A Nonpartisan Publication of the Minnesota House of Representatives ♦ February 6, 1998 ♦ Volume 15, Number 3

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2 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 Noise on the lakes . . . Proposed personal watercraft restrictions resurface By Nicole Wood Proponents of the bill said that the foremost Bombardier of Canada — “a major player The Land of 10,000 Lakes is being overrun problem with PWCs is the noise. in the industry” — has introduced a PWC that by 27,000 personal watercraft (PWC) opera- Dr. Peter Arny, who has lived on Turtle Lake reduces noise by 50 percent, Wilkie said, and tors, according to supporters of a bill that in Shoreview since 1953, said he has stopped the rest of the industry is close on Bombardier’s would strictly limit use of the increasingly fishing because of the PWC noise which he heels. popular watercraft. described as analogous to swarming bees. Wilkie said while Polaris supports “user- Rep. Kris Hasskamp (DFL-Crosby) is spon- “It’s incessant. It drives you inside,” he said. friendly” education and an age requirement, soring the bill, which she has dubbed the “People who use them should think about they do not agree with the proposed ban on personal watercraft safety and courtesy act. how they invade other people’s privacy.” lakes up to 200 acres. Lakeshore property owners, the Department Supporters of HF1690 also accused PWC “Should people who are fortunate enough of Natural Resources (DNR), PWC manufac- operators of reckless disregard for boaters, to own lakeshore property have the ability to turers, watersport enthusiasts, and others swimmers, and wildlife. ban something on public waters simply be- brought their disparate opinions on personal Helen Wilkie, representing Polaris Indus- cause they don’t like it?” she asked. watercraft to the House Environment and tries, a Minnesota manufacturer of snowmo- Well-known Twin Cities businessman Irwin Natural Resources Committee Feb. 2. biles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and Jacobs was among those who stepped up to “In a democracy, it is unacceptable that personal watercraft, gave the industry’s re- testify in favor of the bill. Jacobs is the chair of such a small and noisy minority have such a sponse to the proposed legislation. Genmar Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of sev- negative impact on others,” Jeff Brown, of Wilkie said the real problem is a lack of eral boat lines including Lund, Larson, and Minnesotans for Responsible Recreation, told enforcement of existing laws. Crestliner. the panel. “Polaris is doing what [it] can to support He has recently withdrawn his membership from the National Marine Manufacturers As- sociation in protest against industry support of personal watercraft. Jacobs said he believes PWCs are bad for the boating industry. In fact, he said, they shouldn’t be considered boats in the first place. Some on the panel questioned his motives. “There’s no question I have a lot invested in the boat business,” he said. “I don’t need any help for my business. I believe in free enter- prise.” Jacobs, who lives on Lake Minnetonka, said he has witnessed the personal watercraft prob- lem firsthand while cruising the lake on his pontoon boat. “They don’t stay within the buoys, and they zig and they zag,” he said. “If they claim to be boats, why don’t they act like boats?” U.S. Coast Guard figures show that while Personal watercraft, which critics describe as noisy and disruptive, would be banned from many PWCs make up 5 percent of the watercraft, Minnesota lakes, under a bill advancing in the House. they cause 37 percent of the accidents, Jacobs The bill (HF1690) is Hasskamp’s second law enforcement,” she said, “but chasing loons said. attempt in as many years to “accommodate and high speeds are already illegal.” “It’s not about the safe and friendly users,” the reasonable rider and give everyone else Wilkie compared the current PWC situa- he said. “It’s about the abusers.” some relief,” she said. The committee ap- tion to the introduction of snowmobiles in the Scott Hough, of Plymouth, said that al- proved the bill. 1960s. though he is a safe and courteous rider, he, Among the provisions in the bill are a ban “Controversy and conflict always surround too, supports the bill. on all personal watercraft from lakes of 200 the introduction of new and innovative prod- “A lake is a neighborhood,” he said. “How acres or less in size, mandatory certification ucts,” she said. can you as a good neighbor not have liability and liability insurance, an increase in the mini- Wilkie did admit that noise is a problem. insurance?” mum operator’s age from 13 to 16, an ex- She said Polaris has updated their engines and Armed with a videotape of a PWC buzzing panded no-wake zone, and reduced hours for mufflers and is working on sound-deadening incessantly in front of her lake home, Kathy full-throttle operation. materials. Continued on next page

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 3 As governor’s chief of staff, Omann recalls youthful impact By Jim Thielman III hockey program. But the team boasted At one time, he was the new kid (almost former Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks literally) on the block. But Bernie Omann, at its helm, and the intent from the start was now Gov. Arne Carlson’s chief of staff, to get St. Cloud into Division I, the most doesn’t recall being treated like a college kid competitive level of intercollegiate play. when he stepped into the Minnesota House The $9.5 million arena was plagued by of Representatives in 1986. financial problems, and like the stadium Omann was a student at St. Cloud State topic Omann recalls, “it was a controversial University when he won a special election to issue in the district I represented. But look replace his father, Ben, who died at the at it now: No way St. Cloud would be Divi- beginning of his 1986 term. sion I without it.” “The nice thing was,” Omann recalls, “I Omann still resides near Sartell, Minn., was 22, and my vote mattered as much as which is north of St. Cloud. someone who was 60 or 70. In ‘86, there In 1992 and 1994, Omann challenged weren’t as many younger legislators as there DFLer Collin Peterson for the 7th Congres- are now. As I recall, the closest one to me in sional District seat. Omann lost by scant age was in [his] early 30s. But people dealt percentage points each time. with me as just a member.” In 1993 and 1994, he was assistant state This 80th Legislative Session features commissioner of agriculture. In that capac- plenty of young representatives. Rep. Doug ity during the flood of ‘93, Omann was Irwin Jacobs, owner of a company that produces Stang (R-Cold Spring) is several lines of boats, testifies Feb. 2 in support of 23, Rep. Torrey Westrom a bill that would limit the use of personal watercraft (R-Elbow Lake) is 24, and on Minnesota lakes. there are others in their Continued from page 3 20s and early 30s. But Blunt of Nisswa said her neighborhood went Omann was peerless when downhill with the arrival of the machines. he began his six years in Seeking privacy and tranquillity, Blunt and the House Republican her husband moved north from the Twin Caucus. Cities three years ago. They spent their first Omann recalls his age summer on their 153-acre lake watching loons, quickly took a back seat to ducks, eagles, and osprey, she said, and then knowledge when he en- the PWCs arrived. tered the House. Now her sandy shorefront has turned to “In the committee pro- muck, she said, and there is only one pair of cess, it doesn’t take legisla- Bernie Omann, Gov. Arne Carlson’s chief of staff, talks with members of the press after a recent news conference announcing a new loons left. tors long to decide who proposal for an open-air stadium for the Twins. “The wildlife activity changed dramatically studies the issues,” Omann when the louder, faster, more erratic water- says. “And whether you’re 60 or 25, no one known for helping coordinate Carlson’s craft arrived,” she said. comes into it who doesn’t have something many trips and meetings related to the is- Blunt explained that although a ban on to learn. sue. Omann’s intimate knowledge of rural lakes up to 200 acres in size would remove 87 “I don’t know what it would be like to go issues was also considered to be a plus in the percent of Minnesota’s lakes from PWC use, back now, being a little bit older, but I never agriculture department role. the remaining 13 percent of the lakes have felt being younger was a hindrance. One He became Carlson’s special assistant in enormous amounts of water surface area. thing that people who are young bring is a 1994 and was named the chief of staff in Pam Perry, a wildlife biologist with the DNR different perspective, and people appreciate May 1997. At 32, Omann is one of the in Brainerd, said she is deeply concerned about a different perspective.” younger chiefs of staff to serve a governor. the effects of personal watercraft on wildlife As Carlson’s chief of staff, Omann has With Carlson overseeing his final legisla- and loons. worked to move legislators toward passing a tive session, Omann will soon have to mull The bill would mandate a DNR study on the bill that would call for construction of a new his options for the future. impact of PWCs on loons and loon nesting baseball stadium in the metropolitan area. “At this time, I just want to help the areas. Loons prefer to nest in shallow water He said one fond memory from his House governor get his proposals through the Leg- close to shore where traditional boats can’t go, days was working to get a provision in a islature and help implement his vision,” Perry said. bonding bill for the National Hockey Cen- Omann said. “I haven’t spent a great deal of “Now we have a recreational vehicle that ter in St. Cloud. time looking to get outside of the political Continued on page 18 At the time, St. Cloud State was a Division arena.”

4 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 Week in Review . . . Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 1998

[situation],” she said. “This, to me, is nothing statement. That fee would be unaffected by AGRICULTURE but a way to legalize an illegal drug.” the bill. Some also expressed concerns that mari- Rep. Todd Van Dellen (R-Plymouth), who Studying industrial hemp juana plants could be hidden in a hemp field, was among the bill’s critics on the committee, but Kahn said hemp usually crowds out the said the measure — even with Anderson’s A bill that would call for a study of indus- marijuana plant and makes it hard for it to amendment — would hurt small banks. trial hemp and its uses was approved by the grow. “Changing the threshold from two to four House Agriculture Committee Feb. 2. Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba (DFL-Long Prai- doesn’t change that,” Van Dellen said. “It The bill (HF349), sponsored by Rep. Phyllis rie) encouraged her colleagues to support the seemed pretty clear the small community banks Kahn (DFL-Mpls), passed on a 9-7 vote. It bill. did depend on their ability to make contracts attracted controversy because hemp is in the “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, and I didn’t with larger banks. same family as marijuana, an illegal controlled even pretend to inhale in college. And I’m “If you want to vote for the bill, you think substance in the United States since 1937. familiar with [agricultural] technology,” she you know better than the private economy. I Both plants carry the scientific classifica- said. know we regulate banks, but we don’t need to tion of cannabis sativa, but they are different, Mike Campion, assistant superintendent of regulate this. It’s a choice that our constitu- according to information supplied to the com- the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehen- ents want.” mittee by the North American Industrial Hemp sion (MBCA), testified against the bill, saying Rep. Carlos Mariani (DFL-St. Paul) was on Council. there would be opposition from the law en- the opposite side of the debate. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the intoxi- forcement community. “I think this is an important piece of legis- cating drug in both marijuana and hemp. The bill would direct the University of Min- lation,” Mariani said. “Bank services are criti- Marijuana contains 3 percent to 20 percent nesota, working with the Department of Agri- cal . . . for citizens to be able to function in THC, while hemp contains .05 percent to 1 culture and the MBCA, to study issues related society. I think it responds directly to what percent THC. In the latter case, 10-12 “joints” to industrial hemp production. citizens demand of their government.” would have to be smoked in a short time to get The bill now moves to the floor. The bill now moves to the House floor. high, according to the council. And that amount of smoke and gas would be hard for anyone to take, the council claims. BANKING CHILDREN Proponents say industrial hemp can be made into paper which can be recycled more often than wood-derived paper, and that hemp can Eliminating ATM surcharges Child protection system be used for clothing, fiber board, twine, bird Despite opposition from the banking in- Why did the system fail to protect Desi seed, and oil. The finished product has no dustry and several lawmakers, a bill that would Irving? That question has plagued people THC in it. eliminate some surcharges on Automatic Teller working in the child protection system since The uses for Minnesota farmers are obvi- Machines (ATMs) was narrowly approved the child’s tragic death in February 1997. ous, according to Tom Cochrane, executive Feb. 2 by the House Financial Institutions and “We still don’t know what happened to Desi director of the Minnesota Agri-Growth Insurance Committee. Irving,” Rep. Matt Entenza (DFL-St. Paul) Council. The bill (HF2292), sponsored by Rep. Irv said at a House Judiciary Committee meeting “Anytime we are able to provide an alterna- Anderson (DFL-Int’l Falls), would prevent Jan. 30. “We have families that are crying out tive crop with so many advantages, it’s a good banks that own more than four ATMs from for help and assistance who are not getting choice. If we don’t find a way to study it, I assessing a surcharge for use of the machines. help and assistance.” think we’re being remiss in working with our An earlier version of the bill would have Entenza is sponsoring a bill (HF2985) that [farmers],” he said. “With the ability we have applied to banks that own more than two would provide comprehensive changes to to improve a product that has as much poten- machines, but Anderson offered an amend- Minnesota’s child protection system. The bill tial as this, it would be a crying shame if we ment to address concerns about how the bill has received approval from the Judiciary Com- didn’t find a way to use this.” would affect smaller banks. mittee and is currently being reviewed by the The House considered the bill last year, but ATM users are usually hit with two fees for House Health and Human Services Commit- the measure did not come up for a vote on the each transaction. One fee is assessed by their tee. House floor. A similar measure passed the bank; the other is assessed by the bank that Last year, Mildred Irving plead guilty to Senate in 1997. owns the machine. Anderson’s bill would ad- second-degree murder in her three-year-old Hemp, which is grown in Canada and 25 dress only the latter fee, which usually comes daughter’s death. She admitted to the court other countries, has been a topic of discussion in the form of a charge at the time of the that she repeatedly hit Desi with an extension in several states. transaction at an ATM not owned by the cord, broke one of Desi’s arms, and punched But Rep. Carol Molnau (R-Chaska) said she customer’s bank network. her in the abdomen so hard that her liver was has problems with even doing a study. Customers then often find a separate fee lacerated. The autopsy results showed that “I don’t see why we’re studying a lose-lose assessed at the end of the month on their bank Desi had suffered numerous broken bones,

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 5 had cigarette burns and many other scars, and everything to be done,” he said. “All this bill had been suffering from malnutrition before CONSUMERS would do is ensure good funds.” her death. The bill now moves to the House Financial The brutality of Desi’s death was accented Money up front Institutions and Insurance Committee. by the fact that evidence shows that the Irving family had been in contact with Hennepin Real estate deals are seldom sealed by a County’s child protection services. handshake these days. In a time of mortgage Home mortgage services Legislators sought to make sure that chil- company failures, it’s best to get the money up dren like Desi were protected in the future. front, according to Rep. Matt Entenza Shopping for a home mortgage can be risky Attempts to bring Hennepin County case- (DFL-St. Paul). and confusing. Consumers often assume they workers to testify before the Legislature dur- “Some people have walked away from the are dealing with a bank whose activities are ing the interim failed due to data privacy title transfer with no money,” he said, during heavily regulated when, in fact, their lender or issues. Caseworkers expressed a desire to dis- a Feb. 2 hearing before the House Commerce, broker may be an unknown player in the close the facts of the case. However, they feared Tourism and Consumer Affairs Committee. residential mortgage industry. losing their jobs if they broke the data privacy Although this has never happened to any- Should anything go wrong during the pro- law. one in Minnesota, Entenza said, his bill cess, the consumer is left without any recourse Last year, legislation that would have opened (HF2972) would ensure that “qualified” loan except, perhaps, an appeal to the attorney the child protection cases in the courts to funds are always available at the closing of a general’s office. public scrutiny passed both bodies of the Leg- residential real estate deal. The committee A bill (HF2983) sponsored by Rep. Jim islature, but differences could not be worked approved the measure. Tunheim (DFL- Kennedy) would license and out in conference committee in time for the “Qualified” is clearly defined in the bill. regulate companies that perform residential end of session. Some types of qualified funds include cash mortgage services in Minnesota. However, the Minnesota Supreme Court in the form of U.S. currency, cashier’s checks With the support of the Department of has instituted a pilot project starting in June to or bank money orders issued by a federally Commerce, the attorney general’s office, and open court hearings in such cases. insured financial institution, and U.S. trea- the Minnesota Real Estate Services Associa- In January 1998, the legislative auditor re- sury checks. tion, HF2983 was approved by the House leased an evaluation of the state’s child protec- Martin Henschel, from the title arm of Edina Commerce, Tourism and Consumer Affairs tion system. The auditor found that services Realty, said he supports the bill because his Committee Feb. 2. varied greatly from county to county and that company has had a few situations where the The bill also would establish an industry- no external oversight exists to monitor the loan money did not come in for several weeks wide code of conduct against infractions such actions in these cases. The auditor suggested after closing a sale. as misrepresentation of services, misleading numerous approaches to reforming the cur- Curtis Loewe, of the attorney general’s of- statements, or deceptive advertising. The stan- rent state of the system. fice, said more than 10 states have adopted dards of conduct would apply even if the Entenza’s bill incorporates many of the sug- “good money” legislation to guarantee the business, such as a bank or credit union that is gestions, along with changes recently man- money is available at closing. already regulated, was exempt from licensing. dated by federal law. HF2985 would create a “When people go to a closing, they expect Tunheim said that more than 40 states have more uniform statewide system and attempt to provide a sufficient level of oversight to Music appreciation make sure that the cases are handled effec- tively. The bill also seeks to place children more quickly into permanent living situa- tions, either with a parent or another alterna- tive home. In addition, the bill would require that the Department of Human Services design a state- wide child protective services plan with input from the county-administered programs. And the bill would appropriate $30 million to the department for child welfare initiatives. Diane Benjamin, of the Children’s Defense Fund, testified in support of the bill before Judiciary Committee. She said that this ap- proach will resolve some of the issues in the state’s child protective system. “In the past, we have been working in the margins in these situations,” Benjamin said, “and we are excited about this legislation be- cause we think it takes a big step forward.” Eiji Oue, music director of the Minnesota Orchestra, concentrates on a piece performed by HF2985 now is on its way to the Health and Sarah Kwak, first associate concertmaster, left, and Vali Phillips, principal second violin, Feb. 5 Human Services Finance Division. in the House chamber.

6 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 already adopted regulatory programs that ad- “Quite frankly, if it’s bad enough and I feel Rep. Joe Mullery (DFL-Mpls) is sponsoring dress residential mortgage transactions. threatened, I’m out of the state, and justice is legislation that would increase the penalties “Clear standards of conduct which apply to not done,” Jones said. “Even parents tell their for witness tampering — a problem often all residential mortgage originations will pro- kids in some situations, ‘Don’t talk. You’re associated with gang cases. vide a level playing field within the industry as putting your family at risk’” HF2305 adds witness tampering to the list well as offer protection to consumers,” he The bill is set to be included in the omnibus of crimes requiring a minimum prison said. crime bill to be assembled this session. sentence. The bill now moves to the House Financial David Steinkamp, assistant attorney gen- Institutions and Insurance Committee. eral assigned to the Minnesota Gang Strike Obstructing police officers Force, told the committee of a situation where a witness was stopped on the street by a car- A bill that would toughen penalties for ob- load of suspected gang members. She was told CRIME structing police officers was debated Feb. 2 by she had better not go to court, and when she the House Judiciary Committee. looked in the car she saw that the driver had a HF2702 is sponsored by Rep. Charlie Court-ordered appearances gun. The gun was never pointed at her, but the Weaver (R-Anoka), who said the bill is in threat was implicit, he said. The second time was a charm for a bill that response to a situation that occurred in Coon Mullery’s bill also would add witness tam- would make it easier for prosecutors to com- Rapids, Minn. pering to the list of eligible crimes which can pel offenders and witnesses to appear in court. Officer David Westberg, of the Coon Rap- define an organization as a criminal gang. HF3051, sponsored by Rep. Len Biernat ids Police Department, told the committee “[Witness tampering] is the bread and but- (DFL-Mpls), would increase penalties for in- that he and other officers were trying to re- ter of gang activity,” Steinkamp said. “When dividuals who defy a court subpoena to appear move some disorderly individuals from a motel you add witness tampering, you increase the in relation to a violent crime. in late 1997. He said that the situation came to parameter as to what counts as a gang and that The bill stalled on a tie vote the first time it a point where arrests became necessary. As the is very helpful.” came up in the House Judiciary Committee officers were attempting to remove disorderly Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom Feb. 4. Later, during the same meeting, Rep. individuals, others began to verbally confront told the committee that increasing the penalty Peg Larsen (R-Lakeland) moved that the bill and “chest butt” the officers. for witness tampering is necessary to effec- be reconsidered, and after a clarification, the And, Westberg said, the situation soon got tively prosecute gang members. bill was approved. worse. Five arrests had to be made, two offic- “Clearly, this sends the message that these The bill creates a five-year felony penalty for ers suffered broken bones, and one officer types of crimes will not be tolerated,” knowingly and willfully violating a court-or- suffered a heart attack. Backstrom said. dered appearance in relation to a crime of Under current law, individuals must act HF2305 also would provide grant money to violence. The bill also requires that the action with the knowledge that their action creates a the counties to fund programs to help ensure must be intended to obstruct the criminal risk of death or substantial bodily harm to be the safety and security of witnesses. Steinkamp justice process. charged with felony obstruction, which is pun- said there is a misconception that the counties Mike Freeman, Hennepin County attor- ishable by up to five years in prison. Weaver’s have large budgets to deal with witness protec- ney, testified in support of the bill. He said that bill would remove that requirement, making tion. He said that the new funds would be used the bill is necessary to make sure that criminal it easier to prosecute people who obstruct to make witnesses who testify feel more trials are not impeded. police officers. comfortable. “This is an attempt to provide some addi- Paul Young, assistant attorney with Anoka Also, Rep. Len Biernat (DFL-Mpls) is spon- tional inducements so that people show up,” County, testified in support of Weaver’s bill. soring HF2679, which would enhance a cur- Freeman said. He said the current law for obstruction of the rent law that provides increased penalties for Michael Jones, of the Communities of Color legal process is too restrictive. some gang-related crimes. Institute, told the committee that he had res- If punches had been thrown by the indi- The bill would expand the law to increase ervations about the bill. He said that he fears viduals in the Coon Rapids case, they could penalties for all crimes that are motivated by the bill would be used to compel people who have been charged with fourth-degree assault, involvement with a gang. fear retaliation to testify. according to Young. However, in this specific Mike Freeman, Hennepin County attor- Jones described what happened when he incident punches were never thrown. ney, said the new language is necessary to once witnessed a murder at a bar in Minne- “The dilemma I had was trying to find a assist prosecutors in gang-related cases. He apolis. He said that he was put in the back of a crime that this action fit into,” Young said. said that the current law was a step in the right squad car where everyone could see that he “We have to show the intent to commit the direction, but the proposed expansion would was a witness, and although he wanted to see harm, and it’s an unfair burden for officers to make it more effective. justice done, he felt very uncomfortable in the prove and for prosecutors to establish.” “[The current law is] a good idea, but it’s situation. The committee took no action on the bill. It difficult to prove,” Freeman said. “We believe “When it dawned on me, I got scared. And is expected to be discussed again this session. this is real,” Jones said. “Because I have kids this [change] will help us make use of a statute and they need a dad — someone who will be that, frankly, has not been useful before.” around for the next 60 years or so.” Gang-related crimes Both bills are set to be included in this year’s omnibus crime bill. Jones said everyone who lives in a commu- The House Judiciary Committee approved nity plagued by violence wants to see justice two bills Feb. 2 that would increase penalties done. He said that some protection needs to on illegal activities done for the benefit of a be put in place to make sure that witnesses feel gang. safe in the justice system. February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 7 Committee, which finalized its prioritized list governor’s bonding proposal included no SCHOOL EDUCATION of capital projects Feb. 4. funding for magnet schools. The division considered 31 project requests But the division’s second-ranked project — The state and failing schools and ranked them according to importance. residential boarding academies for at-risk At the top of the list is $15 million for youth — carries the governor’s full support. A plan for the state to take over failing developing a magnet school in Robbinsdale to The division and the governor both recom- schools faced some opposition at its first com- aid integration in the western metropolitan mend $12 million from the general fund to mittee hearing Feb. 4. area. That amount would cover estimated develop three academies. HF3214, sponsored by Rep. Joe Opatz (DFL- building costs for one of three proposed schools Third on the division’s list of priorities is a St. Cloud), would measure a school’s perfor- in the West Metro Education Program. The St. Paul community-based elementary schools mance based on its scores on the new statewide program first received planning funds from project, which also has the governor’s ap- tests. Schools showing poor scores over sev- the 1990 Legislature. proval. Both recommend $4.6 million in bond eral years could eventually be turned into The division’s recommendations also in- funds for that project. state-sponsored charter schools, over which clude (as a lower priority) $15 million for a The division sent a bill (HF772) listing the school districts would lose their authority. similar school in the eastern metropolitan K-12 bonding priorities to the full Education But some members of the K-12 Education area. Committee. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Geri Finance Division of the House Education Another $2 million is ranked among the top Evans (DFL-New Brighton). Committee said the proposal goes too far in five K-12 bonding priorities to allow comple- The bonding recommendations will even- punishing districts. tion of a downtown Minneapolis magnet tually be submitted to the House Capital Rep. Mindy Greiling (DFL-Roseville) called school. A lower priority on the division’s list is Investment Committee to be considered for the bill “harmful overkill.” the same amount to provide startup costs for inclusion in this year’s bonding bill. And Rep. Lyndon Carlson (DFL-Crystal), an Edina magnet school, with $11.2 million chair of the full Education Committee, said for construction costs at that location far down that it’s not clear that the state could do a on the list. Those two schools are also part of School year start dates better job of running at-risk schools than dis- the West Metro Education Program. tricts could. A bill that would allow schools to start All funds for magnet schools are proposed classes before Labor Day was opposed by the The bill is one of several this year that try to to come from general obligation bonds. The identify accountability for poor showings on hospitality industry during a Feb. 2 House the newly implemented statewide testing. committee hearing. Under Opatz’s plan, schools that show a Child endowment The bill, sponsored by Rep. Ken Wolf 1 percent increase in scores would be eligible (R-Burnsville), would permanently repeal a for reward money, while schools that showed ban on schools starting before Labor Day. The a 5 percent decrease would be eligible for state measure would take effect in the 2000-2001 assistance. school year. That assistance would include state-ap- A 1997 law allows districts to start the school pointed educators sent in to monitor the year as early as the Wednesday before the schools. After several years without improve- holiday for the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 aca- ment, schools could be converted into charter demic years. schools and the new board of directors would Wolf told the K-12 Education Finance Divi- have the authority to fire or demote teachers. sion of the House Education Committee that Opatz said that state takeover would likely HF3003 was one of the results of an interim be a rare event. subcommittee which tried to “take a good “But what alternative do we have?” he asked. look at anything we could do to take some “Do we just throw up our hands?” constraints off the [school] districts.” Opponents of the bill included teachers Bob Meeks of the Minnesota School Boards unions and school districts. Association supported the proposal. Minneapolis Superintendent Carol Johnson “This is really a local decision and should be specifically criticized a provision that would based on local needs,” he said. allow students to transfer from failing schools But representatives from hospitality trade to successful schools. She said already issues of associations said that moving up school start space “are no small task” in Minneapolis dates would harm that industry. schools. “[Starting after Labor Day] adds an addi- The division did not vote on the bill, but tional week to 10 days to a very small [tour- later will consider it for inclusion in this year’s ism] season,” Tom Newcome, of Hospitality omnibus K-12 funding bill. Minnesota, said. He asked the committee to Seven-month-old Maria Gisselquist, daughter wait to see how the current two-year “com- of Minnesota Historical Society employee promise” works out, saying there was no need Top priority capital projects Shana Crosson, captures the attention of those to rush legislation aimed at 2000-2001. attending a Capitol press conference where However, some lawmakers said that the Metro-area magnet schools and residential Sen. John Hottinger and Rep. Nora Slawik unveiled a bill that seeks a constitutional well-being of hospitality businesses should boarding academies were designated top-pri- amendment creating an “endowment for not affect decision-making by an education ority building projects by the K-12 Education Minnesota’s children.” committee. Finance Division of the House Education

8 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 “Here, we’re looking at what’s good for The bill now moves to the full Education didates coming into the area,” Jefferson said. kids,” Rep. Mindy Greiling (DFL-Roseville) Committee. Under current law, people wanting to vote said. with an absentee ballot must have a reason, Committee chair Rep. Becky Kelso (DFL- such as absence from the precinct, illness, Shakopee) agreed. ELECTIONS disability, observance of a religious holiday, or “If parents want to start after Labor Day, service as an election judge. An absentee ballot local school board representatives are not go- Absentee ballots is mailed or given to the voter, who fills it out ing to turn a deaf ear to that desire,” she said. like a regular ballot and mails it back to the “To me, this is a stereotypical local-control For some, the goal is to remove as many county auditor’s office. The ballots are held issue.” obstacles as possible to voting. They did it in a until election day, then tallied with all the The bill was laid over for possible inclusion pilot project in Ramsey County, and now other ballots. in this year’s omnibus K-12 finance bill. they’re looking to do it in a pilot project in “The bill would increase voter turnout,” Senate District 58 in north Minneapolis. said Joe Mansky, director of the Elections HF2293, sponsored by Rep. Richard Division of the Office of the Secretary of State. Compulsory summer school Jefferson (DFL-Mpls), would allow eligible But there was some opposition to Jefferson’s voters in Senate District 58 to vote by absentee bill. Minnesota students may soon have a new ballot until Jan. 1, 2002, without having to “How are we going to make sure the people incentive to pass their basic skills tests: avoid- provide a reason. actually do live in the district? Things change ing summer school. The House General Legislation, Veterans all the time. Is it really feasible?” Rep. Bill Haas A bill approved by the House Education Affairs and Elections Committee approved (R-Champlin) asked. Committee’s Subcommittee on Quality Ini- the bill Feb. 2. The committee also approved a bill tiatives Feb. 3 would give school districts the All voters would have to do is apply in (HF2567) that would extend the pilot project authority to compel students to attend sum- writing to the Hennepin County auditor’s in Ramsey County. The bill is sponsored by mer school. office, providing such basic information as Rep. Betty McCollum (DFL-North St. Paul). And district officials said they could use their name, address, and signature. In 1991, Anoka, Hennepin, Polk, and that authority to provide assistance for stu- “The district has repeatedly had the lowest Ramsey counties were part of a pilot project dents who fail one or more of the basic skills voter turnout in the entire state, and we have which allowed for open absentee balloting. In tests given under the state’s graduation rule. the largest number of minorities in the state,” 1994, Ramsey County had the pilot project Rep. Len Biernat (DFL-Mpls), who is spon- Jefferson said. extended until this year, and the county now soring HF2276, said the bill’s goal is to give It’s also an area with a high concentration of wants the project extended until Dec. 31, 1999. districts more control. poverty and renters, and all of those factors McCollum said she has heard positive things “If a school district is to be accountable for often mean low voter turnout, he said. about the project. results, then it should have all the leverage it A result of the low voter turnout is that “There has been no indication of fraud; we needs to achieve those results,” he said. people running for statewide office often don’t just want to continue it the way it’s been.” she The bill also would redefine a truant stu- make north Minneapolis one of their cam- said. dent as one who has missed five days of school. paign stops. Both bills now move to the House floor. Under current law, a child must miss 15 days “We would hope we would have more can- to be considered a truant. Once a student is officially declared a truant, child protective services can intervene to assist the student. Women in sports The proposal is supported by the Minne- apolis School District, which hopes to build on the success of its 1997 summer school program. Last summer, more than 10,000 students attended summer school in that district, and many showed up to six months of academic growth after a two- to eight-week program. But only 30 percent of the district’s eighth- graders who failed the basic-skills test showed up for summer school — and that’s the num- ber officials say they want to improve. “There are students who don’t take [the tests] seriously,” said John Oullette-Howitz of the Minneapolis district, who helped organize last year’s program. “We want them to find out before the year 2002 — when they don’t get their diploma — that the district takes it very seriously.” Girls from schools all over the state gather in the Capitol rotunda to celebrate Girls and Women The bill would allow districts to determine in Sports Day Feb. 5. The event, sponsored by the Minnesota Coalition to Promote Women in for themselves which students must attend Athletic Leadership and the National Girls and Women in Sports Day Committee, celebrates summer programs. females who participate in sports, encourages participation, and recognizes sports leaders.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 9 bill is because it is fundamentally coming from EMPLOYMENT the workers.” FAMILY The bill now moves to the House floor, The right to strike where it stalled last year after passing out of the Family asset accounts same committee. A companion bill passed the Would a strike by 911 dispatchers threaten Senate last year. A problem for low-income people is that a community’s public safety? the cost to get out of their fix — like buying a That was the crux of a debate Feb. 2 over a home, going to college, or starting a small bill that would grant public safety dispatchers ENVIRONMENT business — is prohibitive. the status of essential employees. An attempt to ease those costs is found in a Under that status, workers give up the right Motors in boundary waters? bill (HF2748) sponsored by Rep. David to strike, but they can still request arbitration Tomassoni (DFL-Chisholm). The bill would in a labor dispute. Despite decades of debate, the controversy allow low-income families to contribute Frank Whippler, legislative chair of the over the use of motors in the Boundary Waters money to a “family asset account” and receive Minnesota Sheriff’s Association, testified in Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) contin- matching amounts from the state or a private support of HF1693 before the House Labor- ues. organization. Management Relations Committee. Rep. John Tuma (R-Northfield) is sponsor- The money could then be spent for certain “In our view, a strike would be detrimental ing a bill (HF2231) that aims to finalize the approved purposes, like paying for school or a to public safety,” he said. status of the BWCAW once and for all. house, making a major home repair, or start- His description of dispatchers as “indis- The bill would ensure that the phasing out ing a small business. To be eligible, a family’s pensable to the community” drew a round of of motors that was agreed upon in the 1978 annual income could be no more than twice applause from dispatchers in the audience. Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act the federal poverty level. The poverty level for The committee approved the bill, which is continues on schedule. a family or four is $16,050. sponsored by Rep. Thomas Pugh (DFL-South Tuma said that U.S. Sen. Rod Grams and The bill was heard and approved Feb. 4 by St. Paul). U.S. Rep. James Oberstar are currently sup- the House Financial Institutions and Insur- Also in support of the bill are the Minnesota porting legislation to roll back the clock on the ance Committee. Professional Firefighters Association, Law issue. “This is a very simple bill. It’s such a good Enforcement Labor Services, and, according “Minnesota needs to send a strong message thing that both the credit unions and the to Whippler, 96 percent of the state’s 911 to Congress that we do not want to go back- banks are supporting it,” Tomassoni said. dispatchers. wards on this effort,” Tuma said. Tomassoni said the proposed program could But officials from both the League of Min- The bill passed the House Environment and be compared to an Individual Retirement nesota Cities and the Association of Minne- Natural Resources Committee Feb. 4. Account. Other states are considering such sota Counties testified against the bill. But the proposal was met with major oppo- programs and similar legislation is pending in “A strike would be disruptive and unpleas- sition from Rep. Tom Bakk (DFL-Cook). the U.S. Congress, he said. ant, but not an immediate threat to public “The entire [BWCAW] is in my district and Harland Tardy, of the Arrowhead Economic safety,” said Kevin Frazell, of the League of the issue is much more complicated than what Opportunity Agency, said groups like his Minnesota Cities. Rep. Tuma has brought here today,” he said. would work with families who are in the pro- He cited a strike by Ramsey County dis- “Please do not be misled to think that this bill gram, along with the banks and credit unions. patchers — the only such strike in the state’s restores the integrity of the 1978 act.” Often, people renting an apartment or a history. Public safety was not threatened when Bakk said that there were some things in the house pay more in rent than they might in a backup county workers took over for the strik- 1978 act that were not well planned, particu- monthly house payment, but they can’t afford ing dispatchers, Frazell said. larly a ban on motorized boats on lakes along a down payment, he said. Concern about taking away the workers’ the Canadian border. The program would allow them to save in a right to strike was at the heart of opposition to “Canadians have motors,” he said. “It makes “family asset account,” get their savings the bill. no sense to allow motors on one side of an matched, and use the money for a down pay- “It is, at times, essential for people to go on imaginary line and not on the other.” ment on a house, he said. strike and walk the picket line so that their Bakk said that Congress and the U.S. Forest “It’s just any family trying to better them- fellow workers can benefit,” Rep. Tom Service are trying to deal with that and other selves,” Tomassoni said. Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) said. “As you start complicated issues. Under the bill, the matching funds from the down this path of essential employees, where “It shouldn’t be the Legislature that mon- state and private sector would be kept in a does it end? I’m afraid we’re going to do away keys with a delicate compromise that was separate account, and the family would not with the right of all employees to collectively reached in 1978,” he said. get the money until they have finished an bargain.” The bill now moves on to the Environment, economic literacy course and achieved their But other lawmakers said that although they Natural Resources, and Agriculture Finance goals for buying a home, paying for school, or were sympathetic to Rukavina’s point, they Committee. devising a business plan. supported the bill because it came with the The program would be administered by the backing of the employees, the employers, and Minnesota Department of Children, Families the union. Need a copy of a bill? and Learning. “If this were coming from Gov. Carlson, I Call the Chief Clerks Office at The bill now moves to the House Education would not be supportive,” Rep. Thomas Bakk (612) 296-2314 Committee. (DFL-Cook) said. “The reason I support this

10 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 Licensing naturopaths accused of practicing medicine without a li- HEALTH cense in 1996. An injunction against the For the fourth time since 1986, a bill that naturopath was lifted when she and the Board ‘Off-label’ drug use would license naturopathic physicians has been of Medical Practice agreed she would stop introduced in the House. calling herself a physician. According to a 1990 Gallup survey of Rep. Linda Wejcman (DFL-Mpls) is spon- At the time, she was among six naturo- oncologists, about 10 percent of cancer pa- soring the bill (HF396), which was heard pathic doctors in the state with four-year de- tients do not receive the treatment prescribed Feb. 2 by the Subcommittee on Licensing and grees in the field. A dozen other states already by their physicians, even if the patient re- Scope of Practice of the House Health and license naturopathic doctors. sponds to that treatment. Human Services Committee. The bill was sent to the full House Human The problem occurs when a prescribed drug The bill would license and regulate naturo- Services Committee, along with a separate bill has not been approved by the Food and Drug pathic doctors under the Board of Medical (HF1135) that would allow massage and Ori- Administration (FDA) for treating certain Practice. Naturopaths would have to graduate ental bodywork therapists to register with the forms of cancer. from an approved naturopathic medical col- state. The latter bill would serve a similar The attempt to treat patients with the so- lege or degree-granting program, and pass the purpose for massage therapists, and would called “off-label” use of drugs is not uncom- Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Examina- not define the scope of practice. mon, says Rep. Richard Mulder (R-Ivanhoe). tion. They also would have to practice in Min- Sponsored by Betty McCollum (DFL-St. Mulder, a practicing family physician, said, nesota for two years under a board-approved, Paul), the bill would allow massage and Ori- “Every physician in this state uses off-label licensed physician, osteopath, or naturopathic ental bodywork therapists to register with the drugs for patients.” physician. Board of Chiropractic Examiners after meet- But, Mulder said, “Managed-care [health Naturopaths treat clients with nutrition, ing certain requirements. Only registered prac- plans] sometimes don’t want to pay for its herbal remedies, manipulative therapy, mas- titioners would be allowed to use the title use.” sage, and other non-invasive techniques. From “Registered Massage Therapist” or “Registered Under a bill sponsored by Rep. Alice 1927 to 1974, naturopaths could practice by Oriental Bodywork Therapist.” Hausman (DFL-St. Paul), health plans could registering with the state Board of Healing not exclude reimbursement of off-label drug Arts. Since 1974, they have existed in legal use in cancer patients, provided the drug is limbo. HIGHER EDUCATION recognized as a treatment of cancer in stan- Wejcman said, “This legislation doesn’t put dard medical literature. anyone out of business.” Those who provide Biology building funding The bill, which was approved by the House homeopathic and other remedies would still Health and Human Services Committee Feb. be able to do so. What the bill would do is The construction of a $70 million cellular 3, would not cover experimental drugs used in allow licensed naturopaths the exclusive right and molecular biology building is the center- cancer treatment. to use certain terms, such as “naturopathic piece of the University of Minnesota’s 1998 Nurse Ann Deshler, of Edina, told commit- physician” and the abbreviation, “N.D.” Vio- legislative funding request. But some lawmak- tee members that sometimes a rare form of lators would be guilty of a misdemeanor. ers argued Feb. 5 that only $8.5 million for cancer responds to treatment used in more The bill was prompted after a naturopath design and demolition should be appropri- common cancers. But if the FDA has not who had practiced in St. Paul since 1983 was ated this session. approved a drug for treating that specific can- cer, a patient might be denied reimbursement. Defibrillator demo Deshler has been a registered oncology nurse for 19 years. She told of a patient who re- sponded well to an off-label treatment, only to see his coverage eventually denied. She said such problems are frustrating for the patient and that medical professionals are forced to expend their time dealing with insurance com- panies “on a case-by-case basis when the time could be used to treat patients.” Hausman’s bill (HF1306) would prohibit all health plans, including Medicare supple- mental coverage, from refusing to pay for these cancer treatments. There are 27 other states with similar laws. The bill moves to the House Financial Insti- tutions and Insurance Committee.

If you will be visiting the Capitol in the near future, call the Capitol Historic Site Program A dummy is used to demonstrate how to use an automatic external defibrillator during an at (612) 296-2881 American Heart Association event Feb. 2 in the Capitol rotunda. The event was part of an effort to schedule a tour. to educate people about the need for public access to the life-saving defibrillators.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 11 Rep. Hilda Bettermann (R-Brandon), the Stavenau was the subject of a Minneapolis Star Chemical sensitivity lead Republican of the Higher Education Fi- Tribune investigative series, “The Trouble with nance Division of the House Education Com- Houses,” which first drew significant atten- Kenneth Wuori, of Prior Lake, told law- mittee, was concerned that regional tion to the issue last fall. makers that he was forced to sleep in a van construction companies would be unable to “Her house has ruined her life, her health, outside his townhouse because of his reaction keep pace with burgeoning projects in this and her pocketbook,” Evan said. to household chemicals in the new dwelling. booming economy. One provision of Evans’ bill would increase “I could not go into my new house . . . for The finance committee ultimately approved contractor license fees to pay for a public fear that I would get ill,” he said, in Feb. 3 $416.5 million in bonding for statewide higher information program about residential con- testimony before the Housing and Housing education building projects and sent the bill struction issues, including potential moisture Finance Division of the House Economic De- to the full Education Committee. and indoor air quality problems. velopment and International Trade Bettermann said the House Capital Invest- The bill also would increase new home war- Committee. ment Committee on which she serves has ranty periods and give homeowners more time Myra Radel, of Little Canada, told the com- concerns over approximately $660 million in to report defective conditions and seek legal mittee she has had chronic problems with the unissued bonds, not all of which are for higher action. The bill was narrowly approved by the overwhelming number of chemicals in her education, from earlier bonding laws. committee. home. She said that she had to move out of a “All of the builders around the state are The provision of the bill that drew the most relatively chemical-free environment because busy, and they cannot necessarily keep up criticism would require the commissioner of she had a reaction to the chemicals in her with building projects,” Bettermann said. public service to adopt, as part of the state roommate’s hand lotion. She said some lawmakers would prefer to energy code, rules that require new residential Wuori and Radel told the committee that fund only the design portion of the biology buildings to contain mechanical ventilation they suffer from a disorder called multiple building. systems. chemical sensitivity (MCS). They have allergy- But Dr. Frank Cerra, head of the University Tom Joachim, from the building code divi- like sensitivity to a broad range of household of Minnesota Academic Health Center, said sion of the Department of Administration, said substances, such as cleaning solvents, deter- construction on the molecular biology build- that due to the “tightening” of homes required gents, perfumes, and household dust and mold. ing would begin in the fall of 1999 and the by the state building and energy codes, mechani- They said they often suffer from back pains, building would open in 2001. Cerra said a cal ventilation systems are necessary to protect sleep disorders, stomach pains, anxiety, university-wide policy committee has been against moisture and other problems. chronic fatigue, and respiratory problems due operational for eight months, and the com- “In the effort to save energy, am I now to the large number of chemicals common in mittee is certain “we are on track with our creating the need for more energy?” asked homes. timeline.” Rep. Jim Farrell (DFL-St. Paul). Some lawmakers also wanted to increase Lisa Peterson, of the Builders Association of from $43 million to $65.2 million the appro- Minnesota, said that although energy is re- priation for Higher Education Asset Preserva- quired to operate mechanical ventilation sys- tion and Replacement (HEAPR) in the tems, people will still see overall savings. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Since the “tightening” of homes has caused System (MnSCU). the need for mechanical ventilation in the first HEAPR projects include building health place, some critics on the panel wondered if and safety improvements, infrastructure re- the building and energy codes need to be pair, and projects that update the exterior, revamped. interior, mechanical or electrical systems. “I think we should look at what caused the MnSCU comprises Minnesota’s 36 technical, need for mechanical ventilation in the first community, and state colleges. place,” said Rep. Roxann Daggett (R-Frazee). Opponents of the provision also objected to the cost. HOUSING Peterson said that Department of Public Service figures put the estimated cost of a Remedies for ‘sick houses’ mechanical ventilation system at $6,084 for a new two-story, 3000-square-foot home sell- New homes are tighter and better insulated ing for $150,000. than in the past. Trouble is, according to Rep. “What concerns me,” Rep. Bud Nornes (R- Geri Evans (DFL-New Brighton), they may Fergus Falls) said, “is that everyone talks about rot from trapped moisture or make people affordable housing and this will add on even sick if not properly ventilated. more money.” Evans, who is sponsoring a bill (HF2430) The bill now moves to the Economic Devel- that aims to remedy problems with “sick opment Finance Division of the House Eco- houses,” brought the well-publicized issue to nomic Development and International Trade Susan Lasley, of St. Paul, who has Multiple Chemical the House Commerce, Tourism, and Con- Committee. Sensitivity, listens to testimony before the Housing sumer Affairs Committee Feb. 3. and Housing Finance Division about a bill that She reminded the panel of the plight of would make grants of up to $25,000 available to homeowner Sue Stavenau, of Plymouth, who individuals with the disorder to help them in had testified before the committee Jan. 29. making their homes free of chemicals.

12 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 HF2555 sponsored by Rep. Jim Rostberg gage and to begin charging market rate rent. party verification,” in which the customer (R-Isanti), would provide grant money to The situation at Learned’s building could tells a third party during a telephone solicita- people who suffer from MCS to refurbish happen at the over 300 apartment complexes tion that the change is authorized. their homes to make them chemical-free. throughout the state that were financed But AT&T opposed a section of the bill Currently, loans are made available through through the federal program. The owners of pertaining to public notification of rate in- the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency to Hopkins Village in Hopkins, Knox Landing in creases. Currently, long distance carriers may finance improvements, but Rostberg said the Bloomington, and Grand Pre By the Park and notify customers of rate hikes through bill funds should come in the form of grants. Selby-Dayton in St. Paul have all announced inserts, direct mailing, phone call, or publica- “One of the problems we have is that people that they plan to take advantage of the prepay- tion of the increase in general circulation news- with MCS cannot qualify for these loans be- ment option. papers. The latter is the most common form of cause they are unable to work,” Rostberg said. Learned and many others currently living public notification. The bill proposes that $1 million be made in federally assisted housing testified before The bill would repeal the provision that available in the form of grants administered the Housing and Housing Finance Division of allows carriers to notify customers of increases through the Minnesota Housing Finance the House Economic Development and Inter- through newspaper ads. Agency, enough for 40 grants totaling $25,000 national Trade Committee on Feb. 5. AT&T representatives said newspaper ads each. “The only solution that would help us save are the most efficient and affordable method “We need scent-free housing,” Wuori said. our homes at this point is to have a nonprofit of disclosure. The company said if the method “It’s important that we have sleeping quarters organization buy our building,” Learned said. were eliminated, it would increase their cost of because sleeping in a van or a tent, as some Rep. Dee Long (DFL-Mpls) is sponsoring a providing service to Minnesota customers. people with MCS do, is as bad as being home- bill (HF2991) that would equip the Minne- The committee took no action on the bill. less.” sota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA), local The bill was laid over by the committee and units of government, and nonprofit organiza- is expected to be included in this year’s omni- tions to deal with this issue. The Oak Grove TAXES bus housing bill. building is in Long’s district. The bill authorizes the MHFA to issue loans Child care tax credit and provide tax credits to assist in maintain- Low-income high-rises ing already existing low-income housing. The With seven of 10 mothers in the workforce, financial incentives can be made available to five of six mothers with children under the age Chris Learned, a resident of Minneapolis, local units of government and nonprofit orga- of six working, and with the cost of having an said that a society had developed among the nizations. infant in day care running about $7,000 a year, 350 residents in her rent-subsidized housing HF2991 was approved by the committee some see a great need for more help from the complex on Oak Grove near Loring Park. and is set to be included in this year’s omnibus Legislature. People look after and take care of each other. housing bill. Rep. Nora Slawik (DFL-Maplewood) is She said that older people, Russian immi- sponsoring a bill (HF2804) that would lend a grants, and low-income young people all see hand in that direction. The bill was approved to it that no one is overlooked. INDUSTRY Feb. 3 by the Sales and Income Tax Division of All that will change if the plan to make her the House Taxes Committee. high-rise a market-rate property becomes a ‘Negative checkoff’ The state currently allows a child care tax reality, she said. credit equal to a percentage of child care costs, “The announcement of the mortgage pre- Telephone customers sometimes receive up to a maximum of $720 for one child or payment in June of 1997 was the beginning of mailed notices that their long distance carrier $1,140 for two or more children. That credit the systematic dismembering of our society,” will be switched unless the customer cancels begins to decrease for parents making $17,340 Learned said. the change. The practice is called “negative a year and is completely phased out for par- Learned was referring to the decision by the checkoff.” ents making $31,080. owners of her place of residence to refinance Under a bill introduced by Rep. Loren Slawik’s bill would decrease the rate in which the balance of their federal mortgage, allowing Jennings (D-Harris), long distance carriers the credit is phased out and increase the in- the owners to charge market-rate rent for the would be required to make audio recordings come at which the credit would be completely units. The decision means an increase of ap- of customers authorizing a negative checkoff phased out to $45,080 per year. proximately $200 in rent per month for the and to be able to produce the recordings if Slawik said 22,000 new children enter the elderly, handicapped, and low-income ten- contested. day care system every year and that paying for ants in the building. If the carrier could not provide such evi- that child care takes an average 10 percent of In the 1970s, the federal government set up dence, the bill (HF3042) would force the car- the family income. a program where developers received reduced- rier to pay the cost of returning the customer Rep. Bob Milbert (DFL-South St. Paul) was rate mortgages and financing incentives to to the original long distance service and to in favor of the proposal, but he said there build low- and moderate-income housing, assume the cost of the services during the might be opposition from people making more such as Learned’s building. Rent rates were unauthorized period. than $45,080. subsidized by the federal government and rent Representatives of AT&T told the House “We ought to look at a way to make it more increases were regulated. Regulated Industries and Energy Committee universally acceptable,” he said. Owners of these complexes are now taking Feb. 3 the company had no opposition to that Rep. Todd Van Dellen (R-Plymouth) also advantage of a provision that allows them to section of the bill. AT&T and some other long expressed concerns about the bill. prepay the remaining portion of their mort- distance providers use a practice called “third- “Aren’t you concerned that this is a deepen-

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 13 ing of the difference in the way we treat people Increment Finance Division was mixed, and come exempt from sales tax include furniture, with children and the way we treat single there were differences of opinion as to who is work stations, laminating and binding ma- people and people who don’t work outside the paying more taxes. chines, office and building supplies, and util- home?” he asked. “We have been overtaxing the property tax- ity services. Rep. Alice Johnson (DFL-Spring Lake Park) payers,” said Rep. Dee Long (DFL-Mpls). “I’ve Ken Behringer, of the Great River Regional said it’s important to try to help parents and, overwhelmingly had complaints about the Library in St. Cloud, said the current law can ultimately, children. burden of property taxes.” be confusing. “The world wouldn’t last any longer if people Long also said she was concerned about “If I buy a delivery vehicle, it’s not taxable. didn’t have children,” she said. “With the job making permanent tax cuts and shortly there- If I buy a vehicle for training, it is taxable. It market the way it is, we are bringing everyone after having to pass higher taxes because the limits the libraries’ flexibility,” he said. into the workforce.” economy takes a downturn. That happened in It’s estimated that the change in the tax code Tom Prichard, president of the Minnesota 1979 and 1986, she said. would cost about $90 million a year in sales tax Family Council, urged caution. He said the revenue. But Behringer said the public pays bill would likely “encourage” families to make for that sales tax now, in the form of the the decision to have both parents work and Tax break for libraries property tax revenue that usually supports put the children in day care. Public libraries would get financial assis- public libraries. “[The government should be] allowing tance in the form of a new tax break, under a Rep. Alice Johnson (DFL-Spring Lake Park), families to make the child care decision, rather bill advancing in the House. chair of the division, expressed support for the than being encouraged by tax policy,” he said. Rep. Andy Dawkins (DFL-St. Paul) is spon- bill. “Government policy should be necessitating, soring a bill (HF2303) that would give public “Libraries are probably the most value [tax- rather than encouraging them, biasing them libraries the same exemption on paying sales payers] get for their tax dollars,” she said. in favor of day care. I think we’re giving them tax that is currently enjoyed by public schools. The bill now moves to the full Taxes Com- the wrong incentive.” The bill was approved Feb. 3 by the Sales mittee. The bill now moves to the full Taxes Com- and Income Tax Division of the House Taxes mittee. Committee. The exemption would apply to public li- TRANSPORTATION Permanent tax reductions braries and cooperative regional library sys- tems. County and state law libraries were Light rail transit House Minority Leader Steve Sviggum (R- granted the exemption in 1993. Kenyon) believes the time is now for a perma- The exemption for public libraries is now Opponents of a bill that would provide a nent tax cut, and he’s brought forth a bill that limited to the buying of reading material and $106 million bonding request for a light rail would do just that. equipment used by patrons, software and cata- transit (LRT) system told the finance division The bill (HF2322) had two hearings re- loging, and circulation equipment. of the House Transportation and Transit Com- cently before two divisions of the House Taxes Dawkins’ bill would expand that exemp- mittee Feb. 3 that LRT would lead to the Committee — first in the Property Tax and tion. Examples of purchases that would be- ruination of the local bus system. Tax Increment Finance Division Feb. 4 and the Sales and Income Tax Division Feb. 5. Both divisions sent the bill to the full Taxes New stadium proposal Committee without recommendation. Sviggum said there have been six consecu- tive budget forecasts showing surpluses in state coffers. And instead of providing one- time tax refunds, Sviggum said, people — particularly those in the low- and middle- income categories — should be given a per- manent tax reduction. The bill would permanently reduce income taxes for low- and middle-income people and provide a one-time rebate for property taxes paid in 1998. The property tax rebate would match the one approved for property taxes paid in 1997. That means homeowners would get back 20 percent of property taxes paid in 1998, and renters would get 3.6 percent of rent paid (the portion of rent that goes to pay property taxes). “The bottom line of my bill: Return the money to the taxpayers,” Sviggum said. “I Rep. Loren Jennings and Sen. Roy Terwilliger explain the funding aspects of a new proposal for a downsized, open-air stadium for the Minnesota Twins during a Feb. 3 press conference. They would like to make sure we can’t spend the said the plan would allow a new ballpark to be built without using tax dollars, but the plan has money. Members, I will tell you it’s time for a been criticized because it would use the income taxes paid by both Twins and visiting players reduced tax rate in Minnesota.” to help repay bonds that would be issued to pay for the stadium. Reaction from the Property Tax and Tax

14 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 Lisa Lee, of Minneapolis, said LRT would $70 million, $30 million has already been spent sale was approved by the House Transporta- create a “rigid, limited form of service” that locally on planning and infrastructure and tion and Transit Committee Feb. 2. would become an expensive proposition in another $40 million in local funding is to be The bill now moves to the committee’s fi- the long run. raised. nance division. Opponents said the plan would create trans- The remaining $6 million in the $106 mil- Lundquist told of hit-and-run incidents, portation that only moves people from the lion bill would go to study expansion of the traffic violations, and gas station driveoffs in- suburbs to downtown, but forgets about bus system into St. Paul and other corridors. volving cars that were never registered follow- riders. LRT typically serves urban-suburban The LRT spending is not included in Gov. ing a private sale. Often, a law-abiding person markets with short distances between stations. Arne Carlson’s bonding proposal or his supple- who sold a car was still listed as its owner. But Peter McLaughlin, chair of the Metro- mental budget request. The bill (HF719), sponsored by Rep. Jim politan LRT Joint Powers Board, said, “It’s The bill is expected to be considered again Rhodes (R-St. Louis Park), would require state time to think beyond the strategies that have this session. motor vehicle title forms to contain a separate been pursued in this region in the past 20 “notice of sale.” The vehicle’s title number years, strategies that have resulted in a one- and identification number would be printed third drop of people riding the bus.” Vehicle registration on the notice. Sponsored by Rep. Alice Hausman (DFL- The bill would exempt a seller from dam- St. Paul), the bill (HF2561) would appropri- Minneapolis police officer William ages involving a vehicle after the sale if the ate $100 million to match federal and other Lundquist said used automobiles involved in seller completes and mails the notice of sale local funding for the $370 million construc- crimes are often improperly registered, and within a week of the transaction. tion of a light rail project from downtown the paper trail often stops with the previous, The bill also would authorize the Depart- Minneapolis to Minneapolis-St. Paul Interna- law-abiding owner. ment of Public Safety to suspend or revoke a tional Airport and the Mall of America. A bill that would suspend or revoke a ve- vehicle registration if the new owner fails to A total of $200 million would come from hicle registration if the buyer fails to apply for apply for a new certificate within 10 days of the federal transit capital funds. Of the remaining a new certificate of title within 10 days of the purchase.

Gov. Hammond known as ‘scholar in politics’ The administration of Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District in labeled a “wet,” or prohibition opponent Minnesota’s first and 1892 but was beaten by Republican John — won, in large part, because of his views only bachelor to serve Lind, who also later served as governor. on the matter, historians note. as governor did not last Not until 1906 did Hammond take an- However, Hammond was not extremely long. other shot at Congress, but that time he outspoken on the issue. He paid the mat- Gov. Winfield won. In Washington, D.C., he became a ter little attention in his inaugural ad- Hammond, known as “a scholar in poli- member of the important House Ways and dress. Instead, he encouraged the tics,” was elected in 1914 and died in 1915 Means Committee and was quickly recog- Legislature not to spend a lot of time before the end of his first year of service. nized as a party leader. discussing temperance because so much “Hammond was a good governor, but In 1914, the Democrats persuaded him time and energy had already been devoted had little chance to make a record,” one to run for governor, and although he re- to the issue. observer commented. mained at work in Congress and did little Still, soon after he took office, the Leg- Hammond, the state’s 18th governor, campaigning, Hammond beat Republican islature gave counties the authority to regu- was born in Southboro, Mass., in 1863. William Lee by more than 12,000 votes. late saloons outside cities. During his lifetime, he would work as a The temperance movement held center There was little time for much else dur- teacher, prosecuting attorney, high school stage in the election, and Hammond — ing Hammond’s stay in office. principal, superintendent of schools, con- Hammond was 52 years old when he gressman, and governor. died of a sudden stroke Dec. 30, 1915, He came to Minnesota in 1884, shortly while in Clinton, La., on personal after graduating from Dartmouth College business. in Hanover, N.H., and settled in St. James, “He was the highest minded man I ever Minn., where he began a career in educa- knew,” Charles Andrist, Hammond’s sec- tion. Hammond was principal of the high retary, said then. “Every question was de- school in Mankato, Minn., and later the cided on the basis as to whether it was president of the St. James School Board. In right or wrong, not whether it was expedi- 1895, he became superintendent of schools ent or advisable politically.” in Madelia, Minn. Hammond’s body was returned by train In his spare time, Hammond studied for burial in Mount Hope Cemetery in St. law, passed the bar, and became a lawyer. James. He was succeeded by Lt. Gov. J.A.A. He also became active in Democratic poli- Burnquist. Gov. Winfield Hammond tics. Hammond ran for the U.S. House in Photo from Men of Minnesota, R. L Polk & Co.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 15 New members . . . Clark picks up baton, advances father’s civic desire By Jim Thielman lege in New Rochelle, N.Y., a suburb known as “The one thing I want is permanent tax After James T. Clark’s father passed away, home to television’s Rob and Laura Petrie on reduction,” he said. “That will be what we’re Clark found a copy of a letter that eventually “The Dick Van Dyke” show. He later gradu- here to work on. What the government has inspired him to consider public office. The letter ated cum laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law done is overtaxed citizens. We have a $1.3 was written by Clark’s father to then-president School in Lansing, Mich. But his political billion surplus in this state, and this is not the Ronald Reagan. baseline was set years before he became an government’s money. It’s the citizen’s money. “My father was proud honors law student and assistant editor of the It’s my neighbors’ money. Getting their money of his World War II ser- law review at Cooley. back to them is the one issue I will continue to vice and his work as a “When I was a senior in high school, I work on.” member of the Rotary, watched Ronald Reagan’s acceptance speech,” Clark will serve on the House Health and and he wrote to Presi- Clark said, “and I think that crystallized my Human Services Committee and its finance dent Reagan how he was political philosophy. It sparked my interest in division, the House Regulated Industries and a great believer in the politics.” Energy Committee, and the House General Rep. James T. Clark democratic process and Clark worked on political campaigns for Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections a great waver of the American flag,” Clark (R- former President George Bush and U.S. Sen. Committee. Springfield) recalled. “My father wanted to Rod Grams, but he hadn’t considered a cam- “It’s been hectic,” he said. “I’ve only been know how he could continue to contribute to paign of his own until party members beck- here a couple days and there’s no training his country now that he was retired. oned. After talking with his wife, Cara, the period. But there have been other representa- “I don’t know if President Reagan re- decision was made. tives who have taken me under their wing.” sponded, or what course my father would “I have an eight-month-old daughter, and And there are always thoughts of his father. have taken.” we wanted to be sure that I would be able to Secured on Clark’s key ring is a thin piece of Clark’s father passed away shortly after the have enough time to be a good father and metal that identified a military man in World letter was written. husband,” he said. War II. But in a sense, Clark picked up the baton. Along with being a good parent, he empha- “Something I always carry around with me Before reading the letter, Clark’s vision as a sized he wants to keep the channels of com- is my father’s dog tag,” Clark said. “I was public servant was uncertain. However, Clark munication open to his “neighbors,” whom rubbing it the other day as I was walking soon began to work on political campaigns to he emphasized are not simply “constituents.” toward the Capitol. It was a very satisfying get involved in the political process. “Springfield is a small town of 2,300 people,” feeling to me. I know my father would be very “Before I read my father’s letter, public Clark said. “About 60 of them were here for proud of what I’m trying to do here.” office was never a goal or an aspiration of the swearing-in ceremony. In a town of that mine,” Clark said. size, they’re not your constituents but your When the late Rep. Barb Vickerman died of friends and neighbors, and I know already District 23A cancer last December, Clark was approached they will certainly pick up the phone.” 1995 population: 33,661 by state Republicans, and his collision with a Clark says it was partially his desire to know Largest city: Redwood Falls political career began. his neighbors that brought the couple to Min- Counties: Brown, Redwood Location: southwestern Minnesota He won the party’s endorsement to face nesota. His wife is an Iowa native, with rela- Top concern: “We are blessed to have a $1.3 DFLer Bonnie McKnight in a special election. tives in Minnesota. billion surplus. My top priority is to return this Clark then won overwhelmingly at the polls “Minnesota is an ideal environment to raise money to the taxpayers in the form of a permanent tax reduction. This money is not the Jan. 20 by a 3,864 to 1,874 margin. a family,” Clark said. “New York is a nice place government’s money. It is your neighbors’ Representing a Minnesota district in the to visit.” money and my neighbors’ money. It needs to House was something the marketing major Clark said the main complaint he hears be returned to them.” from Scarsdale, N.Y., never imagined. He from his friends and neighbors is “over-regu- — Rep. James T. Clark earned his undergraduate degree at Iona Col- lating and mandating” by the government.

Constitutional Officers Governor Attorney General State Auditor Arne H. Carlson Hubert H. Humphrey III Judith H. Dutcher 130 State Capitol 102 State Capitol Suite 400 75 Constitution Ave. 75 Constitution Ave. 525 Park St. St. Paul 55155 ...... 296-3391 St. Paul 55155 ...... 296-6196 St. Paul 55103 ...... 296-2551 Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State State Treasurer Joanne E. Benson Joan Anderson Growe Michael A. McGrath 130 State Capitol 180 State Office Building 303 Administration Building 75 Constitution Ave. 100 Constitution Ave. 50 Sherburne Ave. St. Paul 55155 ...... 296-3391 St. Paul 55155 ...... 296-9208 St. Paul 55155 ...... 296-7091

16 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 State of the State address . . . Gov. Carlson calls the state of the state ‘excellent’ By Sandy Donovan The state of the state is ex- cellent, Gov. Arne Carlson told lawmakers during his eighth and final annual as- sessment. Still, he outlined a plan for improvement that includes increased funding for higher educa- tion, further property tax reforms, and other new programs. “We are stronger financially, we’re more pros- perous and better prepared to take on the future than ever before in history,” he told a joint session of the Legislature during his State of the State address in the House chamber Feb. 4. Throughout the speech he credited biparti- san cooperation and partnerships with the private sector for helping his administration turn its 1991 inherited budget deficit of $1.8 Gov. Arne Carlson waves to a cheering audience as he leaves the House chamber after giving his last billion into this year’s forcast surplus of $1.3 State of the State address Feb. 4. million. Carlson will retire from public office and members of Congress,” he said. foster job growth, Carlson said he wants to see at the end of his term this year. His proposal to create Minnesota’s first property tax rates further compressed to pro- “We would not be talking about [a] surplus state-run residential academies for at-risk stu- mote business. His budget proposes a reduc- today had we not cast — and had you not dents would help keep potential trouble-mak- tion in the commercial and industrial property upheld — some 330 major vetoes, blocking ers out of the criminal justice system, he said tax rate. . . . new taxes, spending, and fees,” he told — and thereby save the state money in the “While this proposal will not cost legislators. long run. homeowners one dime more, it will grow jobs He cited, as evidence of excellence, areas “We need to find a way to give kids who and our economy,” he said. where he said Minnesota now leads the have spent years bouncing around the foster He added that under his plan, the state nation. care system a sense of permanency and a place would be able to extend this year’s property “We have become a national model for to succeed,” he said. He did not mention his tax relief program — residents will recover welfare reform,” he said, adding that this year own years as a scholarship student at a Con- about 20 percent of their 1997 property taxes 8,550 fewer Minnesota families rely on wel- necticut boarding school. as a rebate this year — through 1999. fare than did last year. Also on the issue of education, the governor Carlson also called on lawmakers to be fis- He also said that property tax reforms and a described the higher education system as the cally cautious considering the current eco- decrease in workers’ compensation premi- state’s engine of job growth. nomic upheaval in Asia. ums have created a favorable climate for busi- “Never in our history has Minnesota needed “I repeat my call for an Asian market reserve ness, spurring job growth. higher education more than today,” he said. account to cushion any potential blow to our But he called education reform — includ- And never have there been “as many compel- budget from the turmoil in these nations,” he ing the implementation of basics skills testing ling reasons to justify bonding requests of said. His budget proposal calls for the state to and the funding of classroom technology — $252 million for the University of Minnesota set aside more than $200 million to brace for the area he finds most meaningful. and $167 million for the Minnesota State potential problems resulting from economic “We challenged the status quo and suc- Colleges and Universities.” struggles in Asia. ceeded,” he said. “We are now making deci- He applauded MnSCU’s successful part- But, he said, it’s essential to recognize is- sions based on what is best for the children, nerships with private industry and stressed sues beyond the “bread and butter” ones of a not the educational bureaucracy.” the importance of building those programs to healthy economy, lower taxes, and high-qual- Outlining his agenda for the coming year, train students to enter the state’s high-growth ity jobs . however, the governor included only three industries — including computer software, “We also value that which enriches our soul educational priorities: providing private school health, graphics, manufacturing, and taconite — all those things ranging from the arts to our vouchers, creating residential boarding acad- production. great outdoors,” he said emies, and funding colleges and universities. He also stressed the importance of strong He called for support of his “Access to the Vouchers for private schools, he said, would research at the U of M and of statewide medi- Outdoors” initiative, and, specifically, of the allow families to send their children to the cal advances. controversial plan to build a veterans memo- school that best serves their needs. “I want to make us . . . the lead state in the rial park in Duluth, with the now-mothballed “I will fight to see that every single family in world in the development of medical technol- U.S.S. Des Moines as its centerpiece. this state has the same educational choices for ogy,” he said. He did not mention his 1997 priority of a their children as the president, vice president, In addition to funding higher education to Continued on page 18

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 17 Continued from page 17 And he urged support of continuing Fetal equipped to be good parents,” he said. new ballpark for the Twins baseball team. Alcohol Syndrome research — an effort spear- He spoke of his desire to look back on his The governor wrapped up his speech with headed by his wife, Susan. administration as one that offered “succeed- an appeal for compassion toward those in He said that proactive programs like that ing generations the opportunity to genuinely need. research and his proposal for boarding schools pursue history. “I want all of our children to grow up in a will contribute to the health of future genera- “It’s my prayer that one day a young person society that focuses on opportunity rather tions. who we have helped will be standing here as than entitlement,” he said. “We have to realize that all parents are not governor.” House and Senate leaders react to governor’s speech DFL leaders in the House and Senate ap- Sviggum said, “I think we all have dreams OK because I think it indicates in the final plauded what Gov. Arne Carlson said Feb. 4 in about the future of our children. The question analysis we worked together,” he said. his last State of the State address, but there was is: Does government need to spend more on House Majority Leader Ted Winter (DFL- some criticism over what he didn’t say. children? We want to empower parents in this Fulda) said he would have liked more from the Speaking to a joint session of the Legislature role, not just the educational bureaucracy.” governor about the rural and agricultural in the House chamber, Carlson called for a He said the governor didn’t appear to be as economy. commitment to high-tech education and high- fiscally prudent as in the past. It was the “fiscal “Small businesses are the greatest job cre- tech jobs. He also pushed for private school management of the last few years that allowed ators for the state,” Winter said. “I wanted to vouchers and residential academies for at-risk him to make this speech. This speech had see more emphasis put on our economy of youth. much more of a spending theme to it,” Sviggum agriculture in Minnesota. People all across the “I appreciate his call for higher education said. state depend on that.” funding,” said House Speaker Phil Carruthers But Sviggum said Republicans embrace Carruthers was asked to sum up Carlson’s (DFL-Brooklyn Center). Carlson’s overall vision to strengthen tenure as governor. “I think he’s done a good But the speaker questioned Carlson’s lack Minnesota’s higher education system and job. Certainly, he’s somebody who cares deeply of attention to public schools. make it a leader in the area of medical and about the state of Minnesota. We’ve cut prop- “What about the 850,000 school children in biological research. erty taxes, we’ve reformed the welfare sys- the state?” Carruthers asked. “That’s some- “It’s the total size of the budget that we have tem,” Carruthers said. thing the Democrats will work for. We should a problem with,” Sviggum said. “It’s just too One thing the governor did not mention in be concerned about what the future will por- large.” his speech was a possible new stadium for the tend. We’ve got to work to improve K-12 Senate Majority Leader Roger Moe (DFL- Minnesota Twins, who are threatening to move education.” Erskine) said the governor has a long list of to North Carolina without one. A bill for a House Minority Leader Steve Sviggum (R- goals for the final year of his administration. new stadium has been introduced. Kenyon) said the final words of the governor’s “That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going “It’s not a high priority,” Carruthers said. speech resounded for him. to get everything he wants,” Moe said. “Our “At this point, it’s like any other bill; it’s Carlson ended by saying that he hoped that job is to look forward into the 21st century.” been introduced,” Winter said. a disadvantaged child of today would some- And Moe said some of the governor’s sugges- day have the chance to stand in his place. tions originally came from the DFL. “But that’s

Continued from page 4 Jim Medema of the Jet Sporters Association “The current state of affairs is not OK, but can zoom in and create havoc in places that of Minnesota said that it would be unfair to we don’t want unfair restrictions,” Medema have become sanctuaries,” she said. crowd the larger lakes with a ban on smaller said. “Until we’ve given education and media Each year, Perry sends out an informal loon lakes. publicity a chance, it is unfair to consider watchers survey. Her latest survey included The association is also against a provision in statewide bans. questions about loon sightings and nesting the bill that says a PWC could be operated only “Just because somebody turns on a PWC habits as well as an addendum asking about at slow speed between the hours of 8 a.m. and does not mean the day is ruined, that fisher- the frequency of boats and other watercraft 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to sunset. men have to go in, that swimmers are afraid to use. “This provision would harm everyone who swim.” The response Perry received from concerned actually has a day job,” Medema said. The bill now moves to the Environment, loon watchers in Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Although noise is a problem, he said, it can Natural Resources, and Agriculture Finance counties reinforced her fears: 54 percent said be resolved by changing rider habits through Committee. PWCs are negatively affecting the loons on enforcement, education, and improved tech- their lakes. nology. “This is the state’s playground, and this is Medema said his group would support a the heart of loon country, “ Perry said. “We mandatory education program and an in- have a clash here.” creased no-wake zone.

18 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 Cass Gilbert . . . Exhibit shows architect’s influence on U of M campus

This is how the University of Minnesota campus would have looked if architect Cass Gilbert’s contest-winning plans had been followed. The ambitious designs were not used, but Gilbert’s influence on the campus remains evident today. Image courtesy of the University Archives By Nick Healy and improvement of campus buildings top gether to make a nice, smaller — so to speak — tate Capitol architect Cass Gilbert’s grand priorities for the university. Lawmakers this public building,” said Carolyn Kompelien, vision for the University of Minnesota year are considering whether to finance the manager of the Capitol Historic Site. “It’s a Scampus was never fully realized. Perhaps first phase of Yudof’s four-year $776 million very well-done building, and it’s held in very it never really could have been. plan for capital improvements at the U of M. high esteem as far as its architectural design. After all, Gilbert’s plans for elaborate ter- This year’s proposed $252 million bonding This building was what really launched him in races, gardens, and Greek amphitheaters run- package for the university would provide his career.” ning between a domed auditorium at one end money to improve key buildings on the Min- By the time Gilbert entered the competition of the mall and the Mississippi River at the neapolis campus, including major projects at to design the U of M campus mall, he had other would have required a budget as spec- Walter Library and Ford Hall, both on the offices in New York and St. Paul, and he had tacular as the architect’s drawings. mall. been awarded the commission for the U.S. Still, the spirit of Gilbert’s 1908 “General “The exhibit is a tangible reminder of the Customs House. Plan for Laying Out the Grounds and Locat- value in setting a vision for a place so that the Gilbert’s design for the Minnesota campus ing the Buildings on the Campus of the Uni- essential character of the place — here at the was modeled on Columbia University, which versity of Minnesota” often guided subsequent University of Minnesota campus — is pre- itself was patterned after Thomas Jefferson’s development of the mall. served even as changes are made,” said Thora plan for the University of Virginia. An exhibition of Gilbert’s campus drawings Cartlidge, the exhibit’s other curator. The contest-winning plan was considered and plans runs from Feb. 6 to March 22 in the The exhibit of Gilbert’s U of M drawings too costly by the U of M Board of Regents, William G. Shepherd Room at the Weisman also is another sign of a resurgence of interest which eventually dismissed Gilbert in 1910. Art Museum on the U of M campus. in the architect, who was considered a na- Not a single building on the campus mall was The exhibition “provides a look at the ideas tional leader in his field during the early years designed by Gilbert, but as the exhibit demon- and perceptions of campus planners when the of this century. strates, he had a great influence on his succes- university’s landscape was raw material and Gilbert is best known outside of Minnesota sors. shows how they dealt with this landscape as the architect of the U.S. Supreme Court, The exhibition includes the original draw- against the changing needs of the students and The U.S. Customs House, and the Woolworth ings of the designers of existing buildings on the expanding institution,” said Carole Zellie, Building, the latter two located in New York. the campus mall along with the Gilbert draw- one of two curators for the display, which is But in Minnesota, Gilbert is recalled as the ings, and the documents reveal the impact of called “An Enduring Emblem: Cass Gilbert designer of the State Capitol, the Minneapolis Gilbert’s work. and the Plans for the University of Minne- Federal Reserve Building, and numerous And the exhibition is another step in the sota.” homes and churches in and around St. Paul. rediscovery of Gilbert, whose style had passed The museum show is particularly timely Gilbert grew up in St. Paul and practiced out of fashion by the time of his death in 1934, right now. The condition of the campus mall architecture in the city for 27 years. He won a and the renewed celebration of his work. and its overall importance to the university design competition for the Minnesota Capitol “There are a lot of people who have come to have drawn new attention in recent months in 1895, and that event began his career de- appreciate his classical designs,” Kompelien from university and state leaders. signing important, well-known buildings for said. Mark Yudof, the university’s new presi- government and business. For more information about the Gilbert dent, has made restoration of the campus mall “He used art, sculpture, and color all to- exhibition, call (612) 625-9494.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 19 In the Hopper . . . Jan. 29 - Feb. 5, 1998

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Thursday, Jan. 29 HF3010—Molnau (R) HF3020—Wejcman (DFL) HF3030—Pawlenty (R) Commerce, Tourism Health & Human Services Education HF3000—Knoblach (R) & Consumer Affairs Consumer advisory board staffing and Building space average age threshold Governmental Operations Consumer report copy fees regulated. funding provided, and money appro- reduced relating to school district al- St. Cloud police consolidation account priated. ternative facilities bonding and levy HF3011—Kubly (DFL) special one-time postretirement adjust- program qualifications. Economic Development HF3021—Jennings (DFL) ment provided. & International Trade Health & Human Services HF3031—Pawlenty (R) HF3001—Mariani (DFL) Employer contribution for employee Health insurance premium tax calcu- Local Government Economic Development housing tax credit provided. lation modified, regional coordinat- & Metropolitan Affairs & International Trade ing boards abolished, proposed health City council members permitted to HF3012—Kahn (DFL) St. Paul grant provided for the con- coverage mandate assessments pro- vote on an appointment to fill a mayor Governmental Operations struction of the Minnesota African– vided, and money appropriated. or clerk vacancy. American performing arts and edu- Minnesota State Colleges and Uni- HF3022—Johnson, R. (DFL) HF3032—McCollum (DFL) cation center, bonds issued, and versities Retirement Plan provisions Health & Human Services Education money appropriated. modified. Sexually transmitted disease preven- School district alternative facilities HF3002—Wolf (R) HF3013—Greenfield (DFL) tion initiatives appropriated money. program eligibility requirements Education Health & Human Services modified, and money appropriated. HF3023—Stanek (R) Retired principal or superintendent Health care provider uniform billing Judiciary HF3033—McCollum (DFL) allowed to serve as an interim admin- requirements established. Education istrator without financial penalty. Repeat theft crime penalties clarified. HF3014—Pugh (DFL) School district alternative facilities HF3003—Wolf (R) Judiciary HF3024—Milbert (DFL) program eligibility requirements Education Contributing to a child’s delinquency, Taxes modified, and money appropriated. Labor Day; school year start before juvenile petty offender status, and Pull-tab and tipboard tax rates re- HF3034—Skoglund (DFL) Labor Day prohibition repealed. need for protection services laws clari- duced. fied, and penalties imposed. Judiciary HF3004—Wolf (R) HF3025—Entenza (DFL) Juvenile mentoring pilot programs Education HF3015—Hausman (DFL) Education appropriated money. Environment, Natural Resources Superintendent salary cap removed. K-12 education finance supplemen- & Agricultural Finance tal appropriations bill. HF3035—Skoglund (DFL) HF3005—Johnson, A. (DFL) Como Park education resource cen- Judiciary Education ter in St. Paul funded, bonds issued, HF3026—Mahon (DFL) Harassment and stalking crime ex- Economic Development Pell Grant percentage excluded from and money appropriated. panded to include injury of a peace & International Trade student financial aid calculation, and officer’s reputation, and enhanced HF3016—Farrell (DFL) money appropriated. Wold Chamberlain Field in Richfield penalties provided. Economic Development improvements provided, bonds is- HF3006—Carlson (DFL) & International Trade sued, and money appropriated. HF3036—Jaros (DFL) Health & Human Services Stroh’s Brewery site redevelopment Economic Development HF3027—Rest (DFL) & International Trade Rule 80 nursing facilities rate setting and job creation assistance provided, Local Government formula modified. and money appropriated. Independent living centers appropri- & Metropolitan Affairs ated money. HF3007—Greenfield (DFL) HF3017—Entenza (DFL) Municipal tort liability exception Health & Human Services Education clarified relating to snow and ice ac- HF3037—Kubly (DFL) Regulated Industries & Energy Medical Assistance recipients pro- Elementary class size reduction pro- cumulation. vided a spouse asset allowance for the gram funding enhanced, and money Biomass fuel exemptions and power HF3028—Pawlenty (R) alternative care program. appropriated. purchase contract provisions modi- Transportation & Transit fied. HF3008—Jennings (DFL) HF3018—Munger (DFL) Motor vehicle dealer licensing regu- Regulated Industries & Energy Environment & Natural Resources lated, and exception provided to non- HF3038—Kubly (DFL) Transportation & Transit Large energy facility definition ex- White pine acquisition and manage- profit organizations. panded to include high voltage trans- ment funded, bonds issued, and Trunk Highway No. 17 Minnesota HF3029—Pawlenty (R) mission lines that cross state money appropriated. river bridge designated as the Will- Education boundaries. iam Angermeyer Memorial Bridge. HF3019—Hausman (DFL) Higher education assistance trust fund HF3009—Jennings (DFL) Economic Development established, and money appropriated. HF3039—Pawlenty (R) Regulated Industries & Energy & International Trade Judiciary Electric utility personal property tax Millennium screenwriting festival Subsequent controlled substance con- exemption provided relating to school planning funded, local screenwriter viction provisions expanded to in- districts adjusted net tax capacity. grants provided, and money appro- clude dispositions under the priated. controlled substance prescription law.

20 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 HF3040—Johnson, R. (DFL) HF3051—Biernat (DFL) HF3061—Chaudhary (DFL) HF3071—Wolf (R) Health & Human Services Judiciary Judiciary Commerce, Tourism Long-term nursing care facility payroll Failure to obey certain subpoenas Driver’s license revocation judicial & Consumer Affairs documentation procedures modified. provided felony penalties, and felony review petition and judicial Petroleum product specifications offender failure to appear for crimi- expungement order petition content modified. HF3041—Johnson, A. (DFL) nal proceedings provided increased requirements modified. Taxes penalties. HF3072—Greenfield (DFL) Local property tax levy limit growth HF3062—Carlson (DFL) Health & Human Services factors modified. HF3052—Seagren (R) Education Health care premium tax payment Education Technology funding program created, modified, and exemption provided. HF3042—Jennings (DFL) K-12 education finance supplemen- first grade preparedness program Regulated Industries & Energy tal appropriations bill. made permanent, and summer school HF3073—Jennings (DFL) Long-distance telephone provider activities additional compensatory Health & Human Services additional antislamming disclosure HF3053—Larsen (R) revenue authorized. Child care provider licensure provi- requirements provided, price increase Judiciary sions modified. notification requirements clarified, Interference with privacy and mak- HF3063—Clark, K. (DFL) and international calls for informa- ing obscene or harasssing telephone Economic Development HF3074—Holsten (R) tion services billing provisions modi- calls exempt from juvenile petty of- & International Trade Environment, Natural Resources fied. fenses. Green Institute, Inc. appropriated & Agricultural Finance money for job creation in the Phillips State of Minnesota storm sewer re- HF3043—Trimble (DFL) HF3054—Paymar (DFL) neighborhood of Minneapolis. construction project in Bayport ap- Education Economic Development propriated money, and bonds issued. Metronet; libraries throughout the & International Trade HF3064—Clark, K. (DFL) state appropriated money for a Min- Public Arts St. Paul appropriated Regulated Industries & Energy HF3075—Anderson, I. (DFL) nesota authors video series. money for art projects throughout State telephone assistance program Governmental Operations the city. amended to conform with federal Public employee insurance trust fund HF3044—Chaudhary (DFL) requriements, automatic enrollment appropriated money. Transportation & Transit HF3055—Mariani (DFL) provided for certain persons, TAP sur- Twin Cities metropolitan area transit Judiciary charge increased, and state universal HF3076—Kalis (DFL) accessibility board established, pow- Ramsey County juvenile crime pre- service fund developed. Environment, Natural Resources ers and duties assigned, and money vention pilot project appropriated & Agricultural Finance appropriated. money. HF3065—Dorn (DFL) Quad-lakes restoration project in Financial Institutions & Insurance Faribault and Blue Earth counties HF3045—Greenfield (DFL) HF3056—Peterson (DFL) Comprehensive health insurance appropriated money. Health & Human Services Education maximum lifetime benefit increased. Medical Assistance income eligibility Independent School District No. 378, HF3077—Knoblach (R) standards increased for the aged, Dawson, cooperative education and HF3066—Winter (DFL) Governmental Operations blind, or disabled. community center construction pro- Education State building maintenance costs re- vided, bonds issued, and money Delivered fuel account established, quired in annual operating budget. HF3046—Greenfield (DFL) appropriated. and money appropriated. Health & Human Services HF3078—Mahon (DFL) Medical Assistance and General HF3057—Lieder (DFL) HF3067—Paymar (DFL) Judiciary Assistance medical care eligibility re- Transportation & Transit Judiciary South metro joint public safety train- quirements modified, and Road or highway redefined, trunk Written domestic abuse police reports ing facility in Richfield appropriated MinnesotaCare provisions modified. highway and general fund expendi- provided data classification. money, and bonds issued. tures regulated, transportation spend- HF3047—Knoblach (R) ing goals established, state patrol HF3068—Solberg (DFL) HF3079—Pawlenty (R) Health & Human Services funded, motor fuel tax rates adjusted, Governmental Operations Taxes Nursing home bed certification mora- local bridge replacement authorized, Ratification of certain labor agree- Charitable contribution tax credit torium exception provided. and money appropriated. ments and certain plans and propos- provided. als relating to state employees HF3048—Pugh (DFL) HF3058—Solberg (DFL) provided. HF3080—Wejcman (DFL) Judiciary Local Government Local Government Concurrent sentences allowed for & Metropolitan Affairs HF3069—Trimble (DFL) & Metropolitan Affairs separate crimes only with compelling Itasca County tourism expenditures Environment & Natural Resources Minneapolis allowed to exceed bond- reasons, and jail time credit limited. increased pending local approval. Small business owners with tanks lo- ing limit for water supply capital im- cated on their properties provided provement projects. HF3049—Greenfield (DFL) HF3059—Juhnke (DFL) petroleum fund reimbursement Health & Human Services Judiciary eligibility. HF3081—Paymar (DFL) Reimbursements modified for cer- Juvenile court records made public in Local Government tain nursing facilities in Hennepin, certain cases, and annual delinquency HF3070—Wolf (R) & Metropolitan Affairs Ramsey, and Brown counties. disposition reports required. Regulated Industries & Energy St. Paul bonding limits set. Homeowners variance allowing op- HF3050—Rostberg (R) HF3060—Rukavina (DFL) eration of decorative gas lamps HF3082—Mariani (DFL) Education Commerce, Tourism provided. Economic Development Cambridge Community College mas- & Consumer Affairs & International Trade ter facilities plan completion pro- Virginia authorized to issue an addi- Harriet Island redevelopment in St. vided, bonds issued, and money tional on-sale liquor license. Paul appropriated money, and bonds appropriated. issued.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 21 HF3083—McElroy (R) HF3092—Goodno (R) HF3102—Schumacher (DFL) HF3112—Tompkins (R) Transportation & Transit Commerce, Tourism Environment & Natural Resources Judiciary Metropolitan public safety radio sys- & Consumer Affairs Small city cost-share program cre- Value of stolen property definition tem appropriated money, and bonds Social Security number required as a ated for wetland replacement, and clarified relating to theft. issued. condition of check acceptance pro- money appropriated. hibited, and dishonored check case HF3113—Rest (DFL) HF3084—Ness (R) prosecution provided. HF3103—Anderson, B. (R) Taxes Economic Development Agriculture Dependent care income tax credit & International Trade HF3093—Pugh (DFL) First-time and seasonal food handlers expanded. Meeker County economic develop- Commerce, Tourism license provisions modified. ment authority authorized. & Consumer Affairs HF3114—Skare (DFL) Minnesota collection agencies regu- HF3104—Delmont (DFL) Economic Development HF3085—Peterson (DFL) lated, and certain out-of-state agen- Regulated Industries & Energy & International Trade Health & Human Services cies exempt. Lottery retailer bonus plan estab- Workforce center programs school- Emergency management division re- lished, holiday game conducted, op- to-work initiatives support provided, quired to provide volunteer resource HF3094—Harder (R) erating reserve account created, and money appropriated. coordination during disasters, and Education additional advertising fund expendi- money appropriated. Independent School District No. ture authorized, and conflict of inter- HF3115—Evans (DFL) 2884, Red Rock, accelerated transi- est clarified. Economic Development HF3086—Osthoff (DFL) tion plan authorized. & International Trade Environment, Natural Resources HF3105—Pawlenty (R) Health homes pilot project estab- & Agricultural Finance HF3095—Rhodes (R) Commerce, Tourism lished, and money appropriated. Acquisition of metropolitan regional General Legislation, Veterans & Consumer Affairs recreational open space provided, Affairs & Elections Eagan authorized on-sale liquor li- HF3116—Ness (R) bonds issued, and money appropri- First Sunday in February designated censes increased. Education ated. as Four Chaplains Sunday in honor of Graduation rule expanded to include four chaplains who sacrificed their HF3106—Erhardt (R) knowledge of personal and family fi- HF3087—Rostberg (R) lives during World War II. Judiciary nancial management and investment. Economic Development Motor vehicle air bag on-off switch & International Trade HF3096—Davids (R) installation and deactivation regu- HF3117—Paulsen (R) Cambridge sewer and water services Transportation & Transit lated, and dealer limited liability pro- Education appropriated money, and bonds is- Chatfield roadway construction pro- vided. School plan or school closure pro- sued. vided, bonds issued, and money vided to improve student achieve- appropriated. HF3107—Daggett (R) ment levels based on minimum state HF3088—Kielkucki (R) Taxes expectations, and unrequested leave Economic Development HF3097—Davids (R) Pull-tab and tipboard tax rates re- of absence provisions modified for & International Trade Transportation & Transit duced. teachers at closed schools. Waverly granted funds to establish Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic High- Hubert H. Humphrey museum and way route modified. HF3108—Dawkins (DFL) HF3118—Olson, E. (DFL) learning center, bonds issued, and Education Taxes money appropriated. HF3098—Schumacher (DFL) Youth initiative grants provided to Counties provided unorganized town Local Government local governments for public road maintenance funding through & Metropolitan Affairs impovements, bonds issued, and natural resources land payments in Monday, Feb. 2 Foley tax increment finance district money appropriated. lieu of taxes. revenue expenditure authorized for a HF3089—Dorn (DFL) wastewater treatment facility outside HF3109—Ness (R) HF3119—Olson, E. (DFL) Education the district. Education Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs Mankato State University Founda- Special education cooperatives nos. HF3099—Schumacher (DFL) tion authorized to construct a black 52-937, Crow Wing, and 52-938, Officer of a local unit of government Transportation & Transit box theater, and ownership transfer Meeker and Wright, disabled access authorized to contract with the unit to the state required. Motor vehicle sales tax proceeds allo- improvement grant reauthorized, and to provide construction services and cated to the highway user tax distri- money appropriated. materials under certain circum- HF3090—Schumacher (DFL) bution fund and the transit assistance stances. Education fund. HF3110—Daggett (R) Environment & Natural Resources HF3120—Rest (DFL) Unlimited possibilities plan grant pro- HF3100—Schumacher (DFL) Financial Institutions & Insurance vided for high school to college or Walleye, sauger, northern pike, Transportation & Transit work assistance, and money appro- muskellunge, largemouth bass, and Insurance and health plan underwrit- priated. Local bridge grants provided for con- smallmouth bass angling season ex- ing standards modified to prohibit struction and repair, and money ap- tension authorized. the use of credit history of the appli- HF3091—Murphy (DFL) propriated. cant to deny coverage. Education HF3111—Macklin (R) HF3101—Skare (DFL) Judiciary HF3121—Jennings (DFL) Pell Grant percentage excluded from Local Government Governmental Operations student financial aid calculation, and Forfeited vehicle return subject to & Metropolitan Affairs money appropriated. agency approval, convictions in other State design-build contracts provided, Bemidji authorized to impose addi- states used for harassment penalty and rulemaking authority provided. tional sales and excise taxes for the enhancement, restitution hearing re- purpose of funding convention cen- quest 30-day limit provided, and fi- ter construction. nancial institution search warrants filed within 30 days.

22 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 HF3122—Chaudhary (DFL) HF3133—Rukavina (DFL) HF3144—Wenzel (DFL) HF3154—Chaudhary (DFL) Governmental Operations Environment & Natural Resources Transportation & Transit Education Extended leave of absence deadline Red or white pine planting required for Trunk Highway No. 371 four-lane ex- Class size reduction program fund- extended for a certain teacher. each acre developed and removed from pressway improvements provided, ing enhanced, and money appropri- agricultural use in certain counties. bonds issued, and money appropriated. ated. HF3123—Jennings (DFL) Regulated Industries & Energy HF3134—Bishop (R) HF3145—Rest (DFL) HF3155—Pugh (DFL) Public Utilities Commission or De- Judiciary Economic Development Judiciary partment of Public Service telecom- Crimes committed by persons on bail & International Trade Complainant’s sexual behavior evi- munications proceeding costs to be study required, and money appropri- Housing Finance Agency low-income dence admissibility in sexual shared by all parties. ated. housing tax credit allocation and com- harrassment actions limited. pliance monitoring review provided. HF3124—Rukavina (DFL) HF3135—Stanek (R) HF3156—Pugh (DFL) Transportation & Transit Health & Human Services HF3146—Gunther (R) Environment & Natural Resources Minimum value of above-market pas- Partial-birth abortions prohibited and Governmental Operations Hubbard County school trust land senger automobiles increased for criminal penalties provided. Fairmont Police Relief Association sale required. motor vehicle sales tax purposes. surviving spouse retirement benefits HF3136—Greiling (DFL) increased, and additional annual HF3157—Winter (DFL) HF3125—McGuire (DFL) Education postretirement adjustment mecha- Local Government Education General education formula training nism provided. & Metropolitan Affairs Gang prevention and intervention and experience revenue component Luverne provided an exemption from program appropriated money. restored, and money appropriated. HF3147—Pugh (DFL) the Minnesota Investment Fund Commerce, Tourism Grant limit for job loss offset, and HF3126—Osskopp (R) HF3137—Rukavina (DFL) & Consumer Affairs appropriation reallocated. Local Government Governmental Operations Criminal alcoholic beverage & Metropolitan Affairs State debt collections act modified. transportion or importation penalty HF3158—Peterson (DFL) Community-based planning and goal provisions modified, and liquor li- Education provisions repealed. HF3138—Evans (DFL) cense local option election provision Independent School District No. 378, Health & Human Services eliminated. Dawson-Boyd, education and commu- HF3127—Luther (DFL) Automatic external defibrillator use nity center construction provided, Education authorized, 911 emergency call re- HF3148—Kubly (DFL) bonds issued, and money appropriated. Full day kindergarten phase-in pro- quired, and civil liability immunity Commerce, Tourism vided, first grade preparedness pro- provided. & Consumer Affairs HF3159—Seifert (R) gram expanded, and money Manufactured home sales regulated, Governmental Operations appropriated. HF3139—Tunheim (DFL) and limited dealers’ licenses autho- Bureaucracy control act adopted re- Commerce, Tourism rized in certain cases. quiring legislative and executive ap- HF3128—Seifert (R) & Consumer Affairs proval of proposed administrative rules. Education Beer brewers and wholesalers regu- HF3149—Kubly (DFL) Independent School District No. 415, lated, and obligations of successors Education HF3160—Bishop (R) Lynd, funds transfer authorized. provided. Independent school districts nos. 421 Taxes and 426, McLeod West Interdistrict Hospital sales tax exemption effec- HF3129—Wejcman (DFL) HF3140—Kalis (DFL) Cooperative, new pre K-12 facility tive date modified. Health & Human Services Environment & Natural Resources construction authorized, bonds is- Rental housing assistance program Zippel Bay State Park provided a state sued, and money appropriated. HF3161—Mullery (DFL) established, homeless adult pilot pro- park permit exemption, Garden Is- Economic Development gram expanded, evaluation required, land state recreation area established HF3150—Jennings (DFL) & International Trade and money appropriated. in Lake of the Woods County, and Regulated Industries & Energy Businesses receiving public subsidies state park additions provided. Minnesota retail electric competition wage and job reporting requirements HF3130—Koskinen (DFL) act adopted. modified. Education HF3141—Ozment (R) Alternative facilities program ex- Environment & Natural Resources HF3151—Bettermann (R) HF3162—Biernat (DFL) panded, compensatory revenue for- Above-ground storage tank rule re- Environment & Natural Resources Judiciary mula modified, referendum view provided. Douglas County authorized to sell tax- State correctional investigators au- equalization aid increased, elemen- forfeited land bordering public water. thorized to use force to apprehend tary achievement program estab- HF3142—Koskinen (DFL) state prison fugitives. lished, and money appropriated. Education HF3152—Paulsen (R) Child care assistance reimbursement Taxes HF3163—Pugh (DFL) HF3131—Otremba, M. (DFL) rates modified, and wage enhance- Minimum income tax subtraction Judiciary Agriculture ments for provider rates provided. provided for certain elderly and dis- Public defender law corrections, up- Midwest interstate dairy compact es- abled persons. dates, and clarifications provided. tablished, and money appropriated. HF3143—Sekhon (DFL) Environment, Natural Resources HF3153—Huntley (DFL) HF3164—Mullery (DFL) HF3132—Chaudhary (DFL) & Agricultural Finance Economic Development Judiciary Transportation & Transit Twin Cities metropolitan area state and & International Trade Presumptive sentence departures per- Columbia Heights commuter rail sta- regional park trails connected, bonds On-the-job training program for mitted based on offenders prior juve- tion planned and designed, and issued, and money appropriated. skilled trades developed, and money nile offense record. money appropriated. appropriated.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 23 HF3165—Rest (DFL) HF3176—Mullery (DFL) HF3186—Larsen (R) HF3196—Wenzel (DFL) Economic Development Health & Human Services Judiciary Education & International Trade MinnesotaCare eligibility require- Juvenile corrections facilities licen- Little Falls Carnegie library improve- Manufacturing and housing project ments modified for persons with con- sure restricted. ments provided, bonds issued, and bond allocation provided. tinuation coverage. money appropriated. HF3187—Trimble (DFL) HF3166—Greenfield (DFL) HF3177—Mullery (DFL) Economic Development HF3197—Folliard (DFL) Health & Human Services Economic Development & International Trade Education Medical assistance and & International Trade Minnesota Technology, Inc.’s seed Independent School District No. 270, MinnesotaCare program information Job-training programs study require- capital fund changed to equity fund Hopkins, model transportation and provided in English, Spanish, Viet- ments modified to include wage rate and provisions modified. school start time policy created, re- namese, and Hmong. and group breakdown information. port required, and money appropri- HF3188—Trimble (DFL) ated. HF3167—Slawik (DFL) HF3178—Jennings (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources Education Local Government Environmental response provided at HF3198—Folliard (DFL) Children’s endowment fund estab- & Metropolitan Affairs eligible mixed municipal solid waste Governmental Operations lished, money appropriated, and con- Municipal utility proprietary and facilities posing human health and Teachers Retirement Association and stitutional amendment proposed. competitive business data classified environmental risks. First Class City Teacher Retirement as nonpublic, and open meeting law Fund Associations part-time teach- HF3168—Chaudhary (DFL) exception provided. HF3189—Mullery (DFL) ing position eligibility modified re- Taxes Economic Development lating to qualified full-time service Residential property owners provided HF3179—Jennings (DFL) & International Trade credit participation. a 1998 tax rebate, and seasonal recre- Regulated Industries & Energy Summer youth employment pro- ation residential property owners and Municipal provision of telecommu- grams appropriated money. HF3199—Leighton (DFL) renters included. nications services regulated. Education HF3190—Mullery (DFL) Charter school employment and op- HF3169—Larsen (R) HF3180—Westfall (R) Economic Development erating provisions modified. Taxes Environment & Natural Resources & International Trade Seniors provided an additional prop- Board of natural resources created, Neighborhood Development Center, HF3200—Munger (DFL) erty tax refund. and powers and duties transferred. Inc. grant provided, and money ap- Transportation & Transit propriated. Lake Superior and Mississippi Rail- HF3170—Larsen (R) HF3181—Clark, K. (DFL) road improvement grant provided, Education Health & Human Services HF3191—Paymar (DFL) and money appropriated. School year length set at 175 days of African-American men with hyper- Regulated Industries & Energy instruction. tension studied, cultural wellness Public Utilities Commission required HF3201—Otremba, M. (DFL) grant program implemented, and to reconsider telephone area code as- Agriculture HF3171—Larsen (R) money appropriated. signments for the metropolitan area. Unpasteurized fruit juice and cider Judiciary labeling required. Watchmaker or jeweler liens provided HF3182—Anderson, B. (R) HF3192—Juhnke (DFL) for value of the work performed. General Legislation, Veterans Taxes HF3202—Pelowski (DFL) Affairs & Elections New farm machinery sales tax ex- Governmental Operations HF3172—Wagenius (DFL) Picture identification card required emption provided, and aquaculture Winona State University teaching per- Transportation & Transit to vote. equipment subject to sales tax. sonnel authorized to purchase ser- Metropolitan transit authority and vice credit for unreported extended commuter rail fund established, and HF3183—Mariani (DFL) HF3193—Ness (R) leave of absence. money appropriated. Economic Development Local Government & International Trade & Metropolitan Affairs HF3203—Huntley (DFL) HF3173—Winter (DFL) Housing Finance Agency nonprofit Hutchinson authorized to impose Health & Human Services Judiciary capacity building grants provided, and additional taxes to fund a civic and Proposed health plan coverage man- Children from a subsequent family money appropriated. community center, and recreational dates assessed. taken into account when setting the facilities. level of child support. HF3184—Skoglund (DFL) HF3204—Pugh (DFL) Judiciary HF3194—Wenzel (DFL) Judiciary HF3174—Rest (DFL) Prenatal alcohol abuse civil commit- Agriculture Carisoprodol schedule IV controlled Local Government ment provided, and reporting re- Agricultural crop security interest substance listing effective date de- & Metropolitan Affairs quired. regulated, and collateral provisions layed. Advisory council on metropolitan modified. area critical problems, and money HF3185—Boudreau (R) HF3205—Kubly (DFL) appropriated. Judiciary HF3195—Wenzel (DFL) Economic Development Children in need of protection case Environment, Natural Resources & International Trade HF3175—Rest (DFL) plans expanded, maltreatment of mi- & Agricultural Finance Challenge grant program maximum Health & Human Services nors provisions modified, and risk Little Falls; Mississippi River east bank business loan amount increased. Residential hospice advisory task force assessment alternatives and perfor- sediment cleanup state share funding established to study facility licensure, mance measurement task forces es- provided, and money appropriated. HF3206—Lieder (DFL) and money appropriated. tablished. Education Independent School District No. 2854, Ada-Borup, health and safety revenue use authorized.

24 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 HF3207—Knoblach (R) HF3217—Kelso (DFL) HF3227—Murphy (DFL) HF3237—Chaudhary (DFL) Environment, Natural Resources Education Education Local Government & Agricultural Finance Historical educational programs Independent School District No. 93, & Metropolitan Affairs Stearns County; quarry park and na- grants provided for elementary and Carlton, district building and services Columbia Heights enterprise zone ture preserve improvements pro- secondary school curriculum design, coordination developed, and money established, and tax incentives pro- vided, bonds issued, and money and money appropriated. appropriated. vided for high technology businesses. appropriated. HF3218—McGuire (DFL) HF3228—Murphy (DFL) HF3238—Holsten (R) HF3208—Dehler (R) Judiciary Governmental Operations Environment, Natural Resources Regulated Industries & Energy State made financially responsible for Teachers Retirement Association and First & Agricultural Finance Lottery retailer commissions ad- costs associated with the treatment Class City Teacher Retirement Fund asso- Critical habitat private sector match- justed. and confinement of persons who are ciations service credit purchase autho- ing account special license plate rev- sexually psychopathic or sexually dan- rized for prior military service, out-of-state enue required to be matched by public HF3209—Dehler (R) gerous. teaching service, and pre-1976 maternity appropriations. Transportation & Transit leaves or breaks-in-service. Firearms safety training designation HF3219—Farrell (DFL) HF3239—Jennings (DFL) provided on drivers’ licenses and iden- Judiciary HF3229—Jennings (DFL) Taxes tification cards. Automatic external defibrillator pur- Commerce, Tourism Sparkling wine excise tax reduced. chase grant program established for & Consumer Affairs HF3210—Dehler (R) local law enforcement agencies, and Cigarette displays accessible to the HF3240—Rest (DFL) Taxes money appropriated. public limited to cartons of 10 units Taxes Golf course class rate reduction eligi- or more. Low-income housing property tax bility extended. HF3220—Ness (R) class rules clarified, penalties modi- Labor-Management Relations HF3230—Tunheim (DFL) fied, and fees and penalties deposited HF3211—Johnson, R. (DFL) State contracted project compensa- Environment & Natural Resources in the housing development fund. Environment & Natural Resources tion ranges established for all job clas- Shipment and possession of wild animals Becoming an Outdoors Woman pro- sifications and prevailing wage rates taken on the Red Lake Indian Reservation HF3241—Pelowski (DFL) gram continuation and expansion assigned. north of the 49th parallel authorized, and Governmental Operations provided, and money appropriated. no state license required. Voter registration reassignments to HF3221—Skare (DFL) correct precinct and election district HF3212—Mares (R) Health & Human Services HF3231—Bradley (R) provided following legislative redis- Education Breast and cervical cancer control Health & Human Services tricting, and money appropriated. Residential academies for at-risk stu- program funding provided for screen- Prepaid medical assistance program dents provided program grants, and ing of low-income individuals, and expansion and county-based purchas- HF3242—Bishop (R) money appropriated. money appropriated. ing provisions modified. Capital Investment Omnibus bonding bill providing pub- HF3213—Kinkel (DFL) HF3222—Huntley (DFL) HF3232—Farrell (DFL) lic improvements of a capital nature, Health & Human Services Judiciary Commerce, Tourism bonds issuance authorized, and Hospice programs required to prop- 911 emergency dispatchers relieved & Consumer Affairs money appropriated. erly dispose of legend drugs. from tort liability in certain cases. Sign contractor voluntary registra- tion provided. HF3243—Dempsey (R) HF3214—Opatz (DFL) HF3223—Slawik (DFL) Economic Development Education Education HF3233—Pugh (DFL) & International Trade Successful schools defined, at-risk Class size reduction program fund- Judiciary Hastings municipal water park con- school improvement plans developed, ing enhanced, school district debt ser- District and state public defender rep- struction provided, bonds issued, and school improvement fund and dis- vice levy full equalization provided, resentation eligibility clarified. money appropriated. tinguished educators program estab- and money appropriated. lished, at-risk to charter schools HF3234—Leighton (DFL) HF3244—Jennings (DFL) transformation provided, studies re- HF3224—Wejcman (DFL) Local Government Health & Human Services quired, and money appropriated. Health & Human Services & Metropolitan Affairs Water conditioning contractors and General Assistance citizenship re- Municipal liability provisions modi- installers licensed and regulated, con- HF3215—Wagenius (DFL) quirements modified, state food as- fied. tinuing education required, and reg- Governmental Operations sistance programs created for certain istration required for water Minneapolis Fire Department Relief legal noncitizens, noncitizen family HF3235—Dawkins (DFL) conditioning units claiming to re- Association payment of survivor ben- food assistance benefits extended, and Taxes move primary contaminants. efits to a certain person authorized. money appropriated. St. Paul sales tax revenue distributed to the STAR program to be awarded HF3245—Dorn (DFL) HF3216—Solberg (DFL) HF3225—Jefferson (DFL) through a grant review process, and Economic Development Transportation & Transit Taxes allocation provided. & International Trade Transportation improvement fund Minneapolis Convention Center im- Mankato technology center construc- created, motor vehicle sales tax pro- provement materials and equipment HF3236—Rest (DFL) tion provided, bonds issued, and ceeds dedicated, motor fuel tax in- sales tax exemption provided. Commerce, Tourism money appropriated. creased, and constitutional & Consumer Affairs amendment proposed. HF3226—Rukavina (DFL) Retail sale of tobacco licensed by local HF3246—Lieder (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources units of government, specified sub- Economic Development Gunn Lake elevation level provided, stances in cigars disclosure exemption & International Trade and penalties provided. provided, and the sale of unopened Ada disaster loan guarantee provided for cartons on cigarette displays accessible damaged public health care facility oper- to the public authorized. ating losses, and money appropriated.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 25 HF3247—Jennings (DFL) HF3344—Mariani (DFL) HF3354—Holsten (R) HF3364—Rukavina (DFL) Economic Development Education Environment, Natural Resources Economic Development & International Trade Incentives for child care services for & Agriculture Finance & International Trade St. Croix Valley heritage center de- children with disabilities provided, Washington County; Twin Lake Three direct reduction iron process- signed, prior bond proceeds cancelled, and money appropriated. flooding problems engineering analy- ing facilities constructed, bonds is- and money appropriated. sis funded, and money appropriated. sued, and money appropriated. HF3345—Greenfield (DFL) HF3248—Anderson, B. (R) Health & Human Services HF3355—Rest (DFL) HF3365—Otremba, M. (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources Minnesota Family Investment Pro- Financial Institutions & Insurance Education Biodiversity Treaty; Congress memo- gram-Statewide provisions modified, Investments of insurers act adopted. Central Lakes College, Staples, and rialized to oppose the ratification of and service unit plans modified. Northwest Technical College, the Biodiversity Treaty. HF3356—Milbert (DFL) Wadena, improvements funded, HF3346—Murphy (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources bonds issued, and money appropri- HF3249—Larsen (R) Education Taking of white bears prohibited. ated. Economic Development Independent School District No. 94, & International Trade Cloquet, reading readiness program HF3357—Murphy (DFL) HF3366—Chaudhary (DFL) Land mines; United States govern- provided, and money appropriated. Judiciary Judiciary ment urged to sign the international Court surcharge and fine assessment Justifiable homicide expanded to in- convention to ban land mines. HF3347—Mullery (DFL) provisions revised and consolidated. clude preventing the commission of a General Legislation, felony by certain trespassers. HF3250—Garcia (DFL) Veterans Affairs & Elections HF3358—Ness (R) Transportation & Transit Multiple unit dwelling candidate ac- Governmental Operations HF3367—Solberg (DFL) Aircraft safety; president and Con- cess denial prohibitions modified, and Broad statutory delegations of Environment & Natural Resources gress memorialized to enact the Air- felony penalties provided. rulemaking authority to state agen- Itasca County authorized to sell tax- craft Repair Station Safety Act of 1997. cies studied, and rulemaking regu- forfeited land bordering public wa- HF3348—Kahn (DFL) lated. ters. HF3251—Pelowski (DFL) Governmental Operations Education Twins baseball franchise community HF3359—Hilty (DFL) HF3368—Abrams (R) University of Minnesota law clinics ownership provided, stadium con- Governmental Operations Governmental Operations program provided funding for low- struction conditions established, and Occupational regulatory oversight Independent School District No. 16, income legal assistance expansion, money appropriated. council established to coordinate Spring Lake Park, teacher provided and money appropriated. health-related and non-health-related service credit purchase for a sabbati- HF3349—Opatz (DFL) occupation regulation boards, report cal leave. Education required, and money appropriated. Thursday, Feb. 5 Northstar research coalition created HF3369—Rest (DFL) to leverage the University of HF3360—Paymar (DFL) Taxes Minnesota’s research capabilities, and Judiciary Low-income taxpayer assistance ser- HF3339—Hilty (DFL) money appropriated. Recognition of domestic abuse pro- vices funded, and money appropri- Regulated Industries & Energy tection orders from other states clari- ated. Electric utilities required to disclose HF3350—Orfield (DFL) fied, and mutual orders not entitled supply sources and pollutant Governmental Operations to full faith and credit in certain cases. HF3370—Paymar (DFL) amounts. Advisory council on official publica- Judiciary tions created. HF3361—Mares (R) Victims of domestic violence address HF3340—Jennings (DFL) Financial Institutions & Insurance confidentiality program established, Regulated Industries & Energy HF3351—Bishop (R) Cochlear implant health plan cover- and money appropriated. Public utilities energy conservation Taxes age required. improvements definition expanded. Construction materials and supplies HF3371—McCollum (DFL) used to comply with the Americans HF3362—Greiling (DFL) Transportation & Transit HF3341—Schumacher (DFL) with Disabilities Act sales tax exemp- General Legislation, Transit-related capital improvements Environment, Natural Resources tion provided. Veterans Affairs & Elections bond issuance authorized, and money & Agriculture Finance Public’s right to know; independent appropriated. Sand Dunes State Forest office facility/ HF3352—Holsten (R) expenditures definition expanded, interpretive center designed, bonds is- Environment, Natural Resources independent campaign expenditure HF3372—Kahn (DFL) sued, and money appropriated. & Agriculture Finance notice requirements modified, and Environment & Natural Resources Critical habitat private sector match- lobbying costs disclosure in full re- Mississippi whitewater trail estab- HF3342—Kinkel (DFL) ing account special license plate rev- quired. lished in Minneapolis. Local Government enue required to be matched by the & Metropolitan Affairs critical habitat license plate matching HF3363—Seagren (R) HF3373—Kahn (DFL) Town subordinate service district dis- account. Education Governmental Operations solution petitions provided. School districts required to notify Capitol mall memorials repair and HF3353—Holsten (R) parents of transition goals and ser- rehabilitation funded, bonds issued, HF3343—Sykora (R) Environment & Natural Resources vices for their children with disabili- and money appropriated. Health & Human Services Washington County authorized to sell ties, eligible institutions definition Fetal alcohol syndrome campaign tax-forfeited land bordering public modified relating to student grants, HF3374—Solberg (DFL) implemented, statewide network of waters. and money appropriated. Education FAS diagnostic clinics and grant pro- Retired health benefits expenses grams established, study required, and school district levy authority made money appropriated. permanent.

26 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 HF3375—Tomassoni (DFL) HF3385—Wejcman (DFL) HF3396—McGuire (DFL) HF3406—Boudreau (R) Governmental Operations Health & Human Services Education Commerce, Tourism Trained force of firefighters main- Legal nonlicensed family child care Child care assistance and child care & Consumer Affairs tained by the commissioner of natu- minimal safety standards required, programs modified, provider rate Local alcoholic beverage sale and pos- ral resources, and public employee and child care fund assistance receipt bonus for reading programs and session restriction provisions clari- definition expanded. prohibited if standards are not met. school-age child care program grants fied. established, and money appropriated. HF3376—Juhnke (DFL) HF3386—Wejcman (DFL) HF3407—Solberg (DFL) Education Health & Human Services HF3397—Bradley (R) Taxes Ridgewater Community College Safe houses with homeless targeted Education Optional/special function school sales Americans with Disabilities Act com- youth services funded, and money Independent School District No. 535, and use tax exemption provided. pliance and improvements funded, appropriated. Rochester, special education services bonds issued, and money appropri- loan provided, and money appropri- HF3408—Mahon (DFL) ated. HF3387—Rifenberg (R) ated. Financial Institutions & Insurance Judiciary No-fault auto insurance disability and HF3377—Johnson, R. (DFL) Private property rights protection act HF3398—Hausman (DFL) income loss benefits regulated. Education adopted. Environment & Natural Resources Fire service training board established, Low impact forestry act adopted. HF3409—Knoblach (R) training and education assistance pro- HF3388—McGuire (DFL) Health & Human Services vided, and money appropriated. Education HF3399—Lieder (DFL) Stearns and Sherburne County ICFs/ St. Paul campus of the University of Environment, Natural Resources MRs provided reimbursement for HF3378—Westrom (R) Minnesota dairy barn renovation and & Agriculture Finance field audit disallowances, spend-up Health & Human Services conversion funded, bonds issued, and Flood hazard mitigation programs limit exemptions provided, and Vision Loss Resources, Inc. rehabili- money appropriated. funded, bonds issued, and money money appropriated. tation and community centers appropriated. funded, and money appropriated. HF3389—McGuire (DFL) HF3410—Slawik (DFL) Judiciary HF3400—Greenfield (DFL) Education HF3379—Winter (DFL) Financial institutions provided lim- Health & Human Services Full-day kindergarten, technology Financial Institutions & Insurance ited liability for criminal alert net- Nursing home planning and transi- enhancements, and gifted and tal- Ambulance services health plan com- work data errors regarding fraudulent tion grant program established, and ented programming site-based fund- pany reimbursements provided. checks. money appropriated. ing provided, and money appropriated. HF3380—Dawkins (DFL) HF3390—McGuire (DFL) HF3401—Greenfield (DFL) Judiciary Judiciary Health & Human Services HF3411—Harder (R) Claims against the state limited relat- Criminal alert network funded, and Nursing home licensed bed inactive Taxes ing to losses involving the operation money appropriated. status established. Income tax brackets and alternative of a recreational motor vehicle on a minimum tax exemption amounts trunk highway right-of-way, highway HF3391—Juhnke (DFL) HF3402—Davids (R) modified to reduce marriage penal- closures regulated, and civil penalties Governmental Operations Financial Institutions & Insurance ties. imposed. Willmar and Litchfield volunteer res- Insurance company affiliate rebates cue squad relief associations autho- prohibited. HF3412—Rhodes (R) HF3381—Wenzel (DFL) rized, and service pensions provided. Health & Human Services Economic Development HF3403—Davids (R) Autopsy mandate exemption pro- & International Trade HF3392—Rest (DFL) Environment, Natural Resources vided for religious beliefs. Morrison, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Taxes & Agriculture Finance and Kanabec counties compensated Municipal levy limits repealed. Preston to Forestville Blufflands Trail HF3413—Rostberg (R) for tornado damage, and money ap- completion provided, bonds issued, Judiciary propriated. HF3393—Trimble (DFL) and money appropriated. Convicted traffic offenders who fail Economic Development to appear at probation review hear- HF3382—Jennings (DFL) & International Trade HF3404—Davids (R) ings provided driver’s license suspen- Judiciary Housing trust fund grant provided to Environment, Natural Resources sion. Unlawful detainer provisions modi- Metro State University for a student & Agriculture Finance fied, court felony filing fee reduced, housing pilot program, and money Root River Trail in Lanesboro park- HF3414—Davids (R) stay of execution eliminated, and stor- appropriated. ing facility improvements provided, Governmental Operations age period reduced for tenants prop- bonds issued, and money appropri- Available investments expanded for erty after writ execution. HF3394—Trimble (DFL) ated. public supplemental pension or de- Education ferred compensation plans. HF3383—Schumacher (DFL) St. Paul Technical College worker in- HF3405—Davids (R) Taxes formation resource center funded, Commerce, Tourism HF3415—Harder (R) Political subdivision sales and use tax and money appropriated. & Consumer Affairs Agriculture exemption provided. Credit card issuers required to dis- Value-added agricultural product HF3395—Hausman (DFL) close on each billing statement the loan program purposes expanded, HF3384—Wejcman (DFL) Transportation & Transit number of months it would take to proposed feedlot environmental re- Health & Human Services Metropolitan commuter rail service pay off account balance based on view requirements modified, and Noncitizen food stamp program con- study requirements modified. minimum payments. money appropriated. tinued, and money appropriated.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 27 HF3416—Finseth (R) HF3425—Anderson, I. (DFL) HF3433—Harder (R) HF3442—Wenzel (DFL) Environment, Natural Resources Education Environment, Natural Resources Judiciary & Agriculture Finance Independent school districts nos. 593, & Agriculture Finance Interstate emergency management University of Minnesota appropri- Crookston, 361, International Falls, Watonwan River flood abatement assistance compact adopted. ated money for wheat and barley scab 706, Virginia, and 2154, Eveleth-Gil- project funded, bonds issued, and research. bert, supplemental revenue modified. money appropriated. HF3443—Osthoff (DFL) Capital Investment HF3417—Juhnke (DFL) HF3426—Greiling (DFL) HF3434—Harder (R) Minnesota financial institutions re- Environment, Natural Resources Education Economic Development quired to be principal underwriters & Agriculture Finance High school league governing board & International Trade of state bond issues. University of Minnesota appropri- member appointment date estab- Martin County Fox Lake wastewater ated money for turkey respiratory lished, rule review required, and com- project funded, bonds issued, and HF3444—Mullery (DFL) disease control and prevention re- mercial relationship prohibition money appropriated. Labor-Management Relations search. repealed. Parenting leave requirements ex- HF3435—Macklin (R) tended to 12 weeks. HF3418—Jefferson (DFL) HF3427—Jefferson (DFL) Taxes Governmental Operations Education Proposed property tax levy notices HF3445—Davids (R) Minneapolis Employee Retirement Gary Neil Sudduth education reform permitted to include transit levy in- Environment, Natural Resources Fund shorter service death-while-ac- act; nonwhite and white at-risk stu- formation. & Agriculture Finance tive retirement benefits increased, and dent educational needs met, educa- Chatfield water system improvements annuity escalation provided. tional success obstacles identified, HF3436—McElroy (R) provided, bonds issued, and money staff development and community Local Government appropriated. HF3419—Bakk (DFL) training provided, advisory council & Metropolitan Affairs Judiciary created, and money appropriated. Regular route transit service and tran- HF3446—Trimble (DFL) Mandatory life sentence without re- sit zone definitions modified, transit Economic Development lease imposed for all types of first- HF3428—Knight (R) zone maps redrawn, and property tax & International Trade degree murder. Economic Development rate application prohibition removed St. Paul provided a grant to acquire & International Trade for retail structures in transit zones. right-of-way in the Phalen corridor, HF3420—Sviggum (R) Equity take-out loan availability ex- bonds issued, and money appropri- Governmental Operations tended, low-income housing tax HF3437—Munger (DFL) ated. Hiring freeze imposed on certain pub- credit allocation procedures modi- Judiciary lic and legislative employers. fied, federally assisted rental housing Hazardous materials team reimburse- HF3447—Mullery (DFL) program provisions modified, tenant ments provided, and money appro- Economic Development HF3421—Winter (DFL) relocation assistance permitted, and priated. & International Trade Agriculture money appropriated. Women encouraged to enter nontra- Animal feedlots and practices lim- HF3438—Westrom (R) ditional careers, grant requirements ited, generic environmental impact HF3429—Johnson, A. (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources and information provided, and statement prepared on the long-term Health & Human Services Farwell-Kensington sanitary distict money appropriated. effects of the livestock industry, live- Adolescent pregnancy prevention established, and tax levies authorized. stock industry environmental steer- plan established, and money appro- HF3448—Munger (DFL) ing committee created, and money priated. HF3439—McElroy (R) Environment & Natural Resources appropriated. Local Government Board of Water and Soil Resources HF3430—Jennings (DFL) & Metropolitan Affairs appropriated money for small non- HF3422—Sykora (R) Health & Human Services Burnsville amphitheater admissions industrial private forest land man- Education Plumbing inspection program ex- tax imposed and tax increment fi- agement. Direct child care assistance payments panded. nance district established. modified. HF3431—Kelso (DFL) HF3440—Rukavina (DFL) HF3423—Jennings (DFL) Education Labor-Management Relations Health & Human Services Office of educational responsibility Minimum wage increased, and large Health and human services providers established, and money appropriated. and small employer requirements Where to find annual rate adjustment provided. specified. HF3432—Wenzel (DFL) information HF3424—Molnau (R) Financial Institutions & Insurance HF3441—Peterson (DFL) Economic Development Life insurance company investments Agriculture Chief Clerk’s Office & International Trade and financial transactions regulated, Animal waste technician training and 211 State Capitol Independent School District No. 112, qualified long-term care policies regu- licensing provided, feedlot expansion (612) 296-2314 Chaska, eastern Carver community lated, and chronically ill individual permits limited, cleanup fund cre- This office provides copies collaborative project funded, bonds definition modified. ated, ordinance update assistance pro- of bills at no charge, all agen- issued, and money appropriated. vided, and generic environmental das for House sessions, and impact statements required. the Journal of the House.

28 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 Coming Up Next Week . . . Feb. 9 - 13, 1998

and safety revenue for Independent School HF3140 (Kalis) State Parks. Schedule is subject to change. District No. 2854. HF3297 (Long) MERLA; statute of limitations For information updates, call HF2879 (Lieder) Flood-affected school districts provided for filing of actions under the Minnesota House Calls at (612) 296-9283. average daily membership modified. Environmental Response and Liability Act. HF2412 (Lieder) School district flood losses HF3275 (Tomassoni) Percentage of moose All meetings are open to the public. appropriation extended. licenses to be selected from previously Sign language interpreter services: HF3109 (Ness) Reauthorizing canceled facilities unsuccessful applicants. (612) 224-6548 v/tty grant to Crow River Education Co-op. HFXXXX (Munger) Small woodlots. To have the daily and weekly schedules HF2474 (Opatz) Independent School District HF1561 (Finseth) Natural snow fencing funding No. 742, St. Cloud, authorized to purchase a provided, and money appropriated. delivered to your e-mail address, send a community education site with remaining bond message to: proceeds. Health & Human Services [email protected] Finance Division/ Property Tax & Tax Increment Finance HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES In the body of the message type: (TIF) Division/TAXES 10 State Office Building 200 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield subscribe h-schedules Chr. Rep. Edgar Olson Agenda: Public testimony on the governor’s Agenda: HF2360 (Sekon) City base aid increase supplemental budget recommendations for provided for newly incorporated cities. programs administered by the Department of HF2436 (Tunheim) County assessor notification Health, Department of Human Services, MONDAY, Feb. 9 limited concerning agricultural homesteads Veteran’s Home Board, Emergency Medical abandoned due to flooding. Services Regulatory Board, Board of Veterinary 8 a.m. HF2549 (Winter) Regional development Medicine and the Board of Medical Practice. To commissions levy limit modified. testify contact Vic Thorstenson, committee Economic Development HF2821 (McElroy) Tax-Increment Financing administrator, 296-2317; or Don Jorovsky, Finance Division/ district decertification responsibility and legislative assistant, 297-7202. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT duration of reporting requirements clarified, & INTERNATIONAL TRADE and remedies provided for failure to file required JUDICIARY 500S State Office Building reports. Basement Hearing Room Chr. Rep. Steve Trimble State Office Building Agenda: HF2466 (Winter) Authorizing state 8:30 a.m. Chr. Rep. Wes Skoglund bonds; appropriating money for capital Agenda: HF381 (Greenfield) Nonprofit health improvements to the Laura Ingalls Wilder ENVIRONMENT, care trust defined and transaction agreement Pageant facilities in Walnut Grove. NATURAL RESOURCES regulation provided. HF2639 (Daggett) Detroit Lakes Community & AGRICULTURE FINANCE HF2486 (Greiling) Voter eligibility and campaign Center funding provided, bonds issued, and Basement Hearing Room material provisions ruled unconstitutional money appropriated. State Office Building eliminated. HF2423 (Swenson, H.) New Ulm; Herman Chr. Rep. Tom Osthoff HF2286 (Skoglund) Violent crime offense Monument restoration, enhancement, and Agenda: HF2584 (Evans) Independent School penalty provisions modified, and mandatory protection provided, bonds issued, and money District No. 621, Mounds View, Laurentian sentence provisions recodified. appropriated. Environmental Learning Center renovation HF24 (Weaver) Life sentence provided for HF2605 (Dawkins) St. Paul transit zone property authorized, bonds issued, and money persons convicted of a third violent felony designated as an enterprise zone. appropriated. offense. HF2194 (Chaudhary) Fridley Historical Museum HF2877 (Lieder) Fertile; Agassiz Environmental HF2397 (Mullery) Probation revocation hearings restoration provided, bonds issued, and money Learning Center improvements provided, bonds provided preponderance of the evidence appropriated. issued, and money appropriated. standard. HF2656 (Johnson, R.) Nicollet County treaty HF2414 (Lieder) Polk County; Maple Lake Additional bills may be added. site historic center grant provided, land Regional Park and Trail development provided, acquisition and capital improvements bond issuance authorized, and money State Government Finance Division/ authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated. GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS appropriated. HF2562 (Peterson) Montevideo Recreational 400S State Office Building Trail completed, bonds issued, and money Chr. Rep. Tom Rukavina K-12 Education Finance Division/ appropriated Agenda: HF3241 (Pelowski) Voter registration EDUCATION HFXXXX (Schumacher) Sand dunes. updates. 5 State Office Building Additional bills may be added. Supplemental budget requests by the Office of Chr. Rep. Becky Kelso the Attorney General, Office of the State Auditor, Agenda: HF2511 (Pawlenty) Building space 10 a.m. and Gambling Control Board. average age threshold reduced relating to school Additional bills and agencies may be added. district alternative facilities bonding and levy AGRICULTURE program qulaifications. 200 State Office Building 12:30 p.m. HF3032 (McCollum) Modify eligibility for Chr. Rep. Stephen Wenzel alternative facilities program. Agenda: HFXXXX (Peterson) Feedlot legislation; Family & Early Childhood Education Finance HF3033 (McCollum) Modify eligibility for “Living with Livestock” feedlot proposal. Division/EDUCATION alternative facilities program. 5 State Office Building HF2914 (Evans) Health and safety revenue ENVIRONMENT & Chr. Rep. Tony Kinkel authorized for use in certain new construction NATURAL RESOURCES Agenda: HF2748 (Tomassoni) Minnesota family relating to schools. 5 State Office Building asset initiative established for education, housing, HF2915 (Evans) Independent School District Chr. Rep. Willard Munger and economic development purposes, and No. 621, Mounds View, funds usage authorized. Agenda: HF2418 (Rukavina) BWCA; permanent money appropriated. HF3206 (Lieder) Authorizing the use of health school fund funded through Boundary Waters HF2581 (Delmont) Emergency assistance and Canoe Area campsite fees.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 29 transitional housing programs appropriated Agenda: HF2695 (Tunheim) Malt liquor education pilot program for students established, money. sampling regulated. and money appropriated. HF3167 (Slawik) Children’s endowment fund. HF2926 (Tunheim) Temporary on-sale HF2522 (Greiling) K-12 education policy intoxicating liquor licenses authorized for state changes and rulemaking provided. GENERAL LEGISLATION, universities. HF2611 (Kelso) American Indian language and VETERANS AFFAIRS & ELECTIONS HF3139 (Tunheim) Relating to commerce; culture programs, post-secondary preparation Room To Be Announced. regulating beer brewers and wholesalers; grants, and scholarship funding increased, and Chr. Rep. Bob Milbert providing for the obligations of successors. money appropriated. Agenda: HF2526 (Osthoff) Absentee ballot HF2977 (Entenza) Temporary on-sale liquor HF2788 (Dawkins) Youth Works Program provisions modified. license restrictions modified. repealer removed. HF581 (Hausman) Unicameral legislature HF3060 (Rukavina) Relating to liquor; HF3090 (Schumacher) Grants for unlimited provided, and constitutional amendment authorizing the city of Virginia to issue an possibilities plan. proposed. additional on-sale license. HF2839 (Seagren) Minnesota Council on HF57 (Sviggum) Unicameral legislature HF2999 (Molnau) Municipalities with a Economic Education provided funding for state provided with 135 members, and constitutional population of 5,000 or less exempt from certain graduation standards teacher training, and amendment proposed. temporary liquor license restrictions. money appropriated. HF59 (Anderson, I.) Unicameral legislature HF2837 (Tomassoni) Open bottle law exemption HF2967 (Rifenberg) Independent School District provided with 102 to 135 members, and provided to persons designated by a licensed No. 299, Caledonia, management assistance constitutional amendment proposed. alcoholic beverage manufacturer or wholesaler. study authorized, and money appropriated. HF158 (Greiling) Unicameral legislature HF2691 (Huntley) Canosia permitted the off- provided with 99 members, and constitutional sale of intoxicating liquor until 10 p.m. Monday amendment proposed. through Saturday. TUESDAY, Feb. 10 HF1456 (Carruthers) Unicameral legislature HF2799 (Juhnke) Municipalities authorized to provided, and constitutional amendment issue two temporary on-sale licenses for official proposed. community festivals. 8 a.m. HF905 (Pugh) Legislature reduced in size, term HF2805 (Wejcman) Sale of alcohol to under age limits imposed, partially unicameral legislature persons provided minimum mandatory civil EDUCATION provided, and constitutional amendment penalties, regular compliance checks for licensees 200 State Office Building proposed. required, home delivery regulated, under age Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson (Committee meeting will be televised on purchasers provided minimum fines, and 50 Agenda: HF2680 (Munger) Permanent school KTCI Channel 17.) milliliter bottle ban allowed. fund advisory committee membership and duties HF2851 (Paulsen) Beer brewer and wholesaler expanded. LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS agreement termination provided. HF3094 (Harder) Red Rock School, reduction 200 State Office Building HF3105 (Pawlenty) Relating to liquor; increasing in scchool board membership. Chr. Rep. Richard Jefferson authorized liquor licenses for the city of Eagan. HF2919 (Biernat) Metropolitan Council Agenda: HF1895 (Hilty) Workers’ compensation HF3293 (Kraus) Relating to liquor; authorizing authorized to contract to transport students in rehabilitation program requirements modified. the city of Albert Lea to issue additional on-sale independent school district nos. 625, St. Paul, HF2643 (Farrell) Settlement division established licenses. and 1, Minneapolis. in the office of administrative hearings, transfer Additional bills may be added. Additional bills may be added. of judges, small claims court, duties, and funds (This meeting will continue at 6 p.m. in room provided. LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS 200 if necessary.) HF2897 (Rukavina) Union organizations rights Basement Hearing Room and duties established, unfair labor practices State Office Building Judiciary Finance Division/ provisions expanded, and equal time Chr. Rep. Richard Jefferson JUDICIARY requirements provided. Agenda: Contination of a.m. agenda. 500N State Office Building HF2849 (Garcia) Public employer definition Chr. Rep. Mary Murphy expanded to include the Legislative Coordinating 1/2 Hour After Session Agenda: Supplemental budget requests, Public Commission. Defense Board. Others to be announced. This HF2365 (Bettermann) Public works prevailing Economic Development meeting may continue later in the day or evening. wage rate provisions eliminated. Finance Division/ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Transportation & Transit TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT & INTERNATIONAL TRADE Finance Division/ Room To Be Announced. 200 State Office Building TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT Chr. Rep. Jean Wagenius Chr. Rep. Steve Trimble 500S State Office Building Agenda: HFXXXX (Lieder) Transportation Agenda: HF2467 (Winter) Authorizing state Chr. Rep. Bernie Lieder bonding bill. bonds; appropriating money for construction of Agenda: HF2589 (Wagenius) Snowfence HF3265 (Marko) Relating to transportation; Prairieland Expo. easements, highway closures, and signs regulated, defining road or highway; requiring certain HF2758 (Mullery) Hennepin County Humboldt state transportation plan revised, private carriers expenditures from the trunk highway fund; Avenue Greenway Project grant provided, and regulated, flexible highway account created, town establishing transportation spending goals. money appropriated. highways and bridges funded, and conveyances HF3057 (Lieder) Relating to transportation; HF2655 (Gunther) Lake Crystal area recreation to public bodies permitted. redefining road or highway; imposing center construction provided, bonds issued, and HF3057 (Lieder) Road or highway redefined, requirement restrictions on transportation money appropriated. trunk highway and general fund expenditures expenpenditures from the trunk highway fund HF3026 (Mahon) Public improvements; regulated, transportation spending goals and general fund; establishing spending goals authorizing state bonds; appropriating money established, state patrol funded, motor fuel tax for transportation. for the construction of improvements for certain rates adjusted, local bridge replacement recreational facilities for the city of Richfield. authorized, and money appropriated. 2:30 p.m. HF2961 (McCollum) Ramsey County grant HF3265 (Marko) Trunk highway fund provided for family service center improvements, expenditures required, road or highway defined, The House meets in session. bonds issued, and money appropriated. transporation spending goals established, transportation trust fund created and tax revenue After Session 4 p.m. dedicated, state patrol funded, local bridge grants provided, and bonds issued. Subcommittee on Business Regulation/ K-12 Education Finance Division/ HF3216 (Solberg) Transportation improvement COMMERCE, TOURISM & CONSUMER EDUCATION fund created, motor vehicle sales tax proceeds AFFAIRS 5 State Office Building dedicated, motor fuel tax increased, and 500N State Office Building Chr. Rep. Becky Kelso constitutional amendment proposed. Chr. Rep. Al Juhnke Agenda: HF2483 (Jefferson) Driver safety HF2976 (Juhnke) County state-aids funds

30 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 transfer to revolving loan account prohibited HF1297 (Entenza) Sign language interpreter REGULATED INDUSTRIES & ENERGY until gas or vehicle registration tax rates are certification required, standards established, and 5 State Office Building increased, bond issuance authorized, and money penalties provided. Chr. Rep. Loren Jennings appropriated. HF3258 (Greenfield) Comgress memorialized Agenda: Gambling bills that pass out of to remove Medicaid policy barriers to subcommittee. 8:30 a.m. employment for people with disabilities. HFXXXX (Jennings) Modifying definition of HF3138 (Evans) Automatic external energy conservation improvements. ENVIRONMENT, defibrillator use authorized. NATURAL RESOURCES HF3231 (Bradley) Prepaid Medical Assistance 2 p.m. & AGRICULTURE FINANCE Program expansion and countybased purchasing Basement Hearing Room provisions modified. St. Paul Delegation State Office Building HF2662 (Bradley) Medical Assistance and 300S State Office Building Chr. Rep. Tom Osthoff General Assistance medical care eligibility Chr. Rep. Jim Farrell Agenda: HFXXXX (Davids) Blufflands. requirements modified, and MinnesotaCare Agenda: To be announced. HFXXXX (Davids) Eyota-Chatfield. provisions modified. HFXXXX (Davids) Lanesboro parking. Additional bills may be added. 2:30 p.m. HFXXXX (McCollum) Hoyt flood control. HF2714 (Leighton) Mower County; land Housing & Housing Finance Division/ ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES acquisition adjacent to the Ramsey Mill Pond ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 200 State Office Building Wildlife Management Area authorized, bonds & INTERNATIONAL TRADE Chr. Rep. Willard Munger issued, and money appropriated. 500S State Office Building Agenda: HF3320 (Peterson) Feedlots: Chr. Rep. Karen Clark moratorium. 10 a.m. Agenda: HF2789 (Huntley) Mental illness crisis HFXXXX (Winter) Feedlots: 750 AU/EIS. housing assistance program appropriated money. (Meeting will move to 5 State Office Building GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS HF3115 (Evans) Establish healthy homes pilot after 5:30 p.m. if necessary.) Basement Hearing Room project. State Office Building HF3183 (Mariani) Capacity building, VISTA Subcommittee on Data Practices/ Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn $65,000. JUDICARY Agenda: Continuation of agenda from Feb. 5 if 400S State Office Building necessary. 12:30 p.m. Chr. Rep. Mary Jo McGuire HF3068 (Solberg) Ratification of labor Agenda: Any bill not completed at the Data agreements. CAPITAL INVESTMENT Practices meeting on Feb. 5. HF2924 (Luther) State board purchase of tobacco 500S State Office Building HF3067 (Paymar) Data practices; classifying stock prohibited. Chr. Rep. Henry Kalis certain law enforcement data. HF2777 (Jefferson) Department of Employee Agenda: HF3281 (Murphy) For the Committee HF2371 (Mullery) Attorney general maintained Relations experimental or research project on judicary, bonding recomendations. consumer complaint data access modified. provisions modified. HFXXXX (McGuire) Parking data classified. HF2947 (Hilty) Department of Administration COMMERCE, TOURISM HF1626 (McGuire) Government data technical corrections bill. & CONSUMER AFFAIRS classification and access provided. HF1965 (Hilty) Administration department, 200 State Office Building Final passage of omnibus data practices bill office of environmental assistance, public service Chr. Rep. Jim Tunheim (McGuire). department, state archaeologist, and Agenda: HF2794 (Tunheim) Telecom– Additional bills may be added. transportation regulation board reorganization munications commerce regulated, telemarketing orders codified. fraud outreach advocacy network established, 3 p.m. HF2708 (Juhnke) Agricultural marketing and and money appropriated. bargaining advisory committee established, HF3071 (Wolf) Relating to motor fuels; updating FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE dispute resolution procedures provided, and petroleum specifications. Basement Hearing Room association of producers defined. HF2510 (McElroy) Minnesota collection agency State Office Building collector license holders prohibited from using Chr. Rep. Irv Anderson HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES assumed names. Agenda: HF2895 (Tomassoni) Township mutual 10 State Office Building insurance companies permitted investments Chr. Rep. John Dorn LOCAL GOVERNMENT expanded. Agenda: HF2870 (Greenfield) Health care cost & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS HF3272 (Tomassoni) Insurance; township information system provisions modified, filing 10 State Office Building mutual companies; regulating farm risks. fee established, and money appropriated. Chr. Rep. Ann H. Rest HF2846 (Mahon) Automobile insurance HF2649 (Wejcman) Office of health care Agenda: HF3101 (Skare) Bemidji authorized to premium reduction provided for completion of consumer assistance, advocacy, and information impose additional sales and excise taxes for the an accident prevention course. created, health maintenance organization purpose of funding convention center HF1604 (Tomassoni) No-fault automobile enrollee complaint system modified, informal construction. insurance nonowned vehicle residual liability complaint resolution process establishment date HF3193 (Ness) Hutchinson authorized to impose insurance regulated. extended, and money appropriated. additional taxes to fund a civic and community HF2500 (Rest) Customer loss or theft of a debit HF2868 (Greenfield) Medical Assistance, center, and recreational facilities. card limited liability provided. Medicare, and MinnesotaCare provisions HF2257 (Chaudhary) Columbia Heights HF2512 (Rest) Homeowner’s insurance modified, Medical Assistance elderly waiver appropriated money for capital improvements, nonrenewals regulated, and automobile and program modified, nursing facility cost report and bonds issued. homeowner’s insurance discrimination limited. procedures modified, and health maintenance HF2973 (Evans) Corridor planning pilot projects HF2016 (Haas) Financial institution loan organizations surcharge offset provided. established, and money appropriated. solicitation by mailing a check payable to the HF2565 (Delmont) Human services claim error HF3081 (Paymar) St. Paul bonding limits set. adressee prohibited. notification required. HF2320 (Greiling) Metropolitan Mosquito HF2890 (Tunheim) Savings Association Act HF2630 (Delmont) Family day-care licensure Control Commission required to give notice maintained. provisions modified. prior to insecticide application. HF2750 (Wenzel) Reinsurance intermediary- HF2461 (Clark, K.) Establishing a grant program HF2635 (Skare) Headwaters Regional brokers regulated, and held or collected fund for research on hepatitis C; establishing a public Development Commission authorized to investment provided. education campaign on hepatitis C; establish a not-for-profit housing corporation. HF1278 (Clark, K.) Financial institution appropriating money. HF3157 (Winter) Luverne provided an reasonable account fees required. HF1135 (McCollum) Massage and Oriental exemption from the Minnesota Investment Fund bodywork therapist licensure requirement grant limit for job loss offset, and appropriation established, and penalties provided. reallocated.

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 31 LOCAL GOVERNMENT HF3088 (Kielkucki) Waverly granted funds to HF1306 (Hausman) Health plan coverage & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS establish Hubert H. Humphrey museum and required for off-label drug use, and advisory 5 State Office Building learning center, bonds issued, and money council established. Chr. Rep. Ann H. Rest appropriated. HFXXXX (Davids) Financial institutions; Agenda: To be announced. mortgage regulation. K-12 Education Finance Division/ HF2983 (Tunheim) Minnesota residential Subcommittee on Quality Initiatives/ EDUCATION mortgage originator and servicer licensing act EDUCATION 10 State Office Building adopted. 300N State Office Building Chr. Rep. Becky Kelso Additional bills may be added. Chr. Rep. Matt Entenza Agenda: HF2878 (Lieder) Independent School Agenda: HF3199 (Leighton) Modify charter District No. 2609, Win-E-Mac, fund transfer Health & Human Services school provisions. authorized. Finance Division/ HF3266 (Kelso) Clarify contractual HF3128 (Siefert) Lynd fund raiser. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES arrangements for charter schools. HF3130 (Koskinen) Expand alternative facilities 10 State Office Building HFXXXX (Greiling) High school league program, modify compensatory revenue and Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield modifications. fund elementary achievement program. Agenda: To be announced. HF3116 (Ness) Requiring personal and family HF2359 (Sekhon) School district compensatory financial management in profiles of learning. revenue calculation alternative established, and JUDICIARY money appropriated. Basement Hearing Room 4 p.m. HF2464 (Johnson, A.) Establishing an alternative State Office Building calculation for compensatory revenue; Chr. Rep. Wes Skoglund HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES appropriating money. Agenda: HF2395 (Mullery) Felony-level 10 State Office Building offenders failing to appear in court provided Chr. Rep. John Dorn Property Tax & Tax Increment Finance (TIF) increased criminal penalties. Agenda: Continuation of a.m. agenda. Division/TAXES HF3023 (Stanek) Relating to crime; clarifying 200 State Office Building repeat offender penalties for theft crimes. 8 p.m. Chr. Rep. Edgar Olson HF2429 (Murphy) New juvenile facilities Agenda: HF2482 (Rest) Long-term health care licensure conditions specifed, placement bed AGRICULTURE insurance premium income tax credit and inputs moratorium imposed, and exceptions provided. Basement Hearing Room to taxable services and certain analgesics sales HF2943 (Murphy) Juvenile dispositional State Office Building tax exemptions effective dates modified, federal residential treatment facility temporary bed Chr. Rep. Stephen Wenzel conformity and property tax rebate provided, moratorium imposed, and out-of-home Agenda: HF2798 (Juhnke) Eminent domain and money appropriated. placements studied. pipeline easement compensation requirements HF2516 (Pawlenty) Dakota County dangerous HF3186 (Larsen) Relating to corrections; provided. dog registration system city administration restricting the licensing of juvenile HF3318 (Peterson) Southwest State University provided. correctional facilities. regional studies center; appropriating money. HF2322 (Sviggum) Income tax reserve account HF2376 (Evans) State correctional facilities HF2892 (Peterson) Value-added agricultural established, income tax and general education performance report required to include livestock processing and marketing grant tax rates reduced, property tax rebate provided programming and inmate job placement program expanded to include other for taxes assessed in 1997, and money information. commodities, and money appropriated. appropriated. HF2568 (Broecker) Minors prohibited from HF2935 (Kielkucki) Commissioner of Additional bills may be added. engaging in body piercing without parental agriculture granted rulemaking authority in permission, and penalties provided. warehouse and grain storage laws. 8:30 a.m. Additional bills may be added. HF3201 (Otremba) Requiring labeling on unpasteurized fruit juice and cider. ENVIRONMENT, State Government Finance Division/ HF3103 (Anderson, B.) Changing food handler NATURAL RESOURCES & GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS licensing provisions. AGRICULTURE FINANCE 400S State Office Building Basement Hearing Room Chr. Rep. Tom Rukavina State Office Building Agenda: Department of Administration: WEDNESDAY, Feb. 11 Chr. Rep. Tom Osthoff supplemental budget request, Year 2000 request, Agenda: To be announced. Minnesota Youth Initiative, governor’s portrait. HF2705 (Kahn) Electronic State Agency 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Guidebooks and Internet availability of the State Register required, and money appropriated. Economic Development ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Additional bills may be added. Finance Division/ 5 State Office Building ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Chr. Rep. Willard Munger 12:30 p.m. & INTERNATIONAL TRADE Agenda: HF2686 (Munger) Board of Water and 500S State Office Building Soil Resources hearing provisions clarified, and Civil & Family Law Division/ Chr. Rep. Steve Trimble wetland replacement approval required. JUDICIARY Agenda: HF2257 (Chaudhary) Columbia HF1847 (Munger) Tax-forfeited and land 400S State Office Building Heights appropriated money for capital bordering public waters sale provisions modified. Chr. Rep. Andy Dawkins improvements, and bonds issued. HF3256 (Leppik) Lakes initiative. Agenda: To be announced. HF2835 (Peterson) Montevideo downtown redevelopment project funded, and money FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & INSURANCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT appropriated. 200 State Office Building & INTERNATIONAL TRADE HF2747 (Peterson) Montevideo historic railroad Chr. Rep. Irv Anderson 200 State Office Building depot, related parking, and facilities capital Agenda: HF2582 (Johnson, R.) Independent Chr. Rep. Mike Jaros improvement grant provided, bonds issued, and School District No. 508, St. Peter, authorized to Agenda: HF3084 (Ness) Authorizing Meeker money appropriated. establish a school bank as part of an educational County to establish an economic development HF2539 (Goodno) Historical society program. authority. appropriated money for expansion of the Red HF2309 (Leppik) Equal consumer credit HF3283 (Tunheim) Authorizing Kittson County River Valley Center, and bond issuance provided for spouses. to establish an economic development authority. authorized. HF2971 (Entenza) Residential mortgage loans HF3177 (Mullery) Changing requirements for a HF2829 (Murphy) Proctor community activity regulated, and table funding requirements study of on-the-job training programs. center provided, bonds issued, and money established. HF3161 (Mullery) Changing the Department of appropriated.

32 SESSION WEEKLY / February 6, 1998 Trade and Economic Development reporting THURSDAY, Feb. 12 HF2503 (Bradley) Region 10 Quality Assurance requirements for business subsidies. Commission appropriation carryover authorized. HF3016 (Farrell) Stroh Brewery property 8 a.m. development Additional bills may be added. HF3246 (Lieder) Disaster loan guarantee for the Economic Development Housing & Housing Finance Division/ city of Ada. Finance Division/ HF3114 (Skare) Appropriating money for work ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INTERNATIONAL TRADE force center involvement in school to work & INTERNATIONAL TRADE initiatives. 500S State Office Building 500S State Office Building Chr. Rep. Karen Clark HF3019 (Hausman) Appropriating money for Chr. Rep. Steve Trimble screenwriters grant programs. Agenda: HF2963 (Clark, K.) Home ownership Agenda: HF1529 (Jefferson) Minneapolis zones program established, and money HF3063 (Clark, K.) Appropriating money for Convention Center expansion authorized, bond the Green Institute Inc. appropriated. issuance authorized, and money appropriated. HF2816 (Knoblach) Sale or lease of property by (Meeting will reconvene in Basement Hearing HF2209 (Jaros) Duluth Entertainment and Room, State Office Building at 4 p.m. ) a housing and redevelopment authority public Convention Center improvements authorized, notice requirements modified. bonds issued, and money appropriated. Family & Early Childhood Education Finance HF2857 (Nornes) Fergus Falls convention and 12:30 p.m. Division/EDUCATION civic center construction provided, bonds issued, 5 State Office Building and money appropriated. Chr. Rep. Tony Kinkel CAPITAL INVESTMENT 500S State Office Building Agenda: Citizenship update, Barry Shaffer, DCFL EDUCATION adult basic education supervisor. Chr. Rep. Henry Kalis 200 State Office Building Agenda: Bonding recommendations from the HF3066 (Winter) Delivered fuel accounts. Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson HF3125 (McGuire) Gang prevention. the Family & Early Childhood Finance Division Agenda: To be announced. and the K-12 Education Finance Division. (This meeting will be continued at 6 p.m. in Boarding school concept. TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT Room 200 State Office Building if necessary.) 10 State Office Building COMMERCE, TOURISM Chr. Rep. Jean Wagenius Judiciary Finance Division/ Agenda: To be announced. & CONSUMER AFFAIRS JUDICIARY 200 State Office Building 500N State Office Building 2:30 p.m. Chr. Rep. Jim Tunheim Chr. Rep. Mary Murphy Agenda: HF2695 (Tunheim) Malt liquor Agenda: Supplemental budget requests, courts. The House meets in session. sampling regulated. Others to be announced. This meeting may Additional bills may be added. continue later in the day or evening. After Session LOCAL GOVERNMENT & 8:30 a.m. LOCAL GOVERNMENT METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS 10 State Office Building & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS ENVIRONMENT, 500S State Office Building Chr. Rep. Ann H. Rest NATURAL RESOURCES Agenda: To be announced. Chr. Rep. Ann H. Rest & AGRICULTURE FINANCE Agenda: To be announced. Basement Hearing Room REGULATED INDUSTRIES & ENERGY State Office Building 4 p.m. 5 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Tom Osthoff Chr. Rep. Loren Jennings Agenda: To be announced. K-12 Education Finance Division/ Agenda: HF3042 (Jennings) Omnibus regulated industries bill. EDUCATION 10 a.m. 5 State Office Building Additional bills may be added. Chr. Rep. Becky Kelso GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS 2:30 p.m. Agenda: To be announced. Basement Hearing Room State Office Building The House meets in session. 4 p.m. or After Session Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn Agenda: Continuation of agenda from Feb. 10 if After session Hennepin County Delegation necessary. 300N State Office Building HFXXXX (Kahn) Omnibus pension bill. Chrs. Rep. Ron Abrams, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES HF3121 (Jennings) Design build contracts. 5 State Office Building Rep. Linda Wejcman HF2706 (Kahn) Electronic message reliability Agenda: Mortgage and deed registration; tax Chr. Rep. John Dorn and certification authorities required, licensing Agenda: Continuation of a.m. agenda. and child welfare. and enforcement powers specified, and definitions and rulemaking provided. 2 Hours After Session LOCAL GOVERNMENT & HF384 (Kahn) State agency procurement METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS procedures modified. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 300N State Office Building 200 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Ann H. Rest HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Agenda: To be announced. Chr. Rep. John Dorn 10 State Office Building Agenda: HF2737 (Goodno) Welfare reform; Chr. Rep. John Dorn 1/2 Hour After Session Work First and other programs modified, and Agenda: HF396 (Wejcman) Naturopathic nonresidential child care program licensure physician licensure provided, and criminal modified. Economic Development penalties provided. Finance Division/ HF2990 (Huntley) Welfare programs providing HF3326 (Greenfield) Home care bill of rights an education choice provisions modified. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT modified relating to the Office of the & INTERNATIONAL TRADE HF3259 (Greenfield) Food stamp benefits Ombudsman for Older Minnesotans. extended for noncitizens, public housing Basement Hearing Room HF2398 (Goodno) Personal care services State Office Building residents’ MFIP-S grant reductions delayed, termination standards set, transition plans alcohol and drug dependent persons’ benefits Chr. Rep. Steve Trimble required, recipients provided appeal rights, and Agenda: HF2683 (Huntley) Improvements to continued, TANF funds transferred to federal temporary stays of termination allowed. Title XX allocation, and money appropriated. St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center in HF2729 (Goodno) Temporary licensure waiver Duluth authorized. authorized for certain dietitians. HF2248 (Rhodes) St. Louis Park Arts Center

February 6, 1998 / SESSION WEEKLY 33 construction provided, bonds issued, and money education programs. the death of someone while committing criminal appropriated. HF2349 (Ness) Basic skills summer school sexual conduct. HF3019 (Hausman) Economic development; funding reinstated, and money appropriated. HF2297 (Mullery) Correctional institution providing for grants to local screenwriters. HF2875 (Greiling) Interagency services for autopsies conducted in all unattended inmate HF3054 (Paymar) City of St. Paul; appropriating children with disabilities act adopted. deaths, Red Wing juvenile correctional facility money to fund Harriet Island redevelopment. bed limitation exemption provided, and at-risk HF2488 (Skare) Battle Point cultural and Transportation & Transit youth and girls included in the Camp Ripley education center construction provided, bonds Finance Division/ weekend camp. issued, and money appropriated. TRANSPORTATION & TRANSIT HF2853 (Weaver) Concurrent incarceration HF2587 (Skare) Bemidji Historical Museum 500S State Office Building provisions clarified for separate crimes or renovation authorized, bonds issued, and money Chr. Rep. Bernie Lieder behavioral incidents, and concurrent and appropriated. Agenda: Continuation of agenda from Feb. 10. consecutive sentences specification requirements modified. 7 p.m. 10 a.m. HF2472 (Mullery) Authorizing probation officers to impose community work service for a COMMERCE, TOURISM AGRICULTURE violation of a condition of probation; providing & CONSUMER AFFAIRS 300N State Office Building for district court review of the imposition of 10 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Stephen Wenzel community work service. Chr. Rep. Jim Tunheim Agenda: Feedlot legislation. HF3204 (Pugh) Delaying the effective date for Agenda: Petrofund bills from the Environment Additional bills may be added. listing the drug Carisoprodol as a controlled and Natural Resources Committee. substance. ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES HF2329 (Mullery) Individuals on conditional 7:30 p.m. 5 State Office Building release required to carry a verification card, and Chr. Rep. Willard Munger criminal penalties imposed. AGRICULTURE Agenda: HF3319 (Peterson) Feedlots: licenses, HF3039 (Pawlenty) Relating to controlled 300S State Office Building permits, GEI, etc. substances; redefining a Minnesota Statute, Chr. Rep. Stephen Wenzel offense as a prior controlled substance Agenda: HF2278 (Wenzel) Milk handling Health & Human Services conviction. assessment collection and proceed distribution Finance Division/ HF2375 (Clark, K.) Prostitution offenses provided, milk handler assessment account HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES committed in a school, park, or public housing established, and money appropriated. 10 State Office Building zone provided increased penalties. HF2844 (Peterson) Board of Animal Health Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield Final passage and rereferral of omnibus crime provided funding for expansion of the bovine Agenda: To be announced. bill to Judicary Finance Division. paratuberculosis control program, and money Additional bills may be added. appropriated. JUDICIARY Basement Hearing Room 1 p.m. State Office Building FRIDAY, Feb. 13 Chr. Rep. Wes Skoglund GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Agenda: HF2993 (Paymar) Order for protection 200 State Office Building and minor respondent violations provided Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn 8 a.m. criminal penalties, firearm possession prohibited, Agenda: Continuation of agenda from Feb. 12 and harassment restraining order service of and rereferrals from other committees under K-12 Education Finance Division/ notice clarified. Rule 5.10. EDUCATION SF395 (Robling); HF64 (Pawlenty) Biological 5 State Office Building specimens required prior to release from Chr. Rep. Becky Kelso imprisonment from persons convicted of causing Agenda: HF3217 (Kelso) Grants for historical

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Child protective services For general information, call: House Information Office Estimated number of child maltreatment allegations received by (612) 296-2146 or county child protection agencies in Minnesota, 1996 ...... 50,000 1-800-657-3550 Investigations conducted by Minnesota child protection agencies, 1996 ...... 16,684 Cases in which maltreatment was determined to have occurred, 1996 ...... 6,725 To obtain a copy of a bill, call: Percent of maltreatment cases labeled child neglect ...... 54 Chief Clerk’s Office States, including Minnesota, with county-administered child (612) 296-2314 protection services ...... 10 To find out about bill introductions or Counties in Minnesota ...... 87 the status of a specific bill, call: Counties that operate their own child protection agency ...... 82 House Index Office Counties that collaborate with others for child protection services ...... 5 (612) 296-6646 County child protection agencies that investigated less than 20 percent of 1996 maltreatment allegations ...... 5 For up-to-date recorded message County child protection agencies that investigated more than giving committee meeting times and 90 percent of 1996 maltreatment allegations ...... 9 agendas, call: Reports of maltreatment investigated annually statewide Committee Hotline from 1994 to 1996, per 1,000 children ...... 14 (612) 296-9283 Investigations in Itasca County, per 1,000 children ...... 3 Investigations in neighboring Hubbard County, per 1,000 children ...... 29 Days state law allows to begin investigation after report of maltreatment...... 3 Percent of investigations started within three days in Hennepin County The House of Representatives can be (state’s most populous county), 1994-1996 ...... 44 reached on the World Wide Web at: Percent of investigations started within three days in remaining http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us counties, 1994-1996 ...... 91 Cases open per full-time-equivalent child protection caseworker statewide, September 1997 ...... 15 Counties reporting fewer than 10 open cases per caseworker ...... 13 Counties reporting 40 or more open cases per caseworker ...... 7 Teletypewriter for the hearing impaired. To ask questions or leave messages, Percent of families with child maltreatment determinations in 1993 that call: had another determination of maltreatment in the same county TTY Line (612) 296-9896 or within three years ...... 18 1-800-657-3550 Department of Human Services’ recorded number of child deaths attributed to maltreatment, 1994-1996 ...... 49 Check your local listings to watch Number found to be injury cases erroneously reported as deaths ...... 25 House committee and floor sessions Annual child welfare expenditures in Minnesota, in millions ...... $300

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