Journal of the House - 106th Day part 2

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S. F. NO. 2900

A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying aquaculture provisions; modifying disposal restrictions for certain livestock taken by wild animals; modifying provisions for taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals; modifying requirements for fish and wildlife management plans; modifying game and fish provisions; modifying game and fish license requirements and fees for youths; increasing certain fishing license fees; modifying certain requirements for invasive species control; modifying certain administrative accounts; modifying electronic transaction provisions; providing for certain registration exemptions; modifying all-terrain vehicle definitions; modifying all-terrain vehicle operation restrictions; modifying state trails and canoe and boating routes; modifying fees and disposition of certain receipts; modifying certain competitive bidding exemptions; modifying horse trail pass provisions; modifying beaver dam provisions; modifying the Water Law; modifying nongame wildlife check offs; modifying method of determining value of acquired stream easements; providing for certain historic property exemption; modifying adding to and deleting from state parks and state forests; authorizing public and private sales, conveyances, and exchanges of certain state land; providing exemptions from rulemaking and requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.4982, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4994; 35.82, subdivision 2; 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.027, subdivision 15; 84.0272, subdivision 2; 84.0856; 84.0857; 84.82, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 84.92, subdivisions 9, 10; 84.922, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 84.925, subdivision 1; 84.942, subdivision 1; 84D.03, subdivision 3; 84D.13, subdivision 3; 85.012, subdivision 40; 85.015, subdivision 14; 85.22, subdivision 5; 85.32, subdivision 1; 85.43; 85.46, as amended; 86B.101; 89.032, subdivision 2; 97A.015, subdivision 52, by adding a subdivision; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.101, subdivision 3; 97A.145, subdivision 2; 97A.311, subdivision 5; 97A.331, by adding subdivisions; 97A.420, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 4a, by adding a subdivision; 97A.433, by adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 1; 97A.445, subdivision 5; 97A.451, subdivision 3; 97A.475, subdivisions 3a, 4, 43, 44; 97A.535, subdivision 2a; 97A.545, subdivision 5; 97B.015; 97B.020; 97B.021, subdivision 1; 97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 97B.045, by adding a subdivision; 97B.075; 97B.106, subdivision 1; 97B.211, subdivision 1; 97B.301, subdivisions 3, 6; 97B.325; 97B.405; 97B.515, by adding a subdivision; 97B.601, subdivision 4; 97B.665, subdivision 2; 97B.711, by adding a subdivision; 97B.803; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.087, subdivision 2; 97C.205; 97C.341; 103A.305; 103G.271, subdivision 3; 103G.285, subdivision 5; 103G.301, subdivision 6; 103G.305, subdivision 2; 103G.315, subdivision 11; 103G.515, subdivision 5; 290.431; 290.432; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 84.928, subdivision 1; 84.95, subdivision 2; 85.015, subdivision 13; 86A.09, subdivision 1; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.445, subdivision 1a; 97A.451, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97C.395, subdivision 1; 103G.201; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 4, section 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 84D; 85; 97B; 97C; 103G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 84.942, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 4; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 97B.022, subdivision 1; 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3; 97B.665, subdivision 1; 97C.346; 103G.295; 103G.650; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 3.3006; 84.02, subdivisions 4a, 6a, 6b; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 8.

May 15, 2010

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

We, the undersigned conferees for S. F. No. 2900 report that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:

That the House recede from its amendments and that S. F. No. 2900 be further amended as follows:

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Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"ARTICLE 1

GAME AND FISH

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 10a. Fish collector. "Fish collector" means an individual who has been certified under section 17.4989 to oversee the collection of fish samples from a facility or a water body for disease testing by a certified laboratory.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Fish health inspection. (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes in the Fish Health Blue Book ~~for all lots of fish in a facility~~ or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) to test for causative pathogens. The samples for inspection must be collected by a fish health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation with the producer. Testing of samples must be done by an approved laboratory.

(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in nonsalmonids must include at ~~least~~ a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 percent confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease (ovarian fluids must be sampled for certification of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and infectious hematopoietic necrosis). Bacterial diseases must be sampled at the 95 percent confidence level with a five percent incidence of disease. The inspection must be performed by a fish health inspector in cooperation with the producer with subsequent examination of the collected tissues and fluids for the detection of certifiable diseases.

(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases for wild fish must follow the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.

Sec. 3. [17.4989] FISH SAMPLE COLLECTING.

Subdivision 1. Training. Fish collector training may be offered by any organization or agency that has had its class and practicum syllabus approved by the commissioner. The class and practicum must include the following components:

(1) accurate identification of licensed water bodies listed according to section 17.4984 and ensuring that collection is taking place at the correct site;

(2) identification of fish internal organs;

(3) fish dissection and sample preparation as identified by the Department of Natural Resources based on specific testing requirements or as outlined in the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE);

(4) recording and reporting data;

(5) sample preparation and shipping;

(6) a field collection site test to demonstrate mastery of the necessary skills, overseen by a certified fish health inspector; and

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(7) a certificate of successful completion signed by a certified fish health inspector on a form provided by the commissioner.

Subd. 2. Certification time period. Fish collector certification is valid for five years and is not transferable. A person may renew certification only by successfully completing certification training. Certification shall be revoked if the certified person is convicted of violating any of the statutes or rules governing testing for aquatic species diseases. Certification may be suspended during an investigation associated with misconduct or violations of fish health testing and collection. The commissioner shall notify the person that certification is being revoked or suspended.

Subd. 3. Conflict of interest. A fish collector may not oversee the collection of fish from a facility or a water body when the collector has a conflict of interest in connection with the outcome of the testing.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Fish health inspection. (a) An aquatic farm propagating ~~trout, salmon,~~ salmonids or catfish and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months by a certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to ~~approved~~ the Fish Health Blue Book laboratory methods.

(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus using the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE). The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prescribe alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish Health Blue Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that biosecurity measures will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner must provide reasonable notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.

(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all fish that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must be maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or accredited veterinarian.

(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The fee by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be prepaid or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the inspection and processing of samples is completed.

~~(c)~~ (e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner shall notify the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made according to the Fish Health Blue Book by a person certified as a fish health inspector.

~~(d)~~ (f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may be inspected by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock for purposes of pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow guidelines listed in the Fish Health Blue Book.

~~(e)~~ (g) Salmonids and catfish must have a fish health inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately transported from a containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

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Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 17.4994, is amended to read:

17.4994 SUCKER EGGS.

Sucker eggs may be taken from public waters with a sucker egg license endorsement, which authorizes sucker eggs to be taken at a rate of one quart of eggs for each 1-1/2 acres of licensed surface waters except that for intensive culture systems, sucker eggs may be taken at a rate of two quarts per 1,000 muskellunge fry being reared for the fee prescribed in section 97A.475, subdivision 29. ~~The~~ Taking of sucker eggs from public waters is subject to chapter 97C and may be supervised by the commissioner. The commissioner may limit the amount of sucker eggs that a person with a sucker egg license endorsement may take based on the number of sucker eggs taken historically by the licensee, new requests for eggs, and the condition of the spawning runs at those historical streams and rivers that have produced previous annual quotas.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 35.82, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Disposition of carcasses. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 1b and ~~paragraph~~ paragraphs (d) and (f), every person owning or controlling any domestic animal that has died or been killed otherwise than by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption, shall as soon as reasonably possible bury the carcass at a depth adequate to prevent scavenging by other animals in the ground or thoroughly burn it or dispose of it by another method approved by the board as being effective for the protection of public health and the control of livestock diseases. The board, through its executive director, may issue permits to owners of rendering plants located in Minnesota which are operated and conducted as required by law, to transport carcasses of domestic animals and fowl that have died, or have been killed otherwise than by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption, over the public highways to their plants for rendering purposes in accordance with the rules adopted by the board relative to transportation, rendering, and other provisions the board considers necessary to prevent the spread of disease. The board may issue permits to owners of rendering plants located in an adjacent state with which a reciprocal agreement is in effect under subdivision 3.

(b) Carcasses collected by rendering plants under permit may be used for pet food or mink food if the owner or operator meets the requirements of subdivision 1b.

(c) An authorized employee or agent of the board may enter private or public property and inspect the carcass of any domestic animal that has died or has been killed other than by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption. Failure to dispose of the carcass of any domestic animal within the period specified by this subdivision is a public nuisance. The board may petition the district court of the county in which a carcass is located for a writ requiring the abatement of the public nuisance. A civil action commenced under this paragraph does not preclude a criminal prosecution under this section. No person may sell, offer to sell, give away, or convey along a public road or on land the person does not own, the carcass of a domestic animal when the animal died or was killed other than by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption unless it is done with a special permit pursuant to this section. The carcass or parts of a domestic animal that has died or has been killed other than by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption may be transported along a public road for a medical or scientific purpose if the carcass is enclosed in a leakproof container to prevent spillage or the dripping of liquid waste. The board may adopt rules relative to the transportation of the carcass of any domestic animal for a medical or scientific purpose. A carcass on a public thoroughfare may be transported for burial or other disposition in accordance with this section.

No person who owns or controls diseased animals shall negligently or willfully permit them to escape from that control or to run at large.

(d) A sheep producer may compost sheep carcasses owned by the producer on the producer's land without a permit and is exempt from compost facility specifications contained in rules of the board.

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(e) The board shall develop best management practices for dead animal disposal and the Pollution Control Agency feedlot program shall distribute them to livestock producers in the state.

(f) Paragraph (a) does not apply to livestock killed by wild animals or domestic dogs and the carcass is out-of-sight of the public, and will be used to attract the offending predators back to the kill site.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.942, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Preparation. The commissioner of natural resources shall prepare ~~a comprehensive~~ fish and wildlife management ~~plan~~ plans designed to accomplish the policy of section 84.941. The comprehensive fish and wildlife management plan shall include a strategic plan as outlined in subdivision 2. The strategic plan must be completed by July 1, 1986. The management plan must also include the long-range and operational plans as described in subdivisions 3 and 4. The management plan must be completed by July 1, 1988.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.95, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Purposes and expenditures. Money from the reinvest in Minnesota resources fund may only be spent for the following fish and wildlife conservation enhancement purposes:

(1) development and implementation of the ~~comprehensive~~ fish and wildlife management ~~plan~~ plans under section 84.942;

(2) implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program established by section 103F.515;

(3) soil and water conservation practices to improve water quality, reduce soil erosion and crop surpluses;

(4) enhancement or restoration of fish and wildlife habitat on lakes, streams, wetlands, and public and private forest lands;

(5) acquisition and development of public access sites and recreation easements to lakes, streams, and rivers for fish and wildlife oriented recreation;

(6) matching funds with government agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes and bands, and the private sector for acquisition and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat;

(7) research and surveys of fish and wildlife species and habitat;

(8) enforcement of natural resource laws and rules;

(9) information and education;

(10) implementing the aspen recycling program under section 88.80 and for other forest wildlife management projects; and

(11) necessary support services to carry out these purposes.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Bait harvest from infested waters. (a) ~~The~~ Taking of wild animals from infested waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph (b) and section 97C.341.

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(b) In waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish as defined in section 17.4982, subdivision 6, the taking of wild animals may be permitted for:

(1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according to a permit issued under section 84D.11, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; and

(2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian water milfoil, when the infested waters are designated solely because they contain Eurasian water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow traps not exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length.

(c) Equipment and gear authorized for minnow harvest in a designated infested water by permit issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other than waters specified in the permit.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 10. [84D.105] COMMERCIAL DOCK AND BOAT LIFT INSTALLERS; INVASIVE SPECIES TRAINING REQUIRED.

An individual installing or removing docks or boat lifts for a fee on more than one lake shall attend at least one hour of training during the previous 36 months on the identification and methods to prevent the spread of invasive species, if a training session is conducted within 50 miles of the individual's place of business and the cost does not exceed $10. A person conducting invasive species training of dock and boat lift installers, as provided in this section, must be approved for invasive species training by the commissioner. A person conducting invasive species training of dock and boat lift installers shall issue a certificate of training to an individual who attends invasive species training for at least one hour. The certificate shall include the name, address, and phone number of the person conducting the training, the location of the training, the date and time of the training, the name of the individual receiving the training, and the name of the business employing the installer, if applicable. An individual who is required to have training under this section shall have a valid certificate of training in possession while the individual is installing or removing docks or boat lifts.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.11, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a. Harvest of bait from infested waters. The commissioner may issue a permit to allow the harvest of bait:

(1) from waters that are designated as infested waters, except those designated because they contain prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish as defined in section 17.4982, subdivision 6; and

(2) from infested waters as allowed under section 97C.341, paragraph (c).

The permit shall include conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species. Before receiving a permit, a person annually must satisfactorily complete aquatic invasive species-related training provided by the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Criminal penalties. (a) A person who violates a provision of ~~section~~ sections 84D.06~~, 84D.07, 84D.08, or~~ to 84D.10, or a rule adopted under section 84D.12, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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(b) A person who possesses, transports, or introduces a prohibited invasive species in violation of section 84D.05 is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who imports, purchases, sells, or propagates a prohibited invasive species in violation of section 84D.05 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(c) A person who refuses to obey an order of a peace officer or conservation officer to remove prohibited invasive species or aquatic macrophytes from any watercraft, trailer, or plant harvesting equipment is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.015, subdivision 52, is amended to read:

Subd. 52. Unprotected birds. "Unprotected birds" means English sparrow, blackbird, starling, magpie, cormorant, common pigeon, Eurasian collared dove, chukar partridge, quail other than bobwhite quail, and mute swan.

Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:

Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight subcommittees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint subcommittees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information; and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following subcommittees, each comprised of at least three affected persons:

(1) a Fisheries Operations Subcommittee to review fisheries funding, excluding activities related to trout and salmon stamp and walleye stamp funding;

(2) a Wildlife Operations Subcommittee to review wildlife funding, excluding activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management funding and excluding review of the amounts available under section 97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c);

(3) a Big Game Subcommittee to review the report required in subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (2);

(4) an Ecological Resources Subcommittee to review ecological services funding;

(5) a subcommittee to review game and fish fund funding of enforcement and operations support;

(6) a subcommittee to review the trout and salmon stamp report and address funding issues related to trout and salmon;

(7) a subcommittee to review the report on the migratory waterfowl stamp and address funding issues related to migratory waterfowl;

(8) a subcommittee to review the report on the pheasant stamp and address funding issues related to pheasants;

(9) a subcommittee to review the report on the wild turkey management account and address funding issues related to wild turkeys; ~~and~~

(10) a subcommittee to review the walleye stamp and address funding issues related to walleye stocking; and

(11) a subcommittee to review trapping license revenue and expenditures and trapping issues.

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(c) The chairs of each of the subcommittees shall form a Budgetary Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the subcommittee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; provide a forum to address issues that transcend the subcommittees; and submit a report for any subcommittee that fails to submit its report in a timely manner.

(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over natural resources finance.

(e) Each subcommittee shall choose its own chair, except that the chair of the Budgetary Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of any of the subcommittees.

(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee must make recommendations to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.

(g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the Budgetary Oversight Committee and subcommittees do not expire until June 30, ~~2010~~ 2011.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.101, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Fishing may not be restricted. Seasons or methods of taking fish other than minnows may not be restricted under this section.

Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Acquisition procedure. (a) Lands purchased or leased under this section must be acquired in accordance with this subdivision.

(b) The commissioner must notify the county board and the town officers where the land is located and furnish them a description of the land to be acquired. The county board must approve or disapprove the proposed acquisition within 90 days after being notified. The commissioner may extend the time up to 30 days. The soil and water conservation district supervisors shall counsel the county board on drainage and flood control and the best utilization and capability of the land.

(d) If the county board disapproves the acquisition, it must state valid reasons. The commissioner may not purchase or lease the land if the county board disapproves the acquisition and states its reasons within the prescribed time period. The landowner or the commissioner may appeal the disapproval to the district court having jurisdiction where the land is located.

(e) For acquisitions north of U.S. Highway 2, the commissioner or the owner of the land may submit the proposed acquisition to the Land Exchange Board if: (1) the county board does not give reason for disapproval, or does not approve or disapprove the acquisition within the prescribed time period; or (2) the court finds that the disapproval is arbitrary and capricious, or that the reasons stated for disapproval are invalid.

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(f) For acquisitions south of U.S. Highway 2, the commissioner or the owner of the land may submit the proposed acquisition to the Land Exchange Board if: (1) the county board does not give reason for disapproval, or does not approve or disapprove the acquisition within the prescribed time period; or (2) the commissioner or the owner finds that the disapproval is arbitrary and capricious, that the reasons stated for disapproval are invalid, or that the acquisition is in the public interest.

~~(f)~~ (g) The Land Exchange Board must conduct a hearing and make a decision on the acquisition within 60 days after receiving the proposal. The Land Exchange Board must give notice of the hearing to the county board, the commissioner, the landowner, and other interested parties. The Land Exchange Board must consider the interests of the county, the state, and the landowner in determining whether the acquisition is in the public interest. If a majority of the Land Exchange Board members approves the acquisition, the commissioner may acquire the land. If a majority disapproves, the commissioner may not purchase or lease the land.

Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Refunds. (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not including any issuing fees paid under section 97A.485, subdivision 6, if the request is received within 90 days of the original license purchase and:

(1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner;

(2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner; or

(3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error.; or

(4) the licensee was not legally required to purchase the license to participate in the activity.

(b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.

Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.331, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Taking and possessing big game out of season. (a) A person that takes or illegally possesses big game during the closed season is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. The restitution value for a trophy deer taken or illegally possessed during the closed season is according to paragraphs (b) to (d).

(b) The restitution value for trophy deer shall be determined based on the animal's trophy score. The trophy score for deer shall be determined using the scoring system developed by the Boone and Crockett Club.

(1) 135 or over and less than 160, $2,000;

(2) 160 or over and less than 180, $3,000;

(3) 180 or over and less than 200, $4,000; and

(4) 200 or over, $5,000.

(d) For nontypical trophy deer, the following restitution values, based on the Boone and Crockett Club score, are:

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(1) 160 or over and less than 185, $2,000;

(2) 185 or over and less than 205, $3,000;

(3) 205 or over and less than 225, $4,000; and

(4) 225 or over, $5,000.

Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.331, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 4b. Hunting big game while under revocation. Notwithstanding section 97A.421, subdivision 7, a person who takes big game during the time the person is prohibited from obtaining a license to take big game under section 97A.421 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.345, is amended to read:

97A.345 RESTITUTION VALUE OF WILD ANIMALS.

(a) Except for trophy deer restitution values provided under section 97A.331, subdivision 4, the commissioner may, by rules adopted under chapter 14, prescribe the dollar value to the state of species of wild animals. The value may reflect the value to other persons to legally take the wild animal, the replacement cost, or the intrinsic value to the state of the wild animals. Species of wild animals with similar values may be grouped together.

(b) The value of a wild animal under the rules adopted by the commissioner is prima facie evidence of a wild animal's value under section 97A.341.

(c) The commissioner shall report annually to the legislature the amount of restitution collected under section 97A.341 and the manner in which the funds were expended.

Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.421, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:

Subd. 4a. Suspension for failure to appear in court or pay a fine or surcharge. When a court reports to the commissioner that a person (1) has failed to appear in court ~~under the summons issued~~ in response to a notice to appear or fails to comply with other orders of the court regarding the appearance or proceedings for a violation of the game and fish laws or (2) has been convicted of violating a provision of the game and fish laws, has been sentenced to the payment of a fine or had a surcharge levied against them, and refused or failed to comply with that sentence or to pay the fine or surcharge, the commissioner shall suspend the game and fish license and permit privileges of the person until notified by the court that the person has appeared in court under clause (1) or that any fine or surcharge due the court has been paid under clause (2).

Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.433, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5. Mandatory separate selection. The commissioner must conduct a separate selection for 20 percent of the elk licenses to be issued each year. Only individuals who have applied at least ten times for an elk license and who have never received a license are eligible for this separate selection.

Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. ~~Number of licenses to be issued~~ License issuance. The commissioner shall include in ~~a rule setting the dates for a turkey season the number of licenses to be issued~~ rules setting turkey seasons the methods for issuing licenses for those seasons.

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Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.445, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a. Angling in a state park. (a) A resident may take fish by angling without an angling license:

(1) when shore fishing or wading on state-owned land within a state park.; or

(2) when angling from a boat or float~~, this subdivision applies only to those~~ or through the ice on water bodies completely encompassed within the statutory boundary of the state park.

(b) The exemption from an angling license does not apply to waters where a trout stamp is required.

Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Residents under age 16 18; fishing. (a) A resident under the age of 16 18 years may take fish without a license.

(b) A resident under the age of 16 18 may net ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption without the license required under section 97A.475, subdivision 13. A resident netting ciscoes and whitefish under this paragraph must follow all other applicable requirements for netting ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2011.

Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.502, is amended to read:

97A.502 DEER KILLED BY MOTOR VEHICLES.

(a) Deer killed by a motor vehicle on a public road must be removed by the road authority, as defined by section 160.02, subdivision 25, unless the driver of the motor vehicle is allowed to possess the deer under paragraph (b). The commissioner of natural resources must provide to all road authorities standard forms for statistical purposes and the tracking of wild animals.

(b) The driver of a motor vehicle that has collided with and killed a deer on a public road has priority for a possession permit for the entire deer if the facts indicate that the deer was not taken illegally.

Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.535, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a. Quartering of deer allowed. A deer that has been tagged as required in subdivision 1 may be quartered at the site of the kill. The animal's head or genitalia must remain attached to one of the quarters. When male deer are taken in a lottery deer area or areas with antler point restrictions, the animal's head must remain attached to one of the quarters. The quarters must be presented together for registration under subdivision 2 and must remain together until the deer is processed for storage.

Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.545, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Birds must be in undressed condition; exceptions. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person may ship or otherwise transport game birds in an undressed condition only.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the birds being shipped or otherwise transported:

(1) were taken on a shooting preserve and are marked or identified in accordance with section 97A.121, subdivision 5;

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(2) were taken, dressed, and lawfully shipped or otherwise transported in another state; or

(3) are migratory game birds that were lawfully tagged and packed by a federally permitted migratory bird preservation facility.; or

(4) are doves shipped or transported in accordance with federal law.

Sec. 29. [97B.0215] PARENT OR GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITY; VIOLATION.

A parent or guardian may not knowingly direct, allow, or permit a person under the age of 18 to hunt without the required license, permit, training, or certification, or in violation of the game and fish laws.

Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Apprentice hunter validation requirements. A resident born after December 31, 1979, who is age 12 13 or ~~older~~ over and who does not possess a hunter education firearms safety certificate may be issued an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter validation is valid for only ~~one~~ two license ~~year~~ years in a lifetime. An individual in possession of an apprentice hunter validation may hunt small game ~~and~~, deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult licensed to hunt in Minnesota whose license was not obtained using an apprentice hunter validation. An apprentice hunter validation holder must obtain all required licenses and stamps.

Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Scopes; visually impaired hunters. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a visual impairment. The scope may not have magnification capabilities.

(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in writing by (1) a licensed physician, or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist,; or (3) a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from the physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.

(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist.

(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting under the special permit.

(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.

(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.045, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 4. Exception for livestock producers taking predators. The restrictions in subdivision 1 do not apply to a livestock producer or producer's employee while taking unprotected wild animals or predatory domestic dogs on the person's farm when experiencing predatory loss of livestock from wild animal or domestic dog predation and the firearm does not have a round in the chamber while the person is in the motor vehicle.

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Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Hunting from vehicle by disabled hunters. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from a stationary motor vehicle to a person who obtains the required licenses and who has a permanent physical disability that is more substantial than discomfort from walking. The permit recipient must be:

(1) unable to step from a vehicle without aid of a wheelchair, crutches, braces, or other mechanical support or prosthetic device; or

(2) unable to walk any distance because of a permanent lung, heart, or other internal disease that requires the person to use supplemental oxygen to assist breathing.

(b) The permanent physical disability must be established by medical evidence verified in writing by a licensed physician or, chiropractor, or certified nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician. The commissioner may request additional information from the physician or chiropractor if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit. Notwithstanding section 97A.418, the commissioner may, in consultation with appropriate advocacy groups, establish reasonable minimum standards for permits to be issued under this section. In addition to providing the medical evidence of a permanent disability, the applicant must possess a valid disability parking certificate authorized by section 169.345 or license plates issued under section 168.021.

(c) A person issued a special permit under this subdivision and hunting deer may take a deer of either sex, except in those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no antlerless permits are offered. This subdivision does not authorize another member of a party to take an antlerless deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 3.

(d) A permit issued under this subdivision is valid for five years.

(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under this section for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.

(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making a false application for a permit under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. A physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, or chiropractor who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is permanently disabled as described in this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may issue a permit valid for the entire life of the applicant if the commissioner determines that there is no chance that an applicant will become ineligible for a permit under this section and the applicant requests a lifetime permit.

Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.075, is amended to read:

97B.075 HUNTING RESTRICTED BETWEEN EVENING AND MORNING.

(a) A person may not take protected wild animals, except raccoon and fox, with a firearm between the evening and morning times established by commissioner's rule, except as provided in this section.

(b) Big game may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until one-half hour after sunset.

(c) Except as otherwise prescribed by the commissioner on or before the Saturday nearest October 8, waterfowl may be taken from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset during the entire season prescribed by the commissioner. On the opening day of the duck season, shooting hours for migratory game birds, except woodcock and doves, begin at 9:00 a.m.

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Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Qualifications for crossbow permits. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to take big game, small game, or rough fish with a crossbow to a person that is unable to hunt or take rough fish by archery because of a permanent or temporary physical disability. A crossbow permit issued under this section also allows the permittee to use a bow with a mechanical device that draws, releases, or holds the bow at full draw as provided in section 97B.035, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

(b) To qualify for a crossbow permit under this section, a temporary disability must render the person unable to hunt or fish by archery for a minimum of two years after application for the permit is made. The permanent or temporary disability must be established by medical evidence, and the inability to hunt or fish by archery for the required period of time must be verified in writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; or (2) a licensed chiropractor. A person who has received a special permit under this section because of a permanent disability is eligible for subsequent special permits without providing medical evidence and verification of the disability.

Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Possession of firearms prohibited. (a) A person may not take deer by archery while in possession of a firearm.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a handgun carried in compliance with section 624.714.

Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.325, is amended to read:

97B.325 ~~DEER~~ BIG GAME STAND RESTRICTIONS.

A person may not take deer, elk, or moose from a constructed platform or other structure that is located within the right-of-way of an improved public highway or is higher than 16 feet above the ground. The height restriction does not apply on private property or to a portable stand that is chained, belted, clamped, or tied with rope.

Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.405, is amended to read:

97B.405 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF BEAR HUNTERS.

(a) The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may hunt bear in an area, if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters. The commissioner may establish, by rule, a method, including a drawing, to impartially select the hunters for an area. The commissioner shall give preference to hunters that have previously applied and have not been selected.

(b) In the case of a drawing, the commissioner shall allow a person to apply for a permit in more than one area at the same time and rank the person's choice of area.

(c) A person selected through a drawing must purchase a license by the Friday closest to July 31. Any remaining available licenses not purchased shall be issued beginning the following Wednesday to those who applied unsuccessfully. Any remaining available licenses not purchased by unsuccessful applicants may then be issued the following week beginning on Wednesday to any eligible person as prescribed by the commissioner on a first-come, first-served basis.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 39. [97B.4251] BAITING BEAR; USE OF DRUM.

Notwithstanding section 97B.425, a private landowner or person authorized by the private landowner may use a drum to bait bear on the person's private land. The drum must be securely chained or cabled to a tree so that it cannot be moved from the site by a bear and the drum may not include a mechanical device for dispensing feed. The drum must be marked with the name and address of the person who registered the bait site. For purposes of this section, "drum" means a 30 gallon or larger drum.

Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.515, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 4. Taking elk causing damage or nuisance. The commissioner may authorize the taking of elk that are causing damage or nuisance by licensed hunters from August 15 to March 1 under rules prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may issue licenses to hunters impartially selected from a list of elk hunt applicants who indicated on their application that they would be interested and available to respond to an elk damage or nuisance situation. Notwithstanding section 97A.433, subdivision 2, clause (2), a person receiving a license to hunt elk under this subdivision does not lose eligibility for future elk hunts.

Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.667, is amended to read:

97B.667 REMOVAL OF BEAVERS, BEAVER DAMS, AND LODGES BY ROAD AUTHORITIES.

When a drainage watercourse is impaired by a beaver dam and the water damages or threatens to damage a public road, the road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, may remove the impairment and any associated beaver lodge within 300 feet of the road. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the road authority may remove or kill or arrange to have removed or killed by any lawful means a beaver associated with the lodge. A road authority that kills or arranges to have killed a beaver under this section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Wildlife Division within ten days after the animal is killed. A road authority may, after consultation with the Wildlife Division and the Board of Water and Soil Resources, implement a local beaver control program designed to reduce the number of incidents of beaver interfering with or damaging a public road. The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking of beaver.

Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.711, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 4. Shooting grouse prohibited near motor vehicle. A person in the vicinity of a motor vehicle may not discharge a firearm or an arrow from a bow at a grouse, or at a decoy of a grouse placed by an enforcement officer, unless the person is at least ten feet from the vehicle and the vehicle's engine is shut off. This subdivision does not apply to a person with a disability permit issued under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.

Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.803, is amended to read:

97B.803 MIGRATORY WATERFOWL SEASONS AND LIMITS.

~~(a)~~ The commissioner shall prescribe seasons, limits, and areas for taking migratory waterfowl in accordance with federal law.

~~(b) The regular duck season may not open before the Saturday closest to October 1.~~

Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Seasons, limits, and other rules. The commissioner may, in accordance with the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, establish open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special management waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in

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the State Register, amend daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based on available harvest, angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the 1837 Ceded Territory in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa v. Minnesota, 119 S. Ct. 1187 (1999). The midseason adjustments in daily, possession, or size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public announcement, posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.087, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Application for tag. Application for special fish management tags must be accompanied by a $5, nonrefundable application fee for each tag. A person may not make more than one tag application each calendar year. If a person makes more than one application, the person is ineligible for a special fish management tag for that ~~season~~ calendar year after determination by the commissioner, without a hearing.

Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.205, is amended to read:

97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.

(a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish:

(1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections 17.4985 and 17.4986;

(2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 97C.081;

(3) is a minnow being transported under section 97C.505 or 97C.515;

(4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section 97C.821; or

(5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section or as prescribed for certifiable diseases under sections 17.46 to 17.4999.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate:

(1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and

(2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs.

(c) The commissioner must allow the possession of fish on special management or experimental waters to be prepared as a meal on the ice or on the shore of that water body if the fish:

(1) were lawfully taken;

(2) have been packaged by a licensed fish packer; and

(3) do not otherwise exceed the statewide possession limits.

(d) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must:

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(1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters;

(2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary equipment; and

(3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization operating the rearing pond.

(e) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, yellow, and brown bullheads taken by angling, except as otherwise ordered by the commissioner upon documentation of an emergency fish disease in Minnesota waters, as defined in section 17.4982, subdivision 9. No more than four of each species may be transported at any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches in total length. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prohibit transportation of live fish under this paragraph to help prevent spread of an emergency fish disease documented to occur in Minnesota waters. The order is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Lines. (a) An angler may not use more than one line except as provided in paragraph (b), and:

(1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; and

(2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas designated by the commissioner in Lake Superior.

(b) During the open water period, an angler may use two lines if the angler purchases a second line endorsement for $10 and the endorsement is purchased with the angling license. An angler with a two-line endorsement is prohibited from the use of two lines on experimental or special management waters that have reduced limits for any species that are not based on size. Daily and possession limits during the open water season for fish taken by a person with a two-line endorsement are one-half the daily and possession limits for the corresponding fish taken under a standard angling license, rounded down to the next whole number, if necessary. By March 1, 2011, the commissioner shall provide for public education on the availability of and restrictions under a two-line endorsement.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2011.

Sec. 48. [97C.338] TRANSPORTATION AND BAIT USE OF LARGE BULLHEADS AND WHITE SUCKERS.

Subdivision 1. Large bullheads. (a) Notwithstanding section 97C.205, paragraph (a), up to 100 bullheads that are greater than seven inches and equal to or less than ten inches in length may be taken, possessed, transported, and held for use as live bait as provided in this section.

(b) Bullheads taken under this section may be taken from the wild by:

(1) angling;

(2) dip net; or

(3) seines used as authorized for noncommercial taking of minnows under sections 97C.505 and 97C.511, subdivision 1, and as prescribed by the commissioner.

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(c) Bullheads taken and possessed under this section count towards the daily and possession limits for bullheads prescribed by the commissioner.

(d) Bullheads taken and possessed under this section must be transported in a container with a locking lid or other device to prevent escape, and live bullheads may not be released into the wild.

(e) A person transporting or holding bullheads under this section must allow inspection of the bullheads by the commissioner at any time.

(f) A person may not transport live bullheads taken or possessed under this section across the Minnesota state border without an appropriate commercial license and transportation permit.

Subd. 2. Bullhead transportation north of State Highway 210. Live bullheads, regardless of size, may not be transported north of State Highway 210 except under an appropriate commercial fishing, aquatic farm, private hatchery, or minnow dealer license or as specifically authorized by permit.

Subd. 3. Large white suckers. Notwithstanding section 97C.205, paragraph (a), white suckers that are over 12 inches in length and have been legally purchased from a licensed commercial vendor may be transported alive if the person transporting them has in personal possession a valid sales receipt from the vendor. To be valid, the sales receipt must:

(1) show the number of fish purchased;

(2) show the date and time of the purchase; and

(3) have a date and time of purchase that is not more than 96 hours prior to the time the suckers are being transported.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97C.341, is amended to read:

97C.341 CERTAIN AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.

(a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game fish, goldfish, or carp for bait. The commissioner may authorize use of game fish eggs as bait and prescribe restrictions on their use.

(b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present, except as provided in paragraph (c). For purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic worms, amphibians, invertebrates, and insects used for ~~angling~~ taking wild animals.

(1) fresh or frozen bait on Lake Superior; or

(2) bait that has been processed to inactivate viral hemorrhagic septicemia in a manner prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by angling are as follows:

(1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to the last Sunday in February;

(2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31;

(3) for the winter season for lake trout on all lakes located outside or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from January 15 to March 31;

(4) for the winter season for lake trout on all lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from January 1 to March 31;

(5) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section 97C.415, subdivision 2;

(6) for the winter season for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake on all lakes, from January 15 to March 31; and

(7) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.

(b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are spawning and closing the season will protect the resource.

(c) The commissioner shall close the season for taking smallmouth bass until the Monday following the third Sunday in June each year in the following areas:

(1) that part of the Rum River from the city of Anoka dam to the confluence with the Mississippi River;

(2) that part of Elm Creek below the Mill Pond Falls to the confluence with the Mississippi River;

(3) that part of the Mississippi River within 100 yards both upstream and downstream of the shoreline of Elm Creek at its confluence with the Mississippi River; and

(4) that part of the Mississippi River from the Coon Rapids Dam to State Highway No. 610.

Sec. 51. [348.125] COYOTE CONFLICT MANAGEMENT OPTION.

A county or town board may, by resolution, offer a bounty for the taking of coyotes (Canis latrans) by all legal methods. The resolution may be made applicable to the whole or any part of the county or town. The bounty must apply during the months specified in the resolution and be in an amount determined by the board.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 52. ZONE 3 DEER SEASON AND RESTRICTIONS; 2010.

For the 2010 deer season, notwithstanding rules of the commissioner of natural resources under Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.311, paragraph (a), the commissioner shall allow a nine-day early A season in Zone 3 beginning the Saturday nearest November 6 and a nine-day late B season in Zone 3 beginning the Saturday nearest November 20. Zone 3 is defined in rules of the Department of Natural Resources. The penalty provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.301, apply to specific restrictions under this section.

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Sec. 53. LAKE FLORIDA FISHING RESTRICTIONS.

The commissioner shall prohibit fishing on Lake Florida in the area surrounding the outlet and carp trap one month prior to the open season for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass, as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1).

Sec. 54. SPECIAL REGULATIONS; FISH LAKE RESERVOIR; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

By March 1, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall adopt special regulations for Fish Lake Reservoir in St. Louis County under Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.005. The special regulations shall be effective beginning with the 2011 fishing season.

Sec. 55. RULEMAKING; SPEARING ON CASS LAKE.

The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subpart 69, to allow a person to take fish by spearing on Cass Lake and provide for double the restitution rate under current rules for muskellunge taken illegally on Cass Lake. A person taking muskellunge by spear on Cass Lake is subject to Minnesota Statutes, sections 97A.420 and 97A.421, subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), clause (2). The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.

Sec. 56. INCIDENTAL TAKINGS REPORT.

By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall report to the legislative natural resource policy committees on a process for reporting and tagging muskrat or otter incidentally taken in a beaver trap during the beaver season.

Sec. 57. PILOT WALK-IN PUBLIC ACCESS PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.

(a) $1,400,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the commissioner of natural resources for a two-year pilot walk-in public access program. The commissioner shall work with the Board of Water and Soil Resources and other interested persons to design a pilot program. The commissioner shall pursue additional funding and coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture. The commissioner shall contract with landowners at locations within the agricultural areas of the state for recreational access on lands containing at least 40 contiguous acres of game habitat. At a minimum, all of the locations must be open to the public for taking game during prescribed seasons from September 1 to the end of the small game season each year. Land under contract pursuant to this section shall be treated the same as land made available without charge for recreational purposes under Minnesota Statutes, sections 604A.20 to 604A.27. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2012.

(b) By February 15, 2011, the commissioner shall provide a progress report to the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over natural resources policy and budget on the pilot walk-in public access program. The report shall include:

(1) the number of acres and location of each pilot walk-in public access contract;

(2) information on landowner acceptance of the program;

(3) information on the design of the program, including payments for landowner contracts and other criteria for the program;

(4) a copy of the landowner contract used for the pilot program;

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(5) potential concerns raised by interested parties regarding a walk-in public access program, including:

(i) concerns from adjacent landowners and options for addressing those concerns; and

(ii) potential concerns from landowners that may participate, including property damage, and options for addressing those concerns;

(6) a proposed source of revenue for continuation of the program and the leverage of federal funds; and

(7) habitat criteria for the public access walk-in contracts, including any recommendations on use of money from other sources for restoration and enhancement of the walk-in access sites.

Sec. 58. REPEALER.

(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.942, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97B.511; and 97B.515, subdivision 3, are repealed.

(b) Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97C.346, is repealed.

ARTICLE 2

NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 86B.101, is amended to read:

86B.101 WATERCRAFT SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1. Safety and education program. The commissioner shall continue and expand the comprehensive ~~boat~~ watercraft safety and education program. The commissioner shall cooperate with ~~boaters~~ watercraft owners, governmental subdivisions, state agencies, other states, and the federal government in the operation of the program.

Subd. 2. Youth watercraft safety and education course. (a) The commissioner shall establish an educational course and a testing program for personal watercraft and watercraft operators and for persons age 12 or older but younger than age 18 required to take the watercraft safety and education course. The course shall have an invasive species component that includes the identification of invasive species and invasive species control requirements. The commissioner shall prescribe a written test as part of the course. A personal watercraft educational course and testing program that emphasizes safe and legal operation must be required for persons age 13 or older but younger than age 18 operating personal watercraft.

(b) The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person age 12 or older but younger than age 18 who successfully completes the educational program and the written test.

Subd. 3. Operator's permit. The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person who successfully qualifies for a watercraft operator's permit under the ~~boat~~ watercraft safety and education program.

Subd. 4. ~~Boat~~ Watercraft safety and education program; reciprocity with other states. The commissioner may enter into reciprocity agreements or otherwise certify ~~boat~~ watercraft safety and education programs from other states that are substantially similar to in-state programs. The commissioner shall issue a watercraft operator's permit to a person who provides proof of completion of a program subject to a reciprocity agreement or certified as substantially similar.

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Sec. 2. REPORT ON PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES FOR STATE NATURAL RESOURCE LANDS.

By October 1, 2010, the commissioner of natural resources, after consultation with the commissioners of revenue and management and budget, shall use a stakeholder process that includes representatives from affected local units of government and other interested parties and shall report to the senate and house of representatives natural resources and tax policy and finance committees and divisions with recommended changes to payment in lieu of taxes for natural resource lands under Minnesota Statutes, sections 97A.061 and 477A.11 to 477A.145. The report shall include an analysis of the current payment and distribution system, and any recommended changes to:

(1) the purpose of the payment system and the criteria for payments;

(2) the rate of payments for specific classes of natural resource lands; and

(3) the formula for distribution of the payments to local units of government.

ARTICLE 3

STATE LANDS

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0272, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Stream easements. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commissioner may acquire permanent stream easements for angler access, fish management, and habitat work for a onetime payment based on a value attributed to both the stream and the easement corridor. The payment shall equal:

(1) the per linear foot of stream within the easement corridor times $5; plus

(2) the easement corridor acres times the estimated market value.

(b) The estimated market value is equal to:

(1) the ~~total farm market value plus the timberlands value~~ agricultural market value plus the rural vacant market value plus the managed forest market value; divided by

(2) the acres of ~~deeded farmland plus the acres of timber~~ agricultural land plus the rural vacant land plus the managed forest land.

(c) The ~~total farm market value, timberlands value, acres of deeded farmland, and acres of timber~~ agricultural market value, rural vacant market value, and managed forest market value or equivalent are determined from data collected by the Department of Revenue during its annual spring mini abstract survey. If the Department of Revenue changes its property type groups for its annual spring mini abstract survey, the agricultural market value, the rural vacant market value, and the managed forest market value shall be determined by the commissioner from data collected by the Department of Revenue in a manner that provides the most reasonable substitute for the market values as presently reported. The commissioner must use the most recent available data for the city or township within which the easement corridor is located.

(d) The commissioner shall periodically review the easement payment rates under this subdivision to determine whether the stream easement payments reflect current shoreland market values. If the commissioner determines that the easements do not reflect current shoreland market values, the commissioner shall report to the senate and house of representatives natural resources policy committees with recommendations for changes to this subdivision that are necessary for the stream easement payment rates to reflect current shoreland market values. The recommendations may include an adjustment to the dollar amount in paragraph (a), clause (1).

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.012, subdivision 40, is amended to read:

Subd. 40. McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis ~~County~~ and Itasca Counties, which is hereby renamed from McCarthy Beach Memorial State Park.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1a. Boundaries designated. The commissioner of natural resources may acquire by gift or purchase land or interests in land adjacent to a state forest. The commissioner shall propose legislation to change the boundaries of established state forests for the acquisition of land adjacent to the state forests, provided that the lands meet the definition of forest land as defined in section 89.001, subdivision 4.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.032, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Acquisition for state forests. The commissioner may acquire lands or interest in lands for state forest purposes. The land or interests in land may be subject to mineral reservations.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 94.342, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 7. Exception for riparian land in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, any state-owned riparian land within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness may be given in exchange for nonriparian land outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Sec. 6. Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:

Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of natural resources shall sell to the city of Wayzata the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) ~~upon verification that the city has acquired the adjacent parcel, currently occupied by a gas station~~.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land described in paragraph (c) to the city of Wayzata, for up to $75,000 plus transaction costs, but the conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for a public road and reverts to the state if the city of Wayzata fails to provide for public use of the land as a road or abandons the public use of the land.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: Tract F, Registered Land Survey No. 1168.

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the city of Wayzata.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 4, section 9, is amended to read:

Sec. 9. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; CLEARWATER COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

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(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe for ~~less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner~~ $1, but the conveyance must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the band fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. The conveyance may reserve an easement for ingress and egress.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described as: the West 400 feet of the South 750 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 31, Township 145 North, Range 38 West, containing 6.89 acres, more or less.

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land and building are no longer needed for natural resource purposes.

Sec. 8. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.

Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 19.] Forestville Mystery Cave State Park, Fillmore County. The following areas are added to Forestville Mystery Cave State Park, all in Fillmore County:

(1) commencing at the northeast corner of Section 14, Township 102 North, Range 12 West; thence West 1,608.8 feet; thence South 2 degrees 50 minutes West 1,260.4 feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West 656 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West 541.4 feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West 302.7 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West 347.1 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East 132 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West 496 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East 495 feet; thence South 54 degrees East 990 feet; thence South 39 degrees East 295 feet; thence South 84 degrees East 594 feet; thence South 64 degrees East 148.5 feet; thence South 66 degrees East 462 feet; thence North 0 degrees 45 minutes East 3763 feet to beginning;

(2) that part of the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 102 North, Range 12 West, lying North of the south bank of the North Branch Creek, also known as Forestville Creek. Said parcel of real estate being more fully described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of Section 14, proceed West, a distance of 1,608.8 feet; thence South 2 degrees 50 minutes West a distance of 1,260.4 feet; thence North 89 degrees 57 minutes West, a distance of 656 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West, a distance of 541.4 feet to the beginning corner. From the point of beginning, continue North 89 degrees 57 minutes West, a distance of 302.7 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West a distance of 347.1 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East, a distance of 132 feet; thence South 0 degrees 39 minutes West, a distance of 496 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58 minutes East a distance of 363 feet; thence South 54 degrees East 990 feet; thence South 39 degrees East 295 feet; thence South 84 degrees East 594 feet; thence South 64 degrees East 148.5 feet; thence South 66 degrees East 462 feet, to the section line; thence North on the section line, a distance of 1,783 feet; thence North 85 degrees 34 minutes West a distance of 2,340.2 feet to the beginning corner;

(3) the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota, except the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter, and also except that part thereof lying West of the center of County Road No. 12;

(4) that part of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota, lying northerly and easterly of the following described line: commencing at a point 288.4 feet North of the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 23; thence North 132 feet, to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence East 1,800 feet, to the center of river; thence South 6 degrees East 133 feet to intersect the hereinafter described Line X; thence easterly along said Line X to the hereinafter described Point A; thence South, parallel with the west line of said Southwest Quarter to the south line of said North Half of said Southwest Quarter and said line there terminating. Said Line X and Point A being described as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 23; thence running North 4.37 chains; thence East, along a line referred to as Line X in the above description, a distance of 27.25 chains to a point referred to as Point A in the above description;

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(5) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota; and

(6) the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 102, Range 12, Fillmore County, Minnesota, except the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Southeast Quarter.

Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 31.] Judge C. R. Magney State Park, Cook County. The following areas are added to Judge C. R. Magney State Park, all in Cook County: the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 5, Township 62 North, Range 3 East.

Subd. 3. [85.012] [Subd. 54.] Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County. The following areas are added to Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, all in Lake County: the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all in Section 32, Township 55 North, Range 8 West.

Subd. 4. [85.012] [Subd. 55a.] Tettegouche State Park, Lake County. The following areas are added to Tettegouche State Park:

(1) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 15, Township 56, Range 7, Lake County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the quarter corner between said Section 15 and Section 22, Township 56, Range 7; thence East, along the section line between said Sections 15 and 22, a distance of 503.0 feet; thence northeasterly, deflecting to the left 75 degrees 00 minutes a distance of 425.0 feet, to a point designated by a two-inch iron pipe, being the point of beginning; thence northwesterly, to a point on the west line of said Lot 2 distant approximately 970.0 feet North of said quarter corner between Sections 15 and 22; thence North along said west line to the northwest corner of said Lot 2; thence East, along the north line of said Lot 2, approximately 240.0 feet; thence in a southeasterly direction to a point on the east side of a point of rocks projecting into Lake Superior, being marked by an X; thence in a southwesterly direction, along the shore of said Lake Superior to the point of beginning. (X mark on rock being in line making a deflection angle of 45 degrees 51 minutes to the left with the east-west section line from a point on the section line 503.0 feet East of the quarter corner between said Sections 15 and 22 and being approximately 830 feet from said point on said section line.); and

(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 56, Range 7, Lake County, Minnesota.

Sec. 9. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.

Subdivision 1. [85.012] [Subd. 1a.] Afton State Park, Washington County. The following area is deleted from Afton State Park: all that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 27, Range 20, Washington County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of ALPS ESTATES.

Subd. 2. [85.012] [Subd. 14.] Crow Wing State Park, Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison Counties. The following areas are deleted from Crow Wing State Park:

(1) all that part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 24, Township 44, Range 32, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of RED RIVER TRAIL; and

(2) all that part of Government Lot 7, Section 24, Township 44, Range 32, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of LOGGER RUN.

Subd. 3. [85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County. The following area is deleted from Frontenac State Park: that part of the Southeast Quarter, Section 11, Township 112 North, Range 13 West, being described as BLOCK P, GARRARD'S SOUTH EXTENSION TO FRONTENAC according to the plat on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota, including any portions of vacated roadway which have attached thereto.

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Subd. 4. [85.012] [Subd. 26.] Hayes Lake State Park, Roseau County. The following area is deleted from Hayes Lake State Park: the West 45.00 feet of the North 160.7 feet of the South 263.58 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 160, Range 38, Roseau County, Minnesota.

Subd. 5. [85.012] [Subd. 40.] McCarthy Beach State Park, St. Louis and Itasca Counties. The following area is deleted from McCarthy Beach State Park in Itasca County: all that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 1, Township 60 North, Range 22 West, embraced within the recorded plat of "TRUST," as depicted thereon.

Subd. 6. [85.012] [Subd. 41.] Maplewood State Park, Otter Tail County. The following areas are deleted from Maplewood State Park:

(1) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of South Lida Shores, according to the recorded plat thereof;

(2) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, embraced within the recorded plat of Greens Isle View Addition, according to the recorded plat thereof;

(3) that part of Government Lot 4, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at a point located by running West 401 feet from the northeast corner of said Government Lot 4 in Section 9; thence South 47 degrees 10 minutes West 100 feet; thence South 52 degrees 19 minutes West along the lakeshore of Lake Lida a distance of 50 feet; thence South 42 degrees 50 minutes East 200 feet; thence North 52 degrees 19 minutes East 50 feet; thence North 42 degrees 50 minutes West 100 feet; thence North 47 degrees 10 minutes East 100 feet; thence North 42 degrees 50 minutes West, 100 feet to the point of beginning;

(4) that part of Government Lot 5, Section 9, Township 135, Range 42, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the northeast corner of Government Lot 4 in said Section 9; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the north line of said Government Lot 4, a distance of 130 feet, to intersect the shore of South Lida Lake, said point of intersection being the point of beginning of the tract of land to be described; thence return on a bearing of East, a distance of 130 feet, to said northeast corner of Government Lot 4; thence North 03 degrees 46 minutes 00 seconds West 224.40 feet, along the centerline of a township road; thence North 08 degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds East 346.60 feet along said centerline; thence North 81 degrees 14 minutes 00 seconds West 34.00 feet to the westerly line of said township road; thence North 08 degrees 31 minutes 00 seconds East along said westerly line 125.00 feet; thence North 36 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds West 230.00 feet; thence South 71 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds West 93.00 feet, more or less to the easterly shoreline of South Lida Lake; thence southeasterly along said shoreline to the point of beginning; and

(5) that part of Government Lot 2, Section 33, Township 136, Range 42, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 33; thence on an assumed bearing of West, along the east-west quarter line of said Section 33, a distance of 3,994.0 feet; thence North 25 degrees East, a distance of 308.3 feet to the southwesterly right-of-way line of a public highway; thence North 40 degrees 00 minutes West, a distance of 169.0 feet, along said right-of-way; thence South 74 degrees 43 minutes West, a distance of 70.0 feet, more or less, to the shore of South Lida Lake; thence southwesterly, along said shoreline to the south line of said Government Lot 2; thence on a bearing of East, along the south line of said Government Lot 2, also being said east-west quarter line to the point of beginning.

Subd. 7. [85.012] [Subd. 54.] Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, Lake County. The following area is deleted from Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 31, Township 55 North, Range 8 West, Lake County.

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Sec. 10. ADDITIONS TO STATE FORESTS.

[89.021] [Subd. 32.] Lyons State Forest. The following area is added to the Lyons State Forest: Section 16, Township 135 North, Range 32 West, Cass County.

Sec. 11. LAKE COUNTY LAND EXCHANGE.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 85.012, subdivision 1, the commissioner of natural resources shall compensate Lake County or exchange state land of substantially equal value for any tax-forfeited land administered by Lake County encompassed by the boundary change effected under section 8, subdivision 3.

Sec. 12. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ANTICIPATED SAVINGS TO GENERAL FUND.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may offer and sell surplus land at public sale for not less than 75 percent of the estimated or appraised value of the land or for not less than 75 percent of the minimum sale price prescribed in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.10, provided the land is being sold to meet the requirements of Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 73, and Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 59.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section expires June 30, 2011.

Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ANOKA COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale to a political subdivision the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Anoka County and is described as: the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 22 West, Anoka County, Minnesota, containing 80 acres, more or less.

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a political subdivision. A political subdivision would like to use this parcel as a wetland mitigation site.

(e) This sale is the result of the intent expressed by the city of Columbus and Anoka County to allow the commissioner of natural resources to replace the approximately 80 acres of land with land adjacent to the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area from willing sellers as identified in the November 19, 2007, Department of Natural Resources' land acquisition plan.

Sec. 14. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must include a reservation of perpetual road easements described in paragraph (c) to the state for ingress and egress for constructing, repairing, maintaining, and operating an adjacent northern pike spawning and rearing area.

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(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Government Lot 1, Section 21, Township 146 North, Range 31 West, bounded by the water's edge of Cass Lake and the following described lines: Commencing at the southwest corner of said section, thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 691.2 feet on and along the west line of said section to the point of beginning; thence South 58 degrees 27 minutes East, 177.64 feet; thence South 65 degrees 00 minutes East, 162.35 feet; thence North 52 degrees 07 minutes East, 175.70 feet; thence North 86 degrees 05 minutes East, 232.35 feet; thence South 41 degrees 50 minutes East, 186.35 feet; thence South 25 degrees 59 minutes East, 122.0 feet; thence South 33 degrees 47 minutes West, 176.13 feet; thence South 26 degrees 31 minutes West, 157.26 feet; thence South 50 degrees 19 minutes East, 142.34 feet; thence North 88 degrees 05 minutes East, 66.15 feet to point "A"; thence North 67 degrees 06 minutes East, 442.0 feet; thence North 76 degrees 24 minutes East, 113.86 feet; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 88.96 feet to point "B"; thence South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 138 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of Cass Lake and there terminating. And from the point of beginning; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 630.92 feet on and along the west line of said Section 21; thence South 75 degrees 27 minutes East, 206.01 feet; thence South 35 degrees 36 minutes East, 210.68 feet; thence South 37 degrees 07 minutes East, 230.53 feet; thence South 51 degrees 18 minutes East, 124.95 feet; thence North 55 degrees 37 minutes East, 156.60 feet; thence South 48 degrees 10 minutes East, 120.58 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes East, 197.76 feet; thence South 68 degrees 28 minutes East, 195.0 feet; thence South 38 degrees 25 minutes East, 162.17 feet; thence South 56 degrees 38 minutes East, 410.58 feet; thence South 31 degrees 06 minutes West, 203.30 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 14.84 feet; thence South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 133 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of Cass Lake and there terminating. Including all riparian rights to the contained 18.0 acres, more or less and subject to all existing easements.

Subject to a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across the following described land in Government Lot 1 of said section described as follows: Beginning at point "B," said point being on the southerly boundary of the above described tract; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 20.2 feet; thence South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 33.33 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 20.2 feet; thence North 17 degrees 17 minutes West, 33.33 feet to point "B" and the point of beginning.

Except that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 21, Township 146 North, Range 31 West, described as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 21; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 1,322.12 feet along the west line of said Section 21; thence South 75 degrees 27 minutes East, 206.01 feet; thence South 35 degrees 36 minutes East, 210.68 feet; thence South 37 degrees 07 minutes East, 230.53 feet; thence South 51 degrees 18 minutes East, 124.95 feet; thence North 55 degrees 37 minutes East, 156.60 feet; thence South 48 degrees 10 minutes East, 120.58 feet; thence South 89 degrees 59 minutes East, 197.76 feet; thence South 68 degrees 28 minutes East, 195.0 feet; thence South 38 degrees 25 minutes East, 162.17 feet; thence South 56 degrees 38 minutes East, 383.52 feet, to the point of beginning; thence South 56 degrees 38 minutes East, 27.06 feet; thence South 31 degrees 06 minutes West, 203.30 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 2.52 feet; thence North 15 degrees 31 minutes West, 46.80 feet; thence North 32 degrees 31 minutes East, 18.96 feet; thence North 59 degrees 39 minutes East, 58.56 feet; thence North 20 degrees 23 minutes East, 105.29 feet to the point of beginning; containing 0.1 acres.

Together with a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said section being a strip of land 33 feet wide, lying 16.5 feet on each side of the following described lines: Commencing at the southwest corner of said Section 21; thence North 00 degrees 07 minutes West, 656.4 feet on and along the west line of said section to the point of beginning; thence South 42 degrees 51 minutes East, 52.16 feet; thence South 70 degrees 04 minutes East, 214.3 feet; thence South 37 degrees 58 minutes East, 219.4 feet; thence South 49 degrees 02 minutes East, 252.6 feet; thence South 45 degrees 15 minutes East, 152.5 feet; thence South 50 degrees 19 minutes East, 119.9 feet, to the south line of Section 21 and there terminating.

Together with a perpetual road easement for ingress and egress over and across the northwesterly 16.5 feet of the following described land in Government Lot 1 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of said section described as follows: Beginning at point "A," said point being on the southern boundary of the above described

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tract; thence North 67 degrees 06 minutes East, 442.0 feet; thence North 76 degrees 24 minutes East, 113.86 feet; thence North 80 degrees 48 minutes East, 88.96 feet; thence South 17 degrees 17 minutes East, 33.33 feet; thence South 80 degrees 48 minutes West, 92.38 feet; thence South 76 degrees 24 minutes West, 109.91 feet; thence South 67 degrees 06 minutes West, 353.28 feet; thence South 88 degrees 05 minutes West, 92.15 feet to point "A" and the point of beginning.

(d) The land borders Cass Lake. The land was acquired for a northern pike spawning area but has not been used for such purpose for 30 years. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CARLTON COUNTY.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as: the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except state trunk highway right-of-way, Section 26, Township 49 North, Range 17 West, containing 9.324 acres, more or less.

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Carlton County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(1) part of Government Lot 1 commencing 42 rods 17 links East of the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 46, Range 18; thence South 82 rods 11 links; thence West to Bear Lake; thence West on the shoreline to the section line; thence North to the northwest corner; thence East to the beginning; except the highway right-of-way and except the part northwest of Highway 35, Docket 214412 and except commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 1; thence South 0 degrees 5 minutes 51 seconds West on the west line thereof 1,176.49 feet to a point on the southeast right-of-way line of the Interstate Highway 35 frontage road; thence North 51 degrees 42 minutes 51 seconds East on said right-of-way line 209.76 feet; thence South 19 degrees 45 minutes East 120.0 feet to the point of beginning; thence North 19 degrees 45 minutes West 120.0 feet; thence North 51 degrees 42 minutes 51 seconds East 80.0 feet to the MNDOT right-of-way monument; thence South 71 degrees 36 minutes 52 seconds East 216.61 feet; thence South 3 degrees 30 minutes West 195 feet, more or less, to the shore of Bear Lake; thence westerly on said shore 215 feet, more or less, to a point which bears 2 degrees 55 minutes East from the point of beginning; thence North 2 degrees 55 minutes West 150 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, on Docket 240622 and except commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 1; thence East along the north line 704.22 feet; thence South parallel to the west line 1,360.26 feet to the actual point of beginning; thence North 739.16

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feet, more or less, to the southeast right-of-way line of the I-35 frontage road; thence southwest along said right-of-way line 608.48 feet, more or less, to the MNDOT monument; thence South 71 degrees 36 minutes 52 seconds East 216.61 feet; thence South 3 degrees 30 minutes West 195 feet, more or less, to the shore of Bear Lake; thence East on said shore 285 feet, more or less, to a point which bears North 00 degrees West from the point of beginning; thence South 90 degrees East 15 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, Docket 282721 (parcel identification number 39-010-0920); and

(2) that part of Government Lot 2 lying North of Moose Horn River, Docket 262968, 272524, and 272525, Section 11, Township 46, Range 19 (parcel identification number 39-030-1220).

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the land was sold to adjoining landowners.

Sec. 17. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 48 North, Range 18 West (parcel number 33-010-6300);

(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, except that part East of the Kettle River, Section 26, Township 48 North, Range 20 West (parcel number 90-010-4630); and

(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter or Government Lot 5, Section 12, Township 49 North, Range 19 West (parcel number 94-026-2020).

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CASS COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, and upon completion of exchange of the school trust land for acquired land, the commissioner of natural resources may sell to a school district by private sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to a school district for less than the value of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (c) be used for an educational unit managed forest and reverts to the state if the school district fails to provide for or abandons the educational unit managed forest use of the land.

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(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 27;

(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28;

(3) Government Lot 11 of Section 33; and

(4) Government Lot 14 of Section 34,

all in Township 141 North, Range 28 West, containing a total of 98.7 acres, more or less.

(d) The land borders Nellie Lake. Independent School District No. 118, Longville, has inadvertently trespassed upon the land for the establishment of an educational unit managed forest under Minnesota Statutes, section 89.41. The commissioner of natural resources has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was managed as an educational unit managed forest. Since the land is currently school trust land, the commissioner of natural resources shall first exchange the school trust land for acquired land prior to sale.

Sec. 19. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; CASS COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public or private sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to a local unit of government for less than the value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Cass County and is described as: Lot 7, Block 1, Dell's Sleepy Hollow, Cass County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat thereof, containing 0.54 acres, more or less.

(d) The land borders Woman Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government.

Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; GOODHUE COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).

(1) provide for the development of fish habitat, including tree planting, erosion control, installation of instream structures, posting of signs, and other improvements;

(2) permit angling by the public; and

(3) provide ingress and egress through the property sold to the easement area.

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(c) The land that may be sold is located in Goodhue County and is described as: that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 7, Township 112, Range 15, Goodhue County, Minnesota, which lie westerly of the centerline of County State-Aid Highway No. 6, containing 2.6 acres, more or less.

Reserving an easement over, under, and across that part of the above described property located within a strip of land 132 feet in width, and centered on the centerline of Spring Creek, as the same meanders through said Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter.

(d) The land borders Spring Creek. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes provided that an easement right is retained. The land is separated from the wildlife management area by a county road and has been subject to inadvertent trespass by the adjacent landowner.

Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell to a local unit of government by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to a local unit of government for less than the value of the land, as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the land be used for the public and reverts to the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: Outlot A, Block 1, Schendel Woods, Hennepin County, Minnesota, according to the recorded plat thereof, containing 13.92 acres, more or less.

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government. A local unit of government would like to use this parcel for a storm water runoff project.

Sec. 22. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; ITASCA COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may convey to the city of Cohasset for consideration as determined by Itasca County the land described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide that the land reverts to the state if the city of Cohasset fails to provide for the public use described in paragraph (d) or abandons the public use of the land. As a condition of conveyance, the city of Cohasset must provide to Itasca County a survey of the property, at no cost to Itasca County. The conveyance is subject to easements, restrictions, and reservations of record. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Itasca County and is described as: that part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, Township 55 North, Range 26 West, described as follows:

Commencing at the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 23, Township 55 North, Range 26 West; thence South 88 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds East, along the south line of said Northwest Quarter of Southwest Quarter and the south line of Government Lot 7 according to the plat of

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HILLCREST PARK, 1,351.90 feet to the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road and the point of beginning; thence northerly along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 123.51 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the East, said curve having a central angle of 12 degrees 08 minutes 28 seconds, radius of 582.87 feet, a chord bearing of North 07 degrees 35 minutes 37 seconds West, chord distance 123.28 feet; thence North 01 degrees 31 minutes 24 seconds West, along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 167.83 feet; thence northerly along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 139.95 feet along a tangential curve concave to the West, said curve having a central angle of 11 degrees 26 minutes 28 seconds, radius of 700.85 feet; thence North 12 degrees 57 minutes 52 seconds West, along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 174.21 feet; thence northerly along the centerline of the Tioga Beach Road 70.93 feet, more or less, along a tangential curve concave to the East, said curve having a central angle of 08 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds, radius of 463.14 feet to intersect the north line of the South 665.00 feet of Government Lot 7; thence South 88 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds East along the north line of the South 665.00 feet of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 512.74 feet; thence South 65 degrees 39 minutes 08 seconds East, 184 feet, more or less, to the waters edge of Pokegama Lake; thence southwesterly along the waters edge of Pokegama Lake to intersect the south line of said Government Lot 7; thence North 88 degrees 02 minutes 11 seconds West, along the south line of Government Lot 7, 220 feet, more or less, to the point of the beginning and there terminating. Parcel contains approximately 690 front feet of shoreland on Pokegama Lake and 6.8 acres.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be best served if the lands are managed for a public beach and other public recreational purposes by the city of Cohasset.

Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; MAHNOMEN COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Mahnomen County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must include a deed restriction that prohibits buildings, structures, tree cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations within an area 75 feet from the ordinary high water level. A 15-foot strip for lake access and a dock is allowed.

Beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 1; thence 28 rods West to the point of beginning; thence West 7 rods; thence South to the shoreline of North Twin Lake 9 rods, more or less; thence southeast on the shoreline to a point South of the point of beginning; thence North 16 rods, more or less, to the point of beginning, all in Section 29, Township 144 North, Range 39 West (parcel number R16 029 0200).

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; MARTIN COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

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(c) The land that may be sold is located in Martin County and is described as: the North 700 feet of a strip of land 100 feet in width extending over and across the West Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 101 North, Range 32 West, Martin County, Minnesota. The centerline of said strip being the centerline of the main track (now removed) of the Minnesota and Iowa Railway Company, as said centerline was originally located and established over and across said Section 25. This parcel contains 1.6 acres, more or less.

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to the adjacent landowner to improve access to the landowner's property.

Sec. 25. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN LAKE MARIA WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA; MURRAY COUNTY.

(a) The commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.343 to 94.347, exchange the land described in paragraph (b).

(b) The land that may be exchanged is located in Murray County and is described as:

(1) the North 866 feet of the South 1555 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 108, Range 41, lying West of the East 450 feet thereof;

(2) the South 689 feet of the Southwest Quarter of Section 7, Township 108, Range 41; and

(3) that part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 18, Township 108, Range 41, described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 7, Township 108, Range 41; thence running easterly along the north line of said Section 7 a distance of 2,769.50 feet to the intersection with the centerline of the township road; thence southerly along the centerline of said township road a distance of 2,653.75 feet; thence deflecting 00 degrees 31 minutes right and continuing along the centerline of said township road a distance of 2,051.75 feet; thence easterly and parallel to the south line of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 7, a distance of 464 feet; thence South and parallel to the west line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 18, a distance of 3,198.00 feet, to the south line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 18, and the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence return northerly, along the last described course, a distance of 2,635 feet to the north line of said Northeast Quarter; thence southwesterly, a distance of 999 feet, to a point on the west line of said Northeast Quarter, distant 421.5 feet South of the northwest corner of said Northeast Quarter, thence South along said west line, to the southwest corner of said Northeast Quarter; thence East, along the south line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 910 feet to the point of beginning.

(c) The land was acquired in part with bonding appropriations. The exchange with the adjacent landowner will provide additional wildlife acres and additional water frontage to the state.

Sec. 26. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ACQUISITION; NICOLLET COUNTY.

Subdivision 1. Conveyance of surplus land. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, the commissioner of administration may upon recommendation of the commissioner of human services, convey to the city of St. Peter for no consideration the surplus land or any state interest in land that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The commissioner of administration may grant utility easements for no consideration in conjunction with the conveyances under this section.

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(1) all that part of the following described parcel lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road.

Said parcel described as follows:

That part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:

Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 178.6 feet, more or less, to the centerline of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road; thence northeasterly, on said centerline, a distance of 98.3 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Government Lot 6; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on said north line; a distance of 220.5 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning;

(2) all that part of the following described parcel lying easterly of the westerly right-of-way of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road.

Said parcel described as follows:

That part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, described as:

(3) that part of the East 25.00 of a 150.00 foot wide railroad right-of-way acquired in Book R page 338, in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota, lying South of the southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 99, per MN/DOT Right-of-Way Map 31-68 and North of the following described line:

Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet; thence North 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds West, a distance of 86.15 feet; thence northwesterly 127.21 feet on a tangential curve to the right, having a radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 26 degrees 01 minutes 59 seconds to the point of beginning of the line to be described; thence continuing northwesterly 31.24 feet on said tangential curve to the right, having a radius of 280.00 feet and a central angle of 06 degrees 23 minutes 34 seconds and there terminating.

(d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no longer needed for any state purpose and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to and used by the city of St. Peter.

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Subd. 2. Acquisition authority. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of administration, upon recommendation of the commissioner of human services, may acquire from the city of St. Peter, without monetary consideration, land located in Nicollet County, described as follows:

(1) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota:

Lying East of the east line of the 150.007 foot wide railroad right-of-way acquired in Book R page 338, in said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 29;

AND

Lying South of the following described line:

(2) that part of Government Lot 6 in Section 29, Township 110 North, Range 26 West, city of Saint Peter, Nicollet County, Minnesota described as:

Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 29; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 46 seconds East, an assumed bearing on the east line of said Northeast Quarter, a distance of 1317.06 feet to the southeast corner of the Northeast Quarter of said Northeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 18 seconds West, on the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, a distance of 918.73 feet; thence South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 179 feet, more or less, to the centerline of Freeman Drive, formerly the Saint Peter and Belgrade Road, and the point of beginning; thence continuing South 64 degrees 37 minutes 16 seconds East, a distance of 25.8 feet, more or less, to the existing right-of-way of U.S. Highway No. 169, per Map 14-80; thence southwesterly along said right-of-way a distance of 91.7 feet, more or less, to the northerly line of a parcel recorded as Document No. 274882, Nicollet County records; thence northwesterly along the northerly line of said parcel a distance of 27.5 feet, more or less, to the centerline of said Freeman Drive; thence northeasterly along said centerline a distance of 93.2 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to legal descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

Sec. 27. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; OLMSTED COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of natural resources shall convey to the city of Oronoco for no consideration the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance shall occur upon the operation of the reversion clause contained in the deed for the land described in paragraph (c) in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 1965, section 85.188, and after the passage of resolutions by the Olmsted County Board and the Oronoco City Council, each acknowledging that the requirements set forth in the Agreement for Transfer of Oronoco Park in the City of Oronoco to the City of Oronoco by Olmsted County have been sufficiently met to proceed with the conveyance. The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general, the Olmsted County Board, and the Oronoco City Council. The conveyance must provide that the land reverts to the state if the city of Oronoco fails to maintain and operate the land as a public park. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

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(1) the East Half of the West Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 108 North, Range 14 West, subject to flowage rights in favor of Olmsted County; and

(2) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 108 North, Range 14 West.

(d) The land is currently owned by Olmsted County and used as a public park, having been conveyed by the state according to Laws 1965, chapter 810, section 9. The 1965 law and the corresponding conveyance document require reversion to the state if the county stops operating the land as a public park. Olmsted County no longer wishes to operate the public park, but the city of Oronoco has agreed to pay consideration to Olmsted County to continue the park operation. The commissioner has determined that the state's land management interests would best be served if, upon the land's reversion to the state, the land was conveyed to and used by the city of Oronoco as a public park.

Sec. 28. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; PINE COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, Pine County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land to be sold is located in Pine County and is described as: the East 132 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 42 North, Range 17 West, Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota, subject to a public road easement over, under, and across the West 66 feet thereof, and the East 132 feet of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 11, Township 42 North, Range 17 West, Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota, subject to a public road easement over, under, and across the West 66 feet thereof.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. The county will be able to access adjacent tax-forfeited property by the public road easement.

Sec. 29. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ROSEAU COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: Government Lot 9, Section 30, Township 163 North, Range 36 West, containing 0.15 acres, more or less.

(d) The land borders the Warroad River and is not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

Sec. 30. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, Roseau County may sell by public or private sale the consolidated conservation lands that are described in paragraph (c).

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(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the appraised value of the land and timber and survey costs. Proceeds shall be disposed of according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.

(1) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 4, Township 162 North, Range 36 West, lying southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way of the Canadian National Railway. Subject to the right-of-way of State Highway 11. Contains 0.75 acres, more or less; and

(2) the South Half of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 34, Township 159 North, Range 39 West, containing 10 acres, more or less.

(d) The lands are not contiguous to other state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, Roseau County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land to be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 20, Township 163, Range 36.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 32. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is adjacent to a parcel described as: that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter beginning on the east line at the southerly road right-of-way; thence southerly along the east line 760.07 feet; thence South 89 degrees 3 minutes 23 seconds West 290 feet; thence North 1 degree 12 minutes 54 seconds East 764.79 feet; thence East along the southerly road right-of-way 290 feet to the point of beginning, Section 20, Township 58 North, Range 15 West. St. Louis County shall sell an adjoining amount of land, determined by the county to rectify an inadvertent trespass. The sale will ensure that the buildings causing the inadvertent trespass will meet all setback requirements.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

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Sec. 33. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(1) Lot 90, Block 75, Duluth Proper Third Division, except the West six feet of the South 50 feet of the West Half, Section 28, Township 50 North, Range 14 West;

(2) the northerly 100 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except the westerly 233 feet, and except the easterly 1,037 feet, Section 14, Township 51 North, Range 13 West;

(3) the South 150 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 55 North, Range 18 West;

(4) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 1,040 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;

(5) the North 45.27 feet of the South 1,085.27 feet of the West 449 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;

(6) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 832 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;

(7) the West 33 feet of the North 208 feet of the South 624 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West;

(8) the West 33 feet of the South 416 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 13 West; and

(9) part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 58 North, Range 15 West.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

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(1) Lot 4, Block 4, Greenwood Beach, town of Duluth, Section 19, Township 51 North, Range 12 West;

(2) beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 4, running thence East 450 feet; thence North 200 feet; thence West 450 feet; thence South along the section line 200 feet to the point of beginning, except the northerly 40 feet, Section 7, Township 54 North, Range 19 West;

(3) the South 560 feet of the East 300 feet of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except the highway right-of-way and except the North 315 feet, Section 22, Township 61 North, Range 20 West;

(4) an undivided 1/24 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 8, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;

(5) an undivided 2/15 interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;

(6) an undivided 1/3 interest in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 21, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;

(7) an undivided 1/45 interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 50 North, Range 18 West;

(8) an undivided 1/12 interest in the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 50 North, Range 19 West;

(9) an undivided 1/12 interest in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 50 North, Range 19 West;

(10) an undivided 1369/68040 interest in Lot 8, except the railway right-of-way, Section 28, Township 51 North, Range 18 West; and

(11) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 63 North, Range 18 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:

Assuming the northeast line of Lot 9 in the plat of MANNIKKO (PINE RIDGE) to bear North 54 degrees 11 minutes 00 seconds West, and COMMENCING from the most northerly corner of said Lot 9 run North 28 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 107.39 feet; thence South 28 degrees 12 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 28.19 feet; thence South 86 degrees 24 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 82.17 feet; thence South 77 degrees 07 minutes 31 seconds West, a distance of 77.70 feet; thence South 82 degrees 40 minutes 33 seconds West, a distance of 83.09 feet; thence South 71 degrees 26 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 190.55 feet; thence North 70 degrees 55 minutes 26 seconds West, a distance of 76.14 feet to a point on a nontangential curve, the center of which bears North 35 degrees 10 minutes 49 seconds West, being also a point on the east right-of-way of "Phillips Road" as it exists in January of 1995; thence northerly along said east right-of-way, on said nontangential curve, concave to the West, central angle of 88 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds, radius of 90.00 feet, a distance of 139.74 feet; thence North 34 degrees 08 minutes 26 seconds west, along said east right-of-way, a distance of 105.00 feet to a tangential curve; thence northerly along said east right-of-way on said tangential curve, concave to the East, central angle 69 degrees 38 minutes 31 seconds, radius 68.00 feet, a distance of 82.65 feet to a point of reverse curve; thence northerly along said east right-of-way, on said reverse curve, concave to the West, central angle of 18 degrees, more or less, radius of 116.25 feet, a distance of 36.5 feet, more or less, to the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the POINT OF BEGINNING of the land being described; thence northerly, continuing along said curve, a distance of 96.2 feet; thence North 29 degrees 54 minutes 20 seconds West, tangent to said curve and along said east right-of-way, a distance of 16.32 feet; thence South 89 degrees 42 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of 943.3 feet, more or less, to the east line of said Southeast Quarter

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of the Northeast Quarter; thence southerly, along said east line, a distance of 30 feet, more or less, to the shore of Lake Vermilion; thence southerly, along said shore, a distance of 100 feet, more or less, to the south line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter; thence westerly, along said south line, a distance of 880 feet, more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 2.5 acres, more or less.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 35. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements shall be up to 200 feet in width, lying 100 feet, to the extent possible given the location of property lines, on each side of the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide riparian protection and angler access.

(1) Lot 22, Block 1, Wonderland 1st Addition, town of Duluth, except the highway right-of-way and including part of the adjacent vacated road, Section 17, Township 51 North, Range 12 West; and

(2) that part of the southerly 135 feet of the northerly 543 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying East of the westerly 968 feet and West of the Sucker River, Section 30, Township 52 North, Range 12 West.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 36. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(1) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West, subject to an existing easement;

(2) the North 407 feet of that part of Lot 4 lying South of the east and west centerline of Section 20, Section 20, Township 51 North, Range 16 West;

(3) Lots 1, 2, and 3, Childs Birch Grove Tracts, Grand Lake, Section 20, Township 51 North, Range 16 West;

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(4) Lots 28 and 29, Briar Lake Shores 3rd Addition, North Star, Section 15, Township 53 North, Range 13 West; and

(5) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 26, Township 60 North, Range 17 West.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 37. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except 4.56 acres for a road and except that part lying South and West of Highway 2, Section 8, Township 50 North, Range 16 West;

(2) the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the railway right-of-way and except the highway right-of-way, Section 17, Township 51 North, Range 12 West;

(3) the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;

(4) the West Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 25, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;

(5) the West five acres of the South 15 acres of the North 30 acres of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West;

(6) the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West; and

(7) the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, except the West 25 feet, Section 27, Township 51 North, Range 14 West.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 38. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

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(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements shall be 150 feet in width, lying 75 feet on each side of the centerline of the stream to provide riparian protection and angler access. For the parcel described in paragraph (c), clause (4), a 33-foot strip across the easement shall be allowed for road access and utilities.

(1) the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, except the North Half, Section 15, Township 50 North, Range 15 West;

(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 19, Township 53 North, Range 20 West;

(3) the westerly 330 feet of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 11, Township 56 North, Range 20 West; and

(4) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, except the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and except the North ten acres, Section 34, Township 50 North, Range 15 West.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 39. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. For the parcel described in paragraph (c), clause (1), the easement must be 100 feet in width from the centerline of the designated trout stream to provide riparian protection and angler access. For the parcel described in paragraph (c), clause (2), the easement must be 200 feet in width from the centerline of the stream to provide riparian protection and angler access.

(1) Lots 511 through 515, Homecroft Park, town of Rice Lake, Section 34, Township 51 North, Range 14 West; and

(2) that part of the Lot 2 lying East of a line parallel with and 150 feet East of the centerline of the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, Section 17, Township 51 North, Range 17 West.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 40. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

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(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must include a deed restriction that prohibits buildings, structures, tree cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations within an area 100 feet in width, lying 50 feet on each side of the centerline of streams that are tributaries to the Sand River.

(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: the North 416 feet of the East 416 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 10, Township 59 North, Range 17 West.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

Sec. 41. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell to a political subdivision by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 32, Range 21, lying South of the centerline of Highway 97; and

(2) that part of the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 32 North, Range 21 West, Washington County, Minnesota, described as follows: beginning at the southwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 50 minutes 33 seconds East along the south line of said Southwest Quarter 1555.59 feet; thence North 11 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds East 720.70 feet; thence North 53 degrees 20 minutes 40 seconds West 436.77 feet; thence North 45 degrees 10 minutes 18 seconds West 222.72 feet to the southerly boundary of the recorded plat of BASSWOOD ESTATES, on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder; thence westerly along the southerly boundary of said BASSWOOD ESTATES to the southwesterly corner thereof; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of said BASSWOOD ESTATES to the most northerly corner of Lot 2 of Block 3 of said BASSWOOD ESTATES; thence westerly to a point on the west line of said Southwest Quarter 407.50 feet southerly of the northwest corner of said Southwest Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 19 seconds East along the west line of said Southwest Quarter 2238.63 feet to the point of beginning.

These parcels contain 57.2 acres, more or less.

(e) This sale is the result of the intent expressed by of the city of Columbus and Anoka County to allow the commissioner of natural resources to replace the approximately 57 acres of land with land adjacent to the Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area from willing sellers as identified in the November 19, 2007, Department of Natural Resources' land acquisition plan.

Sec. 42. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).

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(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land that may be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: the West 750 feet of the East 1,130.6 feet of the North 786.72 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 20 West, containing 13.5 acres, more or less.

(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes. The state's land management interests would best be served if the land was sold to an adjacent landowner, as the property described in paragraph (c) does not have legal access to a public road.

Sec. 43. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County may sell by private sale or convey for no consideration to the United States of America, acting through the United States National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(1) Parcel A (PIN 29.031.19.22.0001): Section 29, Township 31, Range 19, Government Lot 5;

(2) Parcel B (PIN 20.031.19.22.0001): Section 20, Township 31, Range 19, Government Lot 5;

(3) Parcel C (PIN 17.031.19.32.0001): Section 17, Township 31, Range 19, Government Lot 4;

(4) Parcel D (PIN 18.032.19.11.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19, Government Lot 2; and

(5) Parcel E (PIN 18.032.19.14.0001): Section 18, Township 32, Range 19, Government Lot 3.

(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were sold or conveyed to the United States of America and managed by the National Park Service.

Sec. 44. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.

(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.

(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as: Parcel A (PIN 09.032.21.43.0070): Lot 8, Block 3, excepting therefrom the East 200 feet thereof of Skoglund's Park Addition, as surveyed and platted and now on file and of record in the Office of the Registrar of Titles of said County of Washington, State of Minnesota.

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(d) The sale would be to an adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage. The county may split the parcel described in paragraph (c), as allowed in Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, and sell the resulting parcels if the county finds a split to be advantageous for the purpose of sale.

Sec. 45. CONVEYANCE OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT LAND; WINONA COUNTY.

The Rushford Area Drainage and Conservancy District, established by order of the Tenth Judicial District Court on February 20, 1953, was terminated on January 1, 1988, by Laws 1987, chapter 239, section 140. The land that was owned by the Rushford Area Drainage and Conservancy District in Winona County is now owned by the state of Minnesota and is hereby transferred to the commissioner of natural resources for administration and management for conservation purposes.

Sec. 46. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.055, subdivision 2, the proceeds resulting from the 2010 sale of a transportation road easement on the Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Area to construct a road overpass on County Road 83 in Washington County shall be deposited in the land acquisition account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 94.165.

Sec. 47. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Sections 12 to 46 are effective the day following final enactment."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying aquaculture provisions; modifying disposal restrictions for certain livestock taken by wild animals; modifying provisions for taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals; modifying requirements for fish and wildlife management plans; modifying penalty and license provisions; modifying invasive species control provisions; modifying certain acquisition procedures; authorizing local coyote bounties; modifying watercraft safety program; modifying certain committees; modifying method of determining value of acquired stream easements; modifying state park and state forest provisions; providing for disposition of certain proceeds; adding to and deleting from state parks and state forests; authorizing public and private sales, conveyances, and exchanges of certain state land; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.4982, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4994; 35.82, subdivision 2; 84.0272, subdivision 2; 84.942, subdivision 1; 84D.03, subdivision 3; 84D.11, subdivision 2a; 84D.13, subdivision 3; 85.012, subdivision 40; 86B.101; 89.021, by adding a subdivision; 89.032, subdivision 2; 94.342, by adding a subdivision; 97A.015, subdivision 52; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.101, subdivision 3; 97A.145, subdivision 2; 97A.311, subdivision 5; 97A.331, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 97A.345; 97A.421, subdivision 4a; 97A.433, by adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 1; 97A.502; 97A.535, subdivision 2a; 97A.545, subdivision 5; 97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 97B.045, by adding a subdivision; 97B.075; 97B.106, subdivision 1; 97B.211, subdivision 1; 97B.325; 97B.405; 97B.515, by adding a subdivision; 97B.667; 97B.711, by adding a subdivision; 97B.803; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.087, subdivision 2; 97C.205; 97C.315, subdivision 1; 97C.341; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 84.95, subdivision 2; 97A.445, subdivision 1a; 97A.451, subdivision 2; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97C.395, subdivision 1; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 4, section 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 84D; 97B; 97C; 348; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.942, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97C.346."

We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.

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Senate Conferees: Satveer Chaudhary, Dan Skogen and Bill Ingebrigtsen.

House Conferees: David Dill, John Persell and Tony Cornish.

Dill moved that the report of the Conference Committee on S. F. No. 2900 be adopted and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee. The motion prevailed.

S. F. No. 2900, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying aquaculture provisions; modifying disposal restrictions for certain livestock taken by wild animals; modifying provisions for taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals; modifying requirements for fish and wildlife management plans; modifying game and fish provisions; modifying game and fish license requirements and fees for youths; increasing certain fishing license fees; modifying certain requirements for invasive species control; modifying certain administrative accounts; modifying electronic transaction provisions; providing for certain registration exemptions; modifying all-terrain vehicle definitions; modifying all-terrain vehicle operation restrictions; modifying state trails and canoe and boating routes; modifying fees and disposition of certain receipts; modifying certain competitive bidding exemptions; modifying horse trail pass provisions; modifying beaver dam provisions; modifying the Water Law; modifying nongame wildlife check offs; modifying method of determining value of acquired stream easements; providing for certain historic property exemption; modifying adding to and deleting from state parks and state forests; authorizing public and private sales, conveyances, and exchanges of certain state land; providing exemptions from rulemaking and requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 17.4982, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4994; 35.82, subdivision 2; 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.027, subdivision 15; 84.0272, subdivision 2; 84.0856; 84.0857; 84.82, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 84.92, subdivisions 9, 10; 84.922, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 84.925, subdivision 1; 84.942, subdivision 1; 84D.03, subdivision 3; 84D.13, subdivision 3; 85.012, subdivision 40; 85.015, subdivision 14; 85.22, subdivision 5; 85.32, subdivision 1; 85.43; 85.46, as amended; 86B.101; 89.032, subdivision 2; 97A.015, subdivision 52, by adding a subdivision; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.101, subdivision 3; 97A.145, subdivision 2; 97A.311, subdivision 5; 97A.331, by adding subdivisions; 97A.420, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 4a, by adding a subdivision; 97A.433, by adding a subdivision; 97A.435, subdivision 1; 97A.445, subdivision 5; 97A.451, subdivision 3; 97A.475, subdivisions 3a, 4, 43, 44; 97A.535, subdivision 2a; 97A.545, subdivision 5; 97B.015; 97B.020; 97B.021, subdivision 1; 97B.022, subdivision 2; 97B.031, subdivision 5; 97B.045, by adding a subdivision; 97B.075; 97B.106, subdivision 1; 97B.211, subdivision 1; 97B.301, subdivisions 3, 6; 97B.325; 97B.405; 97B.515, by adding a subdivision; 97B.601, subdivision 4; 97B.665, subdivision 2; 97B.711, by adding a subdivision; 97B.803; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.087, subdivision 2; 97C.205; 97C.341; 103A.305; 103G.271, subdivision 3; 103G.285, subdivision 5; 103G.301, subdivision 6; 103G.305, subdivision 2; 103G.315, subdivision 11; 103G.515, subdivision 5; 290.431; 290.432; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 84.928, subdivision 1; 84.95, subdivision 2; 85.015, subdivision 13; 86A.09, subdivision 1; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.445, subdivision 1a; 97A.451, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3; 97B.055, subdivision 3; 97C.395, subdivision 1; 103G.201; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 176, article 4, section 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 84D; 85; 97B; 97C; 103G; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 84.942, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 97A.435, subdivision 5; 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 4; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 97B.022, subdivision 1; 97B.511; 97B.515, subdivision 3; 97B.665, subdivision 1; 97C.346; 103G.295; 103G.650; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 3.3006; 84.02, subdivisions 4a, 6a, 6b; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 8.

The bill was read for the third time, as amended by Conference, and placed upon its repassage.

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The question was taken on the repassage of the bill and the roll was called. There were 111 yeas and 20 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

The bill was repassed, as amended by Conference, and its title agreed to.

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate has concurred in and adopted the report of the Conference Committee on:

H. F. No. 3729, A bill for an act relating to the financing and operation of state and local government; making policy, technical, administrative, payment, enforcement, collection, refund, and other changes to individual income; corporate franchise, estate, sales and use, local taxes, gross receipts, gross revenues, cigarette, tobacco, insurance, property, minerals, petroleum, and other taxes and tax-related provisions; requiring sunset of new tax expenditures; property tax reform, accountability, value, and efficiency provisions; modifying certain payment schedules; making changes to tax-forfeited land, emergency debt certificate, local government aid, job opportunity building zone, special service district, agricultural preserve, tax increment financing, economic development authority, and special taxing district provisions; increasing and modifying certain borrowing authorities; modifying bond allocation provisions; specifying duties of assessors; requiring studies; providing appointments; repealing political contribution refund; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 60A.209, subdivision 1; 82B.035, subdivision 2; 103D.335, subdivision 17; 270.075, subdivisions 1, 2; 270.41, subdivision 5; 270A.03, subdivision 7; 270C.11, subdivision 4; 270C.34, subdivision 1; 270C.52, subdivision 2; 270C.87; 270C.94, subdivision 3; 272.0213; 272.025, subdivisions 1, 3; 272.029, subdivisions 4, 7; 273.061, subdivisions 7, 8; 273.113, subdivision 3; 273.1231, subdivision 1; 273.1232, subdivision 1; 273.124, subdivisions 1, 8, 14; 273.13, subdivision 34; 273.1392; 275.71, subdivisions 4, 5; 275.75; 276.02; 276.112; 279.01, subdivision 3; 279.025; 279.37, subdivision 1; 282.01,

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subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2, 3, 4, 7, 7a, by adding subdivisions; 289A.08, subdivision 7; 289A.09, subdivision 2; 289A.10, subdivision 1; 289A.12, subdivision 14; 289A.30, subdivision 2; 289A.50, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 289A.60, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 290.014, subdivision 2; 290.067, subdivision 1; 290.081; 290.0921, subdivision 3; 290.17, subdivision 2; 290.21, subdivision 4; 290A.04, subdivision 2; 290B.03, by adding a subdivision; 290B.04, subdivisions 3, 4; 290B.05, subdivision 1; 291.03, by adding a subdivision; 295.55, subdivisions 2, 3; 297A.62, as amended; 297A.665; 297A.68, subdivision 39; 297A.70, subdivision 13; 297A.71, subdivisions 23, 39; 297A.995, subdivisions 10, 11; 297F.01, subdivision 22a; 297F.04, by adding a subdivision; 297F.07, subdivision 4; 297F.25, subdivision 1; 297I.01, subdivision 9; 297I.05, subdivision 7; 297I.30, subdivisions 1, 2, 7, 8; 297I.40, subdivisions 1, 5; 297I.65, by adding a subdivision; 298.282, subdivision 1; 428A.12; 428A.18, subdivision 2; 469.101, subdivision 1; 469.319, subdivision 5; 469.3193; 473.39, by adding a subdivision; 473H.05, subdivision 1; 474A.04, subdivision 6; 474A.091, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 134.34, subdivision 4; 137.025, subdivision 1; 273.114, subdivision 2; 273.124, subdivision 3a; 273.13, subdivisions 23, 25; 275.065, subdivision 3; 275.70, subdivision 5, as amended; 276.04, subdivision 2; 279.01, subdivision 1; 289A.18, subdivision 1; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 290.01, subdivisions 19a, 19b, as amended, 19d; 290.06, subdivision 2c; 290.0671, subdivision 1; 290.091, subdivision 2; 290B.03, subdivision 1; 291.005, subdivision 1, as amended; 297I.35, subdivision 2; 475.755; 477A.011, subdivision 36, as amended; 477A.013, subdivision 8; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 50, as amended; Laws 2002, chapter 377, article 3, section 25, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 88, article 2, section 49; article 4, sections 5; 23, subdivision 4; Laws 2010, chapter 216, sections 2, subdivision 3; 3, subdivision 6; by adding subdivisions; 4, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 6; 270C; 273; 296A; 524; 645; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 10A.322, subdivision 4; 13.4967, subdivision 2; 282.01, subdivisions 9, 10, 11; 290.06, subdivision 23; 297I.30, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 383A.76.

The Senate has repassed said bill in accordance with the recommendation and report of the Conference Committee. Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Colleen J. Pacheco, First Assistant Secretary of the Senate

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the following House File, herewith returned:

H. F. No. 1680, A resolution apologizing on behalf of citizens of the state to all persons with mental illness and developmental and other disabilities who have been wrongfully committed to state institutions.

Colleen J. Pacheco, First Assistant Secretary of the Senate

Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate accedes to the request of the House for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the amendments adopted by the Senate to the following House File:

H. F. No. 2072, A bill for an act relating to education finance; updating a reference; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.05, subdivision 2.

The Senate has appointed as such committee:

Senators Stumpf; Wiger; Olson, G.; Saltzman and Bonoff.

Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Colleen J. Pacheco, First Assistant Secretary of the Senate

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Madam Speaker:

I hereby announce that the Senate accedes to the request of the House for the appointment of a Conference Committee on the amendments adopted by the Senate to the following House File:

H. F. No. 2859, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying a nursing facility rate provision; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.431, subdivision 35.

The Senate has appointed as such committee:

Senators Cohen, Pappas and Latz.

Said House File is herewith returned to the House.

Colleen J. Pacheco, First Assistant Secretary of the Senate

The following Conference Committee Report was received:

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. NO. 3834

A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget to provide a cash flow forecast to the governor and legislature; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.

May 15, 2010

The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher

Speaker of the House of Representatives

The Honorable James P. Metzen

President of the Senate

We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 3834 report that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as follows:

That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 3834 be further amended as follows:

Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"ARTICLE 1

SUMMARY

Section 1. GENERAL FUND SUMMARY.

The amounts shown in this section summarize general fund direct and open appropriations, and transfers into the general fund from other funds, made in articles 2 to 14, after forecast adjustments and after voiding certain allotment reductions.

2010 2011 Total

E-12 Education $(1,069,361,000) $(893,834,000) $(1,963,195,000)

Higher Education (77,000) (100,077,000) (100,154,000)

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Environment and Natural Resources (1,571,000) (1,564,000) (3,135,000)

Energy (247,000) (247,000) (494,000)

Agriculture (493,000) (492,000) (985,000)

Economic Development (489,000) (745,000) (1,234,000)

Transportation (1,649,000) (11,649,000) (13,298,000)

Public Safety (79,000) (79,000) (158,000)

State Government (1,694,000) (15,820,000) (17,514,000)

Health and Human Services (74,704,000) (83,052,000) (157,756,000)

Tax Aids and Credits (103,986,000) (385,495,000) (489,481,000)

Subtotal of Appropriations (1,254,530,000) (1,493,054,000) (2,747,584,000)

Transfers In 40,418,000 40,000,000 80,418,000

Total $(1,294,948,000) $(1,533,054,000) $(2,828,002,000)

Sec. 2. ALLOTMENT REDUCTIONS VOID.

The allotment reductions made by the commissioner of management and budget from July 1, 2009, to the effective date of this section are void.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 2

CASH FLOW

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.46, is amended to read:

127A.46 CHANGE IN PAYMENT OF AIDS AND CREDITS.

If the commissioner of management and budget determines that modifications in the payment schedule would reduce the need for state short-term borrowing, the commissioner ~~shall~~ may modify payments to districts according to this section. The modifications must begin no sooner than September 1 of each fiscal year, and must remain in effect until no later than May 30 of that same fiscal year. In calculating the payment to a district pursuant to section 127A.45, subdivision 3, the commissioner may subtract the sum specified in that subdivision, plus an additional amount no greater than the following:

(1) the net cash balance in each of the district's operating funds on June 30 of the preceding fiscal year; minus

(2) the product of ~~$150~~ $700 times the number of resident pupil units in the preceding fiscal year; minus

(3) the amount of payments made by the county treasurer during the preceding fiscal year, pursuant to section 276.11, which is considered revenue for the current school year. However, no additional amount shall be subtracted if the total of the net unappropriated fund balances in the district's four operating funds on June 30 of the preceding

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fiscal year, is less than the product of ~~$350~~ $700 times the number of resident pupil units in the preceding fiscal year. The net cash balance must include all cash and investments, less certificates of indebtedness outstanding, and orders not paid for want of funds.

A district may appeal the payment schedule established by this section according to the procedures established in section 127A.45, subdivision 4.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 137.025, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Monthly payments. The commissioner of management and budget shall pay 1/12 of the annual appropriation to the University of Minnesota on by the ~~21st~~ 25th day of each month. If the ~~21st~~ 25th day of the month falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the monthly payment must be made on by the first business day immediately following the ~~21st~~ 25th day of the month.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 276.112, is amended to read:

276.112 STATE PROPERTY TAXES; COUNTY TREASURER.

On or before January 25 each year, for the period ending December 31 of the prior year, and on or before June 28 each year, for the period ending on the most recent settlement day determined in section 276.09, and on or before December 2 each year, for the period ending November 20 the estimated payment and settlement dates provided in this chapter for the settlement of taxes levied by school districts, the county treasurer must make full settlement with the county auditor ~~according to sections 276.09, 276.10, and 276.111~~ for all receipts of state property taxes levied under section 275.025, and must transmit those receipts to the commissioner of revenue by electronic means on the dates and according to the provisions applicable to distributions to school districts.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for distributions beginning October 1, 2010, and thereafter.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 289A.20, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Sales and use tax. (a) The taxes imposed by chapter 297A are due and payable to the commissioner monthly on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, or following another reporting period as the commissioner prescribes or as allowed under section 289A.18, subdivision 4, paragraph (f) or (g), except that:

(1) use taxes due on an annual use tax return as provided under section 289A.11, subdivision 1, are payable by April 15 following the close of the calendar year.; and

(2) except as provided in paragraph (f), for a vendor having a liability of $120,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, the taxes imposed by chapter 297A, except as provided in paragraph (b), are due and payable to the commissioner monthly in the following manner:

(i) On or before the 14th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, the vendor must remit to the commissioner 90 percent of the estimated liability for the month in which the taxable event occurred.

(ii) On or before the 20th day of the month in which the taxable event occurs, the vendor must remit to the commissioner a prepayment for the month in which the taxable event occurs equal to 67 percent of the liability for the previous month.

(iii) On or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, the vendor must pay any additional amount of tax not previously remitted under either item (i) or (ii) or, if the payment made under item (i) or (ii) was greater than the vendor's liability for the month in which the taxable event occurred, the vendor may take a credit against the next month's liability in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.

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(iv) Once the vendor first pays under either item (i) or (ii), the vendor is required to continue to make payments in the same manner, as long as the vendor continues having a liability of $120,000 or more during the most recent fiscal year ending June 30.

(v) Notwithstanding items (i), (ii), and (iv), if a vendor fails to make the required payment in the first month that the vendor is required to make a payment under either item (i) or (ii), then the vendor is deemed to have elected to pay under item (ii) and must make subsequent monthly payments in the manner provided in item (ii).

(vi) For vendors making an accelerated payment under item (ii), for the first month that the vendor is required to make the accelerated payment, on the 20th of that month, the vendor will pay 100 percent of the liability for the previous month and a prepayment for the first month equal to 67 percent of the liability for the previous month.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a vendor having a liability of $120,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30 must remit the June liability for the next year in the following manner:

(1) Two business days before June 30 of the year, the vendor must remit 90 percent of the estimated June liability to the commissioner.

(2) On or before August 20 of the year, the vendor must pay any additional amount of tax not remitted in June.

~~(1) $20,000 or more in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005; or~~

~~(2)~~ (1) $10,000 or more ~~in the~~, but less than $120,000 during a fiscal year ending June 30, ~~2006~~ 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, must remit by electronic means all liabilities on returns due for periods beginning in the subsequent calendar year ~~by electronic means~~ on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, or on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the sale is reported under section 289A.18, subdivision 4~~, except for 90 percent of the estimated June liability, which is due two business days before June 30. The remaining amount of the June liability is due on August 20.~~; or

(2) $120,000 or more, during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, must remit by electronic means all liabilities in the manner provided in paragraph (a), clause (2), on returns due for periods beginning in the subsequent calendar year, except for 90 percent of the estimated June liability, which is due two business days before June 30. The remaining amount of the June liability is due on August 20.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) or (c), a person prohibited by the person's religious beliefs from paying electronically shall be allowed to remit the payment by mail. The filer must notify the commissioner of revenue of the intent to pay by mail before doing so on a form prescribed by the commissioner. No extra fee may be charged to a person making payment by mail under this paragraph. The payment must be postmarked at least two business days before the due date for making the payment in order to be considered paid on a timely basis.

(e) Whenever the liability is $120,000 or more separately for: (1) the tax imposed under chapter 297A; (2) a fee that is to be reported on the same return as and paid with the chapter 297A taxes; or (3) any other tax that is to be reported on the same return as and paid with the chapter 297A taxes, then the payment of all the liabilities on the return must be accelerated as provided in this subdivision.

(f) At the start of the first calendar quarter at least 90 days after the cash flow account established in section 16A.152, subdivision 1, and the budget reserve account established in section 16A.152, subdivision 1a, reach the amounts listed in section 16A.152, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), the remittance of the accelerated payments required under paragraph (a), clause (2), must be suspended. The commissioner of management and budget shall notify the commissioner of revenue when the accounts have reached the required amounts. Beginning with the suspension of paragraph (a), clause (2), for a vendor with a liability of $120,000 or more during a fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, and fiscal years thereafter, the taxes imposed by chapter 297A are due and payable to the commissioner on the 20th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred. Payments of tax liabilities for taxable events occurring in June under paragraph (b) are not changed.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes due and payable after September 1, 2010.

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Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 289A.60, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 31. Accelerated payment of monthly sales tax liability; penalty for underpayment. For payments made after September 1, 2010, if a vendor is required by section 289A.20, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (2), item (i) or (ii), to make accelerated payments, then the penalty for underpayment is as follows:

(a) For those vendors that must remit a 90 percent payment by the 14th day of the month following the month in which the taxable event occurred, as an estimation of monthly sales tax liabilities, including the liability of any fee or other tax that is to be reported on the same return as and paid with the chapter 297A taxes, for the month in which the taxable event occurred, the vendor shall pay a penalty equal to ten percent of the amount of liability that was required to be paid by the 14th day of the month, less the amount remitted by the 14th day of the month. The penalty must not be imposed, however, if the amount remitted by the 14th day of the month equals the least of: (1) 90 percent of the liability for the month preceding the month in which the taxable event occurred; (2) 90 percent of the liability for the same month in the previous calendar year as the month in which the taxable event occurred; or (3) 90 percent of the average monthly liability for the previous calendar year.

(b) For those vendors that, on or before the 20th day of the month in which the taxable event occurs, must remit to the commissioner a prepayment of sales tax liabilities for the month in which the taxable event occurs equal to 67 percent of the liabilities for the previous month, including the liability of any fee or other tax that is to be reported on the same return as and paid with the chapter 297A taxes, for the month in which the taxable event occurred, the vendor shall pay a penalty equal to ten percent of the amount of liability that was required to be paid by the 20th of the month, less the amount remitted by the 20th of the month. The penalty must not be imposed, however, if the amount remitted by the 20th of the month equals the lesser of 67 percent of the liability for the month preceding the month in which the taxable event occurred or 67 percent of the liability of the same month in the previous calendar year as the month in which the taxable event occurred.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes due and payable after September 1, 2010.

Sec. 6. PAYMENT OF REFUNDS.

(a) In paying refunds during fiscal year 2011 of overpayments of corporate franchise tax and of sales tax, including but not limited to capital equipment refunds, the commissioner of revenue shall delay paying a sufficient number of these refunds until fiscal year 2012 so that $152,000,000 less in refunds is paid in fiscal year 2011 than otherwise would have been paid. This amount is in addition to any amount that the commissioner delays pursuant to administrative actions undertaken in connection with the unallotment announced in June 2009. Refunds delayed by the commissioner under this section are deemed to be due on July 1, 2011, for budget purposes, if the law otherwise would provide an earlier date. Any refunds paid after June 30, 2011, and before the close of fiscal year 2011 are deemed to be paid in fiscal year 2012 for budget purposes.

(b) In carrying out the requirement of paragraph (a), the commissioner shall, to the extent possible, minimize delaying the payment of refunds that would result in payment of additional interest by the state. The commissioner may select refunds for delayed payment under this section or exempt refunds from this section in the manner that the commissioner determines, in the commissioner's sole discretion, has the least adverse effect on tax administration and taxpayer compliance.

ARTICLE 3

E-12 EDUCATION

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.75, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1a. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "school district tax settlement revenue" means the current, delinquent, and manufactured home property tax receipts collected by the county and distributed to the school district.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.75, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Levy recognition. (a) ~~"School district tax settlement revenue" means the current, delinquent, and manufactured home property tax receipts collected by the county and distributed to the school district.~~

~~(b)~~ For fiscal ~~year 2004 and later~~ years 2009 and 2010, in June of each year, the school district must recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was made, the lesser of:

(1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 126C.13, subdivision 4, received in July and August of that calendar year; or

(2) the sum of:

(i) 31 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17, in calendar year 2000; and

(ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according to section 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school districts receiving revenue under sections 124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, paragraph (a), and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 2; 126C.457; and 126C.48, subdivision 6; plus

(iii) zero percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments, not including the levy portions that are assumed by the state, that remains after subtracting the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17 and the amount recognized according to item (ii).

(b) For fiscal year 2011 and later years, in June of each year, the school district must recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy was made, the lesser of:

(2) the sum of:

(i) the greater of 48.6 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17 in the prior calendar year, or 31 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17 in calendar year 2000; plus

(iii) 48.6 percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments, not including the levy portions that are assumed by the state, that remains after subtracting the referendum levy certified according to section 126C.17 and the amount recognized according to item (ii).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 123B.75, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Commissioner shall specify fiscal year. The commissioner shall specify the fiscal year or years to which the revenue from any aid or tax levy is applicable if Minnesota Statutes do not so specify. The commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over education finance by January 15 of each year any adjustments under this subdivision in the previous year.

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Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.48, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Reporting. For each tax settlement, the county auditor shall report to each school district by fund, the district tax settlement revenue defined in section 123B.75, subdivision ~~5, paragraph (a)~~ 1a, on the form specified in section 276.10. The county auditor shall send to the district a copy of the spread levy report specified in section 275.124.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.441, is amended to read:

127A.441 AID REDUCTION; LEVY REVENUE RECOGNITION CHANGE.

Each year, the state aids payable to any school district for that fiscal year that are recognized as revenue in the school district's general and community service funds shall be adjusted by an amount equal to (1) the amount the district recognized as revenue for the prior fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b), minus (2) the amount the district recognized as revenue for the current fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a) or (b). For purposes of making the aid adjustments under this section, the amount the district recognizes as revenue for either the prior fiscal year or the current fiscal year pursuant to section 123B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), shall not include any amount levied pursuant to section 124D.86, subdivision 4, for school districts receiving revenue under sections 124D.86, subdivision 3, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 126C.43, subdivision 2; 126C.457; and 126C.48, subdivision 6. Payment from the permanent school fund shall not be adjusted pursuant to this section. The school district shall be notified of the amount of the adjustment made to each payment pursuant to this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) ~~The term~~ "Other district receipts" means payments by county treasurers pursuant to section 276.10, apportionments from the school endowment fund pursuant to section 127A.33, apportionments by the county auditor pursuant to section 127A.34, subdivision 2, and payments to school districts by the commissioner of revenue pursuant to chapter 298.

(b) ~~The term~~ "Cumulative amount guaranteed" means the product of

(1) the cumulative disbursement percentage shown in subdivision 3; times

(2) the sum of

(i) the current year aid payment percentage of the estimated aid and credit entitlements paid according to subdivision 13; plus

(ii) 100 percent of the entitlements paid according to subdivisions 11 and 12; plus

(iii) the other district receipts.

(c) ~~The term~~ "Payment date" means the date on which state payments to districts are made by the electronic funds transfer method. If a payment date falls on a Saturday, a Sunday, or a weekday which is a legal holiday, the payment shall be made on the immediately preceding business day. The commissioner may make payments on dates other than those listed in subdivision 3, but only for portions of payments from any preceding payment dates which could not be processed by the electronic funds transfer method due to documented extenuating circumstances.

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(d) The current year aid payment percentage equals 90 73 in fiscal year 2010, 70 in fiscal year 2011, and 90 in fiscal years 2012 and later.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Payment dates and percentages. (a) ~~For fiscal year 2004 and later,~~ The commissioner shall pay to a district on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows: the cumulative amount guaranteed minus the sum of ~~(a)~~ (1) the district's other district receipts through the current payment, and ~~(b)~~ (2) the aid and credit payments through the immediately preceding payment. For purposes of this computation, the payment dates and the cumulative disbursement percentages are as follows:

Payment date Percentage

Payment 1 July 15: 5.5

Payment 2 July 30: 8.0

Payment 3 August 15: 17.5

Payment 4 August 30: 20.0

Payment 5 September 15: 22.5

Payment 6 September 30: 25.0

Payment 7 October 15: 27.0

Payment 8 October 30: 30.0

Payment 9 November 15: 32.5

Payment 10 November 30: 36.5

Payment 11 December 15: 42.0

Payment 12 December 30: 45.0

Payment 13 January 15: 50.0

Payment 14 January 30: 54.0

Payment 15 February 15: 58.0

Payment 16 February 28: 63.0

Payment 17 March 15: 68.0

Payment 18 March 30: 74.0

Payment 19 April 15: 78.0

Payment 20 April 30: 85.0

Payment 21 May 15: 90.0

Payment 22 May 30: 95.0

Payment 23 June 20: 100.0

~~(b) In addition to the amounts paid under paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2004, the commissioner shall pay to a district on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows:~~

~~Payment 3~~ ~~August 15: the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for the state paid property tax~~ ~~credits established in section 273.1392~~

~~Payment 4~~ ~~August 30: one-third of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid~~ ~~entitlements except state paid property tax credits~~

~~Payment 6~~ ~~September 30: one-third of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid~~ ~~entitlements except state paid property tax credits~~

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~~Payment 8~~ ~~October 30: one-third of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid~~ ~~entitlements except state paid property tax credits~~

~~(c)~~ (b) In addition to the amounts paid under paragraph (a), ~~for fiscal year 2005 and later,~~ the commissioner shall pay to a district on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows:

Payment 3 August 15: the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for the state paid property tax credits established in section 273.1392

Payment 4 August 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits

Payment 6 September 30: 40 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits

Payment 8 October 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2010 and later.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 7b. Advance final payment. (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 3 and 7, if the current year aid payment percentage, under subdivision 2, is less than 90, then a school district or charter school exceeding its expenditure limitations under section 123B.83 as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year may receive a portion of its final payment for the current fiscal year on June 20, if requested by the district or charter school. The amount paid under this subdivision must not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the difference between 90 percent and the current year payment percentage in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), in the current fiscal year times the sum of the district or charter school's general education aid plus the aid adjustment in section 127A.50 for the current fiscal year; or

(2) the amount by which the district's or charter school's net negative unreserved general fund balance as of June 30 of the prior fiscal year exceeds 2.5 percent of the district or charter school's expenditures for that fiscal year.

(b) The state total advance final payment under this subdivision for any year must not exceed $7,500,000. If the amount request exceeds $7,500,000, the advance final payment for each eligible district must be reduced proportionately.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to fiscal years 2010 and later.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 127A.45, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13. Aid payment percentage. Except as provided in subdivisions 11, 12, 12a, and 14, each fiscal year, all education aids and credits in this chapter and chapters 120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 125A, 125B, 126C, 134, and section 273.1392, shall be paid at the current year aid payment percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the entitlement. For the purposes of this subdivision, a district's estimated entitlement for special education excess cost aid under section 125A.79 for fiscal year 2005 equals 70 percent of the district's entitlement for the second prior fiscal year. For the purposes of this subdivision, a district's estimated

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entitlement for special education excess cost aid under section 125A.79 for fiscal year 2006 and later equals 74.0 percent of the district's entitlement for the current fiscal year. The final adjustment payment, according to subdivision 9, must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the entitlement.

Sec. 10. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

$ ~~5,195,504,000~~ 4,291,422,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~5,626,994,000~~ 4,776,884,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes ~~$555,864,000~~ $553,591,000 for 2009 and ~~$4,639,640,000~~ $3,737,831,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$500,976,000~~ $1,363,306,000 for 2010 and ~~$5,126,018,000~~ $3,413,578,000 for 2011.

Sec. 11. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Educate parents partnership. For the educate parents partnership under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:

$ ~~50,000~~ 49,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~50,000~~ 49,000 . . . . . 2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Sec. 12. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program. For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.162:

$ ~~287,000~~ 281,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~287,000~~ 281,000 . . . . . 2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

Sec. 13. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 7, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Department. (a) For the Department of Education:

$ ~~20,943,000~~ 20,147,600 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~20,943,000~~ 19,811,000 . . . . . 2011

Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

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(b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.

(d) ~~$632,000~~ $618,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

(e) ~~$171,000~~ $167,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.

(f) ~~$40,000 each year~~ $10,000 is for an early hearing loss intervention coordinator under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.63, subdivision 5. This appropriation is for fiscal year 2010 only. If the department expends federal funds to employ a hearing loss coordinator under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.63, subdivision 5, then the appropriation under this paragraph is reallocated for purposes of employing a world languages coordinator.

(g) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.

(h) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's Washington, D.C., office.

(i) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated. The commissioner must provide, to the K-12 Education Finance Division in the house of representatives and the E-12 Budget Division in the senate, details about the distribution of state incentive grants, education technology state grants, teacher incentive funds, and statewide data system funds as outlined in the supplemental federal funds submission dated March 25, 2009.

ARTICLE 4

E-12 EDUCATION FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 123B.54, is amended to read:

123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.

(a) ~~$9,109,000 in fiscal year 2009, $7,948,000 in fiscal year 2010, $9,275,000 in fiscal year 2011, $9,574,000~~ $17,161,000 in fiscal year 2012, and ~~$8,904,000~~ $19,175,000 in fiscal year 2013 and later are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education for payment of debt service equalization aid under section 123B.53.

(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.

Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Abatement revenue. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:

$ ~~1,175,000~~ 1,000,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~1,034,000~~ 1,132,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $140,000 for 2009 and ~~$1,035,000~~ $860,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$115,000~~ $317,000 for 2010 and ~~$919,000~~ $815,000 for 2011.

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Sec. 3. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Consolidation transition. For districts consolidating under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.485:

$ ~~854,000~~ 684,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~927,000~~ 576,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $0 for 2009 and ~~$854,000~~ $684,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$94,000~~ $252,000 for 2010 and ~~$833,000~~ $324,000 for 2011.

Sec. 4. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

$ ~~17,250,000~~ 12,861,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~17,889,000~~ 16,157,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes ~~$1,647,000~~ $1,067,000 for 2009 and ~~$15,603,000~~ $11,794,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$1,733,000~~ $4,362,000 for 2010 and ~~$16,156,000~~ $11,795,000 for 2011.

Sec. 5. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

$ ~~22,159,000~~ 17,297,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~22,712,000~~ 19,729,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $2,077,000 for 2009 and ~~$20,082,000~~ $15,220,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$2,231,000~~ $5,629,000 for 2010 and ~~$20,481,000~~ $14,100,000 for 2011.

Sec. 6. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision 4:

$ ~~40,453,000~~ 34,833,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~44,775,000~~ 44,938,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $3,704,000 for 2009 and ~~$36,749,000~~ $31,129,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$4,083,000~~ $11,513,000 for 2010 and ~~$40,692,000~~ $33,425,000 for 2011.

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Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Charter school startup aid. For charter school startup cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11:

$ ~~1,488,000~~ 1,218,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~1,064,000~~ 743,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $202,000 for 2009 and ~~$1,286,000~~ $1,016,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$142,000~~ $375,000 for 2010 and ~~$922,000~~ $368,000 for 2011.

Sec. 8. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Integration aid. For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.86, subdivision 5:

$ ~~65,358,000~~ 50,812,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~65,484,000~~ 61,782,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes ~~$6,110,000~~ $5,832,000 for 2009 and ~~$59,248,000~~ $44,980,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$6,583,000~~ $16,636,000 for 2010 and ~~$58,901,000~~ $45,146,000 for 2011.

Sec. 9. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Success for the future. For American Indian success for the future grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81:

$ ~~2,137,000~~ 1,774,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~2,137,000~~ 2,072,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $213,000 for 2009 and ~~$1,924,000~~ $1,561,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$213,000~~ $576,000 for 2010 and ~~$1,924,000~~ $1,496,000 for 2011.

Sec. 10. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83:

$ ~~2,030,000~~ 1,702,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~2,211,000~~ 2,119,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $191,000 for 2009 and ~~$1,839,000~~ $1,511,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$204,000~~ $558,000 for 2010 and ~~$2,007,000~~ $1,561,000 for 2011.

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Sec. 11. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 3, section 21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Special education; regular. For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75:

$ ~~734,071,000~~ 609,003,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~781,497,000~~ 749,248,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $71,947,000 for 2009 and ~~$662,124,000~~ $537,056,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$73,569,000~~ $198,637,000 for 2010 and ~~$707,928,000~~ $550,611,000 for 2011.

Sec. 12. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 3, section 21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

$ ~~258,000~~ 224,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~282,000~~ 282,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $24,000 for 2009 and ~~$234,000~~ $200,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$26,000~~ $73,000 for 2010 and ~~$256,000~~ $209,000 for 2011.

Sec. 13. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 3, section 21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Special education; excess costs. For excess cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 7:

$ ~~110,871,000~~ 96,926,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~110,877,000~~ 108,410,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $37,046,000 for 2009 and ~~$73,825,000~~ $59,880,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$37,022,000~~ $50,967,000 for 2010 and ~~$73,855,000~~ $57,443,000 for 2011.

Sec. 14. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 4, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Health and safety revenue. For health and safety aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57, subdivision 5:

$ ~~161,000~~ 132,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~160,000~~ 135,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $10,000 for 2009 and ~~$151,000~~ $122,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$16,000~~ $44,000 for 2010 and ~~$144,000~~ $91,000 for 2011.

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Sec. 15. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 4, section 12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Debt service equalization. For debt service aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:

$ ~~7,948,000~~ 6,608,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~9,275,000~~ 8,204,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $851,000 for 2009 and ~~$7,097,000~~ $5,757,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$788,000~~ $2,128,000 for 2010 and ~~$8,487,000~~ $6,076,000 for 2011.

Sec. 16. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 4, section 12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Alternative facilities bonding aid. For alternative facilities bonding aid, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:

$ ~~19,287,000~~ 16,008,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~19,287,000~~ 18,708,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,928,000 for 2009 and ~~$17,359,000~~ $14,080,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$1,928,000~~ $5,207,000 for 2010 and ~~$17,359,000~~ $13,501,000 for 2011.

Sec. 17. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 4, section 12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Deferred maintenance aid. For deferred maintenance aid, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591, subdivision 4:

$ ~~2,302,000~~ 1,918,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~2,073,000~~ 2,146,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $260,000 for 2009 and ~~$2,042,000~~ $1,658,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$226,000~~ $613,000 for 2010 and ~~$1,847,000~~ $1,533,000 for 2011.

Sec. 18. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.118:

$ ~~1,098,000~~ 1,104,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~1,120,000~~ 1,126,000 . . . . . 2011

Sec. 19. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

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Subd. 6. Basic system support. For basic system support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:

$ ~~13,570,000~~ 11,264,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~13,570,000~~ 13,162,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2009 and ~~$12,213,000~~ $9,907,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$1,357,000~~ $3,663,000 for 2010 and ~~$12,213,000~~ $9,499,000 for 2011.

Sec. 20. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Multicounty, multitype library systems. For grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:

$ ~~1,300,000~~ 1,079,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~1,300,000~~ 1,261,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2009 and ~~$1,170,000~~ $949,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$130,000~~ $351,000 for 2010 and ~~$1,170,000~~ $910,000 for 2011.

Sec. 21. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Regional library telecommunications aid. For regional library telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:

$ ~~2,300,000~~ 1,909,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~2,300,000~~ 2,231,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2009 and ~~$2,070,000~~ $1,679,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$230,000~~ $621,000 for 2010 and ~~$2,070,000~~ $1,610,000 for 2011.

Sec. 22. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. School readiness. For revenue for school readiness programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:

$ ~~10,095,000~~ 8,379,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~10,095,000~~ 9,792,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,009,000 for 2009 and ~~$9,086,000~~ $7,370,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$1,009,000~~ $2,725,000 for 2010 and ~~$9,086,000~~ $7,067,000 for 2011.

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Sec. 23. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

$ ~~22,955,000~~ 19,005,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~22,547,000~~ 21,460,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $3,020,000 for 2009 and ~~$19,935,000~~ $15,985,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$2,214,000~~ $5,911,000 for 2010 and ~~$20,333,000~~ $15,549,000 for 2011.

Sec. 24. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Health and developmental screening aid. For health and developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

$ ~~3,694,000~~ 2,922,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~3,800,000~~ 3,425,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $367,000 for 2009 and ~~$3,327,000~~ $2,555,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$369,000~~ $945,000 for 2010 and ~~$3,431,000~~ $2,480,000 for 2011.

Sec. 25. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Community education aid. For community education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:

$ ~~585,000~~ 476,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~467,000~~ 473,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $73,000 for 2009 and ~~$512,000~~ $403,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation included ~~$56,000~~ $148,000 for 2010 and ~~$411,000~~ $325,000 for 2011.

Sec. 26. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Adults with disabilities program aid. For adults with disabilities programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:

$ ~~710,000~~ 588,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~710,000~~ 688,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes ~~$71,000~~ $69,000 for 2009 and ~~$639,000~~ $519,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$71,000~~ $191,000 for 2010 and ~~$639,000~~ $497,000 for 2011.

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Sec. 27. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12. Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:

$ ~~42,975,000~~ 35,671,000 . . . . . 2010

$ ~~44,258,000~~ 42,732,000 . . . . . 2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $4,187,000 for 2009 and ~~$38,788,000~~ $31,484,000 for 2010.

The 2011 appropriation includes ~~$4,309,000~~ $11,644,000 for 2010 and ~~$39,949,000~~ $31,088,000 for 2011.

ARTICLE 5

HIGHER EDUCATION

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(77,000) $(100,077,000) $(100,154,000)

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 95, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. MINNESOTA OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION $(77,000) $(77,000)

This reduction is from the appropriation for agency administration.

If an extension of the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under Public Law 111-5, section 5001, to at least June 30, 2011, is enacted by June 15, 2010, $35,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for the state grant program, to be available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.

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Sec. 4. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES $-0- $(50,000,000)

$2,079,000 of the reduction in 2011 is from the central offices and shared services unit appropriation. None of these reductions may be charged back or allocated to the campuses.

$47,921,000 of the reduction in 2011 is from the operations and maintenance appropriation.

For fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the base for operations and maintenance is $580,802,000 each year.

Sec. 5. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $-0- $(50,000,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Operations and Maintenance -0- (44,606,000)

For fiscal years 2012 and 2013, the base for operations and maintenance is $578,370,000 each year.

Subd. 3. Special Appropriations

(a) Agriculture and Extension Service -0- (3,858,000)

(b) Health Sciences -0- (389,000)

$26,000 of the 2011 reduction is from the St. Cloud family practice residency program.

(d) System Special -0- (454,000)

(e) University of Minnesota and Mayo Foundation Partnership -0- (591,000)

ARTICLE 6

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize changes to direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(1,571,000) $(1,564,000) $(3,135,000)

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Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(110,000) $(99,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Water (98,000) (38,000)

The $98,000 reduction in fiscal year 2010 is from the agency's activities to develop minimal impact design standards for urban stormwater runoff.

Subd. 3. Land -0- (30,000)

The $30,000 reduction in the second year is from the environmental health tracking and biomonitoring activities of the agency.

Subd. 4. Environmental Assistance and Cross Media -0- (16,000)

Subd. 5. Administrative Support (12,000) (15,000)

Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(1,375,000) $(1,379,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Lands and Minerals (30,000) (30,000)

Subd. 3. Water Resources Management (84,000) (84,000)

Subd. 4. Forest Management (188,000) (188,000)

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$53,000 of the reduction each year is from activities supporting the Forest Resources Council with implementation of the Sustainable Forest Resources Act.

Subd. 5. Parks and Trails Management (420,000) (422,000)

Subd. 6. Fish and Wildlife Management (265,000) (265,000)

$265,000 of the reduction each year is from activities for preserving, restoring, and enhancing grassland/wetland complexes on public or private land.

Subd. 7. Ecological Services (46,000) (47,000)

Subd. 8. Enforcement (230,000) (230,000)

Subd. 9. Operations Support (112,000) (113,000)

Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $(86,000) $(86,000)

Sec. 6. Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Transfers In

(a) The amounts appropriated from the agency indirect costs account in the special revenue fund are reduced by $328,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $462,000 in fiscal year 2011, and those amounts must be transferred to the general fund by June 30, 2011. The appropriation reductions are onetime.

(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer ~~$8,000,000~~ $48,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 from the closed landfill investment fund in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.421, to the general fund. The commissioner shall transfer ~~$4,000,000~~ $12,000,000 on July 1~~, 2013, and $4,000,000 on July 1,~~ in each of the years 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 from the general fund to the closed landfill investment fund. For ~~the July 1, 2014,~~ each transfer to the closed landfill investment fund, the commissioner shall determine the total amount of interest and other earnings that would have accrued to the fund if the transfers to the general fund under this paragraph had not been made and add this amount to the transfer. The amounts necessary for these transfers are appropriated from the general fund in the fiscal years specified for the transfers.

ARTICLE 7

ENERGY

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

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2010 2011 Total

General $(247,000) $(247,000) $(494,000)

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 2, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(247,000) $(247,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Administrative Services (97,000) (97,000)

Subd. 3. Market Assurance (150,000) (150,000)

ARTICLE 8

AGRICULTURE

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(493,000) $(492,000) $(985,000)

Sec. 2. AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 94, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

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APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(493,000) $(492,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Protection Services (228,000) (228,000)

$13,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $13,000 in fiscal year 2011 are reductions from plant pest surveys.

Subd. 3. Agricultural Marketing and Development (127,000) (127,000)

$77,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $77,000 in fiscal year 2011 are reductions for integrated pest management activities.

Subd. 4. Administration and Financial Assistance (138,000) (137,000)

$69,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $69,000 in fiscal year 2011 are reductions from the dairy and profitability enhancement and dairy business planning grant programs established under Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, section 9, subdivision 2.

$1,000 in fiscal year 2010 is a reduction from the appropriation for the administration of the Feeding Minnesota Task Force.

ARTICLE 9

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(489,000) $(745,000) $(1,234,000)

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to, or if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 78, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or

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subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(285,000) $(285,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Business and Community Development (87,000) (87,000)

$25,000 in 2010 and $25,000 in 2011 are from the appropriation for the Office of Science and Technology.

Subd. 3. Workforce Development (115,000) (115,000)

$15,000 in 2010 and $15,000 in 2011 are from the appropriation for the Minnesota job skills partnership program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to 116L.17.

$11,000 in 2010 and $11,000 in 2011 are from the appropriation for administrative expenses to programs that provide employment support services to persons with mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and 268A.14.

$89,000 in 2010 and $89,000 in 2011 are from the appropriation for state services for the blind activities.

Subd. 4. State-Funded Administration (83,000) (83,000)

Sec. 4. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY $-0- $(256,000)

This reduction is from the appropriation to the Housing Finance Agency for the housing rehabilitation program under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14, for rental housing developments.

On or before June 30, 2010, the Housing Finance Agency shall transfer $256,000 from the housing rehabilitation program in the housing development fund to the general fund.

Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY $(20,000) $(20,000)

This reduction is from the general fund appropriation for labor standards/apprenticeship.

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Sec. 6. BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES $(16,000) $(16,000)

This reduction is from the general fund appropriation for mediation services.

Sec. 7. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(168,000) $(168,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Education and Outreach (96,000) (96,000)

Subd. 3. Preservation and Access (72,000) (72,000)

ARTICLE 10

TRANSPORTATION

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(1,649,000) $(11,649,000) $(13,298,000)

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 36, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. TRANSPORTATION

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(24,000) $(1,474,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

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Subd. 2. Multimodal Systems

(a) Transit (9,000) (1,459,000)

This reduction is to the Transit Improvement Administration appropriation.

The base appropriation from the general fund for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $16,292,000 each year.

(b) Freight (9,000) (9,000)

This reduction is to the rail service plan appropriation.

This reduction is to the Roosevelt Tower appropriation.

Sec. 4. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(1,625,000) $(10,175,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Bus Transit (1,506,000) (10,056,000)

This reduction is to the appropriation for bus system operations.

The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $59,796,000 each year.

Subd. 3. Rail Operations (119,000) (119,000)

This reduction is to the appropriation for rail systems.

The base appropriation for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $5,174,000 each year.

ARTICLE 11

PUBLIC SAFETY

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(79,000) $(79,000) $(158,000)

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Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 83, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. HUMAN RIGHTS $(79,000) $(79,000)

ARTICLE 12

STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(1,694,000) $(15,820,000) $(17,514,000)

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from, the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 101, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR $(81,000) $(81,000)

$13,000 of the reduction in each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 are from the appropriation for necessary expenses in the normal performance of the governor's and lieutenant governor's duties for which no other reimbursement is provided.

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Sec. 4. OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY $(130,000) $(130,000)

$96,000 of the reduction in each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 are from the appropriation for information technology security.

Sec. 5. ADMINISTRATION $(100,000) $(200,000)

These reductions are from the Government and Citizen Services Program.

$162,000 of the balance in the central stores fund is transferred to the general fund on or before June 30, 2010. This is a onetime transfer.

The base appropriation from the general fund for the Government and Citizen Services Program for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $17,116,000 each year.

Sec. 6. MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET $(459,000) $(459,000)

Health Care Access Fund Loan

(a) By June 30, 2011, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer up to $40,000,000 from the balance of the health care access fund to the general fund.

(b) By June 30, 2012, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the amount transferred in paragraph (a) from the general fund to the health care access fund.

Sec. 7. REVENUE $(924,000) $(950,000)

These reductions are from the tax system management program.

Sec. 8. GENERAL REDUCTION.

Subdivision 1. Plan submitted; effective date. By June 15, 2010, the commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the affected agencies, shall reduce general fund appropriations for fiscal year 2010 or 2011 to the affected agencies listed in this section by a total of $14,000,000. No single appropriation or program may be reduced by more than 1.5 percent. These reductions are onetime.

Subd. 2. Report. By July 1, 2010, the commissioner of management and budget shall submit to the chair and ranking minority member of the senate and house of representatives Committees on Finance and Ways and Means a report of the appropriations reduced.

Subd. 3. Affected agencies. The agencies whose appropriations must be reduced are the following:

(1) Department of Education, state agency operations;

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(2) Minnesota Office of Higher Education, state agency operations;

(3) Department of Human Services, state agency operations;

(4) Department of Health, state agency operations;

(5) Pollution Control Agency, all general fund programs;

(6) Department of Natural Resources, all general fund programs;

(7) Board of Water and Soil Resources, all general fund programs;

(8) Department of Commerce, all general fund programs;

(9) Department of Agriculture, all general fund programs;

(10) Department of Employment and Economic Development, all general fund programs;

(11) Explore Minnesota Tourism, all general fund programs;

(12) Housing Finance Agency, all general fund programs;

(13) Department of Labor and Industry, all general fund programs;

(14) Bureau of Mediation Services, all general fund programs;

(15) Minnesota Historical Society, all general fund programs;

(16) Department of Transportation, all general fund programs, except greater Minnesota transit;

(17) Department of Public Safety, all general fund programs;

(18) Department of Corrections, all general fund programs;

(19) Department of Human Rights, all general fund programs;

(20) Office of Enterprise Technology, all general fund programs;

(21) Department of Administration, all general fund programs;

(22) Department of Management and Budget, state agency operations; and

(23) Department of Revenue, state agency operations;

(24) all other executive branch state agencies, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.011, subdivision 12a, all general fund programs.

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ARTICLE 13

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(74,704,000) $(83,052,000) $(157,756,000)

Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment unless a different effective date is explicit. All reductions in this article are onetime, unless otherwise stated.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(74,177,000) $(82,527,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Agency Management; Financial Operations (3,289,000) (3,282,000)

Subd. 3. Children and Economic Assistance Grants

(a) Child Support Enforcement Grants (3,400,000) (1,249,000)

(b) Children's Services Grants (600,000) -0-

American Indian Child Welfare Projects. Notwithstanding Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 2, section 35, $600,000 of the fiscal year 2009 funds extended in fiscal year 2010 cancel to the general fund.

(d) General Assistance Grants (5,267,000) (3,190,000)

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(e) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants (733,000) -0-

(f) Group Residential Housing Grants (467,000) (706,000)

Subd. 4. Basic Health Care Grants

(a) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Families and Children (5,599,000) (30,585,000)

(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Elderly and Disabled (2,331,000) (24,062,000)

Hospital Fee-for-Service Payment Delay. Payments from the Medicaid Management Information System that would otherwise have been made for inpatient hospital services for Minnesota health care program enrollees must be delayed as follows: for fiscal year 2011, June payments must be included in the first payments in fiscal year 2012. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.124, do not apply to these delayed payments. This payment delay includes, and is not in addition to, the payment delay for inpatient hospital services in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 6, paragraph (c).

Nonhospital Fee-for-Service Payment Delay. Payments from the Medicaid Management Information System that would otherwise have been made for nonhospital acute care services for Minnesota health care program enrollees must be delayed as follows: for fiscal year 2011, June payments must be included in the first payments in fiscal year 2012. This payment delay must not include nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, home and community-based services, prepaid health plans, personal care provider organizations, and home health agencies. The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.124, do not apply to these delayed payments. This payment delay includes, and is not in addition to, the payment delay for nonhospital acute care services in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 6, paragraph (c).

Subd. 5. Health Care Management; Administration (180,000) (360,000)

Incentive Program and Outreach Grants. The general fund appropriation for the incentive program under Laws 2008, chapter 358, article 5, section 3, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), is canceled. This paragraph is effective retroactively from January 1, 2010.

Subd. 6. Continuing Care Grants

(a) Aging and Adult Services Grants (3,600,000) (3,600,000)

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Community Service/Service Development Grants Reduction. Effective retroactively from July 1, 2009, funding for grants made under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256.9754 and 256B.0917, subdivision 13, is reduced by $3,600,000 for each year of the biennium. Grants made during the biennium under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9754, shall not be used for new construction or building renovation.

Aging Grants Delay. Aging grants must be reduced by $917,000 in fiscal year 2011 and increased by $917,000 in fiscal year 2012. These adjustments are onetime and must not be applied to the base. This provision expires June 30, 2012.

(b) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Facilities Grants (3,827,000) (2,520,000)

ICF/MR Variable Rates Suspension. Effective retroactively from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2010, no new variable rates shall be authorized for intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.5013, subdivision 1.

ICF/MR Occupancy Rate Adjustment Suspension. Effective retroactively from July 1, 2009, to June 30, 2011, approval of new applications for occupancy rate adjustments for unoccupied short-term beds under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.5013, subdivision 7, is suspended.

Developmental Disability Waiver Acuity Factor. Effective retroactively from January 1, 2010, the January 1, 2010, one percent growth factor in the developmental disability waiver allocations under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.092, subdivisions 4 and 5, that is attributable to changes in acuity, is suspended to June 30, 2011.

(d) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Grants -0- (169,000)

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Grants Delay. Deaf and hard-of-hearing services grants must be reduced by $169,000 in fiscal year 2011 and increased by $169,000 in fiscal year 2012. These adjustments are onetime and must not be applied to the base. This provision expires June 30, 2012.

(e) Adult Mental Health Grants (5,000,000) -0-

(f) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants (3,622,000) (3,622,000)

(g) Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement Grants (393,000) (393,000)

(h) Other Continuing Care Grants -0- (1,414,000)

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Other Continuing Care Grants Delay. Other continuing care grants must be reduced by $1,414,000 in fiscal year 2011 and increased by $1,414,000 in fiscal year 2012. These adjustments are onetime and must not be applied to the base. This provision expires June 30, 2012.

Subd. 7. Continuing Care Management (350,000) -0-

County Maintenance of Effort. The general fund appropriation for the State-County Results Accountability and Service Delivery Reform under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 402A, is canceled. This paragraph is effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

Subd. 8. State-Operated Services; Adult Mental Health Services (422,000) (4,588,000)

Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(527,000) $(525,000)

The appropriation reductions for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Community and Family Health Promotion (53,000) (355,000)

Subd. 3. Policy Quality and Compliance (118,000) (74,000)

Office of Unlicensed Health Care Practice. Of the general fund reduction $74,000 in fiscal year 2011 is from the Office of Unlicensed Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice.

Subd. 4. Health Protection (225,000) (74,000)

Subd. 5. Administrative Support Services (131,000) (22,000)

Sec. 5. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 1, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Continuing Care Grants

The amounts that may be spent from the appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

(a) Aging and Adult Services Grants 13,499,000 15,805,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $5,751,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $6,705,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Information and Assistance Reimbursement. Federal administrative reimbursement obtained from information and assistance services provided by the Senior LinkAge or Disability

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Linkage lines to people who are identified as eligible for medical assistance shall be appropriated to the commissioner for this activity.

Community Service Development Grant Reduction. Funding for community service development grants must be reduced by $260,000 for fiscal year 2010; $284,000 in fiscal year 2011; $43,000 in fiscal year 2012; and $43,000 in fiscal year 2013. Base level funding shall be restored in fiscal year 2014.

Community Service Development Grant Community Initiative. Funding for community service development grants shall be used to offset the cost of aging support grants. Base level funding shall be restored in fiscal year 2014.

Senior Nutrition Use of Federal Funds. For fiscal year 2010, general fund grants for home-delivered meals and congregate dining shall be reduced by $500,000. The commissioner must replace these general fund reductions with equal amounts from federal funding for senior nutrition from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

(b) Alternative Care Grants 50,234,000 48,576,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $3,598,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $3,470,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Alternative Care Transfer. Any money allocated to the alternative care program that is not spent for the purposes indicated does not cancel but must be transferred to the medical assistance account.

(c) Medical Assistance Grants; Long-Term Care Facilities. 367,444,000 419,749,000

(d) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Waivers and Home Care Grants 853,567,000 1,039,517,000

Manage Growth in TBI and CADI Waivers. During the fiscal years beginning on July 1, 2009, and July 1, 2010, the commissioner shall allocate money for home and community-based waiver programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49, to ensure a reduction in state spending that is equivalent to limiting the caseload growth of the TBI waiver to 12.5 allocations per month each year of the biennium and the CADI waiver to 95 allocations per month each year of the biennium. Limits do not apply: (1) when there is an approved plan for nursing facility bed closures for individuals under age 65 who require relocation due to the bed closure; (2) to fiscal year 2009 waiver allocations delayed due to unallotment; or (3) to transfers authorized by the commissioner from the personal care assistance program of individuals having a home care rating of "CS," "MT," or "HL."

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Priorities for the allocation of funds must be for individuals anticipated to be discharged from institutional settings or who are at imminent risk of a placement in an institutional setting.

Manage Growth in DD Waiver. The commissioner shall manage the growth in the DD waiver by limiting the allocations included in the February 2009 forecast to 15 additional diversion allocations each month for the calendar years that begin on January 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011. Additional allocations must be made available for transfers authorized by the commissioner from the personal care program of individuals having a home care rating of "CS," "MT," or "HL."

Adjustment to Lead Agency Waiver Allocations. Prior to the availability of the alternative license defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.11, subdivision 8, the commissioner shall reduce lead agency waiver allocations for the purposes of implementing a moratorium on corporate foster care.

Alternatives to Personal Care Assistance Services. Base level funding of $3,237,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $4,856,000 in fiscal year 2013 is to implement alternative services to personal care assistance services for persons with mental health and other behavioral challenges who can benefit from other services that more appropriately meet their needs and assist them in living independently in the community. These services may include, but not be limited to, a 1915(i) state plan option.

(e) Mental Health Grants

Appropriations by Fund

General 77,739,000 77,739,000

Health Care Access 750,000 750,000

Lottery Prize 1,508,000 1,508,000

Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of a fiscal year's appropriation for adult mental health grants may be used to fund allocations in that portion of the fiscal year ending December 31.

(f) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Grants 1,930,000 1,917,000

(g) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants 111,303,000 122,822,000

Payments for Substance Abuse Treatment. For services provided during fiscal years 2010 and 2011, county-negotiated rates and provider claims to the consolidated chemical dependency fund must not exceed rates charged for these services on January 1, 2009; and rates for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 must not exceed 160

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percent of the average rate on January 1, 2009, for each group of vendors with similar attributes. For services provided in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, statewide average rates under the new rate methodology to be developed under Minnesota Statutes, section 254B.12, must not exceed the average rates charged for these services on January 1, 2009, plus a state share increase of $3,787,000 for fiscal year 2012 and $5,023,000 for fiscal year 2013. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this article, this provision expires on June 30, 2013.

Chemical Dependency Special Revenue Account. For fiscal year 2010, $750,000 must be transferred from the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund administrative account and deposited into the general fund.

County CD Share of MA Costs for ARRA Compliance. Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 254B, for chemical dependency services provided during the period October 1, 2008, to December 31, 2010, and reimbursed by medical assistance at the enhanced federal matching rate provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the county share is 30 percent of the nonfederal share. This provision is effective the day following final enactment.

(h) Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement Grants 1,729,000 1,729,000

(i) Other Continuing Care Grants 19,201,000 17,528,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $2,639,000 in fiscal year 2012 and increased by $3,854,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Technology Grants. $650,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for technology grants, case consultation, evaluation, and consumer information grants related to developing and supporting alternatives to shift-staff foster care residential service models.

Other Continuing Care Grants; HIV Grants. Money appropriated for the HIV drug and insurance grant program in fiscal year 2010 may be used in either year of the biennium.

Quality Assurance Commission. Effective July 1, 2009, state funding for the quality assurance commission under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0951, is canceled.

Sec. 6. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 4, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 2, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

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Subd. 4. Health Protection

Appropriations by Fund

General 9,871,000 9,780,000

State Government

Special Revenue 30,209,000 30,209,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is reduced by $50,000 in each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Health Protection Appropriations. (a) $163,000 each year is for the lead abatement grant program.

(b) $100,000 each year is for emergency preparedness and response activities.

~~(d) $55,000 in fiscal year 2010 is for pentachlorophenol.~~

~~(e) $20,000 in fiscal year 2010 is for a PFC Citizens Advisory Group.~~

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds. Federal funds received by the commissioner for immunization operations from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the grant.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.056, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:

Subd. 3c. Asset limitations for families and children. A household of two or more persons must not own more than $20,000 in total net assets except that this asset limit shall be $6,000 for the period January 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011, plus $200 for each additional legal dependent, and a household of one person must not own more than $10,000 in total net assets, except that this asset limit shall be $3,000 for the period January 1, 2011, through June 30, 2011. In addition to these maximum amounts, an eligible individual or family may accrue interest on these amounts, but they must be reduced to the maximum at the time of an eligibility redetermination. The value of assets that are not considered in determining eligibility for medical assistance for families and children is the value of those assets excluded under the AFDC state plan as of July 16, 1996, as required by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, with the following exceptions:

(1) household goods and personal effects are not considered;

(2) capital and operating assets of a trade or business up to $200,000 are not considered, except that a bank account that contains personal income or assets, or is used to pay personal expenses, is not considered a capital or operating asset of a trade or business;

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(3) one motor vehicle is excluded for each person of legal driving age who is employed or seeking employment;

(4) assets designated as burial expenses are excluded to the same extent they are excluded by the Supplemental Security Income program;

(5) court-ordered settlements up to $10,000 are not considered;

(6) individual retirement accounts and funds are not considered; and

(7) assets owned by children are not considered.

The assets specified in clause (2) must be disclosed to the local agency at the time of application and at the time of an eligibility redetermination, and must be verified upon request of the local agency.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0659, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Personal care assistant; requirements. (a) A personal care assistant must meet the following requirements:

(1) be at least 18 years of age with the exception of persons who are 16 or 17 years of age with these additional requirements:

(i) supervision by a qualified professional every 60 days; and

(ii) employment by only one personal care assistance provider agency responsible for compliance with current labor laws;

(2) be employed by a personal care assistance provider agency;

(3) enroll with the department as a personal care assistant after clearing a background study. Before a personal care assistant provides services, the personal care assistance provider agency must initiate a background study on the personal care assistant under chapter 245C, and the personal care assistance provider agency must have received a notice from the commissioner that the personal care assistant is:

(i) not disqualified under section 245C.14; or

(ii) is disqualified, but the personal care assistant has received a set aside of the disqualification under section 245C.22;

(4) be able to effectively communicate with the recipient and personal care assistance provider agency;

(5) be able to provide covered personal care assistance services according to the recipient's personal care assistance care plan, respond appropriately to recipient needs, and report changes in the recipient's condition to the supervising qualified professional or physician;

(6) not be a consumer of personal care assistance services;

(7) maintain daily written records including, but not limited to, time sheets under subdivision 12;

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(8) effective January 1, 2010, complete standardized training as determined by the commissioner before completing enrollment. Personal care assistant training must include successful completion of the following training components: basic first aid, vulnerable adult, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, basic roles and responsibilities of personal care assistants including information about assistance with lifting and transfers for recipients, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, fraud issues, and completion of time sheets. Upon completion of the training components, the personal care assistant must demonstrate the competency to provide assistance to recipients;

(9) complete training and orientation on the needs of the recipient within the first seven days after the services begin; and

(10) be limited to providing and being paid for up to 310 hours per month, except that this limit shall be 275 hours per month for the period July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, of personal care assistance services regardless of the number of recipients being served or the number of personal care assistance provider agencies enrolled with.

(b) A legal guardian may be a personal care assistant if the guardian is not being paid for the guardian services and meets the criteria for personal care assistants in paragraph (a).

(c) Effective January 1, 2010, persons who do not qualify as a personal care assistant include parents and stepparents of minors, spouses, paid legal guardians, family foster care providers, except as otherwise allowed in section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a, or staff of a residential setting.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 55, is amended to read:

Subd. 55. Phase-in of rebased operating payment rates. (a) For the rate years beginning October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2015, the operating payment rate calculated under this section shall be phased in by blending the operating rate with the operating payment rate determined under section 256B.434. For purposes of this subdivision, the rate to be used that is determined under section 256B.434 shall not include the portion of the operating payment rate related to performance-based incentive payments under section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph (d). For the rate year beginning October 1, 2008, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 13 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 87 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2009, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 14 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 86 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For rate years beginning October 1, 2009; October 1, 2010; October 1, 2011; and October 1, 2012, no rate adjustments shall be implemented under this section, but shall be determined under section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2013, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 65 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 35 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2014, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 82 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 18 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2015, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be the operating payment rate determined under this section. The blending of operating payment rates under this section shall be performed separately for each RUG's class.

(b) For the rate year beginning October 1, 2008, the commissioner shall apply limits to the operating payment rate increases under paragraph (a) by creating a minimum percentage increase and a maximum percentage increase.

(1) Each nursing facility that receives a blended October 1, 2008, operating payment rate increase under paragraph (a) of less than one percent, when compared to its operating payment rate on September 30, 2008, computed using rates with RUG's weight of 1.00, shall receive a rate adjustment of one percent.

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(2) The commissioner shall determine a maximum percentage increase that will result in savings equal to the cost of allowing the minimum increase in clause (1). Nursing facilities with a blended October 1, 2008, operating payment rate increase under paragraph (a) greater than the maximum percentage increase determined by the commissioner, when compared to its operating payment rate on September 30, 2008, computed using rates with a RUG's weight of 1.00, shall receive the maximum percentage increase.

(3) Nursing facilities with a blended October 1, 2008, operating payment rate increase under paragraph (a) greater than one percent and less than the maximum percentage increase determined by the commissioner, when compared to its operating payment rate on September 30, 2008, computed using rates with a RUG's weight of 1.00, shall receive the blended October 1, 2008, operating payment rate increase determined under paragraph (a).

(4) The October 1, 2009, through October 1, 2015, operating payment rate for facilities receiving the maximum percentage increase determined in clause (2) shall be the amount determined under paragraph (a) less the difference between the amount determined under paragraph (a) for October 1, 2008, and the amount allowed under clause (2). This rate restriction does not apply to rate increases provided in any other section.

(c) A portion of the funds received under this subdivision that are in excess of operating payment rates that a facility would have received under section 256B.434, as determined in accordance with clauses (1) to (3), shall be subject to the requirements in section 256B.434, subdivision 19, paragraphs (b) to (h).

(1) Determine the amount of additional funding available to a facility, which shall be equal to total medical assistance resident days from the most recent reporting year times the difference between the blended rate determined in paragraph (a) for the rate year being computed and the blended rate for the prior year.

(2) Determine the portion of all operating costs, for the most recent reporting year, that are compensation related. If this value exceeds 75 percent, use 75 percent.

(3) Subtract the amount determined in clause (2) from 75 percent.

(4) The portion of the fund received under this subdivision that shall be subject to the requirements in section 256B.434, subdivision 19, paragraphs (b) to (h), shall equal the amount determined in clause (1) times the amount determined in clause (3).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from October 1, 2009.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a. Managed care contracts. (a) Managed care contracts under this section and sections 256L.12 and 256D.03, shall be entered into or renewed on a calendar year basis beginning January 1, 1996. Managed care contracts which were in effect on June 30, 1995, and set to renew on July 1, 1995, shall be renewed for the period July 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995 at the same terms that were in effect on June 30, 1995. The commissioner may issue separate contracts with requirements specific to services to medical assistance recipients age 65 and older.

(b) A prepaid health plan providing covered health services for eligible persons pursuant to chapters 256B, 256D, and 256L, is responsible for complying with the terms of its contract with the commissioner. Requirements applicable to managed care programs under chapters 256B, 256D, and 256L, established after the effective date of a contract with the commissioner take effect when the contract is next issued or renewed.

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performance targets. Each performance target must be quantifiable, objective, measurable, and reasonably attainable, except in the case of a performance target based on a federal or state law or rule. Criteria for assessment of each performance target must be outlined in writing prior to the contract effective date. The managed care plan must demonstrate, to the commissioner's satisfaction, that the data submitted regarding attainment of the performance target is accurate. The commissioner shall periodically change the administrative measures used as performance targets in order to improve plan performance across a broader range of administrative services. The performance targets must include measurement of plan efforts to contain spending on health care services and administrative activities. The commissioner may adopt plan-specific performance targets that take into account factors affecting only one plan, including characteristics of the plan's enrollee population. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July of the following year if performance targets in the contract are achieved. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

(d) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009, the commissioner shall withhold three percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

The return of the withhold under this paragraph is not subject to the requirements of paragraph (c).

(e) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2010, the commissioner shall require that managed care plans use the assessment and authorization processes, forms, timelines, standards, documentation, and data reporting requirements, protocols, billing processes, and policies consistent with medical assistance fee-for-service or the Department of Human Services contract requirements consistent with medical assistance fee-for-service or the Department of Human Services contract requirements for all personal care assistance services under section 256B.0659.

(f) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the commissioner shall withhold ~~3.5~~ 4.5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

(g) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, the commissioner shall withhold ~~four~~ 4.5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23. If an extension of the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under Public Law 111-5, section 5001, is enacted before June 15, 2010, the withhold percentage stated in this paragraph shall be 4.0 percent.

(h) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012, the commissioner shall withhold 4.5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

(i) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013, the commissioner shall withhold 4.5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

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(j) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall withhold three percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance and prepaid general assistance medical care programs. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

(k) A managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan under section 256B.692 may include as admitted assets under section 62D.044 any amount withheld under this section that is reasonably expected to be returned.

(l) Contracts between the commissioner and a prepaid health plan are exempt from the set-aside and preference provisions of section 16C.16, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), and 7.

EFFECTIVE DATE. The additional withhold percentage in paragraph (f) is effective retroactively from January 1, 2010.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Physician reimbursement. (a) Effective for services rendered on or after October 1, 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for physician services as follows:

(1) payment for level one Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' common procedural coding system codes titled "office and other outpatient services," "preventive medicine new and established patient," "delivery, antepartum, and postpartum care," "critical care," cesarean delivery and pharmacologic management provided to psychiatric patients, and level three codes for enhanced services for prenatal high risk, shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 25 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992. If the rate on any procedure code within these categories is different than the rate that would have been paid under the methodology in section 256B.74, subdivision 2, then the larger rate shall be paid;

(2) payments for all other services shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 15.4 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992; and

(3) all physician rates shall be converted from the 50th percentile of 1982 to the 50th percentile of 1989, less the percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases except that payment rates for home health agency services shall be the rates in effect on September 30, 1992.

(b) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2000, payment rates for physician and professional services shall be increased by three percent over the rates in effect on December 31, 1999, except for home health agency and family planning agency services. The increases in this paragraph shall be implemented January 1, 2000, for managed care.

(c) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2009, payment rates for physician and professional services shall be reduced by five percent, except that for the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, payments rates shall be reduced by 6.5 percent for the medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs, over the rates in effect on June 30, 2009. The additional 1.5 percent reduction in effect for the period from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010, does not apply to physician services billed by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in mental health. This reduction does not apply to office or other outpatient visits, preventive medicine visits and family planning visits billed by physicians, advanced practice nurses, or physician assistants in a

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family planning agency or in one of the following primary care practices: general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general geriatrics, and family medicine. This reduction does not apply to federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services. Effective October 1, 2009, payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69, 256B.692, and 256L.12 shall reflect the payment reduction described in this paragraph.

EFFECTIVE DATE. The additional rate reductions in this section are effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.76, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Critical access dental providers. (a) Effective for dental services rendered on or after January 1, 2002, the commissioner shall increase reimbursements to dentists and dental clinics deemed by the commissioner to be critical access dental providers. For dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2007, the commissioner shall increase reimbursement by 30 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise be paid to the critical access dental provider. The commissioner shall pay the health plan companies in amounts sufficient to reflect increased reimbursements to critical access dental providers as approved by the commissioner. In determining which dentists and dental clinics shall be deemed critical access dental providers, the commissioner shall review:

(1) the utilization rate in the service area in which the dentist or dental clinic operates for dental services to patients covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare as their primary source of coverage;

(2) the level of services provided by the dentist or dental clinic to patients covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare as their primary source of coverage; and

(3) whether the level of services provided by the dentist or dental clinic is critical to maintaining adequate levels of patient access within the service area.

In the absence of a critical access dental provider in a service area, the commissioner may designate a dentist or dental clinic as a critical access dental provider if the dentist or dental clinic is willing to provide care to patients covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare at a level which significantly increases access to dental care in the service area.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), critical access payments must not be made for dental services provided from April 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from April 1, 2010.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.766, is amended to read:

256B.766 REIMBURSEMENT FOR BASIC CARE SERVICES.

(a) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2009, total payments for basic care services, shall be reduced by three percent, except that for the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011, total payments shall be reduced by 4.5 percent for the medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs, prior to third-party liability and spenddown calculation. Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect this reduction.

(b) This section does not apply to physician and professional services, inpatient hospital services, family planning services, mental health services, dental services, prescription drugs, medical transportation, federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, Indian health services, and Medicare cost-sharing.

EFFECTIVE DATE. The additional rate reductions in this section are effective retroactively from July 1, 2009.

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Sec. 14. REDUCTION OF GROUP RESIDENTIAL HOUSING SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE RATE.

Effective retroactively from November 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011, the commissioner of human services shall decrease the group residential housing (GRH) supplementary service rate under Minnesota Statutes, section 256I.05, subdivision 1a, by five percent for services rendered on or after that date, except that reimbursement rates for a GRH facility reimbursed as a nursing facility shall not be reduced. The reduction in this paragraph is in addition to the reduction under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 8, section 79, paragraph (b), clause (11).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from November 1, 2009.

Sec. 15. ARTICLE EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 14

AIDS, CREDITS, REFUNDS

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.1384, subdivision 6, as added by Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 13, section 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Credit reduction. In 2011 and each year thereafter, the market value credit reimbursement amount for each taxing jurisdiction determined under this section is reduced by the dollar amount of the reduction in market value credit reimbursements for that taxing jurisdiction in 2010 due to ~~unallotment~~ the reductions ~~announced prior to February 28, 2010, under section 16A.152~~ under section 477A.0132. No taxing jurisdiction's market value credit reimbursements are reduced to less than zero under this subdivision. The commissioner of revenue shall pay the annual market value credit reimbursement amounts, after reduction under this subdivision, to the affected taxing jurisdictions as provided in this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for taxes payable in 2011 and thereafter.

Sec. 2. [477A.0132] 2009 AND 2010 AID REDUCTIONS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.

(b) The "2009 revenue base" for a statutory or home rule charter city is the sum of the city's certified property tax levy for taxes payable in 2009, plus the amount of local government aid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, that the city was certified to receive in 2009, plus the amount of taconite aids under sections 298.28 and 298.282 that the city was certified to receive in 2009, including any amounts required to be placed in a special fund for distribution in a later year.

(c) The "2009 revenue base" for a county is the sum of the county's certified property tax levy for taxes payable in 2009, plus the amount of county program aid under section 477A.0124 that the county was certified to receive in 2009, plus the amount of taconite aids under sections 298.28 and 298.282 that the county was certified to receive in 2009, including any amounts required to be placed in a special fund for distribution in a later year.

(d) The "2009 revenue base" for a town is the sum of the town's certified property tax levy for taxes payable in 2009, plus the amount of aid under section 477A.013 that the town was certified to receive in 2009, plus the amount of taconite aids under sections 298.28 and 298.282 that the town was certified to receive in 2009, including any amounts required to be placed in a special fund for distribution in a later year.

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(e) "Population" means the population of the county, city, or town for 2007 based on information available to the commissioner of revenue in July 2009.

(f) "Adjusted net tax capacity" means the amount of net tax capacity for the county, city, or town, computed using equalized market values according to section 477A.011, subdivision 20, for aid payable in 2009.

(g) "Adjusted net tax capacity per capita" means the jurisdiction's adjusted net tax capacity divided by its population.

Subd. 2. 2009 aid reductions. (a) The commissioner of revenue must compute a 2009 aid reduction amount for each county.

The aid reduction amount is zero for a county with a population of less than 5,000, and is zero for a county containing the Shooting Star Casino property that was removed from the tax rolls in 2009.

For all other counties, the aid reduction amount is equal to 1.188968672 percent of the county's 2009 revenue base.

The reduction amount is limited to the sum of the amount of county program aid under section 477A.0124 that the county was certified to receive in 2009, plus the amount of market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384 payable to the county in 2009 before the reductions in this section.

The reduction amount is applied first to reduce the amount payable to the county in 2009 as county program aid under section 477A.013 and then, if necessary, to reduce the amount payable to the county in 2009 as market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384.

No county's aid or reimbursements are reduced to less than zero under this section.

(b) The commissioner of revenue must compute a 2009 aid reduction amount for each city.

The aid reduction amount is zero for any city with a population of less than 1,000 that has an adjusted net tax capacity per capita amount less than the statewide average adjusted net tax capacity amount per capita for all cities. The aid reduction amount is also zero for a city located outside the seven-county metropolitan area, with a 2006 population greater than 3,500, a pre-1940 housing percentage greater than 29 percent, a commercial-industrial percentage less than nine percent, and a population decline percentage of zero based on the data used to certify the 2009 local government aid distribution under section 477A.013.

For all other cities, the aid reduction amount is equal to 3.3127634 percent of the city's 2009 revenue base.

The reduction amount is limited to the sum of the amount of local government aid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, that the city was certified to receive in 2009, plus the amount of market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384 payable to the city in 2009 before the reductions in this section.

The reduction amount for a city is further limited to $22 per capita.

The reduction amount is applied first to reduce the amount payable to the city in 2009 as local government aid under section 477A.013 and then, if necessary, to reduce the amount payable to the city in 2009 as market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384.

No city's aid or reimbursements are reduced to less than zero under this section.

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The aid reduction amount is zero for any town with a population of less than 1,000 that has an adjusted net tax capacity per capita amount less than the statewide average adjusted net tax capacity amount per capita for all towns.

For all other towns, the aid reduction amount is equal to 1.735103 percent of the town's 2009 revenue base.

The reduction amount is limited to $5 per capita.

The reduction amount is applied to reduce the amount payable to the town in 2009 as market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384.

No town's reimbursements are reduced to less than zero under this section.

Subd. 3. 2010 aid reductions. (a) The commissioner of revenue must compute a 2010 aid reduction amount for each county.

The aid reduction amount is zero for a county with a population of less than 5,000, and is zero for a county containing the Shooting Star Casino property that was removed from the tax rolls in 2009.

For all other counties, the aid reduction amount is equal to 2.41396687 percent of the county's 2009 revenue base.

The reduction amount is applied first to reduce the amount payable to the county in 2010 as county program aid under section 477A.013 and then, if necessary, to reduce the amount payable to the county in 2010 as market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384.

No county's aid or reimbursements are reduced to less than zero under this section.

(b) The commissioner of revenue must compute a 2010 aid reduction amount for each city.

For all other cities, the aid reduction amount is equal to 7.643803025 percent of the city's 2009 revenue base.

The reduction amount is limited to the sum of the amount of local government aid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, that the city was certified to receive in 2010, plus the amount of market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384 payable to the city in 2010 before the reductions in this section.

The reduction amount for a city is further limited to $55 per capita.

The reduction amount is applied first to reduce the amount payable to the city in 2010 as local government aid under section 477A.013 and then, if necessary, to reduce the amount payable to the city in 2010 as market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384.

No city's aid or reimbursements are reduced to less than zero under this section.

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For all other towns, the aid reduction amount is equal to 3.660798 percent of the town's 2009 revenue base.

The reduction amount is limited to $10 per capita.

The reduction amount is applied to reduce the amount payable to the town in 2010 as market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384.

No town's reimbursements are reduced to less than zero under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and is retroactive for aids and credit reimbursements payable in 2009.

Sec. 3. Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 13, section 6, is amended to read:

Sec. 6. 477A.0133 ADDITIONAL 2010 AID AND CREDIT REDUCTIONS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.

(b) The "2010 revenue base" for a county is the sum of the county's certified property tax levy for taxes payable in 2010, plus the amount of county program aid under section 477A.0124 that the county was certified to receive in 2010, plus the amount of taconite aids under sections 298.28 and 298.282 that the county was certified to receive in 2010 including any amounts required to be placed in a special fund for distribution in a later year.

(c) The "2010 revenue base" for a statutory or home rule charter city is the sum of the city's certified property tax levy for taxes payable in 2010, plus the amount of local government aid under section 477A.013, subdivision 9, that the city was certified to receive in 2010, plus the amount of taconite aids under sections 298.28 and 298.282 that the city was certified to receive in 2010 including any amounts required to be placed in a special fund for distribution in a later year.

Subd. 2. 2010 reductions; counties and cities. The commissioner of revenue must compute additional 2010 aid and credit reimbursement reduction amounts for each county and city under this section, after implementing any reduction of county program aid under section 477A.0124, local government aid under section 477A.013, or market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384, to reflect the ~~reduction of allotments under section 16A.152~~ reductions under section 477A.0132.

The additional reduction amounts under this section are limited to the sum of the amount of county program aid under section 477A.0124, local government aid under section 477A.013, and market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384 payable to the county or city in 2010 before the reductions in this section, but after the reductions ~~for unallotments~~ under section 477A.0132.

The reduction amount under this section is applied first to reduce the amount payable to the county or city in 2010 as market value credit reimbursements under section 273.1384, and then if necessary, to reduce the amount payable as either county program aid under section 477A.0124 in the case of a county, or local government aid under section 477A.013 in the case of a city.

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No aid or reimbursement amount is reduced to less than zero under this section.

The additional 2010 aid reduction amount for a county is equal to 1.82767 percent of the county's 2010 revenue base. The additional 2010 aid reduction amount for a city is equal to the lesser of (1) 3.4287 percent of the city's 2010 revenue base or (2) $28 multiplied by the city's 2008 population.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 4. REFUNDS AND CREDITS.

Subdivision 1. Political contribution credit. Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 290.06, subdivision 23, or any other law to the contrary, the political contribution refund does not apply to contributions made after June 30, 2009, and before July 1, 2011.

Subd. 2. Property tax refund. For property tax refunds based on rent paid during calendar year 2009 only, but also applying to refunds based on property taxes payable in 2010 that include gross rent paid in 2009, the following rules apply:

(1) "rent constituting property taxes" must be calculated by substituting "15 percent" for "19 percent" under Minnesota Statutes, section 290A.03, subdivision 11; and

(2) "property taxes payable" must be calculated under Minnesota Statutes, section 290A.03, subdivision 13, by substituting "15 percent" for "19 percent" in determining the portion of gross rent paid that is included in property taxes payable.

Subd. 3. Sustainable forest incentive program. The maximum sustainable forest incentive program payments under Minnesota Statutes, section 290C.07, per each Social Security number or state or federal business tax identification number must not exceed $100,000. The provisions of this subdivision apply only to payments made during fiscal year 2011.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 5. LEVY VALIDATION.

Any special levy under Minnesota Statutes, section 275.70, subdivision 5, clause (22), approved by the commissioner of revenue for taxes payable in 2010, is validated notwithstanding a later judicial decision that may affect the validity of unallotments that were announced in 2009. A local government may not levy under Minnesota Statutes, section 275.70, subdivision 5, clause (22), for taxes payable in 2011 for any retroactive reduction in aid and credit reimbursements for aids and credits payable in 2008 or 2009.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 15

SPECIAL REVENUE FUND

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.9741, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Postsecondary Education Board. The legislative auditor may enter into an interagency agreement with the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to conduct financial audits, in addition to audits conducted under section 3.972, subdivision 2. All payments received for audits requested by the board shall be ~~added to the appropriation for~~ deposited in the special revenue fund and appropriated to the legislative auditor to pay audit expenses.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 8.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Agreements. (a) To facilitate the delivery of legal services, the attorney general may:

(1) enter into agreements with executive branch agencies, political subdivisions, or quasi-state agencies to provide legal services for the benefit of the citizens of Minnesota; and

(2) in addition to funds otherwise appropriated by the legislature, accept and spend funds received under any agreement authorized in clause (1) for the purpose set forth in clause (1), subject to a report of receipts to the chairs of the senate Finance Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee by October 15 each year.

(b) When entering into an agreement for legal services, the attorney general must notify the committees responsible for funding the Office of the Attorney General. When the attorney general enters into an agreement with a state agency, the attorney general must also notify the committees responsible for funding that agency.

Funds received under this subdivision must be deposited in ~~the general~~ an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the attorney general for the purposes set forth in this subdivision.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.03, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10. Costs for providing copies of data. Money may be collected by a responsible authority in a state agency for the actual cost to the agency of providing copies or electronic transmittal of government data ~~is appropriated to the agency and added to the appropriations from which the costs were paid~~. When money collected for purposes of this section is of a magnitude sufficient to warrant a separate account in the state treasury, that money must be deposited in a fund other than the general fund and is appropriated to the agency.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.23, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. State surplus property. The commissioner may do any of the following to dispose of state surplus property:

(1) transfer it to or between state agencies;

(2) transfer it to a governmental unit or nonprofit organization in Minnesota; or

(3) sell it and charge a fee to cover expenses incurred by the commissioner in the disposal of the surplus property.

The proceeds of the sale less the fee must be deposited in an account in a fund other than the general fund and are appropriated to the agency for whose account the sale was made, to be used and expended by that agency to purchase similar state property.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103B.101, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Powers and duties. In addition to the powers and duties prescribed elsewhere, the board shall:

(1) coordinate the water and soil resources planning activities of counties, soil and water conservation districts, watershed districts, watershed management organizations, and any other local units of government through its various authorities for approval of local plans, administration of state grants, and by other means as may be appropriate;

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(2) facilitate communication and coordination among state agencies in cooperation with the Environmental Quality Board, and between state and local units of government, in order to make the expertise and resources of state agencies involved in water and soil resources management available to the local units of government to the greatest extent possible;

(3) coordinate state and local interests with respect to the study in southwestern Minnesota under United States Code, title 16, section 1009;

(4) develop information and education programs designed to increase awareness of local water and soil resources problems and awareness of opportunities for local government involvement in preventing or solving them;

(5) provide a forum for the discussion of local issues and opportunities relating to water and soil resources management;

(6) adopt an annual budget and work program that integrate the various functions and responsibilities assigned to it by law; and

(7) report to the governor and the legislature by October 15 of each even-numbered year with an assessment of board programs and recommendations for any program changes and board membership changes necessary to improve state and local efforts in water and soil resources management.

The board may accept grants, gifts, donations, or contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise from the United States, a state agency, or other source to achieve an authorized purpose. The board may enter into a contract or agreement necessary or appropriate to accomplish the transfer. The board may receive and expend money to acquire conservation easements, as defined in chapter 84C, on behalf of the state and federal government consistent with the Camp Ripley's Army Compatible Use Buffer Project.

Any money received is hereby deposited in an account in a fund other than the general fund and appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103I.681, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Permit fee schedule. (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt a permit fee schedule under chapter 14. The schedule may provide minimum fees for various classes of permits, and additional fees, which may be imposed subsequent to the application, based on the cost of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit, and the actual inspecting and monitoring of the activities authorized by the permit, including costs of consulting services.

(b) A fee may not be imposed on a state or federal governmental agency applying for a permit.

(c) The fee schedule may provide for the refund of a fee, in whole or in part, under circumstances prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources. Fees received must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to ~~the general~~ an account in the natural resources fund. Permit fees received are appropriated annually from the ~~general~~ natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources for the costs of inspecting and monitoring the activities authorized by the permit, including costs of consulting services.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.551, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Grant account. A contaminated site cleanup and development grant account is created in the ~~general~~ special revenue fund. Money in the account may be used, as appropriated by law, to make grants as provided in section 116J.554 and to pay for the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making grants. Notwithstanding section 16A.28, money appropriated to the account for this program from any source is available until spent.

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Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 190.32, is amended to read:

190.32 FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT RECEIPTS.

The Department of Military Affairs may deposit federal reimbursement receipts into ~~the general fund~~ an account in the special revenue fund, maintenance of military training facilities. These receipts are for services, supplies, and materials initially purchased by the Camp Ripley maintenance account.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 257.69, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Guardian; legal fees. (a) The court may order expert witness and guardian ad litem fees and other costs of the trial and pretrial proceedings, including appropriate tests, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. The court shall require a party to pay part of the fees of court-appointed counsel according to the party's ability to pay, but if counsel has been appointed the appropriate agency shall pay the party's proportion of all other fees and costs. The agency responsible for child support enforcement shall pay the fees and costs for blood or genetic tests in a proceeding in which it is a party, is the real party in interest, or is acting on behalf of the child. However, at the close of a proceeding in which paternity has been established under sections 257.51 to 257.74, the court shall order the adjudicated father to reimburse the public agency, if the court finds he has sufficient resources to pay the costs of the blood or genetic tests. When a party bringing an action is represented by the county attorney, no filing fee shall be paid to the court administrator.

(b) In each fiscal year, the commissioner of management and budget shall deposit guardian ad litem reimbursements in the ~~general~~ special revenue fund and credit them to a separate account with the trial courts. The balance of this account is appropriated to the trial courts and does not cancel but is available until expended. Expenditures by the state court administrator's office from this account must be based on the amount of the guardian ad litem reimbursements received by the state from the courts in each judicial district.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.331, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Guardian ad litem fees. (a) In proceedings in which the court appoints a guardian ad litem pursuant to section 260C.163, subdivision 5, clause (a), the court may inquire into the ability of the parents to pay for the guardian ad litem's services and, after giving the parents a reasonable opportunity to be heard, may order the parents to pay guardian fees.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 270.97, is amended to read:

270.97 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.

The commissioner shall deposit all revenues derived from the tax, interest, and penalties received from the county in the contaminated site cleanup and development account in the ~~general~~ special revenue fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development, for the purposes of section 116J.551.

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Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299C.48, is amended to read:

299C.48 CONNECTION BY AUTHORIZED AGENCY; FEE, APPROPRIATION.

(a) An agency authorized under section 299C.46, subdivision 3, may connect with and participate in the criminal justice data communications network upon approval of the commissioner of public safety; provided, that the agency shall first agree to pay installation charges as may be necessary for connection and monthly operational charges as may be established by the commissioner of public safety. Before participation by a criminal justice agency may be approved, the agency must have executed an agreement with the commissioner providing for security of network facilities and restrictions on access to data supplied to and received through the network.

(b) In addition to any fee otherwise authorized, the commissioner of public safety shall impose a fee for providing secure dial-up or Internet access for criminal justice agencies and noncriminal justice agencies. The following monthly fees apply:

(1) criminal justice agency accessing via Internet, $15;

(2) criminal justice agency accessing via dial-up, $35;

(3) noncriminal justice agency accessing via Internet, $35; and

(4) noncriminal justice agency accessing via dial-up, $35.

(c) The installation and monthly operational charges collected by the commissioner of public safety under paragraphs (a) and (b) must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner to administer sections 299C.46 to 299C.50.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299E.02, is amended to read:

299E.02 CONTRACT SERVICES; APPROPRIATION.

Fees charged for contracted security services provided by the Capitol Complex Security Division of the Department of Public Safety must be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to administer and provide these services.

Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 446A.086, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 290, section 14, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Application. (a) This section provides a state guarantee of the payment of principal and interest on debt obligations if:

(1) the obligations are issued for new projects and are not issued for the purposes of refunding previous obligations;

(2) application to the Public Facilities Authority is made before issuance; and

(3) the obligations are covered by an agreement meeting the requirements of subdivision 3.

(b) Applications to be covered by the provisions of this section must be made in a form and contain the information prescribed by the authority. Applications are subject to either a fee of $500 for each bond issue requested by a county or governmental unit or the applicable fees under section 446A.087.

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(c) Application fees paid under this section must be deposited in a separate credit enhancement bond guarantee account in the ~~general~~ special revenue fund. Money in the credit enhancement bond guarantee account is appropriated to the authority for purposes of administering this section.

(d) Neither the authority nor the commissioner is required to promulgate administrative rules under this section and the procedures and requirements established by the authority or commissioner under this section are not subject to chapter 14.

Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.177, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Deduction for enforcement costs; appropriation. (a) The county treasurer shall deduct an amount equal to 0.25 percent of any increment distributed to an authority or municipality. The county treasurer shall pay the amount deducted to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in ~~the state general~~ an account in the special revenue fund.

(b) The amounts deducted and paid under paragraph (a) are appropriated to the state auditor for the cost of (1) the financial reporting of tax increment financing information and (2) the cost of examining and auditing of authorities' use of tax increment financing as provided under section 469.1771, subdivision 1. Notwithstanding section 16A.28 or any other law to the contrary, this appropriation does not cancel and remains available until spent.

(c) For taxes payable in 2002 and thereafter, the commissioner of revenue shall increase the percent in paragraph (a) to a percent equal to the product of the percent in paragraph (a) and the amount that the statewide tax increment levy for taxes payable in 2002 would have been without the class rate changes in this act and the elimination of the general education levy in this act divided by the statewide tax increment levy for taxes payable in 2002.

Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Fees. (a) A guardian ad litem appointed under either subdivision 1 or 2 may be appointed either as a volunteer or on a fee basis. If a guardian ad litem is appointed on a fee basis, the court shall enter an order for costs, fees, and disbursements in favor of the child's guardian ad litem. The order may be made against either or both parties, except that any part of the costs, fees, or disbursements which the court finds the parties are incapable of paying shall be borne by the state courts. The costs of court-appointed counsel to the guardian ad litem shall be paid by the county in which the proceeding is being held if a party is incapable of paying for them. Until the recommendations of the task force created in Laws 1999, chapter 216, article 7, section 42, are implemented, the costs of court-appointed counsel to a guardian ad litem in the Eighth Judicial District shall be paid by the state courts if a party is incapable of paying for them. In no event may the court order that costs, fees, or disbursements be paid by a party receiving public assistance or legal assistance or by a party whose annual income falls below the poverty line as established under United States Code, title 42, section 9902(2).

Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.3241, is amended to read:

609.3241 PENALTY ASSESSMENT AUTHORIZED.

When a court sentences an adult convicted of violating section 609.322 or 609.324, while acting other than as a prostitute, the court shall impose an assessment of not less than $250 and not more than $500 for a violation of section 609.324, subdivision 2, or a misdemeanor violation of section 609.324, subdivision 3; otherwise the court shall impose an assessment of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000. The mandatory minimum portion of the

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assessment is to be used for the purposes described in section 626.558, subdivision 2a, and is in addition to the surcharge required by section 357.021, subdivision 6. Any portion of the assessment imposed in excess of the mandatory minimum amount shall be ~~forwarded to the general~~ deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated annually to the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner, with the assistance of the General Crime Victims Advisory Council, shall use money received under this section for grants to agencies that provide assistance to individuals who have stopped or wish to stop engaging in prostitution. Grant money may be used to provide these individuals with medical care, child care, temporary housing, and educational expenses.

Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 611.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Reimbursement. In each fiscal year, the commissioner of management and budget shall deposit the payments in the ~~general~~ special revenue fund and credit them to a separate account with the Board of Public Defense. The amount credited to this account is appropriated to the Board of Public Defense.

The balance of this account does not cancel but is available until expended. Expenditures by the board from this account for each judicial district public defense office must be based on the amount of the payments received by the state from the courts in each judicial district. A district public defender's office that receives money under this subdivision shall use the money to supplement office overhead payments to part-time attorneys providing public defense services in the district. By January 15 of each year, the Board of Public Defense shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice funding on the amount appropriated under this subdivision, the number of cases handled by each district public defender's office, the number of cases in which reimbursements were ordered, the average amount of reimbursement ordered, and the average amount of money received by part-time attorneys under this subdivision.

Sec. 19. Laws 1994, chapter 531, section 1, is amended to read:

Section 1. SALE OF WILDLIFE LANDS.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 84.027, subdivision 10; 92.45; 94.09 to 94.165; 97A.135; 103F.535, or any other law, the commissioner of administration may sell lands located in the Gordy Yaeger wildlife management area in Olmsted county. The consideration for the lands described in sections 2 and 3 shall be $950 per acre. The conveyances shall be by ~~guitclaim~~ quitclaim deed in a form approved by the attorney general and shall reserve to the state all minerals and mineral rights. The proceeds received from the sales are to be deposited in an account in the ~~general~~ natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for acquisition of replacement wildlife management area lands. These sales are pursuant to the recommendation of the Gordy Yaeger wildlife management area advisory committee.

ARTICLE 16

HEALTH CARE

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 30. Review and evaluation of ongoing studies. The commissioner shall review all ongoing studies, reports, and program evaluations completed by the Department of Human Services for state fiscal years 2006 through 2010. For each item, the commissioner shall report the legislature's appropriation for that work, if any, and the actual reported cost of the completed work by the Department of Human Services. The commissioner shall make recommendations to the legislature about which studies, reports, and program evaluations required by law on an ongoing basis are duplicative, unnecessary, or obsolete. The commissioner shall repeat this review every five fiscal years.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.9657, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Hospital surcharge. (a) Effective October 1, 1992, each Minnesota hospital except facilities of the federal Indian Health Service and regional treatment centers shall pay to the medical assistance account a surcharge equal to 1.4 percent of net patient revenues excluding net Medicare revenues reported by that provider to the health care cost information system according to the schedule in subdivision 4.

(b) Effective July 1, 1994, the surcharge under paragraph (a) is increased to 1.56 percent.

(d) Effective October 1, 2011, the surcharge under paragraph (c) is reduced to 2.30 percent.

(e) Notwithstanding the Medicare cost finding and allowable cost principles, the hospital surcharge is not an allowable cost for purposes of rate setting under sections 256.9685 to 256.9695.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.9657, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Surcharge on HMOs and community integrated service networks. (a) Effective October 1, 1992, each health maintenance organization with a certificate of authority issued by the commissioner of health under chapter 62D and each community integrated service network licensed by the commissioner under chapter 62N shall pay to the commissioner of human services a surcharge equal to six-tenths of one percent of the total premium revenues of the health maintenance organization or community integrated service network as reported to the commissioner of health according to the schedule in subdivision 4.

(b) Effective October 1, 2010, in addition to the surcharge under paragraph (a), each health maintenance organization shall pay to the commissioner a surcharge equal to 0.52 percent of total premium revenues and each county-based purchasing plan authorized under section 256B.692 shall pay to the commissioner a surcharge equal to 1.12 percent of the total premium revenues of the plan, as reported to the commissioner of health, according to the payment schedule in subdivision 4. Notwithstanding section 256.9656, money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the health care access fund established in section 16A.724.

(1) premium revenue recognized on a prepaid basis from individuals and groups for provision of a specified range of health services over a defined period of time which is normally one month, excluding premiums paid to a health maintenance organization or community integrated service network from the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program;

(2) premiums from Medicare wrap-around subscribers for health benefits which supplement Medicare coverage;

(3) Medicare revenue, as a result of an arrangement between a health maintenance organization or a community integrated service network and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, for services to a Medicare beneficiary, excluding Medicare revenue that states are prohibited from taxing under sections 1854, 1860D-12, and 1876 of title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, codified as United States Code, title 42, sections 1395mm, 1395w-112, and 1395w-24, respectively, as they may be amended from time to time; and

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(4) medical assistance revenue, as a result of an arrangement between a health maintenance organization or community integrated service network and a Medicaid state agency, for services to a medical assistance beneficiary.

If advance payments are made under clause (1) or (2) to the health maintenance organization or community integrated service network for more than one reporting period, the portion of the payment that has not yet been earned must be treated as a liability.

~~(c)~~ (d) When a health maintenance organization or community integrated service network merges or consolidates with or is acquired by another health maintenance organization or community integrated service network, the surviving corporation or the new corporation shall be responsible for the annual surcharge originally imposed on each of the entities or corporations subject to the merger, consolidation, or acquisition, regardless of whether one of the entities or corporations does not retain a certificate of authority under chapter 62D or a license under chapter 62N.

~~(d)~~ (e) Effective July 1 of each year, the surviving corporation's or the new corporation's surcharge shall be based on the revenues earned in the second previous calendar year by all of the entities or corporations subject to the merger, consolidation, or acquisition regardless of whether one of the entities or corporations does not retain a certificate of authority under chapter 62D or a license under chapter 62N until the total premium revenues of the surviving corporation include the total premium revenues of all the merged entities as reported to the commissioner of health.

~~(e)~~ (f) When a health maintenance organization or community integrated service network, which is subject to liability for the surcharge under this chapter, transfers, assigns, sells, leases, or disposes of all or substantially all of its property or assets, liability for the surcharge imposed by this chapter is imposed on the transferee, assignee, or buyer of the health maintenance organization or community integrated service network.

~~(f)~~ (g) In the event a health maintenance organization or community integrated service network converts its licensure to a different type of entity subject to liability for the surcharge under this chapter, but survives in the same or substantially similar form, the surviving entity remains liable for the surcharge regardless of whether one of the entities or corporations does not retain a certificate of authority under chapter 62D or a license under chapter 62N.

~~(g)~~ (h) The surcharge assessed to a health maintenance organization or community integrated service network ends when the entity ceases providing services for premiums and the cessation is not connected with a merger, consolidation, acquisition, or conversion.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256.969, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b. Operating payment rates. In determining operating payment rates for admissions occurring on or after the rate year beginning January 1, 1991, and every two years after, or more frequently as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall obtain operating data from an updated base year and establish operating payment rates per admission for each hospital based on the cost-finding methods and allowable costs of the Medicare program in effect during the base year. Rates under the general assistance medical care, medical assistance, and MinnesotaCare programs shall not be rebased to more current data on January 1, 1997, January 1, 2005, for the first 24 months of the rebased period beginning January 1, 2009. For the first ~~three~~ 24 months of the rebased period beginning January 1, 2011, rates shall not be rebased at 74.25 percent of the full value of the rebasing percentage change. From April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2012, rates shall be rebased at 39.2 percent of the full value of the rebasing percentage change, except that a Minnesota long-term hospital shall be rebased effective January 1, 2011, based on its most recent Medicare cost report ending on or before September 1, 2008, with the provisions under subdivisions 9 and 23, based on the rates in effect on December 31, 2010. For subsequent rate setting periods in

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which the base years are updated, a Minnesota long-term hospital's base year shall remain within the same period as other hospitals. Effective ~~April 1, 2012~~ January 1, 2013, rates shall be rebased at full value. The base year operating payment rate per admission is standardized by the case mix index and adjusted by the hospital cost index, relative values, and disproportionate population adjustment. The cost and charge data used to establish operating rates shall only reflect inpatient services covered by medical assistance and shall not include property cost information and costs recognized in outlier payments.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256.969, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a. Payments. (a) Acute care hospital billings under the medical assistance program must not be submitted until the recipient is discharged. However, the commissioner shall establish monthly interim payments for inpatient hospitals that have individual patient lengths of stay over 30 days regardless of diagnostic category. Except as provided in section 256.9693, medical assistance reimbursement for treatment of mental illness shall be reimbursed based on diagnostic classifications. Individual hospital payments established under this section and sections 256.9685, 256.9686, and 256.9695, in addition to third party and recipient liability, for discharges occurring during the rate year shall not exceed, in aggregate, the charges for the medical assistance covered inpatient services paid for the same period of time to the hospital. This payment limitation shall be calculated separately for medical assistance and general assistance medical care services. The limitation on general assistance medical care shall be effective for admissions occurring on or after July 1, 1991. Services that have rates established under subdivision 11 or 12, must be limited separately from other services. After consulting with the affected hospitals, the commissioner may consider related hospitals one entity and may merge the payment rates while maintaining separate provider numbers. The operating and property base rates per admission or per day shall be derived from the best Medicare and claims data available when rates are established. The commissioner shall determine the best Medicare and claims data, taking into consideration variables of recency of the data, audit disposition, settlement status, and the ability to set rates in a timely manner. The commissioner shall notify hospitals of payment rates by December 1 of the year preceding the rate year. The rate setting data must reflect the admissions data used to establish relative values. Base year changes from 1981 to the base year established for the rate year beginning January 1, 1991, and for subsequent rate years, shall not be limited to the limits ending June 30, 1987, on the maximum rate of increase under subdivision 1. The commissioner may adjust base year cost, relative value, and case mix index data to exclude the costs of services that have been discontinued by the October 1 of the year preceding the rate year or that are paid separately from inpatient services. Inpatient stays that encompass portions of two or more rate years shall have payments established based on payment rates in effect at the time of admission unless the date of admission preceded the rate year in effect by six months or more. In this case, operating payment rates for services rendered during the rate year in effect and established based on the date of admission shall be adjusted to the rate year in effect by the hospital cost index.

(b) For fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2002, the total payment, before third-party liability and spenddown, made to hospitals for inpatient services is reduced by .5 percent from the current statutory rates.

(c) In addition to the reduction in paragraph (b), the total payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2003, made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced five percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services within diagnosis related groups 424 to 432, and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph.

(d) In addition to the reduction in paragraphs (b) and (c), the total payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after August 1, 2005, made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 6.0 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services within diagnosis related groups 424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. Notwithstanding

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section 256.9686, subdivision 7, for purposes of this paragraph, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after January 1, 2006, to reflect this reduction.

(e) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 3.46 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis related groups 424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after January 1, 2009, through June 30, 2009, to reflect this reduction.

(f) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 1.9 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis related groups 424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, to reflect this reduction.

(g) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010, made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 1.79 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis related groups 424 to 432 and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after July 1, 2010, to reflect this reduction.

(h) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g), the total payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2009, made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced one percent from the current statutory rates. Facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect this reduction.

(i) In order to offset the ratable reductions provided for in this subdivision, the total payment rate for medical assistance fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, made to Minnesota hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, shall be increased by five percent from the current statutory rates. Effective July 1, 2011, the rate increase under this paragraph shall be reduced to 1.96 percent. For purposes of this paragraph, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care. The commissioner shall not adjust rates paid to a prepaid health plan under contract with the commissioner to reflect payments provided in this paragraph. The commissioner may utilize a settlement process to adjust rates in excess of the Medicare upper limits on payments.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.969, subdivision 21, is amended to read:

Subd. 21. Mental health or chemical dependency admissions; rates. (a) Admissions under the general assistance medical care program occurring on or after July 1, 1990, and admissions under medical assistance, excluding general assistance medical care, occurring on or after July 1, 1990, and on or before September 30, 1992, that are classified to a diagnostic category of mental health or chemical dependency shall have rates established according to the methods of subdivision 14, except the per day rate shall be multiplied by a factor of 2, provided that the total of the per day rates shall not exceed the per admission rate. This methodology shall also apply when a hold or commitment is ordered by the court for the days that inpatient hospital services are medically necessary. Stays which are medically necessary for inpatient hospital services and covered by medical assistance shall not be billable to any other governmental entity. Medical necessity shall be determined under criteria established to meet the requirements of section 256B.04, subdivision 15, or 256D.03, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).

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(b) In order to ensure adequate access for the provision of mental health services and to encourage broader delivery of these services outside the nonstate governmental hospital setting, payment rates for medical assistance admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010, at a Minnesota private, not-for-profit hospital above the 75th percentile of all Minnesota private, nonprofit hospitals for diagnosis-related groups 424 to 432 and 521 to 523 admissions paid by medical assistance for admissions occurring in calendar year 2007, shall be increased for these diagnosis-related groups at a percentage calculated to cost not more than $10,000,000 each fiscal year, including state and federal shares. For purposes of this paragraph, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care. The commissioner shall not adjust rates paid to a prepaid health plan under contract with the commissioner to reflect payments provided in this paragraph. The commissioner may utilize a settlement process to adjust rates in excess of the Medicare upper limits on payments.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.969, subdivision 26, is amended to read:

Subd. 26. Greater Minnesota payment adjustment after June 30, 2001. (a) For admissions occurring after June 30, 2001, the commissioner shall pay fee-for-service inpatient admissions for the diagnosis-related groups specified in paragraph (b) at hospitals located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area at the higher of:

(1) the hospital's current payment rate for the diagnostic category to which the diagnosis-related group belongs, exclusive of disproportionate population adjustments received under subdivision 9 and hospital payment adjustments received under subdivision 23; or

(2) 90 percent of the average payment rate for that diagnostic category for hospitals located within the seven-county metropolitan area, exclusive of disproportionate population adjustments received under subdivision 9 and hospital payment adjustments received under subdivisions 20 and 23.

(b) The payment increases provided in paragraph (a) apply to the following diagnosis-related groups, as they fall within the diagnostic categories:

(1) 370 cesarean section with complicating diagnosis;

(2) 371 cesarean section without complicating diagnosis;

(3) 372 vaginal delivery with complicating diagnosis;

(4) 373 vaginal delivery without complicating diagnosis;

(5) 386 extreme immaturity and respiratory distress syndrome, neonate;

(6) 388 full-term neonates with other problems;

(7) 390 prematurity without major problems;

(8) 391 normal newborn;

(9) 385 neonate, died or transferred to another acute care facility;

(10) 425 acute adjustment reaction and psychosocial dysfunction;

(11) 430 psychoses;

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(12) 431 childhood mental disorders; and

(13) 164-167 appendectomy.

(c) For medical assistance admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010, the payment rate under paragraph (a), clause (2), shall be increased to 100 percent from 90 percent. For purposes of this paragraph, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care. The commissioner shall not adjust rates paid to a prepaid health plan under contract with the commissioner to reflect payments provided in this paragraph. The commissioner may utilize a settlement process to adjust rates in excess of the Medicare upper limits on payments.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.969, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 31. Hospital payment adjustment after June 30, 2010. (a) For medical assistance admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010, to March 31, 2011, the commissioner shall increase rates at Minnesota private, not-for-profit hospitals as follows:

(1) for a hospital with total admissions reimbursed by government payers equal to or greater than 50 percent, payment rates for inpatient hospital services shall be increased for each admission by $250 multiplied by 437 percent;

(2) for a hospital with total admissions reimbursed by government payers equal to or greater than 40 percent but less than 50 percent, payment rates for inpatient hospital services shall be increased for each admission by $250 multiplied by 349.6 percent; and

(3) for a hospital with total admissions reimbursed by government payers of less than 40 percent, payment rates for inpatient hospital services shall be increased for each admission by $250 multiplied by 262.2 percent.

(b) For medical assistance admissions occurring on or after April 1, 2011, the commissioner shall increase rates at Minnesota private, not-for-profit hospitals as follows:

(c) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), "government payers" means Medicare, medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, and general assistance medical care.

(d) For medical assistance admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2010, to March 31, 2011, the commissioner shall increase rates for inpatient hospital services at Minnesota hospitals by $850 for each admission. For medical assistance admissions occurring on or after April 1, 2011, the payment under this paragraph shall be reduced to $320 per admission.

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(e) For purposes of this subdivision, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care. The commissioner shall not adjust rates paid to a prepaid health plan under contract with the commissioner to reflect payments provided in this subdivision. The commissioner may utilize a settlement process to adjust rates in excess of the Medicare upper limits on payments.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.04, subdivision 14a, is amended to read:

Subd. 14a. Level of need determination. Nonemergency medical transportation level of need determinations must be performed by a physician, a registered nurse working under direct supervision of a physician, a physician's assistant, a nurse practitioner, a licensed practical nurse, or a discharge planner. Nonemergency medical transportation level of need determinations must not be performed more than ~~semiannually~~ annually on any individual, unless the individual's circumstances have sufficiently changed so as to require a new level of need determination. Individuals residing in licensed nursing facilities are exempt from a level of need determination and are eligible for special transportation services until the individual no longer resides in a licensed nursing facility. If a person authorized by this subdivision to perform a level of need determination determines that an individual requires stretcher transportation, the individual is presumed to maintain that level of need until otherwise determined by a person authorized to perform a level of need determination, or for six months, whichever is sooner.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.055, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 15. Adults without children. Medical assistance may be paid for a person who is:

(1) at least age 21 and under age 65;

(2) not pregnant;

(3) not entitled to Medicare Part A or enrolled in Medicare Part B under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act;

(4) not an adult in a family with children as defined in section 256L.01, subdivision 3a; and

(5) not described in another subdivision of this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.056, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Asset limitations for individuals and families. (a) To be eligible for medical assistance, a person must not individually own more than $3,000 in assets, or if a member of a household with two family members, husband and wife, or parent and child, the household must not own more than $6,000 in assets, plus $200 for each additional legal dependent. In addition to these maximum amounts, an eligible individual or family may accrue interest on these amounts, but they must be reduced to the maximum at the time of an eligibility redetermination. The accumulation of the clothing and personal needs allowance according to section 256B.35 must also be reduced to the maximum at the time of the eligibility redetermination. The value of assets that are not considered in determining eligibility for medical assistance is the value of those assets excluded under the supplemental security income program for aged, blind, and disabled persons, with the following exceptions:

(1) household goods and personal effects are not considered;

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(2) capital and operating assets of a trade or business that the local agency determines are necessary to the person's ability to earn an income are not considered;

(3) motor vehicles are excluded to the same extent excluded by the supplemental security income program;

(4) assets designated as burial expenses are excluded to the same extent excluded by the supplemental security income program. Burial expenses funded by annuity contracts or life insurance policies must irrevocably designate the individual's estate as contingent beneficiary to the extent proceeds are not used for payment of selected burial expenses; and

(5) effective upon federal approval, for a person who no longer qualifies as an employed person with a disability due to loss of earnings, assets allowed while eligible for medical assistance under section 256B.057, subdivision 9, are not considered for 12 months, beginning with the first month of ineligibility as an employed person with a disability, to the extent that the person's total assets remain within the allowed limits of section 256B.057, subdivision 9, paragraph (c).

(b) No asset limit shall apply to persons eligible under section 256B.055, subdivision 15.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.056, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Income. (a) To be eligible for medical assistance, a person eligible under section 256B.055, subdivisions 7, 7a, and 12, may have income up to 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Effective January 1, 2000, and each successive January, recipients of supplemental security income may have an income up to the supplemental security income standard in effect on that date.

(b) To be eligible for medical assistance, families and children may have an income up to 133-1/3 percent of the AFDC income standard in effect under the July 16, 1996, AFDC state plan. Effective July 1, 2000, the base AFDC standard in effect on July 16, 1996, shall be increased by three percent.

(c) Effective July 1, 2002, to be eligible for medical assistance, families and children may have an income up to 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the family size.

(d) Effective July 1, 2010, to be eligible for medical assistance under section 256B.055, subdivision 15, a person may have an income up to 75 percent of federal poverty guidelines for the family size.

(e) In computing income to determine eligibility of persons under paragraphs (a) to ~~(c)~~ (d) who are not residents of long-term care facilities, the commissioner shall disregard increases in income as required by Public Law Numbers 94-566, section 503; 99-272; and 99-509. Veterans aid and attendance benefits and Veterans Administration unusual medical expense payments are considered income to the recipient.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Physical therapy. Medical assistance covers physical therapy and related services, including specialized maintenance therapy. Authorization by the commissioner is required to provide medically necessary services to a recipient beyond any of the following onetime service thresholds, or a lower threshold where one has been established by the commissioner for a specified service: (1) 80 units of any approved CPT code other than modalities; (2) 20 modality sessions; and (3) three evaluations or reevaluations. Services provided by a physical

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therapy assistant shall be reimbursed at the same rate as services performed by a physical therapist when the services of the physical therapy assistant are provided under the direction of a physical therapist who is on the premises. Services provided by a physical therapy assistant that are provided under the direction of a physical therapist who is not on the premises shall be reimbursed at 65 percent of the physical therapist rate.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010, for services provided through fee-for-service, and January 1, 2011, for services provided through managed care.

Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:

Subd. 8a. Occupational therapy. Medical assistance covers occupational therapy and related services, including specialized maintenance therapy. Authorization by the commissioner is required to provide medically necessary services to a recipient beyond any of the following onetime service thresholds, or a lower threshold where one has been established by the commissioner for a specified service: (1) 120 units of any combination of approved CPT codes; and (2) two evaluations or reevaluations. Services provided by an occupational therapy assistant shall be reimbursed at the same rate as services performed by an occupational therapist when the services of the occupational therapy assistant are provided under the direction of the occupational therapist who is on the premises. Services provided by an occupational therapy assistant that are provided under the direction of an occupational therapist who is not on the premises shall be reimbursed at 65 percent of the occupational therapist rate.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010, for services provided through fee-for-service, and January 1, 2011, for services provided through managed care.

Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 8b, is amended to read:

Subd. 8b. Speech language pathology and audiology services. Medical assistance covers speech language pathology and related services, including specialized maintenance therapy. Authorization by the commissioner is required to provide medically necessary services to a recipient beyond any of the following onetime service thresholds, or a lower threshold where one has been established by the commissioner for a specified service: (1) 50 treatment sessions with any combination of approved CPT codes; and (2) one evaluation. Medical assistance covers audiology services and related services. Services provided by a person who has been issued a temporary registration under section 148.5161 shall be reimbursed at the same rate as services performed by a speech language pathologist or audiologist as long as the requirements of section 148.5161, subdivision 3, are met.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010, for services provided through fee-for-service, and January 1, 2011, for services provided through managed care.

Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 8d. Chiropractic services. Payment for chiropractic services is limited to one annual evaluation and 12 visits per year unless prior authorization of a greater number of visits is obtained.

Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 13h, is amended to read:

Subd. 13h. Medication therapy management services. (a) Medical assistance and general assistance medical care cover medication therapy management services for a recipient taking four or more prescriptions to treat or prevent two or more chronic medical conditions, or a recipient with a drug therapy problem that is identified or prior authorized by the commissioner that has resulted or is likely to result in significant nondrug program costs. The commissioner may cover medical therapy management services under MinnesotaCare if the commissioner determines this is cost-effective. For purposes of this subdivision, "medication therapy management" means the provision of the following pharmaceutical care services by a licensed pharmacist to optimize the therapeutic outcomes of the patient's medications:

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(1) performing or obtaining necessary assessments of the patient's health status;

(2) formulating a medication treatment plan;

(3) monitoring and evaluating the patient's response to therapy, including safety and effectiveness;

(4) performing a comprehensive medication review to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems, including adverse drug events;

(5) documenting the care delivered and communicating essential information to the patient's other primary care providers;

(6) providing verbal education and training designed to enhance patient understanding and appropriate use of the patient's medications;

(7) providing information, support services, and resources designed to enhance patient adherence with the patient's therapeutic regimens; and

(8) coordinating and integrating medication therapy management services within the broader health care management services being provided to the patient.

Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to expand or modify the scope of practice of the pharmacist as defined in section 151.01, subdivision 27.

(b) To be eligible for reimbursement for services under this subdivision, a pharmacist must meet the following requirements:

(1) have a valid license issued under chapter 151;

(2) have graduated from an accredited college of pharmacy on or after May 1996, or completed a structured and comprehensive education program approved by the Board of Pharmacy and the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education for the provision and documentation of pharmaceutical care management services that has both clinical and didactic elements;

(3) be practicing in an ambulatory care setting as part of a multidisciplinary team or have developed a structured patient care process that is offered in a private or semiprivate patient care area that is separate from the commercial business that also occurs in the setting, or in home settings, excluding long-term care and group homes, if the service is ordered by the provider-directed care coordination team; and

(4) make use of an electronic patient record system that meets state standards.

(c) For purposes of reimbursement for medication therapy management services, the commissioner may enroll individual pharmacists as medical assistance and general assistance medical care providers. The commissioner may also establish contact requirements between the pharmacist and recipient, including limiting the number of reimbursable consultations per recipient.

(d) If there are no pharmacists who meet the requirements of paragraph (b) practicing within a reasonable geographic distance of the patient, a pharmacist who meets the requirements may provide the services via two-way interactive video. Reimbursement shall be at the same rates and under the same conditions that would otherwise apply to the services provided. To qualify for reimbursement under this paragraph, the pharmacist providing the services must meet the requirements of paragraph (b), and must be located within an ambulatory care setting approved by the commissioner. The patient must also be located within an ambulatory care setting approved by the commissioner. Services provided under this paragraph may not be transmitted into the patient's residence.

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(e) The commissioner shall establish a pilot project for an intensive medication therapy management program for patients identified by the commissioner with multiple chronic conditions and a high number of medications who are at high risk of preventable hospitalizations, emergency room use, medication complications, and suboptimal treatment outcomes due to medication-related problems. For purposes of the pilot project, medication therapy management services may be provided in a patient's home or community setting, in addition to other authorized settings. The commissioner may waive existing payment policies and establish special payment rates for the pilot project. The pilot project must be designed to produce a net savings to the state compared to the estimated costs that would otherwise be incurred for similar patients without the program. The pilot project must begin by January 1, 2010, and end June 30, 2012.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18a, is amended to read:

Subd. 18a. Access to medical services. (a) Medical assistance reimbursement for meals for persons traveling to receive medical care may not exceed $5.50 for breakfast, $6.50 for lunch, or $8 for dinner.

(b) Medical assistance reimbursement for lodging for persons traveling to receive medical care may not exceed $50 per day unless prior authorized by the local agency.

(c) Medical assistance direct mileage reimbursement to the eligible person or the eligible person's driver may not exceed 20 cents per mile.

(d) Regardless of the number of employees that an enrolled health care provider may have, medical assistance covers sign and oral language interpreter services when provided by an enrolled health care provider during the course of providing a direct, person-to-person covered health care service to an enrolled recipient with limited English proficiency or who has a hearing loss and uses interpreting services. Coverage for face-to-face oral language interpreter services shall be provided only if the oral language interpreter used by the enrolled health care provider is listed in the registry or roster established under section 144.058.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011.

Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 31, is amended to read:

Subd. 31. Medical supplies and equipment. Medical assistance covers medical supplies and equipment. Separate payment outside of the facility's payment rate shall be made for wheelchairs and wheelchair accessories for recipients who are residents of intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled. Reimbursement for wheelchairs and wheelchair accessories for ICF/MR recipients shall be subject to the same conditions and limitations as coverage for recipients who do not reside in institutions. A wheelchair purchased outside of the facility's payment rate is the property of the recipient. The commissioner may set reimbursement rates for specified categories of medical supplies at levels below the Medicare payment rate.

Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 54. Services provided in birth centers. (a) Medical assistance covers services provided in a licensed birth center by a licensed health professional if the service would otherwise be covered if provided in a hospital.

(b) Facility services provided by a birth center shall be paid at the lower of billed charges or 70 percent of the statewide average for a facility payment rate made to a hospital for an uncomplicated vaginal birth as determined using the most recent calendar year for which complete claims data is available. If a recipient is transported from a birth center to a hospital prior to the delivery, the payment for facility services to the birth center shall be the lower

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of billed charges or 15 percent of the average facility payment made to a hospital for the services provided for an uncomplicated vaginal delivery as determined using the most recent calendar year for which complete claims data is available.

(c) Nursery care services provided by a birth center shall be paid the lower of billed charges or 70 percent of the statewide average for a payment rate paid to a hospital for nursery care as determined by using the most recent calendar year for which complete claims data is available.

(d) Professional services provided by traditional midwives licensed under chapter 147D shall be paid at the lower of billed charges or 100 percent of the rate paid to a physician performing the same services. If a recipient is transported from a birth center to a hospital prior to the delivery, a licensed traditional midwife who does not perform the delivery may not bill for any delivery services. Services are not covered if provided by an unlicensed traditional midwife.

(e) The commissioner shall apply for any necessary waivers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow birth centers and birth center providers to be reimbursed.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0631, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Co-payments. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the medical assistance benefit plan shall include the following co-payments for all recipients, effective for services provided on or after October 1, 2003, and before January 1, 2009:

(1) $3 per nonpreventive visit. For purposes of this subdivision, a visit means an episode of service which is required because of a recipient's symptoms, diagnosis, or established illness, and which is delivered in an ambulatory setting by a physician or physician ancillary, chiropractor, podiatrist, nurse midwife, advanced practice nurse, audiologist, optician, or optometrist;

(2) $3 for eyeglasses;

(3) $6 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room; and

(4) $3 per brand-name drug prescription and $1 per generic drug prescription, subject to a $12 per month maximum for prescription drug co-payments. No co-payments shall apply to antipsychotic drugs when used for the treatment of mental illness.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision 2, the medical assistance benefit plan shall include the following co-payments for all recipients, effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2009:

(1) $6 $3.50 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room;

(2) $3 per brand-name drug prescription and $1 per generic drug prescription, subject to a $7 per month maximum for prescription drug co-payments. No co-payments shall apply to antipsychotic drugs when used for the treatment of mental illness; and

(3) for individuals identified by the commissioner with income at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, total monthly co-payments must not exceed five percent of family income. For purposes of this paragraph, family income is the total earned and unearned income of the individual and the individual's spouse, if the spouse is enrolled in medical assistance and also subject to the five percent limit on co-payments.

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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011.

Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0631, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Collection. (a) The medical assistance reimbursement to the provider shall be reduced by the amount of the co-payment, except that reimbursements shall not be reduced:

(1) once a recipient has reached the $12 per month maximum or the $7 per month maximum effective January 1, 2009, for prescription drug co-payments; or

(2) for a recipient identified by the commissioner under 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines who has met their monthly five percent co-payment limit.

(b) The provider collects the co-payment from the recipient. Providers may not deny services to recipients who are unable to pay the co-payment.

(c) Medical assistance reimbursement to fee-for-service providers and payments to managed care plans shall not be increased as a result of the removal of ~~the~~ co-payments effective on or after January 1, 2009.

Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0644, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 6, is amended to read:

256B.0644 REIMBURSEMENT UNDER OTHER STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

(a) A vendor of medical care, as defined in section 256B.02, subdivision 7, and a health maintenance organization, as defined in chapter 62D, must participate as a provider or contractor in the medical assistance program, general assistance medical care program, and MinnesotaCare as a condition of participating as a provider in health insurance plans and programs or contractor for state employees established under section 43A.18, the public employees insurance program under section 43A.316, for health insurance plans offered to local statutory or home rule charter city, county, and school district employees, the workers' compensation system under section 176.135, and insurance plans provided through the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association under sections 62E.01 to 62E.19. The limitations on insurance plans offered to local government employees shall not be applicable in geographic areas where provider participation is limited by managed care contracts with the Department of Human Services.

(b) For providers other than health maintenance organizations, participation in the medical assistance program means that:

(1) the provider accepts new medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare patients;

(2) for providers other than dental service providers, at least 20 percent of the provider's patients are covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare as their primary source of coverage; or

(3) for dental service providers, at least ten percent of the provider's patients are covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare as their primary source of coverage, or the provider accepts new medical assistance and MinnesotaCare patients who are children with special health care needs. For purposes of this section, "children with special health care needs" means children up to age 18 who: (i) require health and related services beyond that required by children generally; and (ii) have or are at risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition, including: bleeding and coagulation disorders;

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immunodeficiency disorders; cancer; endocrinopathy; developmental disabilities; epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and other neurological diseases; visual impairment or deafness; Down syndrome and other genetic disorders; autism; fetal alcohol syndrome; and other conditions designated by the commissioner after consultation with representatives of pediatric dental providers and consumers.

(c) Patients seen on a volunteer basis by the provider at a location other than the provider's usual place of practice may be considered in meeting the participation requirement in this section. The commissioner shall establish participation requirements for health maintenance organizations. The commissioner shall provide lists of participating medical assistance providers on a quarterly basis to the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of labor and industry, and the commissioner of commerce. Each of the commissioners shall develop and implement procedures to exclude as participating providers in the program or programs under their jurisdiction those providers who do not participate in the medical assistance program. The commissioner of management and budget shall implement this section through contracts with participating health and dental carriers.

(d) Any hospital or other provider that is participating in a coordinated care delivery system under section 256D.031, subdivision 6, or receives payments from the uncompensated care pool under section 256D.031, subdivision 8, shall not refuse to provide services to any patient enrolled in general assistance medical care regardless of the availability or the amount of payment.

~~(e) For purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b), participation in the general assistance medical care program applies only to pharmacy providers.~~

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 24. [256B.0755] HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

Subdivision 1. Implementation. (a) The commissioner shall develop and authorize a demonstration project to test alternative and innovative health care delivery systems, including accountable care organizations that provide services to a specified patient population for an agreed upon total cost of care or risk-gain sharing payment arrangement. The commissioner shall develop a request for proposals for participation in the demonstration project in consultation with hospitals, primary care providers, health plans, and other key stakeholders.

(b) In developing the request for proposals, the commissioner shall:

(1) establish uniform statewide methods of forecasting utilization and cost of care for the appropriate Minnesota public program populations, to be used by the commissioner for the health care delivery system projects;

(2) identify key indicators of quality, access, patient satisfaction, and other performance indicators that will be measured, in addition to indicators for measuring cost savings;

(3) allow maximum flexibility to encourage innovation and variation so that a variety of provider collaborations are able to become health care delivery systems;

(4) encourage and authorize different levels and types of financial risk;

(5) encourage and authorize projects representing a wide variety of geographic locations, patient populations, provider relationships, and care coordination models;

(6) encourage projects that involve close partnerships between the health care delivery system and counties and nonprofit agencies that provide services to patients enrolled with the health care delivery system, including social services, public health, mental health, community-based services, and continuing care;

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(7) encourage projects established by community hospitals, clinics, and other providers in rural communities;

(8) identify required covered services for a total cost of care model or services considered in whole or partially in an analysis of utilization for a risk/gain sharing model;

(9) establish a mechanism to monitor enrollment;

(10) establish quality standards for the delivery system demonstrations; and

(11) encourage participation of privately insured population so as to create sufficient alignment in demonstration systems.

(1) provide required covered services and care coordination to recipients enrolled in the health care delivery system;

(2) establish a process to monitor enrollment and ensure the quality of care provided;

(3) in cooperation with counties and community social service agencies, coordinate the delivery of health care services with existing social services programs;

(4) provide a system for advocacy and consumer protection; and

(5) adopt innovative and cost-effective methods of care delivery and coordination, which may include the use of allied health professionals, telemedicine, patient educators, care coordinators, and community health workers.

(d) A health care delivery system demonstration may be formed by the following groups of providers of services and suppliers if they have established a mechanism for shared governance:

(1) professionals in group practice arrangements;

(2) networks of individual practices of professionals;

(3) partnerships or joint venture arrangements between hospitals and health care professionals;

(4) hospitals employing professionals; and

(5) other groups of providers of services and suppliers as the commissioner determines appropriate.

A managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan may participate in this demonstration in collaboration with one or more of the entities listed in clauses (1) to (5).

A health care delivery system may contract with a managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan to provide administrative services, including the administration of a payment system using the payment methods established by the commissioner for health care delivery systems.

(e) The commissioner may require a health care delivery system to enter into additional third-party contractual relationships for the assessment of risk and purchase of stop loss insurance or another form of insurance risk management related to the delivery of care described in paragraph (c).

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Subd. 2. Enrollment. (a) Individuals eligible for medical assistance or MinnesotaCare shall be eligible for enrollment in a health care delivery system.

(b) Eligible applicants and recipients may enroll in a health care delivery system if a system serves the county in which the applicant or recipient resides. If more than one health care delivery system serves a county, the applicant or recipient shall be allowed to choose among the delivery systems. The commissioner may assign an applicant or recipient to a health care delivery system if a health care delivery system is available and no choice has been made by the applicant or recipient.

Subd. 3. Accountability. (a) Health care delivery systems must accept responsibility for the quality of care based on standards established under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (10), and the cost of care or utilization of services provided to its enrollees under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1).

(b) A health care delivery system may contract and coordinate with providers and clinics for the delivery of services and shall contract with community health clinics, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers or programs, and rural clinics to the extent practicable.

Subd. 4. Payment system. (a) In developing a payment system for health care delivery systems, the commissioner shall establish a total cost of care benchmark or a risk/gain sharing payment model to be paid for services provided to the recipients enrolled in a health care delivery system.

(b) The payment system may include incentive payments to health care delivery systems that meet or exceed annual quality and performance targets realized through the coordination of care.

(c) An amount equal to the savings realized to the general fund as a result of the demonstration project shall be transferred each fiscal year to the health care access fund.

Subd. 5. Outpatient prescription drug coverage. Outpatient prescription drug coverage may be provided through accountable care organizations only if the delivery method qualifies for federal prescription drug rebates.

Subd. 6. Federal approval. The commissioner shall apply for any federal waivers or other federal approval required to implement this section. The commissioner shall also apply for any applicable grant or demonstration under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, Public Law 111-148, or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, that would further the purposes of or assist in the establishment of accountable care organizations.

Subd. 7. Expansion. The commissioner shall explore the expansion of the demonstration project to include additional medical assistance and MinnesotaCare enrollees, and shall seek participation of Medicare in demonstration projects. The commissioner shall seek to include participation of privately insured persons and Medicare recipients in the health care delivery demonstration.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 25. [256B.0756] HENNEPIN AND RAMSEY COUNTIES PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) The commissioner, upon federal approval of a new waiver request or amendment of an existing demonstration, may establish a pilot program in Hennepin County or Ramsey County, or both, to test alternative and innovative integrated health care delivery networks.

(b) Individuals eligible for the pilot program shall be individuals who are eligible for medical assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.055, subdivision 15, and who reside in Hennepin County or Ramsey County.

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(c) Individuals enrolled in the pilot shall be enrolled in an integrated health care delivery network in their county of residence. The integrated health care delivery network in Hennepin County shall be a network, such as an accountable care organization or a community-based collaborative care network, created by or including Hennepin County Medical Center. The integrated health care delivery network in Ramsey County shall be a network, such as an accountable care organization or community-based collaborative care network, created by or including Regions Hospital.

(d) The commissioner shall cap pilot program enrollment at 7,000 enrollees for Hennepin County and 3,500 enrollees for Ramsey County.

(e) In developing a payment system for the pilot programs, the commissioner shall establish a total cost of care for the recipients enrolled in the pilot programs that equals the cost of care that would otherwise be spent for these enrollees in the prepaid medical assistance program.

(f) Counties may transfer funds necessary to support the nonfederal share of payments for integrated health care delivery networks in their county. Such transfers per county shall not exceed 15 percent of the expected expenses for county enrollees.

(g) The commissioner shall apply to the federal government for, or as appropriate, cooperate with counties, providers, or other entities that are applying for any applicable grant or demonstration under the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, Public Law 111-148, or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152, that would further the purposes of or assist in the creation of an integrated health care delivery network for the purposes of this subdivision, including, but not limited to, a global payment demonstration or the community-based collaborative care network grants.

Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

(c) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2003, the commissioner shall withhold five percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing ~~plan's payment rate~~ plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance and general assistance medical care programs pending completion of performance targets. Each performance target must be quantifiable, objective, measurable, and reasonably attainable, except in the case of a performance target based on a federal or state law or rule. Criteria for assessment of each performance target must be outlined in writing prior to the contract effective date. The managed care plan must demonstrate, to the commissioner's satisfaction, that the data submitted regarding attainment of the performance target is accurate. The commissioner shall periodically change the administrative measures used as performance targets in order to improve plan performance across a broader range of administrative services. The performance targets must include measurement of plan efforts to contain spending on health care services and administrative activities. The commissioner may adopt plan-specific performance targets that take into account factors affecting only one plan, including characteristics of the plan's enrollee population. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July of the following year if performance targets in the contract are achieved. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

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The return of the withhold under this paragraph is not subject to the requirements of paragraph (c).

(f) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010, the commissioner shall withhold 3.5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

(g) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2011, the commissioner shall include as part of the performance targets described in paragraph (c) a reduction in the health plan's emergency room utilization rate for state health care program enrollees by a measurable rate of five percent from the plan's utilization rate for state health care program enrollees for the previous calendar year.

The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following calendar year if the managed care plan demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that a reduction in the utilization rate was achieved.

The withhold described in this paragraph shall continue for each consecutive contract period until the plan's emergency room utilization rate for state health care program enrollees is reduced by 25 percent of the plan's emergency room utilization rate for state health care program enrollees for calendar year 2009. Hospitals shall cooperate with the health plans in meeting this performance target and shall accept payment withholds that may be returned to the hospitals if the performance target is achieved. The commissioner shall structure the withhold so that the commissioner returns a portion of the withheld funds in amounts commensurate with achieved reductions in utilization less than the targeted amount. The withhold in this paragraph does not apply to county-based purchasing plans.

~~(g)~~ (h) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, the commissioner shall withhold four percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

~~(h)~~ (i) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2012, the commissioner shall withhold 4.5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

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~~(i)~~ (j) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013, the commissioner shall withhold 4.5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance program. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

~~(j)~~ (k) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall withhold three percent of managed care plan payments under this section and county-based purchasing plan payments under section 256B.692 for the prepaid medical assistance and prepaid general assistance medical care programs. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year. The commissioner may exclude special demonstration projects under subdivision 23.

~~(k)~~ (l) A managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan under section 256B.692 may include as admitted assets under section 62D.044 any amount withheld under this section that is reasonably expected to be returned.

~~(l)~~ (m) Contracts between the commissioner and a prepaid health plan are exempt from the set-aside and preference provisions of section 16C.16, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a), and 7.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.69, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5k. Rate modifications. For services rendered on or after October 1, 2010, the total payment made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under the medical assistance program shall be increased by 0.88 percent.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2010.

Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.69, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5l. Actuarial soundness. (a) Rates paid to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall satisfy requirements for actuarial soundness. In order to comply with this subdivision, the rates must:

(1) be neither inadequate nor excessive;

(2) satisfy federal requirements;

(3) in the case of contracts with incentive arrangements, not exceed 105 percent of the approved capitation payments attributable to the enrollees or services covered by the incentive arrangement;

(4) be developed in accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles and practices;

(5) be appropriate for the populations to be covered and the services to be furnished under the contract; and

(6) be certified as meeting the requirements of federal regulations by actuaries who meet the qualification standards established by the American Academy of Actuaries and follow the practice standards established by the Actuarial Standards Board.

(b) Each year within 30 days of the establishment of plan rates, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Health and Human Services Budget Division and the house of representatives Health Care and Human Services Finance Division to certify how each of these conditions have been met by the new payment rates.

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Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.69, subdivision 20, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 20. Ombudsperson. ~~(a)~~ The commissioner shall designate an ombudsperson to advocate for persons required to enroll in prepaid health plans under this section. The ombudsperson shall advocate for recipients enrolled in prepaid health plans through complaint and appeal procedures and ensure that necessary medical services are provided either by the prepaid health plan directly or by referral to appropriate social services. At the time of enrollment in a prepaid health plan, the local agency shall inform recipients about the ombudsperson program and their right to a resolution of a complaint by the prepaid health plan if they experience a problem with the plan or its providers.

(b) The commissioner shall designate an ombudsperson to advocate for persons enrolled in a care coordination delivery system under section 256D.031. The ombudsperson shall advocate for recipients enrolled in a care coordination delivery system through the state appeal process and assist enrollees in accessing necessary medical services through the care coordination delivery systems directly or by referral to appropriate services. At the time of enrollment in a care coordination delivery system, the local agency shall inform recipients about the ombudsperson program.

Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.69, subdivision 27, is amended to read:

Subd. 27. Information for persons with limited English-language proficiency. Managed care contracts entered into under this section and ~~sections 256D.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), and~~ section 256L.12 must require demonstration providers to provide language assistance to enrollees that ensures meaningful access to its programs and services according to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and federal regulations adopted under that law or any guidance from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from April 1, 2010.

Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.692, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. In general. County boards or groups of county boards may elect to purchase or provide health care services on behalf of persons eligible for medical assistance ~~and general assistance medical care~~ who would otherwise be required to or may elect to participate in the prepaid medical assistance ~~or prepaid general assistance medical care programs~~ according to ~~sections~~ section 256B.69 ~~and 256D.03~~. Counties that elect to purchase or provide health care under this section must provide all services included in prepaid managed care programs according to ~~sections~~ section 256B.69, subdivisions 1 to 22~~, and 256D.03~~. County-based purchasing under this section is governed by section 256B.69, unless otherwise provided for under this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from April 1, 2010.

Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.76, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Physician reimbursement. (a) Effective for services rendered on or after October 1, 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for physician services as follows:

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(2) payments for all other services shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 15.4 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992; and

(c) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2009, payment rates for physician and professional services shall be reduced by five percent over the rates in effect on June 30, 2009. This reduction ~~does~~ and the reductions in paragraph (d) do not apply to office or other outpatient visits, preventive medicine visits and family planning visits billed by physicians, advanced practice nurses, or physician assistants in a family planning agency or in one of the following primary care practices: general practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general geriatrics, and family medicine. This reduction ~~does~~ and the reductions in paragraph (d) do not apply to federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, and Indian health services. Effective October 1, 2009, payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69, 256B.692, and 256L.12 shall reflect the payment reduction described in this paragraph.

(d) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, payment rates for physician and professional services shall be reduced an additional seven percent over the five percent reduction in rates described in paragraph (c). This additional reduction does not apply to physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech pathology and related services provided on or after July 1, 2010. This additional reduction does not apply to physician services billed by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice nurse with a specialty in mental health. Effective October 1, 2010, payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69, 256B.692, and 256L.12 shall reflect the payment reduction described in this paragraph.

(e) Effective for services rendered on or after October 1, 2010, payment rates for physician and professional services billed by physicians employed by and clinics owned by a nonprofit health maintenance organization shall be increased by 14 percent. Effective October 1, 2010, payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under sections 256B.69, 256B.692, and 256L.12, shall reflect the payment increase described in this paragraph.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.76, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Dental reimbursement. (a) Effective for services rendered on or after October 1, 1992, the commissioner shall make payments for dental services as follows:

(1) dental services shall be paid at the lower of (i) submitted charges, or (ii) 25 percent above the rate in effect on June 30, 1992; and

(2) dental rates shall be converted from the 50th percentile of 1982 to the 50th percentile of 1989, less the percent in aggregate necessary to equal the above increases.

(b) Beginning October 1, 1999, the payment for tooth sealants and fluoride treatments shall be the lower of (1) submitted charge, or (2) 80 percent of median 1997 charges.

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(c) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2000, payment rates for dental services shall be increased by three percent over the rates in effect on December 31, 1999.

(d) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2002, payment for diagnostic examinations and dental x-rays provided to children under age 21 shall be the lower of (1) the submitted charge, or (2) 85 percent of median 1999 charges.

(e) The increases listed in paragraphs (b) and (c) shall be implemented January 1, 2000, for managed care.

(f) Effective for dental services rendered on or after October 1, 2010, by a state-operated dental clinic, payment shall be paid on a reasonable cost basis that is based on the Medicare principles of reimbursement. This payment shall be effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2011, to recipients enrolled in managed care plans or county-based purchasing plans.

(g) Beginning in fiscal year 2011, if the payments to state-operated dental clinics in paragraph (f), including state and federal shares, are less than $1,850,000 per fiscal year, a supplemental state payment equal to the difference between the total payments in paragraph (f) and $1,850,000 shall be paid from the general fund to state-operated services for the operation of the dental clinics.

(h) If the cost-based payment system for state-operated dental clinics described in paragraph (f) does not receive federal approval, then state-operated dental clinics shall be designated as critical access dental providers under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), and shall receive the critical access dental reimbursement rate as described under subdivision 4, paragraph (a).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.76, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Critical access dental providers. (a) Effective for dental services rendered on or after January 1, 2002, the commissioner shall increase reimbursements to dentists and dental clinics deemed by the commissioner to be critical access dental providers. For dental services rendered on or after July 1, 2007, the commissioner shall increase reimbursement by 30 percent above the reimbursement rate that would otherwise be paid to the critical access dental provider. The commissioner shall pay the ~~health plan companies~~ managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans in amounts sufficient to reflect increased reimbursements to critical access dental providers as approved by the commissioner. ~~In determining which dentists and dental clinics shall be deemed critical access dental providers, the commissioner shall review:~~

(b) The commissioner shall designate the following dentists and dental clinics as critical access dental providers:

(i) have nonprofit status in accordance with chapter 317A;

(ii) have tax exempt status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c)(3);

(iii) are established to provide oral health services to patients who are low income, uninsured, have special needs, and are underserved;

(iv) have professional staff familiar with the cultural background of the clinic's patients;

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(v) charge for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to low-income patients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size;

(vi) do not restrict access or services because of a patient's financial limitations or public assistance status; and

(vii) have free care available as needed;

(2) ~~the level of services provided by the dentist or dental clinic to patients covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare as their primary source of coverage~~ federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics, and public health clinics; ~~and~~

(3) ~~whether the level of services provided by the dentist or dental clinic is critical to maintaining adequate levels of patient access within the service area~~ county owned and operated hospital-based dental clinics;

(4) a dental clinic or dental group owned and operated by a nonprofit corporation in accordance with chapter 317A with more than 10,000 patient encounters per year with patients who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare; and

(5) a dental clinic associated with an oral health or dental education program operated by the University of Minnesota or an institution within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

~~In the absence of a critical access dental provider in a service area,~~ (c) The commissioner may designate a dentist or dental clinic as a critical access dental provider if the dentist or dental clinic is willing to provide care to patients covered by medical assistance, general assistance medical care, or MinnesotaCare at a level which significantly increases access to dental care in the service area.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.766, is amended to read:

256B.766 REIMBURSEMENT FOR BASIC CARE SERVICES.

(a) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2009, total payments for basic care services, shall be reduced by three percent, prior to third-party liability and spenddown calculation. Effective July 1, 2010, the commissioner shall classify physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech language pathology and related services as basic care services. The reduction in this paragraph shall apply to physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech language pathology and related services provided on or after July 1, 2010.

(b) Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall be reduced for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect ~~this~~ the reduction effective July 1, 2009, and payments made to the plans shall be reduced effective October 1, 2010, to reflect the reduction effective July 1, 2010.

~~(b)~~ (c) This section does not apply to physician and professional services, inpatient hospital services, family planning services, mental health services, dental services, prescription drugs, medical transportation, federally qualified health centers, rural health centers, Indian health services, and Medicare cost-sharing.

Sec. 36. [256B.767] MEDICARE PAYMENT LIMIT.

(a) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, fee-for-service payment rates for physician and professional services under section 256B.76, subdivision 1, and basic care services subject to the rate reduction specified in section 256B.766, shall not exceed the Medicare payment rate for the applicable service, as adjusted for

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any changes in Medicare payment rates after July 1, 2010. The commissioner shall implement this section after any other rate adjustment that is effective July 1, 2010, and shall reduce rates under this section by first reducing or eliminating provider rate add-ons.

(b) This section does not apply to services provided by advanced practice certified nurse midwives licensed under chapter 148 or traditional midwives licensed under chapter 147D. Notwithstanding this exemption, medical assistance fee-for-service payment rates for advanced practice certified nurse midwives and licensed traditional midwives shall equal and shall not exceed the medical assistance payment rate to physicians for the applicable service.

(c) This section does not apply to mental health services or physician services billed by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in mental health.

Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. General assistance medical care; eligibility. (a) Beginning April 1, 2010, the general assistance medical care program shall be administered according to section 256D.031, unless otherwise stated, except for outpatient prescription drug coverage, which shall continue to be administered under this section and funded under section 256D.031, subdivision 9, beginning June 1, 2010.

(b) Outpatient prescription drug coverage under general assistance medical care is limited to prescription drugs that:

(1) are covered under the medical assistance program as described in section 256B.0625, subdivisions 13 and 13d; and

(2) are provided by manufacturers that have fully executed general assistance medical care rebate agreements with the commissioner and comply with the agreements. Outpatient prescription drug coverage under general assistance medical care must conform to coverage under the medical assistance program according to section 256B.0625, subdivisions 13 to ~~13g~~ 13h.

(d) For the period beginning April 1, 2010, to June 30, 2010, general assistance medical care covers the services listed in subdivision 4.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from April 1, 2010.

Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256D.03, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:

Subd. 3b. Cooperation. ~~(a)~~ General assistance ~~or general assistance medical care~~ applicants and recipients must cooperate with the state and local agency to identify potentially liable third-party payors and assist the state in obtaining third-party payments. Cooperation includes identifying any third party who may be liable for care and services provided under this chapter to the applicant, recipient, or any other family member for whom application is made and providing relevant information to assist the state in pursuing a potentially liable third party. General assistance medical care applicants and recipients must cooperate by providing information about any group health plan in which they may be eligible to enroll. They must cooperate with the state and local agency in determining if the plan is cost-effective. For purposes of this subdivision, coverage provided by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association under chapter 62E shall not be considered group health plan coverage or cost-effective by the

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state and local agency. If the plan is determined cost-effective and the premium will be paid by the state or local agency or is available at no cost to the person, they must enroll or remain enrolled in the group health plan. Cost-effective insurance premiums approved for payment by the state agency and paid by the local agency are eligible for reimbursement according to subdivision 6.

(b) Effective for all premiums due on or after June 30, 1997, general assistance medical care does not cover premiums that a recipient is required to pay under a qualified or Medicare supplement plan issued by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association. General assistance medical care shall continue to cover premiums for recipients who are covered under a plan issued by the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association on June 30, 1997, for a period of six months following receipt of the notice of termination or until December 31, 1997, whichever is later.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256D.031, subdivision 5, as added by Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Payment rates and contract modification; April 1, 2010, to ~~May 31~~ June 30, 2010. (a) For the period April 1, 2010, to ~~May 31~~ June 30, 2010, general assistance medical care shall be paid on a fee-for-service basis. Fee-for-service payment rates for services other than outpatient prescription drugs shall be set at 37 percent of the payment rate in effect on March 31, 2010, except that for the period June 1, 2010, to June 30, 2010, fee-for-service payment rates for services other than prescription drugs shall be set at 27 percent of the payment rate in effect on March 31, 2010.

(b) Outpatient prescription drugs covered under section 256D.03, subdivision 3, provided on or after April 1, 2010, to ~~May 31~~ June 30, 2010, shall be paid on a fee-for-service basis according to section 256B.0625, subdivisions 13 to 13g.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256L.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Co-payments and coinsurance. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), the MinnesotaCare benefit plan shall include the following co-payments and coinsurance requirements for all enrollees:

(1) ten percent of the paid charges for inpatient hospital services for adult enrollees, subject to an annual inpatient out-of-pocket maximum of $1,000 per individual;

(2) $3 per prescription for adult enrollees;

(3) $25 for eyeglasses for adult enrollees;

(4) $3 per nonpreventive visit. For purposes of this subdivision, a "visit" means an episode of service which is required because of a recipient's symptoms, diagnosis, or established illness, and which is delivered in an ambulatory setting by a physician or physician ancillary, chiropractor, podiatrist, nurse midwife, advanced practice nurse, audiologist, optician, or optometrist; and

(5) $6 for nonemergency visits to a hospital-based emergency room for services provided through December 31, 2010, and $3.50 effective January 1, 2011.

(b) Paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to parents and relative caretakers of children under the age of 21.

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(d) Paragraph (a), clause (4), does not apply to mental health services.

(e) Adult enrollees with family gross income that exceeds 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines or 215 percent of the federal poverty guidelines on or after July 1, 2009, and who are not pregnant shall be financially responsible for the coinsurance amount, if applicable, and amounts which exceed the $10,000 inpatient hospital benefit limit.

(f) When a MinnesotaCare enrollee becomes a member of a prepaid health plan, or changes from one prepaid health plan to another during a calendar year, any charges submitted towards the $10,000 annual inpatient benefit limit, and any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the enrollee for inpatient services, that were submitted or incurred prior to enrollment, or prior to the change in health plans, shall be disregarded.

(g) MinnesotaCare reimbursements to fee-for-service providers and payments to managed care plans or county-based purchasing plans shall not be increased as a result of the reduction of the co-payments in paragraph (a), clause (5), effective January 1, 2011.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.11, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Enrollees 18 or older. Payment by the MinnesotaCare program for inpatient hospital services provided to MinnesotaCare enrollees eligible under section 256L.04, subdivision 7, or who qualify under section 256L.04, subdivisions 1 and 2, with family gross income that exceeds 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and who are not pregnant, who are 18 years old or older on the date of admission to the inpatient hospital must be in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b). Payment for adults who are not pregnant and are eligible under section 256L.04, subdivisions 1 and 2, and whose incomes are equal to or less than 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, shall be as provided for under paragraph (c).

(a) If the medical assistance rate minus any co-payment required under section 256L.03, subdivision 4, is less than or equal to the amount remaining in the enrollee's benefit limit under section 256L.03, subdivision 3, payment must be the medical assistance rate minus any co-payment required under section 256L.03, subdivision 4. The hospital must not seek payment from the enrollee in addition to the co-payment. The MinnesotaCare payment plus the co-payment must be treated as payment in full.

(b) If the medical assistance rate minus any co-payment required under section 256L.03, subdivision 4, is greater than the amount remaining in the enrollee's benefit limit under section 256L.03, subdivision 3, payment must be the lesser of:

(1) the amount remaining in the enrollee's benefit limit; or

(2) charges submitted for the inpatient hospital services less any co-payment established under section 256L.03, subdivision 4.

The hospital may seek payment from the enrollee for the amount by which usual and customary charges exceed the payment under this paragraph. If payment is reduced under section 256L.03, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), the hospital may not seek payment from the enrollee for the amount of the reduction.

(c) For admissions occurring during the period of July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998, for adults who are not pregnant and are eligible under section 256L.04, subdivisions 1 and 2, and whose incomes are equal to or less than 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, the commissioner shall pay hospitals directly, up to the medical assistance payment rate, for inpatient hospital benefits in excess of the $10,000 annual inpatient benefit limit. For

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admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2011, for single adults and households without children who are eligible under section 256L.04, subdivision 7, the commissioner shall pay hospitals directly, up to the medical assistance payment rate, for inpatient hospital benefits up to the $10,000 annual inpatient benefit limit, minus any co-payment required under section 256L.03, subdivision 5.

Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 9. Firefighters; volunteer ambulance attendants. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "qualified individual" means:

(1) a volunteer firefighter with a department as defined in section 299N.01, subdivision 2, who has passed the probationary period; and

(2) a volunteer ambulance attendant as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 15.

(b) A qualified individual who documents to the satisfaction of the commissioner status as a qualified individual by completing and submitting a one-page form developed by the commissioner is eligible for MinnesotaCare without meeting other eligibility requirements of this chapter, but must pay premiums equal to the average expected capitation rate for adults with no children paid under section 256L.12. Individuals eligible under this subdivision shall receive coverage for the benefit set provided to adults with no children.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective April 1, 2011.

Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.12, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Eligibility for other state programs. MinnesotaCare enrollees who become eligible for medical assistance ~~or general assistance medical care~~ will remain in the same managed care plan if the managed care plan has a contract for that population. ~~Effective January 1, 1998,~~ MinnesotaCare enrollees who were formerly eligible for general assistance medical care pursuant to section 256D.03, subdivision 3, within six months of MinnesotaCare enrollment and were enrolled in a prepaid health plan pursuant to section 256D.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), must remain in the same managed care plan if the managed care plan has a contract for that population. Managed care plans must participate in the MinnesotaCare ~~and general assistance medical care programs~~ program under a contract with the Department of Human Services in service areas where they participate in the medical assistance program.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from April 1, 2010.

Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.12, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Rate setting; performance withholds. (a) Rates will be prospective, per capita, where possible. The commissioner may allow health plans to arrange for inpatient hospital services on a risk or nonrisk basis. The commissioner shall consult with an independent actuary to determine appropriate rates.

(b) For services rendered on or after January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2003, the commissioner shall withhold .5 percent of managed care plan payments under this section pending completion of performance targets. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following year if performance targets in the contract are achieved. A managed care plan may include as admitted assets under section 62D.044 any amount withheld under this paragraph that is reasonably expected to be returned.

~~(c)~~ For services rendered on or after January 1, 2004, the commissioner shall withhold five percent of managed care plan payments and county-based purchasing plan payments under this section pending completion of performance targets. Each performance target must be quantifiable, objective, measurable, and reasonably

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attainable, except in the case of a performance target based on a federal or state law or rule. Criteria for assessment of each performance target must be outlined in writing prior to the contract effective date. The managed care plan must demonstrate, to the commissioner's satisfaction, that the data submitted regarding attainment of the performance target is accurate. The commissioner shall periodically change the administrative measures used as performance targets in order to improve plan performance across a broader range of administrative services. The performance targets must include measurement of plan efforts to contain spending on health care services and administrative activities. The commissioner may adopt plan-specific performance targets that take into account factors affecting only one plan, such as characteristics of the plan's enrollee population. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following calendar year if performance targets in the contract are achieved. A managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan under section 256B.692 may include as admitted assets under section 62D.044 any amount withheld under this paragraph that is reasonably expected to be returned.

(c) For services rendered on or after January 1, 2011, the commissioner shall withhold an additional three percent of managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan payments under this section. The withheld funds must be returned no sooner than July 1 and no later than July 31 of the following calendar year. The return of the withhold under this paragraph is not subject to the requirements of paragraph (b).

(d) Effective for services rendered on or after January 1, 2011, the commissioner shall include as part of the performance targets described in paragraph (b) a reduction in the plan's emergency room utilization rate for state health care program enrollees by a measurable rate of five percent from the plan's utilization rate for the previous calendar year.

The withhold described in this paragraph shall continue for each consecutive contract period until the plan's emergency room utilization rate for state health care program enrollees is reduced by 25 percent of the plan's emergency room utilization rate for state health care program enrollees for calendar year 2009. Hospitals shall cooperate with the health plans in meeting this performance target and shall accept payment withholds that may be returned to the hospitals if the performance target is achieved. The commissioner shall structure the withhold so that the commissioner returns a portion of the withheld funds in amounts commensurate with achieved reductions in utilization less than the targeted amount. The withhold described in this paragraph does not apply to county-based purchasing plans.

(e) A managed care plan or a county-based purchasing plan under section 256B.692 may include as admitted assets under section 62D.044 any amount withheld under this section that is reasonably expected to be returned.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 9c. Rate setting; increase effective October 1, 2010. For services rendered on or after October 1, 2010, the total payment made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under MinnesotaCare for families with children shall be increased by 0.88 percent.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

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Sec. 46. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Medical assistance coverage. The commissioner of human services shall establish a demonstration project to provide additional medical assistance coverage for a maximum of 200 American Indian children in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth who are burdened by health disparities associated with the cumulative health impact of toxic environmental exposures. Under this demonstration project, the additional medical assistance coverage for this population must include, but is not limited to, home environmental assessments for triggers of asthma, and in-home asthma education on the proper medical management of asthma by a certified asthma educator or public health nurse with asthma management training, and must be limited to two visits per child. The home visit payment rates must be based on a rate commensurate with a first-time visit rate and follow-up visit rate. Coverage also includes the following durable medical equipment: high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) cleaners, HEPA vacuum cleaners, allergy bed and pillow encasements, high filtration filters for forced air gas furnaces, and dehumidifiers with medical tubing to connect the appliance to a floor drain, if the listed item is ~~medically necessary~~ useful to reduce asthma symptoms. Provision of these items of durable medical equipment must be preceded by a home environmental assessment for triggers of asthma and in-home asthma education on the proper medical management of asthma by a Certified Asthma Educator or public health nurse with asthma management training.

Sec. 47. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 78, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Expiration. This section, with the exception of subdivision 4, expires ~~December 31, 2010~~ August 31, 2011. Subdivision 4 expires February 28, 2012.

Sec. 48. Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 16, is amended by adding an effective date to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2010.

Sec. 49. Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 21, is amended to read:

Sec. 21. REPEALER.

(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256.742; 256.979, subdivision 8; and 256D.03, subdivision 9, are repealed effective April 1, 2010.

(b) Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 4, is repealed effective ~~April~~ July 1, 2010.

(c) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.195, subdivisions 4 and 5, are repealed effective for federal fiscal year 2010.

(d) Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.195, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3, are repealed effective for federal fiscal year 2010.

(e) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256L.07, subdivision 6; 256L.15, subdivision 4; and 256L.17, subdivision 7, are repealed ~~January 1, 2011~~ July 1, 2010.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from April 1, 2010.

Sec. 50. Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 2, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(7,985,000) $(93,128,000)

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Appropriations by Fund

2010 2011

General 34,807,000 118,493,000

Health Care Access (42,792,000) (211,621,000)

The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions.

Special Revenue Fund Transfers.

(a) The commissioner shall transfer the following amounts from special revenue fund balances to the general fund by June 30 of each respective fiscal year: $410,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $412,000 for fiscal year 2011.

(b) Actual transfers made under paragraph (a) must be separately identified and reported as part of the quarterly reporting of transfers to the chairs of the relevant senate budget division and house of representatives finance division.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 51. Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 2, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Health Care Management

The amounts that may be spent from the appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

Health Care Administration. (2,998,000) (5,270,000)

Base Adjustment. The general fund base for health care administration is reduced by ~~$182,000~~ $36,000 in fiscal year 2012 and ~~$182,000~~ $36,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Sec. 52. Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Transfers

The commissioner must transfer $29,538,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $18,462,000 in fiscal year 2011 from the health care access fund to the general fund. This is a onetime transfer.

The commissioner must transfer $4,800,000 from the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund to the general fund by June 30, 2010.

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Compulsive Gambling ~~Special Revenue~~ Administration. The lottery prize fund appropriation for compulsive gambling administration is reduced by $6,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $4,000 for fiscal year 2011 ~~must be transferred from the lottery prize fund appropriation for compulsive gambling administration to the general fund by June 30 of each respective fiscal year~~. These are onetime reductions.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 53. PREPAID HEALTH PLAN RATES.

In negotiating the prepaid health plan contract rates for services rendered on or after January 1, 2011, the commissioner of human services shall take into consideration and the rates shall reflect the anticipated savings in the medical assistance program due to extending medical assistance coverage to services provided in licensed birth centers, the anticipated use of these services within the medical assistance population, and the reduced medical assistance costs associated with the use of birth centers for normal, low-risk deliveries.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 54. STATE PLAN AMENDMENT; FEDERAL APPROVAL.

The commissioner of human services shall submit a Medicaid state plan amendment to receive federal fund participation for adults without children whose income is equal to or less than 75 percent of federal poverty guidelines in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152. The effective date of the state plan amendment shall be June 1, 2010.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 55. UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT REPORT.

Each January 15, beginning in 2011, the commissioner of human services shall report the following information to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate finance committees and divisions with responsibility for human services appropriations:

(1) the estimated room within the Medicare hospital upper payment limit for the federal year beginning on October 1 of the year the report is made;

(2) the amount of a rate increase under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.969, subdivision 3a, paragraph (i), that would increase medical assistance hospital spending to the upper payment limit; and

(3) the amount of a surcharge increase under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9657, subdivision 2, needed to generate the state share of the potential rate increase under clause (2).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 56. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

The revisor of statutes shall edit Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules to remove references to the general assistance medical care program and references to Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.03, subdivision 3, or Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256D, as it pertains to general assistance medical care and make other changes as may be necessary to remove references to the general assistance medical care program. The revisor may consult with the Department of Human Services when making editing decisions on the removal of these references.

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Sec. 57. REPEALER.

(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256D.03, subdivisions 3, 3a, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are repealed July 1, 2010.

(b) Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, sections 12, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 5; 18; and 19, are repealed July 1, 2010.

(c) Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 12, subdivisions 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, are repealed the day following final enactment.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 17

CONTINUING CARE

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144D.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Registration information. The establishment shall provide the following information to the commissioner in order to be registered:

(1) the business name, street address, and mailing address of the establishment;

(2) the name and mailing address of the owner or owners of the establishment and, if the owner or owners are not natural persons, identification of the type of business entity of the owner or owners, and the names and addresses of the officers and members of the governing body, or comparable persons for partnerships, limited liability corporations, or other types of business organizations of the owner or owners;

(3) the name and mailing address of the managing agent, whether through management agreement or lease agreement, of the establishment, if different from the owner or owners, and the name of the on-site manager, if any;

(4) verification that the establishment has entered into a housing with services contract, as required in section 144D.04, with each resident or resident's representative;

(5) verification that the establishment is complying with the requirements of section 325F.72, if applicable;

(6) the name and address of at least one natural person who shall be responsible for dealing with the commissioner on all matters provided for in sections 144D.01 to 144D.06, and on whom personal service of all notices and orders shall be made, and who shall be authorized to accept service on behalf of the owner or owners and the managing agent, if any; ~~and~~

(7) the signature of the authorized representative of the owner or owners or, if the owner or owners are not natural persons, signatures of at least two authorized representatives of each owner, one of which shall be an officer of the owner; and

(8) whether services are included in the base rate to be paid by the resident.

Personal service on the person identified under clause (6) by the owner or owners in the registration shall be considered service on the owner or owners, and it shall not be a defense to any action that personal service was not made on each individual or entity. The designation of one or more individuals under this subdivision shall not affect the legal responsibility of the owner or owners under sections 144D.01 to 144D.06.

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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144D.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Contents of contract. A housing with services contract, which need not be entitled as such to comply with this section, shall include at least the following elements in itself or through supporting documents or attachments:

(1) the name, street address, and mailing address of the establishment;

(2) the name and mailing address of the owner or owners of the establishment and, if the owner or owners is not a natural person, identification of the type of business entity of the owner or owners;

(3) the name and mailing address of the managing agent, through management agreement or lease agreement, of the establishment, if different from the owner or owners;

(4) the name and address of at least one natural person who is authorized to accept service of process on behalf of the owner or owners and managing agent;

(5) a statement describing the registration and licensure status of the establishment and any provider providing health-related or supportive services under an arrangement with the establishment;

(6) the term of the contract;

(7) a description of the services to be provided to the resident in the base rate to be paid by resident, including a delineation of the portion of the base rate that constitutes rent and a delineation of charges for each service included in the base rate;

(8) a description of any additional services, including home care services, available for an additional fee from the establishment directly or through arrangements with the establishment, and a schedule of fees charged for these services;

(9) a description of the process through which the contract may be modified, amended, or terminated;

(10) a description of the establishment's complaint resolution process available to residents including the toll-free complaint line for the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care;

(11) the resident's designated representative, if any;

(12) the establishment's referral procedures if the contract is terminated;

(13) requirements of residency used by the establishment to determine who may reside or continue to reside in the housing with services establishment;

(14) billing and payment procedures and requirements;

(15) a statement regarding the ability of residents to receive services from service providers with whom the establishment does not have an arrangement;

(16) a statement regarding the availability of public funds for payment for residence or services in the establishment; and

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(17) a statement regarding the availability of and contact information for long-term care consultation services under section 256B.0911 in the county in which the establishment is located.

Sec. 3. [144D.08] UNIFORM CONSUMER INFORMATION GUIDE.

All housing with services establishments shall make available to all prospective and current residents information consistent with the uniform format and the required components adopted by the commissioner under section 144G.06.

Sec. 4. [144D.09] TERMINATION OF LEASE.

The housing with services establishment shall include with notice of termination of lease information about how to contact the ombudsman for long-term care, including the address and phone number along with a statement of how to request problem-solving assistance.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144G.06, is amended to read:

144G.06 UNIFORM CONSUMER INFORMATION GUIDE.

(a) The commissioner of health shall establish an advisory committee consisting of representatives of consumers, providers, county and state officials, and other groups the commissioner considers appropriate. The advisory committee shall present recommendations to the commissioner on:

(1) a format for a guide to be used by individual providers of assisted living, as defined in section 144G.01, that includes information about services offered by that provider, which services may be covered by Medicare, service costs, and other relevant provider-specific information, as well as a statement of philosophy and values associated with assisted living, presented in uniform categories that facilitate comparison with guides issued by other providers; and

(2) requirements for informing assisted living clients, as defined in section 144G.01, of their applicable legal rights.

(b) The commissioner, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory committee, shall adopt a uniform format for the guide to be used by individual providers, and the required components of materials to be used by providers to inform assisted living clients of their legal rights, and shall make the uniform format and the required components available to assisted living providers.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 252.27, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a. Contribution amount. (a) The natural or adoptive parents of a minor child, including a child determined eligible for medical assistance without consideration of parental income, must contribute to the cost of services used by making monthly payments on a sliding scale based on income, unless the child is married or has been married, parental rights have been terminated, or the child's adoption is subsidized according to section 259.67 or through title IV-E of the Social Security Act. The parental contribution is a partial or full payment for medical services provided for diagnostic, therapeutic, curing, treating, mitigating, rehabilitation, maintenance, and personal care services as defined in United States Code, title 26, section 213, needed by the child with a chronic illness or disability.

(b) For households with adjusted gross income equal to or greater than 100 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be computed by applying the following schedule of rates to the adjusted gross income of the natural or adoptive parents:

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(1) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 100 percent of federal poverty guidelines and less than 175 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution is $4 per month;

(2) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 175 percent of federal poverty guidelines and less than or equal to 545 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be determined using a sliding fee scale established by the commissioner of human services which begins at one percent of adjusted gross income at 175 percent of federal poverty guidelines and increases to 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income for those with adjusted gross income up to 545 percent of federal poverty guidelines;

(3) if the adjusted gross income is greater than 545 percent of federal poverty guidelines and less than 675 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income;

(4) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 675 percent of federal poverty guidelines and less than 975 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be determined using a sliding fee scale established by the commissioner of human services which begins at 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income at 675 percent of federal poverty guidelines and increases to ten percent of adjusted gross income for those with adjusted gross income up to 975 percent of federal poverty guidelines; and

(5) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 975 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be 12.5 percent of adjusted gross income.

If the child lives with the parent, the annual adjusted gross income is reduced by $2,400 prior to calculating the parental contribution. If the child resides in an institution specified in section 256B.35, the parent is responsible for the personal needs allowance specified under that section in addition to the parental contribution determined under this section. The parental contribution is reduced by any amount required to be paid directly to the child pursuant to a court order, but only if actually paid.

(c) The household size to be used in determining the amount of contribution under paragraph (b) includes natural and adoptive parents and their dependents, including the child receiving services. Adjustments in the contribution amount due to annual changes in the federal poverty guidelines shall be implemented on the first day of July following publication of the changes.

(d) For purposes of paragraph (b), "income" means the adjusted gross income of the natural or adoptive parents determined according to the previous year's federal tax form, except, effective retroactive to July 1, 2003, taxable capital gains to the extent the funds have been used to purchase a home shall not be counted as income.

(e) The contribution shall be explained in writing to the parents at the time eligibility for services is being determined. The contribution shall be made on a monthly basis effective with the first month in which the child receives services. Annually upon redetermination or at termination of eligibility, if the contribution exceeded the cost of services provided, the local agency or the state shall reimburse that excess amount to the parents, either by direct reimbursement if the parent is no longer required to pay a contribution, or by a reduction in or waiver of parental fees until the excess amount is exhausted. All reimbursements must include a notice that the amount reimbursed may be taxable income if the parent paid for the parent's fees through an employer's health care flexible spending account under the Internal Revenue Code, section 125, and that the parent is responsible for paying the taxes owed on the amount reimbursed.

(f) The monthly contribution amount must be reviewed at least every 12 months; when there is a change in household size; and when there is a loss of or gain in income from one month to another in excess of ten percent. The local agency shall mail a written notice 30 days in advance of the effective date of a change in the contribution amount. A decrease in the contribution amount is effective in the month that the parent verifies a reduction in income or change in household size.

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(g) Parents of a minor child who do not live with each other shall each pay the contribution required under paragraph (a). An amount equal to the annual court-ordered child support payment actually paid on behalf of the child receiving services shall be deducted from the adjusted gross income of the parent making the payment prior to calculating the parental contribution under paragraph (b).

(h) The contribution under paragraph (b) shall be increased by an additional five percent if the local agency determines that insurance coverage is available but not obtained for the child. For purposes of this section, "available" means the insurance is a benefit of employment for a family member at an annual cost of no more than five percent of the family's annual income. For purposes of this section, "insurance" means health and accident insurance coverage, enrollment in a nonprofit health service plan, health maintenance organization, self-insured plan, or preferred provider organization.

Parents who have more than one child receiving services shall not be required to pay more than the amount for the child with the highest expenditures. There shall be no resource contribution from the parents. The parent shall not be required to pay a contribution in excess of the cost of the services provided to the child, not counting payments made to school districts for education-related services. Notice of an increase in fee payment must be given at least 30 days before the increased fee is due.

(i) The contribution under paragraph (b) shall be reduced by $300 per fiscal year if, in the 12 months prior to July 1:

(1) the parent applied for insurance for the child;

(2) the insurer denied insurance;

(3) the parents submitted a complaint or appeal, in writing to the insurer, submitted a complaint or appeal, in writing, to the commissioner of health or the commissioner of commerce, or litigated the complaint or appeal; and

(4) as a result of the dispute, the insurer reversed its decision and granted insurance.

For purposes of this section, "insurance" has the meaning given in paragraph (h).

A parent who has requested a reduction in the contribution amount under this paragraph shall submit proof in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner or county agency, including, but not limited to, the insurer's denial of insurance, the written letter or complaint of the parents, court documents, and the written response of the insurer approving insurance. The determinations of the commissioner or county agency under this paragraph are not rules subject to chapter 14.

(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for the period from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2013, the parental contribution shall be computed by applying the following contribution schedule to the adjusted gross income of the natural or adoptive parents:

(2) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 175 percent of federal poverty guidelines and less than or equal to 525 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be determined using a sliding fee scale established by the commissioner of human services which begins at one percent of adjusted gross income at 175 percent of federal poverty guidelines and increases to eight percent of adjusted gross income for those with adjusted gross income up to 525 percent of federal poverty guidelines;

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(3) if the adjusted gross income is greater than 525 percent of federal poverty guidelines and less than 675 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be 9.5 percent of adjusted gross income;

(4) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 675 percent of federal poverty guidelines and less than 900 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be determined using a sliding fee scale established by the commissioner of human services which begins at 9.5 percent of adjusted gross income at 675 percent of federal poverty guidelines and increases to 12 percent of adjusted gross income for those with adjusted gross income up to 900 percent of federal poverty guidelines; and

(5) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 900 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be 13.5 percent of adjusted gross income. If the child lives with the parent, the annual adjusted gross income is reduced by $2,400 prior to calculating the parental contribution. If the child resides in an institution specified in section 256B.35, the parent is responsible for the personal needs allowance specified under that section in addition to the parental contribution determined under this section. The parental contribution is reduced by any amount required to be paid directly to the child pursuant to a court order, but only if actually paid.

Sec. 7. [256.4825] REPORT REGARDING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

The Minnesota State Council on Disability, the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and the Arc of Minnesota may submit an annual report by January 15 of each year, beginning in 2012, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over programs serving people with disabilities as provided in this section. The report must describe the existing state policies and goals for programs serving people with disabilities including, but not limited to, programs for employment, transportation, housing, education, quality assurance, consumer direction, physical and programmatic access, and health. The report must provide data and measurements to assess the extent to which the policies and goals are being met. The commissioner of human services and the commissioners of other state agencies administering programs for people with disabilities shall cooperate with the Minnesota State Council on Disability, the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and the Arc of Minnesota and provide those organizations with existing published information and reports that will assist in the preparation of the report.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.9657, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a. ICF/MR license surcharge. (a) Effective July 1, 2003, each non-state-operated facility as defined under section 256B.501, subdivision 1, shall pay to the commissioner an annual surcharge according to the schedule in subdivision 4, paragraph (d). The annual surcharge shall be $1,040 per licensed bed. If the number of licensed beds is reduced, the surcharge shall be based on the number of remaining licensed beds the second month following the receipt of timely notice by the commissioner of human services that beds have been delicensed. The facility must notify the commissioner of health in writing when beds are delicensed. The commissioner of health must notify the commissioner of human services within ten working days after receiving written notification. If the notification is received by the commissioner of human services by the 15th of the month, the invoice for the second following month must be reduced to recognize the delicensing of beds. The commissioner may reduce, and may subsequently restore, the surcharge under this subdivision based on the commissioner's determination of a permissible surcharge.

(b) Effective July 1, 2010, the surcharge under paragraph (a) is increased to $4,037 per licensed bed.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256.975, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Consumer information and assistance and long-term care options counseling; Senior LinkAge Line. (a) The Minnesota Board on Aging shall operate a statewide service to aid older Minnesotans and their families in making informed choices about long-term care options and health care benefits. Language services to

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persons with limited English language skills may be made available. The service, known as Senior LinkAge Line, must be available during business hours through a statewide toll-free number and must also be available through the Internet.

(b) The service must provide long-term care options counseling by assisting older adults, caregivers, and providers in accessing information and options counseling about choices in long-term care services that are purchased through private providers or available through public options. The service must:

(1) develop a comprehensive database that includes detailed listings in both consumer- and provider-oriented formats;

(2) make the database accessible on the Internet and through other telecommunication and media-related tools;

(3) link callers to interactive long-term care screening tools and make these tools available through the Internet by integrating the tools with the database;

(4) develop community education materials with a focus on planning for long-term care and evaluating independent living, housing, and service options;

(5) conduct an outreach campaign to assist older adults and their caregivers in finding information on the Internet and through other means of communication;

(6) implement a messaging system for overflow callers and respond to these callers by the next business day;

(7) link callers with county human services and other providers to receive more in-depth assistance and consultation related to long-term care options;

(8) link callers with quality profiles for nursing facilities and other providers developed by the commissioner of health;

(9) incorporate information about the availability of housing options, as well as registered housing with services and consumer rights within the MinnesotaHelp.info network long-term care database to facilitate consumer comparison of services and costs among housing with services establishments and with other in-home services and to support financial self-sufficiency as long as possible. Housing with services establishments and their arranged home care providers shall provide information ~~to the commissioner of human services that is consistent with information required by the commissioner of health under section 144G.06, the Uniform Consumer Information Guide~~ that will facilitate price comparisons, including delineation of charges for rent and for services available. The commissioners of health and human services shall align the data elements required by section 144G.06, the Uniform Consumer Information Guide, and this section to provide consumers standardized information and ease of comparison of long-term care options. The commissioner of human services shall provide the data to the Minnesota Board on Aging for inclusion in the MinnesotaHelp.info network long-term care database;

(10) provide long-term care options counseling. Long-term care options counselors shall:

(i) for individuals not eligible for case management under a public program or public funding source, provide interactive decision support under which consumers, family members, or other helpers are supported in their deliberations to determine appropriate long-term care choices in the context of the consumer's needs, preferences, values, and individual circumstances, including implementing a community support plan;

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(ii) provide Web-based educational information and collateral written materials to familiarize consumers, family members, or other helpers with the long-term care basics, issues to be considered, and the range of options available in the community;

(iii) provide long-term care futures planning, which means providing assistance to individuals who anticipate having long-term care needs to develop a plan for the more distant future; and

(iv) provide expertise in benefits and financing options for long-term care, including Medicare, long-term care insurance, tax or employer-based incentives, reverse mortgages, private pay options, and ways to access low or no-cost services or benefits through volunteer-based or charitable programs; and

(11) using risk management and support planning protocols, provide long-term care options counseling to current residents of nursing homes deemed appropriate for discharge by the commissioner. In order to meet this requirement, the commissioner shall provide designated Senior LinkAge Line contact centers with a list of nursing home residents appropriate for discharge planning via a secure Web portal. Senior LinkAge Line shall provide these residents, if they indicate a preference to receive long-term care options counseling, with initial assessment, review of risk factors, independent living support consultation, or referral to:

(i) long-term care consultation services under section 256B.0911;

(ii) designated care coordinators of contracted entities under section 256B.035 for persons who are enrolled in a managed care plan; or

(iii) the long-term care consultation team for those who are appropriate for relocation service coordination due to high-risk factors or psychological or physical disability.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.057, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9. Employed persons with disabilities. (a) Medical assistance may be paid for a person who is employed and who:

(1) but for excess earnings or assets, meets the definition of disabled under the supplemental security income program;

(2) is at least 16 but less than 65 years of age;

(3) meets the asset limits in paragraph (c); and

(4) ~~effective November 1, 2003,~~ pays a premium and other obligations under paragraph (e).

Any spousal income or assets shall be disregarded for purposes of eligibility and premium determinations.

(b) After the month of enrollment, a person enrolled in medical assistance under this subdivision who:

(1) is temporarily unable to work and without receipt of earned income due to a medical condition, as verified by a physician, may retain eligibility for up to four calendar months; or

(2) effective January 1, 2004, loses employment for reasons not attributable to the enrollee, may retain eligibility for up to four consecutive months after the month of job loss. To receive a four-month extension, enrollees must verify the medical condition or provide notification of job loss. All other eligibility requirements must be met and the enrollee must pay all calculated premium costs for continued eligibility.

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(c) For purposes of determining eligibility under this subdivision, a person's assets must not exceed $20,000, excluding:

(1) all assets excluded under section 256B.056;

(2) retirement accounts, including individual accounts, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, Keogh plans, and pension plans; and

(3) medical expense accounts set up through the person's employer.

(d)(1) Effective January 1, 2004, for purposes of eligibility, there will be a $65 earned income disregard. To be eligible, a person applying for medical assistance under this subdivision must have earned income above the disregard level.

(2) Effective January 1, 2004, to be considered earned income, Medicare, Social Security, and applicable state and federal income taxes must be withheld. To be eligible, a person must document earned income tax withholding.

(e)(1) A person whose earned and unearned income is equal to or greater than 100 percent of federal poverty guidelines for the applicable family size must pay a premium to be eligible for medical assistance under this subdivision. The premium shall be based on the person's gross earned and unearned income and the applicable family size using a sliding fee scale established by the commissioner, which begins at one percent of income at 100 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and increases to 7.5 percent of income for those with incomes at or above 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Annual adjustments in the premium schedule based upon changes in the federal poverty guidelines shall be effective for premiums due in July of each year.

(2) Effective January 1, 2004, all enrollees must pay a premium to be eligible for medical assistance under this subdivision. An enrollee shall pay the greater of a $35 premium or the premium calculated in clause (1).

(3) Effective November 1, 2003, all enrollees who receive unearned income must pay one-half of one percent of unearned income in addition to the premium amount.

(4) Effective November 1, 2003, for enrollees whose income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines and who are also enrolled in Medicare, the commissioner must reimburse the enrollee for Medicare Part B premiums under section 256B.0625, subdivision 15, paragraph (a).

(5) Increases in benefits under title II of the Social Security Act shall not be counted as income for purposes of this subdivision until July 1 of each year.

(f) A person's eligibility and premium shall be determined by the local county agency. Premiums must be paid to the commissioner. All premiums are dedicated to the commissioner.

(g) Any required premium shall be determined at application and redetermined at the enrollee's six-month income review or when a change in income or household size is reported. Enrollees must report any change in income or household size within ten days of when the change occurs. A decreased premium resulting from a reported change in income or household size shall be effective the first day of the next available billing month after the change is reported. Except for changes occurring from annual cost-of-living increases, a change resulting in an increased premium shall not affect the premium amount until the next six-month review.

(h) Premium payment is due upon notification from the commissioner of the premium amount required. Premiums may be paid in installments at the discretion of the commissioner.

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(i) Nonpayment of the premium shall result in denial or termination of medical assistance unless the person demonstrates good cause for nonpayment. Good cause exists if the requirements specified in Minnesota Rules, part 9506.0040, subpart 7, items B to D, are met. Except when an installment agreement is accepted by the commissioner, all persons disenrolled for nonpayment of a premium must pay any past due premiums as well as current premiums due prior to being reenrolled. Nonpayment shall include payment with a returned, refused, or dishonored instrument. The commissioner may require a guaranteed form of payment as the only means to replace a returned, refused, or dishonored instrument.

(j) The commissioner shall notify enrollees annually beginning at least 24 months before the person's 65th birthday of the medical assistance eligibility rules affecting income, assets, and treatment of a spouse's income and assets that will be applied upon reaching age 65.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0659, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11. Personal care assistant; requirements. (a) A personal care assistant must meet the following requirements:

(1) be at least 18 years of age with the exception of persons who are 16 or 17 years of age with these additional requirements:

(i) supervision by a qualified professional every 60 days; and

(ii) employment by only one personal care assistance provider agency responsible for compliance with current labor laws;

(2) be employed by a personal care assistance provider agency;

(i) not disqualified under section 245C.14; or

(ii) is disqualified, but the personal care assistant has received a set aside of the disqualification under section 245C.22;

(4) be able to effectively communicate with the recipient and personal care assistance provider agency;

(6) not be a consumer of personal care assistance services;

(7) maintain daily written records including, but not limited to, time sheets under subdivision 12;

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responsibilities of personal care assistants including information about assistance with lifting and transfers for recipients, emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, fraud issues, and completion of time sheets. Upon completion of the training components, the personal care assistant must demonstrate the competency to provide assistance to recipients;

(9) complete training and orientation on the needs of the recipient within the first seven days after the services begin; and

(10) be limited to providing and being paid for up to ~~310~~ 275 hours per month of personal care assistance services regardless of the number of recipients being served or the number of personal care assistance provider agencies enrolled with.

(b) A legal guardian may be a personal care assistant if the guardian is not being paid for the guardian services and meets the criteria for personal care assistants in paragraph (a).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2011.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0915, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 3i. Rate reduction for customized living and 24-hour customized living services. (a) Effective July 1, 2010, the commissioner shall reduce service component rates and service rate limits for customized living services and 24-hour customized living services, from the rates in effect on June 30, 2010, by five percent.

(b) To implement the rate reductions in this subdivision, capitation rates paid by the commissioner to managed care organizations under section 256B.69 shall reflect a ten percent reduction for the specified services for the period January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2011, and a five percent reduction for those services on and after July 1, 2011.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 55, is amended to read:

Subd. 55. Phase-in of rebased operating payment rates. (a) For the rate years beginning October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2015, the operating payment rate calculated under this section shall be phased in by blending the operating rate with the operating payment rate determined under section 256B.434. For purposes of this subdivision, the rate to be used that is determined under section 256B.434 shall not include the portion of the operating payment rate related to performance-based incentive payments under section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph (d). For the rate year beginning October 1, 2008, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 13 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 87 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2009, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 14 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 86 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For rate years beginning October 1, 2010; October 1, 2011; and October 1, 2012, For the rate period from October 1, 2009, to September 30, 2013, no rate adjustments shall be implemented under this section, but shall be determined under section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2013, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 65 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 35 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2014, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be 82 percent of the operating payment rate from this section, and 18 percent of the operating payment rate from section 256B.434. For the rate year beginning October 1, 2015, the operating payment rate for each facility shall be the operating payment rate determined under this section. The blending of operating payment rates under this section shall be performed separately for each RUG's class.

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(2) Determine the portion of all operating costs, for the most recent reporting year, that are compensation related. If this value exceeds 75 percent, use 75 percent.

(3) Subtract the amount determined in clause (2) from 75 percent.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactive to October 1, 2009.

Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.5012, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 9. Rate increase effective June 1, 2010. For rate periods beginning on or after June 1, 2010, the commissioner shall increase the total operating payment rate for each facility reimbursed under this section by $8.74 per day. The increase shall not be subject to any annual percentage increase.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 1, 2010.

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Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 23, is amended to read:

Subd. 23. Alternative services; elderly and disabled persons. (a) The commissioner may implement demonstration projects to create alternative integrated delivery systems for acute and long-term care services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities as defined in section 256B.77, subdivision 7a, that provide increased coordination, improve access to quality services, and mitigate future cost increases. The commissioner may seek federal authority to combine Medicare and Medicaid capitation payments for the purpose of such demonstrations and may contract with Medicare-approved special needs plans to provide Medicaid services. Medicare funds and services shall be administered according to the terms and conditions of the federal contract and demonstration provisions. For the purpose of administering medical assistance funds, demonstrations under this subdivision are subject to subdivisions 1 to 22. The provisions of Minnesota Rules, parts 9500.1450 to 9500.1464, apply to these demonstrations, with the exceptions of parts 9500.1452, subpart 2, item B; and 9500.1457, subpart 1, items B and C, which do not apply to persons enrolling in demonstrations under this section. An initial open enrollment period may be provided. Persons who disenroll from demonstrations under this subdivision remain subject to Minnesota Rules, parts 9500.1450 to 9500.1464. When a person is enrolled in a health plan under these demonstrations and the health plan's participation is subsequently terminated for any reason, the person shall be provided an opportunity to select a new health plan and shall have the right to change health plans within the first 60 days of enrollment in the second health plan. Persons required to participate in health plans under this section who fail to make a choice of health plan shall not be randomly assigned to health plans under these demonstrations. Notwithstanding section 256L.12, subdivision 5, and Minnesota Rules, part 9505.5220, subpart 1, item A, if adopted, for the purpose of demonstrations under this subdivision, the commissioner may contract with managed care organizations, including counties, to serve only elderly persons eligible for medical assistance, elderly and disabled persons, or disabled persons only. For persons with a primary diagnosis of developmental disability, serious and persistent mental illness, or serious emotional disturbance, the commissioner must ensure that the county authority has approved the demonstration and contracting design. Enrollment in these projects for persons with disabilities shall be voluntary. The commissioner shall not implement any demonstration project under this subdivision for persons with a primary diagnosis of developmental disabilities, serious and persistent mental illness, or serious emotional disturbance, without approval of the county board of the county in which the demonstration is being implemented.

(b) Notwithstanding chapter 245B, sections 252.40 to 252.46, 256B.092, 256B.501 to 256B.5015, and Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.0004 to 9525.0036, 9525.1200 to 9525.1330, 9525.1580, and 9525.1800 to 9525.1930, the commissioner may implement under this section projects for persons with developmental disabilities. The commissioner may capitate payments for ICF/MR services, waivered services for developmental disabilities, including case management services, day training and habilitation and alternative active treatment services, and other services as approved by the state and by the federal government. Case management and active treatment must be individualized and developed in accordance with a person-centered plan. Costs under these projects may not exceed costs that would have been incurred under fee-for-service. Beginning July 1, 2003, and until four years after the pilot project implementation date, subcontractor participation in the long-term care developmental disability pilot is limited to a nonprofit long-term care system providing ICF/MR services, home and community-based waiver services, and in-home services to no more than 120 consumers with developmental disabilities in Carver, Hennepin, and Scott Counties. The commissioner shall report to the legislature prior to expansion of the developmental disability pilot project. This paragraph expires four years after the implementation date of the pilot project.

(c) Before implementation of a demonstration project for disabled persons, the commissioner must provide information to appropriate committees of the house of representatives and senate and must involve representatives of affected disability groups in the design of the demonstration projects.

(d) A nursing facility reimbursed under the alternative reimbursement methodology in section 256B.434 may, in collaboration with a hospital, clinic, or other health care entity provide services under paragraph (a). The commissioner shall amend the state plan and seek any federal waivers necessary to implement this paragraph.

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(e) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioners of commerce and health, may approve and implement programs for all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) according to federal laws and regulations governing that program and state laws or rules applicable to participating providers. The process for approval of these programs shall begin only after the commissioner receives grant money in an amount sufficient to cover the state share of the administrative and actuarial costs to implement the programs during state fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Grant amounts for this purpose shall be deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner to be used solely for the purpose of PACE administrative and actuarial costs. A PACE provider is not required to be licensed or certified as a health plan company as defined in section 62Q.01, subdivision 4. Persons age 55 and older who have been screened by the county and found to be eligible for services under the elderly waiver or community alternatives for disabled individuals or who are already eligible for Medicaid but meet level of care criteria for receipt of waiver services may choose to enroll in the PACE program. Medicare and Medicaid services will be provided according to this subdivision and federal Medicare and Medicaid requirements governing PACE providers and programs. PACE enrollees will receive Medicaid home and community-based services through the PACE provider as an alternative to services for which they would otherwise be eligible through home and community-based waiver programs and Medicaid State Plan Services. The commissioner shall establish Medicaid rates for PACE providers that do not exceed costs that would have been incurred under fee-for-service or other relevant managed care programs operated by the state.

(f) The commissioner shall seek federal approval to expand the Minnesota disability health options (MnDHO) program established under this subdivision in stages, first to regional population centers outside the seven-county metro area and then to all areas of the state. Until July 1, 2009, expansion for MnDHO projects that include home and community-based services is limited to the two projects and service areas in effect on March 1, 2006. Enrollment in integrated MnDHO programs that include home and community-based services shall remain voluntary. Costs for home and community-based services included under MnDHO must not exceed costs that would have been incurred under the fee-for-service program. Notwithstanding whether expansion occurs under this paragraph, in determining MnDHO payment rates and risk adjustment methods ~~for contract years starting in 2012,~~ the commissioner must consider the methods used to determine county allocations for home and community-based program participants. If necessary to reduce MnDHO rates to comply with the provision regarding MnDHO costs for home and community-based services, the commissioner shall achieve the reduction by maintaining the base rate for contract ~~years~~ year 2010 ~~and 2011~~ for services provided under the community alternatives for disabled individuals waiver at the same level as for contract year 2009. The commissioner may apply other reductions to MnDHO rates to implement decreases in provider payment rates required by state law. Effective January 1, 2011, enrollment and operation of the MnDHO program in effect during 2010 shall cease. The commissioner may reopen the program provided all applicable conditions of this section are met. In developing program specifications for expansion of integrated programs, the commissioner shall involve and consult the state-level stakeholder group established in subdivision 28, paragraph (d), including consultation on whether and how to include home and community-based waiver programs. Plans ~~for further expansion of~~ to reopen MnDHO projects shall be presented to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance ~~by February 1, 2007~~ prior to implementation.

(g) Notwithstanding section 256B.0261, health plans providing services under this section are responsible for home care targeted case management and relocation targeted case management. Services must be provided according to the terms of the waivers and contracts approved by the federal government.

Sec. 16. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 8, section 51, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective ~~January~~ July 1, 2011.

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Sec. 17. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 8, section 84, is amended to read:

Sec. 84. HOUSING OPTIONS.

The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of administration and the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and representatives of counties, residents' advocacy groups, consumers of housing services, and provider agencies shall explore ways to maximize the availability and affordability of housing choices available to persons with disabilities or who need care assistance due to other health challenges. A goal shall also be to minimize state physical plant costs in order to serve more persons with appropriate program and care support. Consideration shall be given to:

(1) improved access to rent subsidies;

(2) use of cooperatives, land trusts, and other limited equity ownership models;

(3) whether a public equity housing fund should be established that would maintain the state's interest, to the extent paid from state funds, including group residential housing and Minnesota supplemental aid shelter-needy funds in provider-owned housing, so that when sold, the state would recover its share for a public equity fund to be used for future public needs under this chapter;

(4) the desirability of the state acquiring an ownership interest or promoting the use of publicly owned housing;

(5) promoting more choices in the market for accessible housing that meets the needs of persons with physical challenges; ~~and~~

(6) what consumer ownership models, if any, are appropriate; and

(7) a review of the definition of home and community services and appropriate settings where these services may be provided, including the number of people who may reside under one roof, through the home and community-based waivers for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

The commissioner shall provide a written report on the findings of the evaluation of housing options to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and funding by December 15, 2010. This report shall replace the November 1, 2010, annual report by the commissioner required in Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.0916, subdivision 7, and 256B.49, subdivision 21.

Sec. 18. COMMISSIONER TO SEEK FEDERAL MATCH.

(a) The commissioner of human services shall seek federal financial participation for eligible activity related to fiscal years 2010 and 2011 grants to Advocating Change Together to establish a statewide self-advocacy network for persons with developmental disabilities and for eligible activities under any future grants to the organization.

(b) The commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Health and Human Services Budget Division and the house of representatives Health Care and Human Services Finance Division by December 15, 2010, with the results of the application for federal matching funds.

Sec. 19. ICF/MR RATE INCREASE.

The daily rate at an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled located in Clearwater County and classified as a Class A facility with 15 beds shall be increased from $112.73 to $138.23 for the rate period July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011.

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ARTICLE 18

CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256D.0515, is amended to read:

256D.0515 ASSET LIMITATIONS FOR FOOD STAMP HOUSEHOLDS.

All food stamp households must be determined eligible for the benefit discussed under section 256.029. Food stamp households must demonstrate that:

~~(1)~~ their gross income ~~meets the federal Food Stamp requirements under United States Code, title 7, section 2014(c); and~~

~~(2) they have financial resources, excluding vehicles, of less than $7,000~~ is equal to or less than 165 percent of the federal poverty guidelines for the same family size.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective November 1, 2010.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256I.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 1n. Supplemental rate; Mahnomen County. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the rate period July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, a county agency shall negotiate a supplemental service rate in addition to the rate specified in subdivision 1, not to exceed $753 per month or the existing rate, including any legislative authorized inflationary adjustments, for a group residential provider located in Mahnomen County that operates a 28-bed facility providing 24-hour care to individuals who are homeless, disabled, chemically dependent, mentally ill, or chronically homeless.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.24, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Family cap. (a) MFIP assistance units shall not receive an increase in the cash portion of the transitional standard as a result of the birth of a child, unless one of the conditions under paragraph (b) is met. The child shall be considered a member of the assistance unit according to subdivisions 1 to 3, but shall be excluded in determining family size for purposes of determining the amount of the cash portion of the transitional standard under subdivision 5. The child shall be included in determining family size for purposes of determining the food portion of the transitional standard. The transitional standard under this subdivision shall be the total of the cash and food portions as specified in this paragraph. The family wage level under this subdivision shall be based on the family size used to determine the food portion of the transitional standard.

(b) A child shall be included in determining family size for purposes of determining the amount of the cash portion of the MFIP transitional standard when at least one of the following conditions is met:

(1) for families receiving MFIP assistance on July 1, 2003, the child is born to the adult parent before May 1, 2004;

(2) for families who apply for the diversionary work program under section 256J.95 or MFIP assistance on or after July 1, 2003, the child is born to the adult parent within ten months of the date the family is eligible for assistance;

(3) the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault or incest, provided that the incident has been reported to a law enforcement agency;

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(4) the child's mother is a minor caregiver as defined in section 256J.08, subdivision 59, and the child, or multiple children, are the mother's first birth; or

(5) the child is the mother's first child subsequent to a pregnancy that did not result in a live birth; or

(6) any child previously excluded in determining family size under paragraph (a) shall be included if the adult parent or parents have not received benefits from the diversionary work program under section 256J.95 or MFIP assistance in the previous ten months. An adult parent or parents who reapply and have received benefits from the diversionary work program or MFIP assistance in the past ten months shall be under the ten-month grace period of their previous application under clause (2).

(c) Income and resources of a child excluded under this subdivision, except child support received or distributed on behalf of this child, must be considered using the same policies as for other children when determining the grant amount of the assistance unit.

(d) The caregiver must assign support and cooperate with the child support enforcement agency to establish paternity and collect child support on behalf of the excluded child. Failure to cooperate results in the sanction specified in section 256J.46, subdivisions 2 and 2a. Current support paid on behalf of the excluded child shall be distributed according to section 256.741, subdivision 15.

(e) County agencies must inform applicants of the provisions under this subdivision at the time of each application and at recertification.

(f) Children excluded under this provision shall be deemed MFIP recipients for purposes of child care under chapter 119B.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2010.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.425, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Hard-to-employ participants. (a) An assistance unit subject to the time limit in section 256J.42, subdivision 1, is eligible to receive months of assistance under a hardship extension if the participant who reached the time limit belongs to any of the following groups:

(1) a person who is diagnosed by a licensed physician, psychological practitioner, or other qualified professional, as developmentally disabled or mentally ill, and the condition severely limits the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable employment;

(2) a person who:

(i) has been assessed by a vocational specialist or the county agency to be unemployable for purposes of this subdivision; or

(ii) has an IQ below 80 who has been assessed by a vocational specialist or a county agency to be employable, but the condition severely limits the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable employment. The determination of IQ level must be made by a qualified professional. In the case of a non-English-speaking person: (A) the determination must be made by a qualified professional with experience conducting culturally appropriate assessments, whenever possible; (B) the county may accept reports that identify an IQ range as opposed to a specific score; (C) these reports must include a statement of confidence in the results;

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(3) a person who is determined by a qualified professional to be learning disabled, and the condition severely limits the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable employment. For purposes of the initial approval of a learning disability extension, the determination must have been made or confirmed within the previous 12 months. In the case of a non-English-speaking person: (i) the determination must be made by a qualified professional with experience conducting culturally appropriate assessments, whenever possible; and (ii) these reports must include a statement of confidence in the results. If a rehabilitation plan for a participant extended as learning disabled is developed or approved by the county agency, the plan must be incorporated into the employment plan. However, a rehabilitation plan does not replace the requirement to develop and comply with an employment plan under section 256J.521; or

(4) a person who has been granted a family violence waiver, and who is complying with an employment plan under section 256J.521, subdivision 3.

(b) For purposes of this ~~section~~ chapter, "severely limits the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable employment" means:

(1) that a qualified professional has determined that the person's condition prevents the person from working 20 or more hours per week; or

(2) for a person who meets the requirements of paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii), or clause (3), a qualified professional has determined the person's condition:

(i) significantly restricts the range of employment that the person is able to perform; or

(ii) significantly interferes with the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable employment for 20 or more hours per week.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.621, is amended to read:

256J.621 WORK PARTICIPATION CASH BENEFITS.

(a) Upon exiting the diversionary work program (DWP) or upon terminating the Minnesota family investment program with earnings, a participant who is employed may be eligible for work participation cash benefits of ~~$50~~ $25 per month to assist in meeting the family's basic needs as the participant continues to move toward self-sufficiency.

(b) To be eligible for work participation cash benefits, the participant shall not receive MFIP or diversionary work program assistance during the month and the participant or participants must meet the following work requirements:

(1) if the participant is a single caregiver and has a child under six years of age, the participant must be employed at least 87 hours per month;

(2) if the participant is a single caregiver and does not have a child under six years of age, the participant must be employed at least 130 hours per month; or

(3) if the household is a two-parent family, at least one of the parents must be employed an average of at least 130 hours per month.

Whenever a participant exits the diversionary work program or is terminated from MFIP and meets the other criteria in this section, work participation cash benefits are available for up to 24 consecutive months.

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(c) Expenditures on the program are maintenance of effort state funds under a separate state program for participants under paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2). Expenditures for participants under paragraph (b), clause (3), are nonmaintenance of effort funds. Months in which a participant receives work participation cash benefits under this section do not count toward the participant's MFIP 60-month time limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective December 1, 2010.

ARTICLE 19

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1. [62Q.545] COVERAGE OF PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES.

(a) Private duty nursing services, as provided under section 256B.0625, subdivision 7, with the exception of section 256B.0654, subdivision 4, shall be covered under a health plan for persons who are concurrently covered by both the health plan and enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B.

(b) For purposes of this section, a period of private duty nursing services may be subject to the co-payment, coinsurance, deductible, or other enrollee cost-sharing requirements that apply under the health plan. Cost-sharing requirements for private duty nursing services must not place a greater financial burden on the insured or enrollee than those requirements applied by the health plan to other similar services or benefits. Nothing in this section is intended to prevent a health plan company from requiring prior authorization by the health plan company for such services as required by section 256B.0625, subdivision 7, or use of contracted providers under the applicable provisions of the health plan.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010, and applies to health plans offered, sold, issued, or renewed on or after that date.

Sec. 2. [137.32] MINNESOTA COUPLES ON THE BRINK PROJECT.

Subdivision 1. Establishment. Within the limits of available appropriations, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to develop and implement a Minnesota couples on the brink project, as provided for in this section. The regents may administer the project with federal grants, state appropriations, and in-kind services received for this purpose.

Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate best practices for promoting successful reconciliation between married persons who are considering or have commenced a marriage dissolution proceeding and who choose to pursue reconciliation.

Subd. 3. Implementation. The regents shall:

(1) enter into contracts or manage a grant process for implementation of the project; and

(2) develop and implement an evaluation component for the project.

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 152.126, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 11, sections 9, 10, and 11, is amended to read:

152.126 ~~SCHEDULE II AND III~~ CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PRESCRIPTION ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given.

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(a) "Board" means the Minnesota State Board of Pharmacy established under chapter 151.

(b) "Controlled substances" means those substances listed in section 152.02, subdivisions 3 to 5, and those substances defined by the board pursuant to section 152.02, subdivisions 7, 8, and 12.

(c) "Dispense" or "dispensing" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 30. Dispensing does not include the direct administering of a controlled substance to a patient by a licensed health care professional.

(d) "Dispenser" means a person authorized by law to dispense a controlled substance, pursuant to a valid prescription. For the purposes of this section, a dispenser does not include a licensed hospital pharmacy that distributes controlled substances for inpatient hospital care or a veterinarian who is dispensing prescriptions under section 156.18.

(e) "Prescriber" means a licensed health care professional who is authorized to prescribe a controlled substance under section 152.12, subdivision 1.

(f) "Prescription" has the meaning given in section 151.01, subdivision 16.

Subd. 1a. Treatment of intractable pain. This section is not intended to limit or interfere with the legitimate prescribing of controlled substances for pain. No prescriber shall be subject to disciplinary action by a health-related licensing board for prescribing a controlled substance according to the provisions of section 152.125.

Subd. 2. Prescription electronic reporting system. (a) The board shall establish by January 1, 2010, an electronic system for reporting the information required under subdivision 4 for all controlled substances dispensed within the state.

(b) The board may contract with a vendor for the purpose of obtaining technical assistance in the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the electronic reporting system.

Subd. 3. Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee. (a) The board shall convene an advisory committee. The committee must include at least one representative of:

(1) the Department of Health;

(2) the Department of Human Services;

(3) each health-related licensing board that licenses prescribers;

(4) a professional medical association, which may include an association of pain management and chemical dependency specialists;

(5) a professional pharmacy association;

(6) a professional nursing association;

(7) a professional dental association;

(8) a consumer privacy or security advocate; and

(9) a consumer or patient rights organization.

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(b) The advisory committee shall advise the board on the development and operation of the electronic reporting system, including, but not limited to:

(1) technical standards for electronic prescription drug reporting;

(2) proper analysis and interpretation of prescription monitoring data; and

(3) an evaluation process for the program.

(c) The Board of Pharmacy, after consultation with the advisory committee, shall present recommendations and draft legislation on the issues addressed by the advisory committee under paragraph (b), to the legislature by December 15, 2007.

Subd. 4. Reporting requirements; notice. (a) Each dispenser must submit the following data to the board or its designated vendor, subject to the notice required under paragraph (d):

(1) name of the prescriber;

(2) national provider identifier of the prescriber;

(3) name of the dispenser;

(4) national provider identifier of the dispenser;

(5) prescription number;

(6) name of the patient for whom the prescription was written;

(7) address of the patient for whom the prescription was written;

(8) date of birth of the patient for whom the prescription was written;

(9) date the prescription was written;

(10) date the prescription was filled;

(11) name and strength of the controlled substance;

(12) quantity of controlled substance prescribed;

(13) quantity of controlled substance dispensed; and

(14) number of days supply.

(b) The dispenser must submit the required information by a procedure and in a format established by the board. The board may allow dispensers to omit data listed in this subdivision or may require the submission of data not listed in this subdivision provided the omission or submission is necessary for the purpose of complying with the electronic reporting or data transmission standards of the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy, the National Council on Prescription Drug Programs, or other relevant national standard-setting body.

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(1) individuals residing in licensed skilled nursing or intermediate care facilities;

(2) individuals receiving assisted living services under chapter 144G or through a medical assistance home and community-based waiver;

(3) individuals receiving medication intravenously;

(4) individuals receiving hospice and other palliative or end-of-life care; and

(5) individuals receiving services from a home care provider regulated under chapter 144A.

(d) A dispenser must not submit data under this subdivision unless a conspicuous notice of the reporting requirements of this section is given to the patient for whom the prescription was written.

Subd. 5. Use of data by board. (a) The board shall develop and maintain a database of the data reported under subdivision 4. The board shall maintain data that could identify an individual prescriber or dispenser in encrypted form. The database may be used by permissible users identified under subdivision 6 for the identification of:

(1) individuals receiving prescriptions for controlled substances from prescribers who subsequently obtain controlled substances from dispensers in quantities or with a frequency inconsistent with generally recognized standards of use for those controlled substances, including standards accepted by national and international pain management associations; and

(2) individuals presenting forged or otherwise false or altered prescriptions for controlled substances to dispensers.

(b) No permissible user identified under subdivision 6 may access the database for the sole purpose of identifying prescribers of controlled substances for unusual or excessive prescribing patterns without a valid search warrant or court order.

(c) No personnel of a state or federal occupational licensing board or agency may access the database for the purpose of obtaining information to be used to initiate or substantiate a disciplinary action against a prescriber.

(d) Data reported under subdivision 4 shall be retained by the board in the database for a 12-month period, and shall be removed from the database no later than 12 months from ~~the date~~ the last day of the month during which the data was received.

Subd. 6. Access to reporting system data. (a) Except as indicated in this subdivision, the data submitted to the board under subdivision 4 is private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and not subject to public disclosure.

(b) Except as specified in subdivision 5, the following persons shall be considered permissible users and may access the data submitted under subdivision 4 in the same or similar manner, and for the same or similar purposes, as those persons who are authorized to access similar private data on individuals under federal and state law:

(1) a prescriber or an agent or employee of the prescriber to whom the prescriber has delegated the task of accessing the data, to the extent the information relates specifically to a current patient, to whom the prescriber is prescribing or considering prescribing any controlled substance and with the provision that the prescriber remains responsible for the use or misuse of data accessed by a delegated agent or employee;

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(2) a dispenser or an agent or employee of the dispenser to whom the dispenser has delegated the task of accessing the data, to the extent the information relates specifically to a current patient to whom that dispenser is dispensing or considering dispensing any controlled substance and with the provision that the dispenser remains responsible for the use or misuse of data accessed by a delegated agent or employee;

(3) an individual who is the recipient of a controlled substance prescription for which data was submitted under subdivision 4, or a guardian of the individual, parent or guardian of a minor, or health care agent of the individual acting under a health care directive under chapter 145C;

(4) personnel of the board specifically assigned to conduct a bona fide investigation of a specific licensee;

(5) personnel of the board engaged in the collection of controlled substance prescription information as part of the assigned duties and responsibilities under this section;

(6) authorized personnel of a vendor under contract with the board who are engaged in the design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of the electronic reporting system as part of the assigned duties and responsibilities of their employment, provided that access to data is limited to the minimum amount necessary to carry out such duties and responsibilities;

(7) federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities acting pursuant to a valid search warrant; and

(8) personnel of the medical assistance program assigned to use the data collected under this section to identify recipients whose usage of controlled substances may warrant restriction to a single primary care physician, a single outpatient pharmacy, or a single hospital.

For purposes of clause (3), access by an individual includes persons in the definition of an individual under section 13.02.

(c) Any permissible user identified in paragraph (b), who directly accesses the data electronically, shall implement and maintain a comprehensive information security program that contains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards that are appropriate to the user's size and complexity, and the sensitivity of the personal information obtained. The permissible user shall identify reasonably foreseeable internal and external risks to the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information that could result in the unauthorized disclosure, misuse, or other compromise of the information and assess the sufficiency of any safeguards in place to control the risks.

(d) The board shall not release data submitted under this section unless it is provided with evidence, satisfactory to the board, that the person requesting the information is entitled to receive the data.

(e) The board shall not release the name of a prescriber without the written consent of the prescriber or a valid search warrant or court order. The board shall provide a mechanism for a prescriber to submit to the board a signed consent authorizing the release of the prescriber's name when data containing the prescriber's name is requested.

(f) The board shall maintain a log of all persons who access the data and shall ensure that any permissible user complies with paragraph (c) prior to attaining direct access to the data.

(g) Section 13.05, subdivision 6, shall apply to any contract the board enters into pursuant to subdivision 2. A vendor shall not use data collected under this section for any purpose not specified in this section.

Subd. 7. Disciplinary action. (a) A dispenser who knowingly fails to submit data to the board as required under this section is subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate health-related licensing board.

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(b) A prescriber or dispenser authorized to access the data who knowingly discloses the data in violation of state or federal laws relating to the privacy of health care data shall be subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate health-related licensing board, and appropriate civil penalties.

Subd. 8. Evaluation and reporting. (a) The board shall evaluate the prescription electronic reporting system to determine if the system is negatively impacting appropriate prescribing practices of controlled substances. The board may contract with a vendor to design and conduct the evaluation.

(b) The board shall submit the evaluation of the system to the legislature by ~~January~~ July 15, 2011.

Subd. 9. Immunity from liability; no requirement to obtain information. (a) A pharmacist, prescriber, or other dispenser making a report to the program in good faith under this section is immune from any civil, criminal, or administrative liability, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of the report, or on the basis that the pharmacist or prescriber did or did not seek or obtain or use information from the program.

(b) Nothing in this section shall require a pharmacist, prescriber, or other dispenser to obtain information about a patient from the program, and the pharmacist, prescriber, or other dispenser, if acting in good faith, is immune from any civil, criminal, or administrative liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for requesting, receiving, or using information from the program.

Subd. 10. Funding. (a) The board may seek grants and private funds from nonprofit charitable foundations, the federal government, and other sources to fund the enhancement and ongoing operations of the prescription electronic reporting system established under this section. Any funds received shall be appropriated to the board for this purpose. The board may not expend funds to enhance the program in a way that conflicts with this section without seeking approval from the legislature.

(b) The administrative services unit for the health-related licensing boards shall apportion between the Board of Medical Practice, the Board of Nursing, the Board of Dentistry, the Board of Podiatric Medicine, the Board of Optometry, and the Board of Pharmacy an amount to be paid through fees by each respective board. The amount apportioned to each board shall equal each board's share of the annual appropriation to the Board of Pharmacy from the state government special revenue fund for operating the prescription electronic reporting system under this section. Each board's apportioned share shall be based on the number of prescribers or dispensers that each board identified in this paragraph licenses as a percentage of the total number of prescribers and dispensers licensed collectively by these boards. Each respective board may adjust the fees that the boards are required to collect to compensate for the amount apportioned to each board by the administrative services unit.

Sec. 4. [246.125] CHEMICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TRANSFORMATION ADVISORY TASK FORCE.

Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Chemical and Mental Health Services Transformation Advisory Task Force is established to make recommendations to the commissioner of human services and the legislature on the continuum of services needed to provide individuals with complex conditions including mental illness, chemical dependency, traumatic brain injury, and developmental disabilities access to quality care and the appropriate level of care across the state to promote wellness, reduce cost, and improve efficiency.

Subd. 2. Duties. The Chemical and Mental Health Services Transformation Advisory Task Force shall make recommendations to the commissioner and the legislature no later than December 15, 2010, on the following:

(1) transformation needed to improve service delivery and provide a continuum of care, such as transition of current facilities, closure of current facilities, or the development of new models of care, including the redesign of the Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center;

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(2) gaps and barriers to accessing quality care, system inefficiencies, and cost pressures;

(3) services that are best provided by the state and those that are best provided in the community;

(4) an implementation plan to achieve integrated service delivery across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors;

(5) an implementation plan to ensure that individuals with complex chemical and mental health needs receive the appropriate level of care to achieve recovery and wellness; and

(6) financing mechanisms that include all possible revenue sources to maximize federal funding and promote cost efficiencies and sustainability.

Subd. 3. Membership. The advisory task force shall be composed of the following, who will serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority:

(1) the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee, and two additional representatives from the department;

(2) two legislators appointed by the speaker of the house, one from the minority and one from the majority;

(3) two legislators appointed by the senate rules committee, one from the minority and one from the majority;

(4) one representative appointed by AFSCME Council 5;

(5) one representative appointed by the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities;

(6) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees;

(7) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Hospital Association;

(8) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Nurses Association;

(9) one representative appointed by NAMI-MN;

(10) one representative appointed by the Mental Health Association of Minnesota;

(11) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Association Of Community Mental Health Programs;

(12) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Dental Association;

(13) three clients or client family members representing different populations receiving services from state-operated services, who are appointed by the commissioner;

(14) one representative appointed by the chair of the state-operated services governing board;

(15) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Disability Law Center;

(16) one representative appointed by the Consumer Survivor Network;

(17) one representative appointed by the Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota;

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(18) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies;

(19) one representative appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties; and

(20) one representative appointed by the Minnesota Pharmacists Association.

The commissioner may appoint additional members to reflect stakeholders who are not represented above.

Subd. 4. Administration. The commissioner shall convene the first meeting of the advisory task force and shall provide administrative support and staff.

Subd. 5. Recommendations. The advisory task force must report its recommendations to the commissioner and to the legislature no later than December 15, 2010.

Subd. 6. Member requirement. The commissioner shall provide per diem and travel expenses pursuant to section 256.01, subdivision 6, for task force members who are consumers or family members and whose participation on the task force is not as a paid representative of any agency, organization, or association. Notwithstanding section 15.059, other task force members are not eligible for per diem or travel reimbursement.

Sec. 5. [246.128] NOTIFICATION TO LEGISLATURE REQUIRED.

The commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the relevant legislative committees regarding the redesign, closure, or relocation of state-operated services programs. The notification must include the advice of the Chemical and Mental Health Services Transformation Advisory Task Force under section 246.125.

Sec. 6. [246.129] LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL REQUIRED.

If the closure of a state-operated facility is proposed, and the department and respective bargaining units fail to arrive at a mutually agreed upon solution to transfer affected state employees to other state jobs, the closure of the facility requires legislative approval. This does not apply to state-operated enterprise services.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 246.18, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 8. State-operated services account. The state-operated services account is established in the special revenue fund. Revenue generated by new state-operated services listed under this section established after July 1, 2010, that are not enterprise activities must be deposited into the state-operated services account, unless otherwise specified in law:

(1) intensive residential treatment services;

(2) foster care services; and

(3) psychiatric extensive recovery treatment services.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. American Indian. For purposes of services provided under section 254B.09, subdivision 7 8, "American Indian" means a person who is a member of an Indian tribe, and the commissioner shall use the definitions of "Indian" and "Indian tribe" and "Indian organization" provided in Public Law 93-638. For purposes of services provided under section 254B.09, subdivision 4 6, "American Indian" means a resident of federally recognized tribal lands who is recognized as an Indian person by the federally recognized tribal governing body.

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Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Chemical dependency treatment allocation. The chemical dependency ~~funds appropriated for allocation~~ treatment appropriation shall be placed in a special revenue account. The commissioner shall annually transfer funds from the chemical dependency fund to pay for operation of the drug and alcohol abuse normative evaluation system and to pay for all costs incurred by adding two positions for licensing of chemical dependency treatment and rehabilitation programs located in hospitals for which funds are not otherwise appropriated. Six percent of the remaining money must be reserved for tribal allocation under section 254B.09, subdivisions 4 and 5. The commissioner shall annually divide the money available in the chemical dependency fund that is not held in reserve by counties from a previous allocation, or allocated to the American Indian chemical dependency tribal account. Six percent of the remaining money must be reserved for the nonreservation American Indian chemical dependency allocation for treatment of American Indians by eligible vendors under section 254B.05, subdivision 1. The remainder of the money ~~must be allocated among the counties according to the following formula, using state demographer data and other data sources determined by the commissioner:~~

~~(a) For purposes of this formula, American Indians and children under age 14 are subtracted from the population of each county to determine the restricted population.~~

(b) The amount of chemical dependency fund expenditures for entitled persons for services not covered by prepaid plans governed by section 256B.69 in the previous year is divided by the amount of chemical dependency fund expenditures for entitled persons for all services to determine the proportion of exempt service expenditures for each county.

~~(c) The prepaid plan months of eligibility is multiplied by the proportion of exempt service expenditures to determine the adjusted prepaid plan months of eligibility for each county.~~

(d) The adjusted prepaid plan months of eligibility is added to the number of restricted population fee for service months of eligibility for the Minnesota family investment program, general assistance, and medical assistance and divided by the county restricted population to determine county per capita months of covered service eligibility.

(e) The number of adjusted prepaid plan months of eligibility for the state is added to the number of fee for service months of eligibility for the Minnesota family investment program, general assistance, and medical assistance for the state restricted population and divided by the state restricted population to determine state per capita months of covered service eligibility.

~~(f) The county per capita months of covered service eligibility is divided by the state per capita months of covered service eligibility to determine the county welfare caseload factor.~~

(g) The median married couple income for the most recent three-year period available for the state is divided by the median married couple income for the same period for each county to determine the income factor for each county.

~~(h) The county restricted population is multiplied by the sum of the county welfare caseload factor and the county income factor to determine the adjusted population.~~

~~(i) $15,000 shall be allocated to each county.~~

~~(j) The remaining funds shall be allocated proportional to the county adjusted population~~ in the special revenue account must be used according to the requirements in this chapter.

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Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Administrative adjustment. The commissioner may make payments to local agencies from money allocated under this section to support administrative activities under sections 254B.03 and 254B.04. The administrative payment must not exceed the lesser of: (1) five percent of the first $50,000, four percent of the next $50,000, and three percent of the remaining payments for services from the ~~allocation~~ special revenue account according to subdivision 1; or (2) the local agency administrative payment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, adjusted in proportion to the statewide change in the appropriation for this chapter.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Division of costs. Except for services provided by a county under section 254B.09, subdivision 1, or services provided under section 256B.69 or 256D.03, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), the county shall, out of local money, pay the state for 15 16.14 percent of the cost of chemical dependency services, including those services provided to persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B and general assistance medical care under chapter 256D. Counties may use the indigent hospitalization levy for treatment and hospital payments made under this section. ~~Fifteen~~ 16.14 percent of any state collections from private or third-party pay, less 15 percent of for the cost of payment and collections, must be distributed to the county that paid for a portion of the treatment under this section. If all funds allocated according to section 254B.02 are exhausted by a county and the county has met or exceeded the base level of expenditures under section 254B.02, subdivision 3, the county shall pay the state for 15 percent of the costs paid by the state under this section. The commissioner may refuse to pay state funds for services to persons not eligible under section 254B.04, subdivision 1, if the county financially responsible for the persons has exhausted its allocation.

Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Regional treatment centers. Regional treatment center chemical dependency treatment units are eligible vendors. The commissioner may expand the capacity of chemical dependency treatment units beyond the capacity funded by direct legislative appropriation to serve individuals who are referred for treatment by counties and whose treatment will be paid for ~~with a county's allocation under section 254B.02~~ by funding under this chapter or other funding sources. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 254B.03 to 254B.041, payment for any person committed at county request to a regional treatment center under chapter 253B for chemical dependency treatment and determined to be ineligible under the chemical dependency consolidated treatment fund, shall become the responsibility of the county.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Allocation of collections. The commissioner shall allocate all federal financial participation collections to ~~the reserve fund under section 254B.02, subdivision 3~~ a special revenue account. The commissioner shall ~~retain 85~~ allocate 83.86 percent of patient payments and third-party payments to the special revenue account and ~~allocate the collections to the treatment allocation for the county that is financially responsible for the person. Fifteen~~ 16.14 percent ~~of patient and third-party payments must be paid~~ to the county financially responsible for the patient. Collections for patient payment and third-party payment for services provided under section 254B.09 shall be allocated to the allocation of the tribal unit which placed the person. Collections of federal financial participation for services provided under section 254B.09 shall be allocated to the tribal reserve account under section 254B.09, subdivision 5.

Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 254B.09, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Payments to improve services to American Indians. The commissioner may set rates for chemical dependency services to American Indians according to the American Indian Health Improvement Act, Public Law 94-437, for eligible vendors. These rates shall supersede rates set in county purchase of service agreements when payments are made on behalf of clients eligible according to Public Law 94-437.

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Sec. 15. [254B.13] PILOT PROJECTS; CHEMICAL HEALTH CARE.

Subdivision 1. Authorization for pilot projects. The commissioner may approve and implement pilot projects developed under the planning process required under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 7, section 26, to provide alternatives to and enhance coordination of the delivery of chemical health services required under section 254B.03.

Subd. 2. Program design and implementation. (a) The commissioner and counties participating in the pilot projects shall continue to work in partnership to refine and implement the pilot projects initiated under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 7, section 26.

(b) The commissioner and counties participating in the pilot projects shall complete the planning phase by June 30, 2010, and, if approved by the commissioner for implementation, enter into agreements governing the operation of the pilot projects with implementation scheduled no earlier than July 1, 2010.

Subd. 3. Program evaluation. The commissioner shall evaluate pilot projects under this section and report the results of the evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over chemical health issues by January 15, 2013. Evaluation of the pilot projects must be based on outcome evaluation criteria negotiated with the pilot projects prior to implementation.

Subd. 4. Notice of project discontinuation. Each county's participation in the pilot project may be discontinued for any reason by the county or the commissioner of human services after 30 days' written notice to the other party. Any unspent funds held for the exiting county's pro rata share in the special revenue fund under the authority in subdivision 5, paragraph (d), shall be transferred to the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund following discontinuation of the pilot project.

Subd. 5. Duties of commissioner. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this chapter, the commissioner may authorize pilot projects to use chemical dependency treatment funds to pay for nontreatment pilot services:

(1) in addition to those authorized under section 254B.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (a); and

(2) by vendors in addition to those authorized under section 254B.05 when not providing chemical dependency treatment services.

(b) For purposes of this section, "nontreatment pilot services" include navigator services, peer support, family engagement and support, housing support, rent subsidies, supported employment, and independent living skills.

(c) State expenditures for chemical dependency services and nontreatment pilot services provided by or through the pilot projects must not be greater than the chemical dependency treatment fund expected share of forecasted expenditures in the absence of the pilot projects. The commissioner may restructure the schedule of payments between the state and participating counties under the local agency share and division of cost provisions under section 254B.03, subdivisions 3 and 4, as necessary to facilitate the operation of the pilot projects.

(d) To the extent that state fiscal year expenditures within a pilot project are less than the expected share of forecasted expenditures in the absence of the pilot projects, the commissioner shall deposit the unexpended funds in a separate account within the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund, and make these funds available for expenditure by the pilot projects the following year. To the extent that treatment and nontreatment pilot services expenditures within the pilot project exceed the amount expected in the absence of the pilot projects, the pilot project county or counties are responsible for the portion of nontreatment pilot services expenditures in excess of the otherwise expected share of forecasted expenditures.

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(e) The commissioner may waive administrative rule requirements that are incompatible with the implementation of the pilot project, except that any chemical dependency treatment funded under this section must continue to be provided by a licensed treatment provider.

(f) The commissioner shall not approve or enter into any agreement related to pilot projects authorized under this section that puts current or future federal funding at risk.

Subd. 6. Duties of county board. The county board, or other county entity that is approved to administer a pilot project, shall:

(1) administer the pilot project in a manner consistent with the objectives described in subdivision 2 and the planning process in subdivision 5;

(2) ensure that no one is denied chemical dependency treatment services for which they would otherwise be eligible under section 254A.03, subdivision 3; and

(3) provide the commissioner with timely and pertinent information as negotiated in agreements governing operation of the pilot projects.

Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 517.08, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:

Subd. 1b. Term of license; fee; premarital education. (a) The local registrar shall examine upon oath the parties applying for a license relative to the legality of the contemplated marriage. If one party is unable to appear in person, the party appearing may complete the absent applicant's information. The local registrar shall provide a copy of the marriage application to the party who is unable to appear, who must verify the accuracy of the party's information in a notarized statement. The marriage license must not be released until the verification statement has been received by the local registrar. If at the expiration of a five-day period, on being satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, including the restriction contained in section 259.13, the local registrar shall issue the license, containing the full names of the parties before and after marriage, and county and state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a record of the date of issuance. The license shall be valid for a period of six months. Except as provided in paragraph (c), the local registrar shall collect from the applicant a fee of ~~$110~~ $115 for administering the oath, issuing, recording, and filing all papers required, and preparing and transmitting to the state registrar of vital statistics the reports of marriage required by this section. If the license should not be used within the period of six months due to illness or other extenuating circumstances, it may be surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and in that case a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of the original license without fee. A local registrar who knowingly issues or signs a marriage license in any manner other than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties aggrieved an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(b) In case of emergency or extraordinary circumstances, a judge of the district court of the county in which the application is made may authorize the license to be issued at any time before expiration of the five-day period required under paragraph (a). A waiver of the five-day waiting period must be in the following form:

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF .................... (insert county name)

APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF MARRIAGE LICENSE WAITING PERIOD:

................................................................................. (legal names of the applicants)

Represent and state as follows:

That on ......................... (date of application) the applicants applied to the local registrar of the above-named county for a license to marry.

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That it is necessary that the license be issued before the expiration of five days from the date of the application by reason of the following: (insert reason for requesting waiver of waiting period)

.............................................................................................................

WHEREAS, the applicants request that the judge waive the required five-day waiting period and the local registrar be authorized and directed to issue the marriage license immediately.

Date: .............................

.......................................................................................

(Signatures of applicants)

Acknowledged before me on this ....... day of .................... .

..........................................

NOTARY PUBLIC

COURT ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION:

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF .................... (insert county name)

After reviewing the above application, I am satisfied that an emergency or extraordinary circumstance exists that justifies the issuance of the marriage license before the expiration of five days from the date of the application. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the local registrar is authorized and directed to issue the license forthwith.

.....................................................

................................ (judge of district court)

................................ (date).

(c) The marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of premarital education is $40. In order to qualify for the reduced license fee, the parties must submit at the time of applying for the marriage license a signed, dated, and notarized statement from the person who provided the premarital education on their letterhead confirming that it was received. The premarital education must be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee, a person authorized to solemnize marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized to practice marriage and family therapy under section 148B.33. The education must include the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills.

(d) The statement from the person who provided the premarital education under paragraph (b) must be in the following form:

"I, .......................... (name of educator), confirm that .......................... (names of both parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize marriages under Minnesota Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."

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The names of the parties in the educator's statement must be identical to the legal names of the parties as they appear in the marriage license application. Notwithstanding section 138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven years, after which time it may be destroyed.

(e) If section 259.13 applies to the request for a marriage license, the local registrar shall grant the marriage license without the requested name change. Alternatively, the local registrar may delay the granting of the marriage license until the party with the conviction:

(1) certifies under oath that 30 days have passed since service of the notice for a name change upon the prosecuting authority and, if applicable, the attorney general and no objection has been filed under section 259.13; or

(2) provides a certified copy of the court order granting it. The parties seeking the marriage license shall have the right to choose to have the license granted without the name change or to delay its granting pending further action on the name change request.

Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 517.08, subdivision 1c, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, section 17, is amended to read:

Subd. 1c. Disposition of license fee. (a) Of the marriage license fee collected pursuant to subdivision 1b, paragraph (a), $25 must be retained by the county. The local registrar must pay ~~$85~~ $90 to the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited as follows:

(1) $55 in the general fund;

(2) $3 in the state government special revenue fund to be appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for parenting time centers under section 119A.37;

(3) $2 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to the commissioner of health for developing and implementing the MN ENABL program under section 145.9255; ~~and~~

(4) $25 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment and economic development for the displaced homemaker program under section 116L.96; and

(5) $5 in the special revenue fund, which is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota couples on the brink project under section 137.32.

(b) Of the $40 fee under subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), $25 must be retained by the county. The local registrar must pay $15 to the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited as follows:

(1) $5 as provided in paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3); and

(2) $10 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment and economic development for the displaced homemaker program under section 116L.96.

Sec. 18. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 3, section 18, is amended to read:

Sec. 18. REQUIRING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PATIENTS COMMITTED TO THE ANOKA-METRO REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER.

~~In consultation with community partners, the commissioner of human services~~ The Chemical and Mental Health Services Transformation Advisory Task Force shall ~~develop~~ recommend an array of community-based services in the metro area to transform the current services now provided to patients at the Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment

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Center. The community-based services may be ~~provided in facilities with 16 or fewer beds, and must provide the appropriate level of care for the patients being admitted to the facilities~~ established in partnership with private and public hospital organizations, community mental health centers and other mental health community services providers, and community partnerships, and must be staffed by state employees. The planning for this transition must be completed by October 1, ~~2009~~ 2010, with ~~an initial~~ a report detailing the transition plan, services that will be provided, including incorporating peer specialists where appropriate, the location of the services, and the number of patients that will be served, to the committee chairs of health and human services by November 30, ~~2009, and a semiannual report on progress until the transition is completed. The commissioner of human services shall solicit interest from stakeholders and potential community partners~~ 2010. The individuals ~~working in~~ employed by the community-based services ~~facilities~~ under this section are state employees supervised by the commissioner of human services. No layoffs shall occur as a result of restructuring under this section. Savings generated as a result of transitioning patients from the Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center to community-based services may be used to fund supportive housing staffed by state employees.

Sec. 19. REPORT ON HUMAN SERVICES FISCAL NOTES.

The commissioner of management and budget shall issue a report to the legislature no later than November 15, 2010, making recommendations for improving the preparation and delivery of fiscal notes under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.98, relating to human services. The report shall consider: (1) the establishment of an independent fiscal note office in the human services department and (2) transferring the responsibility for preparing human services fiscal notes to the legislature. The report must include detailed information regarding the financial costs, staff resources, training, access to information, and data protection issues relative to the preparation of human services fiscal notes. The report shall describe methods and procedures used by other states to insure independence and accuracy of fiscal estimates on legislative proposals for changes in human services.

Sec. 20. PRESCRIPTION DRUG WASTE REDUCTION.

The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, in cooperation with the commissioners of human services, pollution control, health, veterans affairs, and corrections, shall study prescription drug waste reduction techniques and technologies applicable to long-term care facilities, veterans nursing homes, and correctional facilities. In conducting the study, the commissioners shall consult with the Minnesota Pharmacists Association, the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota's Minnesota Technical Assistance Project, consumers, long-term care providers, and other interested parties. The board shall evaluate the extent to which new prescription drug waste reduction techniques and technologies can reduce the amount of prescription drugs that enter the waste stream and reduce state prescription drug costs. The techniques and technologies studied must include, but are not limited to, daily, weekly, and automated dose dispensing. The study must provide an estimate of the cost of adopting these and other techniques and technologies, and an estimate of waste reduction and state prescription drug savings that would result from adoption. The study must also evaluate methods of encouraging the adoption of effective drug waste reduction techniques and technologies. The board shall present recommendations on the adoption of new prescription drug waste reduction techniques and technologies to the legislature by December 15, 2011.

Sec. 21. VETERINARY PRACTICE AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ABUSE STUDY.

The Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with the Prescription Electronic Reporting Advisory Committee and the Board of Veterinary Medical Practice, shall study the issue of the diversion of controlled substances from veterinary practice and report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate health and human services policy and finance division and the house of representatives health care and human services policy and finance division by December 15, 2011, on recommendations to include veterinarians in the prescription electronic reporting system in Minnesota Statutes, section 152.126.

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Sec. 22. DATA COLLECTION ON HEALTH DISPARITIES.

Subdivision 1. Inventory. The commissioners of health and human services shall conduct an inventory on the health-related data collected by each respective department including, but not limited to, health care programs and activities, vital statistics, disease surveillance registries and screenings, and health outcome measurements.

The inventory must review the categories of data that are collected, describe the methods of collecting, organizing, and reporting data relating to race, ethnicity, country of origin, primary language, tribal enrollment status, and socioeconomic status, and specify whether the data being collected in these categories is currently required.

Subd. 2. Review. (a) Upon completion of the inventory in subdivision 1, the commissioners of health and human services shall consult with representatives of culturally based community groups, community health boards, tribal governments, hospitals, and health plan companies to review the compiled inventory and make recommendations on:

(1) whether the data currently being collected is sufficient to identify and describe health disparities for particular communities or if the collection of additional types and categories of data is necessary in order to better identify health disparities and to facilitate efforts to reduce these disparities;

(2) if additional types and categories of data collection is determined necessary, what additional types and categories should be collected and in what areas;

(3) whether there is a need to aggregate data to make data in the categories identified in subdivision 1 more accessible to community groups, researchers, and to the legislature; and

(4) other ways to improve data collection efforts in order to ensure the collection of high-quality, reliable data in clauses (1) to (3) that will ensure accurate research and the ability to create measurable program outcomes in order to facilitate public policy decisions regarding the elimination of health disparities.

(b) In making recommendations, the work group shall consider national and state standardized data classification systems, as well as federal or state requirements for collection of certain data based on predetermined classification systems that may impact some data collection efforts.

Subd. 3. Report. By January 15, 2011, the commissioners of health and human services shall submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services the inventory compiled in subdivision 1 and the recommendations developed in subdivision 2.

Sec. 23. REPEALER.

(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 254B.02, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; and 254B.09, subdivisions 4, 5, and 7, are repealed.

(b) Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 7, section 26, subdivision 3, is repealed.

Sec. 24. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Sections 8 to 14 and 22 are effective for claims paid on or after July 1, 2010.

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ARTICLE 20

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.3806, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13. Traumatic injury. Data on individuals with a brain or spinal injury or who sustain major trauma that are collected by the commissioner of health are classified under ~~section~~ sections 144.6071 and 144.665.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62D.08, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 7. Consistent administrative expenses and investment income reporting. (a) Every health maintenance organization must directly allocate administrative expenses to specific lines of business or products when such information is available. Remaining expenses that cannot be directly allocated must be allocated based on other methods, as recommended by the Advisory Group on Administrative Expenses. Health maintenance organizations must submit this information, including administrative expenses for dental services, using the reporting template provided by the commissioner of health.

(b) Every health maintenance organization must allocate investment income based on cumulative net income over time by business line or product and must submit this information, including investment income for dental services, using the reporting template provided by the commissioner of health.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2013.

Sec. 3. [62D.31] ADVISORY GROUP ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Advisory Group on Administrative Expenses is established to make recommendations on the development of consistent guidelines and reporting requirements, including development of a reporting template, for health maintenance organizations and county-based purchasing plans that participate in publicly funded programs.

Subd. 2. Membership. The membership of the advisory group shall be comprised of the following, who serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority:

(1) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;

(2) the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee;

(3) the commissioner of commerce or the commissioner's designee; and

(4) representatives of health maintenance organizations and county-based purchasers appointed by the commissioner of health.

Subd. 3. Administration. The commissioner of health shall convene the first meeting of the advisory group by December 1, 2010, and shall provide administrative support and staff. The commissioner of health may contract with a consultant to provide professional assistance and expertise to the advisory group.

Subd. 4. Recommendations. The Advisory Group on Administrative Expenses must report its recommendations, including any proposed legislation necessary to implement the recommendations, to the commissioner of health and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health policy and finance by February 15, 2012.

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Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires after submission of the report required under subdivision 4 or June 30, 2012, whichever is sooner.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62Q.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Designation. (a) The commissioner shall designate essential community providers. The criteria for essential community provider designation shall be the following:

(1) a demonstrated ability to integrate applicable supportive and stabilizing services with medical care for uninsured persons and high-risk and special needs populations, underserved, and other special needs populations; and

(2) a commitment to serve low-income and underserved populations by meeting the following requirements:

(i) has nonprofit status in accordance with chapter 317A;

(ii) has tax exempt status in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service Code, section 501(c)(3);

(iii) charges for services on a sliding fee schedule based on current poverty income guidelines; and

(iv) does not restrict access or services because of a client's financial limitation;

(3) status as a local government unit as defined in section 62D.02, subdivision 11, a hospital district created or reorganized under sections 447.31 to 447.37, an Indian tribal government, an Indian health service unit, or a community health board as defined in chapter 145A;

(4) a former state hospital that specializes in the treatment of cerebral palsy, spina bifida, epilepsy, closed head injuries, specialized orthopedic problems, and other disabling conditions; or

(5) a sole community hospital. For these rural hospitals, the essential community provider designation applies to all health services provided, including both inpatient and outpatient services. For purposes of this section, "sole community hospital" means a rural hospital that:

(i) is eligible to be classified as a sole community hospital according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 412.92, or is located in a community with a population of less than 5,000 and located more than 25 miles from a like hospital currently providing acute short-term services;

(ii) has experienced net operating income losses in two of the previous three most recent consecutive hospital fiscal years for which audited financial information is available; and

(iii) consists of 40 or fewer licensed beds; or

(6) a birth center licensed under section 144.615.

(b) Prior to designation, the commissioner shall publish the names of all applicants in the State Register. The public shall have 30 days from the date of publication to submit written comments to the commissioner on the application. No designation shall be made by the commissioner until the 30-day period has expired.

(c) The commissioner may designate an eligible provider as an essential community provider for all the services offered by that provider or for specific services designated by the commissioner.

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(d) For the purpose of this subdivision, supportive and stabilizing services include at a minimum, transportation, child care, cultural, and linguistic services where appropriate.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.05, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 5. Firearms data. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of health is prohibited from collecting data on individuals regarding lawful firearm ownership in the state or data related to an individual's right to carry a weapon under section 624.714.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.226, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Birth record surcharge. (a) In addition to any fee prescribed under subdivision 1, there shall be a nonrefundable surcharge of $3 for each certified birth or stillbirth record and for a certification that the vital record cannot be found. The local or state registrar shall forward this amount to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit into the account for the children's trust fund for the prevention of child abuse established under section 256E.22. This surcharge shall not be charged under those circumstances in which no fee for a certified birth or stillbirth record is permitted under subdivision 1, paragraph (a). Upon certification by the commissioner of management and budget that the assets in that fund exceed $20,000,000, this surcharge shall be discontinued.

(b) In addition to any fee prescribed under subdivision 1, there shall be a nonrefundable surcharge of $10 for each certified birth record. The local or state registrar shall forward this amount to the commissioner of management and budget for deposit in the general fund. This surcharge shall not be charged under those circumstances in which no fee for a certified birth record is permitted under subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.293, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Duration of consent. Except as provided in this section, a consent is valid for one year or for a ~~lesser~~ period specified in the consent or for a different period provided by law.

Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.603, is amended to read:

144.603 STATEWIDE TRAUMA SYSTEM CRITERIA.

Subdivision 1. Criteria established. The commissioner shall adopt criteria to ensure that severely injured people are promptly transported and treated at trauma hospitals appropriate to the severity of injury. Minimum criteria shall address emergency medical service trauma triage and transportation guidelines as approved under section 144E.101, subdivision 14, designation of hospitals as trauma hospitals, interhospital transfers, a trauma registry, and a trauma system governance structure.

Subd. 2. Basis; verification. The commissioner shall base the establishment, implementation, and modifications to the criteria under subdivision 1 on the department-published Minnesota comprehensive statewide trauma system plan. The commissioner shall seek the advice of the Trauma Advisory Council in implementing and updating the criteria, using accepted and prevailing trauma transport, treatment, and referral standards of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board, the national Trauma ~~Resources Network~~ Center Association of America, and other widely recognized trauma experts. The commissioner shall adapt and modify the standards as appropriate to accommodate Minnesota's unique geography and the state's hospital and health professional distribution and shall verify that the criteria are met by each hospital voluntarily participating in the statewide trauma system.

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Subd. 3. Rule exemption and report to legislature. In developing and adopting the criteria under this section, the commissioner of health is exempt from chapter 14, including section 14.386. By September 1, 2009, the commissioner must report to the legislature on implementation of the voluntary trauma system, including recommendations on the need for including the trauma system criteria in rule.

Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Designation; reverification. The commissioner shall designate ~~four~~ six levels of trauma hospitals. A hospital that voluntarily meets the criteria for a particular level of trauma hospital shall apply to the commissioner for designation and, upon the commissioner's verifying the hospital meets the criteria, be designated a trauma hospital at the appropriate level for a three-year period. Prior to the expiration of the three-year designation, a hospital seeking to remain part of the voluntary system must apply for and successfully complete a reverification process, be awaiting the site visit for the reverification, or be awaiting the results of the site visit. The commissioner may extend a hospital's existing designation for up to 18 months on a provisional basis if the hospital has applied for reverification in a timely manner but has not yet completed the reverification process within the expiration of the three-year designation and the extension is in the best interest of trauma system patient safety. To be granted a provisional extension, the hospital must be:

(1) scheduled and awaiting the site visit for reverification;

(2) awaiting the results of the site visit; or

(3) responding to and correcting identified deficiencies identified in the site visit.

Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. ACS verification. The commissioner shall grant the appropriate level I, II, or III trauma hospital or level I or II pediatric trauma hospital designation to a hospital that successfully completes and passes the American College of Surgeons (ACS) verification standards at the hospital's cost, submits verification documentation to the Trauma Advisory Council, and formally notifies the Trauma Advisory Council of ACS verification.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.605, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 9. Designation process protection. Data on patients in information and reports related to the designation and redesignation of trauma hospitals pursuant to subdivisions 3 to 5 are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.

Sec. 12. [144.6071] TRAUMA REGISTRY.

Subdivision 1. Registry. The commissioner of health shall establish and maintain a central registry of persons who sustain major trauma as defined in section 144.602, subdivision 3. The registry shall collect information to facilitate the development of clinical and system quality improvement, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs.

Subd. 2. Registry participation required. A trauma hospital must participate in the statewide trauma registry. The consent of the injured person is not required.

Subd. 3. Registry information. Trauma hospitals must electronically submit the following information to the registry:

(1) demographic information of the injured person;

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(2) information about the date, location, and cause of the injury;

(3) information about the condition of the injured person;

(4) information about the treatment, comorbidities, and diagnosis of the injured person;

(5) information about the outcome and disposition of the injured person; and

(6) other trauma-related information required by the commissioner, if necessary to facilitate the development of clinical and system quality improvement, treatment, and rehabilitation programs.

Subd. 4. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules to collect other information required to facilitate the development of clinical and system quality improvement, injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. The commissioner may adopt rules at any time to implement this section and is not subject to the requirements of section 14.125.

Subd. 5. Reporting without liability. Any person or facility furnishing information required in this section shall not be subject to any action for damages or other relief, provided that the person or facility is acting in good faith.

Subd. 6. Data classification. Data on individuals collected by the commissioner of health under this section are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. Data not on individuals are nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9. The commissioner shall provide summary registry data to public and private entities to conduct studies using data collected by the registry. The commissioner may charge a fee under section 13.03, subdivision 3, for all out-of-pocket expenses associated with the provision of data or data analysis.

Subd. 7. Report requirements. The commissioner shall use the registry to annually publish a report that includes comparative demographic and risk-adjusted epidemiological data on designated trauma hospitals. Any analyses or reports that identify providers may only be published after the provider has been provided the opportunity by the commissioner to review the underlying data and submit comments. The provider shall have 21 days to review the data for accuracy.

Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.608, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Trauma Advisory Council established. (a) A Trauma Advisory Council is established to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, and improvement of a statewide trauma system.

(b) The council shall consist of the following members:

(1) a trauma surgeon certified by the American ~~College of Surgeons~~ Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery who practices in a level I or II trauma hospital;

(2) a general surgeon certified by the American ~~College of Surgeons~~ Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery whose practice includes trauma and who practices in a designated rural area as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1, paragraph (b);

(3) a neurosurgeon certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery who practices in a level I or II trauma hospital;

(4) a trauma program nurse manager or coordinator practicing in a level I or II trauma hospital;

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(5) an emergency physician certified by the American ~~College~~ Board of Emergency ~~Physicians~~ Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine whose practice includes emergency room care in a level I, II, III, or IV trauma hospital;

(6) ~~an emergency room nurse manager~~ a trauma program manager or coordinator who practices in a level III or IV trauma hospital;

(7) a ~~family practice~~ physician certified by the American Board of Family Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice whose practice includes emergency ~~room~~ department care in a level III or IV trauma hospital located in a designated rural area as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1, paragraph (b);

(8) a nurse practitioner, as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1, paragraph (h), or a physician assistant, as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1, paragraph (j), whose practice includes emergency room care in a level IV trauma hospital located in a designated rural area as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1, paragraph (b);

(9) a pediatrician certified by the American ~~Academy~~ Board of Pediatrics or the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics whose practice includes emergency ~~room~~ department care in a level I, II, III, or IV trauma hospital;

(10) an orthopedic surgeon certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery whose practice includes trauma and who practices in a level I, II, or III trauma hospital;

(11) the state emergency medical services medical director appointed by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board;

(12) a hospital administrator of a level III or IV trauma hospital located in a designated rural area as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1, paragraph (b);

(13) a rehabilitation specialist whose practice includes rehabilitation of patients with major trauma injuries or traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries as defined under section 144.661;

(14) an attendant or ambulance director who is an EMT, EMT-I, or EMT-P within the meaning of section 144E.001 and who actively practices with a licensed ambulance service in a primary service area located in a designated rural area as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1, paragraph (b); and

(15) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee.

(c) Council members whose appointment is dependent on practice in a level III or IV trauma hospital may be appointed to an initial term based upon their statements that the hospital intends to become a level III or IV facility by July 1, 2009.

Sec. 14. [144.615] BIRTH CENTERS.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions have the meanings given them.

(b) "Birth center" means a facility licensed for the primary purpose of performing low-risk deliveries that is not a hospital or licensed as part of a hospital and where births are planned to occur away from the mother's usual residence following a low-risk pregnancy.

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(d) "Low-risk pregnancy" means a normal, uncomplicated prenatal course as determined by documentation of adequate prenatal care and the anticipation of a normal uncomplicated labor and birth, as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria adopted by professional groups for maternal, fetal, and neonatal health care.

Subd. 2. License required. (a) Beginning January 1, 2011, no birth center shall be established, operated, or maintained in the state without first obtaining a license from the commissioner of health according to this section.

(b) A license issued under this section is not transferable or assignable and is subject to suspension or revocation at any time for failure to comply with this section.

(c) A birth center licensed under this section shall not assert, represent, offer, provide, or imply that the center is or may render care or services other than the services it is permitted to render within the scope of the license or the accreditation issued.

(d) The license must be conspicuously posted in an area where patients are admitted.

Subd. 3. Temporary license. For new birth centers planning to begin operations after January 1, 2011, the commissioner may issue a temporary license to the birth center that is valid for a period of six months from the date of issuance. The birth center must submit to the commissioner an application and applicable fee for licensure as required under subdivision 4. The application must include the information required in subdivision 4, clauses (1) to (3) and (5) to (7), and documentation that the birth center has submitted an application for accreditation to the CABC. Upon receipt of accreditation from the CABC, the birth center must submit to the commissioner the information required in subdivision 4, clause (4), and the applicable fee under subdivision 8. The commissioner shall issue a new license.

Subd. 4. Application. An application for a license to operate a birth center and the applicable fee under subdivision 8 must be submitted to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner and must contain:

(1) the name of the applicant;

(2) the site location of the birth center;

(3) the name of the person in charge of the center;

(4) documentation that the accreditation described under subdivision 6 has been issued, including the effective date and the expiration date of the accreditation, and the date of the last site visit by the CABC;

(5) the number of patients the birth center is capable of serving at a given time;

(6) the names and license numbers, if applicable, of the health care professionals on staff at the birth center; and

(7) any other information the commissioner deems necessary.

Subd. 5. Suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew. The commissioner may refuse to grant or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license on any of the grounds described under section 144.55, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (2), (3), or (4), or upon the loss of accreditation by the CABC. The applicant or licensee is entitled to notice and a hearing as described under section 144.55, subdivision 7, and a new license may be issued after proper inspection of the birth center has been conducted.

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Subd. 6. Standards for licensure. (a) To be eligible for licensure under this section, a birth center must be accredited by the CABC or must obtain accreditation within six months of the date of the application for licensure. If the birth center loses its accreditation, the birth center must immediately notify the commissioner.

(b) The center must have procedures in place specifying criteria by which risk status will be established and applied to each woman at admission and during labor.

(c) Upon request, the birth center shall provide the commissioner of health with any material submitted by the birth center to the CABC as part of the accreditation process, including the accreditation application, the self-evaluation report, the accreditation decision letter from the CABC, and any reports from the CABC following a site visit.

Subd. 7. Limitations of services. (a) The following limitations apply to the services performed at a birth center:

(1) surgical procedures must be limited to those normally accomplished during an uncomplicated birth, including episiotomy and repair;

(2) no abortions may be administered; and

(3) no general or regional anesthesia may be administered.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), local anesthesia may be administered at a birth center if the administration of the anesthetic is performed within the scope of practice of a health care professional.

Subd. 8. Fees. (a) The biennial license fee for a birth center is $365.

(b) The temporary license fee is $365.

Subd. 9. Renewal. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a license issued under this section expires two years from the date of issue.

(b) A temporary license issued under subdivision 3 expires six months from the date of issue, and may be renewed for one additional six-month period.

(c) An application for renewal shall be submitted at least 60 days prior to expiration of the license on forms prescribed by the commissioner of health.

Subd. 10. Records. All health records maintained on each client by a birth center are subject to sections 144.292 to 144.298.

Subd. 11. Report. (a) The commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of human services and representatives of the licensed birth centers, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Minnesota Hospital Association, and the Minnesota Ambulance Association, shall evaluate the quality of care and outcomes for services provided in licensed birth centers, including, but not limited to, the utilization of services provided at a birth center, the outcomes of care provided to both mothers and newborns, and the numbers of transfers to other health care facilities that are required and the reasons for the transfers. The commissioner shall work with the birth centers to establish a process to gather and analyze the data within protocols that protect the confidentiality of patient identification.

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(b) The commissioner of health shall report the findings of the evaluation to the legislature by January 15, 2014.

Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.651, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "patient" means a person who is admitted to an acute care inpatient facility for a continuous period longer than 24 hours, for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment bearing on the physical or mental health of that person. For purposes of subdivisions 4 to 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 18 to 20, "patient" also means a person who receives health care services at an outpatient surgical center or at a birth center licensed under section 144.615. "Patient" also means a minor who is admitted to a residential program as defined in section 253C.01. For purposes of subdivisions 1, 3 to 16, 18, 20 and 30, "patient" also means any person who is receiving mental health treatment on an outpatient basis or in a community support program or other community-based program. "Resident" means a person who is admitted to a nonacute care facility including extended care facilities, nursing homes, and boarding care homes for care required because of prolonged mental or physical illness or disability, recovery from injury or disease, or advancing age. For purposes of all subdivisions except subdivisions 28 and 29, "resident" also means a person who is admitted to a facility licensed as a board and lodging facility under Minnesota Rules, parts 4625.0100 to 4625.2355, or a supervised living facility under Minnesota Rules, parts 4665.0100 to 4665.9900, and which operates a rehabilitation program licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.4100 to 9530.4450.

Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.9504, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

Subd. 12. Blood lead level guidelines. (a) By January 1, 2011, the commissioner must revise clinical and case management guidelines to include recommendations for protective health actions and follow-up services when a child's blood lead level exceeds five micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. The revised guidelines must be implemented to the extent possible using available resources.

(b) In revising the clinical and case management guidelines for blood lead levels greater than five micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood under this subdivision, the commissioner of health must consult with a statewide organization representing physicians, the public health department of Minneapolis and other public health departments, one representative of the residential construction industry, and a nonprofit organization with expertise in lead abatement.

Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144A.51, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Health facility. "Health facility" means a facility or that part of a facility which is required to be licensed pursuant to sections 144.50 to 144.58, 144.615, and a facility or that part of a facility which is required to be licensed under any law of this state which provides for the licensure of nursing homes.

Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144E.37, is amended to read:

144E.37 COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT.

The ~~board~~ commissioner of health shall establish a comprehensive advanced life-support educational program to train rural medical personnel, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and allied health care providers, in a team approach to anticipate, recognize, and treat life-threatening emergencies before serious injury or cardiac arrest occurs.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 19. HEALTH PLAN AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE COST REDUCTION; REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Minnesota health plans and county-based purchasing plans may complete an inventory of existing data collection and reporting requirements for health plans and county-based purchasing plans and submit to the commissioners of health and human services a list of data, documentation, and reports that:

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(1) are collected from the same health plan or county-based purchasing plan more than once;

(2) are collected directly from the health plan or county-based purchasing plan but are available to the state agencies from other sources;

(3) are not currently being used by state agencies; or

(4) collect similar information more than once in different formats, at different times, or by more than one state agency.

(b) The report to the commissioners may also identify the percentage of health plan and county-based purchasing plan administrative time and expense attributed to fulfilling reporting requirements and include recommendations regarding ways to reduce duplicative reporting requirements.

(c) Upon receipt, the commissioners shall submit the inventory and recommendations to the chairs of the appropriate legislative committees, along with their comments and recommendations as to whether any action should be taken by the legislature to establish a consolidated and streamlined reporting system under which data, reports, and documentation are collected only once and only when needed for the state agencies to fulfill their duties under law and applicable regulations.

Sec. 20. VENDOR ACCREDITATION SIMPLIFICATION.

The Minnesota Hospital Association must coordinate with the Minnesota Credentialing Collaborative to make recommendations by January 1, 2012, on the development of standard accreditation methods for vendor services provided within hospitals and clinics. The recommendations must be consistent with requirements of hospital credentialing organizations and applicable federal requirements.

Sec. 21. APPLICATION PROCESS FOR HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE.

To the extent that the commissioner of health applies for additional federal funding to support the commissioner's responsibilities of developing and maintaining state level health information exchange under section 3013 of the HITECH Act, the commissioner of health shall ensure that applications are made through an open process that provides health information exchange service providers equal opportunity to receive funding.

Sec. 22. TRANSFER.

The powers and duties of the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board with respect to the comprehensive advanced life-support educational program under Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.37, are transferred to the commissioner of health under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

Sec. 23. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.

The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.37, as Minnesota Statutes, section 144.6062, and make all necessary changes in statutory cross-references in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2010.

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Sec. 24. REPEALER.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.607, is repealed.

ARTICLE 21

PUBLIC HEALTH

Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62J.692, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Distribution of funds. (a) Following the distribution described under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall annually distribute the available medical education funds to all qualifying applicants based on a distribution formula that reflects a summation of two factors:

(1) a public program volume factor, which is determined by the total volume of public program revenue received by each training site as a percentage of all public program revenue received by all training sites in the fund pool; and

(2) a supplemental public program volume factor, which is determined by providing a supplemental payment of 20 percent of each training site's grant to training sites whose public program revenue accounted for at least 0.98 percent of the total public program revenue received by all eligible training sites. Grants to training sites whose public program revenue accounted for less than 0.98 percent of the total public program revenue received by all eligible training sites shall be reduced by an amount equal to the total value of the supplemental payment.

Public program revenue for the distribution formula includes revenue from medical assistance, prepaid medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and prepaid general assistance medical care. Training sites that receive no public program revenue are ineligible for funds available under this subdivision. For purposes of determining training-site level grants to be distributed under paragraph (a), total statewide average costs per trainee for medical residents is based on audited clinical training costs per trainee in primary care clinical medical education programs for medical residents. Total statewide average costs per trainee for dental residents is based on audited clinical training costs per trainee in clinical medical education programs for dental students. Total statewide average costs per trainee for pharmacy residents is based on audited clinical training costs per trainee in clinical medical education programs for pharmacy students.

(b) $5,350,000 of the available medical education funds shall be distributed as follows:

(1) $1,475,000 to the University of Minnesota Medical Center-Fairview;

(2) $2,075,000 to the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry; and

(3) $1,800,000 to the Academic Health Center. $150,000 of the funds distributed to the Academic Health Center under this paragraph shall be used for a program to assist internationally trained physicians who are legal residents and who commit to serving underserved Minnesota communities in a health professional shortage area to successfully compete for family medicine residency programs at the University of Minnesota.

(d) Funds shall be distributed to the sponsoring institutions indicating the amount to be distributed to each of the sponsor's clinical medical education programs based on the criteria in this subdivision and in accordance with the commissioner's approval letter. Each clinical medical education program must distribute funds allocated under paragraph (a) to the training sites as specified in the commissioner's approval letter. Sponsoring institutions, which are accredited through an organization recognized by the Department of Education or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may contract directly with training sites to provide clinical training. To ensure the quality of clinical training, those accredited sponsoring institutions must:

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(1) develop contracts specifying the terms, expectations, and outcomes of the clinical training conducted at sites; and

(2) take necessary action if the contract requirements are not met. Action may include the withholding of payments under this section or the removal of students from the site.

(e) Any funds not distributed in accordance with the commissioner's approval letter must be returned to the medical education and research fund within 30 days of receiving notice from the commissioner. The commissioner shall distribute returned funds to the appropriate training sites in accordance with the commissioner's approval letter.

(f) A maximum of $150,000 of the funds dedicated to the commissioner under section 297F.10, subdivision 1, clause (2), may be used by the commissioner for administrative expenses associated with implementing this section.

Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 157.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Establishment fees; definitions. (a) The following fees are required for food and beverage service establishments, youth camps, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, public pools, and resorts licensed under this chapter. Food and beverage service establishments must pay the highest applicable fee under paragraph (d), clause (1), (2), (3), or (4), and establishments serving alcohol must pay the highest applicable fee under paragraph (d), clause (6) or (7). The license fee for new operators previously licensed under this chapter for the same calendar year is one-half of the appropriate annual license fee, plus any penalty that may be required. The license fee for operators opening on or after October 1 is one-half of the appropriate annual license fee, plus any penalty that may be required.

(b) All food and beverage service establishments, except special event food stands, and all hotels, motels, lodging establishments, public pools, and resorts shall pay an annual base fee of $150.

(c) A special event food stand shall pay a flat fee of $50 annually. "Special event food stand" means a fee category where food is prepared or served in conjunction with celebrations, county fairs, or special events from a special event food stand as defined in section 157.15.

(d) In addition to the base fee in paragraph (b), each food and beverage service establishment, other than a special event food stand, and each hotel, motel, lodging establishment, public pool, and resort shall pay an additional annual fee for each fee category, additional food service, or required additional inspection specified in this paragraph:

(1) Limited food menu selection, $60. "Limited food menu selection" means a fee category that provides one or more of the following:

(i) prepackaged food that receives heat treatment and is served in the package;

(ii) frozen pizza that is heated and served;

(iii) a continental breakfast such as rolls, coffee, juice, milk, and cold cereal;

(iv) soft drinks, coffee, or nonalcoholic beverages; or

(v) cleaning for eating, drinking, or cooking utensils, when the only food served is prepared off site.

(2) Small establishment, including boarding establishments, $120. "Small establishment" means a fee category that has no salad bar and meets one or more of the following:

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(i) possesses food service equipment that consists of no more than a deep fat fryer, a grill, two hot holding containers, and one or more microwave ovens;

(ii) serves dipped ice cream or soft serve frozen desserts;

(iii) serves breakfast in an owner-occupied bed and breakfast establishment;

(iv) is a boarding establishment; or

(v) meets the equipment criteria in clause (3), item (i) or (ii), and has a maximum patron seating capacity of not more than 50.

(3) Medium establishment, $310. "Medium establishment" means a fee category that meets one or more of the following:

(i) possesses food service equipment that includes a range, oven, steam table, salad bar, or salad preparation area;

(ii) possesses food service equipment that includes more than one deep fat fryer, one grill, or two hot holding containers; or

(iii) is an establishment where food is prepared at one location and served at one or more separate locations.

Establishments meeting criteria in clause (2), item (v), are not included in this fee category.

(4) Large establishment, $540. "Large establishment" means either:

(i) a fee category that (A) meets the criteria in clause (3), items (i) or (ii), for a medium establishment, (B) seats more than 175 people, and (C) offers the full menu selection an average of five or more days a week during the weeks of operation; or

(ii) a fee category that (A) meets the criteria in clause (3), item (iii), for a medium establishment, and (B) prepares and serves 500 or more meals per day.

(5) Other food and beverage service, including food carts, mobile food units, seasonal temporary food stands, and seasonal permanent food stands, $60.

(6) Beer or wine table service, $60. "Beer or wine table service" means a fee category where the only alcoholic beverage service is beer or wine, served to customers seated at tables.

(7) Alcoholic beverage service, other than beer or wine table service, $165.

"Alcohol beverage service, other than beer or wine table service" means a fee category where alcoholic mixed drinks are served or where beer or wine are served from a bar.

(8) Lodging per sleeping accommodation unit, $10, including hotels, motels, lodging establishments, and resorts, up to a maximum of $1,000. "Lodging per sleeping accommodation unit" means a fee category including the number of guest rooms, cottages, or other rental units of a hotel, motel, lodging establishment, or resort; or the number of beds in a dormitory.

(9) First public pool, $325; each additional public pool, $175. "Public pool" means a fee category that has the meaning given in section 144.1222, subdivision 4.

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(10) First spa, $175; each additional spa, $100. "Spa pool" means a fee category that has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.0250, subpart 9.

(11) Private sewer or water, $60. "Individual private water" means a fee category with a water supply other than a community public water supply as defined in Minnesota Rules, chapter 4720. "Individual private sewer" means a fee category with an individual sewage treatment system which uses subsurface treatment and disposal.

(12) Additional food service, $150. "Additional food service" means a location at a food service establishment, other than the primary food preparation and service area, used to prepare or serve food to the public.

(13) Additional inspection fee, $360. "Additional inspection fee" means a fee to conduct the second inspection each year for elementary and secondary education facility school lunch programs when required by the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.

(e) A fee for review of construction plans must accompany the initial license application for restaurants, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, resorts, seasonal food stands, and mobile food units. The fee for this construction plan review is as follows:

Service Area Type Fee

Food limited food menu $275

small establishment $400

medium establishment $450

large food establishment $500

additional food service $150

Transient food service food cart $250

seasonal permanent food stand $250

seasonal temporary food stand $250

mobile food unit $350

Alcohol beer or wine table service $150

alcohol service from bar $250

Lodging less than 25 rooms $375

25 to less than 100 rooms $400

100 rooms or more $500

less than five cabins $350

five to less than ten cabins $400

ten cabins or more $450

(f) When existing food and beverage service establishments, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, resorts, seasonal food stands, and mobile food units are extensively remodeled, a fee must be submitted with the remodeling plans. The fee for this construction plan review is as follows:

Service Area Type Fee

Food limited food menu $250

small establishment $300

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medium establishment $350

large food establishment $400

additional food service $150

Transient food service food cart $250

seasonal permanent food stand $250

seasonal temporary food stand $250

mobile food unit $250

Alcohol beer or wine table service $150

alcohol service from bar $250

Lodging less than 25 rooms $250

25 to less than 100 rooms $300

100 rooms or more $450

less than five cabins $250

five to less than ten cabins $350

ten cabins or more $400

(g) Special event food stands are not required to submit construction or remodeling plans for review.

(h) Youth camps shall pay an annual single fee for food and lodging as follows:

(1) camps with up to 99 campers, $325;

(2) camps with 100 to 199 campers, $550; and

(3) camps with 200 or more campers, $750.

(i) A youth camp which pays fees under paragraph (d) is not required to pay fees under paragraph (h).

Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 327.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Fees, manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas. (a) The following fees are required for manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas licensed under this chapter. Recreational camping areas and manufactured home parks shall pay the highest applicable base fee under paragraph ~~(c)~~ (b). The license fee for new operators of a manufactured home park or recreational camping area previously licensed under this chapter for the same calendar year is one-half of the appropriate annual license fee, plus any penalty that may be required. The license fee for operators opening on or after October 1 is one-half of the appropriate annual license fee, plus any penalty that may be required.

(b) All manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas shall pay the following annual base fee:

(1) a manufactured home park, $150; and

(2) a recreational camping area with:

(i) 24 or less sites, $50;

(ii) 25 to 99 sites, $212; and

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(iii) 100 or more sites, $300.

In addition to the base fee, manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas shall pay $4 for each licensed site. This paragraph does not apply to special event recreational camping areas ~~or to~~. Operators of a manufactured home park or a recreational camping area also licensed under section 157.16 for the same location shall pay only one base fee, whichever is the highest of the base fees found in this section or section 157.16.

(c) In addition to the fee in paragraph (b), each manufactured home park or recreational camping area shall pay an additional annual fee for each fee category specified in this paragraph:

(1) Manufactured home parks and recreational camping areas with public swimming pools and spas shall pay the appropriate fees specified in section 157.16.

(2) Individual private sewer or water, $60. "Individual private water" means a fee category with a water supply other than a community public water supply as defined in Minnesota Rules, chapter 4720. "Individual private sewer" means a fee category with a subsurface sewage treatment system which uses subsurface treatment and disposal.

(d) The following fees must accompany a plan review application for initial construction of a manufactured home park or recreational camping area:

(1) for initial construction of less than 25 sites, $375;

(2) for initial construction of 25 to 99 sites, $400; and

(3) for initial construction of 100 or more sites, $500.

(e) The following fees must accompany a plan review application when an existing manufactured home park or recreational camping area is expanded:

(1) for expansion of less than 25 sites, $250;

(2) for expansion of 25 to 99 sites, $300; and

(3) for expansion of 100 or more sites, $450.

Sec. 4. FOOD SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES.

The commissioner of human services must seek a federal waiver from the federal Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, to increase the income eligibility requirements to 375 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, in order to cover nutritional food products required to treat or manage severe food allergies, including allergies to wheat and gluten, for infants and children who have been diagnosed with life-threatening severe food allergies.

ARTICLE 22

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Section 1. [62E.20] RELATIONSHIP TO TEMPORARY FEDERAL HIGH-RISK POOL.

Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given.

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(b) "Association" means the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association.

(c) "Federal law" means Title I, subtitle B, section 1101, of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, including any federal regulations adopted under it.

(d) "Federal qualified high-risk pool" means an arrangement established by the federal secretary of health and human services that meets the requirements of the federal law.

Subd. 2. Timing of this section. This section applies beginning the date the temporary federal qualified high-risk health pool created under the federal law begins to provide coverage in this state.

Subd. 3. Maintenance of effort. The assessments made by the comprehensive health association on its member insurers must comply with the maintenance of effort requirement contained in paragraph (b), clause (3), of the federal law, to the extent that the requirement applies to assessments made by the association.

Subd. 4. Coordination with state health care programs. The commissioner of commerce and the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association shall ensure that applicants for coverage through the federal qualified high-risk pool, or through the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, are referred to the medical assistance or MinnesotaCare programs if they are determined to be potentially eligible for coverage through those programs. The commissioner of human services shall ensure that applicants for coverage under medical assistance or MinnesotaCare who are determined not to be eligible for those programs are provided information about coverage through the federal qualified high-risk pool and the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association.

Subd. 5. Federal funding. Minnesota shall coordinate its efforts with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to obtain the federal funds to implement in Minnesota the federal qualified high-risk pool.

Sec. 2. [256B.0756] COORDINATED CARE THROUGH A HEALTH HOME.

Subdivision 1. Provision of coverage. (a) The commissioner shall provide medical assistance coverage of health home services for eligible individuals with chronic conditions who select a designated provider, a team of health care professionals, or a health team as the individual's health home.

(b) The commissioner shall implement this section in compliance with the requirements of the state option to provide health homes for enrollees with chronic conditions, as provided under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, sections 2703 and 3502. Terms used in this section have the meaning provided in that act.

Subd. 2. Eligible individual. An individual is eligible for health home services under this section if the individual is eligible for medical assistance under this chapter and has at least:

(1) two chronic conditions;

(2) one chronic condition and is at risk of having a second chronic condition; or

(3) one serious and persistent mental health condition.

Subd. 3. Health home services. (a) Health home services means comprehensive and timely high-quality services that are provided by a health home. These services include:

(1) comprehensive care management;

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(2) care coordination and health promotion;

(3) comprehensive transitional care, including appropriate follow-up, from inpatient to other settings;

(4) patient and family support, including authorized representatives;

(5) referral to community and social support services, if relevant; and

(6) use of health information technology to link services, as feasible and appropriate.

(b) The commissioner shall maximize the number and type of services included in this subdivision to the extent permissible under federal law, including physician, outpatient, mental health treatment, and rehabilitation services necessary for comprehensive transitional care following hospitalization.

Subd. 4. Health teams. The commissioner shall establish health teams to support the patient-centered health home and provide the services described in subdivision 3 to individuals eligible under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall apply for grants or contracts as provided under section 3502 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish health teams and provide capitated payments to primary care providers. For purposes of this section, "health teams" means community-based, interdisciplinary, inter-professional teams of health care providers that support primary care practices. These providers may include medical specialists, nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, behavioral and mental health providers, doctors of chiropractic, licensed complementary and alternative medicine practitioners, and physician assistants.

Subd. 5. Payments. The commissioner shall make payments to each health home and each health team for the provision of health home services to each eligible individual with chronic conditions that selects the health home as a provider.

Subd. 6. Coordination. The commissioner, to the extent feasible, shall ensure that the requirements and payment methods for health homes and health teams developed under this section are consistent with the requirements and payment methods for health care homes established under sections 256B.0751 and 256B.0753. The commissioner may modify requirements and payment methods under sections 256B.0751 and 256B.0753 in order to be consistent with federal health home requirements and payment methods.

Subd. 7. State plan amendment. The commissioner shall submit a state plan amendment to implement this section to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by January 1, 2011.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011, or upon federal approval, whichever is later.

Sec. 3. FEDERAL HEALTH CARE REFORM DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND GRANTS.

(a) The commissioner of human services shall seek to participate in the following demonstration projects, or apply for the following grants, as described in the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148:

(1) the demonstration project to evaluate integrated care around a hospitalization, Public Law 111-148, section 2704;

(2) the Medicaid global payment system demonstration project, Public Law 111-148, section 2705, including a demonstration project for the specific population of childless adults under 75 percent of federal poverty guidelines that were to be served by the general assistance medical care program;

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(3) the pediatric accountable care organization demonstration project, Public Law 111-148, section 2706;

(4) the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration project, Public Law 111-148, section 2707; and

(5) grants to provide incentives for prevention of chronic diseases in Medicaid, Public Law 111-148, section 4108.

(b) The commissioner of human services shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees or divisions with jurisdiction over health care policy and finance on the status of the demonstration project and grant applications. If the state is accepted as a demonstration project participant, or is awarded a grant, the commissioner shall notify the chairs and ranking minority members of those committees or divisions of any legislative changes necessary to implement the demonstration projects or grants.

(c) The commissioner of health shall apply for federal grants available under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, for purposes of funding wellness and prevention, and health improvement programs. To the extent possible under federal law, the commissioner of health must utilize the state health improvement program, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.986, to implement grant programs related to wellness and prevention, and health improvement, for which the state receives funding under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148.

Sec. 4. HEALTH CARE REFORM TASK FORCE.

Subdivision 1. Task force. (a) The governor shall convene a Health Care Reform Task Force to advise and assist the governor and the legislature regarding state implementation of federal health care reform legislation. For purposes of this section, "federal health care reform legislation" means the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, and the health care reform provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, Public Law 111-152. The task force shall consist of:

(1) two legislators from the house of representatives appointed by the speaker and two legislators from the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration;

(2) two representatives appointed by the governor to represent the governor and state agencies;

(3) three persons appointed by the governor who have demonstrated leadership in health care organizations, health plan companies, or health care trade or professional associations;

(4) three persons appointed by the governor who have demonstrated leadership in employer and group purchaser activities related to health system improvement of whom two must be from a labor organization and one from the business community; and

(5) five persons appointed by the governor who have demonstrated expertise in the areas of health care financing, access, and quality.

The governor is exempt from the requirements of the open appointments process for purposes of appointing task force members. Members shall be appointed for one-year terms and may be reappointed.

(b) The Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Commerce shall provide staff support to the task force. The task force may accept outside resources to help support its efforts.

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Subd. 2. Duties. (a) By December 15, 2010, the task force shall develop and present to the legislature and the governor a preliminary report and recommendations on state implementation of federal health care reform legislation. The report must include recommendations for state law and program changes necessary to comply with the federal health care reform legislation, and also recommendations for implementing provisions of the federal legislation that are optional for states. In developing recommendations, the task force shall consider the extent to which an approach maximizes federal funding to the state.

(b) The task force, in consultation with the governor and the legislature, shall also establish timelines and criteria for future reports on state implementation of the federal health care reform legislation.

Sec. 5. AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE; PLANNING PROVISIONS.

Subdivision 1. Federal planning grants. The commissioners of commerce, health, and human services shall jointly or separately apply to the federal secretary of health and human services for one or more planning grants, including renewal grants, authorized under section 1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, including any future amendments of that provision, relating to state creation of American Health Benefit Exchanges.

Subd. 2. Consideration of early creation and operation of exchange. (a) The commissioners referenced in subdivision 1 shall analyze the advantages and disadvantages to the state of planning to have a state health insurance exchange, similar to an American Health Benefit Exchange referenced in subdivision 1, begin prior to the federal deadline of January 1, 2014.

(b) The commissioners shall provide a written report to the legislature on the results of the analysis required under paragraph (a) no later than December 15, 2010. The written report must comply with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197.

ARTICLE 23

HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(109,876,000) $(28,344,000) $(138,220,000)

Health Care Access $99,654,000 $276,500,000 $376,154,000

Federal TANF $(9,830,000) $15,133,000 $5,303,000

Total $(20,052,000) $263,289,000 $243,237,000

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATION.

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this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from appropriations listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Supplemental appropriations and reductions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment unless a different effective date is explicit.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(20,052,000) $263,289,000

Appropriations by Fund

2010 2011

General (109,876,000) (28,344,000)

Health Care Access 99,654,000 276,500,000

Federal TANF (9,830,000) 15,133,000

The amounts that may be spent for each purpose are specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Revenue and Pass-through

Appropriations by Fund

Federal TANF 390,000 (251,000)

Subd. 3. Children and Economic Assistance Grants

Appropriations by Fund

General 4,489,000 (4,140,000)

Federal TANF (10,220,000) 15,384,000

The amounts that may be spent from this appropriation are as follows:

(a) MFIP Grants

General 7,916,000 (14,481,000)

Federal TANF (10,220,000) 15,384,000

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(b) MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants (7,832,000) 2,579,000

(d) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants 2,454,000 3,843,000

(e) Group Residential Housing Grants 1,076,000 2,580,000

Subd. 4. Basic Health Care Grants

Appropriations by Fund

General (62,770,000) 29,192,000

Health Care Access 99,654,000 276,500,000

The amounts that may be spent from the appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

(a) MinnesotaCare Grants

Health Care Access 99,654,000 276,500,000

(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care - Families and Children 1,165,000 24,146,000

Subd. 5. Continuing Care Grants (51,595,000) (53,396,000)

The amounts that may be spent from the appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

(a) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Facilities (3,774,000) (8,275,000)

(b) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Waivers (27,710,000) (22,452,000)

Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 24

HUMAN SERVICES CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. SUMMARY OF HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this bill.

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2010 2011 Total

General $-0- $13,383,000 $13,383,000

Health Care Access -0- 686,000 686,000

Total $-0- $14,069,000 $14,069,000

Sec. 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, to the agency and for the purposes specified in this bill. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this bill mean that the addition to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $-0- $14,069,000

Appropriations by Fund

2010 2011

General -0- 13,383,000

Health Care Access -0- 686,000

The appropriations for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Basic Health Care Grants

(a) MinnesotaCare Grants -0- 686,000

This appropriation is from the health care access fund.

(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Families and Children -0- 6,297,000

Subd. 3. Continuing Care Grants

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(a) Medical Assistance - Long-Term Care Facilities Grants -0- 2,486,000

(b) Medical Assistance Grants - Long-Term Care Waivers and Home Care Grants -0- 547,000

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon enactment of an extension of the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) under Public Law 111-5, section 5001, to at least June 30, 2011.

Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.0625, subdivision 22, is amended to read:

Subd. 22. Hospice care. Medical assistance covers hospice care services under Public Law 99-272, section 9505, to the extent authorized by rule, except that a recipient age 21 or under who elects to receive hospice services does not waive coverage for services that are related to the treatment of the condition for which a diagnosis of terminal illness has been made.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactive from March 23, 2010.

Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256B.0911, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(a) "Long-term care consultation services" means:

(1) assistance in identifying services needed to maintain an individual in the most inclusive environment;

(2) providing recommendations on cost-effective community services that are available to the individual;

(3) development of an individual's person-centered community support plan;

(4) providing information regarding eligibility for Minnesota health care programs;

(5) face-to-face long-term care consultation assessments, which may be completed in a hospital, nursing facility, intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities (ICF/DDs), regional treatment centers, or the person's current or planned residence;

(6) federally mandated screening to determine the need for a institutional level of care under section 256B.0911, ~~subdivision 4, paragraph (a)~~ subdivision 4a;

(7) determination of home and community-based waiver service eligibility including level of care determination for individuals who need an institutional level of care as defined under section 144.0724, subdivision 11, or 256B.092, service eligibility including state plan home care services identified in section 256B.0625, subdivisions 6, 7, and 19, paragraphs (a) and (c), based on assessment and support plan development with appropriate referrals;

(8) providing recommendations for nursing facility placement when there are no cost-effective community services available; and

(9) assistance to transition people back to community settings after facility admission.

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(b) "Long-term care options counseling" means the services provided by the linkage lines as mandated by sections 256.01 and 256.975, subdivision 7, and also includes telephone assistance and follow up once a long-term care consultation assessment has been completed.

(c) "Minnesota health care programs" means the medical assistance program under chapter 256B and the alternative care program under section 256B.0913.

(d) "Lead agencies" means counties or a collaboration of counties, tribes, and health plans administering long-term care consultation assessment and support planning services.

Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.19, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:

Subd. 1c. Additional portion of nonfederal share. (a) Hennepin County shall be responsible for a monthly transfer payment of $1,500,000, due before noon on the 15th of each month and the University of Minnesota shall be responsible for a monthly transfer payment of $500,000 due before noon on the 15th of each month, beginning July 15, 1995. These sums shall be part of the designated governmental unit's portion of the nonfederal share of medical assistance costs.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2001, Hennepin County's payment under paragraph (a) shall be $2,066,000 each month.

(c) Beginning July 1, 2001, the commissioner shall increase annual capitation payments to the metropolitan health plan under section 256B.69 for the prepaid medical assistance program by approximately ~~$3,400,000, plus any available federal matching funds,~~ $6,800,000 to recognize higher than average medical education costs.

(d) Effective August 1, 2005, Hennepin County's payment under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be reduced to $566,000, and the University of Minnesota's payment under paragraph (a) shall be reduced to zero. Effective October 1, 2008, to December 31, 2010, Hennepin County's payment under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be $434,688. Effective January 1, 2011, Hennepin County's payment under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be $566,000.

(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), upon federal enactment of an extension to June 30, 2011, of the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) originally provided under Public Law 111-5, for the six-month period from January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2011, Hennepin County's payment under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be $434,688.

Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256L.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Premium determination. (a) Families with children and individuals shall pay a premium determined according to subdivision 2.

(b) Pregnant women and children under age two are exempt from the provisions of section 256L.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (3), requiring disenrollment for failure to pay premiums. For pregnant women, this exemption continues until the first day of the month following the 60th day postpartum. Women who remain enrolled during pregnancy or the postpartum period, despite nonpayment of premiums, shall be disenrolled on the first of the month following the 60th day postpartum for the penalty period that otherwise applies under section 256L.06, unless they begin paying premiums.

(c) Members of the military and their families who meet the eligibility criteria for MinnesotaCare upon eligibility approval made within 24 months following the end of the member's tour of active duty shall have their premiums paid by the commissioner. The effective date of coverage for an individual or family who meets the criteria of this paragraph shall be the first day of the month following the month in which eligibility is approved. This exemption applies for 12 months. This paragraph expires June 30, 2010. If the expiration of this provision is in violation of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5, this provision will expire on the date when it is no longer subject to section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes of that date.

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Sec. 8. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, section 66, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 3, section 24, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective August 1, 2009, ~~and~~ upon federal approval and on the date when it is no longer subject to the maintenance of effort requirements of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes of that date. Paragraph (e) is effective September 1, 2006.

Sec. 9. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 17, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2011, or upon federal approval~~, whichever is later~~ and on the date when it is no longer subject to the maintenance of effort requirements of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes of that date.

Sec. 10. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 18, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective ~~January 1, 2011~~ upon federal approval and on the date when it is no longer subject to the maintenance of effort requirements of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.

Sec. 11. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 22, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for periods of ineligibility established on or after January 1, 2011, unless it is in violation of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. If it is in violation of that section, then it shall be effective on the date when it is no longer subject to maintenance of effort requirements of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes of that date.

Sec. 12. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 8, section 4, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. The section is effective ~~January~~ July 1, 2011.

Sec. 13. Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 1, section 17, the effective date, is amended to read:

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for pooled trust accounts established on or after January 1, 2011, unless it is in violation of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. If it is in violation of that section, then it shall be effective on the date when it is no longer subject to maintenance of effort requirements of section 5001 of Public Law 111-5. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes of that date.

ARTICLE 25

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations by fund made in this article.

2010 2011 Total

General $(6,784,000) $210,746,000 $203,962,000

State Government Special Revenue 113,000 624,000 737,000

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Health Care Access 998,000 (1,276,000) (278,000)

Federal TANF 8,000,000 20,000,000 28,000,000

Special Revenue -0- 93,000 93,000

Total $2,327,000 $230,187,000 $232,514,000

Sec. 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction from appropriations listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Supplemental appropriations and reductions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, are effective the day following final enactment unless a different effective date is explicit.

APPROPRIATIONS

Available for the Year

Ending June 30

2010 2011

Sec. 3. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $4,409,000 $226,513,000

Appropriations by Fund

2010 2011

General (4,589,000) 209,026,000

Health Care Access 998,000 (2,513,000)

Federal TANF 8,000,000 20,000,000

The appropriation modifications for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

TANF Financing and Maintenance of Effort. The commissioner, with the approval of the commissioner of management and budget, and after notification of the chairs of the relevant senate budget division and house of representatives finance division, may adjust the amount of TANF transfers between the MFIP transition year child care assistance program and MFIP grant programs within the fiscal year and within the current biennium and the biennium ending June 30, 2013, to ensure that state and federal match and maintenance of effort

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requirements are met. These transfers and amounts shall be reported to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives Finance Committees, the senate Health and Human Services Budget Division, and the house of representatives Health Care and Human Services Finance Division and Early Childhood Finance and Policy Division by December 1 of each fiscal year. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this paragraph expires June 30, 2013.

SNAP Enhanced Administrative Funding. The funds available for administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program under the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010, Public Law 111-118, are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the actual costs of providing for increased eligibility determinations, caseload-related costs, timely application processing, and quality control. Of these funds, 20 percent shall be allocated to the commissioner and 80 percent shall be allocated to counties. The commissioner shall allocate the county portion based on recent caseload. Reimbursement shall be based on actual costs reported by counties through existing processes. Tribal reimbursement must be made from the state portion, based on a caseload factor equivalent to that of a county.

TANF Summer Food Programs - TANF Emergency Fund Non-Recurrent Short-Term Benefits. In addition to the TANF emergency fund (TEF) non-recurrent short-term benefits provided in this subdivision, the commissioner may supplement funds available under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34 to provide for summer food programs to the extent such funds are available and eligible to leverage TANF emergency funds non-recurrent benefits. The commissioner may contract directly with providers or third-party funders to maximize these TANF emergency fund grants. Up to $800,000 of TEF non-recurrent short-term benefit earnings may be used in this program. This paragraph is effective the day following final enactment.

TANF Transfer to Federal Child Care and Development Fund. Of the TANF appropriation in fiscal year 2011, $12,500,000 is to the commissioner for the purposes of MFIP and transition year child care under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05. The commissioner shall authorize the transfer of sufficient TANF funds to the federal child care and development fund to meet this appropriation and shall ensure that all transferred funds are expended according to federal child care and development fund regulations.

Special Revenue Fund Transfers. (a) The commissioner shall transfer the following amounts from special revenue fund balances to the general fund by June 30 of each respective fiscal year: $613,000 in fiscal year 2010, and $493,000 in fiscal year 2011. This provision is effective the day following final enactment.

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(b) The actual transfers made under paragraph (a) must be separately identified and reported as part of the quarterly reporting of transfers to the chairs of the relevant senate budget division and house of representatives finance division.

Subd. 2. Agency Management

(a) Financial Operations -0- 103,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $10,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $10,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(b) Legal and Regulatory Operations -0- 114,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $18,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $18,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $18,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $18,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(d) Information Technology Operations -0- (2,500,000)

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $1,666,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $1,666,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Subd. 3. Revenue and Pass-Through Revenue Expenditures 8,000,000 20,000,000

These appropriations are from the federal TANF fund.

TANF Funding for the Working Family Tax Credit. In addition to the amounts specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0671, subdivision 6, $15,500,000 of TANF funds in fiscal year 2010 are appropriated to the commissioner to reimburse the general fund for the cost of the working family tax credit for eligible families. With respect to the amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2010, the commissioner shall reimburse the general fund by June 30, 2010. This paragraph is effective the day following final enactment.

Child Care Development Fund Unexpended Balance. In addition to the amount provided in this section, the commissioner shall carry over and expend in fiscal year 2011 $7,500,000 of the TANF funds transferred in fiscal year 2010 that reflect the child care and development fund unexpended balance for the basic sliding fee child care assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03. The commissioner shall ensure that all funds are expended according to the federal child care and development fund regulations relating to the TANF transfers.

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Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Subd. 4. Economic Support Grants

(a) Support Services Grants -0- -0-

Base Adjustment. The federal TANF fund base is decreased by $5,004,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $5,004,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(b) MFIP/DWP Grants -0- (1,583,000)

(d) Children's Services Grants (900,000) -0-

Adoption Assistance. Of the appropriation reduction in fiscal year 2010, $900,000 is from the adoption assistance program. This reduction is onetime.

(e) Child and Community Services Grants -0- (16,750,000)

Base adjustment. The general fund is increased by $13,509,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $13,509,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(f) Group Residential Housing Grants -0- 84,000

Reduction of Supplemental Service Rate. Effective July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013, the commissioner shall decrease the group residential housing supplementary service rate under Minnesota Statutes, section 256I.05, subdivision 1a, by five percent for services rendered on or after that date, except that reimbursement rates for a group residential housing facility reimbursed as a nursing facility shall not be reduced. The reduction in this paragraph is in addition to the reduction under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 8, section 79, paragraph (b), clause (11).

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $784,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $784,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(g) Children's Mental Health Grants (200,000) (200,000)

(h) Other Children's and Economic Assistance Grants 400,000 213,000

Minnesota Food Assistance Program. Of the 2011 appropriation, $150,000 is for the Minnesota Food Assistance Program. This appropriation is onetime.

Of this appropriation, $400,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $63,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for food shelf programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34. This appropriation is available until spent.

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Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $20,000 in fiscal year 2012 and decreased by $510,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Subd. 5. Children and Economic Assistance Management

(a) Children and Economic Assistance Administration -0- -0-

Base Adjustment. The federal TANF fund base is decreased by $700,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $700,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(b) Children and Economic Assistance Operations -0- 195,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $12,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $12,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Subd. 6. Health Care Grants

(a) MinnesotaCare Grants 998,000 4,269,000

This appropriation is from the health care access fund.

Health Care Access Fund Transfer to General Fund. The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $998,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $194,404,000 in fiscal year 2011 from the health care access fund to the general fund. This paragraph is effective the day following final enactment.

The amount of this transfer is $178,682,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $286,150,000 in fiscal year 2013.

MinnesotaCare Ratable Reduction. Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, to December 31, 2013, MinnesotaCare payments to managed care plans under Minnesota Statutes, section 256L.12, for single adults and households without children whose income is greater than 75 percent of federal poverty guidelines shall be reduced by 15 percent. Effective for services provided from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, this reduction shall apply to all services. Effective for services provided from July 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, this reduction shall apply to all services except inpatient hospital services. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this article, this paragraph shall expire on December 31, 2013.

(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Families and Children -0- 314,662,000

Critical Access Dental. Of the general fund appropriation, $731,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner for critical access dental provider reimbursement payments under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.76 subdivision 4. This is a onetime appropriation.

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Nonadministrative Rate Reduction. For services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, to December 31, 2013, the commissioner shall reduce contract rates paid to managed care plans under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.69 and 256L.12, and to county-based purchasing plans under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.692, by three percent of the contract rate attributable to nonadministrative services in effect on June 30, 2010. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this rider expires on December 31, 2013.

MnDHO Transition. Of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2011, $250,000 is to the commissioner to be made available to county agencies to assist in the transition of the approximately 1,290 current MnDHO members to the fee-for-service Medicaid program or another managed care option by January 1, 2011.

County agencies shall work with the commissioner, health plans, and MnDHO members and their legal representatives to develop and implement transition plans that include:

(1) identification of service needs of MnDHO members based on the current assessment or through the completion of a new assessment;

(2) identification of services currently provided to MnDHO members and which of those services will continue to be reimbursable through fee-for-service or another managed care option under the Medicaid state plan or a home and community-based waiver program;

(3) identification of service providers who do not have a contract with the county or who are currently reimbursed at a different rate than the county contracted rate; and

(4) development of an individual service plan that is within allowable waiver funding limits.

(d) General Assistance Medical Care Grants -0- (75,389,000)

(e) Other Health Care Grants -0- (7,000,000)

Cobra Carryforward. Unexpended funds appropriated in fiscal year 2010 for COBRA grants under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 5, section 78, do not cancel and are available to the commissioner for fiscal year 2011 COBRA grant expenditures. Up to $111,000 of the fiscal year 2011 appropriation for COBRA grants provided in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 6, may be used by the commissioner for costs related to administration of the COBRA grants.

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Subd. 7. Health Care Management

(a) Health Care Administration -0- 442,000

Fiscal Note Report. Of this appropriation, $50,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for a transfer to the commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget for the completion of the human services fiscal note report in article 5.

PACE Implementation Funding. For fiscal year 2011, $145,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services to complete the actuarial and administrative work necessary to begin the operation of PACE under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.69, subdivision 23, paragraph (e). Base level funding for this activity shall be $130,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $0 in fiscal year 2013.

Minnesota Senior Health Options Reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2011, federal administrative reimbursement resulting from the Minnesota senior health options project is appropriated to the commissioner for this activity. Notwithstanding any contrary provision, this provision expires June 30, 2013.

Utilization Review. Effective July 1, 2011, federal administrative reimbursement resulting from prior authorization and inpatient admission certification by a professional review organization shall be dedicated to, and is appropriated to, the commissioner for these activities. A portion of these funds must be used for activities to decrease unnecessary pharmaceutical costs in medical assistance. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this article, this paragraph expires June 30, 2013.

Certified Public Expenditures. (1) The entities named in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.199, paragraph (b), clause (1), shall comply with the requirements of that statute by promptly reporting on a quarterly basis certified public expenditures that may qualify for federal matching funds. Reporting under this paragraph shall be voluntary from July 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010. Upon federal enactment of an extension to June 30, 2011, of the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) originally provided under Public Law 111-5, reporting under this paragraph shall also be voluntary from January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2011.

(2) To the extent that certified public expenditures reported in compliance with paragraph (1) earn federal matching payments that exceed $8,079,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $18,316,000 in fiscal year 2013, the excess amount shall be deposited in the health care access fund. For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2013, the commissioner shall forecast in November the amount of federal payments anticipated to match certified public expenditures

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reported in compliance with paragraph (a). Any federal match earned in a fiscal year in excess of the amount forecasted in November shall be deposited to the health care access fund.

(3) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this article, this rider shall not expire.

Poverty Guidelines. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 256B.56, subdivision 1c; 256D.03, subdivision 3; or 256L.04, subdivision 7b, the poverty guidelines for medical assistance, general assistance medical care, and MinnesotaCare from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011, shall not be lower than the poverty guidelines issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 23, 2009. This section shall have no effect on the revision of poverty guidelines for the Minnesota health care programs that would be in effect starting on July 1, 2011. This paragraph is effective the day following final enactment.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $227,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $357,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(b) Health Care Operations

Appropriations by Fund

General -0- 186,000

Health Care Access -0- 218,000

The general fund appropriation is a onetime appropriation in fiscal year 2011.

Base Adjustment. The health care access fund base for health care operations is decreased by $812,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $944,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Subd. 8. Continuing Care Grants

(a) Aging and Adult Services Grants -0- (1,113,000)

Base Adjustment. The general fund base for aging and adult services grants is increased by $974,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $1,113,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Community Service Development Reduction. The appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 8, paragraph (a), for community service development grants, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 1, subdivision 8, paragraph (a), is reduced by $154,000 in fiscal year 2011. The appropriation base is reduced by $139,000 for fiscal year 2012 and $0 for fiscal year 2013. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, this provision expires June 30, 2012.

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(b) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Facilities Grants -0- 3,864,000

ICF/MR Occupancy Rate Adjustment Suspension. Effective for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, approval of new applications for occupancy rate adjustments for unoccupied short-term beds under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.5013, subdivision 7, is suspended.

Kandiyohi County; ICF/MR Payment Rate. $36,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2011 and $4,000 in fiscal year 2012 to increase payment rates for an ICF/MR licensed for six beds and located in Kandiyohi County to serve persons with high behavioral needs. The payment rate increase shall be effective for services provided from July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011. These appropriations are onetime.

Manage Growth in Traumatic Brain Injury and Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals Waivers. During the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, the commissioner shall allocate money for home and community-based waiver programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49, to ensure a reduction in state spending that is equivalent to limiting the caseload growth of the traumatic brain injury waiver to six allocations per month and the community alternatives for disabled individuals waiver to 60 allocations per month. The limits do not apply: (1) when there is an approved plan for nursing facility bed closures for individuals under age 65 who require relocation due to the bed closure; (2) to fiscal year 2009 waiver allocations delayed due to unallotment; or (3) to transfers authorized by the commissioner from the personal care assistance program of individuals having a home care rating of CS, MT, or HL. Priorities for the allocation of funds must be for individuals anticipated to be discharged from institutional settings or who are at imminent risk of a placement in an institutional setting.

Manage Growth in the Developmental Disability (DD) Waiver. The commissioner shall manage the growth in the developmental disability waiver by limiting the allocations included in the November 2010 forecast to six additional diversion allocations each month for the calendar year that begins on January 1, 2011. Additional allocations must be made available for transfers authorized by the commissioner from the personal care assistance program of individuals having a home care rating of CS, MT, or HL. This provision is effective through December 31, 2011.

(d) Adult Mental Health Grants (3,500,000) (300,000)

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Compulsive Gambling Special Revenue Account. $149,000 for fiscal year 2010 and $27,000 for fiscal year 2011 from the compulsive gambling special revenue account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.982, shall be transferred and deposited into the general fund by June 30 of each respective fiscal year. This paragraph is effective the day following final enactment.

Compulsive Gambling Lottery Prize Fund. The lottery prize fund appropriation for compulsive gambling is reduced by $80,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $79,000 in fiscal year 2011. This is a onetime reduction.

Culturally Specific Treatment. The appropriation for culturally specific treatment is reduced by $300,000 in fiscal year 2011. This is a onetime reduction.

(1) Of the fiscal year 2010 general fund appropriation for grants to counties for housing with support services for adults with serious and persistent mental illness, $3,300,000 is canceled and returned to the general fund.

(2) Of the fiscal year 2010 general fund appropriation for additional crisis intervention team training for law enforcement, $200,000 is canceled and returned to the general fund.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $300,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(e) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants -0- (2,433,000)

(f) Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement Grants (389,000) -0-

Base adjustment. The general fund base is reduced by $393,000 in fiscal year 2012 and fiscal year 2013.

Chemical Health. Of the fiscal year 2010 general fund appropriation to Mother's First and the Native American Program, $389,000 is canceled and returned to the general fund.

(g) Other Continuing Care Grants -0- 350,000

This is a onetime appropriation in fiscal year 2011.

Region 10 Quality Assurance Commission. $100,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2011 to the commissioner of human services for the purposes of the Region 10 Quality Assurance Commission under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0951. This appropriation is onetime.

Subd. 9. Continuing Care Management -0- 296,000

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PACE Implementation Funding. For fiscal year 2011, $111,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services to complete the actuarial and administrative work necessary to begin the operation of PACE under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.69, subdivision 23, paragraph (e). Base level funding for this activity shall be $101,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $0 in fiscal year 2013. For fiscal year 2013 and beyond, the commissioner must work with stakeholders to develop financing mechanisms to complete the actuarial and administrative costs of PACE. The commissioner shall inform the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committee with jurisdiction over health care funding by January 15, 2011, on progress to develop financing mechanisms.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base for continuing care management is increased by $7,000 in fiscal year 2012 and decreased by $94,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Subd. 10. State-Operated Services

Obsolete Laundry Depreciation Account. $669,000, or the balance, whichever is greater, must be transferred from the state-operated services laundry depreciation account in the special revenue fund and deposited into the general fund by June 30, 2010. This paragraph is effective the day following final enactment.

Operating Budget Reductions. No operating budget reductions enacted in Laws 2010, chapter 200, or in this act shall be allocated to state-operated services.

Prohibition on Transferring Funds. The commissioner shall not transfer mental health grants to state-operated services without specific legislative approval. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this paragraph shall not expire.

(a) Adult Mental Health Services -0- 6,888,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $12,286,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $12,394,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Appropriation Requirements. (a) The general fund appropriation to the commissioner includes funding for the following:

(1) to a community collaborative to begin providing crisis center services in the Mankato area that are comparable to the crisis services provided prior to the closure of the Mankato Crisis Center. The commissioner shall recruit former employees of the Mankato Crisis Center who were recently laid off to staff the new crisis services. The commissioner shall obtain legislative approval prior to discontinuing this funding;

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(2) to maintain the building in Eveleth that currently houses community transition services and to establish a psychiatric intensive therapeutic foster home as an enterprise activity. The commissioner shall request a waiver amendment to allow CADI funding for psychiatric intensive therapeutic foster care services provided in the same location and building as the community transition services. If the federal government does not approve the waiver amendment, the commissioner shall continue to pay the lease for the building out of the state-operated services budget until the commissioner of administration subleases the space or until the lease expires, and shall establish the psychiatric intensive therapeutic foster home at a different site. The commissioner shall make diligent efforts to sublease the space;

(3) to convert the community behavioral health hospitals in Wadena and Willmar to facilities that provide more suitable services based on the needs of the community, which may include, but are not limited to, psychiatric extensive recovery treatment services. The commissioner may also establish other community-based services in the Willmar and Wadena areas that deliver the appropriate level of care in response to the express needs of the communities. The services established under this provision must be staffed by state employees.

(4) to continue the operation of the dental clinics in Brainerd, Cambridge, Faribault, Fergus Falls, and Willmar at the same level of care and staffing that was in effect on March 1, 2010. The commissioner shall not proceed with the planned closure of the dental clinics, and shall not discontinue services or downsize any of the state-operated dental clinics without specific legislative approval. The commissioner shall continue to bill for services provided to obtain medical assistance critical access dental payments and cost-based payment rates as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.76, subdivision 2, and shall bill for services provided three months retroactively from the date of this act. This appropriation is onetime;

(5) to convert the Minnesota Neurorehabilitation Hospital in Brainerd to a neurocognitive psychiatric extensive recovery treatment service; and

(6) to convert the Minnesota extended treatment options (METO) program to the following community-based services provided by state employees: (i) psychiatric extensive recovery treatment services; (ii) intensive transitional foster homes as enterprise activities; and (iii) other community-based support services. The provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section 252.025, subdivision 7, are applicable to the METO services established under this clause. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 246.18, subdivision 8, any revenue lost to the general fund by the conversion of METO to new services must be replaced by revenue

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from the new services to offset the lost revenue to the general fund until June 30, 2013. Any revenue generated in excess of this amount shall be deposited into the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 246.18, subdivision 8.

(b) The commissioner shall not move beds from the Anoka-Metro Regional Treatment Center to the psychiatric nursing facility at St. Peter without specific legislative approval.

(c) The commissioner shall implement changes, including the following, to save a minimum of $6,006,000 beginning in fiscal year 2011, and report to the legislature the specific initiatives implemented and the savings allocated to each one, including:

(1) maximizing budget savings through strategic employee staffing; and

(2) identifying and implementing cost reductions in cooperation with state-operated services employees.

Base level funding is reduced by $6,006,000 effective fiscal year 2011.

(d) The commissioner shall seek certification or approval from the federal government for the new services under paragraph (a) that are eligible for federal financial participation and deposit the revenue associated with these new services in the account established under Minnesota Statutes, section 246.18, subdivision 8, unless otherwise specified.

(e) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this rider shall not expire.

(b) Minnesota Sex Offender Services -0- (145,000)

Sex Offender Services. Base level funding for Minnesota sex offender services is reduced by $418,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $419,000 in fiscal year 2013 for the 50-bed sex offender treatment program within the Moose Lake correctional facility in which Department of Human Services staff from Minnesota sex offender services provide clinical treatment to incarcerated offenders. This reduction shall become part of the base for the Department of Human Services.

Interagency Agreements. The commissioner of human services may enter into interagency agreements with the commissioner of corrections to continue sex offender treatment and chemical dependency treatment on a cost-sharing basis, in which each department pays 50 percent of the costs of these services.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $418,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $419,000 in fiscal year 2013.

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Sec. 4. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $(2,392,000) $2,310,000

Appropriations by Fund

2010 2011

General (2,392,000) 2,064,000

State Government

Special Revenue -0- 9,000

Health Care Access -0- 237,000

Subd. 2. Community and Family Health (221,000) 953,000

Base Level Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $1,388,000 in fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

Positive Alternatives. Of the general fund appropriation, $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner for positive alternatives grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.4235. This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 3. Policy, Quality, and Compliance

Appropriations by Fund

2010 2011

General (1,797,000) 497,000

State Government

Special Revenue -0- 9,000

Health Care Access -0- 237,000

Health Care Reform. Funds appropriated in Laws 2008, chapter 358, article 5, section 4, subdivision 3, for health reform activities to implement Laws 2008, chapter 358, article 4, are available until expended. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this provision shall not expire.

Health Care Reform Task Force. $198,000 from the general fund is for expenses related to the Health Care Reform Task Force established under article 7. This is a onetime appropriation.

Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grants. Of the general fund reductions in fiscal year 2010, $1,755,000 is for the rural hospital capital improvement grant program.

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Section 125 Plans. The remaining balance from the Laws 2008, chapter 358, article 5, section 4, subdivision 3, appropriation for Section 125 Plan Employer Incentives is canceled.

Birth Centers. Of the appropriation in fiscal year 2011 from the state government special revenue fund, $9,000 is to the commissioner to license birth centers. Base level funding for this activity shall be $7,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $7,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Comprehensive Advanced Life Support Program. Of the general fund appropriation, $377,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner for the comprehensive advanced life support educational program. For fiscal year 2012, base level funding for this program shall be $377,000.

Advisory Group on Administrative Expenses. Of the health care access fund appropriation for fiscal year 2011, $39,000 is to the commissioner for the advisory group established under Minnesota Statutes, section 62D.31. This is a onetime appropriation.

Base Level Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $253,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $253,000 in fiscal year 2013. The state government special revenue fund base is decreased by $2,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $2,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Office of Unlicensed Health Care Practice. Of the general fund appropriation, $74,000 in fiscal year 2011 is for the Office of Unlicensed Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice. This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 4. Health Protection (374,000) 714,000

Lead Base Grant Program. Of the general fund reduction, $25,000 in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 is for the elimination of state funding for the temporary lead-safe housing base grant program.

Birth Defects Information System. Of the general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2011, $919,000 is for the Minnesota Birth Defects Information System established under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.2215.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $440,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $984,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Subd. 5. Administrative Support Services -0- (100,000)

The general fund base is decreased by $22,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $22,000 in fiscal year 2013.

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Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS $(50,000) $-0-

Cancellation of Prior Appropriation. By June 30, 2010, the commissioner of management and budget shall cancel the $50,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2008 to the board in Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 19, section 5, in the paragraph titled "Pay for Performance."

Sec. 6. HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $113,000 $615,000

The appropriations in this section are from the state government special revenue fund.

In fiscal year 2010, $591,000 shall be transferred from the state government special revenue fund to the general fund. In fiscal year 2011, $3,052,000 shall be transferred from the state government special revenue fund to the general fund. These transfers are in addition to those made in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 5, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 3.

The transfers in this section are onetime in the fiscal year 2010-2011 biennium.

The appropriations for each purpose are shown in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2. Board of Marriage and Family Therapy 47,000 22,000

Operating Costs and Rulemaking. Of this appropriation, $22,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $22,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for operating costs. This is an ongoing appropriation. Of this appropriation, $25,000 in fiscal year 2010 is for rulemaking. This is a onetime appropriation.

Subd. 3. Board of Nursing Home Administrators 51,000 61,000

Subd. 4. Board of Pharmacy -0- 517,000

Prescription Electronic Reporting. Of the state government special revenue fund appropriation, $517,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the board to operate the prescription electronic reporting system in Minnesota Statutes, section 152.126. Base level funding for this activity in fiscal year 2012 shall be $356,000.

Subd. 5. Board of Podiatry 15,000 15,000

Purpose. This appropriation is to pay health insurance coverage costs and to cover the cost of expert witnesses in disciplinary cases.

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Sec. 7. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD $247,000 $(382,000)

Sec. 8. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $-0- $93,000

This appropriation is from the special revenue fund for the couples on the brink program.

Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS $-0- $-0-

Sex Offender Services. From the general fund appropriations to the commissioner of corrections, the commissioner shall transfer $418,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $419,000 in fiscal year 2013 to the commissioner of human services to provide clinical treatment to incarcerated offenders. This transfer shall become part of the base for the Department of Corrections.

Sec. 10. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE $-0- $38,000

Health Plan Filings. Of this appropriation:

(1) $19,000 is for the review and approval of new health plan filings due to Minnesota Statutes, section 62Q.545. This is a onetime appropriation in fiscal year 2011; and

(2) $19,000 is for regulation of Minnesota Statutes, section 62A.3075. This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 214.40, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7. Medical professional liability insurance. (a) Within the limit of funds appropriated for this program, the administrative services unit must purchase medical professional liability insurance, if available, for a health care provider who is registered in accordance with subdivision 4 and who is not otherwise covered by a medical professional liability insurance policy or self-insured plan either personally or through another facility or employer. The administrative services unit is authorized to prorate payments or otherwise limit the number of participants in the program if the costs of the insurance for eligible providers exceed the funds appropriated for the program.

(b) Coverage purchased under this subdivision must be limited to the provision of health care services performed by the provider for which the provider does not receive direct monetary compensation.

EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 12. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 1, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation $5,225,451,000 $6,002,864,000

Appropriations by Fund

2010 2011

General 4,375,689,000 5,209,765,000

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State Government

Special Revenue 565,000 565,000

Health Care Access 450,662,000 527,411,000

Federal TANF 286,770,000 263,458,000

Lottery Prize 1,665,000 1,665,000

Federal Fund 110,000,000 0

Receipts for Systems Projects. Appropriations and federal receipts for information systems projects for MAXIS, PRISM, MMIS, and SSIS must be deposited in the state system account authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014. Money appropriated for computer projects approved by the Minnesota Office of Enterprise Technology, funded by the legislature, and approved by the commissioner of finance, may be transferred from one project to another and from development to operations as the commissioner of human services considers necessary, except that any transfers to one project that exceed $1,000,000 or multiple transfers to one project that exceed $1,000,000 in total require the express approval of the legislature. The preceding requirement for legislative approval does not apply to transfers made to establish a project's initial operating budget each year; instead, the requirements of section 11, subdivision 2, of this article apply to those transfers. Any unexpended balance in the appropriation for these projects does not cancel but is available for ongoing development and operations. Any computer project with a total cost exceeding $1,000,000, including, but not limited to, a replacement for the proposed HealthMatch system, shall not be commenced without the express approval of the legislature.

HealthMatch Systems Project. In fiscal year 2010, $3,054,000 shall be transferred from the HealthMatch account in the state systems account in the special revenue fund to the general fund.

Nonfederal Share Transfers. The nonfederal share of activities for which federal administrative reimbursement is appropriated to the commissioner may be transferred to the special revenue fund.

TANF Maintenance of Effort.

(a) In order to meet the basic maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements of the TANF block grant specified under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 263.1, the commissioner may only report nonfederal money expended for allowable activities listed in the following clauses as TANF/MOE expenditures:

(1) MFIP cash, diversionary work program, and food assistance benefits under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J;

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(2) the child care assistance programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 119B.03 and 119B.05, and county child care administrative costs under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.15;

(3) state and county MFIP administrative costs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;

(4) state, county, and tribal MFIP employment services under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;

(5) expenditures made on behalf of noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify for the medical assistance without federal financial participation program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.06, subdivision 4, paragraphs (d), (e), and (j); ~~and~~

(6) qualifying working family credit expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0671.; and

(7) qualifying Minnesota education credit expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0674.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that sufficient qualified nonfederal expenditures are made each year to meet the state's TANF/MOE requirements. For the activities listed in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (6), the commissioner may only report expenditures that are excluded from the definition of assistance under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 260.31.

(c) For fiscal years beginning with state fiscal year 2003, the commissioner shall ensure that the maintenance of effort used by the commissioner of finance for the February and November forecasts required under Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, contains expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), equal to at least 16 percent of the total required under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 263.1.

(d) For the federal fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 2007, the commissioner may not claim an amount of TANF/MOE in excess of the 75 percent standard in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 263.1(a)(2), except:

(1) to the extent necessary to meet the 80 percent standard under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 263.1(a)(1), if it is determined by the commissioner that the state will not meet the TANF work participation target rate for the current year;

(2) to provide any additional amounts under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 264.5, that relate to replacement of TANF funds due to the operation of TANF penalties; and

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(3) to provide any additional amounts that may contribute to avoiding or reducing TANF work participation penalties through the operation of the excess MOE provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 261.43(a)(2).

For the purposes of clauses (1) to (3), the commissioner may supplement the MOE claim with working family credit expenditures to the extent such expenditures or other qualified expenditures are otherwise available after considering the expenditures allowed in this section.

(e) Minnesota Statutes, section 256.011, subdivision 3, which requires that federal grants or aids secured or obtained under that subdivision be used to reduce any direct appropriations provided by law, do not apply if the grants or aids are federal TANF funds.

(f) Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this provision expires June 30, 2013.

Working Family Credit Expenditures as TANF/MOE. The commissioner may claim as TANF/MOE up to $6,707,000 per year of working family credit expenditures for fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2011.

Working Family Credit Expenditures to be Claimed for TANF/MOE. The commissioner may count the following amounts of working family credit expenditure as TANF/MOE:

(1) fiscal year 2010, ~~$50,973,000~~ $50,897,000;

(2) fiscal year 2011, ~~$53,793,000~~ $54,243,000;

(3) fiscal year 2012, ~~$23,516,000~~ $23,345,000; and

(4) fiscal year 2013, ~~$16,808,000~~ $16,585,000.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this rider expires June 30, 2013.

Food Stamps Employment and Training. (a) The commissioner shall apply for and claim the maximum allowable federal matching funds under United States Code, title 7, section 2025, paragraph (h), for state expenditures made on behalf of family stabilization services participants voluntarily engaged in food stamp employment and training activities, where appropriate.

(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 256D.051, subdivisions 1a, 6b, and 6c, and 256J.626, federal food stamps employment and training funds received as reimbursement of MFIP consolidated fund grant expenditures for diversionary work program participants and child care assistance program

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expenditures for two-parent families must be deposited in the general fund. The amount of funds must be limited to $3,350,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $4,440,000 in fiscal years 2011 through 2013, contingent on approval by the federal Food and Nutrition Service.

(c) Consistent with the receipt of these federal funds, the commissioner may adjust the level of working family credit expenditures claimed as TANF maintenance of effort. Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this article, this rider expires June 30, 2013.

ARRA Food Support Administration. The funds available for food support administration under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 are appropriated to the commissioner to pay actual costs of implementing the food support benefit increases, increased eligibility determinations, and outreach. Of these funds, 20 percent shall be allocated to the commissioner and 80 percent shall be allocated to counties. The commissioner shall allocate the county portion based on caseload. Reimbursement shall be based on actual costs reported by counties through existing processes. Tribal reimbursement must be made from the state portion based on a caseload factor equivalent to that of a county.

ARRA Food Support Benefit Increases. The funds provided for food support benefit increases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 must be used for benefit increases beginning July 1, 2009.

Emergency Fund for the TANF Program. TANF Emergency Contingency funds available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) are appropriated to the commissioner. The commissioner must request TANF Emergency Contingency funds from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the extent the commissioner meets or expects to meet the requirements of section 403(c) of the Social Security Act. The commissioner must seek to maximize such grants. The funds received must be used as appropriated. Each county must maintain the county's current level of emergency assistance funding under the MFIP consolidated fund and use the funds under this paragraph to supplement existing emergency assistance funding levels.

Sec. 13. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 3, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 1, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Revenue and Pass-Through Revenue Expenditures 68,337,000 70,505,000

This appropriation is from the federal TANF fund.

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TANF Transfer to Federal Child Care and Development Fund. The following TANF fund amounts are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of MFIP and transition year child care under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05:

(1) fiscal year 2010, ~~$6,531,000~~ $862,000;

(2) fiscal year 2011, ~~$10,241,000~~ $978,000;

(3) fiscal year 2012, ~~$10,826,000~~ $0; and

(4) fiscal year 2013, ~~$4,046,000~~ $0.

The commissioner shall authorize the transfer of sufficient TANF funds to the federal child care and development fund to meet this appropriation and shall ensure that all transferred funds are expended according to federal child care and development fund regulations.

Sec. 14. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 1, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Children and Economic Assistance Grants

The amounts that may be spent from this appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

(a) MFIP/DWP Grants

Appropriations by Fund

General 63,205,000 89,033,000

Federal TANF 100,818,000 84,538,000

(b) Support Services Grants

Appropriations by Fund

General 8,715,000 12,498,000

Federal TANF 116,557,000 107,457,000

MFIP Consolidated Fund. The MFIP consolidated fund TANF appropriation is reduced by $1,854,000 in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.626, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), the commissioner shall reduce proportionately the reimbursement to counties for administrative expenses.

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Subsidized Employment Funding Through ARRA. The commissioner is authorized to apply for TANF emergency fund grants for subsidized employment activities. Growth in expenditures for subsidized employment within the supported work program and the MFIP consolidated fund over the amount expended in the calendar quarters in the TANF emergency fund base year shall be used to leverage the TANF emergency fund grants for subsidized employment and to fund supported work. The commissioner shall develop procedures to maximize reimbursement of these expenditures over the TANF emergency fund base year quarters, and may contract directly with employers and providers to maximize these TANF emergency fund grants, including provisions of TANF summer youth program wage subsidies for MFIP youth and caregivers. MFIP youth are individuals up to age 25 who are part of an eligible household as defined under rules governing TANF maintenance of effort with incomes less than 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines. Expenditures may only be used for subsidized wages and benefits and eligible training and supervision expenditures. The commissioner shall contract with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for the summer youth program. The commissioner shall develop procedures to maximize reimbursement of these expenditures over the TANF emergency fund year quarters. No more than $6,000,000 shall be reimbursed. This provision is effective upon enactment.

Supported Work. Of the TANF appropriation, $4,700,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $4,700,000 in fiscal year 2011 are to the commissioner for supported work for MFIP recipients and is available until expended. Supported work includes paid transitional work experience and a continuum of employment assistance, including outreach and recruitment, program orientation and intake, testing and assessment, job development and marketing, preworksite training, supported worksite experience, job coaching, and postplacement follow-up, in addition to extensive case management and referral services. This is a onetime appropriation.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is reduced by $3,783,000 in each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. ~~The TANF fund base is increased by $5,004,000 in each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.~~

Integrated Services Program Funding. The TANF appropriation for integrated services program funding is $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $0 in fiscal year 2011 and the base for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 is $0.

TANF Emergency Fund; Nonrecurrent Short-Term Benefits. (a) TANF emergency contingency fund grants received due to increases in expenditures for nonrecurrent short-term benefits must

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be used to offset the increase in these expenditures for counties under the MFIP consolidated fund, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.626, and the diversionary work program. The commissioner shall develop procedures to maximize reimbursement of these expenditures over the TANF emergency fund base year quarters. Growth in expenditures for the diversionary work program over the amount expended in the calendar quarters in the TANF emergency fund base year shall be used to leverage these funds.

(b) To the extent that the commissioner can claim eligible tax credit growth as nonrecurrent short-term benefits, the commissioner shall use those funds to leverage the increased expenditures in paragraph (a).

(c) TANF emergency funds for nonrecurrent short-term benefits received in excess of the amounts necessary for paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be used to reimburse the general fund for the costs of eligible tax credits in fiscal year 2011. The amount of such funds shall not exceed $15,500,000 in fiscal year 2010.

(d) This rider is effective the day following final enactment.

(c) MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants 61,171,000 65,214,000

Acceleration of ARRA Child Care and Development Fund Expenditure. The commissioner must liquidate all child care and development money available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Public Law 111-5, by September 30, 2010. In order to expend those funds by September 30, 2010, the commissioner may redesignate and expend the ARRA child care and development funds appropriated in fiscal year 2011 for purposes under this section for related purposes that will allow liquidation by September 30, 2010. Child care and development funds otherwise available to the commissioner for those related purposes shall be used to fund the purposes from which the ARRA child care and development funds had been redesignated.

School Readiness Service Agreements. $400,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the federal TANF fund to the commissioner of human services consistent with federal regulations for the purpose of school readiness service agreements under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.231. This is a onetime appropriation. Any unexpended balance the first year is available in the second year.

(d) Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance Grants 40,100,000 45,092,000

School Readiness Service Agreements. $257,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $257,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the general fund for the purpose of school readiness service agreements under

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Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.231. This is a onetime appropriation. Any unexpended balance the first year is available in the second year.

Child Care Development Fund Unexpended Balance. In addition to the amount provided in this section, the commissioner shall expend $5,244,000 in fiscal year 2010 from the federal child care development fund unexpended balance for basic sliding fee child care under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03. The commissioner shall ensure that all child care and development funds are expended according to the federal child care and development fund regulations.

Basic Sliding Fee. $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the federal child care development funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, to the commissioner of human services consistent with federal regulations for the purpose of basic sliding fee child care assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03. This is a onetime appropriation. Any unexpended balance the first year is available in the second year.

Basic Sliding Fee Allocation for Calendar Year 2010. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, subdivision 6, in calendar year 2010, basic sliding fee funds shall be distributed according to this provision. Funds shall be allocated first in amounts equal to each county's guaranteed floor, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, subdivision 8, with any remaining available funds allocated according to the following formula:

(a) Up to one-fourth of the funds shall be allocated in proportion to the number of families participating in the transition year child care program as reported during and averaged over the most recent six months completed at the time of the notice of allocation. Funds in excess of the amount necessary to serve all families in this category shall be allocated according to paragraph (d).

(b) Up to three-fourths of the funds shall be allocated in proportion to the average of each county's most recent six months of reported waiting list as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, subdivision 2, and the reinstatement list of those families whose assistance was terminated with the approval of the commissioner under Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0183, subpart 1. Funds in excess of the amount necessary to serve all families in this category shall be allocated according to paragraph (d).

(c) The amount necessary to serve all families in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be calculated based on the basic sliding fee average cost of care per family in the county with the highest cost in the most recently completed calendar year.

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(d) Funds in excess of the amount necessary to serve all families in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be allocated in proportion to each county's total expenditures for the basic sliding fee child care program reported during the most recent fiscal year completed at the time of the notice of allocation. To the extent that funds are available, and notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, subdivision 8, for the period January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011, each county's guaranteed floor must be equal to its original calendar year 2010 allocation.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $257,000 in each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

(e) Child Care Development Grants 1,487,000 1,487,000

Family, friends, and neighbor grants. $375,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $375,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the child care development fund required targeted quality funds for quality expansion and infant/toddler from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, to the commissioner of human services for family, friends, and neighbor grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.232. This appropriation may be used on programs receiving family, friends, and neighbor grant funds as of June 30, 2009, or on new programs or projects. This is a onetime appropriation. Any unexpended balance the first year is available in the second year.

Voluntary quality rating system training, coaching, consultation, and supports. $633,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $633,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the federal child care development fund required targeted quality funds for quality expansion and infant/toddler from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, to the commissioner of human services consistent with federal regulations for the purpose of providing grants to provide statewide child-care provider training, coaching, consultation, and supports to prepare for the voluntary Minnesota quality rating system rating tool. This is a onetime appropriation. Any unexpended balance the first year is available in the second year.

Voluntary quality rating system. $184,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $1,200,000 in fiscal year 2011 are from the federal child care development fund required targeted funds for quality expansion and infant/toddler from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, to the commissioner of human services consistent with federal regulations for the purpose of implementing the voluntary Parent Aware quality star rating system pilot in coordination with the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation. The appropriation for the first year is to complete and promote the voluntary Parent Aware quality rating system pilot program through June 30, 2010, and the appropriation for the

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second year is to continue the voluntary Minnesota quality rating system pilot through June 30, 2011. This is a onetime appropriation. Any unexpended balance the first year is available in the second year.

(f) Child Support Enforcement Grants 3,705,000 3,705,000

(g) Children's Services Grants

Appropriations by Fund

General 48,333,000 50,498,000

Federal TANF 340,000 240,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $5,371,000 in fiscal year 2012 and decreased $5,371,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Privatized Adoption Grants. Federal reimbursement for privatized adoption grant and foster care recruitment grant expenditures is appropriated to the commissioner for adoption grants and foster care and adoption administrative purposes.

Adoption Assistance Incentive Grants. Federal funds available during fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 for the adoption incentive grants are appropriated to the commissioner for postadoption services including parent support groups.

Adoption Assistance and Relative Custody Assistance. The commissioner may transfer unencumbered appropriation balances for adoption assistance and relative custody assistance between fiscal years and between programs.

(h) Children and Community Services Grants 67,663,000 67,542,000

Targeted Case Management Temporary Funding Adjustment. The commissioner shall recover from each county and tribe receiving a targeted case management temporary funding payment in fiscal year 2008 an amount equal to that payment. The commissioner shall recover one-half of the funds by February 1, 2010, and the remainder by February 1, 2011. At the commissioner's discretion and at the request of a county or tribe, the commissioner may revise the payment schedule, but full payment must not be delayed beyond May 1, 2011. The commissioner may use the recovery procedure under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.017, to recover the funds. Recovered funds must be deposited into the general fund.

(i) General Assistance Grants 48,215,000 48,608,000

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General Assistance Standard. The commissioner shall set the monthly standard of assistance for general assistance units consisting of an adult recipient who is childless and unmarried or living apart from parents or a legal guardian at $203. The commissioner may reduce this amount according to Laws 1997, chapter 85, article 3, section 54.

Emergency General Assistance. The amount appropriated for emergency general assistance funds is limited to no more than $7,889,812 in fiscal year 2010 and $7,889,812 in fiscal year 2011. Funds to counties must be allocated by the commissioner using the allocation method specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.06.

(j) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants 33,930,000 35,191,000

Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid Funds. The amount appropriated for emergency Minnesota supplemental aid funds is limited to no more than $1,100,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $1,100,000 in fiscal year 2011. Funds to counties must be allocated by the commissioner using the allocation method specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.46.

(k) Group Residential Housing Grants 111,778,000 114,034,000

Group Residential Housing Costs Refinanced. (a) Effective July 1, 2011, the commissioner shall increase the home and community-based service rates and county allocations provided to programs for persons with disabilities established under section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act to the extent that these programs will be paying for the costs above the rate established in Minnesota Statutes, section 256I.05, subdivision 1.

(b) For persons receiving services under Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.02, who reside in licensed adult foster care beds for which a difficulty of care payment was being made under Minnesota Statutes, section 256I.05, subdivision 1c, paragraph (b), counties may request an exception to the individual's service authorization not to exceed the difference between the client's monthly service expenditures plus the amount of the difficulty of care payment.

(l) Children's Mental Health Grants 16,885,000 16,882,000

Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of a fiscal year's appropriation for children's mental health grants may be used to fund allocations in that portion of the fiscal year ending December 31.

(m) Other Children and Economic Assistance Grants 16,047,000 15,339,000

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Fraud Prevention Grants. Of this appropriation, $228,000 in fiscal year 2010 and ~~$228,000~~ $379,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the commissioner for fraud prevention grants to counties.

Homeless and Runaway Youth. $218,000 in fiscal year 2010 is for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45. Funds shall be spent in each area of the continuum of care to ensure that programs are meeting the greatest need. Any unexpended balance in the first year is available in the second year. Beginning July 1, 2011, the base is increased by $119,000 each year.

ARRA Homeless Youth Funds. To the extent permitted under federal law, the commissioner shall designate $2,500,000 of the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, for agencies providing homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing services to youth.

Supportive Housing Services. $1,500,000 each year is for supportive services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.26. This is a onetime appropriation.

Community Action Grants. Community action grants are reduced one time by $1,794,000 each year. This reduction is due to the availability of federal funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by ~~$773,000~~ $903,000 in fiscal year 2012 and ~~$773,000~~ $413,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Federal ARRA Funds for Existing Programs. (a) Federal funds received by the commissioner for the emergency food and shelter program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, but not previously approved by the legislature are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the grant program.

(b) Federal funds received by the commissioner for the emergency shelter grant program including the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the grant programs.

(c) Federal funds received by the commissioner for the emergency food assistance program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the grant program.

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(d) Federal funds received by the commissioner for senior congregate meals and senior home-delivered meals from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, are appropriated to the commissioner for the Minnesota Board on Aging, for purposes of the grant programs.

(e) Federal funds received by the commissioner for the community services block grant program from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of the grant program.

Long-Term Homeless Supportive Service Fund Appropriation. To the extent permitted under federal law, the commissioner shall designate $3,000,000 of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program funds provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law, 111-5, to the long-term homeless service fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.26. This appropriation shall become available by July 1, 2009. This paragraph is effective the day following final enactment.

Sec. 15. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 1, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Continuing Care Grants

The amounts that may be spent from the appropriation for each purpose are as follows:

(a) Aging and Adult Services Grants 13,499,000 15,805,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $5,751,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $6,705,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Information and Assistance Reimbursement. Federal administrative reimbursement obtained from information and assistance services provided by the Senior LinkAge or Disability Linkage lines to people who are identified as eligible for medical assistance shall be appropriated to the commissioner for this activity.

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(b) Alternative Care Grants 50,234,000 48,576,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $3,598,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $3,470,000 in fiscal year 2013.

(c) Medical Assistance Grants; Long-Term Care Facilities. 367,444,000 419,749,000

(d) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Waivers and Home Care Grants 853,567,000 1,039,517,000

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(e) Mental Health Grants

Appropriations by Fund

General 77,739,000 77,739,000

Health Care Access 750,000 750,000

Lottery Prize 1,508,000 1,508,000

Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of a fiscal year's appropriation for adult mental health grants may be used to fund allocations in that portion of the fiscal year ending December 31.

(f) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Grants 1,930,000 1,917,000

(g) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants 111,303,000 122,822,000

Payments for Substance Abuse Treatment. For ~~services provided~~ placements beginning during fiscal years 2010 and 2011, county-negotiated rates and provider claims to the consolidated chemical dependency fund must not exceed the lesser of:

(1) rates charged for these services on January 1, 2009; or

(2) 160 percent of the average rate on January 1, 2009, for each group of vendors with similar attributes.

Effective July 1, 2010, rates that were above the average rate on January 1, 2009, are reduced by five percent from the rates in effect on June 1, 2010. Rates below the average rate on January 1, 2009, are reduced by 1.8 percent from the rates in effect on June 1, 2010. Services provided under this section by state-operated services are exempt from the rate reduction. For services provided in fiscal years 2012 and 2013, ~~statewide average rates~~ the statewide aggregate payment under the new rate methodology to

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be developed under Minnesota Statutes, section 254B.12, must not exceed the ~~average rates charged for these services on January 1, 2009~~ projected aggregate payment under the rates in effect for fiscal year 2011 excluding the rate reduction for rates that were below the average on January 1, 2009, plus a state share increase of $3,787,000 for fiscal year 2012 and $5,023,000 for fiscal year 2013. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this article, this provision expires on June 30, 2013.

(h) Chemical Dependency Nonentitlement Grants 1,729,000 1,729,000

(i) Other Continuing Care Grants 19,201,000 17,528,000

Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $2,639,000 in fiscal year 2012 and increased by $3,854,000 in fiscal year 2013.

Other Continuing Care Grants; HIV Grants. Money appropriated for the HIV drug and insurance grant program in fiscal year 2010 may be used in either year of the biennium.

Quality Assurance Commission. Effective July 1, 2009, state funding for the quality assurance commission under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0951, is canceled.

Sec. 16. Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 5, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Board of Nursing Home Administrators 1,211,000 1,023,000

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Administrative Services Unit - Operating Costs. Of this appropriation, $524,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $526,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for operating costs of the administrative services unit. The administrative services unit may receive and expend reimbursements for services performed by other agencies.

Administrative Services Unit - Retirement Costs. Of this appropriation in fiscal year 2010, $201,000 is for onetime retirement costs in the health-related boards. This funding may be transferred to the health boards incurring those costs for their payment. These funds are available either year of the biennium.

Administrative Services Unit - Volunteer Health Care Provider Program. Of this appropriation, ~~$79,000~~ $130,000 in fiscal year 2010 and ~~$89,000~~ $150,000 in fiscal year 2011 are to pay for medical professional liability coverage required under Minnesota Statutes, section 214.40.

Administrative Services Unit - Contested Cases and Other Legal Proceedings. Of this appropriation, $200,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2011 are for costs of contested case hearings and other unanticipated costs of legal proceedings involving health-related boards funded under this section and for unforeseen expenditures of an urgent nature. Upon certification of a health-related board to the administrative services unit that the costs will be incurred and that there is insufficient money available to pay for the costs out of money currently available to that board, the administrative services unit is authorized to transfer money from this appropriation to the board for payment of those costs with the approval of the commissioner of finance. This appropriation does not cancel. Any unencumbered and unspent balances remain available for these expenditures in subsequent fiscal years. The boards receiving funds under this section shall include these amounts when setting fees to cover their costs.

Sec. 17. EXPIRATION OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.

All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2011, unless a different expiration date is explicit.

Sec. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The provisions in this article are effective July 1, 2010, unless a different effective date is explicit."

Delete the title and insert:

"A bill for an act relating to the state budget; balancing proposed general fund spending and anticipated general fund revenue; modifying certain payment schedules to improve cash flow; making reductions in appropriations for E-12 education, higher education, environment and natural resources, energy and commerce, agriculture, economic development, transportation, public safety, state government, human services, and health; modifying calculation of state tax aids and credits; providing for deposit of certain receipts in the special revenue fund rather than the general

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fund; making changes to health and human services policy provisions including state health care programs, continuing care, children and family services, health care reform, Department of Health, public health, health plans; increasing fees and surcharges; requiring reports; making supplemental and contingent appropriations and reductions for the Departments of Health and Human Services and other health-related boards and councils; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.9741, subdivision 2; 8.15, subdivision 3; 13.03, subdivision 10; 13.3806, subdivision 13; 16C.23, subdivision 6; 62D.08, by adding a subdivision; 62J.692, subdivision 4; 62Q.19, subdivision 1; 103B.101, subdivision 9; 103I.681, subdivision 11; 116J.551, subdivision 1; 123B.75, subdivisions 5, 9, by adding a subdivision; 126C.48, subdivision 7; 127A.441; 127A.45, subdivisions 2, 3, 13, by adding a subdivision; 127A.46; 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 144.226, subdivision 3; 144.293, subdivision 4; 144.603; 144.605, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 144.608, subdivision 1; 144.651, subdivision 2; 144.9504, by adding a subdivision; 144A.51, subdivision 5; 144D.03, subdivision 2; 144D.04, subdivision 2; 144E.37; 144G.06; 152.126, as amended; 190.32; 214.40, subdivision 7; 246.18, by adding a subdivision; 254B.01, subdivision 2; 254B.02, subdivisions 1, 5; 254B.03, subdivision 4; 254B.05, subdivision 4; 254B.06, subdivision 2; 254B.09, subdivision 8; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9657, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a; 256.969, subdivisions 21, 26, by adding a subdivision; 256B.04, subdivision 14a; 256B.055, by adding a subdivision; 256B.056, subdivisions 3, 4; 256B.057, subdivision 9; 256B.0625, subdivisions 8, 8a, 8b, 18a, 22, 31, by adding subdivisions; 256B.0631, subdivisions 1, 3; 256B.0644, as amended; 256B.0915, by adding a subdivision; 256B.19, subdivision 1c; 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivisions 20, as amended, 27, by adding subdivisions; 256B.692, subdivision 1; 256B.76, subdivisions 2, 4; 256D.03, subdivision 3b; 256D.0515; 256I.05, by adding a subdivision; 256J.24, subdivision 6; 256L.07, by adding a subdivision; 256L.11, subdivision 6; 256L.12, subdivisions 5, 9, by adding a subdivision; 256L.15, subdivision 1; 257.69, subdivision 2; 260C.331, subdivision 6; 273.1384, subdivision 6, as added; 276.112; 289A.60, by adding a subdivision; 299C.48; 299E.02; 446A.086, subdivision 2, as amended; 469.177, subdivision 11; 517.08, subdivision 1c, as amended; 518.165, subdivision 3; 609.3241; 611.20, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 123B.54; 137.025, subdivision 1; 157.16, subdivision 3; 252.27, subdivision 2a; 256.969, subdivisions 2b, 3a; 256.975, subdivision 7; 256B.056, subdivision 3c; 256B.0625, subdivision 13h; 256B.0659, subdivision 11; 256B.0911, subdivision 1a; 256B.441, subdivision 55; 256B.69, subdivisions 5a, 23; 256B.76, subdivision 1; 256B.766; 256D.03, subdivision 3, as amended; 256J.425, subdivision 3; 256J.621; 256L.03, subdivision 5; 270.97; 289A.20, subdivision 4; 327.15, subdivision 3; 517.08, subdivision 1b; Laws 1994, chapter 531, section 1; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, section 66, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 3, section 18; article 5, sections 17; 18; 22; 75, subdivision 1; 78, subdivision 5; article 8, sections 2; 51; 84; article 13, sections 3, subdivisions 1, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 8, as amended; 4, subdivision 4, as amended; 5, subdivision 8, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7; article 2, section 67, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 7, 9; article 3, section 21, subdivisions 2, 4, 5; article 4, section 12, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6; article 5, section 13, subdivisions 4, 6, 7, 9; article 6, section 11, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12; article 7, section 3, subdivision 2; Laws 2009, chapter 173, article 1, section 17; Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, sections 12, subdivision 5; 16; 21; article 2, section 2, subdivisions 1, 5, 8; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6; article 13, section 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62D; 62E; 62Q; 137; 144; 144D; 246; 254B; 256; 256B; 477A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 144.607; 254B.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 254B.09, subdivisions 4, 5, 7; 256D.03, subdivisions 3, 3a, 5, 6, 7, 8; Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 7, section 26, subdivision 3; Laws 2010, chapter 200, article 1, sections 12, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 18; 19."

We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.

House Conferees: Lyndon Carlson, Thomas Huntley, Ann Lenczewski and Mindy Greiling.

Senate Conferees: Richard Cohen, Thomas Bakk, LeRoy Stumpf and Linda Berglin.

Carlson moved that the report of the Conference Committee on H. F. No. 3834 be adopted and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Conference Committee.

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Garofalo moved that the House refuse to adopt the Conference Committee report on H. F. No. 3834, and that the bill be returned to the Conference Committee.

A roll call was requested and properly seconded.

The question was taken on the Garofalo motion and the roll was called. There were 51 yeas and 79 nays as follows:

Those who voted in the affirmative were: