State of Minnesota

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, May 17, 2000


The following House Files were introduced:

Bakk, Holsten, Ozment and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. No. 4178, A resolution memorializing the President of the United States and the President's Council on Environmental Quality to expedite the environmental impact statement of the United States Forest Service to begin reducing fuel loadings within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

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

Olson introduced:

H. F. No. 4179, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XIII, section 1; providing for local control of public education.

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

Reuter introduced:

H. F. No. 4180, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the destruction of the January 26, 2000, state test of the basic requirement for written composition; exempting student responses to the January 26, 2000, test for written composition from mandatory reporting requirements; limiting test prompts for future tests of the basic requirement for written composition.

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

Kahn; Rukavina; McCollum; Otremba; Gleason; Hasskamp; Murphy; Winter; Chaudhary; Skoglund; Mullery; Mariani; Skoe; Tunheim; Koskinen; Greiling; Biernat; Juhnke; Schumacher; McGuire; Gray; Hilty; Kelliher; Carlson; Dawkins; Jaros; Lenczewski; Folliard; Kubly; Wenzel; Rest; Luther; Paymar; Clark, K., and Kalis introduced:

H. F. No. 4181, A bill for an act relating to health; establishing the fair drug pricing board; requiring the board to establish maximum manufacturer prices for prescription drugs and perform other duties; providing penalties; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 151.47, subdivision 1; and 325D.071; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62Q; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62U.

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