The following House Files were introduced:
Rukavina and Melin introduced:
H. F. 1136, A bill for an act relating to local government; modifying the regional library system maintenance of effort formula; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 134.34, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Rukavina and Melin introduced:
H. F. 1137, A bill for an act relating to higher education; directing a portion of the permanent university fund for a mining engineering program and forestry research; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 137.022, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Policy and Finance.
Abeler introduced:
H. F. 1138, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a conference in case management and personal care assistance appeals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256.045, subdivision 4a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Hancock, Peppin, Beard, Sanders and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 1139, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing single source acquisition of public safety equipment; authorizing long-term leasing of public safety equipment; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Beard introduced:
H. F. 1140, A bill for an act relating to transportation; establishing requirements governing capital requests for projects to establish fixed guideway transit and rail lines; amending requirements on fixed guideway transit and rail line project and financial reporting; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 16A.11, subdivision 3a; 16A.86, subdivision 3a; 174.93.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Gunther, Kiffmeyer and Poppe introduced:
H. F. 1141, A bill for an act relating to taxation; creating a teleworking credit; providing a sales tax exemption for telework expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kiffmeyer introduced:
H. F. 1142, A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating health care provider reporting requirements that are not required for federal compliance; requiring a sunset for future reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 144.05, by adding a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Kiffmeyer introduced:
H. F. 1143, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring certain medical assistance enrollees and all MinnesotaCare enrollees to receive basic services through an enrolled provider network; providing major medical coverage to these enrollees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1144, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring specified type of notice for termination of the rights of former employees in the state employee group insurance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 43A.27, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 1145, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the I-35W/I-494 Interchange; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Melin, Anzelc and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 1146, A bill for an act relating to waters; appropriating money for the Central Iron Range Sanitary Sewer District.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Hausman introduced:
H. F. 1147, A bill for an act relating to history and cultural heritage; appropriating money to Como Park Zoo and Conservatory.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Murdock introduced:
H. F. 1148, A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying landfill cleanup program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115B.412, subdivision 8, by adding subdivisions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Beard introduced:
H. F. 1149, A bill for an act relating to transportation finance; appropriating money for aeronautics activities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Loeffler, Cornish, Kahn and Nelson introduced:
H. F. 1150, A bill for an act relating to employment; specifying duties and rights of classified employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 181.932, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 43A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Eken introduced:
H. F. 1151, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; exempting from registration with the state any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle that is registered by an Indian tribal government to a tribal member; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.82, subdivision 6; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.922, subdivision 1a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Sanders and Beard introduced:
H. F. 1152, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating return of pledged goods and location restrictions of pawnbrokers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 325J.08; 325J.10; 325J.13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Slawik, Greiling, Mariani, Moran, Brynaert and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 1153, A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing funding for full-day kindergarten for certain kindergarten programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Eken introduced:
H. F. 1154, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VII, by adding a section; providing for certain officers to be elected by a majority of the votes cast at the general election for the office.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Eken introduced:
H. F. 1155, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the supplemental rate for a group residential provider; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256I.05, subdivision 1n.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Eken introduced:
H. F. 1156, A bill for an act relating to long-term care; imposing a long-term care tax to fund services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Anderson, B.; Hosch; Hamilton; Murdock; Quam; Anderson, P., and Erickson introduced:
H. F. 1157, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring Public Utilities Commission to submit to the legislature proposed legislation establishing protocol for investigating complaints of stray voltage on dairy and livestock operations; creating a task force.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance.
Peterson, S. and Benson, J. introduced:
H. F. 1158, A bill for an act relating to economic development; creating a startup business loan guarantee program; establishing a loan guarantee trust fund; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Drazkowski introduced:
H. F. 1159, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing salary of all state employees and elected officials by six percent.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Banaian, Howes, Clark, Mahoney, Gottwalt and Lillie introduced:
H. F. 1160, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to the Boys and Girls Club.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Cornish introduced:
H. F. 1161, A bill for an act relating to human rights; amending education and program development requirements; amending certificates of compliance provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 363A.06, subdivision 1; 363A.36, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 363A.36, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance.
Ward, McNamara, Hansen and Persell introduced:
H. F. 1162, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying nonnative species provisions; modifying requirements for permits to control or harvest aquatic plants; providing criminal penalties and civil penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84D.01, subdivisions 8a, 16, 21, by adding subdivisions; 84D.02, subdivision 6; 84D.03, subdivisions 3, 4; 84D.09; 84D.10, subdivisions 1, 3, 4; 84D.11, subdivision 2a; 84D.13, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 84D.15, subdivision 2; 103G.615, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84D; 86B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84D.02, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1163, A bill for an act relating to accountants; modifying fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 326A.04, subdivision 5; 326A.05, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 326A; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 1105.0600.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Murdock and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1164, A bill for an act relating to economic development; modifying JOBZ; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 469.312, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Abeler, Hornstein and Sanders introduced:
H. F. 1165, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Ramsey Northstar Commuter Rail Station; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
Gottwalt introduced:
H. F. 1166, A bill for an act relating to human services; permitting the state to contract with third-party administrators to provide medical assistance benefits; requiring use of a competitive request for proposal process; repealing mandatory participation by health maintenance organizations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 256B.0644; 256B.69, subdivisions 2, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 62D.04, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Reform.
Smith and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 1167, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Public Employees Retirement Association privatizations; adding Cedarview Care Center and Traverse Care Center to covered privatization list; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 353F.02, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Smith; Murphy, M., and Dill introduced:
H. F. 1168, A bill for an act relating to retirement; voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement Association; permitting municipal or independent nonprofit firefighting corporation contributions in excess of the applicable funding requirement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 353G.08, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Downey introduced:
H. F. 1169, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; resale ticket purchases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Gunther introduced:
H. F. 1170, A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying worker classification regulation, penalties, and fees; authorizing rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 181.723; 326B.081, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 181.723, subdivision 17; Minnesota Rules, parts 5202.0100; 5202.0110; 5202.0120; 5202.0130; 5202.0140; 5202.0150; 5202.0160.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Westrom introduced:
H. F. 1171, A bill for an act relating to state government; imposing certain conditions on nonprofit organizations that receive a grant or a direct appropriation from the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
Westrom introduced:
H. F. 1172, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing for revenue from legislative public information publications and from legislative media productions; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Brynaert, Slocum, Urdahl, Davnie, Mariani, Greiling and Dittrich introduced:
H. F. 1173, A bill for an act relating to education; further clarifying professional development and evaluation requirements for probationary and continuing contract teachers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 122A.40, subdivisions 5, 6, 8; 122A.41, subdivisions 2, 3, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Reform.
Hoppe; Murphy, E., and Woodard introduced:
H. F. 1174, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing on-sale liquor license for private, nonprofit college with certain conditions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 340A.404, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Regulatory Reform.
Buesgens introduced:
H. F. 1175, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing additional deputy registrar of motor vehicles for Scott County.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy and Finance.
McFarlane, Dittrich and Petersen, B. introduced:
H. F. 1176, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying the uses of alternative facilities revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 123B.59, subdivisions 1, 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Falk introduced:
H. F. 1177, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing for grants to promote community energy outreach and assistance.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance.
Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 1178, A bill for an act relating to state employment; creating an unpaid leave job retention program; requiring reports.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Elections.
McFarlane introduced:
H. F. 1179, A bill for an act relating to pupil transportation; modifying pupil transportation provisions; clarifying Department of Education's role in maintaining training programs; including use of certain lift buses in the category of revenue authorized for reimbursement; including actual contracted transportation costs as a method for allocating pupil transportation costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 123B.88, subdivision 13; 123B.90, subdivision 3; 123B.92, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.