The following House Files were introduced:
Thissen and Murphy, M. introduced:
H. F. 3744, A bill for an act relating to retirement; amending local police and firefighters relief association amortization provisions; allocating state aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 423A.02, subdivision 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 3745, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring life plans for students; repealing involuntary career tracking prohibition; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120B.125.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Scalze introduced:
H. F. 3746, A bill for an act relating to local government; authorizing cities to impose a transportation utility fee; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 275.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Heidgerken introduced:
H. F. 3747, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a regional adult and wellness center in Melrose; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Fritz and Thissen introduced:
H. F. 3748, A bill for an act relating to human services; allowing counties to contract with hospitals to provide chemical use assessments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 254A.19, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Juhnke, Doty and Rukavina introduced:
H. F. 3749, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing and regulating state veterans cemeteries; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.236.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Morrow, Hamilton, Magnus and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 3750, A bill for an act relating to motor carriers; modifying provision relating to hours of service of drivers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 221.0314, subdivision 9a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Zellers, DeLaForest and Emmer introduced:
H. F. 3751, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tobacco taxes; decreasing the rate; establishing a maximum tax for cigars; providing for tax adjustment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297F.05, subdivisions 3, 4, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hortman; Rukavina; Norton; Liebling; Welti; Kalin; Peterson, S., and Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3752, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing equal access to instructional materials for blind students; providing civil remedies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Eastlund, Erickson and Mahoney introduced:
H. F. 3753, A bill for an act relating to commerce; enhancing protection of subcontractors' right to payment for work performed on real property owned by the general contractor; requiring developers and general contractors to maintain a trust account and lot-specific accounting to protect subcontractors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 514.02, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 326.91, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 3754, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for a nursing facility in Jackson County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. 3755, A bill for an act relating to regulation of trade; prohibiting the sale of certain plastics that do not meet a specification; providing for penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Marquart; Hilstrom; Moe; Davnie; Peterson, S.; Koenen; Lesch; Eken; Knuth and Thao introduced:
H. F. 3756, A bill for an act relating to local government aid; modifying the distribution of local government aid; increasing appropriation limit; providing for a study; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 477A.011, subdivisions 34, 36, by adding subdivisions; 477A.013, subdivisions 8, 9, by adding a subdivision; 477A.03, subdivision 2a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Lesch, Hilstrom, Rukavina and Thao introduced:
H. F. 3757, A bill for an act relating to consumer protection; limiting customer liability for the unauthorized use of lost or stolen cellular phones; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 325F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Bigham and McNamara introduced:
H. F. 3758, A bill for an act relating to transportation; allowing placement of signs within certain roundabouts on marked Trunk Highway 61.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Gunther and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 3759, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for a nursing facility in Faribault County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Gunther and Hamilton introduced:
H. F. 3760, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for a nursing facility in Martin County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bigham, Smith and Hilstrom introduced:
H. F. 3761, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying sentences for repeat sex offenders; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.3455, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Murphy, E.; Severson; Haws and Wardlow introduced:
H. F. 3762, A bill for an act relating to state government; creating the Veterans Health Care Advisory Council; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 196.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Juhnke, Haws, Wardlow and Severson introduced:
H. F. 3763, A bill for an act relating to veterans; transferring functions of the Veterans Homes Board of Directors to commissioner of veterans affairs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 196.021; 196.03; 198.32, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 198.001, subdivisions 6, 9; 198.002, subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 198.003, subdivisions 5, 6; 198.004, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 198.002, subdivision 2; 198.004, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, part 9050.0040, subpart 15.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 3764, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying the investment-related postretirement adjustment of the Minneapolis firefighters relief association by correcting; providing an additional cost-of-living unit to members of the Minneapolis firefighters relief association upon achieving 110 percent funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 423C.05, by adding subdivisions; 423C.06, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 2007, chapter 134, article 9, section 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Moe, Clark, Jaros, Rukavina, Bly and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 3765, A bill for an act relating to state government; establishing a task force for language immersion programs for Dakota and Ojibwe language preservation.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Tillberry and Atkins introduced:
H. F. 3766, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; modifying certain medication regulations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 240.24, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Olin introduced:
H. F. 3767, A bill for an act relating to public safety; permitting written verification of predatory offender residence in another state; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.166, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Laine and Clark introduced:
H. F. 3768, A bill for an act relating to health; amending the Patient's Bill of Rights to include continuous doula support and information about evidence-based nonpharmacological pain relief; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 144.651, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 3769, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the age of compulsory attendance from 16 to 18; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.22, subdivision 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 120A.22, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Winkler, Simon, Kahn, Bunn, Norton and Liebling introduced:
H. F. 3770, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the Office of Enterprise Technology to report to the legislature regarding its approval process for state agency technology requests and assistance provided to state agencies in developing agency information systems plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16E.01, subdivision 3; 16E.04, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Berns; Winkler; Kahn; Thao; DeLaForest; Howes; Anderson, B.; Tingelstad; Olin; Lieder; Lillie; Swails; Anderson, S.; Zellers and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 3771, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating ice hockey as the official sport of the state; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Bunn, Simon, Scalze, Hortman, Winkler, Kahn, Norton, Loeffler, Solberg, Carlson and Wollschlager introduced:
H. F. 3772, A bill for an act relating to finance; requiring disclosure of status of fiscal note requests; providing for appeal of fiscal note conclusions; providing for appeal of revenue estimates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.98, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 270C.11, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dominguez, Mullery, Haws, Clark and Davnie introduced:
H. F. 3773, A bill for an act relating to crime; increasing penalties for gang-related crimes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.229, subdivisions 3, 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Dominguez, Walker, Clark, Hornstein and Loeffler introduced:
H. F. 3774, A bill for an act relating to commerce; clarifying the application of the Minnesota Residential Mortgage Originator and Servicer Licensing Act; clarifying the investment authority of certain insurers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 58.02, subdivisions 18, 21; 60A.11, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Olin, Ward, Mullery, Paymar and Lesch introduced:
H. F. 3775, A bill for an act relating to crimes; modifying law protecting victims of sexual assault; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 609.342, subdivision 1; 609.343, subdivision 1; 628.26; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 609.341, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3776, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; providing for the additional financing of metropolitan area transit and paratransit capital expenditures; authorizing the issuance of certain obligations; limiting the maximum additional amount authorized after July 1, 2007, and after each July 1 thereafter; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 473.39, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Lieder introduced:
H. F. 3777, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for a nursing facility in Red Lake County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Doty, Olin, Gunther, Hamilton and Lieder introduced:
H. F. 3778, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing nursing facility payment rates to offset property tax payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Thissen introduced:
H. F. 3779, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a task force on youth violence prevention; requiring reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Hornstein introduced:
H. F. 3780, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying the definition of comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction; making requirements of prekindergarten through grade 6 teachers; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 122A.06, subdivision 4; 122A.18, subdivisions 2, 2a, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Jaros, Hornstein and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 3781, A bill for an act relating to transportation; ensuring that unrefunded gasoline taxes remain in highway user tax distribution fund to be used for highway purposes; removing requirement that dedicated funds be used for other purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.794, subdivision 1; 84.803, subdivision 1; 84.83, subdivision 2; 84.927, subdivision 1; 86B.706, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 86B.706, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.18, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mahoney, Winkler, Norton, Masin and Bunn introduced:
H. F. 3782, A bill for an act relating to economic development; establishing an Office of Science and Technology in the Department of Employment and Economic Development; providing for small business assistance and development; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Atkins introduced:
H. F. 3783, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating insurance fees, coverages, contracts, filings, and forms; regulating financial planners, real estate appraisers, domestic mutual insurance companies, and collection agencies; making technical and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 60A.71, subdivision 7; 62A.149, subdivision 1; 62A.152, subdivision 2; 62E.10, subdivision 2; 62M.02, subdivision 21; 62Q.47; 62Q.64; 62S.01, by adding subdivisions; 62S.13, subdivision 4; 62S.15; 62S.18, subdivision 2; 62S.20, subdivision 6, by adding subdivisions; 62S.26, subdivision 2; 62S.266, subdivisions 4, 10; 62S.29, by adding subdivisions; 65A.37; 66A.02, subdivision 4; 66A.07, by adding a subdivision; 72A.51, subdivision 2; 82B.23, subdivision 1; 256B.0571, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 62A.30, subdivision 2; 72A.52, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 62S; 332; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 62A.149, subdivision 2; Laws 2006, chapter 255, section 26.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Madore introduced:
H. F. 3784, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; providing for a Nurse Licensure Compact; providing for appointments; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Doty introduced:
H. F. 3785, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing payment rates for a nursing facility in Morrison County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256B.441, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Olin introduced:
H. F. 3786, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; reinstating an exemption from the Wetland Conservation Act for approved development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Simon introduced:
H. F. 3787, A bill for an act relating to data practices; modifying provisions governing civil investigative data and licensing data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.41; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.39, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Fritz introduced:
H. F. 3788, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain surplus state land.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. 3789, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring wholesalers of lawn fertilizer containing phosphorous to provide retail signage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18C.60, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18C.60, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.
Lesch introduced:
H. F. 3790, A bill for an act relating to real property; providing for electronic recording; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Thissen, Mahoney and Gunther introduced:
H. F. 3791, A bill for an act relating to labor; authorizing on-site testing for alcohol use by employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 181.950, subdivisions 5, 8, 10; 181.951, subdivision 1; 181.953, subdivisions 1, 7, 9, by adding a subdivision; 181.954, subdivisions 1, 2; 181.956, subdivisions 2, 3; 181.957, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
Hortman introduced:
H. F. 3792, A bill for an act relating to commuter rail; clarifying the commissioner of transportation's authority; providing for the operation and maintenance of commuter rail lines located in whole or in part within the metropolitan area; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 174; 473.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Davnie, Brynaert, Mariani and Peterson, S. introduced:
H. F. 3793, A bill for an act relating to education; clarifying a student policy on cooperating and providing educators with information about school matters; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 121A.55.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Carlson, Rukavina and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 3794, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing the power of you program; report to legislature; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Hosch and Haws introduced:
H. F. 3795, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax classification; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 273.13, subdivisions 23, 33.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hosch, Moe, Severson, Haws, Doty and Ruud introduced:
H. F. 3796, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article III, by adding a section; article IV, section 9; article V, section 4; establishing a council to prescribe salaries for legislators and constitutional officers; abolishing the compensation council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 15A.083, subdivision 6a; 43A.17, subdivision 9; 116S.03, subdivision 1; 352.029, subdivision 2a; 353.017, subdivision 7; 354.41, subdivision 4a; 480A.02, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15A.082.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 3797, A bill for an act relating to local government; prohibiting unfunded mandates; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Murphy, M., by request, introduced:
H. F. 3798, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Minnesota State Retirement System; Public Employees Retirement Association; Teachers Retirement Association; restricting state employee postretirement program to conform with federal in-service distribution restrictions; increasing Teachers Retirement Association reemployed annuitant exempt income limit; revising reemployed annuitant account holding period in various plans to permit earlier receipt; revising Teachers Retirement Association strike period and leave of absence service credit purchase procedure; revising Minnesota State Retirement System and Public Employees Retirement Association leave of absence service credit purchase procedure; prohibiting Public Employees Retirement Association reemployed disabilitant from earning service credit unless disability payments are waived; clarifying correctional state employees retirement plan transfer of service credit procedures; making various other revisions of an administrative nature; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 352.22, subdivision 10; 352D.075, subdivision 2a; 353.01, subdivisions 10, 11a; 353.27, by adding a subdivision; 353D.05, subdivision 2; 354.05, subdivision 37; 354.33, subdivision 5; 354.44, subdivision 5; 356.47, subdivision 3; 356.551, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 43A.346, subdivision 2; 352.017, subdivision 2; 352.955, subdivisions 3, 5; 353.01, subdivision 2b; 353.0161, subdivision 2; 353.27, subdivision 14; 353F.02, subdivision 4; 354.096, subdivision 2; 354.72, subdivision 2; Laws 2002, chapter 392, article 2, section 4; Laws 2006, chapter 271, article 5, section 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 353F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 354.44, subdivision 6a; 354.465; 354.51, subdivision 4; 354.55, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 12, 15; 354A.091, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 355.629; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 8, article 1, section 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Murphy, M., by request, introduced:
H. F. 3799, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing certain voluntary deductions from persons entitled to receive an annuity from certain public pension funds; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Hornstein, Lieder, Fritz, Masin, Nelson, Walker, Holberg and Erhardt introduced:
H. F. 3800, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; permitting sale of impounded vehicles and contents after voluntary title transfer; providing for notice of impound, right to reclaim contents, and waiver of right; establishing right to retrieve contents without charge in certain cases; limiting deficiency claim; providing for permit for oversize and overweight tow trucks in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 168B.051, subdivision 2; 168B.06, subdivisions 1, 3; 168B.07, by adding a subdivision; 168B.08, subdivision 1; 168B.087, subdivision 1; 169.86, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Murphy, E.; Abeler and Slawik introduced:
H. F. 3801, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the appropriation for child support enforcement; requiring an annual appropriation for child support incentives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256.979, subdivision 11; Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 19, section 3, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Ruud and Murphy, E. introduced:
H. F. 3802, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; adding an exception to the complementary and alternative health care client bill of rights for in-patient hospital setting and hospice care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 146A.11, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Tschumper; Fritz; Murphy, E.; Thissen and Peterson, N. introduced:
H. F. 3803, A bill for an act relating to health-related licensing; requiring licensing for assisted living administrators; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144A.19, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Walker and Laine introduced:
H. F. 3804, A bill for an act relating to homelessness; requiring certain data for the Homeless Management Information System.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division.
Morrow introduced:
H. F. 3805, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; modifying provisions regulating farm vehicles on highways; providing for size, weight, and load restrictions on highways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 169.01, subdivision 55; 169.18, subdivision 5; 169.67, subdivision 3; 169.801; 169.82, subdivision 3; 169.826, subdivision 1a; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169.145.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation Finance Division.
Solberg, Carlson, Rukavina, Sertich, Lenczewski and Kelliher introduced:
H. F. 3806, A bill for an act relating to state finance; requiring the commissioner of finance to adjust for projected inflation in forecasting state expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.103, subdivisions 1a, 1b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Hortman; Loeffler; Simon; Peterson, S.; Kalin; Norton; Bunn and Scalze introduced:
H. F. 3807, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing additional whistleblower protection to state executive branch employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 181.932, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections.
Benson, Bly, Ruud, Greiling and Peterson, S. introduced:
H. F. 3808, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to the Department of Education for a grant to the Minnesota Historical Society to provide professional development for teachers.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Huntley introduced:
H. F. 3809, A bill for an act relating to human services; improving management of state health care programs; modifying managed care contracting; limiting managed care administrative expenses; modifying county-based purchasing; requiring mandated reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.461, by adding a subdivision; 256B.69, subdivision 5a, by adding subdivisions; 256B.692, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 256L.12, subdivision 9; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4, article 8, section 84, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Gardner introduced:
H. F. 3810, A bill for an act relating to health; creating a self-directed health care pilot option to MinnesotaCare; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256L.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Laine, Bly, Greiling, Liebling, Hausman, Hilty, Johnson, Slocum, Ward, Faust, Doty, Lesch, Kahn, Tillberry, Hornstein, Walker, Benson, Dittrich, Brynaert, Anzelc, Tschumper, Jaros, Madore and Clark introduced:
H. F. 3811, A bill for an act relating to insurance; specifying maximum financial reserves for nonprofit health plan companies; creating the Minnesota health fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 60A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Thissen, Brod, Erhardt and Winkler introduced:
H. F. 3812, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring public pools and spas to be equipped with anti-entrapment devices or systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144.1222, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 157.16, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Eastlund, Gottwalt, Nornes, Demmer and Wardlow introduced:
H. F. 3813, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying prekindergarten exploratory projects eligibility; amending Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 2, section 62; article 19, section 3, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Greiling and Urdahl introduced:
H. F. 3814, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing a state board of teaching rule allowing science teachers to obtain a science endorsement licensure by examination; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 8710.4770.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on E-12 Education.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 3815, A bill for an act relating to data practices; permitting certain educational data sharing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Mariani introduced:
H. F. 3816, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing two state education agencies to share educational data in order to improve school instruction; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.
Peterson, S. introduced:
H. F. 3817, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring health insurers to honor the patient's assignment of benefits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 72A.201, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.