State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Thursday, March 4, 1999


The following House Files were introduced:

Storm, Westerberg, Vandeveer, Otremba and Abeler introduced:

H. F. No. 1313, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; decreasing the class rate for manufactured home parks; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Lenczewski introduced:

H. F. No. 1314, A bill for an act relating to retirement; general state employees retirement plan of the Minnesota state retirement system; authorizing the purchase of certain temporary employment service; resetting plan membership entrance date to June 30, 1989.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1315, A bill for an act relating to education; providing a grant and administrative expenses to facilitate planning for a cooperative secondary facility; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1316, A bill for an act relating to economic development; providing for a planning grant to the city of Lake Benton for a visitor center and railroad depot; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Daggett introduced:

H. F. No. 1317, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for a nursing facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.434, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance

Sykora, Boudreau, Mahoney, Chaudhary and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1318, A bill for an act relating to child care assistance; clarifying the duties of state agencies; providing for program integrity and fraud investigation; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119B.01, by adding a subdivision; 119B.02, by adding subdivisions; 119B.11, subdivision 2a; 256.01, subdivision 4; 256.045, subdivisions 6, 7, and by adding a subdivision; 256.046, subdivision 1; 256.98, subdivisions 1, 7, and 8; and 256.983, subdivisions 3 and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 1319, A bill for an act relating to the city of Chanhassen; modifying tax increment financing requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1320, A bill for an act relating to education; adding participants to the review of district discipline policies; providing for district crisis management policies; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 121A.61, subdivision 1; and 121A.65; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Hausman and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1321, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for a subsidy for the maintenance of live plant and animal exhibits for the zoo and conservatory at the Como Park campus.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Paulsen, Milbert, Van Dellen, Rest and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1322, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate franchise; allowing a credit for certain education expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Nornes; McGuire; Larsen, P., and Seagren introduced:

H. F. No. 1323, A bill for an act relating to children; appropriating money for family visitation centers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Cassell, Pelowski, Folliard, Mares and Buesgens introduced:

H. F. No. 1324, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a collaborative pilot program to enhance teacher training opportunities by directly involving public colleges and school districts; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Kielkucki, Reuter and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1325, A bill for an act relating to education tax credits; expanding type of instructors to provide eligible services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.0674, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Abeler, Gleason, Rhodes and Greenfield introduced:

H. F. No. 1326, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying licensing and reporting requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 245A.04, subdivisions 3a and 3b; 245A.05; 245A.08, subdivision 5; 256E.08, by adding a subdivision; and 626.556, subdivisions 10b, 10i, and 11c.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Stang, Fuller, Solberg, Opatz and Dehler introduced:

H. F. No. 1327, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying laboratory school grants to include the operation of schools; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 5, section 23.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Fuller, Stanek, Skoglund, Goodno and Westerberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1328, A bill for an act relating to crime; requiring individuals convicted of certain predatory crimes to provide a biological specimen for DNA analysis; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.3461, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Broecker, McGuire, Smith and Pugh introduced:

H. F. No. 1329, A bill for an act relating to government data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.03, subdivisions 3 and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Mahoney, Buesgens, McCollum, Sykora, Mares, Kielkucki, Gunther and Seifert, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1330, A bill for an act relating to crime; establishing a pilot grant program for sober high schools; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1331, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the job skills partnership board for funding a certain program of the St. Paul port authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Huntley, Bishop, Leppik and Entenza introduced:

H. F. No. 1332, A bill for an act relating to health; repealing requirements for reporting certain abortion data; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 145.411, subdivision 6; 145.4131; 145.4132; 145.4133; 145.4134; 145.4135; and 145.4136.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Daggett, Bakk and Howes introduced:

H. F. No. 1333, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating contracts for the sale of wood; defining a term; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 239.33.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce

Howes, Davids, Westfall, Jennings and Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1334, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting equipment and materials used to make improvements to certain resorts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 1335, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; exempting the purchase of construction materials used in building a community center; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Seifert, J.; Bishop; Davids; Wolf; Jennings; Gleason; Huntley; Larsen, P., and Erickson introduced:

H. F. No. 1336, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for continuity of contracts affected by the European currency; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 334.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce

Carruthers, Abrams, Milbert, Knoblach and McElroy introduced:

H. F. No. 1337, A bill for an act relating to taxation; motor vehicle sales tax; expanding the definition of motor vehicles that qualify for the in lieu tax on older passenger automobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297B.025, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Smith; Pugh; Larsen, P.; Murphy and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1338, A bill for an act relating to corrections; regulating the privatization of correctional facility services; providing for contract review for nonsecurity institutional contracts; placing restrictions on inmate work for private employers; requiring a report; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 241.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Gerlach, Krinkie, Holberg, Buesgens, Wilkin, Mulder, Kuisle, Osskopp, Tuma, Gunther, Lindner, Van Dellen, Daggett, Reuter and Molnau introduced:

H. F. No. 1339, A bill for an act relating to public employment; imposing a hiring freeze on certain public employers.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1340, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding for housing in the city of St. Paul; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Abrams, Goodno, Westerberg, Mares, Milbert, Luther and McGuire introduced:

H. F. No. 1341, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota amateur sports commission; authorizing grants for certain athletic facilities and programs; dedicating the use of a portion of excise and use tax receipts; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Entenza and Stanek introduced:

H. F. No. 1342, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; requiring that chemical use assessment be conducted and assessment report submitted for certain alcohol-related violations of law by underaged persons; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.126, subdivisions 1 and 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Abeler and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1343, A bill for an act relating to education; giving charter schools greater flexibility; clarifying application of the state's high school graduation rule; allowing teachers to perform administrative functions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.10, subdivisions 10 and 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Schumacher, Knoblach and Opatz introduced:

H. F. No. 1344, A bill for an act relating to Benton county; authorizing a tourism tax increment financing project.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Winter, Peterson, Otremba, Kubly and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1345, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; requiring a pollution control agency animal feedlot registry; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy

Knoblach; Kahn; Greiling; Seifert, M., and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1346, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing training procedures for local election officials; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 204B.25, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 204B.27, by adding a subdivision; and 204B.28, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Gerlach, Wolf, McElroy, Pugh and Dempsey introduced:

H. F. No. 1347, A bill for an act relating to crime; authorizing community custody as an alternative to a jail term; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Holberg; Clark, J.; Carruthers; Abrams and Seifert, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1348, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; clarifying an exception to tort liability; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 466.03, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Swenson, Hasskamp, Kalis, Rifenberg and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1349, A bill for an act relating to transportation; abolishing population threshold for municipal state-aid fund eligibility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 160.02, subdivision 5, and by adding a subdivision; 161.083; 162.02, subdivision 1; 162.08, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 162.09, subdivision 1; 162.12, subdivisions 1 and 3; 162.13; 162.14, subdivision 1; 162.17, subdivision 1; and 162.18, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 162.02, subdivision 12; 162.08, subdivisions 1, 5, and 6; 162.09, subdivision 4; and 162.17, subdivisions 2 and 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1350, A bill for an act relating to local government; increasing a tax levy for a certain hospital district involving certain entities in St. Louis and Koochiching counties; amending Laws 1988, chapter 645, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Mulder introduced:

H. F. No. 1351, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring health plan company acceptance of sole community pharmacies; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Entenza and Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1352, A bill for an act relating to children; authorizing counties to establish programs for alternative responses to child maltreatment reports; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Carlson, Tunheim, Pelowski, Entenza, Mariani, Luther, Tomassoni, Solberg and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1353, A bill for an act relating to education; reducing class size; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.17, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Gunther, Ness, Dorn, Storm and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1354, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding the Minnesota talented youth math project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1355, A bill for an act relating to education; excepting instructors of English as a second language in adult basic education programs from licensure requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 122A.26, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Wenzel introduced:

H. F. No. 1356, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing funding for an occupational skills instructor; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Carruthers, Stanek, Haas, Luther and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1357, A bill for an act relating to education funding; replacing the two-year lag of the base year for special education and limited English proficiency programs with a one-year lag; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 124D.65, subdivision 1; and 125A.76, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Rhodes and Folliard introduced:

H. F. No. 1358, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a school-linked prevention and early intervention grant program for children ages 5 to 12; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Mahoney; Skoglund; Stanek; Larsen, P.; McCollum; McGuire; Hausman and Gleason introduced:

H. F. No. 1359, A bill for an act relating to crime victims; clarifying the procedure for the deposit of unclaimed restitution funds; expanding coverage for crime victims reparations to include moving expense for victims of crime; extending the time limit for filing of claims to three years and allowing an exception to the time limit for all child abuse cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 611A.04, by adding a subdivision; 611A.52, subdivision 8; 611A.53, subdivision 2; and 611A.612.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Tunheim, Carlson, Pelowski, Entenza, Mariani, Luther, Opatz, Rest, Otremba, Tomassoni and Solberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1360, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying special education revenue and excess cost revenue; increasing the pupil weighting for prekindergarten special education pupils; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 125A.76, subdivisions 1 and 4; 125A.79, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; and 126C.05, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Mulder and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1361, A bill for an act relating to education; eliminating certain agricultural property from the property tax base for new debt service levies for independent school district No. 2689, Pipestone-Jasper.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Mulder, Mariani, Sykora, Gray and Nornes introduced:

H. F. No. 1362, A bill for an act relating to child care; modifying assistance through the at-home infant care program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 119B.061.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Storm, Buesgens, Otremba, Tuma, Dehler and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 1363, A bill for an act relating to higher education; reducing the student share; modifying the child care grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 136A.101, subdivision 5a; 136A.121, subdivision 5; 136A.125, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; and 136A.233, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance

Koskinen, Huntley, Greenfield, Boudreau, Erickson and Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 1364, A bill for an act relating to the new chance program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance

Clark, K., introduced:

H. F. No. 1365, A bill for an act relating to occupational safety and health; requiring the development of a standard to reduce the incidence of repetitive motion injuries; establishing a task force; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 182.655.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Buesgens, Biernat, Tunheim, Tomassoni and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1366, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing an advisory group to make recommendations on strategies to address the needs of students who fail to meet the requirements of the state's high school graduation rule.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Buesgens and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1367, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing youth service revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.20, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Dawkins; Clark, K.; Kahn and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 1368, A bill for an act relating to commerce; prohibiting discrimination by age in the rental of automobiles to persons at least 21 years of age; 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

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1369, A bill for an act relating to political subdivisions; providing that certain checks of a political subdivision are exempt from Minnesota Statutes, sections 345.31 to 345.60; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 345.38, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Rostberg, Otremba, Harder, Ness, Wejcman and Swenson introduced:

H. F. No. 1370, A bill for an act relating to organic agriculture; adding organic farmers to review panels for sustainable agriculture grants and loans; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to promote organic agriculture; extending the expiration date of the Minnesota organic advisory task force; providing that extension service educational programs must include programs and services for farmers practicing organic agriculture; adding a person representing the organic industry to the advisory board for the agricultural utilization research institute; providing funding for organic agriculture projects and expansion of organic markets; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 17.115, subdivision 3; 17.116, subdivision 3; 31.94; 31.95, subdivision 3a; 38.37; and 116O.09, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy

Harder and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1371, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money to independent school district No. 81, Comfrey, for tornado damage.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Harder; Winter; Seifert, M.; Mulder and Clark, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1372, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use taxes; exempting purchases of materials and supplies used in expanding an agricultural processing facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1373, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders wetland in Washington county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Holsten, Milbert, Mares, Buesgens and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 1374, A bill for an act relating to the state lottery; gaming machines and card games; establishing horse racing purse payments; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 297A.259; 299L.07, subdivision 2a; 349A.01, by adding subdivisions; 541.21; and 609.761, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Workman, McElroy, Jennings and Milbert introduced:

H. F. No. 1375, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; exempting certain electric utility property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 272.027; and 273.13, subdivision 31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Kelliher; Clark, K., and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1376, A resolution memorializing the United States Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

McElroy, Pawlenty, Pugh and Ozment introduced:

H. F. No. 1377, A bill for an act relating to Dakota county; changing the name of the Dakota county housing and redevelopment authority; providing for the powers of the Dakota county community development agency; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 383D.41, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and by adding subdivisions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Leppik, Gunther, Jaros and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 1378, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to Minnesota Project Innovation.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Jennings, Workman, Holsten, Westfall and Peterson introduced:

H. F. No. 1379, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying environmental assessment worksheet requirements for a facility along the Mississippi river; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116G.151.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Jennings and Hilty introduced:

H. F. No. 1380, A bill for an act relating to higher education; appropriating money to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities to provide start-up funds for a virtual reality center at Pine technical college.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1381, A bill for an act relating to amateur sports; providing for the Minnesota Access Facilities Development Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 297A.44, subdivision 1; 373.40, subdivision 1; 471.16, subdivision 1; and 475.58, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 240A; and 373.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 1382, A bill for an act relating to cities; authorizing the city of Bemidji to exercise the power of eminent domain for acquisition of certain trust fund land.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Wilkin and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1383, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying provisions relating to optometrist licensing; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 148.57, subdivision 1; and 148.61, subdivision 5; 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 Policy

Wolf, Jennings and Paulsen introduced:

H. F. No. 1384, A bill for an act relating to utilities; modifying conservation improvement program provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 216B.16, subdivision 6b; and 216B.241, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 2b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce

Carruthers, McGuire, Skoglund, Broecker and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1385, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; classifying data; clarifying the status of data on parents held by educational entities; eliminating inconsistent language; authorizing dissemination of personnel data; authorizing sharing of certain data for tax administration purposes; reclassifying criminal history data from private to public; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.32, subdivision 2; 13.43, by adding a subdivision; 141.30; and 273.124, subdivision 13; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.87.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Mulder, Boudreau, Sykora, Gray, Nornes, Abeler, McGuire, Mariani and Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1386, A bill for an act relating to children; increasing revenue for early childhood family education; including expectant parent activities in early childhood family education programs; appropriating money for early childhood family education aid; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 124D.13, subdivision 2; and 124D.135, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1387, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use taxes; exempting purchases of materials and equipment used in constructing a biomass electrical generating facility; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Anderson, I., and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 1388, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for design, architectural drawings, and construction of a World War II veterans memorial.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Juhnke and Kubly introduced:

H. F. No. 1389, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Kandiyohi county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

McElroy, Davids and Larsen, P., introduced:

H. F. No. 1390, A bill for an act relating to local government; providing an alternative collateral pool for deposit and investment of local public funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 118A.01, by adding subdivisions; and 118A.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 118A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1391, A bill for an act relating to health; providing for disposition of tobacco settlement money; creating health professional education and medical research endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; and 137.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance

Jennings, Koskinen, Dorn and Bradley introduced:

H. F. No. 1392, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions in the Minnesota family investment program; indexing MFIP earned income disregard; enhancing employment services; proposing a performance management system for MFIP; continuing Minnesota food assistance program and the food portion of MFIP for legal noncitizens; changing food stamp employment and training programs; proposing a TANF administrative cap to counties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 256D.051, subdivision 2a, and by adding a subdivision; 256D.053, subdivision 1; 256D.06, subdivision 5; 256J.08, subdivisions 11, 24, 65, 83, 86a, and by adding subdivisions; 256J.11, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256J.12, subdivisions 1a and 2; 256J.14; 256J.20, subdivision 3; 256J.21, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4; 256J.24, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and by adding a subdivision; 256J.26, subdivision 1; 256J.30, subdivisions 8 and 9; 256J.31, subdivisions 5 and 12; 256J.32, subdivisions 4 and 6; 256J.34, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 256J.35; 256J.37, subdivisions 2, 9, and 10; 256J.38, subdivision 4; 256J.39, subdivision 2; 256J.42, subdivisions 1 and 5; 256J.43, subdivision 4; 256J.45, subdivision 1; 256J.46, subdivisions 1, 2, and 2a; 256J.48, subdivisions 2 and 3; 256J.50, subdivision 1; 256J.515; 256J.52, subdivisions 1 and 4; 256J.55, subdivision 4; 256J.56; 256J.62, subdivisions 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and by adding a subdivision; 256J.74, subdivision 2; and 256J.76, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 256D.051, subdivisions 6 and 19; 256D.053, subdivision 4; 256J.396; and 256J.62, subdivisions 2, 3, and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Jennings, Koskinen, Bradley and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1393, A bill for an act relating to human services; making technical changes to cross-references in statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.46, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16D.02, subdivision 3; 16D.13, subdivision 3; 84.98, subdivision 3; 119A.54; 119B.01, subdivisions 2, 10, 12, 13, 15, and 16; 119B.02, subdivision 1; 119B.03, subdivisions 3 and 4; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.07; 119B.075; 119B.08, subdivision 3; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 3, and 7; 119B.14; 119B.15; 136A.125, subdivision 2; 145.415, subdivision 3; 196.27; 237.70, subdivision 4a; 245.4871, subdivision 25; 254B.02, subdivision 1; 256.01, subdivisions 2 and 4; 256.017, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 256.019; 256.025, subdivision 2; 256.046, subdivision 1; 256.0471, subdivision 1; 256.741, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256.82, subdivision 2; 256.935, subdivision 1; 256.98, subdivisions 1 and 8; 256.981; 256.983, subdivision 4; 256.9861, subdivision 5; 256B.031, subdivisions 4 and 5; 256B.69, subdivision 5a; 256C.21; 256C.23, subdivision 1; 256D.01, subdivisions 1a and 1e; 256D.05, subdivisions 1, 3, and 5; 256D.051, subdivision 3a; 256D.055; 256D.23, subdivision 1; 256D.435, subdivision 3; 256D.44, subdivision 5; 256E.03, subdivision 2; 256E.06, subdivisions 1 and 3; 256E.07, subdivision 1; 256E.08, subdivision 3; 256F.05, subdivisions 3 and 8; 256F.10, subdivision 6; 256F.13, subdivision 3; 256G.01, subdivision 4; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 256J.01, subdivision 1; 256J.11, subdivisions 1 and 2; 256J.12, subdivision 1; 256J.21, subdivision 3; 256J.26, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 4; 256J.42, subdivisions 1 and 5; 256J.43, subdivision 1; 256J.50, subdivision 3a; 256J.62, subdivisions 3, 6, and 7; 256J.76, subdivision 1; 256K.01, subdivisions 2, 3, and 8; 256K.015; 256K.02; 256K.03, subdivisions 1 and 12; 256K.04, subdivision 2; 256K.05, subdivision 2; 256K.06; 256K.07; 256K.08, subdivision 1; 256L.11, subdivision 4; 257.33, subdivision 2; 257.3573, subdivision 2; 257.60; 257.85, subdivisions 3, 5, 7, and 11; 259.67, subdivision 4; 260.38; 261.063; 268.0111, subdivisions 5 and 7; 268.0122, subdivision 3; 268.552, subdivision 5; 268.672, subdivision 6; 268.86, subdivision 2; 268.871, subdivision 1; 268.90, subdivision 2; 268.95, subdivision 4; 275.065, subdivision 5a; 290.067, subdivision 1; 290A.03, subdivision 7; 393.07, subdivision 6; 462A.205, subdivision 2; 462A.222, subdivision 1a; 473.129, subdivision 8; 477A.0122, subdivision 2; 501B.89, subdivision 2; 518.171, subdivision 1; 518.551, subdivision 5; 518.57, subdivision 3; 518.614, subdivision 3; 518.64, subdivision 2; 548.13; 550.136, subdivision 6; 550.143, subdivision 3; 550.37, subdivision 14; 551.05, subdivision 1a; 551.06, subdivision 6; 570.025, subdivision 6; 570.026, subdivision 2; 571.72, subdivision 8; 571.912; 571.925; 571.931, subdivision 6; 571.932, subdivision 2; and 583.22, subdivision 7b; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119B.01, subdivision 12a; 119B.05, subdivision 6; 126C.05, subdivision 4; 126C.06; 256.031, subdivision 1a; 256.736; 256.74, subdivision 1c; 256.9850; 256J.62, subdivision 5; 268.871, subdivision 5; and 290A.22; Minnesota Rules, parts 9500.2000; 9500.2020; 9500.2060; 9500.2100; 9500.2140; 9500.2180; 9500.2220; 9500.2260; 9500.2300; 9500.2340; 9500.2380; 9500.2420; 9500.2440; 9500.2480; 9500.2500; 9500.2520; 9500.2560; 9500.2580; 9500.2600; 9500.2620; 9500.2640; 9500.2680; 9500.2700; 9500.2720; 9500.2722; 9500.2724; 9500.2726; 9500.2728; 9500.2730; 9500.2740; 9500.2760; 9500.2780; 9500.2800; 9500.2820; 9500.2860; and 9500.2880.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Pawlenty; Davids; Goodno; Pugh; Bishop; Dawkins; Clark, J.; Abrams; Leighton; Entenza; Seifert, J.; Chaudhary; Biernat; Van Dellen; Gray; Gleason and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1394, A bill for an act relating to commerce; enacting revised article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 336.1-105; 336.1-201; 336.2-103; 336.2-210; 336.2-326; 336.2-502; 336.2-716; 336.2A-103; 336.2A-303; 336.2A-307; 336.2A-309; 336.4-210; 336.7-503; 336.8-103; 336.8-106; 336.8-110; 336.8-301; 336.8-302; and 336.8-510; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 336.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce

Rhodes; Larsen, P.; Boudreau; Greenfield and Dorn introduced:

H. F. No. 1395, A bill for an act relating to human services; creating a group residential housing block grant pilot project; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Munger, Gunther, Rostberg, Huntley and Juhnke introduced:

H. F. No. 1396, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for wastewater treatment purposes.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Stang, Dehler, Opatz and Knoblach introduced:

H. F. No. 1397, A bill for an act relating to Stearns county; ratifying certain tax increment financing actions.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Peterson and Seifert, M., introduced:

H. F. No. 1398, A bill for an act relating to the city of Dawson; extending duration of a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1399, A bill for an act relating to taxation; prohibiting creation of tax increment financing districts in certain municipalities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 469.175, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 1400, A bill for an act relating to education funding; authorizing an accelerated payment of health and safety revenue to independent school district No. 740, Melrose; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1401, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an additional property tax refund to certain homeowners; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 290A.04, by adding a subdivision; and 290A.23, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Erhardt introduced:

H. F. No. 1402, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing an income tax rebate; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Buesgens, Molnau, Ozment, Munger and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1403, A bill for an act relating to water; approving the granting of a permit for the consumptive use of groundwater pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.265, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Swenson, Holsten and Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. No. 1404, A bill for an act relating to game and fish; modifying migratory waterfowl refuge provisions; designating a migratory waterfowl refuge; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.095, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Johnson, Ness, Cassell, Mares and Tomassoni introduced:

H. F. No. 1405, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for a school restructuring grant.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Solberg, Hilty and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1406, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a grant to independent school district No. 4, McGregor; permitting McGregor school district to levy for energy improvements; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Folliard, Johnson, Tomassoni, Pawlenty and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1407, A bill for an act relating to education; reducing class size; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.17, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Knoblach, Opatz, Schumacher, Dehler and Stang introduced:

H. F. No. 1408, A bill for an act relating to taxes; sales and use taxes; exempting the purchase of construction materials used in building the Central Minnesota events center; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.25, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Carruthers, Lieder, Molnau, Abrams and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 1409, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting gifts from motor vehicle sales tax by modifying terms related to vehicle transfer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297B.01, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Knoblach, Opatz and Schumacher introduced:

H. F. No. 1410, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; authorizing certain expenditures of tax increment revenues by the St. Cloud housing and redevelopment authority.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Paulsen, Smith and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1411, A bill for an act relating to courts; authorizing managers and employees of apartment buildings and real property management companies to appear in conciliation and unlawful detainer court on behalf of their employer; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 481.02, subdivision 3; and 491A.02, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Anderson, I.; Tunheim; Finseth; Skoe and Fuller introduced:

H. F. No. 1412, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; rescinding certain orders of the commissioner of natural resources; reinstating certain appropriations.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Seifert, J., introduced:

H. F. No. 1413, A bill for an act relating to human services data; clarifying use and expanding access to licensing data in maltreatment investigations; classifying some welfare data as nonpublic data; classifying some of the ombudsman of mental health and mental retardation's death review committee data as nonpublic data; expanding the access to revenue tax credit data; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.46, subdivisions 4 and 6; 214.10, subdivision 8; 245.97, subdivision 5; and 270B.14, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1414, A bill for an act relating to human services; making changes to deaf and hard-of-hearing services division; modifying interpreter services; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 237.51, subdivision 5a; 256C.233, subdivisions 1 and 2; and 256C.25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Finseth and Westfall introduced:

H. F. No. 1415, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for wolf management; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 97A.331, by adding a subdivision; and 97B.645; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy

Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 1416, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; changing the effective date of a provision allowing certain parcels to be included in certain tax increment financing districts; amending Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 11, section 29.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Mahoney; Skoglund; Larson, D.; Lenczewski; Stanek and Carruthers introduced:

H. F. No. 1417, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring DNA specimen of predatory offender; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.3461, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Crime Prevention

Goodno introduced:

H. F. No. 1418, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing for disposition of tobacco settlement money; establishing the Minnesota families foundation; creating health-related endowment funds; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 10; 16A; 144; and 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Hasskamp introduced:

H. F. No. 1419, A bill for an act relating to insurance; extending the age limit for health coverage for cleft lip and cleft palate to conform to the current required age limit for dependent coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 62A.042; and 62C.14, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce

Paymar, Mariani, Hausman, Entenza and Trimble introduced:

H. F. No. 1420, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money to enhance the West Seventh Street/Gateway area.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Wilkin, Huntley, Otremba, Mulder and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 1421, A bill for an act relating to professions; modifying temporary permit requirements for podiatrists; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 153.16, subdivision 3; and 153.17, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1422, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for use of certain proceeds of the mortgage registry tax and the deed tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 287.12; and 287.21, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Anderson, B.; Erickson; Otremba; Seifert, M.; Dehler; Olson; Osskopp; Gunther; Holberg; Vandeveer; Rifenberg; Knoblach; Rhodes and Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 1423, A bill for an act relating to elections; changing certain precinct caucus procedures; eliminating the presidential primary; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 202A.18, by adding a subdivision; and 202A.20, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 207A.01; 207A.02; 207A.03; 207A.04; 207A.06; 207A.07; 207A.08; 207A.09; and 207A.10.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1424, A bill for an act relating to political subdivisions; providing that certain checks of a political subdivision, its officers, or entities are exempt from Minnesota Statutes, sections 345.31 to 345.60; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 345.38, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Carruthers, Stanek, Haas, Luther and Carlson introduced:

H. F. No. 1425, A bill for an act relating to education; making the first grade preparedness program permanent; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.081, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.081, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1426, A bill for an act relating to health; modifying well notification fees; modifying definitions; modifying terms of the advisory council on water supply systems and wastewater treatment facilities; modifying provisions for grants to rural hospitals and community health centers; modifying student loan repayment provisions for health professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 103I.208, subdivision 1; 115.71, subdivisions 9a and 10; 115.741, subdivisions 1 and 2; 144.147, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; 144.1484, subdivision 1; 144.1486, subdivisions 3, 4, and 8; 144.1488, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 144.1489, subdivisions 2 and 4; 144.1490, subdivision 2; 144.1494, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, and by adding a subdivision; 144.1495, subdivisions 3, 4, and by adding a subdivision; 144.1496, subdivisions 2 and 5; and 144.382, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1427, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; authorizing the sale and licensure of intellectual property and software developed by or for the department of natural resources; modifying provisions of recreational training programs; modifying restrictions on youth operation of snowmobiles; permitting certain grants to local fire departments; modifying forfeiture provisions; modifying provisions related to snowmobile and firearms safety designations on drivers' licenses; defining terms; modifying nongame wildlife checkoff provisions; modifying forestry development projects provisions; providing civil and criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 84.055, by adding a subdivision; 84.0855, subdivision 2; 84.86, subdivision 1; 84.862, subdivisions 1 and 2; 84.872, subdivision 1; 84.91, subdivision 1; 88.067; 97B.020; 169.121, subdivision 3; 169.1217, subdivisions 7a and 9; 169.123, subdivision 1; 171.07, subdivisions 12 and 13; 290.431; 290.432; 574.263; and 574.264, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Wolf and Greiling introduced:

H. F. No. 1428, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a student-based system of education finance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 123B.53, subdivision 5; 123B.57, subdivision 4; 123B.64, subdivision 3; 124D.03, subdivision 2; 124D.11, subdivision 1; 124D.22, subdivision 3; 124D.65, by adding a subdivision; 124D.86, subdivisions 3 and 6; 126C.05, subdivisions 5 and 7; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 18, 20, and 21; 126C.12, subdivision 1; 126C.16, subdivision 3; 126C.17, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 9; 126C.19, subdivisions 1 and 2; 126C.40, subdivisions 1 and 4; and 127A.47, subdivisions 1, 7, and 8; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 126C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1429, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money to rebuild and fortify the historic Territorial Prison Wall in Stillwater.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1430, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for the exchange or sale of leased lakeshore lots; amending Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 16, section 31, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Dawkins introduced:

H. F. No. 1431, A bill for an act relating to real property; modifying requirements for recording contracts for deed; specifying minimum contents of contracts for deed; establishing a civil cause of action; providing for preparation of a sample form and educational materials; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 507.235, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 559.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1432, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding for an underground connection to the St. Paul RiverCentre; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Hausman introduced:

H. F. No. 1433, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding for an underground connection to the St. Paul RiverCentre; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Tingelstad, Osthoff, Ozment, Finseth and Mariani introduced:

H. F. No. 1434, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Minnesota Children's Museum Project GreenStart.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance

Buesgens, Mariani, Entenza, Cassell and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1435, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for a grant to the Richard Green Institute; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Greenfield, Huntley, Mulder, Koskinen, Goodno, Otremba and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1436, A bill for an act relating to health; providing additional funding for the primary care physician training initiative; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Ozment; Finseth; Anderson, I.; Hackbarth and Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1437, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; changing the repeal date of the Sustainable Forest Resources Act; amending Laws 1995, chapter 220, section 142.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1438, A bill for an act relating to retirement; public employees police and fire plan; recrediting service credit for certain University of Minnesota police officers with prior Duluth police department employment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Howes, Workman and Haas introduced:

H. F. No. 1439, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for the Minnesota conservation corps.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance

Boudreau introduced:

H. F. No. 1440, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying payment rate determination for intermediate care facilities; requiring a local system needs planning process; establishing a statewide advisory committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 252.28, subdivision 1; and 256B.5011, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 252; and 256B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 144.0723; 256B.501, subdivision 3g; and 256B.5011, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1441, A bill for an act relating to education funding; creating an equity aid component of general education revenue; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Tunheim introduced:

H. F. No. 1442, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water in Roseau county.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Abeler; Otremba; Leppik; Larsen, P., and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1443, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for an independent living skills training program for persons with epilepsy.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance

Krinkie, Mares, Smith and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1444, A bill for an act relating to retirement; modifying public employees retirement association provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 353.01, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 7, 10, 11a, 11b, 12, 32, and by adding subdivisions; 353.27, subdivisions 4, 10, 11, and 12; and 353.64, subdivisions 1 and 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 353.64, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Vandeveer; Larsen, P.; Winter; Pugh and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1445, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; limiting liability for personal injury or death caused by equine activities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 604A.12, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1446, A bill for an act relating to state agencies; codifying reorganization orders relating to the office of environmental assistance, the public service department, the transportation regulation board, and the departments of administration, public safety, and corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16B.42, subdivisions 3 and 4; 115D.08; 174.02, subdivisions 4 and 5; 174.10, subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; 174A.02, subdivisions 1, 2, and 4; 174A.04; 174A.06; 216C.41, subdivision 2; 219.074, subdivision 2; 219.402; 221.031, subdivision 1; 609.3241; 609.605, subdivision 2; 609.7495, subdivision 1; 611A.01; 611A.0311, subdivision 3; 611A.07, subdivision 1; 611A.25; 611A.32; 611A.34; 611A.35; 611A.36; 611A.361; 611A.55; 611A.57, subdivision 3; 611A.675, subdivision 1; 611A.71; and 611A.76; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 611A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 174A.01; 174A.02, subdivision 5; 174A.03; 174A.05; 218.011, subdivision 7; 611A.21; 611A.22; 611A.221; 611A.31; 611A.33; 611A.345; 611A.41; 611A.43; 611A.78; and Minnesota Rules, part 8850.6900.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Tomassoni and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1447, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; governing license plate impoundment when vehicle's owner is not the violator; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 168.042, subdivisions 2 and 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy

Jaros introduced:

H. F. No. 1448, A bill for an act relating to community development; providing funding for the natural resources research institute; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Wilkin, Seagren, Greenfield, Boudreau and Tingelstad introduced:

H. F. No. 1449, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing criteria for granting a variance for day training and habilitation rates; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 252.46, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy

Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 1450, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing funding for establishing a voluntary accreditation program to assist school districts in providing optimal educational support services; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Kielkucki introduced:

H. F. No. 1451, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; establishing an agricultural research grants board supported by a fee to be levied on agricultural cropland; reducing tax rates on certain agricultural properties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 272.02, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41E.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture Policy

Boudreau, Mares, Johnson, Entenza and Tuma introduced:

H. F. No. 1452, A bill for an act relating to libraries; appropriating money for the library for the blind.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1453, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing a grant program for adolescent health; appropriating money; 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 Policy

Rostberg introduced:

H. F. No. 1454, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for community forest improvement grants.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Hausman; Tingelstad; McCollum; Tuma; Rostberg; Kelliher; Wagenius; Ozment; Folliard; Erhardt; Jennings; Molnau; McGuire; Carruthers; Lenczewski; Mulder; Jaros; Peterson; Dawkins; Greiling; Gleason; Biernat; Larson, D.; Rest; Luther; Orfield; Kahn; Osthoff; Clark, K.; Van Dellen; Entenza; Haake; Pugh; Dempsey and Leppik introduced:

H. F. No. 1455, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing for riparian forest management; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Bakk introduced:

H. F. No. 1456, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing Lake county, the city of Two Harbors, and Lake Superior independent school district No. 381 to abate certain delinquent taxes; authorizing recording of a conveyance of land upon abatement.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes

Chaudhary, Gray, Rhodes and McCollum introduced:

H. F. No. 1457, A bill for an act relating to veterans; appropriating money for the Red Tail Project to honor the Tuskegee airmen.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1458, A bill for an act relating to human services; changing provisions to nursing home reimbursements; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance

Johnson, Ness, Kielkucki, Entenza and Mares introduced:

H. F. No. 1459, A bill for an act relating to education; expanding learning academy training to include school media and information technology professionals and courses on new technologies; modifying eligibility requirements for library site technology grants; modifying the database access program for public libraries and school media centers; appropriating money; amending Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, sections 6 and 7, subdivision 2; Laws 1998, chapter 398, article 9, section 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Jennings introduced:

H. F. No. 1460, A bill for an act relating to human services; proposing changes to nursing reimbursement; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256B.431, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance

Skoglund; Gleason; Larson, D.; and Kelliher and Wagenius introduced:

H. F. No. 1461, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to enter into a lease of land at Fort Snelling.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Solberg, Kalis, Jennings, Holsten, Murphy and Huntley introduced:

H. F. No. 1462, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a warehouse for the Seaway Port Authority of Duluth; authorizing state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy

Pelowski introduced:

H. F. No. 1463, A bill for an act relating to data practices; authorizing the commissioner of administration to develop and distribute a comprehensive policy on student records and other data on school-aged children; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Jaros, Huntley and Workman introduced:

H. F. No. 1464, A bill for an act relating to public transit; reducing percentage of operating costs required to be paid by provider of large urbanized area service; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 174.24, subdivision 3b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy

Carruthers, McGuire, Skoglund and Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1465, A bill for an act relating to government data practices; requiring the revisor of statutes to reorganize and recodify the data practices law; requiring responsible authorities to annually provide the revisor of statutes with lists of statutes pertaining to data practices codified outside chapter 13; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.05, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law

Dorman, Mares, Wenzel and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 1466, A bill for an act relating to retirement; Albert Lea police and fire consolidation accounts; increasing certain survivor benefit amounts; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 353B.11, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Sykora, McGuire, Nornes, Mariani, Mulder and Mahoney introduced:

H. F. No. 1467, A bill for an act relating to education; family and early childhood education; providing for children and family support programs, community and systems change, prevention and intervention, and self-sufficiency and lifelong learning; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 16B.405, subdivision 2; 119B.01, subdivisions 2, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 17; 119B.02, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 119B.03, subdivisions 3, 4, and 9; 119B.04, subdivision 1; 119B.05, subdivision 1; 119B.061; 119B.07; 119B.08, subdivision 3; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, and 7; 119B.10, subdivision 1; 119B.12, subdivision 2; 119B.13; 119B.14; 119B.15; 121.8355, by adding a subdivision; 124D.19, subdivision 11; 124D.22; 124D.53, subdivision 3; 124D.54, subdivision 1; and 466.01, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119A.46; 119B.01, subdivision 12a; 119B.03, subdivision 7; 119B.05, subdivision 6; 119B.075; 119B.17; 124D.14; and 124D.22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Olson; Mariani; Mares; Abeler; Osskopp; Erickson; Dehler; Anderson, B.; Kielkucki and Cassell introduced:

H. F. No. 1468, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to provide remedial instruction to students who fail to meet minimum course requirements in core academic subjects; requiring a report to project remediation costs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 120A.22, subdivision 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy

Chaudhary introduced:

H. F. No. 1469, A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing additional compensatory revenue for a school district with a substantial enrollment of students eligible for free or reduced price meals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 126C.10, subdivision 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Wolf introduced:

H. F. No. 1470, A bill for an act relating to liquor; authorizing the board of regents of the University of Minnesota to allow for the sale of alcoholic beverages at Northrop Auditorium; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 340A.412, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce

Krinkie and Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 1471, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring legislative approval of new fees and fee increases; providing an expiration date for certain fees; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 14.131; 14.23; 16A.11, by adding a subdivision; 16B.748; 18.54; 21.92; 60A.964, subdivision 1; 60A.972, subdivision 3; 97B.025; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 103I.525, subdivision 9; 103I.531, subdivision 9; 103I.535, subdivision 9; 103I.541, subdivision 5; 115B.49, subdivisions 2 and 4; 115B.491, subdivisions 2 and 3; 116.07, subdivision 4d; 116.12; 116C.834, subdivision 1; 144.98, subdivision 3; 176.102, subdivision 14; 183.375, subdivision 5; 223.17, subdivision 3; 239.101, subdivision 4; 299M.04; 326.50; and 326.86, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.1285, subdivisions 4 and 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy

Mulder and Anderson, I., introduced:

H. F. No. 1472, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying provisions relating to special number plates for collector aircraft; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 360.531, subdivision 3; and 360.55, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy

Clark, J.; Swenson; Kubly; Seifert, M., and Harder introduced:

H. F. No. 1473, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Minnesota Inventors Congress.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Smith introduced:

H. F. No. 1474, A bill for an act relating to water; restricting certain activities of water quality cooperatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115.58, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Nornes; Sykora; Abeler; Olson; McGuire; Cassell; Hilty; Rhodes; Koskinen; Johnson; Mariani; Gray; Chaudhary; Boudreau; Westfall; Westrom; Stang; Mulder; Kielkucki; Ness; Storm; Tingelstad; Howes; Tuma; Wenzel; Otremba; Schumacher; Juhnke; Daggett; Erickson; Swenson; Fuller; Hackbarth; Seifert, M., and Lieder introduced:

H. F. No. 1475, A bill for an act relating to adult basic education; defining basic service levels; providing aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 124D.52, by adding a subdivision; and 124D.53, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Family and Early Childhood Education Finance

Stang, Juhnke and Ness introduced:

H. F. No. 1476, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing an increased levy by the North Fork Crow River watershed district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Rostberg and Kelliher introduced:

H. F. No. 1477, A bill for an act relating to the environment; modifying and making permanent the environmental improvement pilot program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 114C.20; 114C.21, subdivisions 1, 4, and by adding subdivisions; 114C.22; 114C.24, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; 114C.25; 114C.26; 114C.27; and 114C.28; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 114C.21, subdivisions 9 and 11; 114C.29; 114C.30; and 114C.31.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Holsten introduced:

H. F. No. 1478, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the division into city urban and rural service districts pursuant to annexation; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 272.67, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Entenza and Biernat introduced:

H. F. No. 1479, A bill for an act relating to education; amending definition of district for homeless students; clarifying date for homeless student count; providing for grants for education programs serving homeless students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 124D.70; and 127A.47, subdivision 2; Laws 1997, First Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 48.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Finance

Fuller and Broecker introduced:

H. F. No. 1480, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for construction of new facilities for the bureau of criminal apprehension; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance

Hausman and Osthoff introduced:

H. F. No. 1481, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to complete construction of the Como Park Education Resource Center.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance

Lenczewski and Rhodes introduced:

H. F. No. 1482, A bill for an act relating to the metropolitan radio board; extending the sunset date for the board; amending Laws 1995, chapter 195, article 1, section 18.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Tomassoni, Lieder, Tunheim, Kalis and Winter introduced:

H. F. No. 1483, A bill for an act relating to minimum fire state aid; expanding eligibility to post-1993 relief associations; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 69.021, subdivision 7.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy