Wednesday , February 11, 1998
The following House Files were introduced:
Westfall and Hausman introduced:
H. F.
No. 3551, A bill for an act relating to health; expanding the living-at-home/block nurse program; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.0917, subdivision 8.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Mullery and Dawkins introduced:
H. F.
No. 3552, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for the increase of women graduates in nontraditional
occupations; appropriating money for training for low-income students.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Olson, M.; Lindner and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3553, A bill for an act relating to the environment; providing for allocation of certain revenues dedicated to the
Minnesota environment and natural resources trust fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116P.04, subdivision 5 ,
And by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Olson, M.; Lindner and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3554, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring the content of the graduation rule to ensure that students
satisfactorily complete applicable requirements; establishing a task force to examine social promotion; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement; section 121.11, subdivision 7c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Olson, M.; Lindner and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3555, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying declining pupil unit aid for fiscal year 1998; amending Laws
1997, First Special Session chapter 4 , Article 4, section 34.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Hausman introduced:
H. F.
No. 3556, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing a sales tax exemption for materials used in construction of an
arena at the RiverCentre complex in the city of St. Paul; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.25, by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Greenfield, Huntley and Johnson, R., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3557, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing general assistance medical care coverage for victims of
torture; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256D.03, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Ness introduced:
H. F.
No. 3558, A bill for an act relating to education; providing for protection of retirement benefits for certain Ridgewater
college employees.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Otremba, M., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3559, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Sauk River Dam.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Clark, K., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3560, A bill for an act relating to data practices; making public the names of elected officials who register property
complaints; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 13.44.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Murphy, Solberg, Pugh and Broecker introduced:
H. F.
No. 3561, A bill for an act relating to corrections; authorizing the commissioner of corrections to contract with counties for
placing juveniles in the serious/chronic program, PREPARE; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 242.32, subdivision1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Murphy, Solberg, McGuire and Stanek introduced:
H. F.
No. 3562, A bill for an act relating to witnesses; providing who shall be responsible for the budget for witness fees;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 357.22; and 357.24.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Murphy, McGuire, Solberg, Pugh and Stanek introduced:
H. F.
No. 3563, A bill for an act relating to courts; updating the law governing court administrators; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, section 485.018, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 357.07; and 485.018, subdivisions 1
and 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Finseth, Stang and Schumacher introduced:
H. F.
No. 3564, A bill for an act relating to transportation; redefining road or highway; imposing requirements and restrictions
on transportation expenditures from the trunk highway fund and general fund; establishing spending goals for transportation;
requiring expenditures for operations of the state patrol to be from the general fund; specifying compensation to be included in
prevailing wage rate; providing for periodic adjustments in motor fuel tax rate; authorizing
issuance of bonds for local bridge replacement and reconstruction; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996,
sections 160.02, subdivision 7 , And by adding a subdivision; 161.04, by adding a subdivision; 174.01, by adding a subdivision;
174.02, by adding a subdivision; 177.42, subdivision 6; 299D.01, by adding a subdivision; and 299D.03, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.
Trimble introduced:
H. F.
No. 3565, A bill for an act relating to housing; providing funding to retain certain federally assisted affordable housing;
providing for affordable rental housing; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section462A.05, subdivision 39.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Trimble introduced:
H. F.
No. 3566, A bill for an act relating to retirement; closing St. Paul teachers retirement fund association to new members and
providing coverage for new hirees by the teachers retirement association; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 354.05,
subdivision 2; and 354A.011, subdivision 27; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 354A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
Kubly introduced:
H. F.
No. 3567, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a wastewater
treatment facility in Renville.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Greenfield; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Trimble introduced:
H. F.
No. 3568, A bill for an act relating to health; adding interpreter services as covered benefit under the MinnesotaCare
program; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256L.03, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Van Dellen introduced:
H. F.
No. 3569, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to charge the same student fees to participate in
an extracurricular activity; requiring school boards to allow students to participate equally in extracurricular activities;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 120.73, subdivision 1; and 123.38, subdivision 2b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Mullery introduced:
H. F.
No. 3570, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for certain programs for the blind.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Schumacher, Tunheim, Tomassoni, Mares and Sviggum introduced:
H. F.
No. 3571, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding for the three additional days of student instructionmandated for the 1998-1999 school year; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Bakk; Rukavina; Solberg; Anderson, I. , And Tomassoni introduced:
H. F.
No. 3572, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; modifying provisions for a timber permit extension; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 90.193.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Tunheim, Tomassoni and Johnson , A., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3573, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the mandate for three additional days of student instruction;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 120.1015.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Tomassoni, Rukavina, Bakk and Solberg introduced:
H. F.
No. 3574, A bill for an act relating to liquor; allowing the commissioner of public safety to issue on-sale licenses to Giants
Ridge and Ironworld Discovery Center; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 340A.404, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onCommerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Johnson , A., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3575, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting ready-mixed concrete trucks from the sales tax on motor
vehicles; providing that ready-mixed concrete trucks are capital equipment for purposes of the sales; defining sales price for
purposes of ready-mixed concrete sales; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.01, subdivision 8; Minnesota
Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 297A.01, subdivision 16; 297A.25, subdivision 9; and
297B.03.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Hasskamp, McCollum and Rostberg introduced:
H. F.
No. 3576, A bill for an act relating to veterans; authorizing placement of a plaque in the court of honor to memorialize
veterans wounded in combat.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Delmont, Koskinen and Otremba, M., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3577, A bill for an act relating to human services; clarifying the rehabilitative and therapeutic services covered under
medical assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 1996, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 8 and 8a.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Dawkins, Rest, Winter and Ozment introduced:
H. F.
No. 3578, A bill for an act relating to income taxation; providing for a state working family credit; amending Minnesota
Statutes 1996, section 290.0671, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0671, subdivision1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Long; Wagenius; Olson, E. , And Johnson , A., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3579, A bill for an act relating to taxation; clarifying the taxes included in the moratorium on collection of taxes for
solid waste management services; amending Laws 1997, chapter 231, article 13, section 19.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Greenfield, Mulder, Kalis, Koskinen and Evans introduced:
H. F.
No. 3580, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section
to article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 119C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Solberg and Anderson, I., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3581, A bill for an act relating to human services; increasing the number of demonstration sites for people with
disabilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 256B.77, subdivision 5 , And by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Gunther introduced:
H. F.
No. 3582, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the appointment of the Martin county auditor/treasurer.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Bakk, Hausman, Solberg and Sekhon introduced:
H. F.
No. 3583, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to the Minnesota forest resources council for
implementation of timber harvesting guidelines and recommendations.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Erickson introduced:
H. F.
No. 3584, A bill for an act relating to tax increment financing; allowing the city of Milaca to spend increment outside of a
district.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Hasskamp, Long, Erhardt and Olson, E., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3585, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; modifying the senior citizens' property tax deferral program;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 290B.03, subdivision 1; 290B.04, subdivisions 1, 3 , And by adding a
subdivision; 290B.05, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 4; 290B.06; 290B.07; 290B.08, subdivision 2; and 290B.09, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Chaudhary introduced:
H. F.
No. 3586, A bill for an act relating to corrections; prohibiting bodybuilding and weightlifting equipment in state
correctional facilities; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Trimble and Rostberg introduced:
H. F.
No. 3587, A bill for an act relating to economic security; appropriating money for training for people with disabilities.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Schumacher, Bettermann, Opatz and Ness introduced:
H. F.
No. 3588, A bill for an act relating to education; increasing the general education formula allowance; offsetting operating
referenda; increasing operating referenda equalization aid; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section124A.03, subdivisions 1b, 1f , And 3c; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 124A.03, subdivision 1c; and 124A.22,
subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Huntley, Boudreau and Slawik introduced:
H. F.
No. 3589, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money to assist deaf-blind persons.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Dawkins introduced:
H. F.
No. 3590, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expressly approving an addition to the sentencing guidelines
commentary.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Tuma and Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3591, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; providing that the department of natural resources may not acquire
property by prescriptive easement; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Kraus, McElroy, Harder, Seagren and Seifert introduced:
H. F.
No. 3592, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the rate of the sales and use tax and the sales tax on motor
vehicles; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Larsen, Kalis and Solberg introduced:
H. F.
No. 3593, A bill for an act relating to the Minnesota housing finance agency; making permanent a temporary provisionabout the agency's meetings; amending Laws 1997, chapter 154, section 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Long, Kahn and Abrams introduced:
H. F.
No. 3594, A bill for an act relating to local government; extending the application of the law forbidding certain gifts to
certain local officials; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.895, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Long, Chaudhary, Slawik, Folliard and Dawkins introduced:
H. F.
No. 3595, A bill for an act relating to taxation; providing for calculation of rent constituting property taxes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290A.03, subdivisions 11 and 13.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Long, Munger, Jennings, Dorn and Tunheim introduced:
H. F.
No. 3596, A bill for an act relating to education; changing the calculation of student financial aid by excluding a portion of
any Pell grant; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Gunther, Tomassoni and Tunheim introduced:
H. F.
No. 3597, A bill for an act relating to commerce; requiring all individuals 27 years of age and younger who wish to
purchase tobacco products to show proof of age; requiring local governments to meet certain criteria when conducting
compliance checks of retail establishments that sell tobacco; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 461.12,
subdivisions 3, 5 , And by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onCommerce, Tourism and
Consumer Affairs.
Kinkel introduced:
H. F.
No. 3598, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; eliminating certain requirements for classification as commercial
seasonal residential recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 273.13, subdivisions 22 and
25 , As amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Erickson introduced:
H. F.
No. 3599, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting a time extension for commencement of activities in a
tax increment financing district in the city of Onamia.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Harder introduced:
H. F.
No. 3600, A bill for an act relating to education; modifying referendum authority for independent school district No. 2862,
Jackson County Central.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Solberg introduced:
H. F.
No. 3601, A bill for an act relating to the organization and operation of state government; modifying provisions relating to
state government operations; modifying budget preparation provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.3005, by
adding a subdivision; 16A.055, subdivision 6; 16A.10 , As amended; 16A.102, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16A.105; 16A.11,
subdivisions 3 and 3a; 16A.501; 16A.72; 16B.04, subdivision 4; 16B.30; 17.03,
subdivision 11; 43A.04, subdivision 1a; 45.012; 84.027, subdivision 14; 116.03, subdivision 2a; 116J.011; 144.05, subdivision2; 174.02, subdivision 1a; 175.001, subdivision 6; 190.09, subdivision 2; 196.05, subdivision 2; 216A.07, subdivision 6;
268.0122, subdivision 6; 270.02, subdivision 3a; 299A.01, subdivision 1a; and 363.05, subdivision 3; Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, sections 3.986, subdivisions 2 and 4; 3.987, subdivisions 1 and 2; 3.988, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivision 2;
16A.103, subdivision 1; 16A.11, subdivision 1; 16A.641, subdivision 4; 120.0111; 241.01,
subdivision 3b; 245.03, subdivision 2; and 273.1398, subdivision 8; Laws 1997, chapter 202 , Article 1, section 35 , As
amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 3.971, subdivision 3; 15.90; 15.91; 15.92; Minnesota Statutes 1997
Supplement, sections 3.987, subdivision 3; 3.989, subdivisions 1, 3 , And 4; 14.431; 16A.11, subdivisions 3b and 3c; and
241.015.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Long; Abrams; Wejcman; Clark, K. , And Ozment introduced:
H. F.
No. 3602, A bill for an act relating to the Minneapolis community development agency; authorizing the establishment of a
phased redevelopment tax increment financing district for the Sears project; extending the term of the district; defining as a
qualifying activity the removal of hazardous substances; reducing the original local net tax capacity of the district to zero;
clarifying that revenues expended pursuant to the requirements of the neighborhood revitalizationprogram constitute a local contribution.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Dempsey, Macklin, Long and Olson, E., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3603, A bill for an act relating to the city of Red Wing; allowing a 1998 levy limit adjustment for certain payments in
lieu of tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Schumacher, Opatz and Dehler introduced:
H. F.
No. 3604, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; requiring Benton county to apportion reimbursement for liability
among local units of government.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Anderson, B.; Schumacher; Olson, M. , And Munger introduced:
H. F.
No. 3605, A bill for an act relating to drainage; allowing transfer of access easements from drainage systems to storm
sewer improvement districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Evans; Clark, K.; Kubly; Olson, M. , And Gunther introduced:
H. F.
No. 3606, A bill for an act relating to the housing finance agency; extending the availability of equity take-out loans;
amending procedures for the allocation of low-income housing tax credits; permitting allocation of the housing pool to senior
rental housing if it is federally assisted; requiring an impact statement and a hearing before an owner terminates participationin a federally assisted rental housing program; permitting a local government to require relocationassistance for certain tenants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 462A.222, subdivision 3; and
474A.061, subdivision 2a; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 462A.05, subdivision 39; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Seifert introduced:
H. F.
No. 3607, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for the Southwest
Minnesota Regional Performance Center in Marshall.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Biernat introduced:
H. F.
No. 3608, A bill for an act relating to education; repealing the Minnesota education finance act of 1992; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124A.697; 124A.698; 124A.70; 124A.71; 124A.711, subdivision 1; 124A.72; and 124A.73;
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.711, subdivision 2; and Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 7, section 31.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Long, Opatz and Larsen introduced:
H. F.
No. 3609, A bill for an act relating to community-based planning; amending goals; providing for notification; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 4A.08; 4A.09; 394.232, subdivisions 2, 3 , And by adding a
subdivision; and 462.3535, subdivision 2 , And by adding subdivisions; Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 4, section 13,
subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 4A.10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Carruthers, Kelso, Entenza, Schumacher and Otremba, M., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3610, A bill for an act relating to education; providing funding to implement Minnesota's graduation standards;
enhancing funding to implement the graduation rule; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section124A.22, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 124A.22, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Lieder and Olson, E., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3611, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the wild rice watershed district to use the proceeds of its levy
for flood mitigation projects; amending Laws 1992, chapter 511 , Article 2, section 52 , As amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
McGuire introduced:
H. F.
No. 3612, A resolution urging the President and the Congress of the United States to support the closure of the United
States Army School of the Americas.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on General
Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Elections.
Mahon, Garcia and Evans introduced:
H. F.
No. 3613, A resolution memorializing Congress to support the admission of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia , And
Lithuania to the North Atlantic Treaty.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Holsten introduced:
H. F.
No. 3614, A bill for an act relating to local elected officials; expanding the law on removal to city officials; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 351.14, subdivision 5; 351.15; 351.16; 351.18; 351.19, subdivision 4; 351.20; 351.21; and
351.22.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Ozment, Kraus, Vandeveer, Nornes and Mares introduced:
H. F.
No. 3615, A bill for an act relating to taxation; changing the general rate of the sales and use tax and the sales tax on motor
vehicles from 6.5 percent to 6 percent; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.02, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Kubly and Trimble introduced:
H. F.
No. 3616, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for a multipurpose
center in Granite Falls.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Economic
Development and International Trade.
Leighton introduced:
H. F.
No. 3617, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing the public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders
public water in Mower county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources.
Kinkel introduced:
H. F.
No. 3618, A bill for an act relating to peace officers; authorizing the Hubbard county sheriff to have additional part-time
peace officer positions; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 626.8463, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Rest introduced:
H. F.
No. 3619, A bill for an act relating to taxation; corporate income; making technical and minor changes in the job training
credit; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 290.0673, subdivisions 1, 2 , And 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Pugh and Milbert introduced:
H. F.
No. 3620, A bill for an act relating to judges; authorizing a judge whose term of office expires six months or less before
the age of 65 to remain in office until age 65; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 490.101, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Wenzel introduced:
H. F.
No. 3621, A bill for an act relating to public waters; authorizing funding for state share of cleanup of certain Mississippi
river sediment; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Delmont, Kinkel, Entenza, Farrell and Winter introduced:
H. F.
No. 3622, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a sectionto article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 119C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Biernat, Skoglund and Wagenius introduced:
H. F.
No. 3623, A bill for an act relating to courts; authorizing cities of the first class to establish city courts; prescribing the
jurisdiction of city courts and the qualifications of city judges; providing for appeal de novo to district court; proposing coding
for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 488B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Biernat introduced:
H. F.
No. 3624, A bill for an act relating to municipalities; allowing interim licensing ordinances; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee onLocal Government and
Metropolitan Affairs.
Jennings introduced:
H. F.
No. 3625, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring a study of the capital improvement needs of day training
and habilitation programs; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Koskinen introduced:
H. F.
No. 3626, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for ADA compliance,
roof replacement and repair , And boiler improvements at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Harder; Winter; Clark, J. , And Seifert introduced:
H. F.
No. 3627, A bill for an act relating to education; appropriating money for the Southwest Telecommunications Cooperative
to establish a telecommunications network.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Carlson, Wejcman, Mariani, Rhodes and Dorn introduced:
H. F.
No. 3628, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a sectionto article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 119C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Wagenius; Hausman; Johnson , A.; Biernat and Huntley introduced:
H. F.
No. 3629, A bill for an act relating to children; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a sectionto article XI; establishing the children's endowment fund; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 119C.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Farrell, Hilty, Reuter, Trimble and Murphy introduced:
H. F.
No. 3630, A bill for an act relating to government operations; requiring the office of technology to study possible uses and
benefits of biometrics.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
Ozment introduced:
H. F.
No. 3631, A bill for an act relating to taxation; exempting sales to political subdivisions from sales tax; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 297A.47; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 297A.25, subdivision 11.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Seagren; Greiling; Carlson; Johnson , A. , And Ness introduced:
H. F.
No. 3632, A bill for an act relating to education; enhancing educational opportunities for students attending intermediate
school district programs; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 124.83, subdivisions 3 and 4;
136D.281, subdivision 8; 136D.741, subdivision 8; and 136D.88, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections
120.064, subdivision 3; 124.193, subdivision 1 , And by adding a subdivision; and
124.83, subdivisions 1 and 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Wenzel and Erickson introduced:
H. F.
No. 3633, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for state forest repair.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on
Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance.
Chaudhary, McCollum, Greenfield and Dorn introduced:
H. F.
No. 3634, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring local social services agencies and the department of
human services to collect certain information on food stamp recipients; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 393.07, by
adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Schumacher introduced:
H. F.
No. 3635, A bill for an act relating to agriculture; adding requirements for manure storage structures; requiring a report onmanure applicator training; requiring a generic environmental impact statement on feedlots; establishing a voluntary rural
dispute resolution procedure; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 116.07,
subdivision 7; Laws 1986, chapter 398 , Article 1, section 18 , As amended; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 583.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Greenfield, Bradley, Dorn and Tompkins introduced:
H. F.
No. 3636, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring the commissioner of human services to submit a waiver amendment
to allow greater flexibility in delivering services to persons served by the home and community-based waiver for persons with
mental retardation and related conditions.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Stanek introduced:
H. F.
No. 3637, A bill for an act relating to corrections; making minor modifications to the sentence to work program; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 3.739, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, sections 241.277, subdivisions 6,
9 , And by adding a subdivision; and 609.113, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Larsen and Broecker introduced:
H. F.
No. 3638, A bill for an act relating to corrections; requiring sex offenders to successfully complete treatment before
release; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 609.346, subdivision 5 , And by adding a
subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Anderson, B., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3639, A bill for an act relating to occupations; amending the licensure requirements for social workers; amending
Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 148B.21, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Bettermann and Carlson introduced:
H. F.
No. 3640, A bill for an act relating to education; allowing a donation of accrued sick time for certain Minnesota state
college and university employees; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education.
Trimble introduced:
H. F.
No. 3641, A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing for impoundment of license plates when a vehicle lacking
insurance is involved in an accident; imposing misdemeanor penalties; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 168.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit.
Entenza, Greenfield, Rhodes and Wejcman introduced:
H. F.
No. 3642, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a grant for primary support to implement Indian child
welfare programs; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
Schumacher, Wenzel and Otremba, M., introduced:
H. F.
No. 3643, A bill for an act relating to taxation; reducing the assessed value of vegetative filter strips; requiring a report;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 273.11, subdivision 10.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Sviggum introduced:
H. F.
No. 3644, A bill for an act relating to telecommunications; modifying voting requirements for extended area service within
combined school districts; amending Laws 1997, chapter 59, section 1, subdivision 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Regulated Industries and
Energy.
Chaudhary, Entenza and Weaver introduced:
H. F.
No. 3645, A bill for an act relating to crime prevention; expanding reporting requirements for health professionals
concerning injuries resulting from alcohol- or controlled substance-related accidents; expanding civil and criminal immunity for
reports by health professionals; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, sections 626.52; and 626.55, subdivision 1; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 626.55, subdivision 2.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Johnson , A.; Mares; Seagren and Kelso introduced:
H. F.
No. 3646, 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 Education.