in an effort to charged as much as $150 per location plus and the new law, effective April 24, 1999, clear up who would be the responsible party $60 per machine. prohibits it except in cases where it is used to in the event of such cases. Cities are not required to license amuse- close strip clubs and other “adult” businesses. Rep. Mary Liz Holberg (R-Lakeville) and ment machines; however, if they do, they are Cities and counties can change zoning or- Sen. John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) spon- limited to charging only the cost of issuing dinances to reflect changing land uses, such sored the legislation. and administering the license. The new law, as a growing business or industrial district. HF1348/SF891*/CH188 effective Aug. 1, 1999, clarifies that provision But if an existing property becomes a non- of statute for the machine owners. conforming use due to a change in zoning, Challenging state rules Rep. Rob Leighton (DFL-Austin) and Sen. state law allows the owner of that property to Jim Vickerman (DFL-Tracy) sponsored the continue that use under certain conditions. A local unit of government can request a measure. The city or county can also condemn the state agency to amend or repeal an adminis- HF1140/SF1329*/CH179 nonconforming property, but the property trative rule through a petition process, under owner must be paid fair market value. a new law. State law allows many agencies to adopt

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Employees’ legal fees Lune in Minneapolis and the Fitzgerald tax-deferred accounts that can be invested Theatre in St. Paul to serve wine and beer over time and used when they retire. A new law allows townships to reimburse during intermissions of performances. The city of Minneapolis, the Minneapolis certain legal costs to employees. The season for tour boats that have schools, and the municipal building com- Under already existing law, cities and coun- licenses to serve alcohol was extended under mission are now required under the new law ties can reimburse legal costs of employees the new law. Those boats that give tours on to offer deferred compensation to the tem- charged with committing crimes while per- Lake Superior, the St. Croix River, and the porary union employees. forming their official duties. The law requires Mississippi River can serve alcohol from Union employees affected by the law are that the payment be approved by the district May 1 to Nov. 1. Under previous law, the often hired temporarily by the city but kept court. season was from May 1 to Oct. 1. on for long periods of time. Because of their The new law, effective April 2, 1999, sim- Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie) and temporary status, they do not receive the ply gives the same authority to Minnesota’s Sen. Sam Solon (DFL-Duluth) sponsored same benefits as regular city employees. While 1,793 townships. The measure came as a the measure the city does not pay into the account, the result of a case in New Scandia Township in HF1079*/SF1331/CH202 new law gives temporary union employees Washington County. In 1994, prosecutors the option of putting their own earnings into charged the township’s former chief of police Residency rules repealed a retirement program. with misconduct by a public employee while Rep. Barb Haake (R-Mounds View) and serving as chief. Minneapolis and St. Paul can no longer Sen. Linda Higgins (DFL-Mpls) sponsored Although the case was dismissed by a judge require city employees to live within city the measure. in 1995, the former employee incurred $4,500 limits, under a new law effective March 5, HF453*/SF416/CH15 in legal fees. And because she worked for a 1999. township and not a city or county, the em- The measure repealed laws that allowed Funding historical projects ployee could not seek reimbursement from those cities to make residency a condition for the local government. employment. Most Minnesota cities can now make un- Rep. Doug Stang (R-Cold Spring) and Sen. Proponents of the proposal, sponsored by limited donations to historical projects, un- Jim Vickerman (DFL-Tracy) sponsored the Rep. Rich Stanek (R-Maple Grove), argued der a new law. measure. that residency requirements make it more A $500 cap on what cities could spend on HF475*/SF517/CH30 difficult for those cities to hire and retain historical projects was enacted in 1957 and qualified employees. later raised to $2,000 in 1977. More liquor licenses Stanek, who works as a Minneapolis police The proposal to eliminate that cap was officer, said residency requirements also vio- supported by the Minnesota Historical Certain cities are allowed to increase their late people’s basic right to choose where they Society as a way of encouraging additional number of on-sale liquor licenses under a live. historical investment by cities. new law. The Legislature passed measures allowing The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, also The number of licenses that can be issued residency requirements for Minneapolis in clarifies state law regarding contributions to by a city is based on population. As cities 1993 and for St. Paul in 1994. People hired senior and youth centers. That provision was grow they can seek legislative approval for after the requirements took effect were re- requested by the city of Paynesville, where more licenses. quired to live in the city where they were officials discovered that while the city could The new law allows seven cities to increase employed (after a grace period to allow time operate a transit program, it couldn’t legally the number of liquor licenses they can issue. to find housing). give financial support to an existing service The changes take effect when the local au- Sen. Steve Novak (DFL-New Brighton) operated by someone else. thorities approve the licenses. sponsored the new measure in the Senate. Rep. Doug Stang (R-Cold Spring) and Sen. Eden Prairie can issue five additional li- HF133*/SF107/CH3 Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville) spon- censes, Marshall can issue four, Stillwater can sored the measure. issue two, and Bemidji, Detroit Lakes, and HF371*/SF461/CH155 Proctor each can issue one additional license. Help for temporary workers The city of Minneapolis also can issue one Some temporary workers hired by the city Dangerous dogs additional license to the Acadia Café on of Minneapolis are able to participate in a Nicollet Avenue. deferred compensation plan, under a new Registering a dangerous dog in Anoka The law also allows temporary licenses for law effective March 19, 1999. County just got closer to home for pet own- events, including alumni programs at The measure affects workers hired through ers. A new law puts cities, instead of the Macalester College and the University of labor organization hiring halls, such as stage- county, in charge of dangerous dog Minnesota’s new Gateway Center and hands and other production technicians, registration. Northrop Auditorium. And the law provides skilled building and construction trades work- A dangerous dog is one that, when unpro- temporary licenses for the Twin Cities ers, electrical workers, and apprentices in voked, inflicts substantial bodily harm to a Marathon, at which only Minnesota-brewed those positions. human being or kills a domestic animal away beer can be sold. Deferred compensation allows employees from its owner’s property. Special licenses can also be issued to the to put a portion of their earnings into The state requires that owners of Brave New Workshop and Theatre de la Jeune dangerous dogs register their animals with

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the county in which they reside. In addition, Township capital reserves Rep. Joe Mullery (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. owners must keep them properly restrained Linda Higgins (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the and, when necessary, post notification for A new law clarifies the authority of legislation. neighbors that a dangerous dog lives near Minnesota townships to set up capital reserve HF526/SF615*/CH174 them. funds to pay for large projects or purchases. The measure is identical to a special law Effective Aug. 1, 1999, townships may ac- Bloomington land deal cumulate tax money in an account specifi- enacted in 1998 for Dakota County that was A new law allows the Department of cally dedicated for capital projects. And the an effort to streamline record keeping for law Human Services to sell a piece of property to electors, or citizens, of townships may desig- enforcement officials. The new law becomes the city of Bloomington, effective April 21, nate the use of the money. effective when Anoka County completes the 1999. The Legislature is the direct authority over necessary work to implement the new The 14,000 square-foot parcel currently the state’s townships, and the towns are au- procedures. contains a state-owned group home for the thorized only to do what the Legislature ex- Anoka County, however, remains respon- developmentally disabled. It is one of three pressly gives them permission to do. While sible for dangerous dog registrations for town- parcels the city is acquiring to accommodate townships can levy taxes and make decisions ships within its boundaries. construction of a 41-unit senior housing fa- on spending, it was implied but not directly Rep. Andrew Westerberg (R-Blaine) and cility at the corner of Beard Avenue and Old stated in the law that they could set up long- Sen. Linda Runbeck (R-Circle Pines) spon- Shakopee Road. term funds for capital projects. sored the legislation. The department hopes to build another The measure simply puts into law the ex- HF525*/SF404/CH48 group home in the Bloomington area. Legis- press permission to set up the funds. lative action was required so that the pro- Rep. Ray Vandeveer (R-Forest Lake) and ceeds from the sale could be used for pur- Police hiring procedures Sen. Jane Krentz (DFL-May Township) spon- chasing a new site, rather than being chan- sored the legislation. neled into the state’s general fund. A new law provides cities with a new pro- HF1538/SF1463*/CH113 cedure to abolish their police civil service Rep. Alice Seagren (R-Bloomington) and commissions. Sen. William Belanger (R-Bloomington) Police civil service commissions oversee Local hiring & elections sponsored the measure. HF960/SF829*/CH80 the hiring and employment issues of city A new law changes state statute related to police forces. Some cities opt to use other the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Paynesville hospital plan methods for police personnel issues, such as and allows Lakeville to move its local elec- a citywide civil service commission, but get- tions to even-numbered years. A new law effective May 12, 1999, autho- ting rid of the police commission can be a The law adds one more title to the list of rizes the Paynesville area hospital district to tedious and costly process for those cities. employees that are appointed by the superin- add the city of Richmond to its domain. Effective May 14, 1999, a city may abolish tendent of the Minneapolis Park and Recre- Under state law, only cities that lie geo- its police civil service commission either by a ation Board. The board requested a new fund- graphically next to hospital districts, which unanimous city council vote or by a two- raising and development position to be an may levy taxes, can become part of the dis- thirds vote of residents participating in a appointed position, which means that it is tricts without approval from the Legislature. municipal election. If a city chooses to sub- not subject to civil service hiring procedures. In this case, Richmond is separated from mit the decision to the voters, that action That section of the law, effective upon the the hospital district by a township. The hos- must be initiated by a petition signed by park board’s approval, also changes the title pital is building a new clinic in Richmond 25 percent of the voters. of the park police chief to the director of park and wants the city to be part of the district in Previously, the initiative and referendum safety. And the park superintendent is autho- the event that it might have to impose a tax in option was the only way a city could get rid of rized to hire other selected future employees the future. its police civil service commission. That by appointment, which avoids having offi- Rep. Doug Stang (R-Cold Spring) said the method can end up being expensive because cials come before the Legislature for approval request needed legislative approval because of high advertising or communication costs each time. of the hospital district’s taxing authority, in to educate voters. Another provision of the new law, effective addition to granting the geographic Under the new law, the status of the police May 19, 1999, allows Lakeville to change its exception. department and its employees will be the municipal general election in November to Stang and Sen. Michelle Fischbach same as if the police civil service commission even-numbered years from odd-numbered (R-Paynesville) sponsored the legislation. had not been created. The measure governs years with a shortened publication and re- HF174*/SF156/CH147 all cities except the state’s three first-class view period. The measure exempts the city cities: Duluth, Minneapolis, and St. Paul. from a law that requires 240 days for an County hiring practices The House bill originally only covered the ordinance changing an election date to be city of Spring Lake Park, but its scope was effective. A change in the Ramsey County personnel broadened in the Senate. Under the new law, the ordinance is effec- process allows employers to have an open Rep. Alice Johnson (DFL-Spring Lake tive immediately after it passes and is pub- application and screening process instead of Park) and Sen. Don Betzold (DFL-Fridley) lished, unless a petition is signed within 60 a civil service examination for hiring sponsored the legislation. days objecting to the election date change. managers. HF66/SF9*/CH165

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The new law, brought forward by Ramsey The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, allows County, states that the county may establish county recorders to require a minimum bal- MILITARY hiring criteria for positions that involve the ance in those company accounts to guaran- “development, interpretation, and imple- tee the payment of fees. It applies to all coun- Armory board eligibility mentation of departmental and county ties in the state. The Department of Military Affairs is given policy.” The law is effective Aug. 1, 1999. The measure stems from a state auditor’s more flexibility in hiring for temporary du- While manager positions are within the report that found Ramsey County was re- ties under a new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999. union classifications, the law exempts them quiring the minimum deposit without the The law broadens eligibility for National from the standard civil service examination legal authority to do so. Guard members to serve on armory boards. prospective employees must take when ap- Rep. Andy Dawkins (DFL-St. Paul) and Prior law limited eligibility for such positions plying for jobs with the county. Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored to officers. The new law extends it to enlisted Rep. Steve Trimble (DFL-St. Paul) and the legislation. personnel and warrant officers, who already Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL-St. Paul) sponsored HF908/SF465*/CH69 perform duties of managers of armories. the measure. The measure also allows retired National HF751/SF768*/CH173 Requesting local projects Guard members to serve as recruiters and to (See Bonding, page 12) handle other temporary duties. Board member expenses No criminals as cabbies Rep. Bruce Anderson (R-Buffalo Township) (See Crime, page 22) and Sen. Deanna Wiener (DFL-Eagan) spon- A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, increases sored the legislation. per diem rates for board members of some Election law changes HF1565*/SF1677/CH46 Minnesota sanitary districts. (See Elections, page 28) A per diem rate is paid to a person much Funds for state government: like an allowance to cover travel, dining, or Filling vacant city posts other expenses associated with that person’s (See Elections, page 29) Historical correction (See Government, page 38) duties as an employee or elected official. Ready for redistricting Under the new law, board members who (See Elections, page 29) Funds for state government: serve the Western Lake Superior Sanitary Veterans’ benefits extended Child support in court District receive a per diem rate of $50 each, (See Government, page 38) up from the previous $35 rate. (See Family, page 36) And per diem rates for board meetings of Funds for state government: the Moose Lake-Windemere Sanitary Sewer Y2K preparation RECREATION District are increased from $35 to $50, but (See Government, page 39) the annual maximum of $1,000 remains. In Reprieve for stud users addition, the per diem for the board’s chair Funds for state government: A scheduled statewide ban on metal trac- rises from $45 to $50. For events other than No repayment of local loan tion devices — or studs — for snowmobiles meetings, that district’s per diem for its board (See Government, page 39) was repealed effective March 5, 1999. members is increased from $35 to $50. Changes in pension law Stud use remains illegal on paved trails. Both sanitary districts were established in (See Retirement, page 62) Damage to those trails caused by illegal use of the 1970s, and their rates had not changed studs prompted the 1998 law banning studs since they were created. Tax cuts and rebates: on all public lands, paved or unpaved. The Rep. Willard Munger (DFL-Duluth) and Border cities aid ban was scheduled to take effect July 1, 1999. Sen. Sam Solon (DFL-Duluth) sponsored (See Taxes, page 65) But the new law repeals that law, which the measure. also included a requirement that HF258/SF376*/CH145 Tax cuts and rebates: Tiff over TIF snowmobilers buy a $50 sticker to use studs (See Taxes, page 65) until the ban was to take place. Deposit requirements OK’d A separate law (HF2388/SF2226*/CH231) Slowdown on town roads requires Minnesota snowmobilers to pur- County recorders may require a minimum (See Transportation, page 69) chase an annual $12 sticker to use studs. deposit in accounts to assure payment of Purchasing plans nixed Those proceeds are earmarked for paved charges, under a new law. (See Vetoed Bills, page 77) public trail repair, and the stickers will only County recorders are responsible for keep- be required until July 1, 2004. The provision, ing track of property records. Under existing Cities and counties pay up effective July 1, 1999, is part of the omnibus law, companies can post security deposits (See Bills in Limbo, page 92) agriculture, environment, and natural re- with county recorders to pay for fees when sources spending measure sponsored by Rep. records are filed. This allows the county to Mark Holsten (R-Stillwater) and Sen. Jane deduct the fees from the company’s account Krentz (DFL-May Township). and does not require company couriers to Rep. Tom Hackbarth (R-Cedar), sponsor carry money with them when they deliver of the repeal bill, said the special fee and documents to the county recorder.

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Under the new plan, called the local gov- ernment correctional service plan, the nor- mal retirement age is 55, and employees are eligible for early retirement at age 50. Those who retire early receive lower annuity pay- ments than those who retire at age 55. Also, the new correctional plan has higher contribution rates than those of the general plan. Employees contribute 5.83 percent of their salary instead of 4.96 percent, and em- ployers contribute 8.75 percent instead of 5.49 percent. The correctional service plan is effective July 1, 1999. The law also decreases the membership of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement from 12 to 10 members, effective May 26, 1999. Rep. Harry Mares (R-White Bear Lake) Minnesota snowmobilers may continue to use the metal traction devices known as studs on unpaved and Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Mpls) state trails, after a new law repealed a scheduled statewide ban on the devices. The ban, passed into law sponsored the new law. in 1998, was scheduled to take effect July 1, 1999. Studs remain illegal on paved trails, and snowmobilers Here are some other highlights of the must purchase an annual $12 sticker to use them on unpaved trails. measure. pending ban caused parts of the state to suffer Sen. Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower) spon- HF1077/SF319*/CH222 from lost tourism revenue. And he said the sored the measure in the Senate. repeal will help bring some tourism dollars HF137*/SF463/CH22 Early retirement provisions back to the state. The law lowers early retirement penalties Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) Ag, environment funding: for state patrol officers, police officers, and sponsored the repeal measure in the Senate. Watercraft fees altered firefighters. Effective July 1, 1999, the annuity for state HF6*/SF40/CH4 (See Environment, page 32) patrol officers who retire early is reduced by Ag, environment funding: 0.1 percent for each month in which the Antique boats on parade Ski pass costs rise person is under age 55. Under previous law Owners of antique boats have more leeway (See Environment, page 32) that penalty was 0.2 percent. And for em- ployees in the Public Employees in displaying their boat licenses, under a new Ag, environment funding: law effective Aug. 1, 1999. Gov. Jesse Ventura Retirement Association police and fire plan, Snowmobile stud use the early retirement penalty is reduced from allowed the measure to become law without (See Environment, page 32) his signature. 0.2 percent to 0.1 percent. The measure allows owners of restored Licensed fishing guides Changes in the pension plan for arson and historic boats to affix the license number and (See Game & Fish, page 38) fire investigators include eliminating the early decals to a detachable device on the boat retirement penalty for those who retire at age 55 and providing higher disability benefits instead of to the boat itself. It affects boats RETIREMENT that were built before July 1, 1959, and that and a higher multiplier rate for calculating pensions. The changes are effective May 26, are used solely as collector’s items. Changes in pension law Rep. Jim Rostberg (R-Isanti), House spon- 1999. sor of the measure, said it allows owners of A new pension plan is created for employ- Proponents of reducing early retirement those boats to participate in parades or events ees of local government correctional facili- penalties for those employees said the likeli- without having to deface the valuable crafts ties, under the 1999 omnibus pension law. hood of suffering serious injuries in those with license stickers. The law also makes minor changes to some of jobs increases as a person gets older, due to In a letter filed with the bill, Ventura wrote the state’s policies regarding pensions for the dangerous nature of the work. that he believes the law should apply to all various groups of public employees. watercraft. Employees of local correctional facilities Merging accounts “It is my expectation that the Legislature had been covered by the general plan through The law allows local police and fire depart- will revisit this issue in a future legislative the Public Employees Retirement Associa- ments to merge their pension plans into con- session and pass a bill exempting all water- tion. But lawmakers felt those employees solidated accounts, effective May 26, 1999. craft from the license display requirement who spend at least 95 percent of their work Under previous law, many local police and during any exhibit, regatta, or boat parade day in direct contact with prisoners should fire departments have consolidated their pen- held in Minnesota,” he wrote. receive more benefits and a lower age for sion plans, but those plans have been main- retirement. tained as separate accounts within the Public

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Employees Retirement Association police and Millions for building projects: Here are other highlights of the package. fire funds. Brooklyn Park bridge HF2420*/SF1276/CH243 Under the new law, those separate ac- (See Bonding, page 11) counts for police and fire departments will be Charity for all merged, unless a municipality opts out of the Fireworks for sale More Minnesotans making contributions merger. In some cities, one of the pension (See Bills in Limbo, page 92) to charitable organizations will be rewarded funds for the police or fire department has a with a tax deduction, under the measure. surplus while the other fund has a deficiency. Previous law allowed deductions for chari- In those instances, a portion of the surplus in TAXES table giving only if a taxpayer itemized his or one fund can be used to pay off the deficiency her return. Those who don’t itemize will now in the other. Tax cuts and rebates be allowed to deduct 50 percent of their contributions over $500, under the new law, A significant cut in income taxes and a Sharing space effective for tax years beginning after Dec. 31, $1.3 billion sales tax rebate are part of a new The law also allows three different govern- 1998. law signed by Gov. Jesse Ventura. ing boards for pension funds to build an The aim is to boost the stock of nonprofits The permanent income tax cuts in the law office together and share administrative in the state as a way of providing needed total $775 million in the first year of the bien- services, under a provision effective services without having to directly spend more nium and $550 million in the second year. May 26, 1999. tax dollars. (Art. 2, Sec.4) The plan will reduce income tax rates for The boards of the Public Employees married couples filing joint returns from 6 to Retirement Association, the Minnesota State Sick tax doctored 5.5 percent on the first $25,200 in taxable net Retirement System, and the Teachers Retire- The state’s medical services provider tax income, from 8 to 7.25 percent for income ment Association have begun the design pro- — often called the “sick tax” — remains in from $25,200 to $100,200, and from 8.5 to 8 cess for a new building and are planning to place, under the new law. The House had percent on all income over $100,200. The have a building completed by the end of the originally proposed a two- or three-year phase reductions are effective January 1, 1999. year 2001. out of this tax, which currently raises about (Art. 2, Sec. 8) $150 million in annual revenue. Many Minnesota taxpayers began notic- The gap in revenue was to have been filled ing the reductions in July 1999, when the with a portion of the state’s tobacco settle- SAFETY state issued new withholding tables. Officials ment money. But once an agreement was expect the decreases in taxes paid to average reached to spend that money on health- Responding to gas leaks about 9 percent. related endowments, the provider tax Although the rebate amount was approved An explosion in downtown St. Cloud on remained. at $1.25 billion, it will rise to $1.3 billion, Dec. 11, 1998, spawned a new law that changes However, a scheduled increase in the rate given the continued strength of the state’s statewide notification requirements in the in January 2000 was put off for two years by economy. event of a gas leak. the new law. (Art. 8, Secs. 2, 7) The average household will receive about The St. Cloud blast killed four and injured The legislation sent to Ventura also in- $600. Rebates will be determined by taking 15. It was caused when a crew installing fiber- cluded an $84.9 million transfer from the the total from Line 4 of the M-1 Form filed in optic cable struck a gas line. state’s general fund for the biennium to the 1998 for income earned in 1997 and applying State law enacted in 1988 requires anyone Health Care Access Fund to plug the gap left it to one of two tax tables — one for single excavating to call Gopher State One Call, by not raising the tax. That appropriation people or married couples filing separately which in turn contacts utilities in the area of was line-item vetoed by Ventura. (See related and another for joint filers or people filing as the dig. The utilities then send locaters to the story, page 82.) a head of household. The rebate is effective sites before excavation begins, and the locaters May 25, 1999, and the state is scheduled to mark each utility with a different color. The Sales tax changes begin issuing automatic rebate checks 1988 law also called for notifying utility op- Among the changes are sales-tax exemp- August 15, 1999. (Art. 1, Secs. 1-4) erators “as soon as reasonably possible” in tions for those filming television commer- The new law also eliminates the so-called the event of damage to an underground facility. cials in the state, for materials consumed in “marriage penalty” in Minnesota’s rate struc- The new law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, clari- metal casting production, for purchase of ture, a hitch in state law that forces some fies that provision to require prompt notifi- bio-solids processing equipment and mate- married couples filing jointly to pay more cation of damage to an underground facility rials, and for prizes in games of skill or chance taxes than single filers with the same income. or its protective covering to the owner or at carnivals and fairs. Under the plan, couples may claim a credit operator of the facility. The exemption for those filming commer- ranging from $9 to $261, based on income The law also requires the local 911 emer- cials was requested by Ventura as a way to level and the distribution of income between gency service to maintain a response plan for spur business activity in the state. The tax spouses, effective for tax years beginning af- notifications generated under the provisions. break will likely cost the state more than ter Dec. 31, 1998. (Art. 2, Sec. 15) Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) and Sen. $2 million during the biennium. The break Rep. Ron Abrams (R-Minnetonka) and Dave Kleis (R-St. Cloud) sponsored the does not extend to machinery and equip- Sen. Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower) spon- measure. ment or to fuels used in space heating or sored the omnibus tax law. HF1184/SF794*/CH43 lighting.

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of their sales in Minnesota have higher taxes as a result. The new law, effective for taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2000, will increase the weight to the “sales” category and lower the amounts paid based on property and payroll. The net effect is intended to attract more manufacturing businesses and high- paying jobs to the state. The change will result in an estimated $23.4 million less in tax revenue flowing into state coffers in the 2002-03 biennium. (Art. 2, Sec. 24)

Economic development Three business ventures in the state are granted exemptions from various state taxes, under the new law. Regions Hospital in St. Paul, along with seven other Minnesota hospitals, qualifies for state Owners of a beef-slaughtering house near reimbursement for medical care provided to Minnesotans who do not reside in the facilities’ home Windom are exempt from paying sales tax counties, under a provision in the 1999 omnibus tax law. for materials, supplies, and equipment used in the expansion and improvement of their The sales-tax breaks are effective for facility. The change is effective May 25, 1999. purchases after June 30, 1999. (Art. 4, Banks and taxes To qualify, the project must be completed by Secs. 4, 6, 7, 9) The new law allows the state’s small bank Dec. 31, 2001, exceed $15 million in costs, owners to elect “S corporation” status and and create at least 150 new jobs. (Art 4, Sec. 8) Caring for the poor avoid most of the state’s corporate franchise Another exemption from sales tax for Two large hospitals in the Twin Cities area tax, effective for tax years beginning after materials and supplies used in construction — one in Hennepin County and one in Dec. 31, 1998. of an electrical generating facility at an un- Ramsey County — as well as six smaller The move is expected to cost the state named location is also included, effective for hospitals around the state qualify to be reim- $10.6 million in revenue over the biennium. taxes payable in 2000 and thereafter. The bursed for providing medical care to low- “S corporation” status allows profits to facility must use wood waste and by-prod- income Minnesotans who do not reside in flow through a corporation without taxes ucts exclusively for generating electricity. the hospitals’ home counties. being assessed to the individual sharehold- (Art. 4, Sec. 10) Under the new law, $10 million is available ers. Congress enacted Subchapter S of the Finally, an electric utility peaking facility effective July 1, 1999, based on each hospital’s Internal Revenue Code in 1958 to allow some in Martin County is exempted from property share of the charity care. businesses to be treated as partnerships for taxes on attached machinery and other per- Representatives from Hennepin County tax purposes. sonal property. An out-of-state company is Medical Center in Minneapolis and Regions The Legislature in 1997 moved to conform proposing to build a facility that would gen- Hospital in St. Paul appeared before several to the federal law, but the state didn’t include erate electricity for area power companies on House committees this year, requesting help banks. Under provisions of the new law, banks an “as needed” basis. with the ever-growing costs of admitting pa- aren’t given the status at parity with other The plant is to be located at a spot where a tients who can’t pay and who don’t live in the companies, but their shareholders are al- 42-inch natural gas pipeline and a 345-kilo- county. Those two hospitals will get about lowed a credit of 80 percent of the corporate volt high-voltage electric transmission line $8.8 million of the aid. tax paid by the bank. (Art. 2, Secs. 4, 10, 26, 27) converge. The exemption is effective for taxes Reimbursement recipients have to file a payable in 2000 and thereafter. (Art. 5, report describing how the aid was spent. Multi-state businesses Secs. 3, 4) (Art. 5, Sec. 52) Changes in how Minnesota’s large multi- state corporations pay their taxes are included Airport help takes off Steel plant boost in the new law. Community leaders from Richfield ap- The new law contains a $20 million com- Existing law requires most corporations to peared en masse to support a provision in the mitment from the state for fiscal year 2000 to use a three-factor formula, based on prop- new law that will help provide relief for their a plan for building a cutting-edge steel- erty, payroll, and sales to determine how community once the Minneapolis-St. Paul making facility near Nashwauk in northern much of their income is subject to Minnesota International Airport expands. Minnesota. The provision is effective July 1, tax. The tax is weighted heavily on sales, The measure designates an airport impact 1999. which favors companies that have larger zone in Richfield and directs the Metropoli- The funds will be added to $30 million shares of their property and payroll in Min- tan Airports Commission to issue $30 already committed to the project by the Iron nesota, but sales outside of Minnesota. By million in bonds no later than Jan. 30, 2000, Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board. contrast, companies with larger percentages to pay for land acquisition, relocation, (Art. 9, Sec. 5)

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redevelopment, and public improvements in Business subsidies made under a binding contract entered pur- the zone. State and local government units have new suant to a letter of intent with the developer Commission revenues, specifically funds regulations on how, when, and why they or contractor if the letter of intent was en- from higher landing fees, will secure the provide subsidies to attract new businesses. tered before Jan. 1, 2000. (Art. 10, Sec. 2) bonds. (Art. 16, Sec. 35) Under one provision, government agen- Entities that violate state law regarding TIF cies awarding business subsidies have to es- can lose their right to form TIF districts for All in the family tablish a specific public purpose for the sub- up to five years. That new provision begins Two provisions in the new law are aimed sidy and enter specific subsidy agreements. Dec. 31, 1999. (Art. 10, Sec. 6) directly at Minnesota families. The agreements must include an obligation Many communities have come to rely on An expanded eligibility for the working to repay part or all of the subsidy if the TIF districts to create economic develop- family credit for taxpayers with children will recipient does not meet its obligations. ment. Using TIF, a local government can cost the state about $12.1 million over the The new rules, effective in large part for create a specific district in which property tax coming biennium. The new law increases the subsidies entered into on or after Aug. 1, values are frozen. As a developer proceeds credit by 10 percent in the lowest income 1999, generally apply to subsidy amounts of with a project, the taxes generated by the bracket, effective for tax years beginning af- more than $25,000. (Art. 12, Secs. 1-5) increase in property value over the frozen ter Dec. 31, 1998. The provisions were offered in response to amount, known as the increment, are cap- The measure also expands eligibility for public concern that too much money is being tured to finance economic development, usu- education tax credits, and it provides for the “given away” to attract businesses by cities, ally improvements directly beneficial to the credit to be phased out for incomes between counties, and some state entities with little to project. $33,500 and $37,500. The changes are effec- show for it. tive for tax years beginning after Dec. 31, Bug farm gets break 1998. Under the new law, parents can claim a Border cities aid The Gordon Vadis farm near Ham Lake credit for fees for certain lessons taught by Four communities along Minnesota’s west- has been deemed agricultural property for members of Minnesota Music Teachers As- ern border will divvy up $1.5 million, to be property tax purposes under a section of the sociation. Under previous law, piano teach- used for city enterprise zone credits. The new law. ers had to have a bachelor’s degree in order credits are designed to help Breckenridge, Vadis raises crickets for animal consump- for their services to fit under the education Dilworth, East Grand Forks, and Moorhead tion, and he was denied agricultural classifi- tax credit. compete for businesses and jobs with neigh- cation because he wasn’t raising food for The new law also changes the definition of bors in North Dakota and South Dakota. human consumption. those who qualify for the education credit to Effective July 1, 1999, the money can be The provision adds “insects primarily bred include custodial parents even if the noncus- used to provide exemptions for sales tax on to be used as food for animals” to the defini- todial parent claims the child as a dependent, building materials and equipment, income tion of agricultural property, effective for effective for tax years beginning after tax credits of up to $3,000 for each additional taxes payable in 2000 and thereafter. Also Dec. 31, 1999. (Art. 2, Secs. 12, 13) employee hired, debt financing for construct- included in the new law is a provision to ing or expanding facilities, or a state-paid allow Christmas tree farmers to enjoy agri- Property tax relief property tax credit. (Art. 16, Secs. 27-29) cultural status under the tax code. (Art. 5, The compression of property tax class rates, The new law also provides an exemption Sec. 16) begun in 1997, is furthered under the 1999 from the limits on state funding for border omnibus law. city development zones in those four cities Offers-in-compromise To prevent shifting taxes to homeowners and Ortonville. (Art. 16, Sec. 26) The new law offers specific guidelines for and farmers as a result of those class rate when farmers and others seek arrangements changes, the state-paid education homestead Tiff over TIF to settle their tax liability. credit is increased by more than $70 million Spending tax-increment finance (TIF) Under a measure backed by Rep. Bill Kuisle per year, under the new law. In addition, a dollars to construct or renovate facilities for (R-Rochester), the commissioner of revenue new education agricultural credit and social, recreational, or conference facilities must establish guidelines to determine increased homestead and agricultural credit or for public parks is prohibited, under the whether an offer-in-compromise or an offer aid will provide more than $46 million per new law. Cities and counties are no longer to make installment payments is adequate year to reduce property taxes for farmers. permitted to build ice rinks, community cen- and should be accepted. (Art. 5, Sec. 21) ters, or other similar facilities with TIF money. The guidelines must include a stipulation The measure also modifies limited market Further, the new law prohibits TIF funds that the department will not reject an offer- value to limit the increases in market value of from being spent on improvements, equip- in-compromise from a low-income taxpayer qualifying property to 8.5 percent of the pre- ment, and other items whose primary pur- solely on the basis of the amount of the offer. ceding year’s assessment or no more than 15 pose is decorative or aesthetic. The provision The new law, effective for offers submitted percent of the difference between the current is effective for all tax-increment financing after June 30, 1999, also provides an appeal assessment and the preceding assessment, districts, regardless of when the request for process, should the taxpayer not agree with whichever is higher. (Art. 5, Sec. 6.) certification was made, but does not apply to the department’s determination. These provisions are effective for taxes expenditures made before Jan. 1, 2000; ex- Without guidelines, offers-in-compromise payable in 2000 and thereafter. penditures made under a binding contract are considered case by case, and critics have entered before Jan. 1, 2000; or expenditures said that leads to problems. (Art. 16, Sec. 6)

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Finally, an appropriation of $50,000 for each year of the biennium goes to nonprofit organizations that offer tax-filing assistance services to low-income Minnesotans, effec- tive May 26, 1999. (Art. 2, Sec. 31)

Tax collection streamlined Minnesota’s district courts are out of the loop when the Department of Revenue pur- sues collection of certain back taxes, under a new law. The revenue commissioner is now allowed to serve a summons and complaint by certi- fied mail to the taxpayer’s last known address. Under prior law, the department was re- quired to file with the court administrator State taxes on taconite production are frozen at the 1998 level through 1999, under a provision of the showing the taxes due. The court administra- omnibus tax law. The tax had been scheduled to increase each year. tor then began the collection process. Taconite taxes also is reduced proportionately. The tax cuts The association that represents the court The measure freezes the taconite produc- are effective July 1, 1999. (Art. 7, Sec. 8) administrators requested the change. The tion tax at the 1998 level of $2.141 per gross The new law also delays the time those procedure applies primarily to collection of ton through 1999. The tax had been sched- taxes are due from the 20th of each month to taxes from people who have left the state. uled to increase by a specific percentage each the last business day of the month, effective The new law, effective May 12, 1999, rep- year in perpetuity. (Art. 9, Sec. 1) Aug. 1, 1999. (Art. 7, Sec. 4) resents a streamlining of tax collection pro- cedures in the state. ZIP is out Sprayer payers Rep. Sherry Broecker (R-White Bear Lake) Consumers who have items delivered to The new law sets the maximum annual and Sen. Jane Ranum (DFL-Mpls) sponsored their homes have sometimes found them- registration fee for “agricultural aircraft” at the measure. selves paying more sales tax than they should. $500 for aircraft registered after June 30, HF1131/SF1115*/CH143 Many companies use ZIP codes, rather than 1999. Under previous law, the fee was city boundaries, to determine whether a sale 1 percent of the aircraft’s value. Funds to help farmers is subject to local sales tax. The provision applies only to planes used (See Agriculture, page 9) Under a provision effective May 26, 1999, only for agricultural purposes. (Art. 16, Millions for building projects: that practice is prohibited unless the ZIP Sec. 23) Cash to bonding code is entirely contained in the political (See Bonding, page 11) subdivision that imposes the local tax. Other key provisions The onus is on the consumer to inform the Other notable portions of the new law No bucks for health fund company that he or she doesn’t live in a include a provision that would exempt (See Vetoed Bills, page 82) community that has an enhanced sales tax. Holocaust survivors who receive a financial Few cheers for tax plan (Art. 4, Sec. 13) settlement from having to pay state income (See Bills in Limbo, page 93) tax on the money, effective for tax Lawful gambling tax relief years beginning after Dec. 31, 1998. (Art. 2, Collecting from retailers The new law contains good news for the Secs. 7, 28) (See Bills in Limbo, page 93) operators of lawful gambling operations in The new law also extends levy limits for Affordable housing plan the state. cities and counties for another year — through The tax on paddlewheels, raffles, and bingo taxes payable in 1999 — and it gives New (See Bills in Limbo, page 93) is reduced from 9.5 percent of gross profit Ulm and Proctor permission to levy a local Sales tax exemptions (gross receipts minus prizes) to 9 percent. sales tax under specific conditions and for (See Bills in Limbo, page 94) The tax on pull-tabs and tipboards is lowered specific projects. The provisions are effective from 1.9 percent of ideal gross (gross receipts July 1, 1999. (Art 6, Sec. 6; Art. 4, Secs. 17, 18) Higher bar for tax hikes if all pull-tabs or tipboards in a package are Tax refunds are provided for purchases of (See Bills in Limbo, page 94) sold) to 1.8 percent. (Art. 7, Secs. 5-7) a certain type of kerosene and racing fuel. Encouraging transit use Finally, the combined receipts tax (gross The kerosene refund is effective retroactively (See Bills in Limbo, page 95) receipts from pull-tabs and tipboards received to July 1, 1998, and the racing fuel refund is by an organization with more than $500,000 effective retroactively to Jan. 1, 1999. (Art. 7, in gross receipts from these sources in a year) Secs. 2, 3)

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now passes by the Olmsted County Histori- nounced it will now be able to hire 18 more TECHNOLOGY cal Society, which is expected to develop driver’s license examiners, buy 16 additional exhibits about the famed pioneer author. automated testing machines, and set up a 24- Costs of getting online The historical center has a log cabin that hour hotline for booking test appointments. resembles one in which the Ingalls family In addition, four new languages — Vietnam- Telephone companies can offer telecom- lived. Plans for a prairie restoration project ese, Hmong, Somalian, and Russian — will munications services at discount rates to gov- are under way, and the historical society wants be added to the automated testing machines. ernment entities, under a new law effective to name the prairie in the author’s honor. Along with those changes comes a new May 26, 1999. The Ingalls family did not live in the Roch- design for the state’s driver’s license and iden- The law gives companies that provide ester area, but Pa Ingalls once worked in tification cards. The measure did not require Internet access and other telecommunica- Olmsted County. And Laura Ingalls Wilder legislative approval and drivers won’t have to tion services more flexibility to respond to is known to have traveled through the city pay additional fees for the cards. service requests from schools, counties, pub- many times on her trips to neighboring states. The new license has many features de- lic corporations, and other public entities. Rep. Bill Kuisle (R-Rochester) and Sen. signed to prevent tampering and fraudulent Also, the law allows companies to join to- Kenric Scheevel (R-Preston) sponsored the use, including two pictures of the driver and gether to respond to requests for services. measure. more holographic designs. The format no Proponents of the law said it will help HF157*/SF379/CH16 longer uses embossed printing, and it boasts smaller companies compete for those projects a new bar code that can be read vertically and in rural areas. Funds for jobs, housing: horizontally. Effective in late May 1999, the Rates for those services are regulated by licenses are going to be phased in over the the Public Utilities Commission, and the law Tourism in Minnesota next four years as people renew their licenses. requires the commission to approve the lower (See Development, page 23) The new law also repeals a tax credit for rates without requiring companies to offer disabled license plates, which helps to pay for those rates to every customer. an initiative to crack down on illegal use of Rep. Bob Gunther (R-Fairmont) and Sen. TRANSPORTATION handicapped parking permits. (Art. 2, Sec. 6) Mark Ourada (R-Buffalo) sponsored the new And $309,000 enables the division to begin measure. Funds for transportation registering vehicles over the Internet in fiscal HF1778*/SF1785/CH228 Lawmakers this session put together a year 2001. (Art. 1, Sec. 4) In other provisions, the $12.50 fee for state Crimes by credit card $3.3 billion omnibus transportation law that includes spending provisions for road con- identification cards is lowered to 50 cents for (See Crime, page 17) struction, transit, public safety, airports, and individuals who suffer from mental illness, Child porn online railroads. and the department is now allowed to solicit (See Crime, page 20) Of the spending total, about $166 million paid advertising for Minnesota driver’s li- comes from the state’s general fund. The cense manuals. (Art. 2, Secs. 27, 69) Funds for state government: remaining dollars are generated from the Y2K preparation constitutionally dedicated funds for state and Title transfers (See Government, page 39) local highways. The omnibus plan creates a detachable Funds for state government: Following is a look at the transportation postcard for people to mail to the state public Telecommunication oversight package’s major spending initiatives. Except safety department after they sell a motor (See Government, page 39) where noted, the provisions are effective vehicle. (Art. 2, Secs. 8-14) July 1, 1999. The form, which will be attached to a Suing over Y2K bug Rep. Carol Molnau (R-Chaska) and Sen. vehicle’s title, aims to decrease registration (See Law, page 57) Janet B. Johnson (DFL-North Branch) spon- fraud. The new system is effective sored the legislation. July 1, 2000. TOURISM HF2387*/SF2217/CH238 The seller will send in the form to notify the state of the sale, which could put more The Wilder way Plates and licenses pressure on the buyer to make sure he or she The Department of Public Safety’s Driver completes the registration of the vehicle. A road named after one of Minnesota’s and Vehicle Services Division gets more Under the plan, penalties are stepped up for most famous authors is changing its route, money to replace equipment, hire additional not registering a vehicle after a purchase. under a new law. driver’s license testing examiners, and make Effective March 19, 1999, the Laura Ingalls more license plates, which lawmakers were Highways, runways, waterways Wilder Historic Highway near Rochester is told were in short supply. The Minnesota Department of Transpor- rerouted from a U.S. highway to a county Nearly $43 million goes toward licensing tation receives about $38.7 million for aero- highway. drivers. Of that sum, about $1.9 million in nautics projects, such as airport construction Previously, the specially designated route new spending beefs up driver’s license testing and maintenance funds. ran through a mostly commercial area on sites in several ways. (Art. 1, Sec. 4) Greater Minnesota Transit, a program that heavily traveled U.S. highways 14 and 52. In an effort to reduce waiting times at aids rural areas and cities outside the metro After the reroute, it is on a county road and testing stations, the department has an- area in providing bus service, receives

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$30.8 million, and $3.2 million goes toward Other changes If the U.S. Environmental Protection railroads and waterways. A sum of $100,000 The transportation department begins a Agency (EPA) deems the state to have met helps to fund a railroad corridor improve- conversion back to the English system for federal standards for carbon monoxide and ment plan in southern Minnesota. construction project measurements, under a other requirements before the March dead- The new law provides $1 billion for state plan backed by Rep. Torrey Westrom line, the law allows for the 8-year-old pro- road construction funds. Another $9.3 mil- (R-Elbow Lake) that was included in the new gram to end earlier. lion covers pavement striping, traffic safety law. The department started converting to Officials from the Minnesota Pollution and freeway operations technology, and other the metric system in 1992 in a move to com- Control Agency said they believe the EPA will maintenance projects. ply with federal intentions to convert. But approve the state’s request to re-designate Gov. Jesse Ventura line-item vetoed implementation has been slow, and Con- the area in compliance with federal $6 million earmarked for the department. gress has made conversion optional for the standards. (See related story, page 82) highway industry. The change back to the If the state were to halt the emissions test- The legislation allows for one more year English system makes it easier for local gov- ing program before getting the nod from the the transfer of an extra 0.25 percent of gas tax ernments and private contractors to do busi- federal government, the EPA could withhold revenue generated by snowmobiles to be al- ness with the state. (Art. 1, Sec. 2) highway funding and impose other located to the snowmobile trails and enforce- Vehicles owned by commercial driving sanctions. ment account. During the trial period under schools are exempt from registration taxes, Since going into effect in 1991, the vehicle existing law, that figure was 1 percent, but under the new law. And home schools are emissions testing program has met opposi- was slated to revert to 0.75 in fiscal year 2000. allowed to teach driver’s education classes. tion from citizens and lawmakers alike. An The money is used for upkeep and safety of (Art.2, Secs. 3, 25) attempt to repeal the program in 1995 failed, snowmobile trails. The measure also requires several studies but it resulted in a law exempting cars less In total, the transportation department by the transportation department, including than five years old from testing. garners about $3 billion from the bill. (Art. 1, a report on regional taxi regulation and an- Proponents of the new law said the pro- Sec. 2) other on providing Amtrak service between gram has done the job of improving air qual- the Twin Cities and the Iron Range. (Art. 2, ity in the Twin Cities and is no longer needed. Bus money Secs. 80, 81) But opponents, including officials from the The Metropolitan Council receives an in- company that conducts the vehicle inspec- crease in state funding to preserve and ex- Emissions testing to end tions, argued that the program is effective pand its transit service. and should have been continued. Council officials initially asked lawmakers Twin Cities drivers can say goodbye to Rep. Barb Haake (R-Mounds View) and for a $14.9 million increase over two years. emissions testing. A new law requires an end Sen. Jim Metzen (DFL-South St. Paul) spon- However, the new law allots only an addi- to the state’s motor vehicle inspection pro- sored the legislation. tional $11.2 million, bringing the state ap- gram no later than March 1, 2000. HF7*/SF142/CH178 propriation for Metro Transit — the city bus system — to $109.9 million for the bien- nium. (Art. 1, Sec. 3)

Security patrols The Minnesota Department of Public Safety receives $220.8 million for its administration- and transportation-related programs. About half of the money would go to the Minnesota State Patrol, with nearly $1.4 mil- lion to replace radios in patrol vehicles. The bill would also fund the replacement of a helicopter and provide $735,000 for the state trooper training academy. (Art. 1, Sec. 4) Funding in the amount of $492,000 sup- ports the protection of elected officials, but those funds are allocated to Capitol Security. Gov. Jesse Ventura had originally asked for funding for additional state troopers to pro- vide executive protection, but the law does not grant his request. The state’s nine motor vehicle emissions testing sites, including this one in Roseville, will soon close under a new law ending the state’s inspection program no later than March 1, 2000. A separate new law (HFnone/SF2234*/ CH141), however, does appropriate $200,000 in one-time emergency funding to provide additional security for the governor in the current year.

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Deadline for title release allowing the reduced speed limit when houses Exception for milk trucks are within 300 feet of each other for a distance A new law closes a legal loophole that of at least one quarter of a mile. A new law eases road restrictions on milk sometimes caused car dealerships to break HF1265/SF1150*/CH44 haulers who carry shipments that sometimes the law. exceed weight limits. The law decreases the amount of time banks Until 2003, vehicles carrying milk are ex- are allowed to release a title after a car is paid Easing plate application empt from seasonal road restrictions and the off. Under the previous law, banks had 15 state’s 5-ton per axle weight limit on local A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, reduces days to do so. The new provision, effective roads. the steps required to obtain disability license Aug. 1, 1999, reduces that to seven days when The seasonal weight restrictions are de- plates. the cars are sold by most types of auto signed to prevent costly wear and tear on The law affects anyone who applies for a dealerships. roads that can be caused by heavy vehicles. set of disability license plates for a vehicle that Under the old system, car dealers had only But the springtime restrictions often put milk has been modified for permanent use by a 10 days to transfer titles to buyers after a transporters in positions where they are person with a disability. vehicle is sold. This occasionally presented a breaking the law. It does away with a requirement that people problem when dealers needed to obtain titles Under federal food regulations, milk car- provide additional proof of their disability by from a bank. If the bank took longer than 10 riers are not allowed to make two trips on one a physician’s statement or other means to days, the dealer’s deadline had not been met load and often end up carrying more than obtain the special license plates. and they broke the law. allowed under the seasonal limits. Penalties Rep. Doug Stang (R-Cold Spring) and Sen. The new measure requires banks to release for such violations include fines and can put Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville) spon- a title within seven days for new and used a milk carrier’s license in jeopardy. sored the legislation. auto dealerships and leasing companies. The law exempts milk carriers from the HF165/SF460*/CH25 The law also includes a change in state law weight restrictions from one point of pro- regarding the mounting of television screens duction to the first processing point. Subse- in motor vehicles. Blue lights on bikes quent trips are not covered under the mea- That provision, effective May 8, 1999, al- sure, which in turn prevents haulers from A new law effective April 13, 1999, allows lows television screens in any place except carrying many farmers’ loads at one time. motorcycles to display blue rear brake lights. where visible by the driver of an automobile. The law allows carriers to exceed restric- Previously, only emergency vehicles, snow- Under the new law, Minnesota dealers are tions by 2 tons per axle on roads with restric- plows, and road maintenance vehicles could able to sell the Oldsmobile Silhouette minivan. tions of 5 tons per axle. display a blue light. The van’s television screen did not comply The measure also eliminates a reference to Proponents of the new law said the blue with previous state law, which restricted an obsolete test for determining the fat con- lights would improve safety for motorcycle screen mounting to a space specifically be- tent of milk, effective Aug. 1, 1999. All other riders by increasing the visibility of their hind the driver. provisions of the law are effective May 14, vehicles on the road. Rep. Bill Kuisle (R-Rochester) and Sen. 1999. Rep. Sherry Broecker (R-White Bear Lake) Dallas Sams (DFL-Staples) sponsored the Another new law (HF1551/SF1762*/ and Sen. Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing) legislation. CH230) eliminates the statutory dates for the sponsored the measure. HF790/SF778*/CH131 seasonal weight restrictions, which were in HF766*/SF739/CH35

Slowdown on town roads A new law effective Aug. 1, 1999, reduces speed limits in residential areas of rural townships. The law sets a speed limit of 30 miles per hour on town roads that run through resi- dential developments. Under a previous law, many of those roads had limits of 55 miles per hour. The roads did not qualify for a lower speed limit because they do not pass through areas that meet the state’s definition of an urban district. In an urban district, the speed limit is 30 miles per hour where buildings are within 100 feet of each other. The new law, sponsored by Rep. Tom Workman (R-Chanhassen) and Sen. Janet B. Vehicles carrying milk between production points are exempted from seasonal weight restrictions on Johnson (DFL-North Branch), creates a sepa- Minnesota roads, under a new law passed by the 1999 Legislature. rate definition for rural residential districts,

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effect statewide from March 20 to May 15 Effective Aug. 1, 1999, the measure re- The new measure also updates many pro- each year. That new law allows the transpor- quires the department’s specifications to visions of state law, such as allowing tation department to set the dates each year. allow for steel storage tanks, in addition to 18-year-olds to drive 3,500-gallon petroleum Rep. Al Juhnke (DFL-Willmar) and Sen. the fiberglass tanks already used by the agency, tankers. That provision is effective May 26, Dean Johnson (R-Willmar) sponsored the to store fuel underground. 1999. milk-hauling legislation. Rep. Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake), It also raises from $75,000 to $150,000 the HF1641/SF1645*/CH154 House sponsor of the measure, said some amount above which the department must steel tank manufacturers believed the go through the competitive bidding process Unused highway land department’s previous specifications had shut for construction projects. That provision, them out of the bidding process. effective July 1, 1999, is intended to allow the Land purchased by the state in the early Under the new law, the steel tanks will have department to act quickly on emergency road 1960s will be transferred back to the city of to meet standards set by the Minnesota Pol- repairs by not having to go through the bid- Kenyon, under a new law. lution Control Agency and the U.S. Environ- ding process. The land was originally intended to be mental Protection Agency before the depart- Workman and Sen. Carol Flynn (DFL- used when the Minnesota Department of ment may use them. Mpls) sponsored the legislation. Transportation (MnDOT) planned to re- Sen. Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing) spon- HF1551/SF1762*/CH230 route Highway 56, but the department has sored the legislation in the Senate. since abandoned the proposed changes. HF528*/SF1259/CH88 House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon), Penalties for truck violations one of the measure’s sponsors, said the city A new law effective April 1, 2000, will intends to use the land for property Planning commuter rail increase penalties for drivers who use trucks development. A new law puts into law a planning process that have been ordered out of service. The law becomes effective when MnDOT for a commuter-rail system, if lawmakers An out-of-service order means that a truck and Kenyon city officials negotiate a sale decide to go forward with such a project, and is damaged or defective and cannot be driven price for the land. repeals a law considered punitive by many until repairs are made. Under current law, Senate Minority Leader Dick Day (R- motorcyclists. penalties for driving such a vehicle involve Owatonna) sponsored the legislation in the Those provisions are parts of a largely tech- fines for drivers and their employers. Senate. nical bill that makes several changes to laws The impetus for the new law was a poten- HF1305*/SF1280/CH29 governing the operations of the Minnesota tial loss of some federal highway dollars if the Department of Transportation. state did not step up its penalties. Trucking regulations ditched The measure strikes from the books a state Under the law, drivers will be disqualified law that allows into evidence proof of whether from driving commercial motor vehicles for A new law eliminates a registration re- a motorcyclist was wearing a helmet. The law 90 days after the first offense. A second of- quirement for two types of vehicles. had applied in civil cases where the cyclist fense in five years will disqualify drivers for Effective Aug. 1, 1999, drivers of trucks was seeking damages, but many cyclists con- one to five years, and a third offense within whose taxes are based on their weight listed sidered it unfair because state law does not five years will result in three to five years’ on license applications and trucks traveling require helmet use. disqualification. through the state that need one-way permits Rep. Tom Workman (R-Chanhassen) In addition, the Minnesota Department of no longer have to apply in writing to the backed the repeal in the House, which is Transportation will be required to impose Minnesota Department of Public Safety. effective Aug. 1, 1999. fines of at least $1,000 for drivers and up to Alice Gonzalo, assistant director of the Under the new law, the commissioner of $10,000 for employers who knowingly vio- department’s Driver and Vehicle Services transportation is required to adopt a plan for late out-of-service orders. Division, said the two categories are the only commuter rail, a system that uses passenger Rep. Tom Workman (R-Chanhassen) and ones left that required written applications. cars on existing freight railroad lines. That Sen. Charles Wiger (DFL-North St. Paul) She said the requirements were lifted to make provision is effective Aug. 1, 1999. sponsored the legislation. it easier for the department to implement The transportation department has been HF1046/SF1324*/CH93 electronic registration, such as by fax or the studying how such a system would work in Internet. the Twin Cities area for the past two years at Millions for building projects: Rep. Rod Skoe (DFL-Clearbrook) and Sen. the direction of the Legislature. Light-rail transit Carol Flynn (DFL-Mpls) sponsored the A master plan for the region’s transit sys- (See Bonding, page 11) measure. tem is also required by the Metropolitan HF1507/SF1600*/CH70 Council. The law calls for that plan to be Auto rental charges completed by Feb. 1, 2000, when the Legisla- (See Business, page 13) Steel storage tanks ture reconvenes. No criminals as cabbies And the law authorizes a construction (See Crime, page 22) A new law changes fuel storage tank speci- method for officials who are preparing for fications for the Minnesota Department of the planned light-rail transit line in K-12 education finance: Transportation. Minneapolis. School buses (See Education, page 27)

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Cash for strapped agencies Transit minus the masses Rep. Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls) and Sen. (See Government, page 40) (See Bills in Limbo, page 95) Cal Larson (R-Fergus Falls) sponsored the legislation. Rental car insurance No cut in tab fees HF1986/SF1888*/CH42 (See Insurance, page 54) (See Bills in Limbo, page 96) Seat belt veto overridden Local speed limits Funds for state government: (See Law, page 55) (See Bills in Limbo, page 96) Historical correction (See Government, page 38) Reprieve for stud users Many capitol projects cut (See Recreation, page 61) (See Vetoed Bills, page 77) Funds for state government: Veterans’ benefits extended Antique boats on parade (See Government, page 38) (See Recreation, page 62) VETERANS Health, human services law: Tax cuts and rebates: Veterans’ homes improvements Airport help takes off Drive to honor veterans (See Human Services, page 52) (See Taxes, page 64) Many capitol projects cut The Wilder way A new law honors veterans in Otter Tail County. (See Vetoed Bills, page 77) (See Tourism, page 67) The law, effective Aug. 1, 1999, designates Funds to hire road crews a portion of Minnesota Highway 59 running (See Vetoed Bills, page 82) through the county as “Otter Tail Veterans Memorial Drive.” Sane lanes to stay (See Bills in Limbo, page 95) Ramp meters remain (See Bills in Limbo, page 95)

71 HighlightsSelected New, Increased Fees Adopted in 1999

Area/Purpose Existing Fee New Fee Chap. Art. Sec. Effective Date Transportation Annual registration for motor $40/vehicle $75/vehicle 238 2 55 1/1/00 carriers of passengers Disabled license plates with Registration fee Registration fee 238 2 6 7/1/99 wheelchair symbol authorized by law authorized by law less a credit of $1 ($1 credit for each month reprealed) registered Minnesota identification (ID) Regular fee for a 50 cents 238 2 27 7/1/99 for ID card for a person who is state-issued ID cards mentally retarded, a card is $12.50 issued on or physically disabled person, after that date or a person with serious and persistent mental illness Reinstatement fee for $5/10 days $10/30 days 238 2 9 7/1/99 suspended license due to failure to file title certificate within allotted time

Transfer or retain existing $5 238 2 71 7/1/99 plates upon sale of antique or classic aircraft

Environment Annual snowmobile metal $50 $12 plus $1 issuing 231 2 94 7/1/99 traction device sticker fee Annual snowmobile metal $2 plus 50-cent 231 2 94 7/1/99 traction device duplicate issuing fee sticker for snowmobiles

Cross country ski pass issuing fee 50 cents $1 231 2 108 7/1/99 Daily cross country ski pass $1 $2/person 16 years 231 2 109 7/1/99 and older Annual cross country ski pass $5/person and $9/person 16 years 231 2 109 7/1/99 $7.50/husband and wife and older Three-year cross country ski pass $14/person and $24/person 16 years 231 2 109 7/1/99 $21/husband and wife and older Duplicate state trail sticker issuing fee $2 plus 50-cent fee 231 2 87 7/1/99 License fee for watercraft $12 $18 231 2 112 1/1/00 17-19 feet or less except those watercraft: [1] offered for rent or lease, [2] canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell, [3] used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety, [4] owned by a dealer under a dealer’s license

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Area/Purpose Existing Fee New Fee Chap. Art. Sec. Effective Date License fee for personal watercraft 19 feet or less $12 fee plus $50 surcharge $25 (surcharge repealed) 231 2 112 1/1/00 19 to 26 feet $20 $30 231 2 112 1/1/00 26 to 40 feet $30 $45 231 2 112 1/1/00 40 feet or more $40 $60 231 2 112 1/1/00 Watercraft dealers’ license $30 $45 231 2 112 1/1/00 Economic Development

Various transaction fees paid to commerce commissioner: - letter of certification of licensure $20 $0 223 2 1 7/1/99 - licensure history $20 $0 223 2 1 7/1/99 - duplicate license $10 $0 223 2 1 7/1/99 - change of name or address $10 $0 223 2 1 7/1/99 - temporary license $10 $0 223 2 1 7/1/99

Application review fee for $250 $1000 223 2 2 7/1/99 currency exchanges Additional annual license fee $50 $500 223 2 2 7/1/99 for remainder of calendar year (for currency exchanges) Annual license fee for $50 $500 223 2 2 7/1/99 subsequent years (for currency exchanges) Amended license for name or $50 $100 223 2 3 7/1/99 location change of any of its currency exchanges Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Initial application and $96 $150 245 9 41 7/1/99 renewal of ambulance service license Each ambulance operated $48 $96 245 9 41 7/1/99 by a licensee Additional $48 fee for Additional $96 fee for the full licensing period the full licensing period or $2 per month for or $8 per month for any fraction of the any fraction of the period for each period for each ambulance added ambulance added to the ambulance to the ambulance service during the service during the licensing period licensing period

Duplicate copy of an original $25 245 9 41 7/1/99 license, certification, or approval Fines for failure of licensee $50 to $750 245 9 43 7/1/99 to comply with an applicable depending on law or rule law violated

Initial application for and renewal of $100 245 9 41 7/1/99 approval for training program

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Area/Purpose Existing Fee New Fee Chap. Art. Sec. Effective Date Health

Food establishments requesting certificates $75 231 2 53 7/1/99 to facilitate export of Minnesota processed and manufactured food Medical Assistance Senior Drug Program - Annual premium $120 $0 245 4 21 7/1/99 - Annual deductible, based $300 $420 (paid in $35 245 4 21 7/1/99 upon expenditures for prescription drugs monthly increments) Occupational Licenses

Certification or renewal as a $70 $104/two years 223 2 59 5/26/99 certified interior designer (Amends CH213) Licensure or renewal of licensure as $70 $104/two years 223 2 59 5/26/99 architect, professional engineer, land (Amends CH213) surveyor, landscape architect, or geoscience professional Initial registration and biennial $160 $200 245 2 34 1/1/00 registration, and temporary registration or renewal for registration as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist Initial registration and biennial $160 $200 245 2 35 1/1/00 registration, and temporary registration or renewal for dual registration as a speech-language pathologist and audiologist Surcharge fee for speech language pathologist and audiologist registration $25 in addition to any other 245 2 36 7/1/99 or registration renewal fees due upon registration (This subdivision expires or registration renewal June 30, 2003)

Penalty fee for late $15 $45 245 2 37 5/26/99 submission of a speech language pathologist and audiologist renewal application Initial license and two-year $500 $1000 223 2 5 7/1/99 renewal for self-insurance or insurance plan administrators who are vendors of risk management services Application for a reinsurance $160 $200 223 2 6 7/1/99 intermediary initial two-year license Application for a reinsurance $120 $150 223 2 6 7/1/99 intermediary license renewal

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Governor vetoes 18 bills Editor’s Note: A total of 250 bills and three resolutions reached the governor’s desk dur- ing the 1999 Legislative Session. The governor vetoed six bills and line- item vetoed appropriations from 12 more measures. The Legislature voted to override one of the governor’s vetoes. The summaries in this section give brief descriptions of each bill vetoed and some of the reasons for the governor’s actions. The bills are divided into two categories: full vetoes and line-item vetoes. Within the two categories, the bills are arranged alpha- betically by topic. Once a bill has passed both the House and the Senate in identical form, it is sent to the Gov. Jesse Ventura vetoed six bills and used his line-item veto authority to cut appropriations from 12 governor. The governor has several options more during his first legislative session in office. when considering a bill. The governor can: sign the bill and it will become law; veto the allowed a period of not less than 14 days per bill; or line-item veto individual items within Full vetoes (6) year, as was allowed in the House version of an appropriations bill. this bill, and not more than 21 days per year, It is important to remember that in the as was allowed in the Senate version of this first year of the biennium the governor has AGRICULTURE bill.” three days from the time of “presentment” to The final version of the bill also would have veto a bill. If the governor does not sign the Feedlot bill rejected undone “connected action” in reference to bill within this time frame, it will feedlots. become law without his signature. A bill that would have eased restrictions on In rural Minnesota today, groups of neigh- (Sundays are not counted in the three-day feedlot operators was vetoed by Gov. Jesse boring farmers often band together to de- time limit, but holidays are.) Ventura. velop a “farrow to finish” operation. They For bills passed during the last three days The bill contained a specific exemption pool their money to build a facility where of the second year of a biennium, however, from state-mandated ambient hydrogen sul- sows give birth to piglets and then raise them the governor has 14 days from “present- fide emission levels for animal feedlot opera- for the early weeks of their lives at the site. ment” during which he can use his veto tions. It would have allowed feedlot opera- Later, when the pigs begin to grow, they’re authority. If the governor takes no action on tors to exceed emission standards during the sent to feedlots on the farms of the investors a bill during this time, the bill is vetoed in relatively brief periods of the year when ma- until they’re ready for market. what is called a “pocket veto.” nure lagoons are stirred and the material is Under existing law, all of the operation Vetoed bills are returned to the body of taken out for use as fertilizer. sites connected by farmer agreements are origin, and the House and Senate may at- The bill was viewed by many as a way of considered one large feedlot, no matter the tempt to override. A two-thirds vote in each helping feedlot operators work through other distance apart, for the purposes of regula- house is needed to override a veto (90 votes mandates and save money at a time when the tion. The bill specified that although the pigs in the House and 45 votes in the Senate). farm economy is weak. have a common ownership, the sites on which The governor can exercise line-item veto Ventura said he sympathized with the in- they are raised should be considered separate authority on appropriations bills only. This tent of the legislation, but he said the Minne- operations. option allows the governor to eliminate ap- sota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) could The bill also spelled out a process under propriation items to which he or she objects. deal with the matters without the new which feedlot operators could obtain air- As with all vetoes, the governor must include language. quality easements from neighbors. Under a statement listing the reasons for the line- “Until the final feedlot rules are adopted that plan, the monitoring would have shifted item veto with the returned bill. by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, away from the feedlot boundaries to the A specific listing of the sections of bills that I am directing the commissioner of the MPCA boundaries of the land contained in the were line-item vetoed is included in the to use discretionary authority when appro- easement. Summary section, which begins on page priate and reasonable with regard to hydro- Ventura also stated in his veto message 100. gen sulfide enforcement during the agitation that he is directing that action be taken to The governor’s veto authority is outlined and pump out of manure storage facilities,” assure environmental concerns regarding in the Minnesota Constitution (Art. IV, Ventura wrote in his veto message. feedlots are addressed in a sensible and cost- Sec. 23). “I am recommending that farmers be effective manner.

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Rep. Howard Swenson (R-Nicollet) and agree that [Ventura’s] solution is best, and I Sen. Steve Dille (R-Dassel) sponsored the will work even harder to make that occur.” LAW bill. HF564/SF609*/CH27 HF1235*/SF692/CH204 Seat belt veto overridden

GOVERNMENT Gov. Jesse Ventura vetoed a plan to change the so-called seat belt gag rule to allow defec- ENVIRONMENT Two plans, one veto tive seat belt claims to move forward in court, but his veto was overridden by the Legislature. When it rains, it sprinkles Gov. Jesse Ventura chose to veto the first Lawmakers disagreed with Ventura and The first veto executed by Gov. Jesse version of the omnibus state government put together the two-thirds votes necessary Ventura killed a bill that he called “a classic finance bill and sign a second version, which in both houses to override the governor’s example of unnecessary government includes $31.7 million more for electronic veto. The bill became law over the governor’s intervention.” government service initiatives designed to objections. (See related story, page 55.) The bill, aimed at ensuring that lawns and make government more efficient. In his veto message, Ventura wrote that the gardens are not over-watered when it rains, The $721.4 million state government fund- Legislature overstepped its bounds by desig- was sponsored by Rep. Dennis Ozment (R- ing law provides the operating budgets of nating what evidence the courts can Rosemount) and Sen. Leonard Price (DFL- Minnesota’s constitutional offices, the Legis- consider. Woodbury). lature, and several executive branch agencies “It is not the place of the Legislature or the Landscape irrigation systems can be over the next two years. That measure executive branch to determine what evidence equipped with a sensor, called a rain check, (HF878*/SFnone/CH250) was sponsored by is, or is not, admissible in a court of law,” he that shuts off the system when there is suffi- Rep. Dave Bishop (R-Rochester) and Sen. wrote. cient moisture in the soil. The bill would Leonard Price (DFL-Woodbury). (See related The gag rule states that courts and juries have required the sensors to be installed on story, page 38.) cannot consider the fact that the victim was all new irrigation systems but would not have Both versions of the bill passed by the wearing or not wearing a seat belt when applied to agricultural systems. Legislature would have appropriated the same deciding personal injury or property damage Proponents of the measure said it would amount. The major difference in the two bills claims resulting from a car crash. save millions of gallons of water. The devices is the amount of money spent on electronic The new law stems from a 1997 Minnesota cost about $35. government services initiatives that were Supreme Court decision stating that defec- Ventura, in his veto message, wrote that originally submitted in Ventura’s budget tive seat belt claims — claims that the seat the problem is “better left to the judgment of recommendations. belt itself caused or failed to prevent the manufacturers and consumers. Those initiatives include establishing an injury — also fell under the gag rule as it was “Citizens who are heavy users of irrigation electronic directory for government services written. systems and are concerned about the conser- available online, providing business licenses The measure simply exempts claims of vation of water should be willing to pay a over the Internet, and restoring $2 million defective or malfunctioning seat belts from little extra for these devices in return for that would have been cut from the Office of the gag rule. lowering their water bills, without the bur- Technology, which coordinates information The new law is effective May 18, 1999, and den of a government mandate that will be technology projects throughout state gov- applies to any legal action pending or begun virtually impossible to enforce,” the gover- ernment. Also, the signed version establishes on or after that date. nor continued. “Manufacturers who are con- a separate budget book for new technology Ventura argued that the law doesn’t go far cerned about being competitive would do initiatives in state government. enough and that the entire gag rule should be well to either absorb the costs of these devices The vetoed version of the finance package repealed. or demonstrate the value to consumers, with- would have appropriated only about $15.7 “Only a full repeal will ensure citizens the out turning to government to force all com- million for those initiatives. The measure right to introduce evidence at trial that is petitors to act in a similar manner.” signed into law increased that amount by germane to their cases and allow the other Ozment said manufacturers have tried to reducing appropriations to the state employee party to refute that evidence on the same solve the problem but have been unsuccessful. self-insurance plan and delaying payment to terms,” Ventura wrote. Proponents also said landscape irrigation an account for the repair and maintenance of The governor also expressed concern that systems are often contracted through a com- state buildings. the law affects cases currently before the courts petitive bidding process. If a company vol- Rep. Phil Krinkie (R-Shoreview) and Sen. and that the measure favors one party over untarily adds extra costs for a rain check, it Leonard Price (DFL-Woodbury) sponsored another in these cases. could mean the project would be awarded to the vetoed bill. Rep. Mary Jo McGuire (DFL-Falcon a competitor. HF2386/SF2223*/CH242 Heights) and Sen. Leo Foley (DFL-Coon “My concern is if people don’t do it volun- Rapids) sponsored the measure. tarily, millions of gallons of water will go HF462/SF303*/CH106 through the treatment process, which is very expensive, and then to go through the irriga- tion systems while it’s raining. [That] doesn’t make any sense,” Ozment said. “However, I

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practices in the name of streamlining place in the pseudorabies vaccine bill. LOCAL GOVERNMENT government. “In my view, all such relief proposals be- “Providing a mechanism for municipali- long in an omnibus bill, especially now that Purchasing plans nixed ties to evade the procurement policy objec- the legislative process has already taken too tives established by the Legislature will ad- long to ensure adequate and timely financing Gov. Jesse Ventura vetoed two bills dealing versely affect the state’s cooperative purchas- application assistance to farmers for this with the way cities and counties make ing program and state mandates for environ- planting season,” Ventura said. purchases. mentally responsible purchasing,” the gov- Rep. Bob Gunther (R-Fairmont) and Sen. Current law requires cities to solicit sealed ernor wrote. Paula Hanson (DFL-Ham Lake) sponsored bids for purchases if the estimated cost is Rep. Alice Hausman (DFL-St. Paul) and the measure. more than $25,000. One bill (HF1097/ Sen. Charles Wiger (DFL-North St. Paul) HF414*/SF428/CH45 SF1188*/CH82) would have raised the thresh- sponsored that measure. old to $50,000. For purchases between $10,000 and $50,000, the bill would have allowed cities to Line-item vetoes (12) BONDING either seek price quotes from at least two vendors or to solicit sealed bids. Many capital projects cut AGRICULTURE Proponents of the plan said the formal Gov. Jesse Ventura used his line-item veto bidding process is unnecessary in purchasing Farmer aid funds cut power to slice $54.2 million in projects from items in that price range. the emergency bonding measure — over one- The measure also would have allowed cit- Gov. Jesse Ventura line-item vetoed third of the entire bill. ies to purchase supplies, materials, or equip- $245,000 intended to help farmers with The remaining $100 million bonding mea- ment through a national municipal associa- financial management sure authorizes the state to borrow money to tion or purchasing alliance cooperative with- The funds were struck from a new measure fund several building improvement projects out following the bidding requirements of that provided $1.25 million to Minnesota statewide. The Legislature usually produces the Uniform Municipal Contracting Law. farmers to allow them to purchase pseudora- its main bonding legislation in the second In his veto message, Ventura wrote that the bies vaccine for their hogs. year of the session, which is the even-num- proposal could have increased unethical con- The vetoed money was to go to the Center bered year. But smaller measures for emer- duct in purchasing decisions. for Farm Financial Management at the Uni- gency needs are usually passed in the first “The municipal contracting statute was versity of Minnesota, which would have used year. enacted, in part, to ensure that municipal the funds to support a program aimed at In his veto letter, Ventura wrote that the contracts are awarded on the basis of the best helping farmers gain access to operating projects that he vetoed are not what he con- value at the best price, rather than being revenue. siders emergency projects. awarded on the basis of favoritism,” Ventura In his veto message, Ventura said the plan “Projects that are less than emergencies wrote. to provide about 500 farmers with assistance should wait for consideration until the 2000 “I believe that contracts should be awarded to apply for spring operating loans had no legislative session, when they can be reviewed on the basis of what you know, not who you know. Competitive bidding is essential to ensure that this type of favoritism does not negatively affect a community’s interest to the benefit of a contractor who happens to be in favor with the city manager, mayor, or city council.” Rep. Bill Kuisle (R-Rochester) and Sen. Steve Kelley (DFL-Hopkins) sponsored the measure. A separate vetoed measure (HF1544/ SF1609*/CH167) contained the same provi- sion allowing local governments to forgo the bidding requirements for purchases made within those cooperative agreements. But it also would have exempted govern- mental units from the requirement to have an agreement in place to act jointly or coop- eratively for purchases under $25,000. In his veto message, Ventura wrote that the Gov. Jesse Ventura line-item vetoed a provision that would have provided $245,000 to the Center for bill would have gone too far in providing Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota to support a program aimed at helping exemptions from standard state procurement farmers secure operating money.

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and prioritized against competing requests,” Center in St. Paul. The governor wrote that the governor wrote. such a project should be coordinated by the DEVELOPMENT And Ventura indicated that some of the Minnesota Historical Society, not operated projects could best be handled by state agen- as a stand-alone agency. Cuts in development funding cies or political units of government without The governor also vetoed a provision that Gov. Jesse Ventura line-item vetoed four an emergency appropriation. would have transferred an additional provisions totaling $1.15 million from a “[S]tate agencies and political subdivisions $20 million from the general fund to a $498 million jobs and economic develop- should fund their projects to the fullest ex- Minnesota Minerals 21st Century fund cre- ment funding measure. tent possible before requesting additional ated by the omnibus jobs and economic de- The measure provides two-year funding state assistance,” he wrote. velopment funding measure. The fund will for two dozen state agencies and boards, and For example, the governor cited his veto of be used to provide financial assistance for outlines several one-time funding initiatives a total of $11.1 million that would have gone mineral processing facilities. for housing, economic development, and to the Minnesota State Colleges and Univer- A similar $20 million appropriation was employment issues statewide. sity (MnSCU) system. The bulk of that included in the omnibus tax measure The governor removed a $300,000 appro- amount would have gone to Winona State (HF2420*/SF1276/CH243) and was not ve- priation that would have provided a grant to University for a new boiler system and emer- toed by the governor. (See related story, the city of Owatonna for infrastructure im- gency generators. page 63.) provements associated with an economic de- Ventura wrote that MnSCU should have And Ventura removed a provision that velopment project. reprioritized its capital budget and used the would have provided $150,000 to the adminis- In his veto message, Ventura wrote that the bonding appropriation provided by the 1998 tration department for planning and design of state shouldn’t provide funds for decisions bonding measure to fund its emergency a monument to honor World War II veterans. already made at the local level. projects. Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud) and Sen. “Reimbursement after the fact for this lo- Also included in the MnSCU veto, Keith Langseth (DFL-Glyndon) sponsored cal decision is not an acceptable way to con- Moorhead State University would have re- the new law. sider commitments by the state,” he wrote. ceived $3.7 million to demolish blighted struc- HF2205*/SF1058/CH240 The governor also cancelled a $252,000 tures and build new parking facilities on appropriation to the nonprofit organization recently acquired land, and Ridgewater Advocating Change Together Inc. The orga- Community and Technical College in CRIME nization provides employment training for Hutchinson would have been given people with developmental disabilities and $1.3 million for improvements to its Funds to prosecute abusers other mental health disabilities. heating and cooling system. Gov. Jesse Ventura used his veto pen to Ventura stated that the organization cur- Ventura also stated that the emergency cancel a $500,000 appropriation that would rently receives funding from the Department bonding bill shouldn’t provide aid to local have coordinated domestic assault and child of Economic Security and provides services projects that wouldn’t benefit the entire state. abuse prosecution in Ramsey County. already provided by other programs. “It is not appropriate to include items that The appropriation, included in a $1.1 bil- The governor vetoed a $200,000 appro- should be funded at the local level when lion judiciary finance and crime prevention priation to St. Paul’s District 5 Planning items of statewide importance are left out of measure, would have gone to the Ramsey Council. That grant would have funded an the bill,” he wrote. County Attorney’s Office through a grant empowerment support group demonstra- The governor also vetoed a $2.4 million from the Department of Public Safety. The tion project where workers who have found appropriation to the Board of Water and Soil funding would have been used to implement employment would share experiences with Resources. That appropriation would have a project that would have combined city and people seeking employment. provided a grant for a floodwater retention county prosecutors into one unit to deal with “This project received funding as a pilot project at Lazarus Creek in the Minnesota these crimes. program in 1997 and provides very localized River basin and a grant to the city of Willmar Currently, the Ramsey County Attorney’s benefit,” he wrote. “It should compete with for a water quality improvement project on Office prosecutes child abuse cases and felony other projects for state funds.” Grass Lake. domestic assault cases, and the various city And Ventura vetoed a $400,000 appro- Ventura also removed two provisions that attorneys within the county prosecute other priation for the Labor Interpretive Center in would have given $20 million to the trans- domestic assault cases. St. Paul. The governor wrote that such a portation department. Of that, $10 million In his veto message, Ventura wrote that he project would be best as an exhibit displayed would have been used for local bridge re- vetoed the appropriation because the money by the Minnesota Historical Society, not as a placement and rehabilitation, and $10 mil- would have provided “a specific grant to one separate facility. lion would have gone to a revolving loan organization with limited statewide impact Rep. Dan McElroy (R-Burnsville) and Sen. fund also for highway maintenance and other and no measurable outcomes.” Jerry Janezich (DFL-Chisholm) sponsored the local transportation projects. Rep. Sherry Broecker (R-White Bear Lake) jobs and economic development measure. Consistent with a line-item veto in the and Sen. Randy Kelly (DFL-St. Paul) spon- HF2390*/SF2227/CH223 omnibus jobs and economic develop- sored the omnibus measure. ment measure (HF2390*/SF2227/CH223), HF2404/SF2221*/CH216 Ventura vetoed the reauthorization of a 1990 appropriation for the Labor Interpretive

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SCHOOL EDUCATION K-12 spending items cut Spending provisions totaling $770,000 were line-item vetoed from the $7.9 billion K-12 education finance package passed by lawmakers this year. Gov. Jesse Ventura eliminated $100,000 that would have provided start-up funds for a teacher training pilot program outlined in the omnibus measure. By using a line-item veto, the governor can cut specific appropriations while signing the rest of a The money was earmarked for grants that measure into law. In his usual unconventional manner, Gov. Jesse Ventura marked some line-item were to be used by school districts to set up vetoes with a stamp of a hog, making it hard to miss how he really felt about the proposed spending. teacher preparation programs for post- school districts working in cooperative ven- secondary students. tures should be able to fund those projects ENVIRONMENT While Ventura left the provisions intact with the increased general formula funding for the training program to be established, provided in this year’s K-12 spending bill. Environment projects slashed there is no funding available to support it. “I appreciate the efforts of the Legislature Gov. Jesse Ventura used his line-item veto Through an application process to deter- to reserve state funding for statewide needs pen to strike about $4.29 million in funding mine their eligibility to participate in the or purposes and for those few programs with- from the $1.1 billion omnibus environment, program, districts could have received up to out a local funding source,” he continued. natural resources, and agriculture spending $20,000 to cover start-up costs, under the Ventura also line-item vetoed $50,000 that measure. vetoed proposal. would have gone to study options for creat- The largest cut was $1.57 million from the The program allows districts and higher ing an urban agricultural high school near second year of the budget for the Fish and education institutions to collaborate in of- the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul Wildlife Management Division of the De- fering teacher preparation courses in K-12 campus. partment of Natural Resource (DNR). An- classroom settings. Through a variety of meth- Supporters of such a school said that in other $500,000 that would have funded the ods, college students studying to be teachers addition to providing a golden opportunity second year of a walleye stocking program would learn while teaching at a school. Pro- to bring agriculture into the education pro- through that division was also cut. ponents said it would bring students into the cess, the school would help reverse the cur- The division’s budget is funded mainly by classroom at an earlier stage in their educa- rent shortage of workers for jobs in the agri- revenue from hunting and fishing license tion and for a longer period than under the cultural areas of business, education, and fees, and Ventura said in a letter accompany- traditional student-teaching method. production. ing his veto that he was dismayed that the bill In his veto message, Ventura placed the Part of the grant money would have been presented to him did not include fee responsibility for teacher training on post- used to conduct a market study to determine increases. secondary institutions. exactly how many students would be inter- The Legislature had approved $3.1 million “I am vetoing this appropriation because I ested in attending the school. from the state’s general fund for the division. believe it is the responsibility of our higher But Ventura wrote in his veto message that Proponents of that funding said it would be education institutions to identify best prac- he does not want “to begin capital planning used to improve natural habitat for game and tices and incorporate such methods into the for an additional magnet school until a metro- non-game wildlife, which in turn would training of our teachers,” Ventura stated. wide plan has thoroughly examined the fu- provide environmental benefits for the en- “It also is time for our higher education ture development of these schools and the tire state. systems to respond to the changing needs need for an urban agricultural high school Ventura’s veto cancelled the appropria- and expectations of the students who are specifically.” tion to the division from the state’s general their customers and the community busi- Also removed was money for a program fund for fiscal year 2001, but not for fiscal nesses and institutions that will employ these that received duplicative funding in the fam- year 2000. students,” he wrote. ily and early childhood omnibus law. Ventura “My support for general fund increases in Also cut from the omnibus law was cut $300,000 earmarked for adolescent these activities was contingent upon passage $320,000 in one-time funding that would parenting grants from the omnibus of legislation increasing the (license) fees,” have supported the Minnesota Talented education measure but left the appropriation Ventura wrote. “I believe the Legislature must Youth Math Project. in the omnibus family law because, he said, come back in the 2000 session and adopt the The money — $145,000 in 2000 and the latter is “a more appropriate place for this fee increases which had been agreed to by the $175,000 in 2001 — would have gone to the funding.” legislative leadership of both bodies and South Central Service Cooperative, which Rep. Alice Seagren (R-Bloomington) and myself.” has been acting as the fiscal agent for four Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Mpls) spon- Here’s a look at the other provisions line- math programs operated by itself and three sored the omnibus K-12 education measure. item vetoed by Ventura. The omnibus mea- other service cooperatives around the state. HF2333*/SF2242/CH241 sure was sponsored by Rep. Mark Holsten In his veto message, Ventura wrote that

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(R-Stillwater) and Sen. Jane Krentz (DFL- But Ventura had advocated eliminating to study and prepare a report to the May Township). the council in his original budget recom- Legislature on the pros and cons of such HF2388/SF2226*/CH231 mendation and reaffirmed his recommenda- systems, including the potential for those tion with the veto. systems to reduce pollution. Commission-backed projects “It does not appear that 20 years of contin- “Tension between this group and local Ventura also vetoed money for three ued funding for this council has yielded any units of government makes it doubtful that projects that were recommended by the demonstrable results in resolving issues of they will be able to create a model system that Legislative Commission on Minnesota local concern,” Ventura wrote in his veto will be acceptable to the affected communi- Resources. message. ties,” Ventura wrote. The vetoed appropriations were $1.2 mil- lion for trout stream protection, $200,000 for County payments ditched an environmental education center in the Ventura also eliminated a proposal to pay FAMILY Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Regional Park three counties for unpaid ditch assessments Reserve, and $350,000 to the University of on Consolidated Conservation Lands in Education, family funds cut Minnesota to develop a database of climate northwestern Minnesota. information that is relevant to recreation, Consolidated Conservation Lands are Gov. Jesse Ventura used his line-item veto tourism, agriculture, and forestry. state-owned lands designated for conserva- to carve $335,000 out of the omnibus family In the veto letter, Ventura wrote that the tion. The state received the lands in exchange and early childhood spending package, a trout stream protection could be funded for paying off bonds issued by those counties measure that provides grant money or match- through the budget of the Department of in the 1920s and 1930s that were used to build ing funds to many non-profit social service Natural Resources. He also wrote that the drainage ditches. organizations. state’s role in paying for environmental learn- The DNR owes the three counties money Ventura vetoed $25,000 over two years for ing centers is unclear and should be clarified. for ditch assessments, and the vetoed mea- Perspectives, Inc., a transitional housing pro- And regarding the database of climate in- sure had reflected an agreement among the gram in St. Louis Park for women who are formation, Ventura wrote, “I am not suffi- DNR and the three counties — Beltrami, homeless and in recovery from chemical de- ciently confident that this expenditure of Marshall, and Roseau. pendency and for their children. funds will result in meaningful analysis and Rep. Doug Fuller (R-Bemidji), who origi- Another $25,000 per year was cut for the findings.” nally sponsored the measure in the House, Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing said the DNR had agreed to pay the back Project, also located in St. Louis Park. Voyageurs council assessments through 1997 and to pay for a Funds were also cut for Kids Capacity Ini- A total of $134, 000 that would have gone new study to determine the benefits of those tiative, a combined foster care and transi- to the Citizens Council on Voyageurs drainage ditches to property owners. The tional housing program in Hennepin County National Park was cut by Ventura. agreement was contingent upon the Legisla- that would have received $50,000 per year for The 17-member council was created in ture allocating money for that purpose in the the biennium. 1977 to serve as a watchdog for the National DNR’s budget. In his veto message, Ventura stated that Park Service. Voyageurs National Park is the The vetoed measure called for a $232,000 the projects are “meritorious,” but he said he state’s only national park and is located near appropriation to the DNR. would have rather seen them go through the the Canadian border in Koochiching County. “This appropriation circumvents a dis- competitive grant process within the Depart- State funding for the council has paid for pute currently in mediation and undermines ment of Children, Families and Learning. the use of an office and wages for one part- the (DNR’s) authority to verify the benefit of Ventura also used the line-item veto to time staff member. With the funding cut, the county assessments,” Ventura wrote. “Lan- eliminate $75,000 per year for GED on TV, a council ceased to exist June 30, 1999. guage requiring the counties to complete the program that provides televised instruction Rep. Irv Anderson (DFL-Int’l Falls) is one mediation process was excluded from the to adults seeking their high school equiva- of four lawmakers who served on the council. bill.” lency degrees. The program uses public tele- He said the group raised awareness on some vision stations and operates mostly in south- controversial issues and allowed residents to Wastewater treatment western Minnesota. express concerns about the federal The governor also line-item vetoed a While the governor stated that helping government’s management of the park. For $200,000 grant to study rural wastewater citizens earn their GEDs is important, he said example, some people who owned land adja- issues. the family and early childhood financing cent to the park had gone to the council when The provision’s aim was to study ways to package already provides $42.6 million for they disagreed with federal tactics used to develop cooperatives for sewage treatment adult basic education programs. purchase land for the park. systems in rural areas. Proponents of the “This appropriation provides a specific Anderson said that several years ago the measure said it would give groups of people grant to one organization with limited state- council persuaded the U.S. Congress to im- an alternative to having individual septic sys- wide impact,” Ventura wrote. prove the park by building visitor centers. tems or connecting to the nearest municipal Rep. Barb Sykora (R-Excelsior) and Sen. The council also fought to change the opera- sewer system. Pat Piper (DFL-Austin) sponsored the tion of a nearby dam to create higher water The money would have gone to the legislation. levels, which Anderson said has improved University of Minnesota’s Center for Rural HF1467*/SF2222/CH205 the habitat for fish. Technology and Cooperative Development

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Ventura struck $6 million that would have upgrades to computer systems, develop stan- GOVERNMENT gone to grants to local communities through dards and policies for intergovernmental in- the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission. formation systems, help local units of gov- Bleacher funds among cuts Of that amount, $4 million would have been ernment avoid potential year 2000 problems, for building or remodeling ice arenas and and perform other related duties. Gov. Jesse Ventura used his line-item veto $2 million would have been for acquiring Previous state law had called for the authority to remove several provisions — and developing land for soccer fields or other council’s elimination, effective June 30, 1999, including money for bleacher-safety initia- amateur athletic facilities. and Gov. Jesse Ventura’s veto of continued tives and grants for amateur sports facilities Proponents of the proposed money for funding upholds that date. — from a $721 million omnibus state gov- soccer fields said the popularity of soccer is ernment finance measure. rapidly growing for people of all ages, and Public television One of the cuts was $100,000 earmarked there are not enough soccer fields for recre- Also removed by a line-item veto was for grants to help communities comply with ational leagues, particularly in Minneapolis money that would have helped public televi- safety requirements for bleacher seats im- and St. Paul. sion stations meet a federal requirement to posed by the new law. State grants for hockey arenas have been convert their broadcast signal from analog to The law requires bleachers, such as those available for several years. A 1994 state law digital by the year 2003. in sports stadiums or other facilities, to in- required public ice arenas to provide a per- The governor’s veto cancelled $113,000 clude guardrails or safety nets. Also, open centage of “prime ice time” (weekdays from that would have gone to public television spaces between floorboards, seats, and guard- 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. stations to begin the conversion. rails are required to be four inches or less, or to 8 p.m.) to female hockey teams. Proponents of the state funding said it was safety nets must be installed. Under that law, up to 15 percent of the intended to pay for initial planning and engi- The requirements are effective Jan. 1, 2001, prime ice time would have to be available for neering costs, such as studying which type of to allow time to comply, and are not affected female teams. The law also called for the equipment will be necessary to upgrade the by Ventura’s line-item veto of the grant percentage to increase each year, so that prime state’s public television towers and stations. funding. ice time could be split equally among male It would have helped the stations develop In a letter accompanying the line-item veto, and female teams by the 1996-97 season. specific plans and apply for federal grants to Gov. Jesse Ventura wrote that the amount of The increasing number of females partici- match the state money. money for grants was inadequate for its pur- pating in hockey created the need for more The total cost of bringing public television pose, and that the proposed safety require- ice arenas. So in 1995, $2.9 million known as stations into compliance with the federal ments would be “cost prohibitive.” “Mighty Ducks” grant money was provided mandate is estimated at $48 million. Funding The cost of installing safety nets under- in the state government finance omnibus for the conversion was expected to be shared neath a 90-foot section of bleachers has been law. The law required 50 percent of the grants by federal, state, and local sources. estimated at $200 to $600. The cost estimate to be awarded to communities outside the But Ventura said the state should not spend for adding guardrails and reducing the gaps metropolitan area. any money on the conversion. between floorboards and seats for a section In recent years, grants for athletic facilities “Digital (television) should be provided that size was about $3,000. have been made available through direct ap- by the private sector,” he wrote. “This is an The bleacher-safety initiatives were origi- propriations or through bonding. In 1998, expansion of the state’s role and is in addition nally in a separate bill sponsored by Rep. the commission received $2 million in bond to substantial support already provided by Steve Smith (R-Mound) and Sen. Gen Olson funds to pay for grants for ice arenas. the state for public television. This conver- (R-Minnetrista). In a letter accompanying his line-item veto, sion should be funded by non-state sources.” Smith said many accidents involving Ventura wrote that he feels bonding for bleachers have been reported throughout the those projects is the appropriate avenue for Learning to read state, including one fatality. Six-year-old Toby funding them. He also said he would con- Finally, a proposed $1 million increase in Lee of Mound died in January 1999 after sider supporting a plan to bond for facilities funding for an adult literacy program was falling from a set of bleachers while attending in 2000. also struck by Ventura’s veto pen. a hockey game at a Hutchinson arena. Smith The program is administered by the Min- said Toby fell through a 13-inch gap in those No money for council nesota Humanities Commission. The Legis- bleachers. Ventura also eliminated $220,000 for the lature had approved the commission’s bud- Here’s a look at other line-item vetoes Intergovernmental Information System get at $2.8 million, which included the from the state government finance package, Advisory Council from the omnibus $1 million increase to expand the literacy which was sponsored by Rep. Dave Bishop measure. program to outstate areas, particularly to (R-Rochester) and Sen. Leonard Price (DFL- The council was created with members towns where there are communities of people Woodbury). from cities, counties, libraries, school dis- who are learning to speak English. HF878*/SF1464/CH250 tricts, and several state agencies and depart- The veto keeps the program’s funding at its ments in an effort to improve communica- 1998-99 level. No Mighty Ducks bucks tion among various units of government on In his veto letter, Ventura wrote that the Another of the governor’s cuts eliminates technology issues. “significant increase was not requested by funding for grants to build ice arenas and other The council acted as a liaison among dif- the Humanities Commission, and there was amateur athletic facilities around the state. ferent units of government to coordinate no demonstrated need for the increase.”

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Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) MinnesotaCare, a health plan for low- HIGHER EDUCATION sponsored the omnibus higher education income residents and others who cannot measure. qualify for traditional employer-backed plans. Funds for programs dashed HF2380*/SF2235/CH214 Critics of the governor’s action said the veto creates a structural imbalance in the Gov. Jesse Ventura used his line-item veto fund, which may trigger other taxes to make to remove two spending provisions from this HUMAN SERVICES up the difference. year’s omnibus higher education funding law. While the fund has a $200 million surplus, He cut $200,000 for a Minnesota State Local programs cut it is structured such that if revenue doesn’t Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) effort to accrue from certain sources at specific times, encourage entry-level health care employees Gov. Jesse Ventura used the line-item veto additional provider-based taxes are to further their education. to remove two provisions totaling $265,000 mandated. Specifically, the funds would have gone for from a $5.4 billion health and human ser- Rep. Ron Abrams (R-Minnetonka) and tuition waivers that health care or human vices spending law. Sen. Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower) spon- services employees could have used in the Job The governor struck down $200,000 ear- sored the omnibus tax measure. Skills Partnership Program, an initiative cre- marked for a DWI-offender program based HF2420*/SF1276/CH243 ated in the 1999 omnibus health and human in Brainerd. services law (HF2412/SF2225*/CH245). The In his veto message, Ventura pointed out program aims to target worker shortages in that the policy portion of the program was the health care and human services fields and eliminated from this year’s omnibus crime TRANSPORTATION encourage entry-level employees to seek ad- legislation and therefore the appropriation Funds to hire road crews vanced employment through more was unnecessary. education. Ventura also cut $65,000 that was to go to A potential increase in the number of state In his veto message, Ventura said he elimi- a Ramsey County intermediate care facility transportation workers was called off by Gov. nated the appropriation for three reasons. for people with mental retardation that has Jesse Ventura. First, he said he cannot support a new spend- fallen upon hard times. The governor used his line-item veto to ing measure from the health care access fund, The one-time money was targeted for the strike a $6 million appropriation from the the state’s account for the MinnesotaCare facility to cover a payment to the state man- omnibus transportation finance law that health insurance program and related items. dated after an audit showed the facility’s would have provided funds for additional Second, he said he does not support the owners were out of compliance with certain highway and road maintenance workers. program because it would not be available to requirements. “This funding was neither requested by the all entry-level health care workers in the state. Ventura said the appropriation was “an department nor recommended in my bud- Only students who attend MnSCU institu- improper use of state funds.” get,” Ventura wrote in his veto message. “By tions and whose employers participate in the Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) and including this item, the Legislature was in program would have been eligible for the Sen. Don Samuelson (DFL-Brainerd) spon- effect negotiating with the state workforce tuition waivers. sored the measure. and intruding into the operating affairs of the Finally, the governor stated that the state’s HF2412/SF2225*/CH245 executive branch.” higher education system should be more re- The Senate included the vetoed provision sponsive to the job market. in its initial transportation bill, while the “Instead of legislatively creating special TAXES House did not. The measure was kept in the programs every second year, I want our post- final omnibus package produced by a House- secondary schools to develop an ongoing No bucks for health fund Senate conference committee and passed both structure and strategy that uses their flexibil- Gov. Jesse Ventura line-item vetoed a pro- bodies. However, the money was contingent ity to identify emerging education and train- vision totaling $84.9 million from this year’s upon reaching a collective bargaining agree- ing needs, and then market those classes to omnibus tax law. ment by October 1, 1999. potential students,” he wrote. The governor struck down a transfer of The Minnesota Department of Transpor- Ventura also used a line-item veto to cut a general fund dollars to the Health Care tation receives a total of about $3 billion from one-time appropriation of $250,000 that Access Fund. The money was intended to the transportation spending law, of which would have gone to the University of compensate for a new provision that was nearly one-third is dedicated for state road Minnesota for research on compulsive gam- crafted to freeze at 1.5 percent the state’s tax construction projects. bling addiction. on health care providers, often called the Rep. Carol Molnau (R-Chaska) and Sen. The funds would have been drawn from “sick tax.” Janet B. Johnson (DFL-North Branch) spon- the Minnesota State Lottery prize fund. Ventura said in his veto message that he sored the legislation. “I simply do not support spending public supports freezing the rate, but added, “I do HF2387*/SF2217/CH238 dollars for such an open-ended proposal when not believe it is appropriate to subsidize these there are numerous existing studies and other programs with general fund dollars.” ways to fund such research,” Ventura stated The transfer was proposed as a way of in his veto message. keeping the access fund whole. The fund Rep. Peggy Leppik (R-Golden Valley) and provides operating revenue for

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CRIME Bills considered, not passed Editor’s Note: While New Laws 1999 DWI bills stall focuses on bills that were approved by the Legislature, it is also important to men- Proposals that would have lowered the tion some of the bills that received atten- blood-alcohol level at which a driver can tion during the session, but did not be- legally operate a motor vehicle in Minnesota come law. failed to become law this year. Because this is the first year of the two- Members of the House Crime Prevention year spending cycle, those measures re- and Judiciary Finance committees approved main alive, or viable, for consideration one bill (HF1004/SFnone), but the House next year. Transportation Finance Committee rejected At the end of the 1999 session, bills the plan. Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) remaining on the various calendars sponsored that bill. awaiting floor action were returned to A similar bill (HF204/SF75) was approved the committee of last action, where the by the Senate Crime Prevention Committee, bills will stay unless they are acted upon but didn’t come up for a vote in the Senate by the 2000 Legislature. Transportation Committee. That measure, Bills remaining in conference com- which did not receive a hearing in a House mittees that have not submitted a report committee, was sponsored by Sen. Leo Foley upon adjournment of the session return (DFL-Coon Rapids) and Rep. Matt Entenza to the body of origin and are set aside (DFL-St. Paul). temporarily (laid on the table). The con- Both bills would have cut the legal limit for ference committees are disbanded. While thousands of bills were introduced during drunkenness from 0.1 percent to 0.08 per- Bills that passed one body but not the the 1999 Legislative Session, only 250 made it to cent. The lower limit would have applied to the governor’s desk. Bills discussed but not passed the operation of automobiles, off-road ve- other remain alive for the second year of into law remain alive for consideration by the the biennium. The house that approved 2000 Legislature. hicles, and motorboats. And both bills would the bill in the first year need not repass have applied the new limit to hunting with a laws, which set maximum interest rates that firearm or bow. the bill in the second. may be charged for credit sales transactions. Bills remaining in standing commit- Proponents argued that the proposed 0.08 The bill also would have provided limits limit is reasonable and would lead to fewer tees at the end of the 1999 session can be on the total amount charged in rent-to-own taken up in the second year of the bien- DWI-related fatalities. contracts. Under the plan, the total cost of Opponents said the bill would have fo- nium by the committee to which they the contract could not have been more than were last referred. cused law enforcement resources on social four times the price the company paid for the drinkers, while most problems are caused by item or two times the price the item could be chronic offenders. purchased for from another merchant, which- According to the National Highway Trans- ever is greater. portation Safety Administration, the average CONSUMERS Proponents of the measure say that laws male would have to drink four standard drinks regarding credit sale transactions should not in an hour and the average female would Rent-to-own deals apply to rent-to-own contracts because the have to drink three standard drinks in an customer does not actually own the mer- hour to reach the 0.08-percent level. A plan to loosen restrictions on rent-to- chandise. The company delivers the mer- A number of factors affect the body’s abil- own transactions — and in turn make them chandise to the customer’s home and is re- ity to process alcohol, including the duration financially feasible for Minnesota businesses sponsible for repair and maintenance. The of drinking, weight, ingestion of food, and again — was approved by the House but customer leases the merchandise and can gender. A standard drink is a 12-ounce can of rejected by the Senate. return it at any time. beer, a five-ounce glass of wine, or a one-and- Currently, a 1994 court decision requires Opponents of rent-to-own contracts ar- a-half-ounce shot of hard liquor. rent-to-own businesses to comply with usury gue that they penalize people who do not laws that make rental-purchase transactions have enough cash or credit to buy merchan- financially impractical for Minnesota busi- dise and that the total costs of payments and Defending your castle nesses. Retailers who previously engaged in fees in a rent-to-own contract can be exorbi- the practice now simply rent goods without tant compared to the item’s cash price. After a 1998 appeals court decision changed the option to buy. Rep. Tom Workman (R-Chanhassen) and the standard for when deadly force can be The measure would have overturned the Sen. Steven Novak (DFL-New Brighton) used to defend your home, lawmakers threat- court decision, stating in law that these trans- sponsored the legislation. ened to change it back this session. actions are not subject to the state’s usury HF1163/SF1423 But the state Supreme Court beat them to

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the punch and reversed the appeals court oneself against an unlawful intruder inside Eye doctors and other health professionals decision. the home has special status. using lasers for treatment purposes would In Minnesota vs. Carothers, the Minne- The appeals court itself noted in the have been exempt from the crime. sota Court of Appeals ruled last year that Carothers opinion that most jurisdictions Sen. Charles Wiger (DFL-North St. Paul) deadly force can be used only as a last resort outside of Minnesota apply the castle doc- sponsored the measure in the Senate. and that a resident has a duty to retreat from trine to self-defense in the home. HF1737/SF1120 an intruder if at all possible. Pawlenty said that he is satisfied with the But on June 17, 1999, the Supreme Court Supreme Court’s decision. But he said he Prison privatization reversed the lower court’s decision, stating would consider revisiting the issue if the that a person doesn’t have a duty to retreat Senate acts on the measure next year because A proposal to allow private companies to when defending his or her home. the bill would actually place the ruling in compete with the Department of Corrections “Mandating a duty to retreat for defense of statute. for the operation of the new Rush City prison dwelling claims will force people to leave Sen. David Knutson (R-Burnsville) spon- did not become law this year. their homes by the back door while their sored the measure in the Senate. Under the plan, sponsored by Rep. Phil family members are exposed to danger and HF839/SF1635 Krinkie (R-Shoreview) and Sen. Randy Kelly their houses are burgled,” the Supreme Court (DFL-St. Paul), the Department of Adminis- stated in its opinion. “Further, forcing a resi- tration would have been required to seek bids dent to retreat from the home is at odds with Assault by laser for the operation of the correctional facility. the historical notion of the home as a place A bill that would have made it a crime to Bidding would have been open for the critical for the protection of the family.” aim a laser pointer into someone’s eye passed state Department of Corrections and private The Supreme Court ruled that no duty to the Senate, but did not come up for a vote in companies, possibly making the Rush City retreat exists, and that deadly force can be the full House. prison the first state-owned facility to be used to defend the home under certain cir- House sponsor Rep. Betty McCollum operated by a private company. cumstances. To be legally defensible, the (DFL-North St. Paul) said that laser pointers Proponents of privately run prisons con- deadly force must be used to prevent the intended for office presentations can cause tend that companies can operate correctional commission of a felony within the dwelling, serious damage to the retina if aimed at facilities more efficiently and save taxpayers the resident’s judgment of the gravity of the directly at the eye. money. situation must be deemed reasonable, and She said the devices are being misused by Critics argue that private prisons raise safety the decision to defend must be deemed rea- some children. For example, students have concerns because the organizations are not sonable in light of the intruder’s ability to taken them to high school hockey games and subject to the same regulation and oversight pursue. flashed the light at players to distract them. as state-run facilities. Before the Supreme Court issued its ruling, McCollum’s bill would have created the In the House, the measure was rolled into House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty (R- gross misdemeanor-level crime of laser an omnibus state departments appropria- Eagan) sponsored a bill that would have over- assault. Under the proposal, intentionally tion bill (HF2386/SF2223*/CH242). ruled the appeals court’s decision and would pointing the beam of a laser device at another However, the House-Senate conference have outlined in statute when deadly force person’s eye would have been a crime pun- committee removed that provision from the could be used as self-defense in the home. ishable by up to one year in prison and a fine final bill. That bill passed the House but stalled in of up to $3,000. In the Senate, the Rush City prison the Senate Crime Prevention Committee. Similar to the Supreme Court ruling, the bill would have specifically stated that a resi- dent doesn’t have a duty to retreat before using deadly force when an intruder unlaw- fully enters a residence, as long as the resident believes the intruder intends to cause harm to people in the residence. Pawlenty said that the appeals court deci- sion was “misguided.” “If you wake up in the middle of the night to an intruder in your living room, possibly with a gun, you have a duty under the [appeals court’s] decision to go back upstairs or to the basement,” he said. “I think that’s ludicrous.” Pawlenty noted that the appeals court’s decision ran contrary to the so-called “castle A proposal to allow private companies to bid for an operations contract at the new Rush City prison doctrine.” That doctrine states that unlike failed to become law in 1999. other cases of self-defense where the victim has a duty to retreat if possible, defending

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proposal was originally considered for the om- “You do this again, and you are out of in the Senate’s version of the omnibus bill. nibus judiciary finance and crime prevention society,” he said. “You will not walk again as Members of a House-Senate conference bill (HF2404/SF2221*/CH216). Members of a free person.” committee could not agree on the provision, the Senate Crime Prevention and Judiciary The bill would have limited the scope of and it wasn’t included in the final omnibus Budget Division rejected the plan. crimes that could be counted toward the measure. Instead, the committee added a provision mandatory sentence by exempting several More than 20 states have enacted three- to authorize the Department of Corrections felony-level crimes from consideration, in- strikes laws since Washington state voters to operate the Rush City facility only until cluding certain drug crimes, third-degree approved the first one in 1993. July 1, 2001. Under the Senate plan, the assault, second-degree arson, and burglary. Sen. Thomas Neuville (R-Northfield) Legislature would then have to either The bill would also have given judges the sponsored the bill in the Senate. re-authorize operation of the facility by the power to waive the mandatory life sentence if HF12/SF485 department or consider alternative methods the court found substantial and compelling of operation. reasons to do so. Under the proposal, judges But members of the House-Senate confer- would have been required to state those rea- SCHOOL EDUCATION ence committee accepted the House version sons on the record. of that proposal, authorizing the department Seifert said under the eyes of the law, for Keeping tabs on teachers to operate the prison indefinitely. (See related example, aiding and abetting a crime is the story, page 14.) same as committing the crime and that he Lawmakers considered a proposal that There are currently more than 160 pri- wanted to give judges discretion in such cases. would have created an employment infor- vately run prison facilities in the United States. But some lawmakers expressed concern mation depository on the state’s teachers, The Rush City facility, scheduled to open that this provision would give judges too but concerns that the plan was too far-reach- in January 2000, will house over 950 inmates. much authority and that judges would just ing prevented it from becoming law in 1999. HF2179/SF1482 ignore the mandatory sentence guidelines. Rep. Tony Kielkucki (R-Lester Prairie) Other critics argued that three-strikes laws introduced the measure, which called for a Three-strikes bill is out clog the courts with jury trials as each felony centralized database on the World Wide Web conviction becomes more important, and to be operated by the Department of A bill that would have taken three-time the provisions prompt exploding corrections Children, Families and Learning. violent felons off the streets for good didn’t costs as convicts serve longer sentences. The database would have been available to become law in 1999. Life imprisonment under existing Minne- school districts to access extensive employ- The so-called “three-strikes” bill would sota law means that inmates are not eligible ment history of teachers and other licensed have required courts to sentence a person for supervised release programs until they education personnel. who is convicted of a third violent felony to have served at least 30 years in prison. The proposal also would have included a life imprisonment. In the House, a three-strikes bill was ap- standard job application form to be used by “Civilized society should not permit a per- proved by the House Crime Prevention Com- school districts statewide, and would have son freedom to injure others time and time mittee and was eventually included in an provided legal immunity to school officials again,” said House sponsor Rep. Jim Seifert omnibus judiciary finance and crime pre- for releasing or acquiring personnel data. (R-Woodbury). vention bill. Kielkucki’s proposal contained recommen- Seifert, who once served as an assistant But the companion bill didn’t make it out dations made by the state Board of Teaching, public defender, said that his bill would send of the Senate Crime Prevention Committee, which conducted a study of the issue under a a strong message to violent criminals. and a three-strikes provision wasn’t included 1998 directive from the Legislature.

Lawmakers again debated a plan that would have required life sentences for three-time violent felons. The bill would have given judges the power to wave the mandatory life sentence if the court found a compelling reason to do so.

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Among those recommendations were the Sen. Thomas Neuville (R-Northfield) they noted that search engines exist that are standard application form and the details of sponsored the legislation in the Senate. specially designed for children. the database, which would have included HF16/SF442 Sen. Linda Runbeck (R-Circle Pines) spon- information on teachers, administrators, su- sored the measure in the Senate, where the perintendents, and charter school directors. plan never received a hearing in the Senate The database would have required manda- Blocking online porn K-12 Education Budget Division. tory reporting from school districts when- For the second time in three years, law- HF923/SF1415 ever a licensed teacher left a position for any makers fought unsuccessfully for a plan that reason. The bill called for nearly $500,000 would have required schools to install soft- Profile left intact over two years to pay for the education ware filters for blocking children’s access to department’s development and operation of pornography on the Internet. Attempts to repeal or retool the controver- the database. Lawmakers had considered the plan in sial Profile of Learning failed this session Lawmakers on the House Education Policy 1997, but instead passed a law requiring the when members of a House-Senate confer- Committee chose to delay action on the bill Department of Children, Families and ence committee could not agree to a compro- because some were concerned that it would Learning to develop a model policy for mise on the issue. infringe on the privacy of teachers’ employ- Internet access and use by students. The Profile, one half of the state’s two- ment files. There was no Senate companion Rep. Jim Seifert (R-Woodbury) sponsored pronged Graduation Standards program, has bill. the 1999 proposal, which was discussed in been criticized by lawmakers, teachers, and HF586/SFnone the House Education Policy Committee. Law- parents as a set of mandated curricula with makers did not vote on the measure, but the burdensome record-keeping requirements. Dealing with unruly students bill was forwarded to the House K-12 Basic skills tests in math, reading, and writing Education Finance Committee. at various grade levels comprise the second A bill that would have granted more au- The plan became part of the House’s ver- part of the Graduation Standards. thority to teachers when dealing with disrup- sion of the omnibus K-12 finance bill, but it Early in the 1999 session, the House voted tive students did not make it into law this was taken out during House-Senate confer- to scrap the Profile in exchange for locally session. ence committee negotiations. determined rigorous standards. But the Sen- House Majority Leader Tim Pawlenty (R- Seifert’s proposal would have required all ate chose to keep the statewide program and Eagan) sponsored the bill, which passed the school districts in the state to adopt Internet change some of its rules, including a provi- House floor on a 127-5 vote. use policies. It also would have ordered sion that would have let schools opt out of The measure would have lowered the stan- schools to purchase the blocking software, some of the Profile’s requirements. dard for student behavior that constitutes but would not have provided additional fund- A House-Senate conference committee grounds for dismissal or removal from the ing for districts. convened to work out the differences in the classroom. It had the support of many educa- Opponents of the bill said the software two measures, but lawmakers were at an tion organizations, including the teachers filters would inadvertently block access to impasse after several meetings of that com- union, Education Minnesota. some legitimate World Wide Web sites, and mittee and ended the session without reach- Current state law allows schools to dismiss ing a compromise. students for conduct that “materially and substantially” interferes with other students’ rights to an education or a teacher’s ability to teach. Such conduct can include carrying a weapon in school, but there is no clear-cut definition. Pawlenty’s bill would have clarified that conduct as behavior that “significantly” af- fects the classroom atmosphere. The provi- sion would have also extended beyond the classroom into any school function such as recess, a school assembly, or a meeting in a principal’s office. Proponents of the measure said it would let teachers have more control of their class- rooms and would prevent one disruptive student from keeping an entire class from learning. The Senate did not take up the bill, so law- makers in the House tacked the plan onto their The Profile of Learning — the controversial set of skills-based requirements that comprises one-half of version of the K-12 omnibus bill. But during a the state’s Graduation Standards program — remains intact after the 1999 session. joint House-Senate conference committee, the measure was taken out of the bill.

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Rep. Harry Mares (R-White Bear Lake), have gone on the ballot if a petition were The House Governmental Operations and co-chair of the conference committee, said signed by 5 percent of the number of voters Veterans Affairs Policy Committee approved that the Senate finished its version of the bill who voted for governor in the previous elec- the bill and sent it to the House floor, where later than expected, which left little time to tion. That threshold would have had to be the legislation never came up for a vote. work out a compromise in the midst of work met in three-quarters of the state’s congres- Sen. Carol Flynn (DFL-Mpls) carried the on many other bills. sional districts and on a statewide basis. And Senate bill, which passed in that chamber just That leaves the issue to next session or to a constitutional amendment question would days before adjournment. the Department of Children, Families and have gone on the ballot if a petition were HF272/SF60 Learning, where officials have said they will signed by 8 percent of those voters. attempt some administrative changes within The requirement regarding congressional Allowing 18-year-olds to run the mandated framework of the current Pro- districts was designed to make it difficult for file. Commissioner Christine Jax has said the an initiative or referendum to be placed on Minnesotans would have had the chance Profile needs fixing but should not be the ballot without support from different to decide if 18-year-olds could run for public abolished. areas in the state. office, under a proposal considered by law- However, not much can be done to change Opponents of initiative and referendum makers this year. But the plan did not make it the requirements without a directive from laws say that many measures are too complex to a final vote in the House or Senate. the Legislature. And until then, Minnesota to be simply stated on a ballot and voted Current state law requires Minnesotans to schools will become more and more familiar upon without the extensive information, de- be at least 21 years old to seek any state or with the Profile because all districts began liberation, and debate that help lawmakers local office except governor. Gubernatorial implementing it in the 1998-99 school year. make decisions. candidates must be age 25 or older. Rep. Tony Kielkucki (R-Lester Prairie) Another objection is that initiative and The House proposal would have put a sponsored the bill that would have altered the referendum campaigns are often heavily in- question on the ballot in the 2000 general Profile’s requirements. It was later amended fluenced by big-spending special interest election asking voters if the legal age should to become the measure that would scrap the organizations. be age 18 for holding public offices except Profile entirely. But Paulsen said he had taken those con- that of governor, where the age requirement Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller (DFL-Mpls) cerns into consideration. The measure could would have remained the same. The pro- carried the Senate plan. be reconsidered in the 2000 session. posal would have applied to candidates for HF15/SF125 The Senate companion bill, sponsored by other constitutional offices and for legisla- Sen. Roy Terwilliger (R-Edina) was referred tive, municipal, and school board openings. to the Senate Election Laws Committee, which Minimum age requirements for holding ELECTIONS took no action on the measure. public office vary in other states. In 17 states, HF484/SF678 18-year-olds can run for legislative seats. Initiative and referendum plan Twenty-five states have no minimum age requirement for attorney general or secretary The effort to allow citizen initiative and Changes for primary elections of state races. referendum in Minnesota stalled this year. The Senate passed a proposal to rename Some Minnesota lawmakers questioned The House approved a bill that would have whether an 18-year-old should be allowed to allowed citizens to choose if they want the and reschedule Minnesota’s primary elec- tions, but the measure never came up on the run for school board, because it could allow right of initiative, which means they could a high-school senior to become a member of directly place on the ballot proposed changes House floor. Under the plan, Minnesota’s primary elec- the board that has authority over the faculty in state law or in the Minnesota Constitution, and administration. A student could con- and the right of referendum, which means tion would have been renamed “state party nominating election” to reflect its purpose, ceivably be participating in decisions such as the Legislature could let voters decide on discipline policies for fellow students, hiring proposed changes in state law. said Rep. Ron Abrams (R-Minnetonka), House sponsor of the bill. Primary elections and firing of teachers, and negotiating faculty Currently, only the Legislature can act to and staff salaries. change state statutes. The only questions that are where major political parties nominate their candidates to appear on the ballot for But Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia), can be decided at the polls are constitutional House sponsor of the proposal, said voters amendments proposed by the Legislature. the general election. Under current law, primary elections are would be able to decide if a situation presents The House bill would have placed a consti- such a conflict. He added that the first elected tutional amendment on the 2000 ballot ask- held the Tuesday after the second Monday in September, which Abrams said is the latest office he held was as a school board member ing voters if they want the power of initiative in Virginia when he was 21. and referendum. date for those elections in the nation. The bill would have moved that election Sen. Becky Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) spon- Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Eden Prairie), the sored the Senate companion bill. bill’s sponsor, said many other states have date to the fourth Tuesday in June. The ear- lier date would benefit the electorate, Abrams Each Legislative chamber approved the similar initiative and referendum laws, and bill at one step of the process toward becom- he argued that those laws promote higher said, because each major party would nomi- nate their candidates sooner, allowing those ing law. It was approved by the House voter turnout and increased accountability Governmental Operations and Veterans of lawmakers. candidates more time to debate each other before the general election. Affairs Policy Committee’s Subcommittee Under Paulsen’s plan, an initiative would on Elections and Rules and by the Senate

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Election Laws Committee. But the plan made have been established if the wolf population no further progress. should exceed 1,600. But any wolf trapping HF122/SF172 and hunting would have been prohibited in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Also, illegal hunting of a gray wolf would EMPLOYMENT have been a gross misdemeanor, and the restitution value of a wolf would have been Liability for job references set at $250. The bill would have allowed people to use a trained guard animal to pro- A bill that would have made it easier for tect livestock from gray wolves, and people employers to provide job references for could have killed a gray wolf if it attacked a former employees passed the House but failed human or threatened livestock or other ani- to get a second interview in the Senate. mals. A person killing a wolf would have been Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud), sponsor required to report the incident to a conserva- of the House bill, said the current system tion officer within 48 hours. encourages past employers just to give “name, Some House lawmakers advocated amend- rank, and serial number” because employees ing the bill to revert to the roundtable’s com- can easily sue if they feel they have been promise agreement. No open hunting season unfairly characterized. on wolves would have been allowed under Knoblach’s bill would have raised the bar that agreement. for lawsuits in these cases. It would have In the Senate, the bill was modified in required that employees prove that the em- several committees and sponsor Sen. Jane ployer intentionally and maliciously gave false Krentz (DFL-May Township) made a suc- information and that the information caused cessful motion to lay it on the table before it harm to the employee. came up for a vote on the Senate floor. The measure also would have outlined HF1415/SF1543 how past employers should provide the in- A bill that would have put in place a statewide formation to prospective employers. wolf management plan did not become law in The Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. John 1999. The gray wolf has been on the federal endangered species list since 1974, and a state ETHICS Hottinger (DFL-Mankato), was approved by management plan is one requirement for the Senate Judiciary Committee, but stalled removing Minnesota’s growing gray wolf Gift ban remains intact in the Senate Jobs, Energy and Community population from that list. Development Committee. A House-Senate conference committee interests and the state Department of Natural HF310/SF499 failed to reach consensus on a campaign fi- Resources (DNR) began meeting as a nance and ethics bill before the end of the roundtable in 1997 to develop a wolf man- 1999 session. agement plan. ENVIRONMENT The Senate version of the bill would have That group discussed the problems of re- allowed a food and beverage exemption to ducing conflicts between wolves and people Managing wolf population the state’s so-called gift ban on lawmakers, while also protecting the state’s wolf popula- but the House version would have upheld The increasing number of wolves in north- tion. Most roundtable participants agreed that part of the ban. ern Minnesota led to debate on proposals to that the wolf population should be controlled Current law prohibits elected officials from manage the wolf population, but lawmakers somewhat, but there were disagreements over receiving gifts from lobbyists or principals — could not agree on any such plan in 1999. what circumstances should justify the killing organizations that hire lobbyists. But some A bill that would have allowed people to of wolves. lawmakers have argued that the gift ban destroy wolves to protect themselves, their The roundtable agreed to a compromise should not apply to food or beverages in family members, their pets, or other domes- proposal, which led to bills being introduced some situations. tic animals from attack was passed on the in the House and Senate. The measure that House lawmakers voted against an amend- House floor but did not fare so well in the passed the full House contained a controver- ment proposed on the House floor by Rep. Senate. sial amendment that would have allowed the Dave Bishop (R-Rochester) that would have The timber wolf, or gray wolf, was put on DNR to establish an open hunting season on exempted food and beverages costing up to the endangered species list in 1974, but wolves. $5 from the ban. Bishop called the current Minnesota’s wolf population has exceeded Under that plan, sponsored by Rep. Tim gift ban a “loony provision of law.” He said the federal requirement to be removed from Finseth (R-Angus), the Minnesota Depart- buying someone a cup of coffee is common the list since 1994. However, the federal gov- ment of Natural Resources (DNR) could have courtesy and his proposal would allow a ernment is unlikely to “de-list” the wolf with- developed a plan to control the wolf popula- “minimal level of hospitality.” out a state plan to protect the wolf from tion so that it would stay at or above the Rep. Jim Knoblach (R-St. Cloud), House becoming endangered again. federal requirement, which is 1,400 in sponsor of the bill, strongly opposed Bishop’s A group of 34 citizens representing various Minnesota. proposal. He said a former representative Trapping and hunting procedures would

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from his district had described the days be- to elected officials, and several other regula- Get counseling, save cash fore the gift ban, when lobbyists would pay tions are designed to prevent any lobbyist for a legislator’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner. from having undue influence on a lawmaker. A plan to provide couples who receive And many receptions would be held through- Several lawmakers advocated applying the premarital counseling a deal on the cost of a out the year with food and beverages pro- one-year ban to legislative staff, judges, or marriage license will have to wait. The Senate vided by lobbyists. commissioners of state departments or agen- made it to the chapel, but the House got cold Both versions of the bill contained other cies, but Sviggum said he wanted to keep it feet. exemptions to the gift ban, such as gift ex- specific to former legislators. The current fee for a marriage license in changes at family events based on friendships Similar legislation has been introduced and Minnesota is $70. Under the bill, couples that pre-date the recipient becoming an voted down in recent years, but Sviggum said who participate in at least 12 hours of coun- elected official. that was partly because so many amend- seling with a licensed counselor or ordained Also, elected officials would have been able ments were added to those bills. He encour- minister would have gotten a $50 discount. to accept a gift or a meal from their employer aged committee members to pass the bill The measure called for recouping costs by in the normal course of business, provided without amendments and said that separate increasing the fee for filing for divorce. that all other employees receive the same gift. legislation could address concerns regarding “I think it is in the best interest of the state Under current law, an elected official who other people who become lobbyists. of Minnesota for people to enter into mar- works as a teacher, for example, would have Sen. John Marty (DFL-Roseville) spon- riage very carefully with information about to pay for a meal provided to all other teach- sored the Senate bill, which never received a themselves, their relationship, and their fu- ers at an event sponsored by the teachers’ hearing in the Senate Election Laws ture plans,” said House sponsor Rep. Elaine union. In those kinds of situations, the law- Committee. Harder (R-Jackson). maker who also works as a teacher would be HF9/SF46 The bill passed the full Senate but later the only person who is expected to pay for the stalled in the House Ways and Means meal. Committee. But none of those exemptions were passed Sen. Steve Dille (R-Dassel) sponsored the into law, as conference committee members FAMILY measure in the Senate. did not agree on a compromise version to HF2229/SF884 send back to each chamber for final approval. Making marriage stick Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge (DFL- A proposal to offer married couples or GAMBLING New Hope) sponsored the Senate bill. couples planning to wed in Minnesota the HF441/SF516 option of a covenant marriage failed to be- Casino at Canterbury come law this session. From lawmaker to lobbyist Bill sponsor Rep. Elaine Harder (R- A bill that aimed to let voters decide if there Jackson) said her bill would give couples the should be slot machines at Canterbury Park Former state legislators would have been option of having “a deeper, more committed was out of the starting gates but didn’t make prevented from lobbying at the Capitol for marriage.” it to the finish line in 1999. one year after leaving office, under a bill The bill would have created a new type of Lawmakers considered a plan that would passed by the House but not by the Senate. marriage called a covenant marriage, and it have put a constitutional amendment on the House Speaker Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon), would have provided procedures for enter- 2000 ballot to let voters decide if a state- the House bill’s sponsor, said his goal was to ing into such an arrangement, including man- sanctioned casino should be established at avoid any appearance of impropriety. datory counseling for couples. the Shakopee horse-racing track. He said lobbyists play an important role in Under the bill, covenant marriages would The House Governmental Operations and the legislative process and that the bill was have differed from standard marriages in Veterans Affairs Policy Committee approved not meant as a critical statement on the lob- that they would have been exempt from the the bill and sent it to the House Rules and bying profession. state’s no-fault divorce laws. Legislative Administration Committee, where But, he added, legislators have a special Divorce in a covenant marriage would have the bill stalled. The Senate bill, sponsored by bond and they develop friendships while only been granted in cases of adultery, aban- Sen. Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower), never working together. Those friendships with donment, physical or sexual abuse, or when received a committee hearing. former colleagues could give former law- a spouse has committed a felony-level crime Rep. Mark Holsten (R-Stillwater), House makers an unfair advantage over other lob- and is incarcerated. sponsor of the bill, acknowledged the byists and undue influence over their former In the House, the bill was approved by the controversy inherent in proposals to change colleagues. Civil Law and Judiciary Finance committees, gambling laws in the state, but he said that it Critics opposed the one-year ban as un- but didn’t come up for a vote on the House would give a much-needed boost to the horse necessary, saying former legislators have not floor. In the Senate, the bill didn’t make it out racing industry and to local farmers. taken advantage of friendships when they’ve of the Judiciary Committee. Under the original bill, a percentage of the become professional lobbyists. Sen. Steve Dille (R-Dassel) sponsored the proceeds from the slot machines would have Others said Minnesota already has stricter bill in the Senate. been used to increase the purses for horse regulations on lobbying than other states. HF1571/SF1955 races. Members of the Governmental Opera- The state prohibits lobbyists from giving gifts tions and Veterans Affairs Policy Committee removed that provision, so the final proposal

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would have simply asked voters whether or and fencing purchases to local economies. Supporters claimed the proposals are rea- not card games and slot machines should An animal killed by a patron of a shooting sonable and responsible ways to address le- operate at the park. preserve would bring in several times the gitimate concerns about abortion issues. In the past four years, the total purses at dollar value that slaughter would yield, they Canterbury Park have been about $4 million said. Encouraging organ donation per year. One of the track’s closest competi- Officials from the Minnesota Department tors is Prairie Meadows in Des Moines, Iowa, of Natural Resources, animal rights groups, Plans to create a “Minnesota donor deci- which has about 1,000 slot machines that and even some hunters testified that shoot- sion campaign” did not survive a House- help generate purses totaling about ing farm-raised, fenced-in animals is com- Senate conference committee in 1999. $15 million. pletely different from traditional hunting. Funding totaling $2 million over the next The higher purses attract more horses to Sen. LeRoy Stumpf (DFL-Thief River Falls) biennium for the project was rolled into the the track, a better quality of horses, and more sponsored the Senate measure. House version of the omnibus health and breeders to Iowa, Holsten said. Many breed- HF710/SF720 human services spending bill, but it was not ers who were once based in Minnesota have included in the Senate’s version. migrated south. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Darlene Among the benefits of revitalizing that HEALTH Luther (DFL-Brooklyn Park), herself the re- industry would be a related boost to agricul- cipient of an organ transplant, contained a ture. The grain consumed by horses, for ex- Abortion bills stall variety of features aimed at raising public ample, would increase demand for local com- awareness of the critical need for organ modities, Holsten said. Three major abortion-related initiatives donations. Opponents of the measure said the poten- and a handful of minor ones did not win final Luther called for a campaign to include tial benefits are not worth the increased risk passage during the 1999 session. research and public opinion surveys to assess of compulsive gambling or other conse- Lawmakers in the House included the pro- attitudes toward organ, tissue, and eye dona- quences of allowing more slot machines in visions in an omnibus health and human tions and to evaluate public awareness ef- the state. services finance bill. However, the Senate forts. She also sought advertising and public HF1374/SF1505 version contained none of them. The provi- education programs aimed at raising aware- sions were dropped in conference commit- ness about organ donation and encouraging GAME & FISH tee. people to become donors. One bill (HF177/SF210), sponsored by Rep. Luther said that across the country 10 Hunting preserves shelved Richard Mulder (R-Ivanhoe) and Sen. people die each day waiting for transplants. Thomas Neuville (R-Northfield), would have More than 1,300 Minnesotans currently A plan to allow a limited number of elk and banned certain procedures, called partial- await a lifesaving organ transplant. The wait- deer farmers across the state to open fenced- birth abortions. It also would have estab- ing list grows 12 percent to 15 percent annu- in shooting preserves was approved by the lished criminal penalties for violating the ban ally, but the number of donors remains es- House, but was shot down in a House-Senate and would have allowed civil penalties to be sentially unchanged. conference committee. sought. Sen. Becky Lourey (DFL-Kerrick) Farmed cervidae — the biological name Another bill (HF178/SF187), sponsored sponsored the measure in the Senate. for the family of animals including elk and by Rep. Lynda Boudreau (R-Faribault) and HF127/SF348 deer — are currently raised on Minnesota Sen. Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville), farms for fiber, meat, animal byproducts, or would have prohibited a woman from re- as breeding stock. ceiving an abortion unless she received cer- HIGHER EDUCATION Rep. Mark Holsten (R-Stillwater) spon- tain information at least 24 hours before the sored the House measure, which would have procedure. Under the plan, civil penalties Regent selection plan expanded the permitted uses of farmed could have been applied for violations. cervidae to include stocking them on up to 10 And a third bill (HF377/SF326), spon- A plan that would have altered the nomi- licensed shooting preserves. sored by Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) nating process for members of the University Holsten’s bill was rolled into the House and Sen. David Knutson (R-Burnsville), of Minnesota Board of Regents failed to win version of the omnibus agriculture, environ- would have amended the state’s abortion approval in 1999. ment, and natural resources spending bill notification statutes to require additional The plan was backed by Rep. Lyndon (HF2388/SF2226*). In the Senate, the plan information to be compiled and reported. Carlson (DFL-Crystal) and would have re- received a hearing in the Environment and The measure would have sought informa- quired all incumbent regents seeking re- Agriculture Budget Division but was not in- tion on parental notification and judicial election to automatically become finalists cluded in that panel’s omnibus bill. The authorizations for abortion performed on during the selection of a slate of candidates. House-approved provision was dropped in minors and women with guardians or Currently, the Regent Candidate Advisory conference committee. conservators. Council recruits and interviews candidates The plan was supported by the Minnesota In several committee hearings this year, every two years for four spots on the Elk Breeders Association, whose representa- opponents of all three bills argued that they 12-member board. The citizen panel then tives told lawmakers that shooting preserves are unconstitutional and would make it dif- selects two to four names for each open seat would contribute millions of dollars in feed ficult for women to obtain a legal procedure. and forwards them to the Legislature.

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A joint House and Senate committee in- The other proposed mandate would have costs incurred by the local government. terviews the candidates and narrows the slate required health plans to cover hearing aids City officials in Minneapolis and St. Paul to one candidate for each seat, and the entire and eyeglasses for people who are hearing have said that they are considering filing Legislature votes on those candidates. impaired and rely on vision for communica- similar claims against gun manufacturers. During the February 1999 regent election, tion — either through American Sign The bill before the Legislature would have former Regent Julie Bleyhl was not selected Language or lip reading. prohibited local units of government or po- as a finalist. She was twice nominated at the Rep. Greg Davids (R-Preston), chair of the litical subdivisions from bringing lawsuits last minute during the Legislature’s vote, House Commerce Committee, said he plans against gun manufacturers. But the state but did not win a second term. to study ways to resolve the problems related would still be allowed to bring forward such The election of regents has long been an to mandates on the insurance industry. legal action. issue of controversy in the Legislature be- One issue is that mandates tend to cause In the House, the bill was approved by the cause some view the process as too political. the industry to raise premiums. Another is House Civil Law Committee but didn’t come Carlson’s proposal drew criticism from some that federal law exempts health plans pro- up for a vote on the House floor. In the lawmakers, who said it would put incum- vided by self-insured companies from state Senate, the bill stalled in the Senate Judiciary bents on the inside track to re-election and mandates. Committee. undermine the council’s authority. About one-third of Minnesotans are cov- Proponents of the bill argue that gun manu- But Carlson said the measure would make ered by health plans provided by self-insured facturers produce legal products designed the situation less uncomfortable for incum- companies. State mandates on health cover- for self-defense, and the industry shouldn’t bent regents. He said he had heard from age only apply to individuals and small em- be held responsible for the actions of people some incumbents who said they feel they are ployers who buy health insurance through who use their products illegally. Others say held to a different standard during the initial the private market. that the cities are unfairly using litigation to interview process because of their board Some lawmakers said more and more me- implement public policy. experience. dium-sized companies are switching to self- Similar legislation is pending before about Lawmakers on the House Education Policy insured plans to avoid higher premiums due 20 state legislatures and before Congress, and Committee discussed the measure, but sent to state mandates. some governors have already signed such it on to another committee without a rec- Rep. Harry Mares (R-White Bear Lake) bills into state law. ommendation. The House Higher Educa- and Sen. Charles Wiger (DFL-North St. Paul) In Atlanta, where a similar law was passed tion Finance Committee included the pro- sponsored the proposal to require coverage by the Georgia Legislature, the city’s mayor posal in its version of the omnibus higher related to cochlear implants. The bill (HF186/ has said that he will push forward with the education package, but the plan did not SF208) stalled in committee in the House lawsuit despite the state’s action, which may survive House-Senate conference commit- and awaited a vote on the Senate floor when force the courts to rule on the validity of the tee negotiations. the session ended. law. Sen. Ember Reichgott Junge (DFL-New Rep. Luanne Koskinen (DFL-Coon Rep. Steve Smith (R-Mound) and Sen. Hope) sponsored the measure in the Senate, Rapids) and Sen. Richard Cohen (DFL- Douglas Johnson (DFL-Tower) sponsored where it was discussed but no action was St. Paul) sponsored the proposed mandate the bill. taken. related to eyeglasses and hearing aids. That HF1704/SF1135 HF2056/SF1948 bill (HF846/SF243) met a similar fate. Hike for jury stipends INSURANCE LAW Last year’s tobacco trial netted the state a $6.1 billion settlement. However, juror David Mandates for health plans Forbidding gun lawsuits Olson told lawmakers that he lost up to $50,000 because of the four-and-a-half month Two proposals designed to help people A plan to prohibit Minnesota cities and trial. who are hearing impaired failed to make it counties from taking legal action against the Olson testified in favor of a bill that would through the committee process, partly due to gun industry failed to become law this year. have provided relief to jurors in long- lawmakers’ concerns about the consequences Several cities — such as New Orleans, running civil trials. of mandates on health insurers. Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, Under the bill, judges could have provided One proposal would have required health Miami, and San Francisco — have recently jurors an additional daily stipend of up to $75 plans to cover costs related to implant de- brought lawsuits against the gun industry. in cases of economic hardship. Litigants vices that help people hear, known as Attorneys for the city of Chicago, for ex- would have had to cough up the additional cochlear implants. The surgically implanted ample, claim that manufacturers and dis- funds, and judges would have decided how devices transmit sounds to the auditory nerve, tributors are flooding the suburban markets much each litigant would pay. bypassing the person’s damaged inner ear. with guns, making it easier for criminals to During the tobacco trial — which was While some insurance plans cover the costs bring guns into the city where gun laws are eventually settled outside of court — Olson of cochlear implant surgery, most plans do more strict. was paid $30 a day. In the meantime, he was not cover post-operative expenses, such as Other cities claim that gun manufacturers responsible for raising his two daughters and speech therapy or repair costs if part of the failed to incorporate safety features on their for paying a $1,300 monthly house payment. device breaks down. products and should be held liable for related

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He was forced to refinance his home and to Dave Bishop (R-Rochester), would have sales tax all purchases made by local govern- rely on credit to pay the bills, he said. changed the law so that defendants found to ments. It would have scrapped a laundry list Olson said he tried to tell the judge that the be less than 40 percent at fault would only be of items that are specifically exempted under case was causing economic hardship, but the required to pay for their percentage of the current law and replaced it with a blanket judge was not convinced and wouldn’t re- damages, even if their co-defendant is exemption. lieve him of jury duty. bankrupt. Haas’ proposal and other identical bills House sponsor Rep. Dave Bishop (R- But if a defendant was found to be more stalled in the tax committees in both the Rochester) said he sponsored the bill to ad- than 40 percent at fault, the defendant could House and Senate. dress “the huge injustice in the way we treat have been responsible for the entire amount Haas, who said he’s been working on the jurors.” of the damages, under the bill. legislation for five years, was the mayor of But Olson said Bishop’s plan might not go Bishop said the current law unfairly targets Champlin when the Legislature initially ap- far enough. defendants with a small amount of fault. proached cities and counties with the idea of “Even with this ($75) a day plus the addi- “This becomes a method of skewing finan- making them subject to sales tax in 1991. tional $30 from the county, it wouldn’t have cial responsibility different from legal re- At the time, the state was desperately try- helped me,” he said. sponsibility that the juries assess,” he said. ing to balance its budget, and in exchange for In the House, members of the House Civil But Rep. Kevin Goodno (R-Moorhead) the sales tax revenue, it offered to establish a Law Committee laid the bill over to allow said that the plaintiff who may have his or her local government trust fund with a portion of Bishop to work with judges on the issue. In total award reduced would suffer under the money collected. the Senate, the bill didn’t make it out of the Bishop’s plan. He said the current law on Haas said the sales tax is particularly bur- Senate Judiciary Committee. joint and several liability recognizes that “but densome in disaster situations, such as those Sen. Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove) for” the actions of all defendants, the person faced by several cities and counties last year sponsored the legislation in the Senate. wouldn’t have been injured. after storms ravaged many communities. Two other bills dealing with the issue did “We should hold people responsible for Sales taxes paid annually range from thou- become law in 1999. One bill (HF1153/ their actions that cause injuries to people,” he sands of dollars by small cities to hundreds of SF973*/CH71) authorizes the state court sys- said. thousands of dollars by larger cities and tem to study the issue of how jurors could Goodno also said the Bishop bill could counties. best be compensated for costs during ex- have cost the state financially because the If the bill had passed, the state would have tended trails. (See related story, page 56.) state receives third party payments as a plain- lost about $175 million in revenue over the And the claims measure (HF2221/SF2052*/ tiff in certain lawsuits. He said defendants next biennium. CH169) provides compensation to Olson and paid $78 million to the state in 1997. Sen. Dan Stevens (R-Mora) sponsored the the two other jurors most affected by the 1998 Also under the bill, several types of law- measure in the Senate. tobacco trial. (See related story, page 39.) suits would have remained joint and sever- HF52/SF330 HF351/SF1322 ally liable — liable for the entire amount if another defendant cannot pay — even for SAFETY Limits on liability defendants found to be at fault under the 40-percent threshold. A bill that would have put a stop to what Certain environmental cases, defendants Fireworks for sale some consider the unfair practice of going who act in a common scheme, and civil ac- after “deep pockets” in multiple-defendant tions requiring an element of intent still would Proposals for limited legalization of fire- lawsuits failed to become law this year. have been held joint and severally liable. works never got off the ground in 1999. The proposal passed the House but later Sen. John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) spon- Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) spon- stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee. sored the bill in the Senate. sored one such measure, which would have The bill would have changed Minnesota’s HF90/SF282 allowed people age 18 or older to purchase joint and several liability law. That common firecrackers, bottle rockets, sparklers, and law principle states that in cases where there other novelty fireworks from July 1 to July 7 each year. The measure also would have re- are multiple defendants, each defendant is LOCAL GOVERNMENT responsible for all the damages if other de- quired written safety guidelines to be issued with each purchase. fendants cannot pay. Cities and counties pay up Under existing law, joint and several liabil- Penalties for violating related laws also would have been modified under the pro- ity is somewhat limited. Defendants found Minnesota cities and counties collect prop- posal. Under current state law, the maxi- by the court to have a small amount of fault erty taxes, a portion of which are in turn used mum penalty for possessing 35 pounds or — 15 percent or less — can be held liable only to help pay state sales taxes on some pur- more of fireworks is one year in jail and a for up to four times the percentage they are chases made by the municipal governments. $3,000 fine. The maximum penalty for pos- found to be at fault. That can mean they end That practice will continue, at least for sessing less than 35 pounds of fireworks is up paying up to 60 percent of the total award now. 90 days in jail and a $700 fine. if another defendant cannot pay because of A proposal sponsored by Rep. Bill Haas The bill would have kept the same penalty bankruptcy. (R-Champlin) would have exempted from The bill, sponsored in the House by Rep. for possessing more than 35 pounds of fire- works, but the penalty for possessing the

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smaller amounts would have been changed A later proposal to begin phasing in an to a petty misdemeanor with a maximum TAXES elimination of the accelerated payments also fine of $200. stalled. Proponents of the measure said it would Collecting from retailers Officials from Minnesota Merchants allow the state to regulate a practice that is Association and Minnesota Grocers A large number of Minnesota’s retailers already common, because fireworks can be Association spoke in favor of the repeal. will continue to consider June their least purchased in neighboring states. About 3,400 businesses that collect more favorite month. But opponents argued that fireworks than $120,000 annually in these taxes are They’ve been doing so since 1981, when should remain illegal because they are dan- affected by the accelerated payments the Legislature passed something called “ac- gerous. Eye doctors and firefighters were schedule. celerated payments,” requiring certain busi- among the groups that spoke against legaliz- Sen. Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) nesses to submit at least 75 percent of their ing fireworks. sponsored the measure in the Senate. estimated June sales, liquor, and tobacco tax The critics said that bottle rockets are the HF355/SF747 payments two business days before June 30. most dangerous of the common fireworks, The balance of the June liability is due by particularly when it comes to eye injuries. Aug. 14. And if businesses don’t estimate But even sparklers, which burn at 1,800 de- Few cheers for tax plan correctly, they can be penalized. grees Fahrenheit, have caused serious The practice was adopted in response to a Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) accidents. state fiscal crisis. It was designed to allow the doesn’t believe taking a drink is a sin, but he Rukavina’s bill (HF233) fell one vote short state to shift revenues forward from one fiscal thinks the tax you pay on the alcoholic bever- of approval in the House Commerce year to another. The state fiscal year ends age you purchase might be. Committee. The Senate companion (SF314), June 30. Rukavina sponsored a bill that would have sponsored by Sen. Jerry Janezich (DFL- A bill sponsored by Rep. George Cassell gradually reduced the tax rate on alcoholic Chisholm), never received a hearing in the (R-Alexandria) would have ended the accel- beverages from 8.5 to 6.5 percent by 2003. Senate Commerce Committee. erated payments, but it remained on the cut- The bill was not included in the House ver- A separate plan to legalize non-explosive ting room floor in 1999 after both House and sion of the omnibus tax bill, nor was it part of fireworks — such as sparklers, snakes, and Senate versions of the omnibus tax bills were the Senate companion. smoke bombs — during the days around compiled. Rukavina said he was not asking to elimi- New Year’s Eve and Independence Day was Supporters said now that the state is run- nate the tax. He sought to reduce it only as a also considered this year. ning a large budget surplus, it is time to halt “matter of fairness.” The House Commerce Committee ap- the 18-year-old practice. Rukavina and those who testified in favor proved the bill (HF1896), sponsored by Rep. The proposal would have cost to the state of the bill pointed out that the tax is particu- Henry Todd Van Dellen (R-Plymouth), and a one-time hit of $146 million in the 2000-01 larly hard on border communities. referred it to the House Crime Prevention biennium. Although no less money would be A spokesman for the Municipal Beverage Committee. That panel never took action on collected, some of the funds would come in Association, which represents communities Van Dellen’s proposal. There was no Senate during a different biennium. with city-owned liquor stores, said 35 retail companion bill. outlets have gone out of business in recent years, many of them in border cities, as a result of the tax. The state collects nearly $23 million in alcoholic beverage taxes every two years from 4,500 retailers. Sen. Steve Murphy (DFL-Red Wing) spon- sored the measure in the Senate. HF617/SF648

Affordable housing plan A measure that would have created a low- income housing tax credit in Minnesota simi- lar to one already provided by the federal government did not make it into law in 1999. Rep. Andy Dawkins (DFL-St. Paul), who sponsored the plan, said that by replicating the federal program, additional housing could be built without adding more bureaucracy. Although lawmakers discussed two plans to allow a limited legalization of fireworks, neither the full House nor the full Senate took up the proposals and it continues to be illegal to possess the devices in About 1,500 new housing units, mostly Minnesota. apartments, are built annually in the state with money from the federal tax incentive

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program. Dawkins believes that number equipment in state statute, thus making pur- affiliates of the top four television networks could have doubled if his bill had become chasers eligible to deduct sales taxes paid at in the 30 largest markets in the country to law. the end of the tax year. Solar energy systems begin broadcasting digital television signals But the bill stalled in committee in the used in commercial applications would have by Nov. 1, 1999. The remaining stations must House and Senate. been exempted categorically, making the sav- comply by 2007, when the commission plans Under the federal law, tax credits are sold ings available at the time of purchase. Pur- to end analog television signals entirely. at auction and investors purchase them, cre- chases by electric utilities would not have That mandate has left owners of television ating a pool of money for housing develop- been included. stations scrambling to find and pay for new ments targeted to those in need. The money Sen. John Hottinger (DFL-Mankato) spon- equipment. Owners of smaller stations in is made available to developers to build the sored the bill (HF86/SF124) in the Senate. outlying areas of Minnesota said they fear the projects. An independent company is often Rep. Larry Howes (R-Hackensack) argued mandates may put them out of business. hired to run the housing complexes. this year that the efforts of tailors and seam- Rep. Ron Abrams (R-Minnetonka) and Dawkins said encouraging private sector stresses in Minnesota should not be subject Sen. Linda Scheid (DFL-Brooklyn Park) participation is a good way to attain low- to sales tax. He sponsored a bill that would sponsored the bill (HF2007/SF1381), which income housing goals, adding that past moves have exempted repair and alteration of clothes did not make it into the final omnibus tax law by the Legislature to lower property taxes on from taxation. in 1999. apartment buildings have not had a great Howes said it is generally not the state’s deal of impact. policy to tax for “necessities of life,” such as Higher bar for tax hikes The bill would have cost the state about food and clothing. Howes’ bill received a $5 million annually. hearing in the House Taxes Committee but A proposal to make it more difficult for the Sen. Ellen Anderson (DFL-St. Paul) spon- advanced no further. Legislature to raise taxes failed to clear the sored the measure in the Senate. The Minnesota sales tax applies to most Senate. HF584/SF493 tangible personal products and a limited A plan approved by the House would have number of services. In 1987, as part of an given voters the chance to decide if the state Sales tax exemptions effort to increase state revenues, a number of should require a three-fifths vote, rather than services were added to the sales tax base. The a simple majority, to pass a tax hike. Lawmakers considered but did not pass alteration business was among them, along The proposal, sponsored by Rep. Tim numerous proposals to exempt specific goods with cleaning, pressing, and storing clothes. Wilkin (R-Eagan), called for a vote on a and services — ranging from books to vita- Sen. Michelle Fischbach (R-Paynesville) constitutional amendment to require a mins — from the state sales tax. sponsored the bill (HF396/SF1085) in the “super-majority” for the Legislature to in- Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL- Senate, where the plan also stalled in crease state sales or income tax, impose a new Mpls) and Sen. Steve Kelley (DFL-Hopkins) committee. tax, or raise any property tax levy set by state sponsored a plan to allow Minnesota’s Other failed proposals this year included law. booksellers to stop charging sales tax. The bill an effort to help consumers who buy vita- Wilkin and his supporters said change is (HF365/SF332) that would have exempted mins and some other healthy products. Such needed for legislators to keep faith with those all sales of books, magazines, and other peri- purchases are currently subject to sales tax. who elected them. Citizens clearly want less odicals stalled in committee in both bodies. A bill (HF422/SF474), sponsored by Rep. tax burden, they argued, adding that such a Kelliher said the exemption was important Karen Clark (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. Steve constitutional amendment would not pro- in helping booksellers compete against Murphy (DFL-Red Wing), would have ex- hibit enacting new taxes or raising existing “e-commerce,” business transacted on the empted vitamins, minerals, and other dietary taxes, but would only require a greater con- Internet. supplements from sales tax. sensus. “We exempt food and clothing now,” Proponents argued it is not fair to tax an Opponents called the proposal a Kelliher said. “Let’s consider books food and item based on the “delivery method,” or the “Californiafication” of Minnesota politics. clothing of the mind.” goals of the consumer when buying it. For After the 1978 passage of Proposition 13 — A separate proposal to eliminate the sales example, the herb rosemary when sold fresh a wide-reaching tax reform measure that in- tax on pollution control equipment and solar or dried for cooking is not taxed. However, cluded a super-majority requirement — and energy systems was also considered by law- dried rosemary capsules, which deliver a rich subsequent reforms, California has seen that makers during the 1999 legislative session. source of antioxidants, are taxed. The same is giving power to “entrenched minorities” is Rep. Ann H. Rest (DFL-New Hope), House true for ginger, garlic, and broccoli sprouts, not conducive to good government, they sponsor of the plan, said that while the state among other things. argued. encourages the use of solar energy with one Lawmakers also did not embrace a bill that Sen. Gen Olson (R-Minnestrista) spon- hand, it taxes those who purchase solar en- would have exempted from sales tax pur- sored the measure in the Senate. ergy equipment with the other. And although chases of necessary machinery, equipment, HF5/SF729 the state and federal government mandate and supplies for use when Minnesota’s tele- that industries purchase pollution control vision stations begin broadcasting digital devices, the state punishes businesses for com- television. plying by charging sales tax. In April 1997, the Federal Communica- The bill would have added pollution con- tions Commission issued orders requiring trol equipment to the definition of capital

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Encouraging transit use runs on Interstate 394 between St. Louis Park meters for one month to study how they and downtown Minneapolis. affect traffic flow. (Reuter changed his party There are probably hundreds of ways to A proposal touted by Rep. Doug Reuter affiliation from Republican to Independent convince people to ride the bus to work, but (I-Owatonna) and Sen. Dick Day (R- shortly after the conclusion of the 1999 giving employers tax breaks for providing Owatonna) would have eliminated those session.) transit passes won’t be among them anytime designated lanes, which are reserved for There are nearly 400 metered ramps in the soon. carpools and buses during peak traffic hours. Twin Cities area. A bill that would have provided a tax credit (Reuter changed his party affiliation from Lawmakers on the House Transportation for employers who provide reduced-price Republican to Independent shortly after the Policy Committee discussed the plan and transit passes for their employees was left out conclusion of the 1999 session.) voted against it, saying the meters are safety of the omnibus tax law passed by the Reuter said he thinks the lanes are not devices that help moderate heavy freeway Legislature. being used to their expected capacity. He said traffic. Under the bill, employers would have re- drivers of single-occupancy vehicles who see “I have difficulty even thinking of turning ceived an income tax credit equal to an empty lane while sitting in rush-hour these off,” said Rep. Carol Molnau (R- 30 percent of the cost of transit passes pro- traffic are motivated to break the law and use Chaska), who objected to the study because vided to employees. The credit would have the HOV lane. of safety concerns. applied to both the corporate franchise tax But with an estimated Twin Cities popula- Reuter said too many people abuse the and the income tax. tion growth of 650,000 by 2020, some law- meter system and that the money spent to However, the credit would not have ap- makers expressed concern that shutting down install and operate the meters would be bet- plied to any amount the employer recoups HOV lanes would give people the wrong ter spent on road or bridge repair. from employees by selling the passes at a message about promoting mass transit. But other lawmakers on the committee “bargain” price. Lawmakers on the House Transportation disagreed and said they have not heard from Passes for both public and private transit Policy Committee rejected the plan, and their many constituents requesting the meter study. systems would have qualified under the plan, colleagues on the Senate Transportation In the Senate, the bill was rolled into an as long as six or more passengers were carried Committee never took action on the early version of the omnibus transportation on the vehicles. measure. finance legislation. However, the plan did The idea drew cheers from those who are HF367/SF13 not make the final cut in conference commit- attempting to find ways to provide less con- tee negotiations. gested access to downtown Minneapolis and Ramp meters remain HF442/SF14 St. Paul and those hoping to avoid building more parking ramps. A much talked-about plan to turn off Twin Transit minus the masses Some lawmakers expressed concerns that Cities-area freeway ramp meters did not win the bill would have only benefited metro- the support of lawmakers during the 1999 Another shot at introducing personal rapid politan areas, giving businesses there a com- session. transit (PRT) as a transportation alternative petitive advantage by allowing them to save Rep. Doug Reuter (I-Owatonna) and Sen. in the Twin Cities didn’t make it past a House on taxes and parking costs and to attract Dick Day (R-Owatonna) sponsored the mea- committee in 1999. employees. sure, which would have shut down ramp Rep. Bill Kuisle (R-Rochester) sponsored a If it had been adopted, the plan would have cost the state an estimated $2 million per year in lost tax revenue. Rep. Dan McElroy (R-Burnsville) and Sen. Carol Flynn (DFL-Minneapolis) sponsored the measure. HF723/SF813

TRANSPORTATION Sane lanes to stay The campaign to put an end to controver- sial Twin Cities-area “sane” lanes was stopped short by lawmakers this session. Sane lanes, otherwise known as high- occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, operate on two heavily traveled highways in the Twin Cities area. One runs on Interstate 35W between A plan to temporarily turn off freeway ramp meters in the Twin Cities stalled at the Capitol in 1999. Lakeville and Bloomington, and the other

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No cut in tab fees While Gov. Jesse Ventura succeeded in his push to secure funding for light-rail transit, his proposal to cut license tab fees did not fare as well before the 1999 Legislature. In his biennial budget recommendations, Ventura urged lawmakers to institute a cap of $75 for the annual motor-vehicle registration tax — commonly known as the license tab fee. The cap would have applied for each year after the initial registration at the purchase of a new vehicle. The initial motor-vehicle registration tax would have been figured as it is currently — based on a percentage of the new car’s sug- gested retail price. Some lawmakers were concerned that Ventura’s plan would take too much money away from highway and road repair funds, Lawmakers considered a plan to study the viability of personal rapid transit, which would use small cars and run on an elevated rail line. This idea has been debated at the Capitol before. The photomontage and that concern prompted various propos- above shows what such a system might look like in downtown Minneapolis. The image comes from a als to restructure transportation funding. 1973 report called “Minneapolis People Mover” and produced by the city. Several lawmakers, including Rep. Bill Kuisle (R-Rochester), introduced bills that plan that would have funded a $600,000 study Local speed limits would have changed the rate and schedule of of PRT, a proposed system of small, indi- the motor-vehicle registration tax and con- vidual cars that run on an elevated rail line. A plan that would have let cities set their stitutionally guaranteed enough money for The system would be designed to run own speed limits met opposition again in the transportation needs. 24 hours a day and the cars could fit one 1999 Legislature. Kuisle’s bill was approved by the House person or a group of passengers. Traveling at Rep. Henry Todd Van Dellen (R- Transportation Finance Committee, but 30 mph, a PRT car would not stop until Plymouth) and Sen. Gen Olson (R- stalled in the House Taxes Committee. The reaching its passenger’s customized destina- Minnetrista) backed the proposal, which Senate version, sponsored by Sen. Keith tion. Advocates say it would be a low-cost, would have allowed all cities and towns to set Langseth (DFL-Glyndon), was eventually energy-efficient system compared with other their own speed limits on residential streets included in the Senate’s omnibus tax bill . But mass transit options. and other local roads. It would have applied those provisions were removed from the fi- The idea has been a recurring one before only to roads over which cities have jurisdic- nal measure (HF2420*/SF1276/CH243) by Minnesota lawmakers, competing with light tion. The proposal is similar to one that the House-Senate conference committee. rail and commuter rail to become a force in stalled on the House floor in 1998. In the end, a reduction in the state income metropolitan-area mass transit. It was most Under current law, city streets have a speed tax won out over lowering the motor vehicle heavily studied in the 1970s, but garnered limit of 30 mph, and cities can apply to the registration tax. Minnesotans hoping for a only short-lived support. Minnesota Department of Transportation to cut in tab fees will have to stay tuned until Lawmakers on the House Transportation have the limits lowered. next year. Finance Committee discussed the bill, but Lawmakers on the House Transportation HF446/SF362 did not include it in the 1999 omnibus trans- Policy Committee approved the bill, but the portation spending plan. measure never came up on the House floor. Sen. Dean Johnson (R-Willmar) sponsored The Senate version did not receive a commit- the plan in the Senate. It was referred to the tee hearing. Senate Transportation Committee, but did HF1196/SF1653 not receive a hearing. HF2041/SF1991

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Summary by Title RESOLUTIONS Landlord and tenant law recodified...... 105 Resolution for Minnesota/Ontario border lakes trade agreements Prohibited inmate actions to include challenging employee violation resolution...... 100 assignments...... 105 Resolution to prohibit federal recoupment of state tobacco Court reporting freelance services regulated...... 105 settlement recoveries...... 100 Relative ex parte temporary child custody provisions expanded...... 105 Resolution for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Government data classification and dissemination management facilitation...... 100 provisions clarified...... 105 Tenant screening report requirements modified...... 105 AGRICULTURE POLICY Year 2000 consumer protection act...... 105 Nonregistered pesticide distribution permitted for certain uses outside the state...... 101 COMMERCE Pseudorabies control program continuation appropriation and Crooked Lake detached banking facility...... 105 vaccine reimbursement requirement...... 101 Legislative Electric Energy Task Force membership modification...... 105 Food handlers licensing period and fee modifications for Public utilities performance based natural gas purchasing state operators...... 101 plans sunset repeal...... 105 Uniform Commercial Code agricultural crops Contracts continuity under European currency...... 106 financing modifications...... 101 One call excavation notice system requirements modifications...... 106 Warehouse operators regulations modified...... 101 Township mutual insurance companies authorized investments Animal feedlots ambient air quality standard exemption provided...... 101 expansion...... 106 Township mutual insurance companies territories of operation regulation modifications...... 106 CAPITAL INVESTMENT Rental motor vehicle lien and right of detainer...... 106 Mississippi education center previous grantee changed to city of Medicare supplemental insurance regulation provisions Grand Rapids...... 101 modifications...... 106 St. Cloud Paramount Arts District regional arts center grant recipient Funeral or burial insurance sales restrictions eliminated...... 106 change...... 101 Small company securities offering registration modifications...... 106 McLeod West School District No. 2887; secondary educational Certain professions payment requirements exemption...... 106 facility grant...... 101 FAIR plan modifications...... 106 Local government units capital improvement projects state Insurers restricted from using HIV vaccine information...... 106 assistance standards...... 101 Public Utilities Commission powers expansion...... 106 Omnibus bonding bill...... 101 Increasing maximum benefits for Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association...... 106 CIVIL LAW Certain no-fault insurance benefits to cover translation services...... 106 Real estate provisions modifications...... 102 Department of Commerce enforcement bill...... 107 Minors voluntary admission and treatment parental consent Public utilities energy conservation improvement program modified. ... 107 modified...... 102 Department of Commerce banking bill...... 107 Marriage dissolution summary process revival...... 102 Garnishment, attachment, or levy of execution exemption for Delinquent real estate taxes duplicate publication copies filing Roth IRAs...... 107 requirement...... 102 Workers’ compensation commercial self insurance group All persons under civil commitment status provided the same provisions modifications...... 107 legal rights...... 102 Various technical and policy changes relating to insurance...... 107 Juror compensation system study...... 102 Small employers alternative health benefit plans...... 107 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act Renewable energy development funding requirements modified...... 108 modifications...... 102 Omnibus liquor bill...... 108 Business corporations regulation provisions modifications...... 103 Providing alcohol to underage persons provided increased Revisor’s bill...... 103 penalties...... 108 Marriage dissolution summonses alternative dispute resolution Mortgage flipping educational campaign provided money...... 108 requirements...... 103 Structured insurance settlement payment rights and agreements Seat belt use evidence admissibility clarification...... 103 protected...... 108 Emergency telephone service (911) dispatchers liability immunity...... 104 Architecture, engineering, and other professional design Civil commitment procedures modified...... 104 board provisions modified...... 108 Putative fathers adoption registry modified...... 104 Coin-operated telephones deregulated...... 108 DWI implied consent law modified...... 104 State government telecommunications pricing plan provided...... 108 Delinquent taxes collection legal actions process modified...... 104 Rental vehicle insurance coverage regulated...... 108 Nonconsensual common law liens regulation for public officials Health plan companies uniform complaint resolution processes and employees protection purposes...... 104 modified...... 108 Uniform probate code and guardian and conservator nomination provisions modifications...... 104 CRIME PREVENTION Public service corporations private property easements description Carisoprodol classification as controlled substance effective requirements...... 104 date delay...... 109 Civil mediation proceedings settlement agreements effect Emergency telephone (911) calls interference crime expansion...... 109 modification...... 104 Criminal offenders costs payment for failure to appear after release...... 109 Child and medical support order administrative process repealed...... 104 Criminal offenders restitution challenge hearing requests time limit...... 109 Firefighter previous employment background investigations DWI investigations county sheriff contingent funds use...... 109 authorized...... 104

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County prisoners transfer authority clarification...... 109 FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINANCE Crime of adulteration scope expansion and penalty increases...... 109 Omnibus family and early childhood education bill...... 115 Criminal trials closing arguments rebuttal limits elimination...... 109 Crime of theft expansion to personal property rental...... 109 Killing or injuring a search and rescue dog provided felony GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY penalties...... 109 Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board member Crime victims’ and witnesses’ birth dates confidentiality...... 109 qualifications specified...... 115 Subsequent controlled substance conviction definition expanded...... 109 Government Innovation and Cooperation Board rules exemptions. .... 115 Local correctional fees imposition responsibility transferred...... 109 Eligibility expanded for certain state military service...... 115 Financial institution search warrants extension...... 110 Extending the civil service pilot project in the Department of Corrections conditional release and other Housing Finance Agency...... 115 provisions modified...... 110 Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority surplus Sex offender registration plea negotiation modified...... 110 state land purchase...... 115 Crime victims unclaimed restitution payments requirements...... 110 State archaeologist position appointment process modification...... 116 Juvenile delinquency and child protection provisions recodified...... 110 Legislative Audit Commission modifications...... 116 Crime of counterfeited intellectual property...... 110 Governor veto authority over state agency rules...... 116 Law enforcement agencies forfeited firearms sale and use authority...... 110 Elections provisions modified...... 116 Gamma hydroxybutyrate as controlled substance...... 110 Secretary of state records provisions modified...... 116 Juvenile court habitual truants jurisdiction extension...... 110 State building and energy code provisions modified...... 116 Tribal peace officers law enforcement authority...... 111 Occupational regulation legislation supporting documentation Arson provisions expansion...... 111 requirement...... 116 Criminal offenders rehabilitation law exemption for taxicab drivers. .... 111 Firefighters arbitration procedure...... 116 DWI enhanced gross misdemeanor provisions repealed...... 111 Public employment provisions modifications...... 116 Omnibus crime prevention and judiciary finance bill...... 111 State building code fire safety enforcement authority...... 117 Pornographic work depicting minors provided criminal penalties...... 111 Dice games in licensed liquor establishments...... 117 Dishonored check pretrial diversion program authorized...... 112 Omnibus gambling bill...... 117 Criminal forfeiture provisions modified...... 112 Election campaign finance and ethics provisions modified...... 117 Sex offender registration and community notification laws Public employees labor agreements and compensation expanded...... 112 plans ratified...... 117 Fraudulent use of another’s identity provided felony penalties...... 112 Statewide and local pension plans modified...... 117 State economically disadvantaged area business preferences award increase...... 118 EDUCATION POLICY Nursing home bingo game regulation modified...... 118 Convicted sexual offenders prohibited from school board candidacy. .... 112 Special education provisions modified...... 112 Persons convicted of criminal sexual conduct ineligible to HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE become teachers...... 112 Omnibus health and human services appropriations bill...... 118 HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE Health-related licensing board licensees infection control...... 119 Omnibus environment, natural resources, and agriculture Emergency medical services volunteer ambulance appropriations bill...... 112 attendant definition...... 120 Program for persons with functional limitations eligibility criteria ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY modification...... 120 Snowmobile metal traction device use restrictions modified...... 113 Ambulance services shared service purchasing...... 120 Collector watercraft license numbers and display requirements Health care directive form modification...... 120 exemption...... 113 Nursing home administrators sharing authority expansion...... 120 Landscape irrigation systems rain check installation requirement...... 113 Safe drinking water act public water supply definition modification...... 120 Scott County Blue Lake wastewater treatment plant water Health care provider actions statute of limitations modification...... 120 use permit approval...... 113 Physicians, acupuncturists, and athletic trainers licensing and St. Louis River estuary fishing guide license requirement...... 113 registration requirements modifications...... 120 Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne counties regional parks and Family day care licensure child age groupings definitions...... 120 trails plan...... 113 State Advisory Council on Mental Health membership Water and wastewater treatment system modifications...... 113 requirements modification...... 120 Waste Management Act technical modification...... 114 Community integrated service networks net worth reserve Migratory waterfowl refuge designation...... 114 corridor increase and utilization review...... 120 Harmful exotic species provisions modifications...... 114 Nonprofit organizations human diseases research personnel Paul Bunyan State Trail route modification...... 114 unlawful practice of medicine exemption...... 120 Vertical heat exchanger contractors licensing and regulation...... 114 Chiropractors licensed in other states practical examination State park additions, deletions, and name changes provided...... 114 requirement modification...... 120 Environmental improvement pilot program modified and made Psychological test results release regulation...... 121 permanent...... 114 Pharmacy practice definition modification...... 121 Wabasha County tax-forfeited land sale...... 114 Pharmacists to pharmacy technicians ratio requirements waiver...... 121 Leased lakeshore lot exchange or sale provisions modified...... 114 Podiatry temporary permits extension...... 121 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency judicial review provisions Nursing home residents allowed to request the use of restraints...... 121 modified...... 115 Ambulance services and first responders health care review...... 121 Health plans network shadow contracting restriction...... 121 Nursing home administrators licensing and examiners board modifications...... 121

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Psychologists licensing and regulation provisions...... 121 Local government units joint contracts joint powers agreement Health maintenance organizations home care providers prompt requirements exemption...... 126 payment...... 121 Ramsey County personnel process modification...... 126 Deaf and hard-of-hearing services division provisions modified...... 121 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board employees provisions Mental retardation day training payment rate structure task force...... 121 modified...... 127 Medical assistance reimbursement for spousal private duty nursing...... 121 Cities amusement machines license fee limit; violent video games Human services technical changes...... 122 display restrictions...... 127 Midwifery practice regulation...... 122 Municipal power agencies liability provisions modifications...... 127 Advanced practice registered nursing regulation...... 122 Local government units corporations expiration date elimination...... 127 Nursing assistants educational requirements modified...... 122 Local government units snow and ice accumulations tort liability Physician assistants disaster care authority...... 122 exemption clarification...... 127 Health department provisions modified...... 122 Local units of government regulatory relief provided...... 127 Grand Rapids Township authorized to hold November elections...... 127 HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board authorized to distribute Minnesota State University, Mankato authorized to construct the and sell electric power...... 127 Taylor Center multipurpose facility...... 123 Election redistricting provided...... 127 Omnibus higher education finance bill...... 123 RULES & LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE Revisor’s bill...... 127 Omnibus economic development appropriations bill...... 123 STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY Omnibus state departments appropriations bill...... 128 Omnibus state departments appropriations bill...... 128 Duluth Seaway Port Authority new name...... 123 Construction contracts environmental liability modifications...... 123 Landlord prelease deposits acceptance regulation...... 124 TAXES Re-employment insurance housekeeping changes...... 124 Mortgage registry and deed taxes technical corrections and Isle School District grant modification...... 124 administrative changes...... 128 Employment and training programs information collection and Agricultural assistance and tax relief...... 129 report...... 124 Bonding authority allocation provisions modifications...... 129 Tenant screening fee limits...... 124 Omnibus tax bill...... 129 Above-ground storage tank reimbursements authorized...... 124 Public debt use limitations and conditions modified...... 130 Housing program provisions modified...... 124 Brooklyn Park housing improvement area authority modified...... 124 TRANSPORTATION FINANCE Omnibus transportation appropriations bill...... 130 K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE Omnibus K-12 education policy and appropriations bill...... 124 TRANSPORTATION POLICY Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway route modification...... 131 LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS Special disability license plates for modified motor vehicles...... 131 Minneapolis and St. Paul residency requirements repealed...... 125 Kenyon Trunk Highway No. 56 relocation easements transfer...... 131 Peace officers or firefighters killed in line of duty spouse health Motorcycle blue lights display...... 131 insurance coverage...... 125 Otter Tail veterans memorial drive designation...... 131 Minneapolis skilled workers and apprentices deferred Rural residential districts speed limit...... 131 compensation plan participation...... 125 Motor vehicle registration requirements modified...... 131 Town officers or employees criminal charges defense costs Underground fuel storage tanks specifications requirements...... 131 reimbursement...... 125 Commercial motor vehicle disqualification and violations Anoka County dangerous dog registration system administration modifications...... 131 responsibility...... 126 Port authorities revenue retention...... 131 County recorders minimum security deposits requirement authority. .... 126 Vehicle security interests release time reduced...... 131 Statutory cities special elections to fill office vacancies...... 126 Milk transporters seasonal highway weight restrictions exemption. .... 131 Uniform municipal contracting law dollar limit increases...... 126 Metropolitan area motor vehicle emission control inspection Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority program termination...... 131 commissioners term modification...... 126 Transportation and highway provisions modified...... 132 Counties, cities, or towns lawful land uses termination prohibition...... 126 Towns capital reserve funds...... 126 WAYS AND MEANS Itasca County road and bridge money authority...... 126 State departments deficiency appropriations...... 132 Certain sanitary districts’ board members per diems increased...... 126 Payment of claims against the state; Lake Willis elevation control Paynesville area hospital district Richmond annexation authority...... 126 determination...... 132 Senior center, youth center, and historical work appropriations approval requirements...... 126 Police civil service commissions abolishment by city council vote...... 126

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Uniform Commercial Code agricul- changing a grantee for the Mississippi educa- tural crops financing modifications. tion center grant; imposing a condition; HF1052 (Molnau) amending Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 5, SF451* (Vickerman) subdivision 9. Chapter 105: relating to agriculture; regu- Enactment: 2/17/99 lating security interests in agricultural crops; Effective: 8/1/99 (with qualifications) AGRICULTURE POLICY modifying the treatment of certain collateral; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections St. Cloud Paramount Arts District 336.9-203; 336.9-401; and 336.9-402. regional arts center grant recipient Nonregistered pesticide distribution Enactment: 4/27/99 change. permitted for certain uses outside the Effective: 8/1/99 HF434 (Opatz) state. SF593* (Kleis) HF370 (Harder) Warehouse operators regulations Chapter 20: relating to capital improve- SF424* (Vickerman) modified. ments; correcting the name of a grant recipi- Chapter 6: relating to agriculture; authoriz- HF893 (Dorman) ent to that of the project owner; amending ing the commissioner of agriculture to allow SF1041* (Hanson) Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 23, the distribution of nonregistered pesticides Chapter 110: relating to agriculture; chang- subdivision 17. for certain uses outside the state; amending ing and clarifying provisions of the ware- Enactment: 3/25/99 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 18B.26, house law; amending Minnesota Statutes Effective: 3/26/99 subdivision 1. 1998, sections 231.01; 231.04; 231.08; 231.09; Enactment: 3/8/99 231.11; 231.12; 231.13; 231.14; 231.15; 231.16; McLeod West School District No. 2887; Effective: 1/1/99 (retroactive) 231.17; 231.18, subdivisions 1 and 6; 231.24; secondary educational facility grant. 231.28; 231.34; 231.36; 231.37; 231.38; and HF438 (Swenson) Pseudorabies control program 231.39; proposing coding for new law in SF407* (Johnson, D.E.) continuation appropriation and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 231; repealing Chapter 26: relating to capital investment; vaccine reimbursement requirement. Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 231.02; amending a grant to the McLeod West School HF414* (Gunther) 231.03; 231.05; 231.06; 231.07; 231.10; 231.15; District No. 2887; amending Laws 1998, chap- SF428 (Hanson) and 231.35. ter 404, section 5, subdivision 11. Chapter 45: relating to agriculture; extend- Enactment: 4/27/99 Enactment: 3/29/99 ing the program for control of pseudorabies Effective: 8/1/99 Effective: 3/30/99 in swine; providing reimbursement for vet- erinarians who used pseudorabies vaccine Animal feedlots ambient air quality Local government units capital after Jan. 1, 1999; providing financial man- standard exemption provided. improvement projects state assis- agement assistance to farmers; appropriat- HF1235* (Swenson) tance standards. ing money. SF692 (Dille) HF726* (Knoblach) Enactment: 4/12/99 Chapter 204: relating to agriculture; exempt- SF157 (Cohen) ing livestock production facilities from the Chapter 192: relating to capital improve- Line-item vetoes: ambient hydrogen sulfide standards on days ments; providing standards for state assis- Page 2, Sec. 2, Lines 8-23 manure is being removed from barns or tance to capital improvement projects of manure storage facilities; amending political subdivisions; proposing coding for Effective: 4/13/99 Minnesota StatutesVETOED 1998, section 116.0713. new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A. Vetoed: 5/25/99 Enactment: 5/21/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Food handlers licensing period and fee modifications for state operators. Omnibus bonding bill. HF384 (Anderson, B.) HF2205* (Knoblach) SF836* (Ourada) SF1058 (Langseth) Chapter 59: relating to agriculture; chang- Chapter 240: relating to capital improve- ing food handlers license provisions for food ments; authorizing spending for public pur- processors or manufacturers operating only poses; authorizing spending to acquire and at the state fair; amending Minnesota Stat- CAPITAL INVESTMENT to better public land and buildings and other utes 1998, sections 28A.04, subdivision 1; public improvements of a capital nature; and 28A.08, subdivision 3. Mississippi education center previous authorizing certain improvements and trans- Enactment: 4/15/99 grantee changed to city of Grand fers between accounts; making technical cor- Effective: 4/16/99 Rapids. rections; amending earlier authorizations; HF26* (Solberg) reauthorizing certain projects; authorizing SF29 (Lessard) and reauthorizing sale of state bonds; pro- Chapter 2: relating to appropriations; viding for storage and retention of certain documents; authorizing certain easements;

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providing for certain port authority leases or 473H.08, subdivision 4; 500.20, subdivision Effective: 7/1/97 (retroactive and by statute) management contracts; requesting an inves- 2a; 505.08, subdivision 3; 507.421; 508.14; tigation and report; converting certain capi- 508.24, subdivision 2; 508.25; 508.35; 508.36; Delinquent real estate taxes duplicate tal project financing from general fund cash 508.38; 508.40; 508.421, subdivision 2; 508.47, publication copies filing requirement. to general obligation bonding; canceling cer- subdivision 4; 508.49; 508.51, subdivision 1; HF1132* (Broecker) tain money to the general fund; appropriat- 508.52; 508.55; 508.56; 508.57; 508.58; 508.59; SF1116 (Ranum) ing money for the Minnesota minerals 21st 508.61, subdivisions 2 and 3; 508.67; 508.68; Chapter 60: relating to courts; eliminating century fund; appropriating money with cer- 508.71, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, and by adding filing of duplicate documents; updating the tain conditions and directions; amending a subdivision; 508.76; 508.82, subdivision 1; law governing court administrators; amend- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.69, 508A.10; 508A.11, subdivision 3; 508A.22, ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 279.13; subdivision 2; 16B.30; 136F.36, by adding a subdivisions 2 and 3; 508A.25; 508A.35; 485.018, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota subdivision; and 136F.60, by adding a subdi- 508A.38; 508A.40; 508A.421, subdivision 2; Statutes 1998, sections 357.07; and 485.018, vision; Laws 1998, chapter 404, sections 3, 508A.47, subdivision 4; 508A.49; 508A.51, subdivisions 1 and 4. subdivision 17; 7, subdivisions 23 and 26; 13, subdivision 1; 508A.52; 508A.55; 508A.56; Enactment: 4/16/99 subdivision 12; 27, subdivision 1. 508A.57; 508A.58; 508A.59; 508A.61, subdi- Effective: 8/1/99 Enactment: 5/25/99 visions 2 and 3; 508A.71, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 508A.72; All persons under civil commitment Line-item vetoes: 508A.76; 508A.82, subdivision 1; 508A.85, status provided the same legal rights. Page 2, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Lines 20-41; subdivisions 3 and 4; 515B.1-102; 515B.1- HF643* (Bishop) Page 4, Art. 1, Sec. 7, Lines 5-24; 103; 515B.1-116; 515B.2-101; 515B.2-104; SF676 (Betzold) Page 5, Art. 1, Sec. 8, Subd. 4, Lines 1-15; 515B.2-105; 515B.2-108; 515B.2-109; 515B.2- Chapter 61: relating to civil commitment; Page 5, Art. 1, Sec. 9, Subd. 2, Lines 20-48; 110; 515B.2-113; 515B.2-118; 515B.2-119; providing the same legal rights for all persons Page 6, Art. 1, Sec. 9, Subd. 4, Lines 6-14; 515B.2-121; 515B.2-122; 515B.3-103; 515B.3- under commitment status; amending Page 8, Art. 1, Sec. 14, Lines 19-26; and 105; 515B.3-106; 515B.3-110; 515B.3-113; Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 253B.23, Page 20, Art. 3, Sec. 1, Lines 1-25 515B.3-115; 515B.3-116; 515B.3-121; 515B.4- subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 101; 515B.4-102; 515B.4-106; 515B.4-107; 1998, section 609.165, subdivision 1c. 515B.4-108; 515B.4-111; 515B.4-115; 524.2- Enactment: 4/16/99 Effective: 5/26/99 201; 559.21, subdivision 2a; and 582.32, sub- Effective: 4/17/99 division 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 386; and 515B; Juror compensation system study. repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections HF1153 (Paymar) 473H.02, subdivision 11; 473H.05, subdivi- SF973* (Kelly, R.C.) sion 3; 508.405; 508.421, subdivision 1; Chapter 71: relating to courts; requesting 508.44; 508.45; 508.51, subdivision 2; 508.835; the supreme court to study and make recom- 508A.421, subdivision 1; 508A.44; 508A.45; mendations regarding juror compensation. 508A.51, subdivision 2; and 508A.835. CIVIL LAW Enactment: 4/20/99 Enactment: 3/15/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Effective: various dates Real estate provisions modifications. Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction HF382 (Seifert, J.) Minors voluntary admission and and Enforcement Act modifications. SF343* (Knutson) treatment parental consent modified. HF53 (Biernat) Chapter 11: relating to real property; mak- HF183* (Buesgens) SF129* (Knutson) ing changes in provisions about certificates SF144 (Robling) Chapter 74: relating to family law; enacting of title and the Common Interest Ownership Chapter 32: relating to civil commitment; the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Act; making miscellaneous changes to alter modifying provisions governing parental Enforcement Act; proposing coding for new real property provisions; amending Minne- consent to chemical dependency treatment law as chapter 518D; repealing Minnesota sota Statutes 1998, sections 40A.10, subdivi- for minors; amending Minnesota Statutes Statutes 1998, sections 518A.01; 518A.02; sions 1 and 3; 40A.11, subdivision 4; 47.20, 1998, section 253B.04, subdivision 1. 518A.03; 518A.04; 518A.05; 518A.06; subdivision 2; 51A.02, subdivision 29; 60C.09, Enactment: 4/12/99 518A.07; 518A.08; 518A.09; 518A.10; subdivision 1; 83.20, subdivisions 11 and 14; Effective: 8/1/99 518A.11; 518A.12; 518A.13; 518A.14; 103F.612, subdivisions 2 and 4; 103F.613, 518A.15; 518A.16; 518A.17; 518A.18; subdivision 3; 103I.235, subdivision 1; 238.22, Marriage dissolution summary 518A.19; 518A.20; 518A.21; 518A.22; subdivision 3; 273.124, subdivision 2; process revival. 518A.23; 518A.24; and 518A.25. 297H.01, subdivision 8; 327C.095, subdivi- HF1258* (Entenza) Enactment: 4/20/99 sion 5; 357.18, subdivision 1; 359.02; 386.31; SF487 (Foley) Effective: 1/1/00 389.09; 428A.11, subdivisions 4 and 6; Chapter 37: relating to family law; reviving 462C.02, subdivisions 4 and 5; 462C.05, sub- the summary dissolution process; repealing division 1; 473H.02, subdivision 6; 473H.05, Laws 1991, chapter 271, section 9, as amended. subdivision 1; 473H.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; Enactment: 4/12/99

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Business corporations regulation sions 1 and 2; 322B.676; 322B.686, subdivi- 256B.0928; 256J.45, subdivision 2; 257.45; provisions modifications. sion 3; 322B.689; 322B.699, subdivision 4; 257.74, subdivision 2; 268.9165; 287.09; HF836* (Goodno) 322B.72, subdivisions 1 and 2; 322B.80, sub- 307.08, subdivisions 2, 8, 9, and 10; SF833 (Junge) division 1; 322B.813, subdivision 3; 322B.816, 340A.3021, subdivision 2; 446A.01; 446A.04, Chapter 85: relating to business organiza- subdivision 4; 322B.833, subdivisions 2, 5, subdivision 7; 462A.21, subdivision 19; tions; regulating business corporations; de- and 6; 322B.843, subdivision 2; 322B.873, 480.054; 480.09, subdivision 1; 481.02, sub- fining terms; modifying the authority to grant subdivisions 1 and 4; 323A.10-01; and division 2; 500.245, subdivision 1; 518.5511, restricted stock; regulating take-over offers; 323A.11-02; repealing Minnesota Statutes subdivision 1; 518.6111, subdivision 5; and providing for name changes in certain cir- 1998, sections 322B.03, subdivisions 4, 5, 9, 609.26, by adding a subdivision; Laws 1994, cumstances; regulating mergers and ex- and 16; 322B.363, subdivision 8; 322B.366, chapter 560, article 2, section 15; and Laws changes; making clarifying and technical subdivision 2; 322B.816, subdivision 3; and 1997, chapter 207, section 12; repealing changes; removing ambiguities; regulating 322B.873, subdivisions 2 and 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 3.873; limited liability companies; eliminating un- Enactment: 4/22/99 16B.88, subdivision 5; 62J.47; 79.51, subdivi- necessary provisions; correcting terminol- Effective: various dates sion 4; 115A.159; 119A.28, subdivision 4; ogy; regulating member control agreements 119A.31, subdivision 3; 119A.54; 124D.17, and dissolutions; providing for the duration Revisor’s bill. subdivision 8; 144.121, subdivision 7; 144.664, of certain companies; making conforming HF1037* (Holberg) subdivision 4; 197.236, subdivisions 1 and 2; changes required by the enactment of the SF950 (Betzold) 218.011, subdivision 7; 245.825, subdivision revised Uniform Partnership Act; amending Chapter 86: relating to Minnesota Statutes; 1a; 256.995, subdivision 7; 323.02, subdivi- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 302A.011, correcting erroneous, ambiguous, and omit- sions 10 and 11; 383.01; 383.02; 383.03; subdivisions 7 and 56; 302A.111, subdivision ted text and obsolete references; eliminating 383.04; 383.05; 383.06; 383.07; 383.08; 383.09; 5; 302A.181, subdivision 1; 302A.223, subdi- certain redundant, conflicting, and super- 383.10; 383.11; 383.12; 509.01; 509.02; 509.03; vision 3; 302A.402, subdivision 3; 302A.405, seded provisions; making miscellaneous tech- 509.04; 509.05; 509.06; and 526.20; Laws 1996, subdivision 1; 302A.417, subdivision 7; nical corrections to statutes and other laws; chapter 426, sections 1 and 2; Laws 1998, 302A.457, subdivisions 1 and 2; 302A.471, amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections chapters 388, section 16; 404, section 49; and subdivision 1; 302A.613, subdivision 1; 2.724, subdivision 1; 10A.01, subdivision 18; 407, article 2, section 97; and Laws 1998, First 302A.621, subdivisions 1 and 6; 302A.671, 11A.16, subdivision 6; 12.21, subdivision 3; Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 15. subdivision 1; 302A.675, subdivision 2; 12.33, subdivision 4; 15.059, subdivision 5a; Enactment: 4/22/99 319B.02, subdivisions 10, 12, 21, and 22; 16B.171; 16B.335, subdivision 4; 16B.465, Effective: 4/23/99 319B.04, subdivisions 2 and 3; 319B.08, sub- subdivision 1; 16C.05, subdivision 2; 17.114, division 1; 319B.10, subdivision 2; 319B.11, subdivisions 3 and 4; 17.117, subdivision 15; Marriage dissolution summonses subdivisions 3, 4, and 8; 322A.02; 322A.87; 17.452, subdivision 1; 17.498; 18B.045, sub- alternative dispute resolution 322A.88; 322B.03, subdivisions 12, 30, 44, division 1; 18E.06; 19.52, subdivision 2; requirements. and 45; 322B.115, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 48A.12, subdivision 1; 58.02, subdivision 22; HF1035 (Larsen, P.) 322B.155; 322B.20, subdivisions 1 and 2; 60L.08, subdivision 1; 62E.15, subdivision 2; SF1017* (Kiscaden) 322B.30, subdivision 2; 322B.306; 322B.31, 79A.06, subdivision 5; 103A.43; 103B.321, Chapter 104: relating to civil actions; re- subdivision 3; 322B.313, subdivisions 2, 3, subdivision 1; 103B.351; 103B.581, subdivi- quiring the summons to include notice of the and 7; 322B.323, subdivision 2; 322B.326; sion 2; 103F.461; 103G.221, subdivision 1; alternative dispute resolution process; 322B.33, subdivisions 1 and 4; 322B.333, sub- 103H.175, subdivision 3; 103H.275; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section divisions 1 and 3; 322B.336, subdivisions 1 115A.175, subdivision 2; 115A.33; 115B.20, 518.091; proposing coding for new law in and 3; 322B.34, subdivisions 2 and 3; subdivisions 1 and 6; 115C.021, subdivision Minnesota Statutes, chapter 543. 322B.343, subdivisions 1 and 2; 322B.346; 1; 116.182, subdivision 3a; 116J.70, subdivi- Enactment: 4/27/99 322B.35, subdivision 1; 322B.353; 322B.356, sion 2a; 117.47; 119A.03, subdivision 2; Effective: 8/1/99 subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 322B.363, subdivi- 119A.26, subdivision 2; 119A.45; 119A.46, sions 2 and 3; 322B.366, subdivision 1; subdivision 4; 119A.51, subdivision 1; Seat belt use evidence admissibility 322B.37; 322B.383, subdivision 1; 322B.386, 119B.05, subdivision 1; 123B.57, subdivision clarification. subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 5; 322B.40, subdivi- 6; 124D.17, subdivision 7; 126C.21, subdivi- HF462 (McGuire) sions 1, 5, and 6; 322B.41, subdivisions 3 and sion 4; 126C.48, subdivision 8; 136F.47; SF303* (Foley) 4; 322B.42, subdivision 5; 322B.43, subdivi- 156.11; 168.022, subdivision 4; 169.1217, Chapter 106: relating to civil actions; clari- sions 1 and 3; 322B.50; 322B.51; 322B.52; subdivision 7a; 169.129, subdivision 2; fying admissibility of evidence regarding seat 322B.54, subdivision 1; 322B.56, subdivision 171.061, subdivision 1; 171.07, subdivision belts and child passenger restraint systems in 1; 322B.603; 322B.606, subdivision 1; 10; 174.06, subdivision 1; 179.12; 181.58; certain actions; VETOamending Minnesota Stat- 322B.61; 322B.613; 322B.616; 322B.623; 205A.01, subdivision 2; 219.074, subdivision utes 1998, section 169.685, subdivision 4. 322B.626; 322B.63, subdivision 1; 322B.636, 2; 219.39; 221.034, subdivision 5; 221.036, Vetoed: 4/27/99 ◆ subdivisions 1 and 3; 322B.64; 322B.643, sub- subdivisions 1 and 3; 239.761, subdivisions Effective: 5/18/99OVERRIDE divisions 1, 3, and 4; 322B.646; 322B.65; 13 and 14; 245.462, subdivisions 4 and 7; 322B.653; 322B.656, subdivision 1; 322B.66, 245.466, subdivision 4; 245.4871, subdivi- subdivision 2; 322B.663, subdivision 4; sion 9; 245.4875, subdivision 4; 245.825, sub- 322B.666, subdivision 1; 322B.673, subdivi- division 1b; 256B.0625, subdivision 32;

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Emergency telephone service (911) Delinquent taxes collection legal Civil mediation proceedings settle- dispatchers liability immunity. actions process modified. ment agreements effect modification. HF541 (Stanek) HF1131 (Broecker) HF1122 (Leighton) SF436* (Foley) SF1115* (Ranum) SF1093* (Hottinger) Chapter 108: relating to municipal tort li- Chapter 143: relating to courts; revising the Chapter 190: relating to civil mediation; ability; limiting liability for 911 dispatchers process for action for payment or collection providing for the effect of a mediated settle- providing prearrival medical instruction; of taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, ment agreement; amending Minnesota Stat- amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section section 270.68, subdivision 1. utes 1998, section 572.35, subdivision 1. 466.03, by adding a subdivision. Enactment: 5/11/99 Enactment: 5/21/99 Enactment: 4/27/99 Effective: 5/12/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Effective: 4/28/99 Nonconsensual common law liens Child and medical support order Civil commitment procedures regulation for public officials and administrative process repealed. modified. employees protection purposes. HF510 (Biernat) HF489 (Carruthers) HF578 (Skoglund) SF23* (Foley) SF283* (Betzold) SF84* (Cohen) Chapter 196: relating to family law; repeal- Chapter 118: relating to civil commitment; Chapter 170: relating to government; pro- ing the administrative process for support clarifying standards and procedures; modi- viding for protection of public officials and orders; establishing a child support magis- fying procedures governing persons com- employees; prohibiting the filing of fraudu- trate system; authorizing child support and mitted as mentally ill and dangerous to the lent liens; providing civil remedies; propos- visitation review hearings; amending public; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, ing coding for new law in Minnesota Stat- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13B.06, sections 253B.065, subdivision 5; 253B.17, utes, chapter 514. subdivision 1; 168A.20, subdivision 4; subdivision 1; 253B.18, subdivisions 1, 2, and Enactment: 5/17/99 171.186, subdivisions 1 and 3; 214.101, sub- 4c; 253B.185, subdivision 1; and 256G.08, Effective: 8/1/99 divisions 1 and 4; 357.021, subdivision 1a; subdivision 1. 484.70, subdivision 1; 484.72, by adding a Enactment: 5/4/99 Uniform probate code and guardian subdivision; 518.171, subdivision 4; 518.54, Effective: 8/1/99 and conservator nomination provi- by adding a subdivision; 518.551, subdivi- sions modifications. sions 9, 12, 13, and 14; 518.553; 518.575, Putative fathers adoption registry HF989 (Mullery) subdivision 1; 518.5853, subdivision 6; modified. SF1094* (Betzold) 518.6111, subdivisions 2, 7, 8, and 14; 518.616, HF863 (Tingelstad) Chapter 171: relating to probate; changing subdivision 1; 518.617, subdivision 1; 518.641, SF834* (Knutson) provisions of the Uniform Probate Code; subdivision 2; and 552.05, subdivisions 4, 5, Chapter 122: relating to adoption; changing changing nomination provisions for conser- and 10; Laws 1998, chapter 338, section 8; requirements and procedures for the puta- vators and guardians; amending Minnesota proposing coding for new law in Minnesota tive fathers’ adoption registry, communica- Statutes 1998, sections 524.2-101; 524.2 - Statutes, chapters 484; and 518; repealing tion or contact agreements, and postadoption 702; 524.3-916; and 525.544, subdivision 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 518.5511; reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Enactment: 5/17/99 and 518.5512. sections 259.52, subdivisions 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, Effective: 8/1/99 Enactment: 5/24/99 and 11; 259.58; and 259.60, by adding a Effective: 7/1/99 subdivision. Public service corporations private Enactment: 5/4/99 property easements description Firefighter previous employment Effective: 8/1/99 requirements. background investigations authorized. HF160 (Bishop) HF963 (Knoblach) DWI implied consent law modified. SF233* (Ten Eyck) SF486* (Junge) HF92* (Carruthers) Chapter 184: relating to real property; pro- Chapter 197: relating to firefighters; autho- SF397 (Betzold) viding for definite and specific descriptions rizing certain background investigations; re- Chapter 124: relating to drivers’ licenses; for certain easements; applying the require- quiring disclosures of certain employment modifying required content of petition for ment retroactively to all easements whenever information; providing civil and criminal seeking judicial review of driver’s license re- created; providing that certain deficiency penalties; providing employers immunity for vocation for violating implied consent law; judgment requirements do not apply to prop- certain disclosures; amending Minnesota allowing judges to order additional discovery erty that is not used for agricultural produc- Statutes 1998, section 604A.31, by adding a in that proceeding; amending Minnesota Stat- tion by the mortgagor; amending Minnesota subdivision; proposing coding for new law in utes 1998, section 169.123, subdivision 5c. Statutes 1998, sections 300.045; and 582.30, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F. Enactment: 5/6/99 subdivision 1. Enactment: 5/24/99 Effective: 5/7/99 Enactment: 5/21/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Effective: 5/22/99; retroactive with exceptions (Sec. 1)

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Landlord and tenant law recodified. temporary custody; amending Minnesota Year 2000 consumer protection act. HF2425* (Smith) Statutes 1998, section 518.158, subdivisions HF2337 (Larsen, P.) SF2232 (Higgins) 1 and 2. SF1262* (Limmer) Chapter 199: relating to landlord and ten- Enactment: 5/24/99 Chapter 234: relating to civil actions; limit- ant; recodifying the landlord and tenant law; Effective: 8/1/99 ing liability from year 2000 failures; propos- amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections ing coding for new law as Minnesota Stat- 72A.20, subdivision 23; 82.24, subdivision 7; Government data classification and utes, chapter 604B. 144.9504, subdivision 7; 144A.13, subdivi- dissemination provisions clarified. Enactment: 5/25/99 sion 2; 144D.06; 216C.30, subdivision 5; HF2058 (Carruthers) Effective: 5/26/99 299C.67, subdivisions 5 and 7; 299C.69; SF653* (Betzold) 327C.02, subdivision 2a; 327C.03, subdivi- Chapter 227: relating to government data sion 4; 327C.10, subdivision 1; 327C.11, sub- practices; clarifying electronic access to data; division 1; 363.033; 462A.05, subdivision 15; classifying data; clarifying the status of data 462C.05, subdivision 8; 469.156; 471A.03, on parents held by educational entities; elimi- subdivision 6; 481.02, subdivision 3; 484.013, nating inconsistent language; authorizing dis- subdivision 2; 487.17; 487.24; 488A.01, sub- semination of personnel data; authorizing divisions 4a and 5; 488A.11; 488A.18, subdi- sharing of certain data for tax administration COMMERCE visions 4 and 6; 491A.01, subdivision 9; purposes; changing deadlines for providing 514.977; 515B.3-116; 515B.4-111; 576.01, data; clarifying and modifying access to data subdivision 2; 609.33, subdivision 6; and on employees reporting violations of law; Crooked Lake detached banking 609.5317, subdivision 1; proposing coding making certain rideshare program data on facility. for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter individuals private; providing for a recodifi- HF248* (Hasskamp) 504B; repealing Laws 1998, chapter 253, cation of data practices laws; amending Min- SF324 (Ten Eyck) sections 1 to 79. nesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.03, subdivi- Chapter 7: relating to financial institutions; Enactment: 5/24/99 sion 3; 13.04, subdivision 3; 13.32, subdivi- permitting location of a branch bank in the Effective: 7/1/99 sions 2 and 3; 13.43, by adding a subdivision; town of Crooked Lake under certain 13.47; 15.17, subdivisions 1 and 2; 141.30; conditions. Prohibited inmate actions to include 181.932, subdivision 2; 270B.03, subdivisions Enactment: 3/15/99 challenging employee assignments. 1 and 5; 270B.14, subdivision 1, and by add- Effective: upon local approval HF1494* (Olson) ing a subdivision; and 273.124, subdivision SFnone 13; proposing coding for new law in Legislative Electric Energy Task Force Chapter 208: relating to corrections; modi- Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13; and 518; membership modification. fying the law prohibiting inmates from bring- repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections HF812 (Wolf) ing actions to challenge the level of expendi- 13.72, subdivision 2; and 504A.595. SF914* (Novak) tures for rehabilitation programs and the law Enactment: 5/25/99 Chapter 19: relating to electric utilities; re- related to sanctions for frivolous or mali- Effective: various dates vising the house chairs appointed to the cious claims; amending Minnesota Statutes Legislative Electric Energy Task Force; 1998, sections 244.03; and 244.035. Tenant screening report requirements amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section Enactment: 5/24/99 modified. 216C.051, subdivision 2. Effective: 8/1/99 HF1195* (Van Dellen) Enactment: 3/25/99 SF2029 (Kelly, R.C.) Effective: 3/26/99 Court reporting freelance services Chapter 229: relating to landlords and ten- regulated. ants; providing for certain eviction records Public utilities performance based HF346* (Smith) to be sealed; modifying requirements for ten- natural gas purchasing plans sunset SF278 (Hottinger) ant screening reports in the second and fourth repeal. judicial districts; amending Minnesota Stat- Chapter 215: relating to courts; requiring HF48 (Wolf) utes 1998, section 504.30, subdivision 4; pro- disclosure of contracting arrangements for SF50* (Novak) posing coding for new law in Minnesota freelance court reporting services; regulating Chapter 21: relating to utilities; abolishing Statutes, chapter 484. certain services; proposing coding for new sunset provision repealing performance- Enactment: 5/25/99 law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 486. based gas purchasing plans; repealing Effective: 5/26/99 Enactment: 5/24/99 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216B.167, Effective: 8/1/99 subdivisions 7 and 8. Enactment: 3/25/99 Relative ex parte temporary child Effective: 8/1/99 custody provisions expanded. HF817 (Wagenius) SF346* (Ranum) Chapter 219: relating to child custody; ex- panding provisions for relative ex parte

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Contracts continuity under European Medicare supplemental insurance a subdivision; 65A.34, subdivisions 1, 4, and currency. regulation provisions modifications. 5; 65A.36, subdivisions 1 and 5; 65A.37; HF1336 (Seifert, J.) HF1968* (Davids) 65A.38, subdivision 1; and 65A.42. SF727* (Kelley, S.P.) SF1827 (Oliver) Enactment: 5/4/99 Chapter 40: relating to commerce; provid- Chapter 90: relating to insurance; making Effective: 8/1/99 ing for continuity of contracts affected by the changes in Medicare supplemental insurance European currency; proposing coding for required by federal law; amending Minne- Insurers restricted from using HIV new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 334. sota Statutes 1998, sections 62A.31, subdivi- vaccine information. Enactment: 4/12/99 sions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivision; and HF1106* (Larsen, P.) Effective: 4/13/99 62A.43, subdivision 4. SF1075 (Hottinger) Enactment: 4/23/99 Chapter 121: relating to health; limiting use One call excavation notice system Effective: 4/24/99 of health information secured as part of HIV requirements modifications. vaccine research for insurance underwriting; HF1184 (Knoblach) Funeral or burial insurance sales amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section SF794* (Kleis) restrictions eliminated. 72A.20, by adding a subdivision. Chapter 43: relating to utilities; modifying HF1150 (Davids) Enactment: 5/4/99 provisions of the one call excavation notice SF1182* (Lesewski) Effective: 8/1/99 system; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Chapter 100: relating to commerce; regulat- section 216D.06, subdivision 1. ing insurance for funeral or burial expenses; Public Utilities Commission powers Enactment: 4/12/99 allowing funeral establishments to sell fu- expansion. Effective: 8/1/99 neral insurance and receive commissions for HF359* (Wolf) these sales; amending Minnesota Statutes SF684 (Novak) Township mutual insurance companies 1998, section 72A.325. Chapter 125: relating to utilities; authoriz- authorized investments expansion. Enactment: 4/26/99 ing public utilities commission to establish HF583* (Gunther) Effective: 8/1/99 and delegate powers to subcommittees and SF735 (Hottinger) to designate lead commissioners; allowing Chapter 52: relating to insurance; regulating Small company securities offering petitions to be deemed approved unless set investments by township mutual insurance registration modifications. aside for affirmative action by the commis- companies; amending Minnesota Statutes HF661 (Haas) sion; authorizing a quorum of the commis- 1998, section 67A.231. SF832* (Betzold) sion to discuss a docket without complying Enactment: 4/15/99 Chapter 103: relating to securities regula- with certain statutory law when acting as an Effective: 8/1/99 tion; making changes applicable to securities administrative court; amending Minnesota registered under the small company offering Statutes 1998, section 216A.03, by adding Township mutual insurance compa- registration; amending Minnesota Statutes subdivisions. nies territories of operation regulation 1998, section 80A.115, subdivisions 4 and 9. Enactment: 5/6/99† modifications. Enactment: 4/27/99 Effective: 5/7/99 HF1066* (Seifert, M.) Effective: 4/28/99 SF1190 (Hottinger) Increasing maximum benefits for Chapter 53: relating to insurance; township Certain professions payment require- Minnesota Comprehensive Health mutual insurance companies; regulating the ments exemption. Association. territories of operation; amending HF1622 (Gerlach) HF270* (Osskopp) Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 67A.01. SF1368* (Knutson) SF470 (Murphy) Enactment: 4/15/99 Chapter 116: relating to commerce; regulat- Chapter 130: relating to insurance; increas- Effective: 8/1/99 ing contracts for architects, engineers, sur- ing the maximum lifetime benefit limit on veyors, landscape architects, geoscientists, certain policies of the Minnesota compre- Rental motor vehicle lien and right of and interior designers; amending Minnesota hensive health insurance plan; amending detainer. Statutes 1998, sections 16C.08, subdivision Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 62E.12. HF793* (Seifert, J.) 5; and 337.10, subdivision 4. Enactment: 5/7/99† SF1497 (Kleis) Enactment: 5/3/99 Effective: 5/8/99 Chapter 78: relating to liens; creating a lien Effective: 8/1/99 and right of detainer; amending Minnesota Certain no-fault insurance benefits to Statutes 1998, section 514.19. FAIR plan modifications. cover translation services. Enactment: 4/20/99 HF1708* (Seifert, J.) HF684 (Dawkins) Effective: 8/1/99 SF1675 (Scheid) SF521* (Pappas) Chapter 120: relating to insurance; property Chapter 134: relating to insurance; requir- and liability; regulating FAIR plan coverage; ing no-fault automobile insurance medical amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections benefits to include sign interpreting and lan- 65A.32; 65A.33, subdivision 3, and by adding guage translation; making technical changes;

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amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section sion 3; 47.52; 47.54, subdivisions 2 and 3; 1a, and by adding a subdivision; 60A.052, 65B.44, subdivision 2. 47.59, subdivision 12; 47.60, subdivision 3; subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; Enactment: 5/7/99 48.15, subdivisions 2a and 3; 48.24, subdivi- 60A.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; 60A.075, by Effective: 8/1/99 sion 7, and by adding a subdivision; 48A.15, adding a subdivision; 60A.092, subdivisions subdivision 1; 49.36, subdivision 1; 52.01; 6 and 11; 60A.10, subdivision 1; 60A.111, Department of Commerce 52.05, subdivision 2; 53.03, subdivisions 1, 6, subdivision 1; 60A.13, subdivision 1; 60A.16, enforcement bill. and 7; 55.04, subdivision 2; 56.02; 56.131, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 60A.19, subdivision HF1564 (Entenza) subdivision 1; 58.04, subdivision 1; 58.06, 1; 60A.32; 60B.21, subdivision 2; 60B.25; SF1715* (Oliver) subdivision 2; 58.08, subdivision 1; 59A.03, 60B.26, subdivision 1; 60B.39, subdivision 2; Chapter 137: relating to commerce; provid- subdivision 2; 60K.11, subdivision 1; 118A.01, 60B.44, subdivisions 4, 6, and by adding sub- ing enforcement authority for the commis- subdivision 2; 168.67; 168.71; 303.25, subdi- divisions; 60D.20, subdivision 2; 60K.02, sub- sioner; regulating service of process; regulat- vision 5; 332.15, subdivisions 2 and 3; 332.17; division 1; 60K.03, subdivisions 2 and 3; ing residential building contractors and and 332.30; proposing coding for new law in 60K.19, subdivisions 7 and 8; 61A.276, sub- remodelers; providing criminal penalties; Minnesota Statutes, chapters 47; 48; 52; and division 2; 61A.60, subdivision 1; 61B.19, amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 334; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- subdivision 3; 62A.04, subdivision 3; 62A.135, 45.027, subdivisions 6 and 7; 45.028, subdivi- tions 47.20, subdivision 14; and 58.07. subdivision 5; 62A.50, subdivision 3; 62A.61; sion 2; 80A.15, subdivision 2; 326.83, subdi- Enactment: 5/13/99 62A.65, subdivision 5; 62B.04, subdivision 2; vision 18; 326.89, subdivision 3; 326.92, by Effective: various dates 62D.12, subdivision 2; 62E.02, subdivision 1; adding a subdivision; 326.94, subdivision 2; 62E.05, subdivision 1; 62E.09; 62E.13, subdi- and 332.37; proposing coding for new law in Garnishment, attachment, or levy of visions 6 and 8; 62E.14, subdivision 2; 62E.15, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82B; repealing execution exemption for Roth IRAs. subdivision 2; 62I.07, subdivision 1; 62L.02, Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 326.89, HF1008 (Huntley) subdivision 24; 62L.03, subdivision 5; 62L.05, subdivision 3a. SF1047* (Solon) subdivision 5; 62L.14, subdivision 7; 62Q.105, Enactment: 5/10/99 Chapter 160: relating to creditors’ remedies; subdivision 1; 62Q.185; 62Q.30; 62S.01, sub- Effective: various dates providing that Roth IRAs will be treated iden- division 14; 62S.05, subdivision 2; 65A.01, tically to other retirement accounts; amend- subdivisions 1, 3, and by adding a subdivi- Public utilities energy conservation ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 550.37, sion; 65A.27, subdivision 4; 65A.29, subdivi- improvement program modified. subdivision 24. sion 4; 65B.02, subdivision 2; 65B.44, subdi- HF1384 (Wolf) Enactment: 5/13/99 vision 1; 65B.48, subdivision 5; 72A.125, sub- SF1357* (Novak) Effective: 5/14/99 division 3; 72A.20, subdivision 29; 72B.04, Chapter 140: relating to utilities; modifying subdivision 10; 79A.01, subdivision 10, and conservation improvement provisions; Workers’ compensation commercial by adding a subdivision; 79A.02, subdivi- amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections self insurance group provisions sions 1, 3, and 4; 79A.03, subdivisions 6, 7, 9, 216B.16, subdivision 6b; and 216B.241, sub- modifications. 10, and by adding a subdivision; 79A.06, divisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 2a, and 2b. HF2010 (Paulsen) subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision; Enactment: 5/11/99 SF2038* (Runbeck) 79A.21, subdivision 2; 79A.23, subdivisions Effective: 5/12 /99 (Secs. 2, 3); 8/1/99 Chapter 168: relating to insurance; regulat- 1 and 2; and 256B.0644; proposing coding (Secs. 1, 4-8) ing workers’ compensation self insurance; for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter providing reporting and financial require- 60B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- Department of Commerce banking bill. ments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, tions 60A.11, subdivision 24a; 60B.36; 60B.44, HF1175 (Haas) sections 79A.21, subdivisions 2 and 3; 79A.22, subdivisions 3 and 5; 60K.08; 65A.29, subdi- SF1330* (Solon) subdivision 2; 79A.23; and 79A.24, sub– vision 12; 62Q.30; and 79A.04, subdivision 8; Chapter 151: relating to financial institu- division 2. Minnesota Rules, part 2780.0500, item C. tions; regulating fees, charges, investments, Enactment: 5/17/99 Enactment: 5/18/99 and time periods; authorizing certain part- Effective: 5/18/99 Effective: various dates time banking locations; authorizing reverse stock splits; regulating mortgage insurance Various technical and policy changes Small employers alternative health and loans; modifying the application require- relating to insurance. benefit plans. ments for credit unions; making corrections HF837* (Davids) HF870 (Haas) and conforming changes; regulating deposit SF1205 (Wiener) SF841* (Scheid) and investment of local public funds; modi- Chapter 177: relating to insurance; regulat- Chapter 181: relating to insurance; provid- fying a definition; authorizing a detached ing insurers, agents, and coverages; modify- ing an alternative benefit plan for small em- facility in Chisago Lakes Township; amend- ing reporting requirements; regulating the ployers; authorizing a small employer alter- ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 46.041, rehabilitation and liquidation of insurers; native benefit plan pilot project; modifying subdivisions 1 and 3; 46.048, subdivisions 1 modifying certain notice and disclosure pro- certain health plan company requirements; and 2b; 46.131, subdivision 10; 47.0156; visions; modifying certain definitions; mak- amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 47.101, subdivision 3; 47.20, subdivision 6b; ing technical changes; amending Minnesota 62L.02, subdivision 16; 62L.05, subdivision 47.203; 47.204, subdivision 1; 47.27, subdivi- Statutes 1998, sections 60A.02, subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision; 62Q.095,

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subdivision 1; and 62Q.51, subdivision 4; increasing the criminal penalty for providing administrative penalties for anti-competi- proposing coding for new law in Minnesota alcoholic beverages to underage persons un- tive activities by telecommunication provid- Statutes, chapter 62L. der certain circumstances; amending ers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- Enactment: 5/19/99 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.701, tions 237.461, subdivision 2, and by adding Effective: 8/1/99 subdivision 1. subdivisions; and 237.5799; proposing Enactment: 5/24/99 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, Renewable energy development Effective: 8/1/99 chapter 237. funding requirements modified. Enactment: 5/25/99 HF1940* (Jennings) Mortgage flipping educational Effective: 5/26/99 SF1792 (Novak) campaign provided money. Chapter 200: relating to utilities; modifying HF743 (Gray) State government telecommunica- requirements for renewable energy develop- SF171* (Higgins) tions pricing plan provided. ment funding; specifying that certain required Chapter 209: relating to commerce; provid- HF1778* (Gunther) expenditures are recoverable; providing a sit- ing an appropriation for an education cam- SF1785 (Ourada) ing preference for certain wind energy facili- paign on mortgage flipping; establishing pen- Chapter 228: relating to telecommunica- ties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- alties; proposing coding for new law in tions; providing for telecommunications pric- tions 116C.779; 216B.1645; and 216B.2423, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82B. ing plans for state government under over- by adding a subdivision. Enactment: 5/24/99 sight of public utilities commission; correct- Enactment: 5/24/99 Effective: 5/25/99 (Sec. 2); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1) ing a repealer; amending Laws 1997, chapter Effective: 5/25/99 123, section 11; proposing coding for new Structured insurance settlement law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237. Omnibus liquor bill. payment rights and agreements Enactment: 5/25/99 HF1079* (Paulsen) protected. Effective: 5/26/99 SF1331 (Solon) HF478 (Haas) Chapter 202: relating to liquor; authorizing SF148* (Oliver) Rental vehicle insurance coverage the city of Minneapolis to issue on-sale li- Chapter 212: relating to commerce; provid- regulated. censes; authorizing the city of St. Paul to issue ing for the protection of structured settle- HF1932* (Jennings) an on-sale license; authorizing the commis- ments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, SF1607 (Scheid) sioner of public safety to issue an additional section 176.175, subdivision 2; proposing Chapter 236: relating to insurance; regulat- on-sale license; extending the tour boat li- coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, ing rental vehicle coverages; amending quor license season; authorizing St. Paul to chapter 549. Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 60K.03, issue a temporary license for the sale of beer Enactment: 5/24/99 subdivision 7; and 72A.125, subdivisions 1 on the grounds of the State Capitol in con- Effective: 8/1/99 and 2. nection with the Twin Cities Marathon; modi- Enactment: 5/25/99 fying wine shipment requirements; allowing Architecture, engineering, and other Effective: 8/1/99 use of passports for proof of age; authorizing professional design board provisions the city of International Falls to issue a tem- modified. Health plan companies uniform porary on-sale liquor license; authorizing the HF1728 (Seifert, J.) complaint resolution processes city of St. Paul to issue temporary intoxicat- SF1485* (Scheid) modified. ing liquor licenses to Macalester College; au- Chapter 213: relating to professions; modi- HF1303 (Goodno) thorizing the cities of Proctor, Marshall, fying provisions of the board of architecture, SF1219* (Berglin) Detroit Lakes, Eden Prairie, Bemidji, and engineering, land surveying, landscape ar- Chapter 239: relating to health; establishing Stillwater to issue additional on-sale licenses; chitecture, geoscience, and interior design a uniform complaint resolution process for exempting temporary on-sale intoxicating relating to fees and continuing education; health plan companies; establishing an exter- liquor licenses at the Minneapolis Conven- increasing penalties; amending Minnesota nal review process; amending Minnesota Stat- tion Center from certain restrictions; amend- Statutes 1998, section 326.111, subdivision 6; utes 1998, sections 62D.11, subdivision 1; ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 62M.01; 62M.02, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 340A.404, subdivisions 2, 4a, 8, and by add- Statutes, chapter 326; repealing Minnesota 10, 11, 12, 17, 20, 21, and by adding a subdi- ing a subdivision; 340A.412, subdivision 4; Rules, part 1800.0500, subpart 3. vision; 62M.03, subdivisions 1 and 3; 62M.04, 340A.417; and 340A.503, subdivision 6; re- Enactment: 5/24/99 subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 62M.05; 62M.06; pealing Laws 1998, chapter 364, section 13. Effective: 8/1/99 62M.07; 62M.09, subdivision 3; 62M.10, sub- Enactment: 5/24/99 divisions 2, 5, and 7; 62M.12; 62M.15; Effective: various dates Coin-operated telephones deregulated. 62Q.106; 62Q.19, subdivision 5a; 62T.04; HF358 (Wolf) 72A.201, subdivision 4a; and 256B.692, sub- Providing alcohol to underage SF685* (Kelley, S.P.) division 2; proposing coding for new law in persons provided increased penalties. Chapter 224: relating to telecommunica- Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62D; and 62Q; HF1289* (Entenza) tions; deregulating coin-operated or public repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections SF1109 (Junge) pay telephones under state law; authorizing 62D.11, subdivisions 1b and 2; 62Q.105; Chapter 207: relating to crime prevention; the public utilities commission to assess

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62Q.11; and 62Q.30; Minnesota Rules, parts Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 611A.045, amending the theft law to specifically apply 4685.0100, subparts 4 and 4a; 4685.1010, subdivision 3. to certain situations involving the rental of subpart 3; and 4685.1700. Enactment: 4/12/99 personal property or equipment; amending Enactment: 5/25/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.52, sub- Effective: various dates divisions 1 and 2. DWI investigations county sheriff Enactment: 4/20/99 contingent funds use. Effective: 8/1/99 HF240* (Smith) SF236 (Johnson, D.H.) Killing or injuring a search and rescue Chapter 49: relating to sheriffs; authorizing dog provided felony penalties. sheriffs to expend money from the sheriff’s HF67* (Luther) contingent fund for investigating DWI- SF32 (Johnson, D.H.) CRIME PREVENTION related violations; amending Minnesota Stat- Chapter 77: relating to crime; imposing pen- utes 1998, section 387.213. alties for killing or injuring a search and Enactment: 4/15/99 rescue dog; amending Minnesota Statutes Carisoprodol classification as Effective: 8/1/99 1998, section 609.596. controlled substance effective date delay. Enactment: 4/20/99 HF536 (Broecker) County prisoners transfer authority Effective: 8/1/99 SF464* (Kelly, R.C.) clarification. Chapter 9: relating to controlled substances; HF216* (Stanek) Crime victims’ and witnesses’ birth delaying the effective date for classifying SF237 (Johnson, D.H.) dates confidentiality. Carisoprodol as a schedule IV controlled sub- Chapter 50: relating to corrections; clarify- HF1171 (Holberg) stance; amending Laws 1997, chapter 239, ing the law authorizing transfer of prisoners SF98* (Knutson) article 4, section 15, as amended. between jails and workhouses; amending Chapter 79: relating to crime victims; grant- Enactment: 3/15/99 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 643.01. ing prosecutors discretion not to disclose a Effective: 8/1/99 Enactment: 4/15/99 victim’s or witness’s date of birth; amending Effective: 8/1/99 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 611A.035. Emergency telephone (911) calls Enactment: 4/20/99 interference crime expansion. Crime of adulteration scope expansion Effective: 8/1/99 HF193 (Paymar) and penalty increases. SF255* (Ranum) HF735* (Osskopp) Subsequent controlled substance Chapter 24: relating to crime; providing that SF495 (Knutson) conviction definition expanded. interference with an emergency call is a crime; Chapter 64: relating to crime; expanding the HF142* (Pawlenty) amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section scope of the crime of adulteration to include SF1634 (Knutson) 609.78. adulterations capable of causing death or Chapter 98: relating to crime; expanding the Enactment: 3/29/99 bodily harm; increasing penalties for certain definition of “subsequent controlled sub- Effective: 3/30/99 acts of adulteration; amending Minnesota stance conviction” to include convictions Statutes 1998, section 609.687, subdivisions subsequent to a stay of adjudication for a Criminal offenders costs payment for 2 and 3. controlled substance crime; amending failure to appear after release. Enactment: 4/16/99 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 152.01, sub- HF732 (Osskopp) Effective: 8/1/99 division 16a. SF99* (Knutson) Enactment: 4/26/99 Chapter 28: relating to crime; requiring of- Criminal trials closing arguments Effective: 8/1/99 fenders convicted for failure to appear after rebuttal limits elimination. release to pay costs incurred by the prosecut- HF197 (Pawlenty) Local correctional fees imposition ing authority or governmental agency due to SF198* (Kelly, R.C.) responsibility transferred. the failure to appear; amending Minnesota Chapter 72: relating to criminal procedure; HF1125* (McGuire) Statutes 1998, section 609.49, subdivisions 1, specifying that the prosecution has the right SF1087 (Spear) 2, and by adding a subdivision. to reply in rebuttal to the closing argument of Chapter 111: relating to crime prevention; Enactment: 4/1/99 the defense; amending Minnesota Statutes authorizing local correctional agencies rather Effective: 8/1/99 1998, section 631.07. than courts to impose local correctional fees Enactment: 4/20/99 for offenders under the supervision and con- Criminal offenders restitution Effective: 8/1/99 trol of the local agency; requiring a report; challenge hearing requests time limit. amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections HF733 (Osskopp) Crime of theft expansion to personal 244.18, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5; and 609.102, SF117* (Knutson) property rental. subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes Chapter 38: relating to crime; limiting the HF868* (Hackbarth) 1998, section 609.102, subdivisions 3 and 4. time period during which a defendant may SF866 (Hanson) Enactment: 4/27/99 challenge a restitution request; amending Chapter 76: relating to crime prevention; Effective: 8/1/99

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Financial institution search warrants nal sentences and juvenile disposition or- Crime of counterfeited intellectual extension. ders; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, property. HF1169 (Holberg) section 243.166, subdivision 2. HF263 (Gerlach) SF496* (Knutson) Enactment: 5/6/99 SF411* (Johnson, D.H.) Chapter 117: relating to crime; allowing Effective: 7/1/99 Chapter 142: relating to crime; imposing courts to extend the time period for search criminal penalties for manufacturing, dis- warrants for financial records; amending Crime victims unclaimed restitution tributing, selling, or possessing with intent to Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 626.15. payments requirements. sell or distribute counterfeited intellectual Enactment: 5/3/99 HF1359* (Mahoney) property; providing for forfeiture of these Effective: 8/1/99 SF1023 (Cohen) items; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Chapter 136: relating to crime victims; clari- sections 609.531, subdivision 1; and 609.902, Department of Corrections conditional fying the procedure for the deposit of un- subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law release and other provisions modified. claimed restitution funds; expanding cover- in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. HF1553* (McGuire) age for crime victims reparations to include Enactment: 5/11/99 SF2078 (Kleis) moving expense for victims of crime; extend- Effective: 8/1/99 Chapter 126: relating to corrections; autho- ing the time limit for filing of claims to three rizing offenders conditionally released to years and allowing an exception to the time Law enforcement agencies forfeited perform community work service to file limit for all child abuse cases; amending firearms sale and use authority. claims for injuries sustained during compen- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 611A.04, HF70* (Daggett) sated service; repealing a requirement for a by adding a subdivision; 611A.52, subdivi- SF197 (Pariseau) report on training funds; authorizing expen- sion 8; 611A.53, subdivision 2; and 611A.612. Chapter 148: relating to public safety; au- diture of funds for staff working in licensed Enactment: 5/10/99 thorizing law enforcement agencies to sell juvenile facilities; authorizing deduction from Effective: 8/1/99 forfeited firearms, ammunition, and firearm an inmate’s account of restitution ordered accessories to firearms dealers; allowing cer- for damage to staff property and personal Juvenile delinquency and child tain agencies to retain forfeited money for injuries to another; authorizing the commis- protection provisions recodified. crime prevention use; amending Minnesota sioner to require any inmate to participate in HF1310 (Goodno) Statutes 1998, section 609.5315, subdivisions rehabilitative programs and impose disci- SF184* (Ranum) 1 and 2. plinary sanctions for refusal to participate; Chapter 139: relating to juvenile justice; re- Enactment: 5/11/99 clarifying that sentence for imprisonment is codifying, clarifying, and relocating provi- Effective: 8/1/99 only for felonies; making certain criminal sions relating to juvenile delinquency and justice agency records available to commis- child protection; providing separate areas of Gamma hydroxybutyrate as sioner of corrections and probation officers; law dealing with child protection and delin- controlled substance. specifying criteria for commitment of juve- quency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, HF1255 (Skoglund) nile male offenders at the Minnesota section 260.011, subdivision 1; proposing SF2120* (Johnson, D.H.) Correctional Facility-Red Wing; repealing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 163: relating to crime prevention; the law authorizing the mutual agreement chapter 260; proposing coding for new law as classifying gamma hydroxybutyrate as a con- rehabilitative program; prohibiting use of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 260B; and 260C; trolled substance; amending Minnesota Stat- state funds to acquire art for state correc- repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections utes 1998, section 152.02, subdivision 4. tional facilities; amending Minnesota Stat- 257.069; 257.071; 257.0711; 257.072; 257.35; Enactment: 5/13/99 utes 1998, sections 3.739, subdivision 1; 257.351; 257.352; 257.353; 257.354; 257.355; Effective: 8/1/99 16B.35, by adding a subdivision; 241.01, sub- 257.356; 257.3571; 257.3572; 257.3573; division 5; 241.0221, subdivisions 1 and 2; 257.3574; 257.3575; 257.3576; 257.3577; Juvenile court habitual truants 241.26, subdivision 5; 243.23, subdivision 3; 257.3578; 257.3579; 257.40; 257.41; 257.42; jurisdiction extension. 244.03; 244.05, subdivision 1b; 609.105, sub- 257.43; 257.44; 257.45; 257.46; 257.47; 257.48; HF1112 (Biernat) division 1; and 609.115, subdivision 3; Laws 260.011, subdivision 2; 260.013; 260.015; SF1180* (Pappas) 1997, chapter 239, article 9, section 45; re- 260.092; 260.094; 260.096; 260.101; 260.111; Chapter 164: relating to juveniles; extend- pealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 260.115; 260.121; 260.125; 260.126; 260.131; ing juvenile court jurisdiction over children 244.02. 260.132; 260.133; 260.135; 260.141; 260.145; who are habitual truants; amending Enactment: 5/6/99 260.151; 260.155; 260.157; 260.161; 260.162; Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 260.181, Effective: 8/1/99 260.165; 260.171; 260.172; 260.173; 260.1735; subdivision 4. 260.174; 260.181; 260.185; 260.191; 260.192; Enactment: 5/13/99 Sex offender registration plea 260.193; 260.195; 260.211; 260.215; 260.221; Effective: 5/14/99 negotiation modified. 260.241; 260.242; 260.245; 260.251; 260.255; HF1707* (Haake) 260.261; 260.271; 260.281; 260.291; 260.301; SF1602 (Limmer) 260.315; 260.35; 260.36; 260.39; and 260.40. Chapter 127: relating to public safety; pro- Enactment: 5/11/99 hibiting courts from modifying statutory sex Effective: 8/1/99 offender registration requirements in crimi-

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Tribal peace officers law enforcement subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 179A.10, subdivision 4; 179A.12, subdivi- authority. 1998, sections 169.121, subdivision 3e; 169.129, sion 4; 179A.22, subdivisions 2 and 3; 241.016; HF1607* (Smith) subdivision 2; and 609.02, subdivision 2a. 241.0221, subdivision 4; 241.275, subdivi- SF1674 (Moe) Enactment: 5/24/99 sions 1 and 2; 242.192; 243.50; 244.052, sub- Chapter 175: relating to peace officers; au- Effective: 5/25/99 divisions 1, 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; thorizing federally recognized tribes to exer- 244.18, subdivision 3; 253B.185, by adding a cise concurrent criminal jurisdictional au- Omnibus crime prevention and subdivision; 253B.23, subdivisions 1 and 8; thority with the local sheriff within the geo- judiciary finance bill. 256.01, subdivision 2; 256.486, subdivisions graphical boundaries of the tribe’s reserva- HF2404 (Broecker) 1 and 2; 257.69, subdivision 2; 260.151, sub- tion; establishing requirements for the exer- SF2221* (Kelly, R.C.) division 3; 260.161, subdivision 1; 260.181, cise of such authority; amending Minnesota Chapter 216: relating to the operation of by adding a subdivision; 260.185, by adding Statutes 1998, section 626.84, subdivision 1; state government; crime prevention and ju- a subdivision; 260.251, subdivisions 2 and 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota diciary finance; appropriating money for the 260.56; 299A.62, subdivision 1; 299A.64, sub- Statutes, chapter 626. judicial branch, public safety, public defense, division 10; 299C.65, subdivisions 2, 5, and Enactment: 5/18/99 crime victims, corrections, human rights, and by adding subdivisions; 340A.703; 346.56; Effective: 5/19/99 related purposes; establishing and expand- 466.01, subdivision 6; 480.181, subdivision ing grant programs, task forces, and pilot 1; 484.013, subdivisions 1 and 2; 484.64, sub- Arson provisions expansion. projects; requiring reports and studies; in- division 3; 484.65, subdivision 3; 485.018, HF621* (Fuller) creasing the number of judges; transferring, subdivisions 2 and 6; 485.03; 485.27; 487.10, SF584 (Novak) modifying, and expanding responsibility for subdivision 4; 518.165, subdivision 3; 546.13; Chapter 176: relating to public safety; add- various governmental responsibilities; pro- 546.44, subdivision 3; 563.01, subdivisions 2, ing various arson definitions relating to flam- viding procedures for integrated criminal 9, and 10; 590.01, subdivision 1, and by add- mability; imposing penalties on students who justice information systems; adopting vari- ing a subdivision; 609.035, subdivisions 1, 2, use ignition devices inside educational build- ous provisions relating to corrections; ex- and by adding a subdivision; 609.102, by ings; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- panding the categories of offenders that must adding a subdivision; 609.3461, subdivisions tions 609.561, subdivision 3; and 609.5631, provide a biological specimen for DNA test- 1 and 2; 611.33, subdivision 3; 611A.77; subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law ing; expanding postconviction relief for cer- 626.843, subdivision 4; 626.845, subdivision in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. tain offenders; establishing the Rush City 1; 626.8462; 626.8463, subdivision 1; and Enactment: 5/18/99 correctional facility; authorizing a lease-pur- 626.8465, subdivision 2; Laws 1997, chapter Effective: 8/1/99 chase agreement for a northern satellite labo- 85, article 3, section 53; proposing coding for ratory facility and additional work related to new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 179A; Criminal offenders rehabilitation law a new facility in St. Paul for the Bureau of 241; 243; 260; 299A; 480; and 626; repealing exemption for taxicab drivers. Criminal Apprehension; imposing, clarify- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119A.04, HF1890 (Mahoney) ing, and expanding certain criminal and civil subdivision 5; 241.275, subdivision 5; 241.277; SF1639* (Kelly, R.C.) provisions and penalties; closing a work pro- 256D.05, subdivisions 3 and 3a; 357.021, sub- Chapter 191: relating to offender rehabilita- gram for nonviolent offenders; making cer- division 2a; 563.01, subdivision 1; 609.113; tion; exempting the licensing of certain taxi- tain changes related to sex offenders; ex- 626.5532, subdivision 2; and 626.8463, sub- cab drivers from the requirements of chapter panding the housing and court calendar pro- division 2. 364; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- gram; creating a program to license qualified Enactment: 5/25/99 tion 364.09. court interpreters; increasing the state’s fiscal Enactment: 5/21/99 responsibility for certain persons prior to Line-item vetoes: Effective: 5/22/99 civil commitment; establishing requirements Page 10, Art. 1, Sec. 7, relating to out-of-home placements of juve- Subd. 6, Lines 55-60 DWI enhanced gross misdemeanor niles; providing for state funding of certain provisions repealed. programs and personnel; providing for state Effective: various dates HF1848 (Goodno) funding of court administration costs in speci- SF1382* (Spear) fied judicial districts; establishing collective Pornographic work depicting minors Chapter 194: relating to crime prevention; bargaining provisions for court employees provided criminal penalties. repealing provisions and striking language re- and public defenders; extending the sunset HF1081 (Skoglund) lated to the enhanced gross misdemeanor DWI date for a juvenile records provision; amend- SF1404* (Johnson, D.H. ) crime; expanding the gross misdemeanor DWI ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 2.722, Chapter 217: relating to crime; providing crime, probationary period, and mandatory subdivision 1; 16B.35, by adding a subdivi- criminal penalties for possessing and dis- sentencing provisions; requiring mandatory sion; 43A.02, subdivision 25; 43A.24, subdi- seminating pornographic work depicting a consecutive sentences for certain DWI-related vision 2; 119A.26; 119A.28, subdivisions 2 minor; including computer-generated or offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, and 3; 119A.29, subdivision 1; 119A.31, sub- computer-altered images within the defini- sections 169.121, subdivisions 1c, 3, and 3d; division 3; 119A.32; 119A.33; 119A.34, sub- tion of pornographic work; amending 169.129, subdivision 1; 609.02, subdivision 2; divisions 3 and 4; 168A.40, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 617.246, 609.035, subdivision 2; 609.105, subdivisions 1 179A.03, subdivisions 7, 14, 15, and by add- subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, and by adding a subdi- and 3; 609.135, subdivision 2; and 609.15, ing a subdivision; 179A.06, subdivision 2; vision; and 617.247, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4,

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and by adding a subdivision. transfer, possess, or use the identity of an- Persons convicted of criminal sexual Enactment: 5/24/99 other with intent to commit or aid in the conduct ineligible to become teachers. Effective: 8/1/99 commission of certain unlawful activity; HF14* (Fuller) amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections SF574 (Neuville) Dishonored check pretrial diversion 13C.01, subdivision 1; 609.531, subdivision Chapter 201: relating to education; provid- program authorized. 1; and 609.902, subdivision 4; proposing cod- ing that a person convicted of child abuse or HF624 (Stanek) ing for new law in Minnesota Statutes, sexual abuse is ineligible to be licensed as a SF441* (Spear) chapter 609. teacher; providing for reconsideration in cases Chapter 218: relating to crime prevention; Enactment: 5/25/99 of reversal by a court or issuance of a pardon; modifying the criminal penalties for certain Effective: 8/1/99 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections crimes to provide more uniformity; creating 122A.20, subdivision 1; 122A.40, subdivi- a pretrial diversion program for writers of sions 5 and 13; 122A.41, subdivision 6; and dishonored checks; amending Minnesota 631.40, by adding a subdivision. Statutes 1998, sections 332.50, subdivision 2; Enactment: 5/24/99 609.52, subdivision 3; 609.535, subdivision Effective: 5/25/99 2a; 609.631, subdivision 4; and 609.821, sub- division 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 628. EDUCATION POLICY Enactment: 5/24/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Convicted sexual offenders prohibited Criminal forfeiture provisions from school board candidacy. modified. HF1845 (Seifert, M.) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL HF2016 (Dawkins) SF1527* (Frederickson) SF1831* (Anderson) Chapter 101: relating to school boards; a RESOURCES FINANCE Chapter 225: relating to crime prevention; person convicted of a sex offense who is making miscellaneous changes to certain for- required to be registered under the predatory Omnibus environment, natural feiture provisions; amending Minnesota Stat- offender law is not eligible to be a candidate resources, and agriculture appropria- utes 1998, sections 169.1217, subdivisions 7 for the office of school board member; amend- tions bill. and 7a; and 609.5314, subdivisions 2 and 3. ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections HF2388 (Holsten) Enactment: 5/25/99 123B.09, by adding a subdivision; and SF2226* (Krentz) Effective: 8/1/99 205A.06, by adding a subdivision. Chapter 231: relating to state government; Enactment: 4/26/99 appropriating money for environmental, Effective: 8/1/99 Sex offender registration and commu- natural resources, and agricultural purposes; nity notification laws expanded. establishing and modifying certain programs; HF228 (Bishop) Special education provisions modified. providing for regulation of certain activities SF174* (Ranum) HF483 (Tuma) and practices; providing for accounts, assess- Chapter 233: relating to crime prevention; SF296* (Robertson) ments, and fees; amending Minnesota Stat- requiring certain persons committed as men- Chapter 123: relating to education; modify- utes 1998, sections 14.386; 16A.531, by add- tally ill and dangerous to the public to regis- ing special education provisions; providing ing a subdivision; 16B.171, as amended; 17.03, ter as predatory sex offenders and to be sub- for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Stat- by adding a subdivision; 17.038; 17.102, sub- ject to the community notification law; im- utes 1998, sections 121A.41, subdivision 10; division 4; 17.109, subdivision 1; 17.115, sub- posing mandatory disclosure requirements 121A.43; 125A.023; 125A.027; 125A.03; division 3; 17.116, subdivision 3; 17.117, sub- under the community notification law; 125A.07; 125A.08; 125A.09, subdivisions 1 division 3; 17.136; 17.457, subdivision 10; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections and 6; 125A.10; 125A.18; 125A.21, subdivi- 17.59, subdivision 5; 17.85; 17.982, subdivi- 243.166, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; and 244.052, sion 2; 125A.24; 125A.30; 125A.33; 125A.44; sion 1; 17.983, subdivision 1; 17A.11; 17B.15, subdivisions 1 and 4. 125A.52, subdivision 1; and 125A.75, subdi- subdivision 1; 18B.05, subdivision 1; 18B.26, Enactment: 5/25/99 vision 8; repealing Laws 1998, chapter 398, subdivision 5; 18C.131; 18E.02, subdivision Effective: 5/26/99 (Sec. 5); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1-4) article 2, section 53; Minnesota Rules, part 5; 18E.03, subdivision 1; 21.115; 21.116; 21.90, 3525.2470. subdivision 3; 21.92; 25.39, subdivision 4; Fraudulent use of another’s identity Enactment: 5/4/99 27.07, subdivision 6; 28A.075; 28A.08, sub- provided felony penalties. Effective: various dates division 3, as amended; 29.22, subdivision 5; HF112 (Bishop) 31.101, subdivision 10; 31.94; 31.95, subdivi- SF333* (Kelly, R.C.) sion 3a; 31A.01; 31A.02, subdivision 4, and Chapter 244: relating to crime prevention; by adding subdivisions; 31A.15, subdivision entitling consumers to free copies of con- 1; 31A.21, subdivisions 1 and 3; 31A.31; 32.21, sumer reports; providing criminal penalties subdivision 4; 32.394, subdivision 9; 35.02, and forfeiture sanctions for persons who subdivision 1; 35.04; 35.05; 35.08; 35.09, sub-

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divisions 2 and 2a; 35.67; 35.68; 35.82, subdi- Landscape irrigation systems rain visions 1b, 2, and 3; 35.92, subdivision 5; Line-item vetoes: check installation requirement. 35.93, subdivision 1; 41B.044, subdivision 2; Page 6, Sec. 2, Subd. 2, Lines 3-29; HF564 (Ozment) 84.027, subdivision 15; 84.0855, subdivision Page 10, Sec. 5, Subd. 3, Lines 54-58; SF609* (Price) 2, and by adding a subdivision; 84.81, by Page 17, Sec. 5; Subd. 7, Lines 23-24, 35-36; Chapter 27: relating to water; requiring new adding a subdivision; 84.8205, by adding a Page 20, Sec. 8, Lines 55-56; landscape irrigation systems to have rain subdivision; 84.83, subdivisions 3 and 4; Page 43, Sec. 16, Subd. 10 (d), Lines 22-31; checks; proposing coding for new law in 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.862, subdivisions 1 Page 47, Sec. 16, Subd. 11 (n), Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103G. and 2; 84.872, subdivision 1; 84.91, subdivi- Lines 3-13; and Vetoed: 4/1/99 sion 1; 84.98, subdivision 6; 85.015, subdivi- Page 52, Sec. 16, Subd. 13 (n), Lines 38-42 VETOED sion 4, and by adding a subdivision; 85.019, Scott County Blue Lake wastewater subdivision 2, and by adding subdivisions; Effective: various dates treatment plant water use permit 85.40, subdivision 5; 85.41, subdivisions 1, 4, approval. and 5; 85.42; 85.44; 85.45, subdivision 1; HF1403 (Buesgens) 86B.415; 88.067; 89A.01, by adding a subdi- SF1173* (Robling) vision; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; Chapter 56: relating to water; approving the 89A.06; 89A.07, subdivisions 3 and 5; 89A.10; granting of a permit for the consumptive use 92.45; 92.46, subdivision 1; 97B.020; of groundwater pursuant to Minnesota Stat- 103B.227, subdivision 2; 103F.515, subdivi- utes, section 103G.265, subdivision 3. sion 2; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 115.55, sub- Enactment: 4/15/99 division 5a; 115A.02; 115A.908, subdivision ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL Effective: 4/16/99 2; 115B.39, subdivision 2; 115B.40, subdivi- RESOURCES POLICY sions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8; 115B.405, subdivi- St. Louis River estuary fishing guide sion 1; 115B.42; 115B.43, subdivision 1; license requirement. 115B.442, by adding a subdivision; 116.07, Snowmobile metal traction device use restrictions modified. HF1109 (Munger) subdivision 7; 116.072, by adding a subdivi- SF803* (Solon) HF6* (Hackbarth) sion; 116.073, subdivisions 1 and 2; 156.001, Chapter 57: relating to game and fish; re- SF40 (Stumpf) subdivisions 2, 3, and by adding a subdivi- quiring a fishing guide license on the Chapter 4: relating to recreational vehicles; sion; 156.01, subdivision 3; 156.02, subdivi- St. Louis river estuary; amending Minnesota modifying rulemaking authority; modifying sions 1 and 2; 156.03; 156.072; 156.10; 156.11; Statutes 1998, sections 97A.475, subdivision certain restrictions on the use of snowmobile 156.12, subdivisions 2 and 4; 169.121, subdi- 15; and 97C.311, subdivision 1. metal traction devices; establishing fines for vision 3; 169.1217, subdivision 9; 169.123, Enactment: 4/15/99 operation of snowmobiles with metal trac- subdivision 1; 171.07, subdivisions 12 and Effective: 8/1/99 13; 223.17, subdivision 3; 231.16; 232.22, tion devices on paved public trails; modify- ing certain definitions; amending Minnesota subdivision 3; 233.08; 236.02, subdivision 4; Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne Statutes 1998, sections 84.86, subdivision 1; 239.791, subdivisions 1, 12, and by adding counties regional parks and trails plan. subdivisions; 290.431; 290.432; 296A.18, sub- and 169.1217, subdivision 1; Laws 1998, chap- HF841 (Opatz) division 3; 297H.13, subdivision 5; 325E.11; ter 401, section 61; proposing coding for new SF881* (Kleis) 325E.112, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 325E.113; law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84; re- Chapter 65: relating to recreation; creating a 500.24, subdivisions 2 and 3; 574.263; and pealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections parks and trails plan of regional significance 574.264, subdivision 1; Laws 1995, chapter 84.871, subdivision 2; 84.8715; and 85.015, in certain counties in central Minnesota; pro- 220, section 142, as amended; Laws 1996, subdivision 1c. posing coding for new law in Minnesota chapter 351, section 2, as amended; Laws Enactment: 3/4/99 Statutes, chapter 85. 1998, chapters 401, section 53; 404, section 7, Effective: 3/5/99 Enactment: 4/16/99 subdivisions 23 and 26; and Laws 1999, chap- Effective: 8/1/99 ters 4, section 2; and 161, section 44; propos- Collector watercraft license numbers ing coding for new law in Minnesota Stat- and display requirements exemption. Water and wastewater treatment utes, chapters 17; 18E; 28A; 31B; 84; 103G; HF137* (Rostberg) system modifications. 115B; 116; and 156; repealing Minnesota Stat- SF463 (Johnson, J.B.) HF645* (Tingelstad) utes 1998, sections 31A.28; 35.245; 35.96, Chapter 22: relating to watercraft; exempt- SF651 (Robertson) subdivision 4; 42.01; 42.02; 42.03; 42.04; ing collector watercraft from certain water- Chapter 66: relating to the environment; 42.05; 42.06; 42.07; 42.08; 42.09; 42.10; 42.11; craft license display requirements; amending conforming state requirements for water sup- 42.12; 42.13; 42.14; 86B.415, subdivision 7a; Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 86B.401, by ply and wastewater treatment operator certi- 446A.21; and 473.845, subdivision 2. adding a subdivision. fication to federal requirements; removing Enactment: 5/25/99 Enactment: 3/26/99 Effective: 8/1/99 the expiration date of an advisory council; removing obsolete references; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 115.71,

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subdivisions 9a and 10; and 115.741, subdi- Paul Bunyan State Trail route amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections visions 1, 2, and 3. modification. 114C.20; 114C.21, subdivisions 1, 4, and by Enactment: 4/20/99 HF1944 (Wenzel) adding subdivisions; 114C.22; 114C.24, sub- Effective: 8/1/99 SF1470* (Samuelson) divisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; 114C.25; 114C.26; Chapter 95: relating to natural resources; 114C.27; and 114C.28; repealing Minnesota Waste Management Act technical modifying the route of Paul Bunyan State Statutes 1998, sections 114C.21, subdivisions modification. Trail; permitting operation of motorized de- 9 and 11; 114C.29; 114C.30; and 114C.31. HF1151 (Howes) vices by physically disabled on certain state Enactment: 5/13/99 SF1176* (Johnson, J. B.) trails; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Effective: 8/1/99 Chapter 73: relating to the environment; sections 85.015, subdivision 15; and 85.018, making technical changes to the Waste Man- subdivision 4. Wabasha County tax-forfeited land sale. agement Act; amending Minnesota Statutes Enactment: 4/23/99 HF502 (Osskopp) 1998, sections 115A.15, subdivision 5; Effective: 8/1/99 SF626* (Murphy) 115A.411, subdivision 1; 115A.52; and Chapter 161: relating to public lands; pro- 115A.551, subdivision 2a; repealing Minne- Vertical heat exchanger contractors viding that participation in certain tax pro- sota Rules, parts 9200.0100; 9200.0200; licensing and regulation. grams will not reduce damage awards granted 9200.0300; 9200.0400; 9200.0500; 9200.0600; HF2021 (Bishop) in an eminent domain proceeding; modify- 9200.0700; 9200.0800; 9200.0900; 9200.1000; SF1539* (Stumpf) ing prior private sale of tax-forfeited land in 9200.1100; 9200.1200; 9200.1300; 9200.1400; Chapter 153: relating to the environment; Carlton County; authorizing public and pri- 9200.1500; 9200.1600; 9200.1700; 9200.1800; regulating limited well/boring contractors vate sales, conveyances, and exchanges of 9200.1900; 9200.2000; 9200.2100; 9200.2200; and the installation of vertical heat exchang- certain tax-forfeited lands that border public 9200.2210; 9200.2220; 9205.0600; 9205.0601; ers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- water or wetland in Anoka, Cass, Chisago, 9205.0602; 9205.0603; 9205.0604; 9205.0605; tions 103I.005, subdivisions 12, 13, and 20; Cook, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, 9205.0606; 9205.0607; and 9205.0608. 103I.101, subdivisions 2 and 5; 103I.105; Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, Mower, Olmsted, Red Enactment: 4/20/99 103I.205, subdivisions 2 and 4; 103I.301, sub- Lake, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Effective: 8/1/99 divisions 2 and 3; 103I.501; 103I.531; and Wabasha, Wadena, and Washington coun- 103I.641, subdivisions 1 and 3. ties; authorizing private sales and convey- Migratory waterfowl refuge Enactment: 5/13/99 ances of certain tax-forfeited land in designation. Effective: various dates Koochiching, Ramsey, and St. Louis coun- HF1404 (Swenson) ties; authorizing private sale and convey- SF972* (Frederickson) State park additions, deletions, and ances of certain surplus land in Aitkin, Anoka, Chapter 81: relating to game and fish; modi- name changes provided. Houston, Otter Tail, St. Louis, and Wright fying migratory waterfowl refuge provisions; HF1301 (Vandeveer) counties and to the Bloomington Housing designating a migratory waterfowl refuge; SF1449* (Price) and Redevelopment Authority; authorizing repealing a commissioner’s order; amending Chapter 157: relating to natural resources; certain land conveyances in connection with Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.095, renaming a state park; adding to and deleting the transfer of state land in Steele County; subdivision 1. from state parks; authorizing a land exchange authorizing private sales and conveyances of Enactment: 4/20/99 in a state park; transferring land from a state certain county land in Goodhue and Itasca Effective: 8/1/99 wayside to a state park and abolishing a state counties; authorizing Koochiching County wayside; authorizing a private sale of surplus to exercise the power of eminent domain for Harmful exotic species provisions land in Rock County; renaming the visitors’ acquisition of certain trust fund land; autho- modifications. center at Gooseberry Falls State Park; amend- rizing the city of Bemidji to exercise the power HF1248 (Howes) ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.012, of eminent domain for acquisition of certain SF1528* (Price) subdivision 19; proposing coding for new trust fund land that borders public waters Chapter 92: relating to natural resources; law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 85; re- and wetlands; amending Minnesota Statutes modifying harmful exotic species provisions; pealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 1998, section 117.085; Laws 1997, chapter amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 85.013, subdivision 8. 207, section 7, as amended. 84.027, subdivision 13; 84D.01, subdivision Enactment: 5/13/99 Enactment: 5/13/99 2; 84D.02, subdivision 4; 84D.03, subdivi- Effective: 8/1/99 Effective: various dates sion 1, and by adding a subdivision; 84D.09, subdivision 2; 84D.10; 84D.11, by adding a Environmental improvement pilot Leased lakeshore lot exchange or sale subdivision; and 84D.12, subdivisions 1 and program modified and made provisions modified. 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- permanent. HF1430 (Tuma) tions 84D.01, subdivision 10; and 84D.03, HF1477 (Rostberg) SF1572* (Frederickson) subdivision 2. SF1541* (Price) Chapter 180: relating to natural resources; Enactment: 4/23/99 Chapter 158: relating to the environment; modifying provisions for the exchange or Effective: 4/25/99 modifying and making permanent the envi- sale of leased lakeshore lots; amending Laws ronmental improvement pilot program;

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1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, sub- subdivisions 1 and 3; 124D.19, subdivision Enactment: 2/17/99 divisions 2, 3, and 4. 11; 124D.20, subdivision 5; 124D.22; 124D.23, Effective: 2/18/99 Enactment: 5/19/99 by adding a subdivision; 124D.33, subdivi- Effective: 7/1/99 (Sec. 1); 8/1/99 (Sec. 2, 3) sions 3 and 4; 124D.52, by adding subdivi- Government Innovation and sions; 124D.53, subdivision 3, and by adding Cooperation Board rules exemptions. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency a subdivision; 124D.54, subdivision 1; HF2024 (Seifert, J.) judicial review provisions modified. 125A.35, subdivision 5; 171.29, subdivision SF1660* (Wiger) HF1621* (Osskopp) 2; 256.01, subdivision 4; 256.045, subdivi- Chapter 41: relating to the Board of SF1734 (Higgins) sions 6, 7, and by adding a subdivision; Government Innovation and Cooperation; ex- Chapter 235: relating to the environment; 256.046, subdivision 1; 256.741, subdivision tending exemptions from enforcement of law modifying provisions relating to judicial re- 4; 256.98, subdivisions 1, 7, and 8; 256.983, granted by the board during calendar years view of agency decisions; modifying require- subdivisions 3 and 4; and 466.01, subdivision 1996 and 1998; amending Minnesota Statutes ments for incinerator monitors; amending 1; Laws 1997, chapter 162, article 2, section 1998, section 465.797, subdivision 5a. Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 115.05, 28, subdivision 6; Laws 1997, First Special Enactment: 4/12/99 subdivision 11; and 116.85, subdivision 3. Session chapter 4, article 1, section 61, subdi- Effective: 8/1/99 Enactment: 5/25/99 visions 2 and 3, as amended; Laws 1998, First Effective: 8/1/99 Special Session chapter 1, article 1, sections Eligibility expanded for certain state 10, 11, and 12; proposing coding for new law military service. in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B; and HF1565* (Anderson, B.) 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, SF1677 (Wiener) sections 119B.01, subdivision 15; 119B.03, Chapter 46: relating to the military; expand- subdivision 7; 119B.05, subdivisions 6 and 7; ing eligibility for certain state service; amend- 119B.075; 119B.17; 119B.18, subdivisions 1 ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 190.08, and 2; 119B.19, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5; subdivision 3; 192.19; and 193.29, subdivi- FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD 119B.20, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and sions 1, 2, and 3. 11; 119B.21, subdivisions 4, 6, and 12; 119B.22; Enactment: 4/15/99 EDUCATION FINANCE 124D.14; and 124D.53, subdivision 6. Effective: 8/1/99 Enactment: 5/25/99 Omnibus family and early childhood Extending the civil service pilot education bill. Line-item vetoes: project in the Housing Finance HF1467* (Sykora) Page 67, Art. 4, Sec. 12, Subd. 3, Agency. SF2222 (Piper) Lines 30-32, 33-36; HF1556* (Clark, K.) Chapter 205: relating to education; family Page 68, Art. 4, Sec. 12, Subd. 3, Lines 1-6; SF2043 (Wiger) and early childhood education; providing for Page 69, Art. 4, Sec. 12, Subd. 11, Chapter 47: relating to state government; children and family support programs, com- Lines 30-36; and extending the civil service pilot project in the munity and systems change, prevention and Page 70, Art. 4, Sec. 12, Subd. 11, Line 1 Housing Finance Agency; amending Laws intervention, self-sufficiency and lifelong 1993, chapter 301, section 1, subdivision 4; learning, and resources and referral programs; Effective: 7/1/99 and Laws 1995, chapter 248, article 12, sec- appropriating money; amending Minnesota tion 2. Statutes 1998, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; Enactment: 4/15/99 16B.405, subdivision 2; 119A.45; 119B.01, Effective: 8/1/99 subdivisions 1, 2, 10, 12, 12a, 13, 16, 17, and by adding subdivisions; 119B.02, subdivi- Bloomington Housing and sion 1, and by adding subdivisions; 119B.03, Redevelopment Authority surplus subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 9; 119B.04, state land purchase. subdivision 1; 119B.05, subdivision 1; GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS HF960 (Seagren) 119B.06, subdivision 1; 119B.061; 119B.07; & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY SF829* (Belanger) 119B.08, subdivision 3; 119B.09, subdivisions Chapter 80: relating to state lands; authoriz- 1, 3, and 7; 119B.10, subdivision 1; 119B.11, ing commissioner of human services to sell subdivision 2a; 119B.12, subdivision 2; Campaign Finance and Public certain surplus state land to the Bloomington 119B.13; 119B.14; 119B.15; 119B.18, subdi- Disclosure Board member Housing and Redevelopment Authority; ap- vision 3; 119B.19, subdivision 1, and by qualifications specified. propriating money. adding subdivisions; 119B.20, subdivisions HF139* (Rhodes) Enactment: 4/20/99 7, 8, 12, and by adding a subdivision; 119B.21, SF88 (Marty) Effective: 4/21/99 subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11; 119B.23, Chapter 1: relating to the Campaign Finance subdivision 1; 119B.24; 119B.25, subdivision and Public Disclosure Board; specifying 3; 121A.19; 122A.26, by adding a subdivi- member qualifications; amending Minne- sion; 124D.13, subdivision 6; 124D.135, sota Statutes 1998, section 10A.02, subdivi- sion 1.

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State archaeologist position quiring adoption of certain rules; imposing date for the energy code; requiring imple- appointment process modification. criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Stat- mentation of locally adopted optional code HF1975 (Wolf) utes 1998, sections 3.02; 200.031; 201.016, provisions; requiring a report; amending SF1920* (Price) subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16B.61, Chapter 91: relating to state government; 201.054, subdivision 2; 201.12, subdivision subdivisions 1 and 1a; 16B.62, subdivision 2; modifying the appointment process and po- 2; 201.13, by adding a subdivision; 203B.03, 16B.64, subdivision 4; 216C.19, subdivision sition classifications for the state archaeolo- subdivision 1; 203B.04, subdivision 1; 8; and 216C.195, subdivision 1; repealing gist; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- 203B.07, subdivision 2; 203B.08, subdivision Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.165. tion 138.35, subdivisions 1 and 1a. 1; 203B.081; 203B.085; 203B.11, subdivisions Enactment: 5/10/99 Enactment: 4/23/99 2 and 4; 204B.08, subdivision 3; 204B.146, Effective: 7/1/99 Effective: 4/24 (Sec. 3); 8/1 (Sec. 1, 2) subdivision 2; 204B.21, subdivision 2; 204B.27, subdivision 8; 204C.10; 204C.24, Occupational regulation legislation Legislative Audit Commission subdivision 1; 204C.26, subdivision 1; supporting documentation modifications. 204C.40, subdivision 1; 204D.08, subdivi- requirement. HF1003* (McElroy) sions 3 and 5; 204D.11, subdivision 4; HF2023 (Krinkie) SF840 (Wiener) 204D.13, subdivisions 2 and 3; 205.075, sub- SF1746* (Wiener) Chapter 99: relating to the legislature; pre- division 2; 205.10, subdivisions 3 and 4; Chapter 144: relating to occupational regu- scribing the powers and duties of the Legisla- 205.16, subdivision 4; 205.185, subdivision lation; requiring proponents of new or ex- tive Audit Commission and the legislative 3; 205A.05, subdivision 1; 205A.07, subdivi- panded regulation to provide certain infor- auditor; making various technical changes; sion 3; 205A.13; 206.86, subdivision 1; 208.04, mation in writing to the chairs of the stand- amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections subdivision 1; 351.055; 367.03, subdivision ing committees; proposing coding for new 3.97; 3.971; 3.974; 3.975; 6.74; 10.48; 13.46, 4; 410.12, subdivision 1; 412.02, subdivision law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214. subdivision 8; 16A.27, subdivision 2; 37.06; 2; and 447.32, subdivision 4; Laws 1997, chap- Enactment: 5/11/99 37.07; 85A.02, subdivision 5c; 89.05; 161.08; ter 173, section 6; proposing coding for new Effective: 8/1/99 192.551; 352.03, subdivision 6; 353.03, sub- law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 204B; division 3a; 353A.05, subdivision 1; 354.06, repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections Firefighters arbitration procedure. subdivision 2a; 360.015, subdivision 19; 203B.08, subdivisions 1a and 3a; 203B.12, HF1173 (Pelowski) 574.20; and 609.456; Laws 1990, chapter 535, subdivision 5; 204D.14, subdivision 2; SF1605* (Kelley, S.P.) section 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, 204D.19, subdivision 5; and 365.10, Chapter 166: relating to labor relations; pro- sections 3.973; 116.072, subdivision 12; subdivision 2. viding arbitration procedures for firefighters; 469.207, subdivision 1; and 574.02. Enactment: 5/7/99 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section Enactment: 4/26/99 Effective: 8/1/99 179A.16, by adding a subdivision. Effective: 4/27/99 Enactment: 5/17/99 Secretary of state records provisions Effective: 8/1/99 Governor veto authority over state modified. agency rules. HF1183 (Seifert, J.) Public employment provisions HF1905* (Seifert, M.) SF1060* (Knutson) modifications. SF1993 (Hottinger) Chapter 133: relating to state government; HF1693 (Mares) Chapter 129: relating to state government; secretary of state; regulating service of pro- SF2017* (Runbeck) rulemaking; authorizing the governor to veto cess and certain notice requirements; regu- Chapter 182: relating to public employment; certain rules; amending Minnesota Statutes lating the names of certain business organi- making technical and administrative changes; 1998, sections 14.05, by adding a subdivi- zations; providing certain technical and con- modifying definitions; redesigning adminis- sion; 14.16, subdivision 3; 14.26, subdivision forming changes; amending Minnesota Stat- trative procedures for certain pilot projects; 3; 14.386; and 14.389, subdivision 3. utes 1998, sections 5.23, subdivision 1; 5.25, amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections Enactment: 5/6/99 subdivisions 3, 4, and 6; 281.23, subdivision 13.43, subdivision 2; 43A.02, subdivisions 11 Effective: 7/1/99 6; 323A.10-02; 333.01, subdivision 1; 333.19, and 33; 43A.04, subdivision 4; 43A.06, subdi- subdivision 1; and 336.9-411. vision 8; 43A.07, subdivisions 4 and 6; 43A.13, Elections provisions modified. Enactment: 5/7/99 subdivision 3; 43A.15, subdivision 6, and by HF1168 (Gerlach) Effective: 8/1/99 adding a subdivision; 43A.17, subdivision 8; SF1144* (Scheid) 43A.18, subdivision 1; 43A.19, subdivision 3; Chapter 132: relating to elections; simplify- State building and energy code 43A.20; 43A.317, subdivisions 3 and 4; and ing language on certificates of election; clari- provisions modified. 43A.421; Laws 1995, chapter 248, article 13, fying and simplifying the Minnesota Election HF1568* (Boudreau) section 2, subdivisions 5, as amended, and 6, Law; making technical and procedural SF1209 (Wiener) as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes changes; changing certain duties of election Chapter 135: relating to the state building 1998, sections 43A.13, subdivision 9; 43A.40; officials; listing additional violations; chang- code; transferring authority to adopt energy 43A.41; 43A.42; 43A.43, subdivision 2; ing certain deadlines; providing for submis- portions of the building code from the com- 43A.44; 43A.45; 43A.46; and 43A.465; Laws sion of proposed chapter amendments; re- missioner of public service to the commis- 1995, chapter 248, article 13, section 2, sub- sioner of administration; setting an effective division 8; Minnesota Rules, parts 3910.0100;

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3910.0200; 3910.0300; 3910.0400; 3910.0500; Election campaign finance and ethics Statewide and local pension plans 3910.0600; 3910.0700; 3910.0800; 3910.0900; provisions modified. modified. 3910.1000; 3910.1100; 3910.1200; 3910.1300; HF861 (Rhodes) HF1077 (Mares) 3910.1400; 3910.1500; 3910.1600; and SF145* (Marty) SF319* (Pogemiller) 3910.1700. Chapter 220: relating to ethics in govern- Chapter 222: relating to retirement; various Enactment: 5/19/99 ment; clarifying and simplifying the law re- pension plans; providing special benefit cov- Effective: 5/20/99 lated to lobbyist registration, conflicts of in- erage for privatized employees of the Luverne terest, and campaign finance; eliminating Public Hospital, the Waconia Ridgeview State building code fire safety en- invalid provisions; amending Minnesota Stat- Medical Center, and the Glencoe Area Health forcement authority. utes 1998, sections 10A.01; 10A.02, as Center; creating a local government correc- HF853 (Rostberg) amended; 10A.03; 10A.04; 10A.05; 10A.06; tional service retirement plan; modifying ac- SF1204* (Johnson, D.H.) 10A.065, subdivisions 1, 1a, and 3; 10A.08; tuarial cost provision; providing a special Chapter 185: relating to the state building 10A.09; 10A.10; 10A.11; 10A.12; 10A.13; property tax levy for certain county retire- code; clarifying the supervision of the state 10A.14; 10A.15; 10A.16; 10A.17; 10A.18; ment contributions; providing an ad hoc fire marshal; modifying elevator installation 10A.19; 10A.20; 10A.22, subdivisions 6 and postretirement adjustment to Eveleth Police provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 7; 10A.23; 10A.24; 10A.241; 10A.242; 10A.25; and Fire Trust Fund benefit recipients; estab- 1998, sections 16B.61, subdivision 2; and 10A.255, subdivisions 1 and 3; 10A.265; lishing an additional postretirement adjust- 16B.745, subdivision 3. 10A.27; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28; ment for the Fairmont Police Relief Associa- Enactment: 5/21/99 10A.29; 10A.30, subdivision 1; 10A.31; tion; extending survivor benefit provisions Effective: 5/22/99 (Sec. 2); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1) 10A.315; 10A.321; 10A.322; 10A.323; to include certain Fairmont Police Relief As- 10A.324, subdivisions 1 and 3; 10A.34; 200.02, sociation survivors; providing a special ad Dice games in licensed liquor by adding a subdivision; and 290.06, subdivi- hoc postretirement adjustment to certain establishments. sion 23; proposing coding for new law in retired St. Cloud police officers; merging the HF686 (Dehler) Minnesota Statutes, chapter 10A; repealing pre-March 1, 1999, local police and paid fire SF2044* (Vickerman) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 10A.065, consolidation accounts into the public em- Chapter 187: relating to gambling; autho- subdivision 5; 10A.22, subdivisions 1, 4, and ployees police and fire plan; extending the rizing dice games in retail establishments 5; 10A.255, subdivision 2; 10A.275, subdivi- minimum volunteer firefighter fire state aid licensed to sell alcoholic beverages under sions 2 and 3; 10A.324, subdivisions 2 and 4; amount to post-1993 relief association mem- certain circumstances; amending Minnesota 10A.325; 10A.335; 10A.40; 10A.41; 10A.42; bers; modifying governance provisions for Statutes 1998, sections 340A.410, subdivi- 10A.43; 10A.44; 10A.45; 10A.46; 10A.47; the Minneapolis Fire Department Relief As- sion 5; and 609.761, by adding a subdivision. 10A.48; 10A.49; 10A.50; and 10A.51. sociation and the Minneapolis Police Relief Enactment: 5/21/99 Enactment: 5/24/99 Association; providing a targeted early re- Effective: 5/22/99 Effective: 8/1/99 tirement incentive program for certain em- ployees of the Metropolitan Council; per- Omnibus gambling bill. Public employees labor agreements mitting the purchase of service credit by vari- HF1825* (Osskopp) and compensation plans ratified. ous public employees; mandating certain SF1619 (Vickerman) HF1877 (Molnau) school district service credit purchase pay- Chapter 206: relating to gambling; allowing SF1721* (Flynn) ments; making miscellaneous changes in the a class B licensee of a class A racetrack to Chapter 221: relating to public employees; legislators retirement plan, the Minnesota conduct card club activities; expanding the ratifying certain labor agreements and com- State Colleges and University System indi- use of pull-tab dispensing machines; making pensation plans; providing for transfer of vidual retirement account plan, the Minne- technical changes; setting forth conduct of vacation and sick leave for certain employ- sota State Retirement System, and the Teach- raffles; modifying progressive bingo prizes; ees; modifying per diem provision for special ers Retirement Association; including supple- specifying maximum tipboard prizes; amend- mediators; modifying procedures for the list- mental needs trusts as recipients of optional ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 240.01, ing of arbitrators; exempting epidemiolo- annuity forms; eliminating the service credit by adding subdivisions; 240.07, subdivision gists from a salary cap; making technical maximum for monthly benefit volunteer fire 3; 240.10; 240.25, subdivision 8; 349.151, changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, relief associations; mandating school district subdivision 4b; 349.1711, by adding a subdi- sections 3.096; 43A.17, subdivision 4; 179.02, repayment of certain omitted deduction in- vision; and 349.211, subdivision 2, and by subdivision 2; 179A.03, subdivision 14; terest charges; expanding the membership of adding a subdivision; proposing coding for 179A.04, subdivision 3; 179A.10, subdivi- the state correctional employees retirement new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 240; sion 1; and 179A.16, subdivision 2; repealing plan to include certain Minnesota extended and 349. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.17, treatment options program employees; Enactment: 5/24/99 subdivision 12. downsizing the early retirement reduction Effective: 5/25/99 with exceptions Enactment: 5/24/99 rates for various public safety plans; Effective: 5/25/99 (Secs. 1, 3, 9); 8/1/99 grandparenting public employee police and (Secs. 2, 4-8) fire plan coverage for certain Rice County correctional employees; requiring Rice County to repay certain police state aid

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amounts; providing employer penalties for 354; 354A; 354B; 356; and 422A; proposing tance medical care; MinnesotaCare; senior pension plan membership certification fail- coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, drug program; home and community-based ures or errors; providing special retirement chapters 353E; and 353F; repealing waivers; services for persons with disabilities; coverage for certain state fire marshal em- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 353.33, medical assistance reimbursement for spe- ployees; authorizing the purchase of credit subdivision 3a; 353.65, subdivision 3a; cial education and other services; county- for certain periods of prior military service, 422A.16, subdivision 3a; and 424A.02, sub- based purchasing; group residential housing; out-of state public teaching service, mater- division 5; Laws 1998, chapter 390, article 1, state-operated services; chemical depen- nity leaves, maternity breaks-in employment, section 1. dency; mental health; Minnesota Family parochial or private school teaching service, Enactment: 5/25/99 Investment Program; general assistance pro- Peace Corps service or VISTA service; clari- Effective: various dates gram; child support enforcement; adoption; fying various Minneapolis employees retire- recreational licenses; paternity; children in ment plan survivor benefit provisions; in- State economically disadvantaged need of protection or services; termination of creasing the number of vendors for certain area business preferences award parental rights; child protection; veterans tax-sheltered annuities for educational em- increase. nursing homes board; health-related licens- ployees; modifying various benefit provisions HF937 (Tunheim) ing boards; emergency medical services regu- for certain Minnesota State Colleges and SF709* (Stumpf) latory board; Minnesota State Council on Universities employees; reducing the mem- Chapter 232: relating to state procurement; Disability; Ombudsman for Mental Health bership of the Legislative Commission on authorizing the commissioner of adminis- and Mental Retardation; Ombudsman for Pensions and Retirement; requiring a study; tration to award a preference of as much as Families; creating a medical education en- authorizing the purchase or construction of 6 percent in the amount bid for specified dowment fund and a tobacco use prevention an administration building for the Minne- goods or services to small businesses; provid- and local public health endowment fund; sota State Retirement System, the Public Em- ing an exception; amending Minnesota Stat- establishing the state board of physical ployees Retirement Association, and the utes 1998, section 16C.16, subdivision 7; re- therapy; modifying fees; providing penalties; Teachers Retirement Association; authoriz- pealing Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1860, requiring reports; appropriating money; ing the issuance of certain revenue bonds; item A. amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections Enactment: 5/25/99 13.46, subdivision 2; 13.99, subdivision 38a, 3.751, subdivision 1; 3.85, subdivisions 3, 11, Effective: 8/1/99 and by adding a subdivision; 15.059, subdivi- and 12; 3A.02, subdivision 1b; 43A.27, subdi- sion 5a; 16C.10, subdivision 5; 62A.045; vision 3; 69.021, subdivisions 7 and 10; 69.031, Nursing home bingo game regulation 62E.11, by adding a subdivision; 62J.04, sub- subdivision 5; 122A.46, subdivision 2; modified. division 3; 62J.06; 62J.07, subdivisions 1 and 136F.48; 273.1385, subdivision 2; 275.70, HF132* (Ness) 3; 62J.09, subdivision 8; 62J.2930, subdivi- subdivision 5; 352.03, subdivision 1; 352.90; SF1138 (Dille) sion 3; 62Q.03, subdivision 5a; 62Q.075; 352.91, by adding a subdivision; 352.92, sub- Chapter 128: relating to lawful gambling; 62R.06, subdivision 1; 116L.02; 122A.09, sub- divisions 1 and 2; 352.93, subdivision 2a; exempting certain bingo games from regula- division 4; 125A.08; 125A.744, subdivision 3; 352B.08, subdivision 2a; 353.01, subdivisions tion; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- 125A.76, subdivision 2; 144.05, by adding a 2b, 10, and 16; 353.03, subdivision 4; 353.27, tion 349.166, subdivision 1. subdivision; 144.065; 144.121, by adding a subdivisions 2 and 3; 353.64, subdivision 1; Enactment: 5/6/99 subdivision; 144.148; 144.1483; 144.1492, 353.65, subdivisions 2 and 3; 353.651, subdi- Effective: 8/1/99 subdivision 3; 144.1761, subdivision 1; vision 4; 353A.083, by adding a subdivision; 144.413, subdivision 2; 144.414, subdivision 353A.09, subdivisions 4, 5, and by adding a 1; 144.4165; 144.56, subdivision 2b; 144.99, subdivision; 353D.01, subdivision 2; 353D.02, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; by adding a subdivision; 353D.03, subdivi- 144A.073, subdivision 5; 144A.10, by adding sion 3; 354.05, subdivision 40; 354.06, subdi- subdivisions; 144A.46, subdivision 2; vision 1; 354.10, subdivision 4; 354.445; 144A.4605, subdivision 2; 144D.01, subdivi- 354.66, subdivisions 1b, 1c, 3, and 5; 354B.24, sion 4; 144E.001, by adding subdivisions; subdivision 3; 354B.25, subdivisions 2, 3, and 144E.10, subdivision 1; 144E.11, by adding a 5; 354C.11; 354C.12, subdivision 4; 356.19, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES subdivision; 144E.16, subdivision 4; 144E.18; by adding subdivisions; 356.20, subdivision FINANCE 144E.27, by adding subdivisions; 144E.50, by 2; 356.215, subdivision 4g; 356.24, subdivi- adding a subdivision; 145.924; 145.9255, sub- sion 1; 356.30, subdivision 3; 356.302, subdi- divisions 1 and 4; 145A.02, subdivision 10; vision 7; and 356.303, subdivision 4; 356.55, Omnibus health and human services 148.5194, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and by adding subdivisions 1 and 6; 356.61; 422A.06, subdi- appropriations bill. a subdivision; 148.66; 148.67; 148.70; 148.705; visions 3 and 6; 422A.101, subdivision 4; HF2412 (Goodno) 148.71; 148.72, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 422A.18, subdivision 2; 422A.22, subdivi- SF2225* (Samuelson) 148.73; 148.74; 148.75; 148.76; 148.78; sions 4 and 5; and 422A.23; 423A.02, subdi- Chapter 245: relating to the operation of 198.003, by adding a subdivision; 214.01, visions 1b, 2, and by adding subdivisions; state government; modifying provisions re- subdivision 2; 245.462, subdivisions 4 and and 423B.07; Laws 1977, chapter 61, section lating to health; health department; human 17; 245.4711, subdivision 1; 245.4712, subdi- 6, as amended; proposing coding for new law services; human services department; long- vision 2; 245.4871, subdivisions 4 and 26; in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 352; 353; term care; medical assistance; general assis- 245.4881, subdivision 1; 245A.04, subdivi-

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sion 3a; 245A.08, subdivision 5; 245A.30; 10; 256J.38, subdivision 4; 256J.39, subdivi- subdivision 4; 256J.03; 256J.30, subdivision 245B.05, subdivision 7; 245B.07, subdivisions sion 1; 256J.42, subdivisions 1 and 5; 256J.43; 6; 256J.62, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 257.071, 5, 8, and 10; 246.18, subdivision 6; 252.28, 256J.45, subdivision 1, and by adding a sub- subdivisions 8 and 10; 462A.208; 548.091, subdivision 1; 252.291, by adding a subdivi- division; 256J.46, subdivisions 1, 2, and 2a; subdivisions 3, 5, and 6; Laws 1997, chapters sion; 252.32, subdivision 3a; 252.46, subdivi- 256J.47, subdivision 4; 256J.48, subdivisions 85, article 1, section 63; 203, article 4, section sion 6; 253B.045, by adding subdivisions; 2 and 3; 256J.50, subdivision 1; 256J.515; 55; 225, article 6, section 8; and Laws 1998, 253B.07, subdivision 1; 253B.185, by adding 256J.52, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and by adding chapter 407, article 2, section 104; Minnesota a subdivision; 254B.01, by adding a subdivi- a subdivision; 256J.54, subdivision 2; 256J.55, Rules, parts 4690.0100, subparts 4, 13, 15, 19, sion; 254B.03, subdivision 2; 254B.04, subdi- subdivision 4; 256J.56; 256J.57, subdivision 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 29; 4690.0300; vision 1; 254B.05, subdivision 1; 256.01, sub- 1; 256J.62, subdivisions 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and by 4690.0400; 4690.0500; 4690.0600; 4690.0700; divisions 2, 6, and by adding a subdivision; adding a subdivision; 256J.67, subdivision 4; 4690.0800, subparts 1 and 2; 4690.0900; 256.014, by adding a subdivision; 256.015, 256J.74, subdivision 2; 256J.76, subdivisions 4690.1000; 4690.1100; 4690.1200; 4690.1300; subdivisions 1 and 3; 256.485; 256.87, subdi- 1, 2, and 4; 256L.03, subdivisions 5 and 6; 4690.1600; 4690.1700; 4690.2100; 4690.2200, vision 1a; 256.955, subdivisions 3, 4, 7, 8, and 256L.04, subdivisions 2, 8, 11, and 13; 256L.05, subparts 1, 3, 4, and 5; 4690.2300; 4690.2400, 9; 256.9685, subdivision 1a; 256.969, subdi- subdivision 4, and by adding a subdivision; subparts 1, 2, and 3; 4690.2500; 4690.2900; vision 1; 256.978, subdivision 1; 256B.04, 256L.06, subdivision 3; 256L.07; 256L.15, 4690.3000; 4690.3700; 4690.3900; 4690.4000; subdivision 16, and by adding a subdivision; subdivisions 1, 1b, and 2; 257.071, subdivi- 4690.4100; 4690.4200; 4690.4300; 4690.4400; 256B.042, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 256B.055, sions 1, 1a, 1c, 1d, 1e, 3, and 4; 257.62, subdi- 4690.4500; 4690.4600; 4690.4700; 4690.4800; subdivision 3a; 256B.056, subdivision 4; vision 5; 257.66, subdivision 3; 257.75, sub- 4690.4900; 4690.5000; 4690.5100; 4690.5200; 256B.057, subdivision 3, and by adding a division 2; 257.85, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4690.5300; 4690.5400; 4690.5500; 4690.5700; subdivision; 256B.0575; 256B.061; 9, and 11; 259.67, subdivisions 6 and 7; 259.73; 4690.5800; 4690.5900; 4690.6000; 4690.6100; 256B.0625, subdivisions 6a, 8, 8a, 13, 19c, 20, 259.85, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 259.89, by 4690.6200; 4690.6300; 4690.6400; 4690.6500; 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, and by adding subdivisions; adding a subdivision; 260.011, subdivision 2; 4690.6600; 4690.6700; 4690.6800; 4690.7000; 256B.0627, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, and by 260.012; 260.015, subdivisions 2a, 13, and 4690.7100; 4690.7200; 4690.7300; 4690.7400; adding subdivisions; 256B.0635, subdivision 29; 260.131, subdivision 1a; 260.133, subdi- 4690.7500; 4690.7600; 4690.7700; 4690.7800; 3; 256B.0911, subdivision 6; 256B.0913, sub- visions 1 and 2; 260.135, by adding a subdivi- 4690.8300, subparts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5; and divisions 5, 10, 12, and 16; 256B.0916; sion; 260.155, subdivisions 4 and 8; 260.172, 4735.5000. 256B.0917, subdivision 8; 256B.094, subdi- subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; Enactment: 5/25/99 visions 3, 5, and 6; 256B.0951, subdivisions 1 260.191, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, and 3b; and 3; 256B.0955; 256B.37, subdivision 2; 260.192; 260.221, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, Line-item vetoes: 256B.431, subdivisions 2i, 17, 26, and by 3, and 5; 326.40, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5; Page 18, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Lines 21-37; and adding a subdivision; 256B.434, subdivisions 518.10; 518.551, by adding a subdivision; Page 17, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 8 (h), Lines 8-16 3, 4, 13, and by adding a subdivision; 518.5851, by adding a subdivision; 518.5853, 256B.435; 256B.48, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, by adding a subdivision; 518.64, subdivision Effective: various dates and 6; 256B.50, subdivision 1e; 256B.501, 2; 548.09, subdivision 1; 548.091, subdivi- subdivision 8a; 256B.5011, subdivisions 1 sions 1, 1a, 2a, 3a, 4, 10, 11, 12, and by adding and 2; 256B.69, subdivisions 3a, 5a, 5b, 5c, 6a, a subdivision; 626.556, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 7, 6b, and by adding subdivisions; 256B.692, 10, 10b, 10d, 10e, 10f, 10i, 10j, 11, 11b, 11c, subdivision 2; 256B.75; 256B.76; 256B.77, and by adding a subdivision; 626.558, subdi- subdivisions 7a, 8, 10, 14, and by adding vision 1; Laws 1995, chapters 178, article 2, subdivisions; 256D.03, subdivisions 3, 4, and section 46, subdivision 10; 207, articles 3, 8; 256D.051, subdivision 2a, and by adding a section 21; 8, section 41, as amended; 257, subdivision; 256D.053, subdivision 1; article 1, section 35, subdivision 1; Laws 1997, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 256D.06, subdivision 5; 256F.03, subdivision chapters 203, article 9, section 19; 225, article POLICY 5; 256F.05, subdivision 8; 256F.10, subdivi- 4, section 4; and Laws 1998 chapter 407, sions 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; 256I.04, subdivi- article 7, section 2, subdivision 3; proposing Health-related licensing board sion 3; 256I.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, and by coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, licensees infection control. adding a subdivision; 256J.02, subdivision 2; chapters 16A; 62J; 116L; 127A; 137; 144; 144A; HF171 (Mulder) 256J.08, subdivisions 11, 24, 65, 82, 83, 86a, 144E; 148; 214; 245; 246; 252; 254A; 256; SF121* (Ten Eyck) and by adding subdivisions; 256J.11, subdi- 256B; 256J; and 626; repealing Minnesota Chapter 5: relating to health; repealing the visions 2 and 3; 256J.12, subdivisions 1a and Statutes 1998, sections 13.99, subdivision requirement that licensees of health-related 2; 256J.14; 256J.20, subdivision 3; 256J.21, 19m; 62J.69; 62J.77; 62J.78; 62J.79; 144.0723; boards receive continuing education in in- subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 256J.24, subdivi- 144.9507, subdivision 4; 144.9511; 144E.16, fection control; repealing Minnesota Stat- sions 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and by adding a subdivision; subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 6; 144E.17; 144E.25; utes 1998, section 214.12, subdivision 2. 256J.26, subdivision 1; 256J.30, subdivisions 144E.30, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; 145.46; Enactment: 3/8/99 2, 7, 8, and 9; 256J.31, subdivisions 5 and 12; 254A.145; 256.973; 256B.434, subdivision 17; Effective: 3/9/99 256J.32, subdivisions 4 and 6; 256J.33; 256B.501, subdivision 3g; 256B.5011, subdi- 256J.34, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 256J.35; vision 3; 256B.74, subdivisions 2 and 5; 256J.36; 256J.37, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 9, and 256D.051, subdivisions 6 and 19; 256D.053,

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Emergency medical services tion 144A.04, subdivisions 5 and 7a. State Advisory Council on Mental volunteer ambulance attendant Enactment: 3/18/99 Health membership requirements definition. Effective: 3/19/99 modification. HF214* (Goodno) HF640* (Bradley) SF241 (Sams) Safe drinking water act public water SF488 (Kiscaden) Chapter 8: relating to health; modifying vol- supply definition modification. Chapter 39: relating to mental health; modi- unteer ambulance attendant provisions; HF610 (Tingelstad) fying membership, duties, and reporting re- amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections SF649* (Robertson) quirements for the State Advisory Council 144E.001, by adding a subdivision; 144E.35, Chapter 18: relating to health; modifying on Mental Health; amending Minnesota subdivision 2; 144E.41; 168.12, subdivision the definition of public water supply; amend- Statutes 1998, section 245.697. 2e; and 295.52, subdivision 5. ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144.382, Enactment: 4/12/99 Enactment: 3/15/99 subdivision 4. Effective: 8/1/99 Effective: 3/16/99 Enactment: 3/25/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Community integrated service Program for persons with functional networks net worth reserve corridor limitations eligibility criteria Health care provider actions statute of increase and utilization review. modification. limitations modification. HF614* (Davids) HF356 (Dempsey) HF56* (Van Dellen) SF913 (Hottinger) SF73* (Murphy) SF90 (Betzold) Chapter 51: relating to health; expanding Chapter 10: relating to human services; Chapter 23: relating to civil actions; modify- the reserve corridor for community inte- modifying financial eligibility criteria for the ing the limitations provision governing health grated service networks; modifying the defi- consumer support program; requiring maxi- provider actions; amending Minnesota Stat- nition of review organization; amending mum use of federal funds for the program; utes 1998, section 541.07; proposing coding Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 62N.28, amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section for new law in Minnesota Statutes, subdivision 5; and 145.61, subdivision 5. 256.476, subdivisions 3, 7, and 8. chapter 541. Enactment: 4/15/99 Enactment: 3/15/99 Enactment: 3/26/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Effective: 3/16/99 Effective: 8/1/99 Nonprofit organizations human Ambulance services shared service Physicians, acupuncturists, and diseases research personnel unlawful purchasing. athletic trainers licensing and practice of medicine exemption. HF302* (Davids) registration requirements HF1660* (Bradley) SF579 (Vickerman) modifications. SF1650 (Hottinger) Chapter 13: relating to municipal contract- HF413* (Mulder) Chapter 54: relating to health occupations; ing; authorizing ambulance services to par- SF418 (Hottinger) exempting persons employed by a nonprofit ticipate in shared service purchasing; amend- Chapter 33: relating to professions; modify- organization performing duties that are inci- ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 471.345, ing certain licensing and registration require- dental to research from the unlawful practice subdivision 10. ments for physicians, acupuncturists, and of medicine; amending Minnesota Statutes Enactment: 3/16/99 athletic trainers; amending Minnesota Stat- 1998, section 147.09. Effective: 8/1/99 utes 1998, sections 147.02, subdivision 1; Enactment: 4/15/99 147.03, subdivision 1; 147.037, subdivision Effective: 8/1/99 Health care directive form 1; 147B.02, subdivisions 4 and 9; 147B.05, modification. subdivision 2; 148.7808, subdivisions 4 and Chiropractors licensed in other states HF74 (Luther) 5; and 148.7815, subdivisions 1 and 2. practical examination requirement SF301* (Lourey) Enactment: 4/12/99 modification. Chapter 14: relating to health; modifying Effective: 8/1/99 HF1216* (Abeler) the suggested health care directive form, SF1391 (Piper) amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section Family day care licensure child age Chapter 55: relating to occupations and pro- 145C.16. groupings definitions. fessions; modifying practical examination re- Enactment: 3/16/99 HF1126* (Abeler) quirements for chiropractors licensed in other Effective: 8/1/99 SF862 (Robling) states; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Chapter 36: relating to human services; li- section 148.06, subdivision 1. Nursing home administrators sharing censed family day care; modifying child age Enactment: 4/15/99 authority expansion. classification definitions; amending Effective: 8/1/99 HF454* (Seifert, M.) Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 245A.02, SF564 (Lesewski) by adding a subdivision. Chapter 17: relating to health; modifying Enactment: 4/12/99 requirements for nursing home administra- Effective: 4/13/99 tors; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec-

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Psychological test results release Enactment: 4/22/99 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148. regulation. Effective: 4/23/99 Enactment: 4/27/99 HF982 (Mulder) Effective: 8/1/99 SF984* (Kelley, S.P.) Ambulance services and first Chapter 58: relating to professions; modify- responders health care review. Health maintenance organizations ing enforcement provisions for the board of HF463* (Davids) home care providers prompt psychology; proposing coding for new law in SF578 (Lourey) payment. Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148. Chapter 84: relating to health; providing for HF1658 (Goodno) Enactment: 4/15/99 review of ambulance services and first re- SF1268* (Kiscaden) Effective: 8/1/99 sponders; amending Minnesota Statutes Chapter 146: relating to health; requiring 1998, section 145.61, subdivision 5; propos- prompt payments by health maintenance or- Pharmacy practice definition ing coding for new law in Minnesota Stat- ganizations of certain claims made by home modification. utes, chapter 144E. care providers; requiring health maintenance HF408* (Goodno) Enactment: 4/22/99 organizations to pay interest on late payments; SF170 (Hottinger) Effective: 4/23/99 establishing penalties; proposing coding for Chapter 62: relating to health; modifying new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62D. the definition of practice of pharmacy; Health plans network shadow con- Enactment: 5/11/99 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section tracting restriction. Effective: 7/1/99 151.01, subdivision 27. HF566 (Reuter) Enactment: 4/16/99 SF673* (Ten Eyck) Deaf and hard-of-hearing services Effective: 8/1/99 Chapter 94: relating to health plans; regulat- division provisions modified. ing contract stacking; providing a remedy; HF1414* (Boudreau) Pharmacists to pharmacy technicians proposing coding for new law in Minnesota SF1584 (Wiger) ratio requirements waiver. Statutes, chapter 62Q. Chapter 149: relating to human services; HF1714* (Goodno) Enactment: 4/23/99 making changes to deaf and hard of-hearing SF1693 (Ten Eyck) Effective: 8/1/99 services division; modifying interpreter ser- Chapter 63: relating to occupations and pro- vices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, fessions; allowing the board of pharmacy to Nursing home administrators sections 237.51, subdivision 5a; 256C.233, grant waivers to pharmacists regarding the licensing and examiners board subdivisions 1 and 2; and 256C.25. ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy techni- modifications. Enactment: 5/13/99 cians; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, HF1309 (Bradley) Effective: 8/1/99 section 151.102. SF1273* (Sams) Enactment: 4/16/99 Chapter 102: relating to professions; modi- Mental retardation day training Effective: 8/1/99 fying provisions relating to nursing home payment rate structure task force. administrator licensing, the board of exam- HF1933 (Boudreau) Podiatry temporary permits extension. iners for nursing home administrators, im- SF1615* (Sams) HF1421* (Wilkin) munity for board members and staff, and Chapter 152: relating to human services; SF1239 (Terwilliger) acting administrator permits; amending establishing a task force to develop a new day Chapter 67: relating to professions; modify- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 144A.19, training and habilitation payment rate struc- ing temporary permit requirements for po- subdivision 1; 144A.20, subdivision 1; ture with technical assistance from the com- diatrists; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 144A.22; 144A.24; and 144A.27; proposing missioner of human services. sections 153.16, subdivision 3; and 153.17, coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, Enactment: 5/13/99 subdivision 2. chapter 144A; repealing Minnesota Statutes Effective: 5/14/99 Enactment: 4/20/99 1998, sections 144A.19, subdivision 3; Effective: 4/21/99 144A.20, subdivision 2; and 144A.29. Medical assistance reimbursement for Enactment: 4/26/99 spousal private duty nursing. Nursing home residents allowed to Effective: 4/27/99 HF60* (Haas) request the use of restraints. SF591 (Betzold) HF40* (Bradley) Psychologists licensing and Chapter 156: relating to health; allowing SF25 (Samuelson) regulation provisions. reimbursement for supplemental private duty Chapter 83: relating to health; allowing a HF984 (Mulder) nursing services provided by spouses of re- nursing home resident to request and con- SF983* (Kelley, S.P.) cipients under the community alternative sent to the use of a physical restraint; requir- Chapter 109: relating to professions; modi- care home and community-based waivered ing certain actions by the commissioner of fying provisions relating to psychologists’ services program; amending Minnesota Stat- health with respect to immediate jeopardy licensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, utes 1998, section 256B.49, by adding a citations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 148.89, subdivisions 2a, 4, 5, and by subdivision. sections 144.651, by adding a subdivision; adding a subdivision; 148.915; 148.925, sub- Enactment: 5/13/99 and 144A.10, by adding a subdivision. division 7; 148.941, subdivisions 2 and 6; and Effective: 8/1/99 148.96, subdivision 3; proposing coding for

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Human services technical changes. subdivision 8; 477A.0122, subdivision 2; Enactment: 5/17/99 HF1393 (Jennings) 501B.89, subdivision 2; 518.171, subdivision Effective: 7/1/99 (Sec. 1-17); 8/1/99 (Sec. 18, 19) SF1585* (Stevens) 1; 518.551, subdivision 5; 518.57, subdivi- Chapter 159: An act relating to human ser- sion 3; 518.614, subdivision 3; 518.64, subdi- Nursing assistants educational vices; making technical changes to cross- vision 2; 548.13; 550.136, subdivision 6; requirements modified. references in statutes; clarifying certain re- 550.143, subdivision 3; 550.37, subdivision HF1119 (Osskopp) quirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 14; 551.05, subdivision 1a; 551.06, subdivi- SF1099* (Kiscaden) 1998, sections 13.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; sion 6; 570.025, subdivision 6; 570.026, sub- Chapter 210: relating to health; modifying 16D.02, subdivision 3; 16D.13, subdivision division 2; 571.72, subdivision 8; 571.912; training requirements for nursing assistants; 3; 84.98, subdivision 3; 119A.54; 119B.01, 571.925; 571.931, subdivision 6; 571.932, requiring an evaluation; amending subdivisions 2, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 16; 119B.02, subdivision 2; and 583.22, subdivision 7b; Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144A.61, subdivision 1; 119B.03, subdivisions 3 and 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections sub-divisions 2 and 3a. 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.07; 119B.075; 119B.01, subdivision 12a; 119B.05, subdivi- Enactment: 5/24/99 119B.08, subdivision 3; 119B.09, subdivisions sion 6; 126C.05, subdivision 4; 126C.06; Effective: 8/1/99 1, 3, and 7; 119B.14; 119B.15; 136A.125, sub- 256.031, subdivision 1a; 256.736; 256.74, sub- division 2; 145.415, subdivision 3; 145.93, division 1c; 256.9850; 256J.62, subdivision 5; Physician assistants disaster care subdivision 3; 196.27; 237.70, subdivision 4a; 268.871, subdivision 5; and 290A.22; Minne- authority. 245.4871, subdivision 25; 252.28, subdivi- sota Rules, parts 9500.2000; 9500.2020; HF598 (McCollum) sion 3a; 254B.02, subdivision 1; 256.01, sub- 9500.2060; 9500.2100; 9500.2140; 9500.2180; SF369* (Piper) divisions 2 and 4; 256.017, subdivisions 1, 2, 9500.2220; 9500.2260; 9500.2300; 9500.2340; Chapter 226: relating to health occupations; and 4; 256.019; 256.025, subdivision 2; 9500.2380; 9500.2420; 9500.2440; 9500.2480; permitting physician assistants to render care 256.046, subdivision 1; 256.0471, subdivi- 9500.2500; 9500.2520; 9500.2560; 9500.2580; in disasters without physician and physician sion 1; 256.741, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256.82, 9500.2600; 9500.2620; 9500.2640; 9500.2680; assistant agreements; proposing coding for subdivision 2; 256.935, subdivision 1; 256.98, 9500.2700; 9500.2720; 9500.2722; 9500.2724; new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147A. subdivisions 1 and 8; 256.981; 256.983, sub- 9500.2726; 9500.2728; 9500.2730; 9500.2740; Enactment: 5/25/99 division 4; 256.9861, subdivision 5; 256B.031, 9500.2760; 9500.2780; 9500.2800; 9500.2820; Effective: 8/1/99 subdivisions 4 and 5; 256B.69, subdivision 9500.2860; and 9500.2880. 5a; 256C.21; 256C.23, subdivision 1; 256D.01, Enactment: 5/13/99 Health department provisions subdivisions 1a and 1e; 256D.05, subdivi- Effective: 8/1/99 modified. sions 1, 3, and 5; 256D.051, subdivision 3a; HF1426* (Tingelstad) 256D.055; 256D.23, subdivision 1; 256D.435, Midwifery practice regulation. SF1651 (Kiscaden) subdivision 3; 256D.44, subdivision 5; HF949 (Abeler) Chapter 247: relating to health; modifying 256E.03, subdivision 2; 256E.06, subdivisions SF383* (Pappas) well notification fees; modifying provisions 1 and 3; 256E.07, subdivision 1; 256E.08, Chapter 162: relating to health occupations; for grants to rural hospitals and community subdivision 3; 256F.05, subdivisions 3 and 8; clarifying licensure requirements for the prac- health centers; modifying student loan re- 256F.10, subdivision 6; 256F.13, subdivision tice of midwifery; appropriating money; pro- payment provisions for health professionals; 3; 256G.01, subdivision 4; 256G.03, subdivi- posing coding for new law as Minnesota Stat- amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections sion 2; 256J.01, subdivision 1; 256J.11, subdi- utes, chapter 147D; repealing Minnesota Stat- 103I.208, subdivision 1; 144.147, subdivi- visions 1 and 2; 256J.12, subdivision 1; utes 1998, sections 148.30; 148.31; and 148.32; sions 2, 3, 4, and 5; 144.1484, subdivision 1; 256J.21, subdivision 3; 256J.26, subdivisions Minnesota Rules, parts 5600.2000; and 144.1486, subdivisions 3, 4, and 8; 144.1488, 1, 2, 3, and 4; 256J.42, subdivisions 1 and 5; 5600.2100. subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 144.1489, subdivi- 256J.43, subdivision 1; 256J.50, subdivision Enactment: 5/13/99† sions 2 and 4; 144.1490, subdivision 2; 3a; 256J.62, subdivisions 3, 6, and 7; 256J.76, Effective: 7/1/99 144.1494, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 144.1495, subdivision 1; 256K.01, subdivisions 2, 3, subdivisions 3 and 4; and 144.1496, sub- and 8; 256K.015; 256K.02; 256K.03, subdivi- Advanced practice registered nursing divisions 2 and 5. sions 1 and 12; 256K.04, subdivision 2; regulation. Enactment: 5/25/99 256K.05, subdivision 2; 256K.06; 256K.07; HF718* (Ozment) Effective: 8/1/99 256K.08, subdivision 1; 256L.11, subdivision SF225 (Moe) 4; 257.33, subdivision 2; 257.3573, subdivi- Chapter 172: relating to professions; regulat- sion 2; 257.60; 257.85, subdivisions 3, 5, 7, ing advanced practice registered nursing; and 11; 259.67, subdivision 4; 260.38; 261.063; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 268.0111, subdivisions 5 and 7; 268.0122, 62A.15, subdivision 3a; 148.171; 148.191, sub- subdivision 3; 268.552, subdivision 5; 268.672, division 2; 148.235; 148.261, subdivisions 1 subdivision 6; 268.86, subdivision 2; 268.871, and 5; 148.262, subdivision 1; 148.263, subdi- subdivision 1; 268.90, subdivision 2; 268.95, visions 3 and 4; 148.271; 148.281, subdivision subdivision 4; 275.065, subdivision 5a; 1; 148.283; 245.462, subdivision 18; and 290.067, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivision 245.4871, subdivision 27; proposing coding 7; 393.07, subdivision 6; 462A.205, subdivi- for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter sion 2; 462A.222, subdivision 1a; 473.129, 148; repealing Minnesota Rules, chapter 6340.

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for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters subdivision 3; 462A.209; 462A.21, by adding 136A; 137; and 141; repealing Minnesota a subdivision; and 473.251; Laws 1998, chap- Statutes 1998, sections 136A.1359; 136A.136; ter 404, section 13, subdivision 5; Laws 1998, 141.22; 141.25, subdivisions 9a, 9b, and 11; First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, sec- and 141.36. tion 8; proposing coding for new law in Enactment: 5/25/99 Minnesota Statutes, chapters 82B; 116J; 245; HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE 268; 462A; and 473; repealing Minnesota Line-item vetoes: Statutes 1998, sections 44A.001; 44A.01; Page 7, Art. 1, Sec. 3, 44A.02; 44A.023; 44A.025; 44A.031; Minnesota State University, Mankato Subd. 3, Lines 33-50; and 44A.0311; 44A.06; 44A.08; 44A.11; 341.01; authorized to construct the Taylor Page 9, Art. 1, Sec. 4, 341.02; 341.04; 341.045; 341.05; 341.06; Center multipurpose facility. Subd. 4, Lines 44-52 341.07; 341.08; 341.09; 341.10; 341.11; HF492* (Dorn) 341.115; 341.12; 341.13; 341.15; 462A.28; SF518 (Hottinger) Effective: various dates 469.305; 469.306; 469.307; 469.308; and Chapter 34: relating to education; authoriz- 469.31; Laws 1999, chapter 137, section 5. ing building on a state university campus. Enactment: 5/25/99 Enactment: 4/12/99 Effective: 4/13/99 Line-item vetoes: Page 6, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 2, Lines 54-56; Omnibus higher education finance bill. Page 11, Art. 1, Sec. 4, Subd. 2, Lines 2-18; HF2380* (Leppik) Page 12, Art. 1, Sec. 4, Subd. 4, SF2235 (Stumpf) JOBS & ECONOMIC Lines 4-7; and Chapter 214: relating to education; appro- Page 22, Art. 1, Sec. 14, Lines 11-15 priating money for higher education and DEVELOPMENT FINANCE related purposes to the Higher Education Effective: various dates Services Office, Board of Trustees of the Omnibus economic development Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, appropriations bill. Board of Regents of the University of Minne- HF2390* (McElroy) sota, and the Mayo Medical Foundation, with SF2227 (Janezich) certain conditions; requiring post-second- Chapter 223: relating to state government; ary institutions to provide certain informa- appropriating money for economic develop- tion; modifying financial aid provisions; ment and certain agencies of state govern- making technical changes to membership ment; establishing and modifying programs; JOBS & ECONOMIC and terms of certain advisory councils, boards, regulating activities and practices; modifying and student associations; modifying curricu- DEVELOPMENT POLICY fees; making conforming changes; requiring lum provisions for Minnesota State Colleges reports; providing criminal penalties; amend- and Universities; extending and transferring ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections Duluth Seaway Port Authority new the Farmer-Lender Mediation Program to 45.0295; 53A.03; 53A.05, subdivision 1; name. the Minnesota Extension Service; requiring 60A.14, subdivision 1; 60A.23, subdivision 8; HF1809 (Jaros) certain reports to the Legislature; clarifying 60A.71, subdivision 7; 60K.06; 65B.48, SF1554* (Solon) and changing requirements of private career subdivision 3; 70A.14, subdivision 4; 72B.04, Chapter 68: relating to port authorities; al- schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, subdivision 10; 79.255, subdivision 10; lowing an alternative name for the seaway sections 16B.465, subdivision 4; 135A.14, by 82A.08, subdivision 2; 82A.16, subdivisions port authority of Duluth; amending adding a subdivision; 135A.155; 136A.031, 2 and 6; 116J.415, subdivision 5; 116J.421, Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 469.049, subdivision 3; 136A.121, subdivision 5; subdivisions 2, 3, and by adding subdivi- subdivision 1. 136A.125, subdivision 4; 136A.243, subdivi- sions; 116J.63, subdivision 4; 116J.8745, sub- Enactment: 4/20/99 sion 7; 136A.244, subdivision 2; 136A.245, divisions 1 and 2; 116L.03, subdivisions 1, 2, Effective: 8/1/99 subdivision 6; 136F.02, subdivision 2; and 5; 116L.04, subdivision 1a; 116L.06, sub- 136F.04, subdivision 1; 136F.22, subdivision division 4; 175.17; 176.181, subdivision 2a; Construction contracts environmental 1; 136F.32, subdivision 2, and by adding a 216C.41, subdivisions 1 and 2; 268.022; liability modifications. subdivision; 141.21, subdivisions 3, 5, 6, and 268.666, by adding a subdivision; 268.98, HF872* (Holsten) by adding subdivisions; 141.25, subdivisions subdivision 3; 268A.13; 268A.14; 298.22, sub- SF682 (Novak) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12; 141.26, divisions 2 and 6; 298.2213, subdivision 4; Chapter 87: relating to contracts; regulating subdivision 2; 141.271, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 298.223, subdivision 2; 326.105, if enacted; building and construction contracts; provid- 5, 6, and 12; 141.28, subdivisions 3 and 5; 326.86, subdivision 1; 383B.79, subdivision ing for the enforceability of certain agree- 141.29, subdivision 1; 141.31; 141.32; 141.35; 4; 446A.072, subdivision 4; 462A.20, subdi- ments indemnifying against environmental 471.59, subdivision 1; and 583.22, subdivi- vision 2, and by adding a subdivision; liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sion 5; Laws 1986, chapter 398, article 1, 462A.204, by adding a subdivision; 462A.205, section 337.02. section 18, as amended; proposing coding

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Enactment: 4/23/99 match requirement for the Isle Community cities of the first class; modifying Housing Effective: 4/24/99 Center grant; amending Laws 1998, chapter Finance Agency provisions; authorizing 404, section 5, subdivision 4. agency to make equity take-out loans to own- Landlord prelease deposits Enactment: 5/4/99 ers of federally subsidized housing under acceptance regulation. Effective: 5/5/99 certain circumstances; allowing participants HF1178* (McElroy) to receive rental assistance for family stabili- SF1253 (Novak) Employment and training programs zation for up to 60 months; clarifying pur- Chapter 97: relating to landlords and ten- information collection and report. poses for which community rehabilitation ants; regulating the taking of prelease depos- HF1051* (Gunther) funds may be used; establishing account to its; providing for a civil penalty; proposing SF971 (Kelly, R.C.) provide homeownership opportunities for coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 138: relating to employment; re- disabled; modifying low-income housing chapter 504. quiring the commissioner of economic secu- credits; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Enactment: 4/26/99 rity to collect certain information about em- sections 462.357, subdivision 5; 462A.05, Effective: 8/1/99 ployment and training programs. subdivision 14; 462A.073, subdivisions 2 and Enactment: 5/10/99 4; 462A.205, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 9; Re-employment insurance Effective: 8/1/99 462A.206, subdivision 2; 462A.21, by adding housekeeping changes. a subdivision; 462A.222, subdivision 3; and HF877 (Wolf) Tenant screening fee limits. 462A.223, subdivision 2; repealing Minne- SF1218* (Scheevel) HF1613 (Storm) sota Statutes 1998, section 462A.073, subdi- Chapter 107: relating to re-employment in- SF1471* (Murphy) vision 3. surance; making technical changes; modify- Chapter 150: relating to landlords and ten- Enactment: 5/24/99 ing procedures; complying with federal re- ants; requiring certain limitations on tenant Effective: various dates quirements; modifying definitions; amend- screening fees; proposing coding for new law ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504; repeal- Brooklyn Park housing improvement 268.035, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, 15, ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 504.30, area authority modified. 18, 20, 24, 30, 32, and by adding a subdivision 5. HF420* (Haas) subdivision; 268.042, subdivision 3; 268.045; Enactment: 5/13/99 SF321 (Scheid) 268.047, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 268.048; Effective: 8/1/99 Chapter 246: relating to the city of Brooklyn 268.051, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8; Park; authorizing its economic development 268.052; 268.053; 268.057, subdivisions 4 and Above-ground storage tank authority to exercise housing improvement 10; 268.058; 268.0625; 268.064; 268.065; reimbursements authorized. powers and issue bonds. 268.067; 268.068; 268.069; 268.07; 268.085; HF595* (Holsten) Enactment: 5/25/99 268.095; 268.101; 268.103, by adding a sub- SF365 (Novak) Effective: upon local approval division; 268.105; 268.115; 268.125, subdivi- Chapter 203: relating to storage tanks; im- sions 1, 4, and 5; 268.135; 268.145; 268.155; posing a specific standard of proof for certain 268.18; 268.182; 268.186; 268.188; 268.192, petrofund reimbursement reductions; pro- subdivision 2; 268.194; 268.196; 268.198; viding reimbursement for certain bulk pe- 268.21; 268.23; and 268.30, subdivision 2; troleum plants upgrading or closing above- proposing coding for new law in Minnesota ground storage tanks; modifying application Statutes, chapter 268; repealing Minnesota requirements for contamination; cleanup Statutes 1998, sections 268.021; and 268.057, grants; regulating the cleanup of contami- subdivisions 8 and 9; Minnesota Rules, parts nated land; specifying the marking required K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE 3305.0100; 3305.0200; 3305.0300; 3305.0400; on petroleum product storage tanks; modi- 3305.0500; 3305.0600; 3305.0700; 3305.0800; fying the application of the Fire Code to Omnibus K-12 education policy and 3305.0900; 3305.1100; 3310.1500; 3310.1600; tanks; providing an exception; amending appropriations bill. 3310.1700; 3310.1800; 3310.1900; 3310.2000; Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 115C.08, HF2333* (Seagren) 3310.2100; 3310.2200; 3310.5100; and subdivision 4; 115C.09, subdivision 3, and by SF2242 (Pogemiller) 3310.5800. adding a subdivision; 116J.553, subdivision Chapter 241: relating to education; pre-kin- Enactment: 4/27/99 2; 116J.562, subdivision 2; 116J.567; and dergarten through grade 12; providing for Effective: various dates 239.752; proposing coding for new law in general education; special programs; lifework Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299F. development; facilities and technology; edu- Isle School District grant Enactment: 5/24/99 cation excellence; other programs; nutrition modification. Effective: various dates programs; libraries; education policy; and HF585* (Erickson) state agencies; appropriating money; amend- SF595 (Stevens) Housing program provisions modified. ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.46, Chapter 119: relating to capital investment; HF1910 (Gunther) subdivision 2; 41D.02, subdivision 2; 120A.24, reducing an appropriation; making a con- SF1821* (Higgins) subdivision 1; 120A.40; 120B.30, subdivision forming change; excluding an authorization Chapter 211: relating to housing; modifying 1; 120B.35; 121A.23; 121A.43, as amended; for certain kitchen facilities; amending a provision for amending zoning ordinance by

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121A.61, subdivision 1; 122A.09, subdivi- adding a subdivision; and 626.556, subdivi- sion 4; 122A.18, by adding subdivisions; sion 10b, and by adding a subdivision; Laws 122A.19, subdivision 4; 122A.20, subdivi- 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31, as sions 1 and 2; 122A.21; 122A.28; 122A.40, amended; Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 3, subdivisions 5, 7, and 16; 122A.41, subdivi- section 32, as amended; Laws 1995 First Spe- sion 4; 122A.60, subdivisions 1 and 3; 122A.61, cial Session chapter 3, article 12, section 7, as subdivision 1; 123A.05, subdivisions 2 and 3; amended; Laws 1996, chapter 412, article 1, 123A.06, subdivisions 1 and 2; 123A.48, sub- section 35; Laws 1997 First Special Session LOCAL GOVERNMENT & division 10; 123B.02, subdivision 3; 123B.195; chapter 4, article 1, section 61, subdivisions METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS 123B.36, subdivision 1; 123B.49, subdivision 1, 2, 3, as amended, and 4; article 2, section 4; 123B.53, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7; 51, subdivision 29, as amended; article 3, 123B.54; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 123B.59, section 25, subdivision 6; article 5, section 22; Minneapolis and St. Paul residency subdivision 1; 123B.61; 123B.75, by adding a article 8, section 4; article 9, sections 6, 7, requirements repealed. subdivision; 123B.77, subdivision 4; 123B.83, subdivision 2, and 13; Laws 1998, chapter HF133* (Stanek) subdivision 4; 123B.90, subdivisions 2 and 3; 398, article 9, section 7; chapter 404, section SF107 (Novak) 123B.91, subdivision 1; 123B.92, subdivision 5, subdivision 5; and Laws 1999, chapter 123, Chapter 3: relating to local government; re- 9; 124D.03, by adding a subdivision; section 22; proposing coding for new law in pealing authority for certain local residency 124D.081, subdivision 3; 124D.10, subdivi- Minnesota Statutes, chapters 121A; 123A; requirements; repealing Laws 1993, chapter sions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11; 124D.11, subdivisions 124D; 125A; 127A; repealing Minnesota Stat- 260; and Laws 1994, chapter 570. 1, 4, 6, and by adding a subdivision; 124D.453, utes 1998, sections 119A.04, subdivision 5; Enactment: 3/4/99 subdivision 3; 124D.454, subdivision 5; 120B.05; 123A.44; 123A.441; 123A.442; Effective: 3/5/99 124D.65, subdivisions 1, 4, and 5; 124D.68, 123A.443; 123A.444; 123A.445; 123A.446; subdivision 9; 124D.69, subdivision 1; 123B.57, subdivisions 4, 5, and 7; 123B.58; Peace officers or firefighters killed in 124D.86, subdivisions 1 and 3; 124D.87; 123B.59, subdivision 7; 123B.63, subdivisions line of duty spouse health insurance 124D.88, subdivision 3; 124D.89, subdivi- 1 and 2; 123B.64, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; coverage. sion 1; 124D.94, subdivisions 3, 6, and 7; 123B.66; 123B.67; 123B.68; 123B.69; 123B.89; HF49* (Ozment) 125A.09, subdivisions 4 and 11; 125A.15; 123B.92, subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10; SF162 (Kelly, R.C.) 125A.50, subdivisions 2 and 5; 125A.51; 124D.081, subdivisions 7 and 8; 124D.112; Chapter 12: relating to public employees; 125A.62; 125A.64; 125A.65, subdivisions 3, 124D.113; 124D.116; 124D.453; 124D.65, making certain changes relating to health 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10; 125A.68, subdivision 1; subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 124D.67; 124D.70; coverage for survivors of police officers and 125A.69, subdivisions 1 and 3; 125A.70, sub- 125A.76, subdivision 6; 125A.77; 125A.79, firefighters killed in the line of duty; amend- division 2; 125A.71, subdivision 3; 125A.72; subdivision 3; 126C.05, subdivision 4; ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 125A.73; 125A.75, subdivisions 3 and 8; 126C.06; 127A.42, subdivision 8; 127A.45, 299A.465, subdivision 2. 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 5; 125A.79, subdivision 5; 127A.60, subdivisions 2, 3, Enactment: 3/16/99 subdivisions 1, 2, and by adding subdivi- and 4; 127A.61; 127A.62, subdivision 2; Effective: 3/17/99 sions; 125B.05, subdivision 3; 125B.20; 127A.64; 127A.66, subdivision 1; and 134.155; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7; Minnesota Rules, parts 3500.3900; 3500.4000; Minneapolis skilled workers and 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 3500.4100; 3500.4200; and 3500.4300. apprentices deferred compensation 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, and by adding subdivi- Enactment: 5/25/99 plan participation. sions; 126C.12, subdivisions 1 and 4; 126C.13, HF453* (Haake) subdivisions 1 and 2; 126C.15; 126C.17, sub- Line-item vetoes: SF416 (Higgins) divisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 9; 126C.40, subdi- Page 90, Art. 2, Sec. 60, Subd. 20, Chapter 15: relating to local government; vision 4; 126C.41, subdivision 2; 126C.42, Lines 5-9; directing the city of Minneapolis to authorize subdivisions 1 and 2; 126C.44; 126C.46; Page 135, Art. 5, Sec. 18, Subd. 10, participation by certain workers and appren- 126C.55, by adding a subdivision; 126C.63, Lines 12-23; tices in deferred compensation plan; amend- subdivisions 5 and 8; 126C.69, subdivisions 2 Page 146, Art. 6, Sec. 14, Subd. 8, ing Laws 1988, chapter 471, section 1, subdi- and 9; 127A.05, subdivision 1; 127A.41, sub- Lines 7-16; and vision 1, as amended. division 5; 127A.42, subdivisions 5 and 6; Page 200, Art. 9, Sec. 53, Subd. 2, Enactment: 3/18/99 127A.44, subdivision 2; 127A.45, subdivi- Lines 4-11 Effective: 3/19/99 sions 2, 3, 4, 13, and by adding a subdivision; 127A.47, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, and 8; 127A.49, Effective: various dates Town officers or employees criminal subdivisions 2 and 3; 127A.51; 127A.60, sub- charges defense costs reimbursement. division 1; 127A.66, subdivision 2; 128C.01, HF475* (Stang) subdivision 4; 128C.02, by adding a subdivi- SF517 (Vickerman) sion; 128C.20, subdivision 1; 129C.10, by Chapter 30: relating to local government; adding a subdivision; 169.01, subdivision 6; providing for reimbursement to officers and 169.03, subdivision 6; 171.3215, subdivisions employees for costs and legal fees to defend 2 and 4; 181.101; 209.07, by adding a subdi- criminal charges in certain cases; amending vision; 241.021, subdivision 1; 245A.04, by Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 465.76.

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Enactment: 4/1/99 ers; amending Laws 1974, chapter 475, sec- hospital district; authorizing the district to Effective: 4/2/99 tion 2, by adding a subdivision. annex the city of Richmond to the district. Enactment: 4/23/99 Enactment: 5/11/99 Anoka County dangerous dog regis- Effective: upon local compliance Effective: 5/12/99 tration system administration respon- sibility. Counties, cities, or towns lawful land Senior center, youth center, and HF525* (Westerberg) uses termination prohibition. historical work appropriations SF404 (Runbeck) HF896 (Larsen, P.) approval requirements. Chapter 48: relating to Anoka County; pro- SF854* (Langseth) HF371* (Stang) viding for city administration of the danger- Chapter 96: relating to land use; precluding SF461 (Fischbach) ous dog registration system. the termination of lawful land uses by amor- Chapter 155: relating to local government; Enactment: 4/15/99 tization; providing exceptions; amending removing the limit on the amount a local Effective: upon local compliance Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 394.21, by government may contribute for historical adding subdivisions; and 462.357, by adding work; permitting local governments to make County recorders minimum security subdivisions. contributions to public or private, nonprofit deposits requirement authority. Enactment: 4/23/99 senior citizen centers or youth centers; HF908 (Dawkins) Effective: 4/24/99 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section SF465* (Pappas) 471.93; proposing coding for new law in Chapter 69: relating to counties; permitting Towns capital reserve funds. Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. county recorders to require minimum de- HF1538 (Vandeveer) Enactment: 5/13/99 posits in certain cases; amending Minnesota SF1463* (Krentz) Effective: 8/1/99 Statutes 1998, section 386.78. Chapter 113: relating to townships; autho- Enactment: 4/20/99 rizing creation of a capital reserve fund; Police civil service commissions Effective: 8/1/99 amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section abolishment by city council vote. 365.10, by adding a subdivision. HF66 (Johnson) Statutory cities special elections to fill Enactment: 5/3/99 SF9* (Betzold) office vacancies. Effective: 8/1/99 Chapter 165: relating to civil service; pro- HF182 (Buesgens) viding for the abolition of a police civil ser- SF257* (Robling) Itasca County road and bridge money vice commission by a unanimous vote of the Chapter 75: relating to statutory cities; per- authority. city council; amending Minnesota Statutes mitting special elections in cases of certain HF673 (Solberg) 1998, sections 419.16 and 419.17. vacancies; amending Minnesota Statutes SF1012* (Lessard) Enactment: 5/13/99 1998, sections 205.10, subdivision 2; and Chapter 115: relating to Itasca County; modi- Effective: 5/14/99 412.02, subdivision 2a. fying certain accounting and expenditure re- Enactment: 4/20/99 quirements for road and bridge fund tax Local government units joint Effective: 8/1/99 money derived from unorganized townships. contracts joint powers agreement Enactment: 5/3/99 requirements exemption. Uniform municipal contracting law Effective: upon local approval HF1544 (Hausman) dollar limit increases. SF1609* (Wiger) HF1097 (Kuisle) Certain sanitary districts’ board Chapter 167: relating to local government; SF1188* (Kelley, S.P.) members per diems increased. providing exemption for governmental units Chapter 82: relating to municipalities; in- HF258 (Munger) to jointly or cooperatively contract in creasing certain dollar limits in the Uniform SF376* (Solon) amounts estimated not to exceed $25,000; Municipal Contracting Law; providing an Chapter 145: relating to the Western Lake amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections exemption for certain cooperative purchas- Superior Sanitary District and the Moose 471.345, by adding a subdivision; and 471.59, ing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- Lake-Windemere Sanitary Sewer District; subdivision 1.VETOED tion 471.345, subdivisions 3, 4, and by add- modifying board members’ compensation; Vetoed: 5/17/99 ing a subdivision.VETOED amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section Vetoed: 4/22/99 458D.03, subdivision 9; Laws 1974, chapter Ramsey County personnel process 400, section 4, subdivision 9, as amended. modification. Washington County Housing and Enactment: 5/11/99 HF751 (Trimble) Redevelopment Authority Effective: 8/1/99 SF768* (Pappas) commissioners term modification. Chapter 173: relating to Ramsey County; HF627* (Larsen, P.) Paynesville area hospital district making changes in the personnel process; SF616 (Price) Richmond annexation authority. amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section Chapter 89: relating to Washington County; HF174* (Stang) 383A.288, by adding a subdivision. changing the length of the terms of housing SF156 (Fischbach) Enactment: 5/17/99 and redevelopment authority commission- Chapter 147: relating to the Paynesville area Effective: 8/1/99

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Minneapolis Park and Recreation Local government units snow and ice Election redistricting provided. Board employees provisions accumulations tort liability HF1015* (Abrams) modified. exemption clarification. SF1064 (Pogemiller) HF526 (Mullery) HF1348 (Holberg) Chapter 237: relating to elections; providing SF615* (Higgins) SF891* (Hottinger) for redistricting; amending Minnesota Stat- Chapter 174: relating to local government; Chapter 188: relating to municipalities; clari- utes 1998, sections 204B.14, subdivision 4; providing for the appointment of various fying an exception to tort liability; amending 204B.146, by adding a subdivision; and employees of the Minneapolis Park and Rec- Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 466.03, 205.84. reation board; authorizing the city of Lakeville subdivision 4. Enactment: 5/25/99 to change its general municipal elections to Enactment: 5/21/99 Effective: 8/1/99 even-numbered years; providing for convey- Effective: 8/1/99 ance of certain tax-forfeited land by Hennepin County; amending Laws 1969, chapter 1024, Local units of government regulatory section 1, as amended. relief provided. Enactment: 5/18/99 HF879 (Knoblach) Effective: upon local compliance (Sec. 1); SF1636* (Stumpf) 5/19/99 (Sec. 2) Chapter 193: relating to governmental opera- tions; providing for regulatory relief for local RULES & LEGISLATIVE Cities amusement machines license units of government; proposing coding for fee limit; violent video games display new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14. ADMINISTRATION restrictions. Enactment: 5/24/99 Effective: HF1140 (Leighton) 8/1/99 Revisor’s bill. SF1329* (Vickerman) HF2441 (Seifert, J.) Chapter 179: relating to cities; limiting li- Grand Rapids Township authorized to SF2224* (Ranum) cense fees on coin and currency activated hold November elections. Chapter 249: relating to legislative enact- amusement machines; proposing coding for HF625 (Solberg) ments; correcting miscellaneous oversights, new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 449. SF746* (Lessard) inconsistencies, ambiguities, unintended re- Enactment: 5/19/99 Chapter 195: relating to local government; sults, and technical errors; amending Effective: 8/1/99 permitting Grand Rapids Township to hold Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97A.075, its general election in November; permitting subdivision 1; 124D.135, subdivision 3, as Municipal power agencies liability the city of Grand Rapids to increase the mem- amended; 124D.54, subdivision 1, as provisions modifications. bership of its public utilities commission to amended; 256.476, subdivision 8, as amended; HF805 (Leighton) five members. 322B.115, subdivision 4; Senate file 626, sec- SF556* (Piper) Enactment: 5/24/99† tion 44; Senate file 2221, article 1, section 2, Chapter 183: relating to liability; limiting Effective: 8/1/99 subdivision 4; section 7, subdivision 6; sec- liability on certain municipal power agency tion 8, subdivision 3; section 12, subdivision land for certain purposes; amending Minneapolis Park and Recreation 1; section 13, subdivision 1; section 18; Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 604A.20; Board authorized to distribute and Senate file 2226, section 5, subdivision 4; 604A.21, subdivisions 3, 4, and by adding a sell electric power. section 6; House file 1825, section 12; House subdivision; 604A.24; and 604A.25. HF1286 (Kahn) file 2390, article 1, section 2, subdivisions 2 Enactment: 5/19/99 SF1976* (Higgins) and 4; section 4, subdivision 4; section 17, Effective: 8/1/99 Chapter 198: relating to municipal electric subdivision 1; article 2, section 81; House file power; defining city within the meaning of 2420, article 5, section 18; article 6, section 2; Local government units corporations the act; authorizing the Minneapolis Park proposing coding in Minnesota Statutes 1998, expiration date elimination. and Recreation Board to engage in the local chapter 126C. HF777 (Rest) distribution and sale of hydroelectric power Enactment: 5/25/99 SF851* (Vickerman) to protect the natural, historical, ecological, Effective: various dates Chapter 186: relating to local government; and aesthetic value of the Mississippi River at delaying the expiration of an applicability the Falls of St. Anthony; amending provision relating to restrictions on corpora- Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 453.52, tions created by political subdivisions; estab- subdivision 3. lishing a task force to make determinations Enactment: 5/24/99 and propose legislation relating to establish- Effective: 5/25/99 (Sec. 1); upon local ment of corporations by political subdivi- approval (Sec. 2) sions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 465.715, subdivision 1a. Enactment: 5/21/99 Effective: 5/22/99

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326.50; 326.86, subdivision 1; and 349.163, subdivisions 7 and 8; 144.98, subdivision 3; subdivision 4; Laws 1993, chapter 192, sec- 176.102, subdivision 14; 183.375, subdivi- tion 16; Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 69, sion 5; 192.49, subdivision 3; 197.79, subdi- subdivision 1; Laws 1995, First Special Ses- vision 10; 202A.18, by adding a subdivision; sion chapter 3, article 12, section 7, subdivi- 202A.20, subdivision 2; 204B.25, subdivision sion 1, as amended; section 10; Laws 1997, 2, and by adding a subdivision; 204B.27, by STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE chapter 202, article 2, section 61; and Laws adding a subdivision; 204B.28, subdivision 1; 1998, chapter 366, section 2; proposing cod- 223.17, subdivision 3; 239.101, subdivision ing for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chap- 4; 240A.09; 297F.08, by adding a subdivision; Omnibus state departments ters 16A; 16B; 16C; 43A; 240A; and 325F; 299M.04; 325K.03, by adding a subdivision; appropriations bill. proposing coding for new law as Minnesota 325K.04; 325K.05, subdivision 1; 325K.09, HF2386 (Krinkie) Statutes, chapter 604B; repealing Minnesota by adding a subdivision; 325K.10, subdivi- SF2223* (Price) Statutes 1998, sections 16A.103, subdivision sion 5; 325K.14, by adding a subdivision; Chapter 242: relating to the organization 3; 16A.1285, subdivisions 4 and 5; 16E.11; 325K.15, by adding a subdivision; 326.50; and operation of state government; appro- 16E.12; 16E.13; 207A.01; 207A.02; 207A.03; 326.86, subdivision 1; and 349.163, subdivi- priating money for the general legislative and 207A.04; 207A.06; 207A.07; 207A.08; sion 4; Laws 1993, chapter 192, section 16; administrative expenses of state government 207A.09; and 207A.10; Laws 1991, chapter Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 69, subdivi- with certain conditions; modifying provi- 235, article 5, section 3, as amended; sion 1; Laws 1995, First Special Session chap- sions relating to state government opera- Minnesota Rules, part 8275.0045, subpart 2. ter 3, article 12, section 7, subdivision 1, as tions; amendingVETOED Minnesota Statutes 1998, Vetoed: 5/25/99 amended; section 10; Laws 1997, chapter sections 3.17; 3C.12, subdivision 2; 8.15, sub- 202, article 2, section 61; and Laws 1998, divisions 1, 2, and 3; 12.31, subdivision 2; Omnibus state departments chapter 366, section 2; proposing coding for 12.37; 13.03, subdivision 2; 13.05, by adding appropriations bill. new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; a subdivision; 13.073, by adding a subdivi- HF878* (Bishop) 16B; 16C; 43A; 240A; and 325F; proposing sion; 14.131; 14.23; 15.50, subdivision 2; SF1464 (Cohen) coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, 16A.102, subdivision 1; 16A.11, by adding a Chapter 250: relating to the organization chapter 604B; repealing Minnesota Statutes subdivision; 16A.129, subdivision 3; 16A.45, and operation of state government; appro- 1998, sections 4A.08; 4A.09; 4A.10; 15.90; subdivision 1; 16A.85, subdivision 1; 16B.03; priating money for the general legislative and 15.91; 15.92; 16A.103, subdivision 3; 16B.104; 16B.24, subdivision 5; 16B.31, sub- administrative expenses of state government 16A.1285, subdivisions 4 and 5; 16E.11; division 2; 16B.32, subdivision 2; 16B.415; with certain conditions; modifying provi- 16E.12; 16E.13; 207A.01; 207A.02; 207A.03; 16B.42, subdivision 1; 16B.46; 16B.465; sions relating to state government opera- 207A.04; 207A.06; 207A.07; 207A.08; 16B.72; 16B.73; 16B.748; 16C.14, subdivi- tions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 207A.09; and 207A.10; Laws 1991, chapter sion 1; 16D.04, subdivision 2; 16E.01, subdi- sections 3.3005, by adding a subdivision; 3.17; 235, article 5, section 3, as amended; vision 1; 16E.02; 16E.08; 18.54; 21.92; 3C.12, subdivision 2; 8.15, subdivisions 1, 2, Minnesota Rules, part 8275.0045, subpart 2; 43A.047; 43A.22; 43A.23, subdivisions 1 and and 3; 12.31, subdivision 2; 12.37; 13.03, and 1999 S.F. No. 2223, if enacted. 2; 43A.30, by adding a subdivision; 43A.31, subdivision 2; 13.05, by adding a subdivision; Enactment: 5/25/99 subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 13.073, by adding a subdivision; 14.131; 14.23; Effective: various dates 60A.964, subdivision 1; 60A.972, subdivi- 15.50, subdivision 2; 16A.102, subdivision 1; sion 3; 97B.025; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 16A.103, subdivision 1; 16A.11, by adding a 103I.525, subdivision 9; 103I.531, subdivi- subdivision; 16A.126, subdivision 3; 16A.129, sion 9; 103I.535, subdivision 9; 103I.541, sub- subdivision 3; 16A.45, subdivision 1; 16A.85, division 5; 115B.49, subdivisions 2 and 4; subdivision 1; 16B.03; 16B.104; 16B.24, 115B.491, subdivisions 2 and 3; 116.07, sub- subdivision 5; 16B.31, subdivision 2; 16B.32, division 4d; 116.12; 116C.834, subdivision 1; subdivision 2; 16B.415; 16B.42, subdivision 138.17, subdivisions 7 and 8; 144.98, subdivi- 1; 16B.46; 16B.465; 16B.72; 16B.73; 16B.748; TAXES sion 3; 176.102, subdivision 14; 183.375, 16C.14, subdivision 1; 16D.04, subdivision 2; subdivision 5; 192.49, subdivision 3; 197.79, 16E.01, subdivision 1; 16E.02; 16E.08; 18.54; subdivision 10; 202A.18, by adding a subdi- 21.92; 43A.047; 43A.22; 43A.23, subdivisions Mortgage registry and deed taxes vision; 202A.20, subdivision 2; 204B.25, sub- 1 and 2; 43A.30, by adding a subdivision; technical corrections and division 2, and by adding a subdivision; 43A.31, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdi- administrative changes. 204B.27, by adding a subdivision; 204B.28, vision; 60A.964, subdivision 1; 60A.972, sub- HF379* (Erhardt) subdivision 1; 223.17, subdivision 3; 239.101, division 3; 97B.025; 103G.301, subdivision 2; SF381 (Pappas) subdivision 4; 240A.09; 297F.08, by adding a 103I.525, subdivision 9; 103I.531, subdivi- Chapter 31: relating to mortgage registry subdivision; 299M.04; 325K.03, by adding a sion 9; 103I.535, subdivision 9; 103I.541, sub- and deed taxes; making technical and clarify- subdivision; 325K.04; 325K.05, subdivision division 5; 115B.49, subdivisions 2 and 4; ing changes; defining terms; amending 1; 325K.09, by adding a subdivision; 325K.10, 115B.491, subdivisions 2 and 3; 116.07, sub- Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 287.01; subdivision 5; 325K.14, by adding a subdivi- division 4d; 116.12; 116C.834, subdivision 1; 287.03; 287.04; 287.05; 287.08; 287.10; 287.11; sion; 325K.15, by adding a subdivision; 128C.02, by adding a subdivision; 138.17, 287.12; 287.13, subdivision 1; 287.21, subdi-

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vision 1; 287.22; 287.23; 287.24; 287.241; provisions; extending levy limits and chang- 9; 289A.56, subdivision 4; 289A.60, subdivi- 287.29, subdivision 1; 287.30; 287.31; and ing levy authority; authorizing property tax sions 3 and 21; 290.01, subdivisions 7, 19, 287.33; proposing coding for new law in abatements; reducing the rate of health care 19a, 19b, 19f, 19g, 31, and by adding a subdi- Minnesota Statutes, chapter 287; repealing provider taxes; reducing tax rates on lawful vision; 290.06, subdivisions 2c, 2d, and by Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 287.06; gambling; changing tax increment financing adding subdivisions; 290.0671, subdivision 287.07; 287.09; 287.21, subdivisions 2 and 4; law and providing special authority for cer- 1; 290.0674, subdivisions 1 and 2; 290.091, 287.34; 287.35; and 287.36. tain cities; authorizing water and sanitary subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; 290.0921, subdivi- Enactment: 4/1/99 sewer districts; providing for the funding of sion 5; 290.095, subdivision 3; 290.17, subdi- Effective: 7/1/99 courts in certain judicial districts; changing visions 3, 4, and 6; 290.191, subdivisions 2 tax forfeiture and delinquency provisions; and 3; 290.9725; 290.9726, by adding a sub- Agricultural assistance and tax relief. changing and clarifying tax administration, division; 290A.03, subdivisions 3, 6, and 15; HF1* (Abrams) collection, enforcement, and penalty provi- 290B.03, subdivision 1; 290B.04, subdivisions SF106 (Johnson, D.J.) sions; freezing the taconite production tax 2, 3, and 4; 290B.05, subdivision 1; 291.005, Chapter 112: relating to agricultural relief; and providing for its distribution; regulating subdivision 1; 295.50, subdivision 4; 295.52, providing for a payment to farmers at risk state and local business subsidies; authoriz- subdivision 7; 295.53, subdivision 1; 295.55, based on the acreage of agricultural use land; ing issuance of certain local obligations; re- subdivisions 2 and 3; 295.57, by adding a providing for an agricultural property tax quiring the Metropolitan Airports subdivision; 296A.16, by adding subdivisions; refund for certain livestock producers; Commission to provide funding for airport 297A.15, subdivision 5; 297A.25, subdivi- appropriating money. noise mitigation projects; modifying pay- sions 9, 63, 73, and by adding subdivisions; Enactment: 4/23/99† ment of certain aids to local units of govern- 297A.48, by adding subdivisions; 297E.01, by Effective: 4/24/99 ment; providing for funding for border cit- adding a subdivision; 297E.02, subdivisions ies; changing fiscal note requirements; pro- 1, 3, 4, and 6; 297F.01, subdivision 23; 297F.17, Bonding authority allocation viding for deposit of tobacco settlement funds; subdivision 6; 297H.05; 297H.06, subdivi- provisions modifications. requiring tax rebates when there is a budget sion 2; 298.22, subdivision 7; 298.24, subdi- HF1024* (Abrams) surplus; requiring a study; authorizing re- vision 1; 298.28, subdivisions 9a and 9b; SF1424 (Pogemiller) quirements to use alternative dispute resolu- 298.296, subdivision 4; 299D.03, subdivision Chapter 189: relating to tax-exempt bond tion processes in annexation and similar pro- 5; 357.021, subdivision 1a; 360.55, by adding allocations; providing for certain eligibility, ceedings; transferring funds; appropriating a subdivision; 373.40, subdivision 1; 375.18, scoring system, income and purchase price money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, subdivision 12; 375.192, subdivision 2; limits, and reservation of authority; amend- sections 3.986, subdivision 2; 3.987, subdivi- 383C.482, subdivision 1; 414.11; 462A.071, ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections sion 1; 16D.09; 60A.19, subdivision 6; 92.51; subdivision 2; 465.82, by adding a subdivi- 474A.02, subdivision 23a; 474A.045; 97A.065, subdivision 2; 204B.135, by adding sion; 469.002, subdivision 10; 469.012, sub- 474A.061, subdivisions 2a, 2b, and 4; and a subdivision; 270.07, subdivision 1; 270.65; division 1; 469.169, subdivision 12, and by 474A.091, subdivision 5. 270.67, by adding a subdivision; 270.78; adding a subdivision; 469.1735, by adding a Enactment: 5/21/99 270A.03, subdivision 2; 270A.07, subdivi- subdivision; 469.176, subdivision 4g; Effective: 5/22/99 (Sec. 3); 8/1/99 sion 2; 270A.08, subdivision 2; 271.01, subdi- 469.1763, by adding a subdivision; 469.1771, (Secs. 1, 2, 4-7) vision 5; 271.21, subdivision 2; 272.02, sub- subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; division 1; 272.027; 272.03, subdivision 6; 469.1791, subdivision 3; 469.1813, Omnibus tax bill. 273.11, subdivisions 1a and 16; 273.111, by subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, and by adding subdi- HF2420* (Abrams) adding a subdivision; 273.124, subdivisions visions; 469.1815, subdivision 2; 473.252, sub- SF1276 (Johnson, D.J.) 1, 7, 8, 13, 14, and by adding a subdivision; division 2; 475.52, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; Chapter 243: relating to financing state and 273.13, subdivisions 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, and by 477A.011, subdivision 36; 477A.03, subdivi- local government; providing a sales tax re- adding a subdivision; 273.1382; 273.1398, sion 2; 477A.06, subdivision 1; 485.018, sub- bate; reducing individual income tax rates; subdivisions 1a, 2, 8, and by adding a subdi- division 5; 487.02, subdivision 2; 487.32, sub- making changes to income, sales and use, vision; 273.1399, subdivision 6; 273.20; division 3; 487.33, subdivision 5; and 574.34, property, excise, mortgage registry and deed, 274.01, subdivision 1; 275.70, subdivision 5; subdivision 1; Laws 1997, chapter 231, article health care provider, motor fuels, cigarette 275.71, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 276.131; 1, section 19, subdivisions 1 and 3; article 2, and tobacco, liquor, insurance premiums, 279.37, subdivisions 1, 1a, and 2; 281.23, section 68, subdivision 3, as amended; article aircraft registration, lawful gambling, taco- subdivisions 2, 4, and 6; 282.01, subdivisions 3, section 9; Laws 1997, First Special Session nite production, solid waste, estate, and spe- 1, 4, and 7; 282.04, subdivision 2; 282.05; chapter 3, section 27; Laws 1997, Second cial taxes; conforming with changes in fed- 282.08; 282.09; 282.241; 282.261, subdivi- Special Session chapter 2, section 6; Laws eral income tax provisions; authorizing cer- sion 4, and by adding a subdivision; 283.10; 1998, chapter 389, article 8, section 44, sub- tain cities to impose sales taxes and issue 287.01, subdivision 3, as amended; 287.05, divisions 5, 6, and 7, as amended; Laws 1998, bonds; establishing an agricultural home- subdivisions 1, as amended, and 1a, as chapter 645, section 3; and Laws 1999, chap- stead credit; changing and allowing tax cred- amended; 289A.02, subdivision 7; 289A.18, ter 112, section 1, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, and 9; its, subtractions, and exemptions; changing subdivision 4; 289A.20, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota property tax valuation, assessment, levy, clas- 289A.31, subdivision 2; 289A.40, subdivi- Statutes, chapters 16A; 116J; 275; 290; 383D; sification, homestead, credit, aid, exemption, sions 1 and 1a; 289A.50, subdivision 7, and by 414; and 469; repealing Minnesota Statutes review, appeal, abatement, and distribution adding a subdivision; 289A.55, subdivision 1998, sections 92.22; 116J.991; 273.11,

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subdivision 10; 280.27; 281.13; 281.38; 284.01; rail corridor from St. Cloud to Little Falls; 284.02; 284.03; 284.04; 284.05; 284.06; requiring commissioner of transportation to 297E.12, subdivision 3; 297F.19, subdivision study restoration of Amtrak rail passenger 4; 297G.18, subdivision 4; 473.252, subdivi- service; requiring taxi regulation study; re- sions 4 and 5; and 477A.05; Laws 1997, chapter stricting passenger motor carrier service at 231, article 1, section 19, subdivision 2; and the international airport; requiring commis- Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 3, section 45. TRANSPORTATION FINANCE sioner of public safety to make recommenda- Enactment: 5/25/99 tions concerning allowable vehicle lighting; requiring Office of Strategic and Long-Range Line-item vetoes: Omnibus transportation Planning to establish state development strat- Page 190, Art. 8, Sec. 7, Lines 19-25 appropriations bill. egy and report to Legislature concerning I-94 HF2387* (Molnau) corridor; authorizing commissioner of trans- Effective: various dates SF2217 (Johnson, J.B.) portation to contract for the public safety Chapter 238: relating to transportation; ap- radio communication system; modifying Public debt use limitations and propriating money for the Department of definitions; making technical and clarifying conditions modified. Transportation and other agencies; autho- changes; requiring studies and reports; HF2127 (Abrams) rizing certain fees; providing for a maximum amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections SF1876* (Pogemiller) percentage of the motorcycle safety fund that 121A.36, subdivision 3; 168.011, subdivision Chapter 248: relating to public administra- may be spent for certain activities; exempting 35; 168.012, subdivision 1; 168.013, subdivi- tion; imposing and modifying conditions and from registration taxes vehicles owned by a sions 2 and 6; 168.021, subdivision 2; 168.17; limitations on the use of public debt; provid- commercial driving school and used exclu- 168.301, subdivisions 3 and 4; 168A.05, sub- ing for the Dakota County community de- sively in driver education and training; al- division 5; 168A.10, subdivisions 1, 2, and 5; velopment agency and the Cuyuna Range lowing payment of prorated license fee fol- 168A.30, subdivision 2; 169.122, subdivision joint powers economic development author- lowing transfer of vehicle from dealer; modi- 5; 169.345, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 169.346, ity; reenacting certain provisions relating to fying provisions relating to disability parking subdivision 3, and by adding a subdivision; taxes, abatements, and tax increments; clari- privileges; abolishing certain credit for ve- 169.55, subdivision 1; 169.58, by adding a fying the treatment of property of certain hicle registration fee; modifying provisions subdivision; 171.04, subdivision 1; 171.05, limited liability companies for certain prop- relating to vehicle titles, registrations, and subdivisions 1a and 2; 171.061, subdivision erty tax exemption purposes; broadening transfers; authorizing suspension of a vehicle’s 4; 171.07, subdivision 3; 171.39; 173.02, sub- certain revenue bonding authority involving registration in certain circumstances; requir- division 6; 174.24, subdivision 3b; 174.70; certain nonprofit facilities and to refund cer- ing a detachable postcard to be provided in a 174A.02, subdivision 4; 174A.06; 221.011, tain youth-based-ice facility debt; authoriz- vehicle’s certificate of title and completed; subdivisions 15, 37, 38, and by adding subdi- ing the city of Duluth to provide for certain specifically authorizing cities to enact ordi- visions; 221.021; 221.022; 221.025; 221.0251; refunding bonds; removing a condition for nances regulating long-term parking; allow- 221.026, subdivision 2; 221.031, subdivisions the issuance of certain bonds by the Long ing certain lighting devices mounted on de- 1, 2, 6, and 7; 221.036, subdivisions 1 and 3; Prairie housing and redevelopment author- livery vehicles; providing equipment for 221.091; 221.122, subdivision 1; 221.124; ity; temporarily expanding an exception to deputy registrars; modifying driver instruc- 221.131, subdivision 2; 221.141, subdivision competitive bidding requirements for cer- tion permit provisions; providing for driver 1; 221.172, subdivision 10; 221.185, subdivi- tain bond-financed structured parking fa- training for home school students; reducing sions 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and by adding a subdivision; cilities; authorizing the city of Woodbury to cost of Minnesota identification card for per- 221.221, subdivision 3; 221.291, subdivision issue general obligations to finance sons with serious and persistent mental ill- 4; 221.55; 296A.18, subdivision 3; 299A.01, construction of a highway interchange and ness; changing definition of “directional by adding a subdivision; 360.531, related improvements; authorizing the use of signs”; authorizing siting of public safety ra- subdivision 3; 360.55, subdivision 4; 368.01, enterprise zone incentive grants for certain dio communications towers; directing com- subdivision 12; 412.221, subdivision 20; purposes by Minneapolis and St. Paul; missioner of transportation to establish a 458A.06, subdivision 5; 609.671, subdivision amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections southern railway corridor improvement plan; 5; Laws 1995, chapter 195, article 1, section 126C.55, subdivision 7; 272.02, by adding a setting minimum requirements for local regu- 18; Laws 1997, chapter 159, article 1, sections subdivision; 383D.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, lation of small vehicle passenger service; 2, subdivision 7, and 4, subdivision 3; Laws and by adding subdivisions; 469.155, subdi- modifying provisions relating to motor car- 1998, chapter 404, section 17, subdivision 3; vision 4; 469.305, subdivision 1; 473.39, by riers; changing percentage of gas tax attrib- proposing coding for new law in Minnesota adding a subdivision; 473.898, subdivision 3; uted to snowmobiles; regulating advertising Statutes, chapters 219; 221; 388; 473; repeal- 475.56; 475.58, by adding a subdivision; and in Department of Public Safety publications; ing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 475.60, subdivisions 1 and 3. modifying provisions relating to special num- 168.011, subdivision 36; 168.1281; 221.011, Enactment: 5/25/99 ber plates for classic aircraft; requiring report subdivisions 7, 9, 20, 21, 32, and 34; 221.041; Effective: various dates of metropolitan radio board; extending ex- 221.051; 221.061; 221.071; 221.081; 221.121, istence of metropolitan radio board; requir- subdivisions 6b and 6h; 221.172, subdivision ing commissioner of transportation to study 9; 221.281; 221.85; and 473.3998. feasibility of extending Northstar commuter Enactment: 5/25/99

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Otter Tail veterans memorial drive out-of-service order; amending Minnesota Line-item vetoes: designation. Statutes 1998, section 171.165, by adding a Page 8, Art. 1, Sec. 2, HF1986 (Nornes) subdivision; and 221.036, subdivision 3. Subd. 7, Lines 40-58 SF1888* (Larson) Enactment: 4/23/99 Chapter 42: relating to highways; designat- Effective: 4/1/99 Effective: various dates ing Otter Tail veterans memorial drive; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section Port authorities revenue retention. 161.14, by adding a subdivision. HF1161 (Dempsey) Enactment: 4/12/99 SF480* (Murphy) Effective: 8/1/99 Chapter 114: relating to transportation; al- lowing port authorities to retain lease or Rural residential districts speed limit. management contract revenues from com- HF1265 (Workman) mercial navigation projects financed by the SF1150* (Johnson, J.B.) state; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, TRANSPORTATION POLICY Chapter 44: relating to traffic regulations; section 457A.04, by adding a subdivision. fixing speed limit in rural residential dis- Enactment: 5/3/99 Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway tricts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Effective: 8/1/99 route modification. section 169.14, subdivision 2. HF157* (Kuisle) Enactment: 4/12/99 Vehicle security interests release time SF379 (Scheevel) Effective: 8/1/99 reduced. Chapter 16: relating to highways; modifying HF790 (Kuisle) route of Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic High- Motor vehicle registration SF778* (Sams) way; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sec- requirements modified. Chapter 131: relating to motor vehicles; re- tion 161.14, subdivision 29. HF1507 (Skoe) quiring release of a security interest in a Enactment: 3/18/99 SF1600* (Flynn) vehicle to be acted on within seven days if Effective: 3/19/99 Chapter 70: relating to motor vehicles; elimi- satisfied by a dealer; modifying the place- nating requirement that certain applications ment of television screens in motor vehicles; Special disability license plates for submitted to Department of Public Safety be amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections modified motor vehicles. in writing; amending Minnesota Statutes 168A.20; and 169.471, subdivision 1. HF165 (Stang) 1998, sections 168.013, subdivision 3; and Enactment: 5/7/99 SF460* (Fischbach) 168.82, subdivision 1. Effective: 5/8/99 (Sec. 2); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1) Chapter 25: relating to motor vehicles; al- Enactment: 4/20/99 lowing disability license plates to be issued Effective: 8/1/99 Milk transporters seasonal highway for vehicles modified for use by disabled weight restrictions exemption. persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, Underground fuel storage tanks HF1641 (Juhnke) section 168.021, subdivision 1. specifications requirements. SF1645* (Johnson, D.E.) Enactment: 3/29/99 HF528* (Westrom) Chapter 154: relating to transportation; abol- Effective: 8/1/99 SF1259 (Murphy) ishing Babcock test requirements for drivers Chapter 88: relating to transportation; re- to determine fat content of milk or cream; Kenyon Trunk Highway No. 56 quiring Department of Transportation speci- exempting vehicles carrying milk from sea- relocation easements transfer. fications for underground storage tanks to sonal weight restrictions under certain cir- HF1305* (Sviggum ) include certain types of fiberglass and steel cumstances; allowing conveyance of excess SF1280 (Day) tanks; proposing coding for new law in rail bank property; amending Minnesota Stat- Chapter 29: relating to highways; requiring Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174. utes 1998, sections 32.25, subdivision 3; commissioner of transportation to transfer Enactment: 4/23/99 169.87, by adding a subdivision; and 222.63, excess highway easements to city of Kenyon. Effective: 8/1/99 subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes Enactment: 4/1/99 1998, section 32.01, subdivision 7. Effective: upon local approval Commercial motor vehicle Enactment: 5/13/99 disqualification and violations Effective: 5/14/99 (Sec. 2, 3); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1, 4) Motorcycle blue lights display. modifications. HF766* (Broecker) HF1046 (Workman) Metropolitan area motor vehicle SF739 (Murphy) SF1324* (Wiger) emission control inspection program Chapter 35: relating to traffic regulations; Chapter 93: relating to motor vehicles; requir- termination. authorizing blue lights on motorcycles as ing commissioner of public safety to impose HF7* (Haake) part of the rear brake light; amending commercial driver’s license disqualifications SF142 (Metzen) Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.64, sub- for violations of an out-of-service order; re- Chapter 178: relating to the environment; division 4. quiring commissioner of transportation to providing for the termination of the motor Enactment: 4/12/99 impose civil penalties for violations of an vehicle emissions testing program by Effective: 4/13/99

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March 1, 2000, or earlier; amending Minne- coordinating committee; changing period of sota Statutes 1998, sections 116.60, by adding hours of service exemption for drivers trans- a subdivision; 116.61, subdivision 1, and by porting sugar beets; requiring petroleum tank adding a subdivision; 116.62, subdivisions 2, truck driver to be at least 18 years old; autho- 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision; and 116.63, rizing commissioner to convey excess rail subdivision 4; repealing Minnesota Statutes bank corridor land to state agency or political 1998, sections 116.60; 116.61; 116.62; 116.63; subdivision; modifying provisions govern- 116.64; and 116.65. ing state grants for local airports; restricting WAYS AND MEANS Enactment: 5/18/99 liability related to land acquired by munici- Effective: various dates pality for highway purposes; modifying pow- State departments deficiency ers and duties of counties with respect to light appropriations. Transportation and highway rail and commuter rail transit planning; modi- HFnone provisions modified. fying deadlines for Metropolitan Transit SF2234* (Cohen) HF1551 (Workman) performance evaluation reports by Chapter 141: relating to public administra- SF1762* (Flynn) Metropolitan Council; establishing priority tion; making deficiency appropriations for Chapter 230: relating to transportation; order for light rail transit construction; state government operations; transferring modifying state contract requirements; al- requiring Metropolitan Council to develop money; appropriating money. lowing Department of Transportation to con- regional master plan for transit; making tech- Enactment: 5/11/99 tract for land surveying; clarifying require- nical corrections; appropriating money; Effective: 5/12/99 ments for notaries and filing corrections to amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections maps and plats relating to highways; provid- 16C.05, subdivision 2; 16C.09; 160.085, sub- Payment of claims against the state; ing for transfer of certain revolving loan ac- divisions 1 and 1a; 161.04, subdivision 3, and Lake Willis elevation control counts to transportation revolving loan fund; by adding a subdivision; 161.115, subdivi- correcting trunk highway route description; sion 164; 161.16, subdivision 2; 161.32, sub- determination. modifying filing requirements for highway division 2; 162.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6; HF2221 (Ozment) route location orders; increasing dollar 162.12, subdivisions 1, 2, and 5; 169.87, sub- SF2052* (Kelly, R.C.) amount for contracts negotiated by commis- division 2; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; Chapter 169: relating to claims against the sioner of transportation for highway con- 174.50, subdivision 5; 221.0314, subdivision state; providing for payment of various claims; struction or maintenance work; modifying 9a; 221.033, by adding a subdivision; 222.63, clarifying certain language concerning claims; provisions for estimates and agency costs subdivision 4; 360.0151, subdivision 2; authorizing determination of a lake control relating to county state-aid highway and 360.032, subdivision 1a; 360.305, subdivi- elevation; appropriating money; amending municipal state-aid street funds; abolishing sion 4; 398A.04, subdivisions 1, 2, and 9; Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 3.738, sub- provision that restricted evidence of use of 446A.085, subdivisions 3 and 6; 466.03, by division 2; and 3.739, subdivision 2a. headgear by motorcyclist to only the ques- adding a subdivision; 473.1466; 473.399; Enactment: 5/17/99 tion of damages for head injuries; authoriz- 473.3993, subdivision 3; and 473.3994, sub- Effective: 5/18/99 ing commissioner of transportation to deter- divisions 3, 4, and 10; Laws 1998, chapter mine dates for seasonal load restrictions; 404, section 17, subdivision 3; proposing cod- modifying provision requiring certification ing for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chap- for disbursement from state transportation ter 174; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, fund; requiring commissioner of transporta- sections 169.832, subdivision 13; 169.974, tion to be responsible for design, construc- subdivision 6; 473.3994, sub-division 12; and tion, and operation of commuter rail; estab- 473.3998. lishing design approval process for commuter Enactment: 5/25/99 rail; creating commuter rail corridor Effective: various dates

132 Minnesota House of Representatives 1999 Members Summary List as of May 17, 1999 Phone Phone District/Member/Party Room† (651) 296- District/Member/Party Room† (651) 296-

49A Abeler, Jim (R) ...... 581 ...... 1729 33A Lindner, Arlon (R) ...... 417 ...... 7806 45A Abrams, Ron (R) ...... 585 ...... 9934 47A Luther, Darlene (DFL) ...... 371 ...... 3751 19B Anderson, Bruce (R) ...... 411 ...... 5063 67A Mahoney, Tim (DFL) ...... 223 ...... 4277 3A Anderson, Irv (DFL) ...... 343 ...... 4936 55A Mares, Harry (R)...... 401 ...... 5363 6A Bakk, Thomas (Tom) (DFL) ...... 345 ...... 2190 65B Mariani, Carlos (DFL) ...... 209 ...... 9714 59A Biernat, Len (DFL) ...... 303 ...... 4219 57B Marko, Sharon (DFL)...... 221 ...... 3135 30B Bishop, Dave (R) ...... 453 ...... 0573 55B McCollum, Betty (DFL) ...... 239 ...... 1188 25B Boudreau, Lynda (R) ...... 473 ...... 8237 36B McElroy, Dan (R) ...... 437 ...... 4212 30A Bradley, Fran (R) ...... 559 ...... 9249 54A McGuire, Mary Jo (DFL) ...... 259 ...... 4342 53B Broecker, Sherry (R) ...... 533 ...... 7153 39B Milbert, Bob (DFL) ...... 243 ...... 4192 35B Buesgens, Mark (R) ...... 415 ...... 1072 35A Molnau, Carol L. (R) ...... 443 ...... 8872 46B Carlson, Lyndon R. (DFL) ...... 279 ...... 4255 21B Mulder, Richard (R) ...... 515 ...... 4336 47B Carruthers, Phil (DFL) ...... 217 ...... 3709 58A Mullery, Joe (DFL) ...... 387 ...... 4262 10B Cassell, George (R) ...... 421 ...... 4317 7A Munger, Willard (DFL)* ...... 283 ...... 4282 52A Chaudhary, Satveer (DFL)...... 311 ...... 4331 8A Murphy, Mary (DFL) ...... 357 ...... 2676 23A Clark, James T. (R)...... 583 ...... 9303 20A Ness, Robert “Bob” (R) ...... 509 ...... 4344 61A Clark, Karen (DFL) ...... 307 ...... 0294 10A Nornes, Bud (R) ...... 471 ...... 4946 11A Daggett, Roxann (R) ...... 439 ...... 4293 19A Olson, Mark (R) ...... 501 ...... 4237 31B Davids, Gregory M. (R) ...... 367 ...... 9278 16A Opatz, Joe (DFL)...... 281 ...... 6612 65A Dawkins, Andy (DFL) ...... 215 ...... 5158 60B Orfield, Myron (DFL) ...... 377 ...... 9281 14A Dehler, Steve (R) ...... 491 ...... 7808 29B Osskopp, Mike (R) ...... 449 ...... 9236 29A Dempsey, Jerry (R) ...... 549 ...... 8635 66A Osthoff, Tom (DFL) ...... 273 ...... 4224 27A Dorman, Dan (R) ...... 579 ...... 8216 11B Otremba, Mary Ellen (DFL) ...... 393 ...... 3201 24A Dorn, John (DFL) ...... 201 ...... 3248 37A Ozment, Dennis (R) ...... 479 ...... 4306 64A Entenza, Matt (DFL) ...... 213 ...... 8799 42B Paulsen, Erik (R) ...... 445 ...... 7449 42A Erhardt, Ron (R) ...... 591 ...... 4363 38B Pawlenty, Tim (R) ...... 459 ...... 4128 17A Erickson, Sondra (R) ...... 407 ...... 6746 64B Paymar, Michael (DFL) ...... 331 ...... 4199 1B Finseth, Tim (R) ...... 517 ...... 9918 32A Pelowski Jr., Gene (DFL) ...... 295 ...... 8637 44A Folliard, Betty (DFL) ...... 211 ...... 3964 13B Peterson, Doug (DFL) ...... 287 ...... 4228 4A Fuller, Doug (R) ...... 525 ...... 5516 39A Pugh, Thomas W. (DFL) ...... 267 ...... 6828 36A Gerlach, Chris (R) ...... 531 ...... 5506 46A Rest, Ann H. (DFL) ...... 277 ...... 4176 63B Gleason, Mark S. (DFL) ...... 313 ...... 5375 28A Reuter, Doug (R)** ...... 216D Cap...... 5368 9A Goodno, Kevin (R) ...... 563 ...... 5515 44B Rhodes, Jim (R) ...... 409 ...... 9889 58B Gray, Gregory (DFL) ...... 229 ...... 8659 32B Rifenberg, Michelle (R) ...... 423 ...... 1069 62A Greenfield, Lee (DFL) ...... 207 ...... 0173 18A Rostberg, Jim (R) ...... 545 ...... 5364 54B Greiling, Mindy (DFL) ...... 253 ...... 5387 5A Rukavina, Tom (DFL) ...... 375 ...... 0170 26A Gunther, Bob (R) ...... 379 ...... 3240 17B Schumacher, Leslie J. (DFL) ...... 327 ...... 5377 52B Haake, Barb (R) ...... 429 ...... 0141 41A Seagren, Alice (R) ...... 477 ...... 7803 48A Haas, Bill (R) ...... 569 ...... 5513 57A Seifert, Jim (R) ...... 577 ...... 7807 50A Hackbarth, Tom (R) ...... 575 ...... 2439 21A Seifert, Marty (R) ...... 593 ...... 5374 22B Harder, Elaine (R) ...... 487 ...... 5373 2B Skoe, Rod (DFL) ...... 321 ...... 4265 12A Hasskamp, Kris (DFL) ...... 353 ...... 4333 62B Skoglund, Wes (DFL) ...... 251 ...... 4330 66B Hausman, Alice (DFL)...... 245 ...... 3824 34A Smith, Steve (R) ...... 503 ...... 9188 8B Hilty, Bill (DFL) ...... 241 ...... 4308 3B Solberg, Loren A. (DFL) ...... 309 ...... 2365 37B Holberg, Mary Liz (R) ...... 433 ...... 6926 33B Stanek, Rich (R) ...... 543 ...... 5502 56A Holsten, Mark William (R) ...... 381 ...... 3018 14B Stang, Doug (R) ...... 597 ...... 4373 4B Howes, Larry (R) ...... 431 ...... 2451 24B Storm, Julie (R) ...... 527 ...... 7065 6B Huntley, Thomas (DFL) ...... 351 ...... 2228 28B Sviggum, Steve (R) ...... 463 ...... 2273 7B Jaros, Mike (DFL)...... 291 ...... 4246 23B Swenson, Howard (R) ...... 539 ...... 8634 18B Jennings, Loren Geo (DFL) ...... 237 ...... 0518 43B Sykora, Barb (R) ...... 403 ...... 4315 48B Johnson, Alice M. (DFL) ...... 349 ...... 5510 50B Tingelstad, Kathy (R) ...... 567 ...... 5369 15A Juhnke, Al (DFL) ...... 329 ...... 6206 5B Tomassoni, David J. (DFL) ...... 233 ...... 0172 59B Kahn, Phyllis (DFL) ...... 255 ...... 4257 67B Trimble, Steve (DFL) ...... 289 ...... 4201 26B Kalis, Henry J. (DFL) ...... 317 ...... 4240 25A Tuma, John (R) ...... 369 ...... 4229 60A Kelliher, Margaret Anderson (DFL)...... 231 ...... 0171 1A Tunheim, Jim (DFL) ...... 335 ...... 9635 20B Kielkucki, Tony (R) ...... 521 ...... 1534 34B Van Dellen, Henry Todd (R) ...... 571 ...... 5511 16B Knoblach, Jim (R) ...... 451 ...... 6316 51B Vandeveer, Ray (R) ...... 529 ...... 4124 49B Koskinen, Luanne (DFL) ...... 301 ...... 4231 63A Wagenius, Jean (DFL) ...... 227 ...... 4200 53A Krinkie, Philip (R) ...... 365 ...... 2907 61B Wejcman, Linda (DFL)...... 203 ...... 7152 15B Kubly, Gary W. (DFL)...... 315 ...... 4346 12B Wenzel, Stephen G. (DFL) ...... 389 ...... 4247 31A Kuisle, William (R) ...... 565 ...... 4378 51A Westerberg, Andrew (R) ...... 523 ...... 4226 56B Larsen, Peg (R) ...... 551 ...... 4244 9B Westfall, Robert L. (Bob) (R) ...... 553 ...... 6829 40A Larson, Dan (DFL) ...... 225 ...... 7158 13A Westrom, Torrey (R) ...... 557 ...... 4929 27B Leighton, Rob (DFL) ...... 261 ...... 4193 38A Wilkin, Tim (R) ...... 413 ...... 3533 40B Lenczewski, Ann (DFL) ...... 337 ...... 4218 22A Winter, Ted (DFL) ...... 247 ...... 5505 45B Leppik, Peggy (R) ...... 485 ...... 7026 41B Wolf, Ken (R) ...... 359 ...... 5185 2A Lieder, Bernie L. (DFL) ...... 323 ...... 5091 43A Workman, Tom (R) ...... 537 ...... 5066 Note: Room numbers are subject to change. *Rep. Munger died July 11, 1999. A special election will be held Nov. 2, 1999 to fill his seat.

†All rooms are in the State Office Building unless otherwise noted, **Rep. Reuter changed his party affiliation from Republican to Independent after the St. Paul, MN 55155 conclusion of the 1999 session. 133 Summary Minnesota Senate 1999 Members

Phone Phone District/Member/Party Room* (651) 296- District/Member/Party Room* (651) 296- 66 Anderson, Ellen (R). (DFL) ...... G-24 Cap...... 5537 8 Lourey, Becky (DFL) ...... G-9 Cap...... 0293 41 Belanger Jr., William V. (R) ...... 113 SOB ...... 5975 54 Marty, John (DFL) ...... 326 Cap...... 5645 13 Berg, Charles A. (IND) ...... G-51 SOB ...... 5094 39 Metzen, James P. (DFL) ...... 303 Cap...... 4370 61 Berglin, Linda (DFL) ...... 309 Cap...... 4261 2 Moe, Roger D. (DFL) ...... 208 Cap...... 2577 48 Betzold, Don (DFL) ...... 306 Cap...... 2556 29 Murphy, Steve (DFL) ...... 301 Cap...... 4264 64 Cohen, Richard J. (DFL) ...... 317 Cap...... 5931 25 Neuville, Thomas M. (R) ...... 123 SOB ...... 1279 28 Day, Dick (R) ...... 147 SOB ...... 9457 52 Novak, Steven G. (DFL) ...... 322 Cap...... 4334 20 Dille, Steve (R) ...... 103 SOB ...... 4131 43 Oliver, Edward C. (R) ...... 121 SOB ...... 4837 14 Fischbach, Michelle L. (R) ...... 15 SOB ...... 2084 34 Olson, Gen (R) ...... 119 SOB ...... 1282 62 Flynn, Carol (DFL) ...... 120 Cap...... 4274 19 Ourada, Mark (R) ...... 145 SOB ...... 5981 49 Foley, Leo (DFL) ...... G-9 Cap...... 4154 65 Pappas, Sandra L. (DFL) ...... 120 Cap...... 1802 23 Frederickson, Dennis (R). (R) ...... 139 SOB ...... 8138 37 Pariseau, Pat (R) ...... 109 SOB ...... 5252 50 Hanson, Paula E. (DFL) ...... 328 Cap...... 3219 27 Piper, Pat (DFL) ...... G-9 Cap...... 9248 58 Higgins, Linda I. (DFL) ...... 227 Cap...... 9246 59 Pogemiller, Lawrence J. (DFL) ...... 235 Cap...... 7809 24 Hottinger, John C. (DFL) ...... 120 Cap...... 6153 57 Price, Leonard (R). (DFL) ...... 235 Cap...... 297-8060 5 Janezich, Jerry (R). (DFL) ...... 328 Cap...... 8017 63 Ranum, Jane B. (DFL)...... 306 Cap...... 297-8061 40 Johnson, Dave (DFL) ...... 111 Cap...... 9261 45 Robertson, Martha (R). (R) ...... 125 SOB ...... 4314 15 Johnson, Dean E. (R) ...... 117SOB ...... 3826 35 Robling, Claire A. (R) ...... 151 SOB ...... 4123 6 Johnson, Douglas J. (DFL) ...... 205 Cap...... 8881 53 Runbeck, Linda (R) ...... 107 SOB ...... 1253 18 Johnson, Janet B. (DFL) ...... G-9 Cap...... 5419 11 Sams, Dallas C. (DFL) ...... 328 Cap...... 297-8063 46 Junge, Ember (R). (DFL) ...... 205 Cap...... 2889 12 Samuelson, Don (DFL) ...... 124 Cap...... 4875 44 Kelley, Steve (DFL) ...... 321 Cap...... 297-8065 31 Scheevel, Kenric J. (R) ...... 129 SOB ...... 3903 67 Kelly, Randy C. (DFL) ...... 323 Cap...... 5285 47 Scheid, Linda (DFL) ...... 317 Cap...... 8869 32 Kierlin, Bob (R) ...... 127 SOB ...... 5649 7 Solon, Sam G. (DFL) ...... 303 Cap...... 4188 30 Kiscaden, Sheila M. (R) ...... 135 SOB ...... 4848 60 Spear, Allan H. (DFL) ...... 120 Cap...... 4191 16 Kleis, Dave (R) ...... 143 SOB ...... 6455 17 Stevens, Dan (R) ...... 105 SOB ...... 8075 36 Knutson, David L. (R) ...... 133 SOB ...... 4120 1 Stumpf, LeRoy A. (DFL) ...... G-24 Cap...... 8660 51 Krentz, Jane (DFL) ...... 235 Cap...... 7061 4 Ten Eyck, David J. (DFL) ...... G-24F Cap...... 4913 56 Laidig, Gary W. (R) ...... 141 SOB ...... 4351 42 Terwilliger, Roy (R) ...... 115 SOB ...... 6238 9 Langseth, Keith (DFL) ...... 122 Cap...... 3205 22 Vickerman, Jim (DFL) ...... 226 Cap...... 5650 10 Larson, Cal (R) ...... 153 SOB ...... 5655 38 Wiener, Deanna L. (DFL) ...... 303 Cap...... 297-8073 21 Lesewski, Arlene J. (R) ...... 131 SOB ...... 4125 55 Wiger, Charles W. (DFL) ...... 325 Cap...... 6820 3 Lessard, Bob (DFL) ...... 111 Cap...... 4136 26 Ziegler, Don (R) ...... 149 SOB ...... 5713 33 Limmer, Warren (R) ...... 25 SOB ...... 2159 *Capitol or State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155 Minnesota House and Senate Membership

A • Rep. Jim Tunheim-DFL A • Rep. Al Juhnke-DFL A • Rep. Jerry Dempsey-R A • Rep. Tom Workman-R A • Rep. Jim Seifert-R B • Rep. Tim Finseth-R B • Rep. Gary W. Kubly-DFL B • Rep. Mike Osskopp-R B • Rep. Barb Sykora-R B • Rep. Sharon Marko-DFL 1 Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf-DFL 15 Sen. Dean E. Johnson-R 29 Sen. Steve Murphy-DFL 43 Sen. Edward C. Oliver-R 57 Sen. Leonard R. Price-DFL

A • Rep. Bernie L. Lieder-DFL A • Rep. Joe Opatz-DFL A • Rep. Fran Bradley-R A • Rep. Betty Folliard-DFL A • Rep. Joe Mullery-DFL B • Rep. Rod Skoe-DFL B • Rep. Jim Knoblach-R B • Rep. Dave Bishop-R B • Rep. Jim Rhodes-R B • Rep. Gregory Gray-DFL 2 Sen. Roger D. Moe-DFL 16 Sen. Dave Kleis-R 30 Sen. Sheila M. Kiscaden-R 44 Sen. Steve Kelley-DFL 58 Sen. Linda I. Higgins-DFL

A • Rep. Irv Anderson-DFL A • Rep. Sondra Erickson-R A • Rep. William Kuisle-R A • Rep. Ron Abrams-R A • Rep. Len Biernat-DFL B • Rep. Loren A. Solberg-DFL B • Rep. Leslie J. Schumacher-DFL B • Rep. Gregory M. Davids-R B • Rep. Peggy Leppik-R B • Rep. Phyllis Kahn-DFL 3 Sen. Bob Lessard-DFL 17 Sen. Dan Stevens-R 31 Sen. Kenric J. Scheevel-R 45 Sen. Martha R. Robertson-R 59 Sen. Lawrence J. Pogemiller-DFL

A • Rep. Doug Fuller-R A • Rep. Jim Rostberg-R A • Rep. Gene Pelowski Jr.-DFL A • Rep. Ann H. Rest-DFL A • Rep. Margaret Anderson Kelliher-DFL B • Rep. Larry Howes-R B • Rep. Loren Geo Jennings-DFL B • Rep. Michelle Rifenberg-R B • Rep. Lyndon R. Carlson-DFL B • Rep. Myron Orfield-DFL 4 Sen. David J. Ten Eyck-DFL 18 Sen. Janet B. Johnson-DFL 32 Sen. Bob Kierlin-R 46 Sen. Ember R. Junge-DFL 60 Sen. Allan H. Spear-DFL

A • Rep. Tom Rukavina-DFL A • Rep. Mark Olson-R A • Rep. Arlon Lindner-R A • Rep. Darlene Luther-DFL A • Rep. Karen Clark-DFL B • Rep. David J. Tomassoni-DFL B • Rep. Bruce Anderson-R B • Rep. Rich Stanek-R B • Rep. Phil Carruthers-DFL B • Rep. Linda Wejcman-DFL 5 Sen. Jerry R. Janezich-DFL 19 Sen. Mark Ourada-R 33 Sen. Warren Limmer-R 47 Sen. Linda Scheid-DFL 61 Sen. Linda Berglin-DFL

A • Rep. Thomas (Tom) Bakk-DFL A • Rep. Robert “Bob” Ness-R A • Rep. Steve Smith-R A • Rep. Bill Haas-R A • Rep. Lee Greenfield-DFL B • Rep. Thomas Huntley-DFL B • Rep. Tony Kielkucki-R B • Rep. Henry Todd Van Dellen-R B • Rep. Alice M. Johnson-DFL B • Rep. Wes Skoglund-DFL 6 Sen. Douglas J. Johnson-DFL 20 Sen. Steve Dille-R 34 Sen. Gen Olson-R 48 Sen. Don Betzold-DFL 62 Sen. Carol Flynn-DFL

A • Rep. Willard Munger-DFL* A • Rep. Marty Seifert-R A • Rep. Carol L. Molnau-R A • Rep. Jim Abeler-R A • Rep. Jean Wagenius-DFL B • Rep. Mike Jaros-DFL B • Rep. Richard Mulder-R B • Rep. Mark Buesgens-R B • Rep. Luanne Koskinen-DFL B • Rep. Mark S. Gleason-DFL 7 Sen. Sam G. Solon-DFL 21 Sen. Arlene J. Lesewski-R 35 Sen. Claire A. Robling-R 49 Sen. Leo Foley-DFL 63 Sen. Jane B. Ranum-DFL

A • Rep. Mary Murphy-DFL A • Rep. Ted Winter-DFL A • Rep. Chris Gerlach-R A • Rep. Tom Hackbarth-R A • Rep. Matt Entenza-DFL B • Rep. Bill Hilty-DFL B • Rep. Elaine Harder-R B • Rep. Dan McElroy-R B • Rep. Kathy Tingelstad-R B • Rep. Michael Paymar-DFL 8 Sen. Becky Lourey-DFL 22 Sen. Jim Vickerman-DFL 36 Sen. David L. Knutson-R 50 Sen. Paula E. Hanson-DFL 64 Sen. Richard J. Cohen-DFL

A • Rep. Kevin Goodno-R A • Rep. James T. Clark-R A • Rep. Dennis Ozment-R A • Rep. Andrew Westerberg-R A • Rep. Andy Dawkins-DFL B • Rep. Robert L. (Bob) Westfall-R B • Rep. Howard Swenson-R B • Rep. Mary Liz Holberg-R B • Rep. Ray Vandeveer-R B • Rep. Carlos Mariani-DFL 9 Sen. Keith Langseth-DFL 23 Sen. Dennis R. Frederickson-R 37 Sen. Pat Pariseau-R 51 Sen. Jane Krentz-DFL 65 Sen. Sandra L. Pappas-DFL

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...... 1331 ...... 59 ...... 108 143 ...... 1131 ...... 1115* ...... 66 ...... 104 203 ...... 595* ...... 365 ...... 34 ...... 124 144 ...... 2023 ...... 1746* ...... 42 ...... 116 204 ...... 1235* ...... 692 ...... 75 ...... 101 145 ...... 258 ...... 376* ...... 61 ...... 126 205 ...... 1467* ...... 2222 ...... 35, 80 ...... 115 146 ...... 1658 ...... 1268* ...... 52 ...... 121 206 ...... 1825* ...... 1619 ...... 37 ...... 117 147 ...... 174* ...... 156 ...... 60 ...... 126 207 ...... 1289* ...... 1109 ...... 18 ...... 108 148 ...... 70* ...... 197 ...... 17 ...... 110 208 ...... 1494* ...... none ...... 19 ...... 105 149 ...... 1414* ...... 1584 ...... 53 ...... 121 209 ...... 743 ...... 171* ...... 48 ...... 108 150 ...... 1613 ...... 1471* ...... 49 ...... 124 210 ...... 1119 ...... 1099* ...... 45 ...... 122 151 ...... 1175 ...... 1330* ...... 107 211 ...... 1910 ...... 1821* ...... 124 152 ...... 1933 ...... 1615* ...... 53 ...... 121 212 ...... 478 ...... 148* ...... 54 ...... 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110 223 ...... 2390* ...... 2227 ...... 22, 77, 78 ...... 123 164 ...... 1112 ...... 1180* ...... 28 ...... 110 224 ...... 358 ...... 685* ...... 12 ...... 108 165 ...... 66 ...... 9* ...... 60 ...... 126 225 ...... 2016 ...... 1831* ...... 112 166 ...... 1173 ...... 1605* ...... 30 ...... 116 226 ...... 598 ...... 369* ...... 122 167 ...... 1544 ...... 1609* ...... 77 ...... 126 227 ...... 2058 ...... 653* ...... 41 ...... 105 168 ...... 2010 ...... 2038* ...... 107 228 ...... 1778* ...... 1785 ...... 67 ...... 108 169 ...... 2221 ...... 2052* ...... 39 ...... 132 229 ...... 1195* ...... 2029 ...... 49 ...... 105 170 ...... 578 ...... 84* ...... 57 ...... 104 230 ...... 1551 ...... 1762* ...... 70 ...... 132 171 ...... 989 ...... 1094* ...... 104 231 ...... 2388 ...... 2226* ...... 31, 79 ...... 112 172 ...... 718* ...... 225 ...... 46 ...... 122 232 ...... 937 ...... 709* ...... 12 ...... 118 173 ...... 751 ...... 768* ...... 60 ...... 126 233 ...... 228 ...... 174* ...... 18 ...... 112 174 ...... 526 ...... 615* ...... 60 ...... 127 234 ...... 2337 ...... 1262* ...... 57 ...... 105 175 ...... 1607* ...... 1674 ...... 22 ...... 111 235 ...... 1621* ...... 1734 ...... 115 176 ...... 621* ...... 584 ...... 20 ...... 111 236 ...... 1932* ...... 1607 ...... 54 ...... 108 177 ...... 837* ...... 1205 ...... 107 237 ...... 1015* ...... 1064 ...... 29 ...... 127 178 ...... 7* ...... 142 ...... 68 ...... 131 238 ...... 2387* ...... 2217 ...... 67, 82 ...... 130 179 ...... 1140 ...... 1329* ...... 58 ...... 127 239 ...... 1303 ...... 1219* ...... 108 180 ...... 1430 ...... 1572* ...... 114 240 ...... 2205* ...... 1058 ...... 10, 77 ...... 101 181 ...... 870 ...... 841* ...... 53 ...... 107 241 ...... 2333* ...... 2242 ...... 25, 79 ...... 124 182 ...... 1693 ...... 2017* ...... 116 242 ...... 2386 ...... 2223* ...... 76 ...... 128 183 ...... 805 ...... 556* ...... 56 ...... 127 243 ...... 2420* ...... 1276 ...... 63, 77, 82 ...... 129 184 ...... 160 ...... 233* ...... 104 244 ...... 112 ...... 333* ...... 17 ...... 112 185 ...... 853 ...... 1204* ...... 42 ...... 117 245 ...... 2412 ...... 2225* ...... 50, 82 ...... 118 186 ...... 777 ...... 851* ...... 127 246 ...... 420* ...... 321 ...... 124 187 ...... 686 ...... 2044* ...... 37 ...... 117 247 ...... 1426* ...... 1651 ...... 122 188 ...... 1348 ...... 891* ...... 58 ...... 127 248 ...... 2127 ...... 1876* ...... 130 189 ...... 1024* ...... 1424 ...... 129 249 ...... 2441 ...... 2224* ...... 127 190 ...... 1122 ...... 1093* ...... 104 250 ...... 878* ...... 1464 ...... 38, 81 ...... 128 191 ...... 1890 ...... 1639* ...... 22 ...... 111

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211 ...... 124 1178* ...... 1253 ...... 97 ...... 49 ...... 124 1932* ...... 1607 ...... 236 ...... 54 ...... 108 1183 ...... 1060* ...... 133 ...... 116 1933 ...... 1615* ...... 152 ...... 53 ...... 121 1184 ...... 794* ...... 43 ...... 63 ...... 106 1940* ...... 1792 ...... 200 ...... 31 ...... 108 1195* ...... 2029 ...... 229 ...... 49 ...... 105 1944 ...... 1470* ...... 95 ...... 33 ...... 114 1216* ...... 1391 ...... 55 ...... 46 ...... 120 1968* ...... 1827 ...... 90 ...... 44 ...... 106 1235* ...... 692 ...... 204 ...... 75 ...... 101 1975 ...... 1920* ...... 91 ...... 116 1248 ...... 1528* ...... 92 ...... 114 1986 ...... 1888* ...... 42 ...... 71 ...... 131 1255 ...... 2120* ...... 163 ...... 17 ...... 110 2010 ...... 2038* ...... 168 ...... 107 1258* ...... 487 ...... 37 ...... 56 ...... 102 2016 ...... 1831* ...... 225 ...... 112 1265 ...... 1150* ...... 44 ...... 69 ...... 131 2021 ...... 1539* ...... 153 ...... 31 ...... 114 1286 ...... 1976* ...... 198 ...... 31 ...... 127 2023 ...... 1746* ...... 144 ...... 42 ...... 116 1289* ...... 1109 ...... 207 ...... 18 ...... 108 2024 ...... 1660* ...... 41 ...... 115 1301 ...... 1449* ...... 157 ...... 34 ...... 114 2058 ...... 653* ...... 227 ...... 41 ...... 105 1303 ...... 1219* ...... 239 ...... 108 2127 ...... 1876* ...... 248 ...... 130 1305* ...... 1280 ...... 29 ...... 70 ...... 131 2205* ...... 1058 ...... 240 ...... 10, 77 ...... 101 1309 ...... 1273* ...... 102 ...... 46 ...... 121 2221 ...... 2052* ...... 169 ...... 39 ...... 132 1310 ...... 184* ...... 139 ...... 14 ...... 110 2333* ...... 2242 ...... 241 ...... 25, 79 ...... 124 1336 ...... 727* ...... 40 ...... 13 ...... 106 2337 ...... 1262* ...... 234 ...... 57 ...... 105 1348 ...... 891* ...... 188 ...... 58 ...... 127 2380* ...... 2235 ...... 214 ...... 47, 82 ...... 123 1359* ...... 1023 ...... 136 ...... 19 ...... 110 2386 ...... 2223* ...... 242 ...... 76 ...... 128 1384 ...... 1357* ...... 140 ...... 107 2387* ...... 2217 ...... 238 ...... 67, 82 ...... 130 1393 ...... 1585* ...... 159 ...... 53 ...... 122 2388 ...... 2226* ...... 231 ...... 31, 79 ...... 112 1403 ...... 1173* ...... 56 ...... 113 2390* ...... 2227 ...... 223 ...... 22, 77, 78 ...... 123 1404 ...... 972* ...... 81 ...... 114 2404 ...... 2221* ...... 216 ...... 14, 78 ...... 111 1414* ...... 1584 ...... 149 ...... 53 ...... 121 2412 ...... 2225* ...... 245 ...... 50, 82 ...... 118 1421* ...... 1239 ...... 67 ...... 46 ...... 121 2420* ...... 1276 ...... 243 ...... 63, 77, 82 ...... 129 1426* ...... 1651 ...... 247 ...... 122 2425* ...... 2232 ...... 199 ...... 105 1430 ...... 1572* ...... 180 ...... 114 2441 ...... 2224* ...... 249 ...... 127 1467* ...... 2222 ...... 205 ...... 35, 80 ...... 115

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39 ...... 120 88 ...... 139* ...... 1 ...... 40 ...... 115 495 ...... 735* ...... 64 ...... 19 ...... 109 90 ...... 56* ...... 23 ...... 56 ...... 120 496* ...... 1169 ...... 117 ...... 10 ...... 110 98* ...... 1171 ...... 79 ...... 19 ...... 109 517 ...... 475* ...... 30 ...... 59 ...... 125 99* ...... 732 ...... 28 ...... 21 ...... 109 518 ...... 492* ...... 34 ...... 48 ...... 123 106 ...... 1* ...... 112 ...... 129 521* ...... 684 ...... 134 ...... 55 ...... 106 107 ...... 133* ...... 3 ...... 59 ...... 125 534 ...... 426* ...... 3 ...... 35 ...... 100 117* ...... 733 ...... 38 ...... 21 ...... 109 556* ...... 805 ...... 183 ...... 56 ...... 127 121* ...... 171 ...... 5 ...... 46 ...... 119 564 ...... 454* ...... 17 ...... 120 129* ...... 53 ...... 74 ...... 102 574 ...... 14* ...... 201 ...... 27 ...... 112 142 ...... 7* ...... 178 ...... 68 ...... 131 578 ...... 463* ...... 84 ...... 44 ...... 121 144 ...... 183* ...... 32 ...... 36 ...... 102 579 ...... 302* ...... 13 ...... 44 ...... 122 145* ...... 861 ...... 220 ...... 117 584 ...... 621* ...... 176 ...... 20 ...... 111 148* ...... 478 ...... 212 ...... 54 ...... 108 591 ...... 60* ...... 156 ...... 44 ...... 121 156 ...... 174* ...... 147 ...... 60 ...... 126 593* ...... 434 ...... 20 ...... 101 157 ...... 726* ...... 192 ...... 12 ...... 101 595 ...... 585* ...... 119 ...... 28 ...... 124 162 ...... 49* ...... 12 ...... 54 ...... 125 609* ...... 564 ...... 27 ...... 76 ...... 113 170 ...... 408* ...... 62 ...... 46 ...... 121 615* ...... 526 ...... 174 ...... 60 ...... 127 171* ...... 743 ...... 209 ...... 48 ...... 108 616 ...... 627* ...... 89 ...... 126 174* ...... 228 ...... 233 ...... 18 ...... 112 626* ...... 502 ...... 161 ...... 114 184* ...... 1310 ...... 139 ...... 14 ...... 110 638 ...... 544* ...... 1 ...... 34 ...... 100 197 ...... 70* ...... 148 ...... 17 ...... 110 649* ...... 610 ...... 18 ...... 120 198* ...... 197 ...... 72 ...... 16 ...... 109 651 ...... 645* ...... 66 ...... 113 225 ...... 718* ...... 172 ...... 46 ...... 122 653* ...... 2058 ...... 227 ...... 41 ...... 105 233* ...... 160 ...... 184 ...... 104 673* ...... 566 ...... 94 ...... 45 ...... 121 236 ...... 240* ...... 49 ...... 21 ...... 109 676 ...... 643* ...... 61 ...... 29 ...... 102 237 ...... 216* ...... 50 ...... 22 ...... 109 682 ...... 872* ...... 87 ...... 123 241 ...... 214* ...... 8 ...... 45 ...... 120 684 ...... 359* ...... 125 ...... 42 ...... 106 255* ...... 193 ...... 24 ...... 18 ...... 109 685* ...... 358 ...... 224 ...... 12 ...... 108 257* ...... 182 ...... 75 ...... 29 ...... 126 692 ...... 1235* ...... 204 ...... 75 ...... 101 278 ...... 346* ...... 215 ...... 57 ...... 105 709* ...... 937 ...... 232 ...... 12 ...... 118 283* ...... 489 ...... 118 ...... 104 727* ...... 1336 ...... 40 ...... 13 ...... 106 296* ...... 483 ...... 123 ...... 28 ...... 112 735 ...... 583* ...... 52 ...... 106 301* ...... 74 ...... 14 ...... 44 ...... 120 739 ...... 766* ...... 35 ...... 69 ...... 131 303* ...... 462 ...... 106 ...... 55, 76 ...... 103 746* ...... 625 ...... 195 ...... 127 319* ...... 1077 ...... 222 ...... 62 ...... 117 757* ...... 719 ...... 2 ...... 44 ...... 100 321 ...... 420* ...... 246 ...... 124 768* ...... 751 ...... 173 ...... 60 ...... 126 324 ...... 248* ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 105 778* ...... 790 ...... 131 ...... 69 ...... 131 333* ...... 112 ...... 244 ...... 17 ...... 112 794* ...... 1184 ...... 43 ...... 63 ...... 106 343* ...... 382 ...... 11 ...... 102 803* ...... 1109 ...... 57 ...... 38 ...... 113 346* ...... 817 ...... 219 ...... 105 829* ...... 960 ...... 80 ...... 60 ...... 115 365 ...... 595* ...... 203 ...... 34 ...... 124 832* ...... 661 ...... 103 ...... 13 ...... 106 369* ...... 598 ...... 226 ...... 122 833 ...... 836* ...... 85 ...... 103 376* ...... 258 ...... 145 ...... 61 ...... 126 834* ...... 863 ...... 122 ...... 104 379 ...... 157* ...... 16 ...... 67 ...... 131 836* ...... 384 ...... 59 ...... 13 ...... 101 381 ...... 379* ...... 31 ...... 128 840 ...... 1003* ...... 99 ...... 41 ...... 116 383* ...... 949 ...... 162 ...... 43 ...... 122 841* ...... 870 ...... 181 ...... 53 ...... 107 397 ...... 92* ...... 124 ...... 104 851* ...... 777 ...... 186 ...... 127 404 ...... 525* ...... 48 ...... 59 ...... 126 854* ...... 896 ...... 96 ...... 58 ...... 126 407* ...... 438 ...... 26 ...... 101 862 ...... 1126* ...... 36 ...... 36 ...... 120 411* ...... 263 ...... 142 ...... 21 ...... 110 866 ...... 868* ...... 76 ...... 21 ...... 109 416 ...... 453* ...... 15 ...... 59 ...... 125 881* ...... 841 ...... 65 ...... 113 418 ...... 413* ...... 33 ...... 45 ...... 120 891* ...... 1348 ...... 188 ...... 58 ...... 127 424* ...... 370 ...... 6 ...... 101 913 ...... 614* ...... 51 ...... 45 ...... 120 428 ...... 414* ...... 45 ...... 10, 77 ...... 101 914* ...... 812 ...... 19 ...... 105 436* ...... 541 ...... 108 ...... 56 ...... 104 950 ...... 1037* ...... 86 ...... 103 441* ...... 624 ...... 218 ...... 20 ...... 112 971 ...... 1051* ...... 138 ...... 30 ...... 124 451* ...... 1052 ...... 105 ...... 101 972* ...... 1404 ...... 81 ...... 114

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...... 167 ...... 77 ...... 126 1075 ...... 1106* ...... 121 ...... 53 ...... 106 1615* ...... 1933 ...... 152 ...... 53 ...... 121 1087 ...... 1125* ...... 111 ...... 109 1619 ...... 1825* ...... 206 ...... 37 ...... 117 1093* ...... 1122 ...... 190 ...... 104 1634 ...... 142* ...... 98 ...... 20 ...... 109 1094* ...... 989 ...... 171 ...... 104 1636* ...... 879 ...... 193 ...... 58 ...... 127 1099* ...... 1119 ...... 210 ...... 45 ...... 122 1639* ...... 1890 ...... 191 ...... 22 ...... 111 1109 ...... 1289* ...... 207 ...... 18 ...... 108 1645* ...... 1641 ...... 154 ...... 70 ...... 131 1115* ...... 1131 ...... 143 ...... 66 ...... 104 1650 ...... 1660* ...... 54 ...... 47 ...... 120 1116 ...... 1132* ...... 60 ...... 102 1651 ...... 1426* ...... 247 ...... 122 1138 ...... 132* ...... 128 ...... 37 ...... 118 1660* ...... 2024 ...... 41 ...... 115 1144* ...... 1168 ...... 132 ...... 28 ...... 116 1674 ...... 1607* ...... 175 ...... 22 ...... 111 1150* ...... 1265 ...... 44 ...... 69 ...... 131 1675 ...... 1708* ...... 120 ...... 55 ...... 106 1173* ...... 1403 ...... 56 ...... 113 1677 ...... 1565* ...... 46 ...... 61 ...... 115 1176* ...... 1151 ...... 73 ...... 34 ...... 114 1693 ...... 1714* ...... 63 ...... 46 ...... 121 1180* ...... 1112 ...... 164 ...... 28 ...... 110 1715* ...... 1564 ...... 137 ...... 107 1182* ...... 1150 ...... 100 ...... 55 ...... 106 1721* ...... 1877 ...... 221 ...... 41 ...... 117 1188* ...... 1097 ...... 82 ...... 77 ...... 126 1734 ...... 1621* ...... 235 ...... 115 1190 ...... 1066* ...... 53 ...... 106 1746* ...... 2023 ...... 144 ...... 42 ...... 116 1204* ...... 853 ...... 185 ...... 42 ...... 117 1762* ...... 1551 ...... 230 ...... 70 ...... 132 1205 ...... 837* ...... 177 ...... 107 1785 ...... 1778* ...... 228 ...... 67 ...... 108 1209 ...... 1568* ...... 135 ...... 42 ...... 116 1792 ...... 1940* ...... 200 ...... 31 ...... 108 1218* ...... 877 ...... 107 ...... 124 1821* ...... 1910 ...... 211 ...... 124 1219* ...... 1303 ...... 239 ...... 108 1827 ...... 1968* ...... 90 ...... 44 ...... 106 1239 ...... 1421* ...... 67 ...... 46 ...... 121 1831* ...... 2016 ...... 225 ...... 112 1253 ...... 1178* ...... 97 ...... 49 ...... 124 1876* ...... 2127 ...... 248 ...... 130 1259 ...... 528* ...... 88 ...... 70 ...... 131 1888* ...... 1986 ...... 42 ...... 71 ...... 131 1262* ...... 2337 ...... 234 ...... 57 ...... 105 1920* ...... 1975 ...... 91 ...... 116 1268* ...... 1658 ...... 146 ...... 52 ...... 121 1976* ...... 1286 ...... 198 ...... 31 ...... 127 1273* ...... 1309 ...... 102 ...... 46 ...... 121 1993 ...... 1905* ...... 129 ...... 40 ...... 116 1276 ...... 2420* ...... 243 ...... 63, 77, 82 ...... 129 2017* ...... 1693 ...... 182 ...... 116 1280 ...... 1305* ...... 29 ...... 70 ...... 131 2029 ...... 1195* ...... 229 ...... 49 ...... 105 1324* ...... 1046 ...... 93 ...... 70 ...... 131 2038* ...... 2010 ...... 168 ...... 107 1329* ...... 1140 ...... 179 ...... 58 ...... 127 2043 ...... 1556* ...... 47 ...... 115 1330* ...... 1175 ...... 151 ...... 107 2044* ...... 686 ...... 187 ...... 37 ...... 117 1331 ...... 1079* ...... 202 ...... 59 ...... 108 2052* ...... 2221 ...... 169 ...... 39 ...... 132 1357* ...... 1384 ...... 140 ...... 107 2078 ...... 1553* ...... 126 ...... 40 ...... 110 1368* ...... 1622 ...... 116 ...... 106 2120* ...... 1255 ...... 163 ...... 17 ...... 110 1382* ...... 1848 ...... 194 ...... 20 ...... 111 2217 ...... 2387* ...... 238 ...... 67, 82 ...... 130 1391 ...... 1216* ...... 55 ...... 46 ...... 120 2221* ...... 2404 ...... 216 ...... 14, 78 ...... 111 1404* ...... 1081 ...... 217 ...... 20 ...... 111 2222 ...... 1467* ...... 205 ...... 35, 80 ...... 115 1424 ...... 1024* ...... 189 ...... 129 2223* ...... 2386 ...... 242 ...... 76 ...... 128 1449* ...... 1301 ...... 157 ...... 34 ...... 114 2224* ...... 2441 ...... 249 ...... 127 1463* ...... 1538 ...... 113 ...... 60 ...... 126 2225* ...... 2412 ...... 245 ...... 50, 82 ...... 118 1464 ...... 878* ...... 250 ...... 38, 81 ...... 128 2226* ...... 2388 ...... 231 ...... 31, 79 ...... 112 1470* ...... 1944 ...... 95 ...... 33 ...... 114 2227 ...... 2390* ...... 223 ...... 22, 77, 78 ...... 123 1471* ...... 1613 ...... 150 ...... 49 ...... 124 2232 ...... 2425* ...... 199 ...... 105 1485* ...... 1728 ...... 213 ...... 29 ...... 108 2234* ...... none ...... 141 ...... 40 ...... 132 1497 ...... 793* ...... 78 ...... 13 ...... 106 2235 ...... 2380* ...... 214 ...... 47, 82 ...... 123 1527* ...... 1845 ...... 101 ...... 28 ...... 112 2242 ...... 2333* ...... 241 ...... 25, 79 ...... 124 1528* ...... 1248 ...... 92 ...... 114

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7/1/97 (retroactive) ...... Marriage dissolution summary process revival...... 1258*...... 487 ...... 37 ...... 56 ...... 102 1/1/99 (retroactive) ...... Nonregistered pesticide distribution permitted for certain uses outside the state...... 370 ...... 424* ...... 6 ...... 101 2/18/99 ...... Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board member qualifications specified...... 139*...... 88 ...... 1 ...... 40 ...... 115 3/16/99 ...... Emergency medical services volunteer ambulance attendant definition...... 214*...... 241 ...... 8 ...... 45 ...... 120 3/16/99 ...... Program for persons with functional limitations eligibility criteria modification...... 356 ...... 73* ...... 10 ...... 53 ...... 120 3/17/99 ...... Peace officers or firefighters killed in line of duty spouse health insurance coverage...... 49* ...... 162 ...... 12 ...... 54 ...... 125 3/19/99 ...... Minneapolis skilled workers and apprentices deferred compensation plan participation...... 453*...... 416 ...... 15 ...... 59 ...... 125 3/19/99 ...... Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway route modification...... 157*...... 379 ...... 16 ...... 67 ...... 131 3/19/99 ...... Nursing home administrators sharing authority expansion...... 454*...... 564 ...... 17 ...... 120 3/26/99 ...... St. Cloud Paramount Arts District regional arts center grant recipient change...... 434 ...... 593* ...... 20 ...... 101 3/26/99 ...... Legislative Electric Energy Task Force membership modification...... 812 ...... 914* ...... 19 ...... 105 3/30/99 ...... Emergency telephone (911) calls interference crime expansion...... 193 ...... 255* ...... 24 ...... 18 ...... 109 3/30/99 ...... McLeod West School District #2887; secondary educational facility grant...... 438 ...... 407* ...... 26 ...... 101 3/5/99 ...... Minneapolis and St. Paul residency requirements repealed...... 133*...... 107 ...... 3 ...... 59 ...... 125 3/5/99 ...... Snowmobile metal traction device use restrictions modified...... 6* ...... 40 ...... 4 ...... 61 ...... 113 3/9/99 ...... Health-related licensing board licensees infection control...... 171 ...... 121* ...... 5 ...... 46 ...... 119 4/1/99 ...... Commercial motor vehicle disqualification and violations modifications...... 1046 ...... 1324* ...... 93 ...... 70 ...... 131 4/13/99 ...... Minnesota State University, Mankato authorized to construct the Taylor Center multipurpose facility. ... 492* ...... 518 ...... 34 ...... 48 ...... 123 4/13/99 ...... Motorcycle blue lights display...... 766*...... 739 ...... 35 ...... 69 ...... 131 4/13/99 ...... Family day care licensure child age groupings definitions...... 1126*...... 862 ...... 36 ...... 36 ...... 120 4/13/99 ...... Contracts continuity under European currency...... 1336 ...... 727* ...... 40 ...... 13 ...... 106 4/13/99 ...... Pseudorabies control continuation appropriation and vaccine reimbursement requirement...... 414* ...... 428 ...... 45 ...... 10, 77 ...... 101 4/16/99 ...... Scott County Blue Lake wastewater treatment plant water use permit approval...... 1403 ...... 1173* ...... 56 ...... 113 4/16/99 ...... Food handlers licensing period and fee modifications for state operators...... 384 ...... 836* ...... 59 ...... 13 ...... 101 4/17/99 ...... All persons under civil commitment status provided the same legal rights...... 643*...... 676 ...... 61 ...... 29 ...... 102 4/2/99 ...... Town officers or employees criminal charges defense costs reimbursement...... 475*...... 517 ...... 30 ...... 59 ...... 125 4/21/99 ...... Podiatry temporary permits extension...... 1421*...... 1239 ...... 67 ...... 46 ...... 121 4/21/99 ...... Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority surplus state land purchase...... 960 ...... 829* ...... 80 ...... 60 ...... 115 4/23/99 ...... Nursing home residents allowed to request the use of restraints...... 40* ...... 25 ...... 83 ...... 43 ...... 121 4/23/99 ...... Ambulance services and first responders health care review...... 463*...... 578 ...... 84 ...... 44 ...... 121 4/23/99 ...... Revisor’s bill...... 1037*...... 950 ...... 86 ...... 103 4/24 (Sec. 3); 8/1 (Secs. 1, 2) ... State archaeologist position appointment process modification...... 1975 ...... 1920* ...... 91 ...... 116 4/24/99 ...... Construction contracts environmental liability modifications...... 872*...... 682 ...... 87 ...... 123 4/24/99 ...... Medicare supplemental insurance regulation provisions modifications...... 1968*...... 1827 ...... 90 ...... 44 ...... 106 4/24/99 ...... Counties, cities, or towns lawful land uses termination prohibition...... 896 ...... 854* ...... 96 ...... 58 ...... 126 4/24/99 ...... Agricultural assistance and tax relief...... 1* ...... 106 ...... 112 ...... 129 4/25/99 ...... Harmful exotic species provisions modifications...... 1248 ...... 1528* ...... 92 ...... 114 4/27/99 ...... Legislative Audit Commission modifications...... 1003*...... 840 ...... 99 ...... 41 ...... 116 4/27/99 ...... Nursing home administrators licensing and examiners board modifications...... 1309 ...... 1273* ...... 102 ...... 46 ...... 121 4/28/99 ...... Small company securities offering registration modifications...... 661 ...... 832* ...... 103 ...... 13 ...... 106 4/28/99 ...... Emergency telephone service (911) dispatchers liability immunity...... 541 ...... 436* ...... 108 ...... 56 ...... 104 5/5/99 ...... Isle School District grant modification...... 585*...... 595 ...... 119 ...... 28 ...... 124 5/7/99 ...... DWI implied consent law modified...... 92* ...... 397 ...... 124 ...... 104 5/7/99 ...... Public Utilities Commission powers expansion...... 359*...... 684 ...... 125 ...... 42 ...... 106 5/8/99 ...... Increasing maximum benefits for Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association...... 270*...... 470 ...... 130 ...... 54 ...... 106 5/8/99 (Sec. 2); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1) ...... Vehicles security interests release time reduced...... 790 ...... 778* ...... 131 ...... 69 ...... 131 5/12 /99 (Secs. 2, 3); 8/1/99 (Secs. 1, 4-8) ...... Public utilities energy conservation improvement program modified...... 1384 ...... 1357* ...... 140 ...... 107 5/12/99 ...... State departments deficiency appropriations...... none ...... 2234* ...... 141 ...... 40 ...... 132 5/12/99 ...... Delinquent taxes collection legal actions process modified...... 1131 ...... 1115* ...... 143 ...... 66 ...... 104 5/12/99 ...... Paynesville area hospital district Richmond annexation authority...... 174*...... 156 ...... 147 ...... 60 ...... 126 5/14/99 ...... Mental retardation day training payment rate structure task force...... 1933 ...... 1615* ...... 152 ...... 53 ...... 121 5/14/99 ...... Garnishment, attachment, or levy of execution exemption for Roth IRAs...... 1008 ...... 1047* ...... 160 ...... 107 5/14/99 ...... Juvenile court habitual truants jurisdiction extension...... 1112 ...... 1180* ...... 164 ...... 28 ...... 110 5/14/99 ...... Police civil service commissions abolishment by city council vote...... 66 ...... 9* ...... 165 ...... 60 ...... 126 5/14/99 (Secs. 2, 3); 8/1/99 (Secs. 1, 4) ...... Milk transporters seasonal highway weight restrictions exemption...... 1641 ...... 1645* ...... 154 ...... 70 ...... 131 5/18/99 ...... Seat belt use evidence admissibility clarification...... 462 ...... 303* ...... 106 ...... 55, 76 ...... 103 5/18/99 ...... Workers compensation commercial self insurance group provisions modifications...... 2010 ...... 2038* ...... 168 ...... 107 5/18/99 ...... Payment of claims against the state; Lake Willis elevation control determination...... 2221 ...... 2052* ...... 169 ...... 39 ...... 132 5/19/99 ...... Tribal peace officers law enforcement authority...... 1607*...... 1674 ...... 175 ...... 22 ...... 111 5/20/99 ...... Public employment provisions modifications...... 1693 ...... 2017* ...... 182 ...... 116 5/22/99 ...... Local government units corporations expiration date elimination...... 777 ...... 851* ...... 186 ...... 127 5/22/99 ...... Dice games in licensed liquor establishments...... 686 ...... 2044* ...... 187 ...... 37 ...... 117 5/22/99 ...... Criminal offenders rehabilitation law exemption for taxicab drivers...... 1890 ...... 1639* ...... 191 ...... 22 ...... 111

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5/22/99; retroactive with exceptions (Sec. 1) ...... Public service corporations private property easements description requirements...... 160 ...... 233* ...... 184 ...... 104 5/22/99 (Sec. 2); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1) ...... State building code fire safety enforcement authority...... 853 ...... 1204* ...... 185 ...... 42 ...... 117 5/22/99 (Sec. 3); 8/1/99 (Secs. 1, 2, 4-7) .... Bonding authority allocation provisions modifications...... 1024*...... 1424 ...... 189 ...... 129 5/25/99 ...... DWI enhanced gross misdemeanor provisions repealed...... 1848 ...... 1382* ...... 194 ...... 20 ...... 111 5/25/99 ...... Renewable energy development funding requirements modified...... 1940*...... 1792 ...... 200 ...... 31 ...... 108 5/25/99 ...... Persons convicted of criminal sexual conduct ineligible to become teachers...... 14* ...... 574 ...... 201 ...... 27 ...... 112 5/25/99 (Secs. 1, 3, 9); 8/1/99 (Secs. 2, 4-8) ...... Public employees labor agreements and compensation plans ratified...... 1877 ...... 1721* ...... 221 ...... 41 ...... 117 5/25/99 (Sec. 1); upon local approval (Sec. 2)....Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board authorized to distribute and sell electric power...... 1286 ...... 1976* ...... 198 ...... 31 ...... 127 5/25/99 (Sec. 2); 8/1/99 (Sec. 1) ...... Mortgage flipping educational campaign provided money...... 743 ...... 171* ...... 209 ...... 48 ...... 108 5/25/99 with exceptions ...... Omnibus gambling bill...... 1825*...... 1619 ...... 206 ...... 37 ...... 117 5/26/99 ...... Coin-operated telephones deregulated...... 358 ...... 685* ...... 224 ...... 12 ...... 108 5/26/99 ...... State government telecommunications pricing plan provided...... 1778*...... 1785 ...... 228 ...... 67 ...... 108 5/26/99 ...... Tenant screening report requirements modified...... 1195*...... 2029 ...... 229 ...... 49 ...... 105 5/26/99 ...... Year 2000 consumer protection act...... 2337 ...... 1262* ...... 234 ...... 57 ...... 105 5/26/99 ...... Omnibus bonding bill...... 2205*...... 1058 ...... 240 ...... 10, 77 ...... 101 5/26/99 (Sec. 5); 8/1/99 (Secs. 1-4) ...... Sex offender registration and community notification laws expanded...... 228 ...... 174* ...... 233 ...... 18 ...... 112 7/1/99 ...... Mortgage registry and deed taxes technical corrections and administrative changes...... 379*...... 381 ...... 31 ...... 128 7/1/99 ...... Sex offender registration plea negotiation modified...... 1707*...... 1602 ...... 127 ...... 19 ...... 110 7/1/99 ...... Governor veto authority over state agency rules...... 1905*...... 1993 ...... 129 ...... 40 ...... 116 7/1/99 ...... State building and energy code provisions modified...... 1568*...... 1209 ...... 135 ...... 42 ...... 116 7/1/99 ...... Health maintenance organizations home care providers prompt payment...... 1658 ...... 1268* ...... 146 ...... 52 ...... 121 7/1/99 ...... Midwifery practice regulation...... 949 ...... 383* ...... 162 ...... 43 ...... 122 7/1/99 ...... Child and medical support order administrative process repealed...... 510 ...... 23* ...... 196 ...... 36 ...... 104 7/1/99 ...... Landlord and tenant law recodified...... 2425*...... 2232 ...... 199 ...... 105 7/1/99 ...... Omnibus family and early childhood education bill...... 1467*...... 2222 ...... 205 ...... 35, 80 ...... 115 7/1/99 (Sec. 1); 8/1/99 (Secs. 2, 3) ...... Leased lakeshore lot exchange or sale provisions modified...... 1430 ...... 1572* ...... 180 ...... 114 7/1/99 (Secs. 1-17); 8/1/99 (Secs. 18, 19) ...... Advanced practice registered nursing regulation...... 718*...... 225 ...... 172 ...... 46 ...... 122 8/1/99 ...... Carisoprodol classification as controlled substance effective date delay...... 536 ...... 464* ...... 9 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Ambulance services shared service purchasing...... 302*...... 579 ...... 13 ...... 44 ...... 122 8/1/99 ...... Health care directive form modification...... 74 ...... 301* ...... 14 ...... 44 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... Public utilities performance based natural gas purchasing plans sunset repeal...... 48 ...... 50* ...... 21 ...... 105 8/1/99 ...... Safe drinking water act public water supply definition modification...... 610 ...... 649* ...... 18 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... Collector watercraft license numbers and display requirements exemption...... 137*...... 463 ...... 22 ...... 62 ...... 113 8/1/99 ...... Health care provider actions statute of limitations modification...... 56* ...... 90 ...... 23 ...... 56 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... Special disability license plates for modified motor vehicles...... 165 ...... 460* ...... 25 ...... 69 ...... 131 8/1/99 ...... Minors voluntary admission and treatment parental consent modified...... 183*...... 144 ...... 32 ...... 36 ...... 102 8/1/99 ...... Physicians, acupuncturists, and athletic trainers licensing and registration requirements modifications...... 413* ...... 418 ...... 33 ...... 45 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... Criminal offenders costs payment for failure to appear after release...... 732 ...... 99* ...... 28 ...... 21 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Criminal offenders restitution challenge hearing requests time limit...... 733 ...... 117* ...... 38 ...... 21 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... State Advisory Council on Mental Health membership requirements modification...... 640*...... 488 ...... 39 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... Government Innovation and Cooperation Board rules exemptions...... 2024 ...... 1660* ...... 41 ...... 115 8/1/99 ...... Otter Tail veterans memorial drive designation...... 1986 ...... 1888* ...... 42 ...... 71 ...... 131 8/1/99 ...... One call excavation notice system requirements modifications...... 1184 ...... 794* ...... 43 ...... 63 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Rural residential districts speed limit...... 1265 ...... 1150* ...... 44 ...... 69 ...... 131 8/1/99 ...... Eligibility expanded for certain state military service...... 1565*...... 1677 ...... 46 ...... 61 ...... 115 8/1/99 ...... Extending the civil service pilot project in the Housing Finance Agency...... 1556*...... 2043 ...... 47 ...... 115 8/1/99 ...... DWI investigations county sheriff contingent funds use...... 240*...... 236 ...... 49 ...... 21 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... County prisoners transfer authority clarification...... 216*...... 237 ...... 50 ...... 22 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Community integrated service networks net worth reserve corridor increase and utilization review...... 614* ...... 913 ...... 51 ...... 45 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... Township mutual insurance companies authorized investments expansion...... 583*...... 735 ...... 52 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Township mutual insurance companies territories of operation regulation modifications...... 1066*...... 1190 ...... 53 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Nonprofit organizations human diseases research personnel unlawful practice of medicine exemption...... 1660* ...... 1650 ...... 54 ...... 47 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... Chiropractors licensed in other states practical examination requirement modification...... 1216*...... 1391 ...... 55 ...... 46 ...... 120 8/1/99 ...... St. Louis River estuary fishing guide license requirement...... 1109 ...... 803* ...... 57 ...... 38 ...... 113 8/1/99 ...... Psychological test results release regulation...... 982 ...... 984* ...... 58 ...... 121 8/1/99 ...... Delinquent real estate taxes duplicate publication copies filing requirement...... 1132*...... 1116 ...... 60 ...... 102 8/1/99 ...... Pharmacy practice definition modification...... 408*...... 170 ...... 62 ...... 46 ...... 121 8/1/99 ...... Pharmacists to pharmacy technicians ratio requirements waiver...... 1714*...... 1693 ...... 63 ...... 46 ...... 121

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8/1/99 ...... Crime of adulteration scope expansion and penalty increases...... 735*...... 495 ...... 64 ...... 19 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Stearns, Benton, and Sherburne counties regional parks and trails plan...... 841 ...... 881* ...... 65 ...... 113 8/1/99 ...... Water and wastewater treatment system modifications...... 645*...... 651 ...... 66 ...... 113 8/1/99 ...... Duluth Seaway Port Authority new name...... 1809 ...... 1554* ...... 68 ...... 24 ...... 123 8/1/99 ...... County recorders minimum security deposits requirement authority...... 908 ...... 465* ...... 69 ...... 61 ...... 126 8/1/99 ...... Motor vehicle registration requirements modified...... 1507 ...... 1600* ...... 70 ...... 70 ...... 131 8/1/99 ...... Juror compensation system study...... 1153 ...... 973* ...... 71 ...... 56 ...... 102 8/1/99 ...... Criminal trials closing arguments rebuttal limits elimination...... 197 ...... 198* ...... 72 ...... 16 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Waste Management Act technical modification...... 1151 ...... 1176* ...... 73 ...... 34 ...... 114 8/1/99 ...... Statutory cities special elections to fill office vacancies...... 182 ...... 257* ...... 75 ...... 29 ...... 126 8/1/99 ...... Crime of theft expansion to personal property rental...... 868*...... 866 ...... 76 ...... 21 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Killing or injuring a search and rescue dog provided felony penalties...... 67* ...... 32 ...... 77 ...... 21 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Rental motor vehicle lien and right of detainer...... 793*...... 1497 ...... 78 ...... 13 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Crime victims’ and witnesses’ birth dates confidentiality...... 1171 ...... 98* ...... 79 ...... 19 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Migratory waterfowl refuge designation...... 1404 ...... 972* ...... 81 ...... 114 8/1/99 ...... Underground fuel storage tanks specifications requirements...... 528*...... 1259 ...... 88 ...... 70 ...... 131 8/1/99 ...... Health plans network shadow contracting restriction...... 566 ...... 673* ...... 94 ...... 45 ...... 121 8/1/99 ...... Paul Bunyan State Trail route modification...... 1944 ...... 1470* ...... 95 ...... 33 ...... 114 8/1/99 ...... Landlords prelease deposits acceptance regulation...... 1178*...... 1253 ...... 97 ...... 49 ...... 124 8/1/99 ...... Subsequent controlled substance conviction definition expanded...... 142*...... 1634 ...... 98 ...... 20 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Funeral or burial insurance sales restrictions eliminated...... 1150 ...... 1182* ...... 100 ...... 55 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Convicted sexual offenders prohibited from school board candidacy...... 1845 ...... 1527* ...... 101 ...... 28 ...... 112 8/1/99 ...... Marriage dissolution summonses alternative dispute resolution requirements...... 1035 ...... 1017* ...... 104 ...... 103 8/1/99 ...... Uniform Commercial Code agricultural crops financing modifications...... 1052 ...... 451* ...... 105 ...... 101 8/1/99 ...... Psychologists licensing and regulation provisions...... 984 ...... 983* ...... 109 ...... 46 ...... 121 8/1/99 ...... Warehouse operators regulations modified...... 893 ...... 1041* ...... 110 ...... 13 ...... 101 8/1/99 ...... Local correctional fees imposition responsibility transferred...... 1125*...... 1087 ...... 111 ...... 109 8/1/99 ...... Towns capital reserve funds...... 1538 ...... 1463* ...... 113 ...... 60 ...... 126 8/1/99 ...... Port authorities revenue retention...... 1161 ...... 480* ...... 114 ...... 24 ...... 131 8/1/99 ...... Certain professions payment requirements exemption...... 1622 ...... 1368* ...... 116 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Financial institution search warrants extension...... 1169 ...... 496* ...... 117 ...... 10 ...... 110 8/1/99 ...... Civil commitment procedures modified...... 489 ...... 283* ...... 118 ...... 104 8/1/99 ...... FAIR plan modifications...... 1708*...... 1675 ...... 120 ...... 55 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Insurers restricted from using HIV vaccine information...... 1106*...... 1075 ...... 121 ...... 53 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Putative fathers adoption registry modified...... 863 ...... 834* ...... 122 ...... 104 8/1/99 ...... Department of Corrections conditional release and other provisions modified...... 1553*...... 2078 ...... 126 ...... 40 ...... 110 8/1/99 ...... Nursing home bingo game regulation modified...... 132*...... 1138 ...... 128 ...... 37 ...... 118 8/1/99 ...... Elections provisions modified...... 1168 ...... 1144* ...... 132 ...... 28 ...... 116 8/1/99 ...... Secretary of state records provisions modified...... 1183 ...... 1060* ...... 133 ...... 116 8/1/99 ...... Certain no-fault insurance benefits to cover translation services...... 684 ...... 521* ...... 134 ...... 55 ...... 106 8/1/99 ...... Crime victims unclaimed restitution payments requirements...... 1359*...... 1023 ...... 136 ...... 19 ...... 110 8/1/99 ...... Employment and training programs information collection and report...... 1051*...... 971 ...... 138 ...... 30 ...... 124 8/1/99 ...... Juvenile delinquency and child protection provisions recodified...... 1310 ...... 184* ...... 139 ...... 14 ...... 110 8/1/99 ...... Crime of counterfeited intellectual property...... 263 ...... 411* ...... 142 ...... 21 ...... 110 8/1/99 ...... Occupational regulation legislation supporting documentation requirement...... 2023 ...... 1746* ...... 144 ...... 42 ...... 116 8/1/99 ...... Certain sanitary districts’ board members per diems increased...... 258 ...... 376* ...... 145 ...... 61 ...... 126 8/1/99 ...... Law enforcement agencies forfeited firearms sale and use authority...... 70* ...... 197 ...... 148 ...... 17 ...... 110 8/1/99 ...... Deaf and hard-of-hearing services division provisions modified...... 1414*...... 1584 ...... 149 ...... 53 ...... 121 8/1/99 ...... Tenant screening fee limits...... 1613 ...... 1471* ...... 150 ...... 49 ...... 124 8/1/99 ...... Senior center, youth center, and historical work appropriations approval requirements...... 371*...... 461 ...... 155 ...... 59 ...... 126 8/1/99 ...... Medical assistance reimbursement for spousal private duty nursing...... 60* ...... 591 ...... 156 ...... 44 ...... 121 8/1/99 ...... State park additions, deletions, and name changes provided...... 1301 ...... 1449* ...... 157 ...... 34 ...... 114 8/1/99 ...... Environmental improvement pilot program modified and made permanent...... 1477 ...... 1541* ...... 158 ...... 33 ...... 114 8/1/99 ...... Human services technical changes...... 1393 ...... 1585* ...... 159 ...... 53 ...... 122 8/1/99 ...... Gamma hydroxybutyrate as controlled substance...... 1255 ...... 2120* ...... 163 ...... 17 ...... 110 8/1/99 ...... Firefighters arbitration procedure...... 1173 ...... 1605* ...... 166 ...... 30 ...... 116 8/1/99 ...... Nonconsensual common law liens regulation for public officials and employees protection purposes. 578 ...... 84* ...... 170 ...... 57 ...... 104 8/1/99 ...... Uniform probate code and guardian and conservator nomination provisions modifications...... 989 ...... 1094* ...... 171 ...... 104 8/1/99 ...... Ramsey County personnel process modification...... 751 ...... 768* ...... 173 ...... 60 ...... 126 8/1/99 ...... Arson provisions expansion...... 621*...... 584 ...... 176 ...... 20 ...... 111 8/1/99 ...... Cities amusement machines license fee limit...... 1140 ...... 1329* ...... 179 ...... 58 ...... 127 8/1/99 ...... Small employers alternative health benefit plans...... 870 ...... 841* ...... 181 ...... 53 ...... 107 8/1/99 ...... Municipal power agencies liability provisions modifications...... 805 ...... 556* ...... 183 ...... 56 ...... 127 8/1/99 ...... Local government units snow and ice accumulations tort liability exemption clarification...... 1348 ...... 891* ...... 188 ...... 58 ...... 127 8/1/99 ...... Civil mediation proceedings settlement agreements effect modification...... 1122 ...... 1093* ...... 190 ...... 104 8/1/99 ...... Local government units capital improvement projects state assistance standards...... 726*...... 157 ...... 192 ...... 12 ...... 101 8/1/99 ...... Local units of government regulatory relief provided...... 879 ...... 1636* ...... 193 ...... 58 ...... 127

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8/1/99 ...... Grand Rapids Township authorized to hold November elections...... 625 ...... 746* ...... 195 ...... 127 8/1/99 ...... Firefighter previous employment background investigations authorized...... 963 ...... 486* ...... 197 ...... 30 ...... 104 8/1/99 ...... Criminal forfeiture provisions modified...... 2016 ...... 1831* ...... 225 ...... 112 8/1/99 ...... Physician assistants disaster care authority...... 598 ...... 369* ...... 226 ...... 122 8/1/99 ...... Providing alcohol to underage persons provided increased penalties...... 1289*...... 1109 ...... 207 ...... 18 ...... 108 8/1/99 ...... State economically disadvantaged area business preferences award increase...... 937 ...... 709* ...... 232 ...... 12 ...... 118 8/1/99 ...... Prohibited inmate actions to include challenging employee assignments...... 1494*...... none ...... 208 ...... 19 ...... 105 8/1/99 ...... Nursing assistants educational requirements modified...... 1119 ...... 1099* ...... 210 ...... 45 ...... 122 8/1/99 ...... Structured insurance settlement payment rights and agreements protected...... 478 ...... 148* ...... 212 ...... 54 ...... 108 8/1/99 ...... Architecture, engineering, and other professional design board provisions modified...... 1728 ...... 1485* ...... 213 ...... 29 ...... 108 8/1/99 ...... Court reporting freelance services regulated...... 346*...... 278 ...... 215 ...... 57 ...... 105 8/1/99 ...... Minnesota Pollution Control Agency judicial review provisions modified...... 1621*...... 1734 ...... 235 ...... 115 8/1/99 ...... Rental vehicle insurance coverage regulated...... 1932*...... 1607 ...... 236 ...... 54 ...... 108 8/1/99 ...... Election redistricting provided...... 1015*...... 1064 ...... 237 ...... 29 ...... 127 8/1/99 ...... Pornographic work depicting minors provided criminal penalties...... 1081 ...... 1404* ...... 217 ...... 20 ...... 111 8/1/99 ...... Fraudulent use of another’s identity provided felony penalties...... 112 ...... 333* ...... 244 ...... 17 ...... 112 8/1/99 ...... Dishonored check pretrial diversion program authorized...... 624 ...... 441* ...... 218 ...... 20 ...... 112 8/1/99 ...... Relative ex parte temporary child custody provisions expanded...... 817 ...... 346* ...... 219 ...... 105 8/1/99 ...... Election campaign finance and ethics provisions modified...... 861 ...... 145* ...... 220 ...... 117 8/1/99 ...... Health department provisions modified...... 1426*...... 1651 ...... 247 ...... 122 8/1/99 with qualifications ...... Mississippi education center previous grantee changed to city of Grand Rapids...... 26* ...... 29 ...... 2 ...... 101 1/1/00 ...... Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act modifications...... 53 ...... 129* ...... 74 ...... 102 n/a ...... Resolution for Minnesota/Ontario border lakes trade agreements violation resolution...... 544*...... 638 ...... Res. 1 ...... 34 ...... 100 n/a ...... Resolution to prohibit federal recoupment of state tobacco settlement recoveries...... 719 ...... 757* ...... Res. 2 ...... 44 ...... 100 n/a ...... Resolution for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness management facilitation...... 426*...... 534 ...... Res. 3 ...... 35 ...... 100 upon local approval ...... Crooked Lake detached banking facility...... 248*...... 324 ...... 7 ...... 10 ...... 105 upon local approval ...... Kenyon Trunk Highway #56 relocation easements transfer...... 1305*...... 1280 ...... 29 ...... 70 ...... 131 upon local approval ...... Itasca County road and bridge money authority...... 673 ...... 1012* ...... 115 ...... 126 upon local approval ...... Brooklyn Park housing improvement area authority modified...... 420*...... 321 ...... 246 ...... 124 upon local compliance ...... Anoka County dangerous dog registration system administration responsibility...... 525*...... 404 ...... 48 ...... 59 ...... 126 upon local compliance ...... Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority commissioners term modification...... 627*...... 616 ...... 89 ...... 126 upon local compliance (Sec. 1); 5/19/99 (Sec. 2) ...... Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board employees provisions modified...... 526 ...... 615* ...... 174 ...... 60 ...... 127 various ...... Real estate provisions modifications...... 382 ...... 343* ...... 11 ...... 102 various ...... Business corporations regulation provisions modifications...... 836*...... 833 ...... 85 ...... 103 various ...... Re-employment insurance housekeeping changes...... 877 ...... 1218* ...... 107 ...... 124 various ...... Special education provisions modified...... 483 ...... 296* ...... 123 ...... 28 ...... 112 various ...... Department of Commerce enforcement bill...... 1564 ...... 1715* ...... 137 ...... 107 various ...... Department of Commerce banking bill...... 1175 ...... 1330* ...... 151 ...... 107 various ...... Vertical heat exchanger contractors licensing and regulation...... 2021 ...... 1539* ...... 153 ...... 31 ...... 114 various ...... Wabasha County tax-forfeited land sale...... 502 ...... 626* ...... 161 ...... 114 various ...... Various technical and policy changes relating to insurance...... 837*...... 1205 ...... 177 ...... 107 various ...... Metropolitan area motor vehicle emission control inspection program termination...... 7* ...... 142 ...... 178 ...... 68 ...... 131 various ...... Statewide and local pension plans modified...... 1077 ...... 319* ...... 222 ...... 62 ...... 117 various ...... Omnibus economic development appropriations bill...... 2390*...... 2227 ...... 223 ...... 22, 77, 78 ...... 123 various ...... Omnibus liquor bill...... 1079*...... 1331 ...... 202 ...... 59 ...... 108 various ...... Government data classification and dissemination provisions clarified...... 2058 ...... 653* ...... 227 ...... 41 ...... 105 various ...... Above ground storage tank reimbursements authorized...... 595*...... 365 ...... 203 ...... 34 ...... 124 various ...... Omnibus environment, natural resources, and agriculture appropriations bill...... 2388 ...... 2226* ...... 231 ...... 31, 79 ...... 112 various ...... Housing program provisions modified...... 1910 ...... 1821* ...... 211 ...... 124 various ...... Omnibus higher education finance bill...... 2380*...... 2235 ...... 214 ...... 47, 82 ...... 123 various ...... Omnibus transportation appropriations bill...... 2387*...... 2217 ...... 238 ...... 67, 82 ...... 130 various ...... Health plan companies uniform complaint resolution processes modified...... 1303 ...... 1219* ...... 239 ...... 108 various ...... Omnibus K-12 education policy and appropriations bill...... 2333*...... 2242 ...... 241 ...... 25, 79 ...... 124 various ...... Omnibus crime prevention and judiciary finance bill...... 2404 ...... 2221* ...... 216 ...... 14, 78 ...... 111 various ...... Omnibus tax bill...... 2420*...... 1276 ...... 243 ...... 63, 77, 82 ...... 129 various ...... Omnibus health and human services appropriations bill...... 2412 ...... 2225* ...... 245 ...... 50, 82 ...... 118 various ...... Public debt use limitations and conditions modified...... 2127 ...... 1876* ...... 248 ...... 130 various ...... Revisor’s bill...... 2441 ...... 2224* ...... 249 ...... 127 various ...... Omnibus state departments appropriations bill...... 878*...... 1464 ...... 250 ...... 38, 81 ...... 128 various ...... Transportation and highway provisions modified...... 1551 ...... 1762* ...... 230 ...... 70 ...... 132 veto ...... Landscape irrigation systems rain check installation requirement...... 564 ...... 609* ...... 27 ...... 76 ...... 113 veto ...... Uniform municipal contracting law dollar limit increases...... 1097 ...... 1188* ...... 82 ...... 77 ...... 126 veto ...... Local government units joint contracts joint powers agreement requirements exemption...... 1544 ...... 1609* ...... 167 ...... 77 ...... 126 veto ...... Animal feedlots ambient air quality standard exemption provided...... 1235*...... 692 ...... 204 ...... 75 ...... 101 veto ...... Omnibus state departments appropriations bill...... 2386 ...... 2223* ...... 242 ...... 76 ...... 128

144 Highlights Subject Index Highlights Subject Index A Automobiles building contractors insurance allowed to install heat exchangers 31 Abeler, Rep. Jim 36, 43, 46 no-fault requirement 55 day care definitions 36 Abrams, Rep. Ron 9, 29, 63, 82, 87, 94 rental cars 54 drug manufacturing companies Administration, Department of rental car payments assured 13 gamma hydroxybutyrate 17 bonding money 11 seat belt gag rule funeral insurance 55 building code authority transferred 42 claims allowed in court 55 gambling cost-benefit analysis required 39 Autopsies pull-tab vending machines 37 facilities' art funding 40 special cases 51 health plan alternatives 53 information infrastructure authority 39 high-risk insurance pool (FAIR) 55 public broadcasting funding 38 B milk transporters Y2K funding transfer 40 road restriction exemptions 69 Agriculture Banking multistate corporation tax changes 64 aid to farmers crops as security 9 pay telephones regulated 12 vetoed bill, line item 77 dishonored checks 20 recognizing the euro 13 aircraft fee cut 66 Outing branch permitted 10 regulating food processors crops as security 9 recognizing the euro 13 state fair 13 farm relief packages 9 “S-corporation” status 64 regulating stock sales 13 feedlot exemptions search warrants extended 10 rental car insurance 54 vetoed bill 75 Belanger, Sen. William 60 rental car payments assured 13 hogs Betzold, Sen. Don 13, 29, 41, 44, 56, 60 sales tax exemptions 63 pseudorabies vaccine 10 Biernat, Rep. Len 28, 36 state bid preferences 12 pesticide Bishop, Rep. Dave tax subsidies regulated 65 legal use of Balance 9 18, 29, 31, 38, 40, 81, 88, 91, 92 violating rental agreements 21 state fair Boats warehouse regulations 13 food processors 13 antique boat licenses 62 Agriculture, Department of fees increased 32 C ethanol plants funded 32 fishing guide licenses 38 feedlot technology funded 32 personal watercraft fees 32 Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board marketing initiatives funded 32 Bonding deficiency funding 40 pesticide registration 9 Administration, Department of 11 makeup changed 39 regulating food processors bonds replaced with cash 11 Capitol state fair 13 Brooklyn Park bridge 11 rain check installed 39 reimbursement for killed animals 32 Faribault correctional facility 12 Capitol Area Architecture and Planning Board Agriculture Utilization Research Institute Finance, Department of Spanish-American War plaque 38 funding 33 local bonding requests reviewed 12 Carlson, Rep. Lyndon 90 Airports flood prevention 11 Carruthers, Rep. Phil 41 impact zone designated 64 Itasca County steel mill 12 Cassell, Rep. George 93 Alcohol Labor Interpretive Center Chicano Latino Affairs Council penalties for providing to minors 18 vetoed bill, line item 77 funding 24 reducing tax light-rail transit 10 Children bills in limbo 93 magnet schools 12 bleacher safety initiatives Ambulance Minnesota minerals 21st century fund vetoed bill, line item 81 peer review granted 44 vetoed bill, line item 77 child care assistance 35 purchasing plans modified 44 Moorhead State University construction child pornography penalties 20 volunteer attendants defined 45 vetoed bill, line item 77 juvenile law reorganized 14 American Indian port authority profits 24 Children, Families and Learning, Department of tribal law enforcement Transportation, Department of bonding money 12 jurisdictional authority 22 vetoed bill, line item 77 emergency funding for lawsuits 40 licensing tribal police officers 22 veterans’ home, Hastings 12 Cities, Minnesota Anderson, Rep. Bruce 13, 61 wastewater treatment 11 amortization prohibited 58 Anderson, Rep. Irv 34, 79 Water & Soil Resources, Board of Baxter Anderson, Sen. Ellen 93 vetoed bill, line item 77 Paul Bunyan State Trail moved 33 Animal Health Board Winona State University boiler Bemidji funding 33 vetoed bill, line item 77 Paul Bunyan State Trail moved 33 Animals World War II monument Bloomington harming search and rescue dogs 21 vetoed bill, line item 77 land purchase authorized 60 hogs Boudreau, Rep. Lynda 42, 52, 53, 90 border cities tax aid 65 pseudorabies vaccine 10 Boxing, Board of Brooklyn Park hunting preserves eliminated 24 pedestrian bridge 11 bills in limbo 90 Bradley, Rep. Fran 43, 46, 47 Duluth releasing research animals 15 Broecker, Rep. Sherry 14, 66, 69, 78 family practice program funded 52 wolf management plan Buesgens, Rep. Mark 29, 36 port authority name change 24 bills in limbo 88 Bureau of Criminal Apprehension election dates 29 Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying DNA database 15 Fergus Falls license fees and continuing education 30 Business veterans' home improvements 52 Arson amusement machine permits 58 Hastings penalties for lighters in school 20 auto dealers bonding for veterans' home 12 Attorney General, Office of the title transfers modified 69 veterans' home improvements 52 financial reports required 39 border cities tax aid 65 historical donations cap lifted 59

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Kenyon Corrections, Department of criminal history to deny taxicab licenses 22 land from state 70 Faribault prison, bonding 12 criminal trials Lakeville funding 16 prosecutors given final words 16 election year switch 60 Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans defendants liquor licenses 59 funding 24 challenging restitution 21 Little Falls Council on Black Minnesotans defense of home ethanol plant loan 32 funding 24 bills in limbo 83 fishing museum 24 Counties, Minnesota dishonored checks Luverne amortization prohibited 58 diversion program 20 veterans' home improvements 52 Anoka felony penalties 20 Minneapolis dangerous dog registration 59 DNA database 15 CODEFOR 15 Beltrami, ditch assessments domestic assault program funding light-rail transit 70 vetoed bill, line item 79 vetoed bill, line item 78 residency rules repealed 59 Hennepin drug offenses temporary employees 59 tenant screening 49 multiple offender loophole closed 20 veterans' home improvements 52 Itasca DWI Outing steel mill 12 bills in limbo 83 bank 10 Marshall, ditch assessments DWI investigations Owatonna development project vetoed bill, line item 79 helping counties pay 21 vetoed bill, line item 78 Otter Tail DWI offenders Red Wing veterans' highway 71 repeater penalty repealed 20 Prairie Island power plant fund 31 Ramsey DWI program funding Richmond hiring managers 60 vetoed bill, line item 82 annexed to Paynesville hospital district 60 tenant screening 49 gang oversight 16 Silver Bay Ramsey, domestic assault program harming search and rescue dogs 21 veterans' home improvements 52 vetoed bill, line item 78 identity fraud 17 special elections in statutory cities 29 recorders' deposits 61 interfering with 911 calls 18 St. Paul Roseau, ditch assessments laser pointer assault residency rules repealed 59 vetoed bill, line item 79 bills in limbo 84 taxicab licensing sheriffs law enforcement selling confiscated guns 17 applicants with criminal histories 22 paying for DWI investigations 21 mortgage flipping Citizens Council on Voyageurs National Park selling confiscated firearms 17 penalizing appraisers 48 funding cut transferring prisoners 22 no-show defendant penalties 21 vetoed bill, line item 79 Courts poisoning Civil commitment child support hearings modified 36 increasing penalties for 19 voting rights 29 claims involving Y2K errors 57 police pursuits 14 Clark, Rep. Karen 94 criteria for frivolous lawsuits 19 pornography Cohen, Sen. Richard 12, 19, 40, 57, 91 defendants challenging restitution 21 child pornography penalties 20 Colleges and Universities, Minnesota State firefighter employment references 30 providing alcohol to minors 18 (MnSCU) freelance court reporters rental agreement violations 21 budget 47 contracts regulated 57 research lab protection 15 farm business programs funded 47 funding 16 sex offenders Mankato habitual truants 28 no school board membership 28 Taylor Center construction approved 48 housing no teaching licenses 27 Moorhead State University construction eviction proceedings files expunged 49 plea agreements 19 vetoed bill, line item 78 juror compensation registration strengthened 18 Southwest State University bills in limbo 91 regulated 15 research center funded 47 study 56 students lighting Bics 20 Winona State University boiler tobacco trial jurors 39 theft vetoed bill, line item 78 juvenile law reorganized 14 rental property 21 Commerce, Department of multiple drug offenses penalties 20 three strikes mortgage flipping education program 48 no-show defendant penalties 21 bills in limbo 85 regulating health maintenance organizations 24 prosecutors given final words 16 transferring prisoners 22 regulating stock sales 13 protecting victims/witnesses identities 19 tribal law enforcement small business insurance options 53 restitution payments to victims' board 19 jurisdictional authority 22 technology programs funding 24 searching financial records 10 licensing tribal police officers 22 Consumers seat belt gag rule victims rent-to-own transactions claims allowed 55 defendants challenging restitution 21 bills in limbo 83 sex offenders financial relief 19 violating rental agreements 21 plea agreements 19 protecting identity of 19 Correctional facilities Credit services funded 16 Camp Ripley closing 16 crops as security 9 Crime Victims Reparation Board 19 frivolous lawsuits identity fraud 17 limiting inmate lawsuits 19 Crime D funding 16 Asian-American juvenile crime intervention no funding for art 40 grants 16 Daggett, Rep. Roxann 17 Rush City opening 16 bomb disposal units 16 Davids, Rep. Greg 44, 45, 55, 91 Rush City privatization CODEFOR 15 Dawkins, Rep. Andy 49, 55, 61, 93 bills in limbo 84 community-oriented policing (COPS) program 16 Day, Sen. Dick 70, 95 counterfeiting intellectual property 21 Dehler, Rep. Steve 37

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Dempsey, Rep. Jerry 24, 53 blocking pornography pension changes 62 Development bills in limbo 86 police hiring procedures 60 petroleum tank cleanup fund charter schools 25 post-traumatic stress, law enforcement officers 15 cleaning up brownfields 34 class-size reduction 25 providing references port authorities classroom disruptions bills in limbo 88 Duluth name change 24 bills in limbo 86 Ramsey County hiring practices 60 using profits for facility improvements 24 deaf education teachers 27 teaching licenses, sex offenders 27 Dille, Sen. Steve 37, 75, 89 Early Childhood Family Education Energy Disabled people funding boost 36 municipal utility land disability license plates 69 education tax credit expanded 65 limited liability 56 motorized access to Paul Bunyan State Trail 33 employment database proposed hydroelectric power plant 31 state reimbursement study 53 bills in limbo 85 renewable energy account modified 31 Domestic violence equity revenue 26 vertical heat exchangers 31 criminal penalties general formula funding 25 Entenza, Rep. Matt 18, 56, 83 interfering with 911 calls 18 habitual truants 27, 28 Environment program funding home school extracurricular activities 27 automatic sprinkler shut-off vetoed bill, line item 78 home schools vetoed bill 76 Dorman, Rep. Dan 13 driver education 68 boat fees increased 32 Dorn, Rep. John 48 Isle grant modified 28 Citizens Council on Voyageurs National Park Drugs penalties for lighters in school 20 vetoed bill, line item 79 chemical dependency treatment Profile of Learning Consolidated Conservation Lands admitting minors 36 bills in limbo 86 vetoed bill, line item 79 gamma hydroxybutyrate 17 school board, sex offenders 28 cross-country ski passes 32 DWI school breakfasts 25 Environmental Audit Program bills in limbo 83 school bus safety 27 voluntary compliance with regulations enhanced gross misdemeanor repealed 20 sex education 27 encouraged 33 helping counties pay for investigations 21 special education, age limit lowered 28 fish and wildlife funding cut program funding special education funding 26 vetoed bill, line item 79 vetoed bills, line item 82 substitute teacher licenses 26 floodwater retention project Talented Youth Math Project vetoed bill, line item 77 E vetoed bill, line item 79 landfill trust fund 33 teacher training pilot program 26 Legislative Commission on Minnesota Economic development teacher training program funding Resources (LCM Advocating Change Together Inc. vetoed bill, line item 79 vetoed bill, line item 79 vetoed bill, line item 78 teaching licenses, sex offenders 27 Minnesota minerals 21st century fund amortization prohibited 58 urban agricultural high school vetoed bill, line item 77 Labor Interpretive Center vetoed bill, line item 79 Minnesota-Ontario border fishing restrictions vetoed bill, line item 78 Elections 34 Owatonna project funding initiative and referendum Paul Bunyan State Trail vetoed bill, line item 78 bills in limbo 87 motorized wheelchair access permitted 33 St. Paul employment project Lakeville year switch 60 starting and ending points moved 33 vetoed bill, line item 78 moving primary personal watercraft fees 32 state bid preferences 12 bills in limbo 87 petroleum tax exemptions 64 penalties for voting in wrong precinct 28 cleanup 33 Economic Security, Department of redistricting 29 tank cleanup fund 34 deficiency funding 40 special elections in statutory cities 29 pollution cleanup efforts 33 funding townships allowed to schedule Nov. elections 28 recycling initiatives 33 State Services for the Blind 24 voting rights resolution to exchange federal land for state land job training program evaluation 30 civil commitment restrictions repealed 29 35 workforce training study 24 witness requirements for voter registration 28 snowmobiles Education, higher younger officeholders stud ban repealed 32 bonding projects cut bills in limbo 87 stud stickers 32 vetoed bill, line item 77 Emergency trail fund 67 compulsive gambling addiction research criminal penalties trails 61 vetoed bill, line item 82 harming search and rescue dogs 21 state parks financial aid modified 47 interfering with 911 calls 19 former commissioner honored 34 funding dispatchers land changes 34 Higher Education Services Office (HESO) 47 providing medical information 56 vehicle emissions testing 68 Mayo Foundation 48 Employment Waste Management Act health care tuition waivers deferred comp. for temporary workers 59 state recycling initiative 34 vetoed bill, line item 82 disability program funding wastewater treatment projects Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) vetoed bill, line item 78 vetoed bill, line item 80 chancellor pay hike 41 firefighters wolf management plan Minnesota State University, Mankato job references 30 bills in limbo 88 Taylor Center construction approved 48 labor negotiations 30 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund regent selection job training program evaluation 30 33 bills in limbo 90 occupational license increases Environmental Assistance, Office of Education, K-12 architects, engineers, interior designers, budget 33 adult basic education 36 landscape architects, geoscience professionals, environmental education programs 33 all-day kindergarten 26 certified interior designers 29

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SCORE grants 33 G H Waste Management Act waste management policy 34 Gambling Haake, Rep. Barb 19, 59, 68 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bingo for seniors 37 Haas, Rep. Bill 13, 44, 53, 54, 92 fuel storage tanks 70 Canterbury Park card club 37 Hackbarth, Rep. Tom 21, 61 pesticide registration Canterbury Park casino Hanson, Sen. Paula 10, 13, 21, 77 Balance 9 bills in limbo 89 Harder, Rep. Elaine 9, 89 vehicle emissions testing 68 compulsive gambling addiction research Hasskamp, Rep. Kris 10 Erickson, Rep. Sondra 28 vetoed bill, line item 82 Hausman, Rep. Alice 77 Ethics dice games in bars 37 Health gift ban Minnesota Council on Compulsive Gambling abortion restrictions bills in limbo 88 funding 52 bills in limbo 90 lawmakers lobbying Gerlach, Rep. Chris 21, 29 aid to developmentally disabled 51 bills in limbo 89 Goodno, Rep. Kevin brain injury study 52 14, 20, 45, 46, 50, 52, 82, 83, 90, 92 care for spouses 44 F Government chiropractors bleacher safety provisions care contracts 45 Family vetoed bill, line item 81 licensing modified 46 abuse prevention 36 building code authority transferred 42 community integrated service networks 45 adolescent parenting grants 36 Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board Duluth family practice program funded 52 adult basic education 36 makeup changes 39 Health Care Access Fund at-home infant care program 35 claims against state 39 vetoed bill, line item 82 Basic Sliding Fee program funding 35 constitutional offices funded 39 health maintenance organizations (HMOs) chemical dependency treatment data privacy prompt pay for home care 52 admitting minors 36 classification modified 41 hospitals child support hearings modified 36 discount telecommunication rates 67 non-resident care reimbursement 64 covenant marriage electronic services funded 38 infection control training requirements bills in limbo 89 employees eliminated 46 day care definitions 36 labor agreements 41 insurance education tax credits expanded 65 pension changes 62 AIDS study volunteers protected 53 Family Assets for Independence 36 gift ban Minnesota Comprehensive Health First Call Minnesota 36 bills in limbo 88 Association (MCHA) 54 GED on TV governor rule veto authority 40 small business options 53 vetoed bill, line item 80 grants for amateur athletic facilities licensing regulations modified 45 Head Start funding 35 vetoed bill, line item 81 Mayo Foundation funded 48 Kids Capacity Initiative, foster care hemp study authorized 39 medical assistance broadened 51 vetoed bill, line item 80 information infrastructure authority modified 39 Medicare supplement insurance regulations 44 lead-abatement program funding 36 Intergovernmental System Advisory Council midwifery licensing 43 marriage license discount (IISAC) nursing bils in limbo 89 vetoed bill, line item 81 assistants educational requirements 45 Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project lawmakers lobbying regulations modified 46 vetoed bill, line item 80 bills in limbo 89 nursing homes Perspectives transitional housing program Legislature funded 39 administrators age requirement 46 vetoed bill, line item 80 Minnesota Humanities Commission bed rail use 43, 51 transitional housing program funding 36 vetoed bill, line item 81 raises for workers 50 wading pool regulations 52 officials organ donations 44 working family tax credit expanded 65 protection from liens 57 organ donor campaign Farming, See Agriculture omnibus state government finance bill bills in limbo 90 Finance, Department of vetoed bill 76 pharmacists evaluating bonding requests 12 presidential primary eliminated 38 monitoring drug therapy 46 replacing 1998 bonds with cash 11 public broadcasting funding 38 supervising technicians 46 Finseth, Rep. Tim 88 public television funding podiatry regulations modified 46 Firefighters vetoed bill, line item 81 psychology regulations modified 46 employment references 30 purchasing plans researcher licensing modified 47 labor negotiations 30 vetoed bills 77 “sick tax” modified 63 Fireworks regulating ocupations 42 worker training and retention program created 51 legalizing state agencies Health, Department of bills in limbo 92 deficiency funding 40 anti-smoking endowment 50 Fischbach, Sen. Michelle 59, 60, 69, 90, 94 fee increases limited 38 bed rail use monitoring 43 Flynn, Sen. Carol 41, 70, 87, 95 Y2K funding 38 deaf, hard-of-hearing services 52 Foley, Sen. Leo 36, 55, 56, 76, 83 Gray, Rep. Gregory 49 regulatory guidelines 51 Food Greater Minnesota Transit funding 67 wading pools regulated 52 regulating food processors Guns health maintenance organizations (HMOs) state fair 13 law enforcement selling confiscated guns 17 regulation study 24 Food and Drug Administration lawsuits forbidden Higgins, Sen. Linda 31, 49, 59, 60 controlled substances classified 17 bills in limbo 91 Historical Society, Minnesota Frederickson, Sen. Dennis 28 Gunther, Rep. Bob 10, 30, 67, 77 donation cap lifted 59 Fuller, Rep. Doug 20, 27, 79 funding 24 Spanish-American War plaque 38 Holberg, Rep. Mary Liz 10, 19, 58

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Holsten, Rep. Mark 31, 34, 79, 89, 90 Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board welfare-to-work programs Hottinger, Sen. John makeup changed 23 statutes updated 53 40, 45, 46, 47, 48, 53, 57, 58, 88, 92, 94 Legislative Audit Commission Housing J organization changes 41 Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources Program 23 Janezich, Sen. Jerry 22, 78, 92 (LCMR) funding affordable housing 23 Jaros, Rep. Mike 24 budget 33 high-risk insurance pool (FAIR) 55 Jennings, Rep. Loren 31, 53, 54 projects cut mortgage flipping Johnson, Rep. Alice 60 vetoed bill, line item 79 penalizing appraisers 49 Johnson, Sen. Dave 17, 20, 21, 22, 42 Leighton, Rep. Rob 56, 58 pre-lease deposit agreements Johnson, Sen. Dean 69, 95 Leppik, Rep. Peggy 47, 77 landlord and tenant terms regulated 49 Johnson, Sen. Douglas Lesewski, Sen. Arlene 55 preserving federally subsidized programs 23 9, 35, 45, 62, 63, 82, 89, 91 Light-rail transit tenant screening Johnson, Sen. Janet B. 34, 67, 69, 82 funding for 11 eviction information regulated 49 Juhnke, Rep. Al 69 Limmer, Sen. Warren 19, 57, 91 fee collection regulated 49 Junge, Sen. Ember Reichgott 18, 31, 44, 88, 90 Local government Housing Finance Agency, Minnesota Juveniles amusement machine fees 58 “challenge” grants 23 penalties for lighters in school 20 Bloomington land sale 60 funding 23 challenging state agency rules 58 Howes, Rep. Larry 34, 94 K county hiring practices 60 Human services county recorder deposits 61 autopsies, special cases 51 Kahn, Rep. Phyllis 31 dangerous dog registration 59 deaf interpreting services 52 Kelley, Sen. Steve 12, 13, 30, 47, 76, 94 deferred compensation, temporary workers 59 developmental disabilities Kelliher, Rep. Margaret Anderson 94 elections access to aid broadened 53 Kelly, Sen. Randy redistricting 29 disability benefits modified 51 14, 17, 18, 19, 22, 30, 39, 50, 54, 56, 78, 84 historical donations cap lifted 59 disabled persons Kielkucki, Rep. Tony 85, 86 law enforcement selling confiscated guns 17 disability license plates 69 Kiscaden, Sen. Sheila 45, 52 levy limits extended 66 state reimbursement study 53 Kleis, Sen. Dave 13, 40, 63 Minneapolis Community Development Agency DWI offender program Knoblach, Rep. Jim 11, 12, 30, 58, 63, 77, 88 (MCDA) vetoed bill, line item 82 Knutson, Sen. David 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 83, 90 loan repayment stopped 39 encouraging abstinence 51 Koskinen, Rep. Luanne 91 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board prompt pay for home care 52 Krentz, Sen. Jane 31, 60, 79, 88 fundraising position 60 Ramsey County intermediate care facility Krinkie, Rep. Phil 42, 76, 84 new liquor licenses 59 vetoed bill, line item 82 Kuisle, Rep. Bill 67, 69, 76, 95, 96 police hiring procedures 60 seniors reimbursing employee legal fees 59 Living at Home/Block Nurse programs 52 L residency rules repealed 59 wading pool regulations 52 sales tax exemption Human Services, Department of Labor and Industry, Department of bills in limbo 92 access to tax information 41 funding 24 sanitary districts' board pay increased 61 Consumer Support Program broadened 53 Langseth, Sen. Keith 11, 58, 77, 96 snow, ice responsibility 58 MinnesotaCare deficiency funding 40 Larsen, Rep. Peg 53, 57, 58 submitting bonding requests 12 property sale authorized 60 Larson, Sen. Cal 71 tax subsidies regulated 65 Law TIF regulations 65 I divorce township capital reserves 60 marriage dissolution correction 56 Lourey, Sen. Becky 44, 87, 90 Indian Affairs Council, Minnesota emergency dispatchers Luther, Rep. Darlene 21, 44, 90 funding 24 providing medical information 56 Industry freelance court reporters M steel plant funding 64 regulating contracts 57 taconite production tax frozen 66 gun lawsuits forbidden Mahoney, Rep. Tim 19, 22 Insurance bills in limbo 91 Malpractice firefighters, peace officers dependent coverage 54 inmate lawsuits limited 19 medical 56 funeral policies 55 international Mares, Rep. Harry 62, 91 health Minnesota-Ontario fishing resolution 34 Marty, Sen. John 39, 89 AIDS study volunteers protected 53 jury stipends McCollum, Rep. Betty 84 Minnesota Comprehensive Health bills in limbo 91 McElroy, Rep. Dan 22, 41, 49, 78, 95 Association (MCHA) 54 liability limits McGuire, Rep. Mary Jo 40, 55, 76 small business options 53 bills in limbo 92 Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) mandates to cover hearing devices municipal utility land 56 impact zone requirements 64 bills in limbo 91 liens Metropolitan Council no-fault auto benefits protecting public officials from 57 light-rail transit plan 70 providing translators 55 medical malpractice light-rail transit report 11 property time limit extended 56 transit funding 68 high-risk pool (FAIR) 55 protecting consumers, Y2K errors 57 Metzen, Sen. Jim 68 rental car policies 54 resolution Midwives structured settlements Minnesota-Ontario fishing restrictions 34 licensing modified 43 selling rights to 54 seat belt gag rule Military Internet claims allowed in court 55 National Guard on armory boards 61 child pornography penalties 20 vetoed bill 76

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Military Affairs, Department of Pariseau, Sen. Pat 17 Rostberg, Rep. Jim 34, 42, 62 hiring practices 61 Paulsen, Rep. Erik 59, 87 Rukavina, Rep. Tom 35, 87, 92, 93 Minneapolis Community Development Agency Pawlenty, House Majority Leader Tim Runbeck, Sen. Linda 59, 86 (MCDA) 16, 20, 83, 86 loan repayment stopped 39 Paymar, Rep. Michael 19, 56 S Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board Peace Officer Standards and Training Board fund raising position 60 pursuit training course 14 Safety proposed hydroelectric power plant 31 Pelowski, Rep. Gene 30 bleacher safety initiatives Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Program Pharmacy, Board of vetoed bill, line item 81 training, retention program created 51 authority modified 46 fireworks Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Piper, Sen. Pat 35, 46, 56, 80 bills in limbo 92 See Colleges and Universities, Minnesota State Pogemiller, Sen. Lawrence 25, 29, 62, 79, 86 gas leak notification 63 Minnesota, University of Police motorcycles See University of Minnesota civil service commissions abolished 60 blue brake lights 69 Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Commission CODEFOR 15 Sams, Sen. Dallas 45, 46, 53, 69 funding 33 community-oriented policing (COPS) program 16 Samuelson, Sen. Don 33, 43, 50, 82 Mississippi River post-traumatic stress benefits 15 Scheevel, Sen. Kenric 67 proposed hydroelectric power plant 31 safer pursuits 14 Scheid, Sen. Linda 29, 30, 53, 54, 55, 93, 94 Moe, Senate Majority Leader Roger 22, 46 Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), Minnesota Science Museum of Minnesota Molnau, Rep. Carol 9, 41, 67, 82 budget 33 funding 33 Moose Lake-Windemere Sanitary Sewer District Clean Water Partnership Grant Program 33 Seagren, Rep. Alice 25, 60, 79 board pay increased 61 deformed frog research 33, 41 Secretary of State, Office of the Mulder, Rep. Richard 45, 46, 47, 90 feedlot exemptions deficiency funding 40 Mullery, Rep. Joe 60 vetoed bill 75 presidential primary eliminated 38 Munger, Rep. Willard 38, 61 feedlot regulations 33 redistricting authority 29 Murphy, Sen. Steve fuel storage tanks 70 rulemaking authority expanded 29 24, 49, 53, 54, 69, 70, 93, 94 landfill trust fund 33 Seifert, Rep. Jim 13, 29, 44, 55, 85, 86 petroleum cleanup 33 Seifert, Rep. Marty 28, 40 N pollution cleanup 33 Seniors vehicle emissions testing 68 bingo regulations 37 Natural Resources (DNR), Department of Waste Management Act living-at-home programs funded 52 bonding money 11 responsibility transferred 34 Sex offenders budget 32 Port authorities civil commitment 29 electronic licensing 33 development no school board membership 28 licensing fishing guides 38 using profits for facility improvements 24 no teaching licenses 27 no hunting, fishing fee increases 32 Duluth name change 24 plea agreements 19 personal watercraft fees 32 Price, Sen. Leonard 34, 38, 76, 81 registration loophole closed 18 state parks Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) Skoe, Rep. Rod 70 former commissioner honored 34 pension changes 62 Skoglund, Rep. Wes 17, 20, 57 unpaid ditch assessments Public Safety, Department of Smith, Rep. Steve 21, 22, 57, 81, 91 vetoed bill, line item 79 Driver & Vehicle Services Division funding 67 Solon, Sen. Sam 24, 38, 59, 61 walleye stocking program funding cut elected officials' protection 68 Spear, Sen. Allan 20 vetoed bill, line item 79 emergency funding, license plates 40 Sports Ness, Rep. Bob 37 funding 15 amateur facilities grants Neuville, Sen. Thomas 27, 85, 86, 90 police radio funding 68 vetoed bill, line item 81 Nornes, Rep. Bud 71 truck drivers applications 70 antique boat licenses 62 Novak, Sen. Steve 20, 31, 34, 42, 49, 59, 83 vehicle title transfers 67 boat fees increased 32 Public Service, Department of cross-country ski passes 32 O funding 24 fishing guide licenses 38 Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hunting, fishing licenses 32 Occupational licenses makeup changes 42 hunting preserves architects, engineers, interior designers, lan pay telephones regulated 12 bills in limbo 90 fees, requirements increased 29 renewable energy account modified 31 personal watercraft fees 32 fishing guides 38 telecommunication rates regulated 67 snowmobiles taxicabs stud ban repealed 32 using criminal history to deny licenses 22 R stud stickers 32 Office of Tourism, Minnesota stud use 61 advertising efforts 23 Ranum, Sen. Jane 14, 18, 19, 66 trail fund 67 film board funding 23 Real estate Stanek, Rep. Rich 20, 22, 56, 59 funding 23 mortgage flipping 49 Stang, Rep. Doug 59, 60, 69 Oliver, Sen. Edward 45, 54 Recreation. See also Sports State Patrol, Minnesota Olson, Rep. Mark 19 amusement machine permits 58 executive protection funding 68 Olson, Sen. Gen 81, 94, 96 Rest, Rep. Ann H. 94 police radio funding 68 Osskopp, Rep. Mike 19, 21, 22, 37, 45, 54 Reuter, Rep. Doug 45, 95 Stevens, Sen. Dan 28, 92 Ourada, Sen. Mark 13, 67 Revenue, Department of Storm, Rep. Julie 49 Ozment, Rep. Dennis 39, 46, 54, 76 back tax collection streamlined 66 Stumpf, Sen. LeRoy building named after Stassen 39 12, 31, 35, 47, 58, 61, 77, 90 P Rhodes, Rep. Jim 39, 51 Supreme Court, Minnesota Robertson, Sen. Martha 28 child support hearing process modified 36 Pappas, Sen. Sandy 28, 43, 55, 60, 61 Robling, Sen. Claire 29, 36 civil commitment 29

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DWI penalty unconstitutional 20 juror compensation 39 U funding 16 resolution to U.S. Congress 44 juror compensation study 39, 56 Tourism U.S. Trade Representative, Office of seat belt gag rule 55 Laura Ingalls Wilder reroute 67 Minnesota-Ontario fishing restrictions 34 tribal law enforcement 22 Townships University of Minnesota Sviggum, House Speaker Steve 23, 70, 89 allowed to hold Nov. elections 29 budget 47 Swenson, Rep. Howard 75 capital reserve funds authorized 60 Sykora, Rep. Barb 35, 80 reimbursing employee legal fees 59 V speed limits reduced 69 T Trade and Economic Development, Department of Van Dellen, Rep. Henry Todd 49, 92, 96 business regulation report required 24 Vandeveer, Rep. Ray 34, 60 Taxes funding 23 Ventura, Gov. Jesse agricultural classification 65 marketing plan required 24 security, funding for 40, 68 airport impact zone designated 64 Minnesota minerals 21st century account 24 Veterans back tax collection streamlined 66 petroleum tank cleanup fund 34 Gulf War bonuses extended 38 border cities aid 65 Transportation improving facilities 52 business subsidies regulated 65 additional road workers Otter Tail memorial highway 71 charitable deductions 63 vetoed bill, line item 82 World War II monument economic development exemptions 64 auto dealers vetoed bill, line item 77 education credit expanded 65 title transfers modified 69 Veto override ending accelerated payments disability license plates seat belt gag rule 55 bills in limbo 93 applications modified 69 Vickerman, Sen. Jim 9, 37, 44, 58, 59 farm relief 9 credits 67 Victims fuel refunds 66 eliminating HOV lanes medical malpractice Health Care Access Fund bills in limbo 95 rights extended 56 vetoed bill, line item 82 Laura Ingalls Wilder reroute 67 Holocaust settlement exemption 66 light-rail transit plan 70 W lawful gambling tax cuts 66 local speed limits levy limits extended 66 bills in limbo 96 Water and Soil Resources, Board of low-income health care reimbursement 64 milk haulers funding 33 low-income housing credit road restrictions exemptions 69 Wenzel, Rep. Steve 33 bills in limbo 93 motorcycles Westerberg, Rep. Andy 59 multistate corporations 64 blue brake lights 69 Western Lake Superior Sanitary District offers-in-compromise 65 Otter Tail veterans' highway 71 board pay increased 61 property tax changes 65 personal rapid transit Westrom, Rep. Torrey 70 reducing alcohol tax bills in limbo 95 Wiener, Sen. Deanna 41, 42, 61 bills in limbo 93 petroleum tankers Wiger, Sen. Charles 52, 70, 77, 84, 91 “S corporation” status 64 driver age limit 70 Wilkin, Rep. Tim 46, 94 sales tax boundaries 66 ramp meters Wolf, Rep. Ken 12, 42 sales tax exemptions 63 bills in limbo 95 Wolves bills in limbo 94 registration via Internet 67 management plan “sick tax” modified 63 road repair funding 67 bills in limbo 88 steel plant funding 64 rural speed limits reduced 69 Workforce Development Council, Governor’s supermajority for tax hikes tab fees cut job training program evaluation 30 bills in limbo 94 bills in limbo 96 Workman, Rep. Tom 69, 70, 83 taconite production tax frozen 66 taxicabs TIF regulations 65 licenses, denied with criminal background Y transit pass credits 22 bills in limbo 95 testing sites upgraded 67 Youth. See also Education, K-12 working family credit extended 65 transit funding 67 adolescent parenting grants 36 Taxicabs truck drivers chemical dependency treatment 36 licenses applications 70 Council on Compulsive Gambling funded 52 using criminal history to deny 22 penalties for out-of service orders 70 enrichment activities funded 36 Teaching, Board of vehicle emissions testing 68 habitual truants 28 teaching licenses, sex offenders 27 vehicle title transfers 67 Native American youth programs 36 Technology Transportation, Department of government aeronautics project funding 67 Z discounts 67 Amtrak service report required 68 infrastructure authority modified 39 competitive bidding modified 70 Zoo, Minnesota Internet vehicle registration 67 fuel storage tanks 70 budget 33 Telephones Kenyon land transfer 70 deficiency funding 40 criminal penalties, emergency call interference light-rail transit plan 70 19 measurement conversion 68 pay phones regulated 12 milk haulers exemptions 69 Ten Eyck, Sen. David 10, 46 road construction funding 67 Terwilliger, Sen. Roy 46, 87 taxi regulation report required 68 Tobacco settlement Trimble, Rep. Steve 60 endowments funded 50 Tuma, Rep. John 28 health endowments funded 47 Tunheim, Rep. Jim 12

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