1.1    .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3987 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.5	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

1.6    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
1.7in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, to
1.8the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the
1.9general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
1.10each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the addition to
1.11or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year
1.12ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and
1.13reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the
1.14day following final enactment.

1.15				APPROPRIATIONS
1.16				Available for the Year
1.17				Ending June 30
1.18					2008		2009

1.19

Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE

$

$

(1,662,000)

1.20

Subdivision 1.Senate

(710,000)

1.21The base budget for the senate shall
1.22be $22,724,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
1.23$22,724,000 in fiscal year 2011.

1.24

Subd. 2.House of Representatives

(952,000)

2.1The base budget for the house of
2.2representatives shall be $30,551,000 in fiscal
2.3year 2010 and $30,551,000 in fiscal year
2.42011.

2.5

Sec. 3. GOVERNOR

$

$

(113,000)

2.6

Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR

$

$

(42,000)

2.7

Sec. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL

$

$

(749,000)

2.8

Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE

$

$

(195,000)

2.9The base budget for the secretary of state
2.10shall be $6,134,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
2.11$6,301,000 in fiscal year 2011.

2.12 2.13

Sec. 7. OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY

$

$

(157,000)

2.14The base budget for the Office of Enterprise
2.15Technology shall be $6,202,000 in fiscal year
2.162010 and $6,202,000 in fiscal year 2011.

2.17

Sec. 8. ADMINISTRATION

$

$

(1,039,000)

2.18(a) $885,000 of the reduction in this section
2.19is from the appropriation for Department of
2.20Public Safety relocation expenses.
2.21(b) The reduction in this section must not be
2.22applied to the Land Management Information
2.23Center or the Environmental Quality Board.
2.24(c) $2,000,000 of the balance in the facilities
2.25repair and replacement account in the special
2.26revenue fund is cancelled to the general
2.27fund. This amount is in addition to amounts
2.28transferred under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.2916B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (d).

2.30

Sec. 9. FINANCE

$

$

(624,000)

2.31

Subdivision 1.State Financial Management

(356,000)

3.1 3.2

Subd. 2.Information and Management Services

(268,000)

3.3After the Departments of Finance and
3.4Employee Relations merge as directed in
3.5Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 80,
3.6the commissioner of finance may reallocate
3.7fiscal year 2009 general fund appropriation
3.8reductions between programs within the
3.9merged agency. Any reallocation of funds
3.10shall be shown in the program appropriations
3.11base for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 according
3.12to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.11,
3.13subdivision 3, paragraph (b).

3.14

Sec. 10. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

$

$

(218,000)

3.15The base budget for employee relations
3.16shall be $5,241,000 in fiscal year 2010 and
3.17$5,241,000 in fiscal year 2011 to reflect the
3.18reduction and a transfer to the Department of
3.19Health for the merger in Laws 2007, chapter
3.20148, article 2, section 80.

3.21

Sec. 11. REVENUE

$

$

475,000

3.22

Subdivision 1.Tax Compliance; Appropriation

3.23(a) The commissioner of revenue shall
3.24undertake expanded tax compliance and
3.25collection activities sufficient to collect
3.26$6,090,000 in revenue for the general fund
3.27for fiscal year 2009 in excess of the sum of:
3.28(1) the amount forecast to be collected by the
3.29commissioner of finance for that fiscal year
3.30in the February 2008 forecast; and
3.31(2) the appropriation under paragraph (c).
3.32(b) The commissioner shall periodically
3.33report to the chairs of committees of the
4.1house of representative and senate with
4.2jurisdiction over taxation or state government
4.3operations on the measures undertaken
4.4under this section. The commissioner
4.5may make recommendations to the 2009
4.6legislature for changes in the law to
4.7improve compliance with the tax law,
4.8such as expanded information reporting or
4.9withholding requirements that would permit
4.10the commissioner to satisfy the requirements
4.11of this section in the most cost effective and
4.12reasonable manner possible.
4.13(c) $2,030,000 is appropriated from the
4.14general fund for fiscal year 2009 to the
4.15commissioner of revenue to finance the
4.16activities authorized by this section.
4.17(d) The commissioner must maximize the
4.18use of telecommuting by employees when
4.19implementing any tax compliance and
4.20collection activities.

4.21 4.22 4.23

Subd. 2.Appropriation to the Commissioner of Revenue; Financial Institution Data Match and Payment of Fees and Administrative Costs

4.24$250,000 is appropriated annually from the
4.25general fund to the commissioner of revenue
4.26to make payments to financial institutions
4.27in exchange for performing data matches
4.28between account information held by
4.29financial institutions and the commissioner's
4.30database of tax debtors as authorized
4.31by Minnesota Statutes, section 13B.07,
4.32subdivision 7. $110,000 is appropriated
4.33annually from the general fund to the
4.34commissioner of revenue for the costs of
4.35administering the data match system under
4.36Minnesota Statutes, section 13B.07.

5.1 5.2

Subd. 3.Appropriation to the Commissioner of Finance; 2008 Budget Reserve Escrow Account

5.3$14,000,000 is appropriated from the budget
5.4reserve to the commissioner of finance and
5.5shall be placed in the budget reserve escrow
5.6account. The commissioner of finance may
5.7use this appropriation to support a guarantee
5.8by the state of Minnesota that private money
5.9will be raised to pay the Minneapolis-St. Paul
5.10Host Committee's share of expenses for the
5.112008 Republican National Convention in St.
5.12Paul. The terms of the state guarantee will be
5.13negotiated by the commissioner of finance.
5.14Any money advanced to the Host Committee
5.15under the state guarantee must be repaid by
5.16the Host Committee to the commissioner
5.17of finance no later than June 30, 2009, and
5.18deposited in the budget reserve fund. Any
5.19unspent portion of the appropriation cancels
5.20to the budget reserve on June 30, 2009.

5.21    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.855, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.22    Subd. 3. Other salaries and compensation plans. The commission shall also:
5.23    (1) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for compensation and terms and
5.24conditions of employment prepared and submitted by the commissioner of employee
5.25relations under section 43A.18, subdivision 2, covering all state employees who are not
5.26represented by an exclusive bargaining representative and whose compensation is not
5.27provided for by chapter 43A or other law;
5.28    (2) review and approve, reject, or modify a plan for total compensation and terms
5.29and conditions of employment for employees in positions identified as being managerial
5.30under section 43A.18, subdivision 3, whose salaries and benefits are not otherwise
5.31provided for in law or other plans established under chapter 43A;
5.32    (3) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries submitted
5.33by the governor or other appointing authority under section 15A.0815, subdivision 5,
5.34covering agency head positions listed in section 15A.0815;
6.1    (4) review and approve, reject, or modify recommendations for salaries of officials
6.2of higher education systems under section 15A.081, subdivisions 7b and 7c; and
6.3    (5) review and approve, reject, or modify plans for compensation, terms, and
6.4conditions of employment proposed under section 43A.18, subdivisions 3a and 4; and
6.5    (6) review and approve, reject, or modify the plan for compensation, terms, and
6.6conditions of employment of classified employees in the office of the legislative auditor
6.7under section 3.971, subdivision 2.
6.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2009.

6.9    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.971, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.10    Subd. 2. Staff; compensation. The legislative auditor shall establish a Financial
6.11Audits Division and a Program Evaluation Division to fulfill the duties prescribed in this
6.12section. Each division may be supervised by a deputy auditor, appointed by the legislative
6.13auditor, with the approval of the commission, for a term coterminous with the legislative
6.14auditor's term. The deputy auditors may be removed before the expiration of their terms
6.15only for cause. The legislative auditor and deputy auditors may each appoint a confidential
6.16secretary to serve at pleasure. The salaries and benefits of the legislative auditor,
6.17deputy auditors and confidential secretaries shall be determined by the compensation
6.18plan approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The deputy auditors may
6.19perform and exercise the powers, duties and responsibilities imposed by law on the
6.20legislative auditor when authorized by the legislative auditor. The deputy auditors and the
6.21confidential secretaries serve in the unclassified civil service, but all other employees of
6.22the legislative auditor are in the classified civil service. Compensation for employees of
6.23the legislative auditor in the classified service shall be governed by a plan prepared by
6.24the legislative auditor and approved by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and
6.25the legislature under section 3.855. While in office, a person appointed deputy for the
6.26Financial Audit Division must hold an active license as a certified public accountant.
6.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2009. Classified
6.28employees of the legislative auditor retain compensation provided on December 31, 2008,
6.29until a new compensation plan is adopted under section 12.

6.30    Sec. 14. [5.33] RETURNING COMBAT VETERANS.
6.31    If any Minnesota business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company,
6.32cooperative, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership has been administratively
6.33or statutorily dissolved, revoked, or terminated for failure to file an annual or periodic
6.34report with the Office of the Secretary of State during a calendar year when an individual
7.1with substantial responsibility for the operation of the dissolved, revoked, or terminated
7.2business or nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, cooperative, limited
7.3partnership, or limited liability partnership was serving in active military service in the
7.4armed forces of the United States, including the reserves or National Guard, as defined in
7.5section 190.05, subdivision 5b or 5c, or was engaged in employment outside of the United
7.6States essential to the prosecution of a war or to the national defense, as designated by the
7.7United States Congress or the United States Department of Defense, the secretary of state
7.8shall waive any reinstatement fee otherwise required by law.

7.9    Sec. 15. [13B.07] TAX DEBTOR DATA MATCHES.
7.10    Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
7.11    (a) "Account" means demand deposit account, checking account, negotiable order of
7.12withdrawal account, savings account, time deposit account, money market mutual fund
7.13account, or certificate of deposit account, and any funds or property held by a financial
7.14institution, as defined in paragraph (e).
7.15    (b) "Account information" means the type of account, the account number, whether
7.16the account is singly or jointly owned, and in the case of jointly owned accounts the name
7.17and address of the nondebtor account owner if available.
7.18    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of revenue.
7.19    (d) "Debtor" means a person whose property is subject to a tax lien and a notice of
7.20lien has been filed by the commissioner as provided by section 270C.63, subdivision 2.
7.21    (e) "Financial institution" means any of the following that do business in this state:
7.22    (1) federal or state commercial banks and federal or state savings banks, including
7.23savings and loan associations and cooperative banks;
7.24    (2) federal and state chartered credit unions;
7.25    (3) benefit associations;
7.26    (4) life insurance companies;
7.27    (5) safe deposit companies;
7.28    (6) money market mutual funds; or
7.29    (7) a similar entity that holds property or maintains accounts reflecting property
7.30belonging to others.
7.31    (f) "Person" means a person as defined in section 270C.01, subdivision 6.
7.32    Subd. 2. Data match system established. The commissioner shall establish a
7.33process for the comparison of account information data held by financial institutions with
7.34the Department of Revenue's database of debtors. The commissioner shall inform the
8.1financial industry of the requirements of this section and the means by which financial
8.2institutions can comply.
8.3    Subd. 3. Duty to provide data. Within 30 days of a request by the commissioner,
8.4a financial institution shall provide to the commissioner the name, address, and account
8.5information for each debtor who maintains an account at the financial institution. The
8.6commissioner may request from a financial institution the data concerning any debtor
8.7not more than four times a year.
8.8    Subd. 4. Method to provide data. The commissioner must provide an electronic
8.9list of debtors to the financial institution that includes debtors' name, address, and if an
8.10individual, the last four digits of the Social Security number. The financial institution must
8.11compare that data to the data maintained at the financial institution to identify which of the
8.12listed debtors maintains an account at the financial institution.
8.13    Subd. 5. Means to provide data. A financial institution must provide the required
8.14data in encrypted form by secure electronic means authorized by the commissioner.
8.15    Subd. 6. Access to data. (a) With regard to data on debtors provided by the
8.16commissioner to a financial institution under subdivision 4, the financial institution shall
8.17retain the reported information only until the financial institution's database is compared
8.18against the commissioner's database. Data that does not pertain to an account holder at
8.19the financial institution must be immediately destroyed, and no retention or publication
8.20of that data shall be made by the financial institution. None of the data provided by the
8.21commissioner may be used for solicitation or other commercial purposes by the financial
8.22institutions or other commercial entities.
8.23    (b) All account information provided by a financial institution that pertains to a
8.24debtor listed in the commissioner's database must be incorporated into the commissioner's
8.25database. Access to that data is governed by chapters 13 and 270B. Notwithstanding
8.26section 16D.06, data collected pursuant to this section is available for the collection of
8.27delinquent taxes only and is not available for other debt collection activities undertaken by
8.28the state.
8.29    Subd. 7. Fees. A financial institution may charge and collect a fee from the
8.30commissioner for providing account information to the commissioner. The commissioner
8.31may pay a financial institution up to $150 each quarter. The commissioner shall develop
8.32procedures for the financial institutions to charge and collect the fee. Payment of the fee
8.33is limited by the amount of the appropriation for this purpose. If the appropriation is
8.34insufficient, or if fund availability in the fourth quarter would allow payments for actual
8.35costs in excess of $150, the commissioner shall prorate the available funds among the
9.1financial institutions that have submitted a claim for the fee. No financial institution shall
9.2charge or collect a fee that exceeds its actual costs of complying with this section.
9.3    Subd. 8. Failure to respond to request for information. The commissioner shall
9.4send a written notice of noncompliance to a financial institution that fails to respond to a
9.5first written request for information under this section. The notice must be sent by certified
9.6mail and must explain the requirements of this section and advise the financial institution
9.7of the penalty for noncompliance. A financial institution that receives a second notice of
9.8noncompliance is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for its failure to comply. A financial
9.9institution that continues to fail to comply with this section is subject to a civil penalty of
9.10$5,000 for the third and each subsequent failure to comply. These penalties are imposed
9.11and collected under section 270C.33, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (5).
9.12    Subd. 9. Confidentiality. A financial institution furnishing a report to the
9.13commissioner under this section is prohibited from disclosing to a debtor that the name of
9.14the debtor has been received from or furnished to the commissioner.
9.15    Subd. 10. Immunity. A financial institution that provides or reasonably attempts to
9.16provide information to the commissioner in compliance with this section is not liable to
9.17any person for disclosing the information or for taking any other action in good faith as
9.18authorized by this section.
9.19    Subd. 11. Civil action for unauthorized disclosure by financial institution. (a)
9.20An account holder may bring a civil action in district court against a financial institution
9.21for unauthorized disclosure of data received from the commissioner under subdivision 4.
9.22A financial institution found to have violated this subdivision shall be liable as provided in
9.23paragraph (b) or (c).
9.24    (b) Any financial institution that willfully and maliciously discloses data received
9.25from the commissioner under subdivision 4 is liable to that account holder in an amount
9.26equal to the sum of:
9.27    (1) any actual damages sustained by the account holder as a result of the disclosure;
9.28and
9.29    (2) in the case of any successful action to enforce any liability under this subdivision,
9.30the costs of the action taken plus reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.
9.31    (c) Any financial institution that negligently discloses data received from the
9.32commissioner under subdivision 4 is liable to that account holder in an amount equal to
9.33any actual damages sustained by the account holder as a result of the disclosure.
9.34    (d) A financial institution shall not be held liable in any action brought under this
9.35subdivision if the financial institution shows, by a preponderance of evidence, that the
10.1disclosure was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the
10.2maintenance of procedures reasonably adopted to avoid any error.
10.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008.

10.4    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.16, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
10.5    Subd. 5. Designation of targeted groups. (a) The commissioner of administration
10.6shall periodically designate businesses that are majority owned and operated by women,
10.7persons with a substantial physical disability, or specific minorities as targeted group
10.8businesses within purchasing categories as determined by the commissioner. A group
10.9may be targeted within a purchasing category if the commissioner determines there is a
10.10statistical disparity between the percentage of purchasing from businesses owned by
10.11group members and the representation of businesses owned by group members among all
10.12businesses in the state in the purchasing category.
10.13    (b) In addition to designations under paragraph (a), an individual business may be
10.14included as a targeted group business if the commissioner determines that inclusion is
10.15necessary to remedy discrimination against the owner based on race, gender, or disability
10.16in attempting to operate a business that would provide goods or services to public agencies.
10.17    (c) In addition to the designations under paragraphs (a) and (b), the commissioner of
10.18administration shall designate businesses that are majority owned and operated by veterans
10.19who have served in federal active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5c, in
10.20support of Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom as targeted group
10.21businesses within purchasing categories as determined by the commissioner. "Veteran"
10.22has the meaning given in section 197.447, and also includes both currently serving and
10.23honorably discharged members of the national guard and other military reserves.
10.24    (c) (d) The designations of purchasing categories and businesses under paragraphs
10.25(a) and, (b), and (c) are not rules for purposes of chapter 14, and are not subject to
10.26rulemaking procedures of that chapter.
10.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to
10.28procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.

10.29    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
10.30    Subd. 3. Duties. (a) The office shall:
10.31    (1) manage the efficient and effective use of available federal, state, local, and
10.32public-private resources to develop statewide information and telecommunications
10.33technology systems and services and its infrastructure;
11.1    (2) approve state agency and intergovernmental information and telecommunications
11.2technology systems and services development efforts involving state or intergovernmental
11.3funding, including federal funding, provide information to the legislature regarding
11.4projects reviewed, and recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under
11.5section 16A.11;
11.6    (3) ensure cooperation and collaboration among state and local governments in
11.7developing intergovernmental information and telecommunications technology systems
11.8and services, and define the structure and responsibilities of a representative governance
11.9structure;
11.10    (4) cooperate and collaborate with the legislative and judicial branches in the
11.11development of information and communications systems in those branches;
11.12    (5) continue the development of North Star, the state's official comprehensive online
11.13service and information initiative;
11.14    (6) promote and collaborate with the state's agencies in the state's transition to an
11.15effectively competitive telecommunications market;
11.16    (7) collaborate with entities carrying out education and lifelong learning initiatives
11.17to assist Minnesotans in developing technical literacy and obtaining access to ongoing
11.18learning resources;
11.19    (8) promote and coordinate public information access and network initiatives,
11.20consistent with chapter 13, to connect Minnesota's citizens and communities to each
11.21other, to their governments, and to the world;
11.22    (9) promote and coordinate electronic commerce initiatives to ensure that Minnesota
11.23businesses and citizens can successfully compete in the global economy;
11.24    (10) manage and promote the regular and periodic reinvestment in the information
11.25and telecommunications technology systems and services infrastructure so that state and
11.26local government agencies can effectively and efficiently serve their customers;
11.27    (11) facilitate the cooperative development of and ensure compliance with standards
11.28and policies for information and telecommunications technology systems and services,
11.29electronic data practices and privacy, and electronic commerce among international,
11.30national, state, and local public and private organizations;
11.31    (12) eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing information and
11.32telecommunications technology systems and services provided by other public and private
11.33organizations while building on the existing governmental, educational, business, health
11.34care, and economic development infrastructures;
11.35    (13) identify, sponsor, develop, and execute shared information and
11.36telecommunications technology projects and ongoing operations; and
12.1    (14) ensure overall security of the state's information and technology systems and
12.2services.
12.3    (b) The chief information officer in consultation with the commissioner of finance
12.4must determine when it is cost-effective for agencies to develop and use shared
12.5information and telecommunications technology systems and services for the delivery of
12.6electronic government services. The chief information officer may require agencies to
12.7use shared information and telecommunications technology systems and services. The
12.8chief information officer shall establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with the
12.9commissioner of finance to be billed to agencies and other governmental entities sufficient
12.10to cover the actual development, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs of
12.11the shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of interagency
12.12agreements, or other means as allowed by law.
12.13    (c) A state agency with any information and telecommunications technology project
12.14that has a total expected project cost of more than $1,000,000, whether funded as part of
12.15the biennial budget or by any other means, shall for the purpose of registration with the
12.16office submit basic project startup documentation as specified by the office in both content
12.17and format. Registration must occur prior to the date of commencement of the project
12.18and before any project funding is requested or committed. Project leaders must: (1)
12.19demonstrate that acceptable and sustainable project management methodology is being
12.20followed for the project; (2) provide updates to the project documentation as changes
12.21are proposed; and (3) regularly report on the current status of the project on a schedule
12.22agreed to by the office.
12.23    (d) The office must monitor progress on any active information and
12.24telecommunications technology project that has a total expected project cost of more than
12.25$1,000,000 and report on performance against plan in terms of time, scope, and budget.
12.26Based on the determination of the chief information officer, the office must conduct an
12.27independent project audit of the project. The audit analysis and evaluation by the office
12.28of the projects registered under paragraph (c) must be presented to agency executive
12.29sponsors, the project governance bodies, and the chief information officer. All reports and
12.30responses must become part of the project record.
12.31    (e) For any active information and telecommunications technology project that has a
12.32total expected project cost of more than $5,000,000, an annual independent audit must be
12.33performed that conforms to project audit principles published by the office.
12.34    (f) The chief information officer shall report to the legislative committees with
12.35jurisdiction over the office by January 15 of each year regarding the review process
12.36required under paragraph (a), clause (2). The report must include a description of the
13.1current status of each project reviewed by the office. The report must include the rationale
13.2used for the determination made for each project.

13.3    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of chapter 16E, the following terms
13.5have the meanings given them.
13.6    (a) "Information and telecommunications technology systems and services" means
13.7all computing and telecommunications hardware and software, the activities undertaken
13.8to secure that hardware and software, and the activities undertaken to acquire, transport,
13.9process, analyze, store, and disseminate information electronically. "Information and
13.10telecommunications technology systems and services" includes all proposed expenditures
13.11for computing and telecommunications hardware and software, security for that hardware
13.12and software, and related consulting or other professional services.
13.13    (b) "Information and telecommunications technology project" means an effort to
13.14acquire or produce information and telecommunications technology systems and services.
13.15    (c) "Telecommunications" means voice, video, and data electronic transmissions
13.16transported by wire, wireless, fiber-optic, radio, or other available transport technology.
13.17    (d) "Cyber security" means the protection of data and systems in networks connected
13.18to the Internet.
13.19    (e) "State agency" means an agency in the executive branch of state government and
13.20includes the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, but does not include the Minnesota
13.21State Colleges and Universities unless specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter.
13.22    (f) "Total expected project cost" includes direct staff costs, all supplemental contract
13.23staff and vendor costs, and costs of hardware and software development or purchase.
13.24Breaking a project into several phases does not affect the cost threshold which must be
13.25computed on the full cost of all aspects of the related subprojects.

13.26    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16E.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.27    Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) In addition to other activities prescribed by law, the
13.28office shall carry out the duties set out in this subdivision.
13.29    (b) The office shall develop and establish a state information architecture to ensure
13.30that state agency development and purchase of information and communications systems,
13.31equipment, and services is designed to ensure that individual agency information systems
13.32complement and do not needlessly duplicate or conflict with the systems of other agencies.
13.33When state agencies have need for the same or similar public data, the chief information
13.34officer, in coordination with the affected agencies, shall manage the most efficient and
13.35cost-effective method of producing and storing data for or sharing data between those
14.1agencies. The development of this information architecture must include the establishment
14.2of standards and guidelines to be followed by state agencies. The office shall ensure
14.3compliance with the architecture.
14.4    (c) The office shall assist state agencies in the planning and management of
14.5information systems so that an individual information system reflects and supports
14.6the state agency's mission and the state's requirements and functions. Each agency
14.7shall develop a strategic information technology plan. The office shall review and
14.8approve agency technology plans to ensure consistency with enterprise information and
14.9telecommunications technology strategy. By December 1 of each year, the office must
14.10report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the office regarding the plans
14.11under this paragraph.
14.12    (d) The office shall review and approve agency requests for funding for the
14.13development or purchase of information systems equipment or software before the
14.14requests may be included in the governor's budget.
14.15    (e) The office shall review major purchases of information systems equipment to:
14.16    (1) ensure that the equipment follows the standards and guidelines of the state
14.17information architecture;
14.18    (2) ensure the agency's proposed purchase reflects a cost-effective policy regarding
14.19volume purchasing; and
14.20    (3) ensure that the equipment is consistent with other systems in other state agencies
14.21so that data can be shared among agencies, unless the office determines that the agency
14.22purchasing the equipment has special needs justifying the inconsistency.
14.23    (f) The office shall review the operation of information systems by state agencies
14.24and ensure that these systems are operated efficiently and securely and continually meet
14.25the standards and guidelines established by the office. The standards and guidelines must
14.26emphasize uniformity that is cost-effective for the enterprise, that encourages information
14.27interchange, open systems environments, and portability of information whenever
14.28practicable and consistent with an agency's authority and chapter 13.
14.29    (g) The office shall conduct a comprehensive review at least every three years of
14.30the information systems investments that have been made by state agencies and higher
14.31education institutions. The review must include recommendations on any information
14.32systems applications that could be provided in a more cost-beneficial manner by an outside
14.33source. The office must report the results of its review to the legislature and the governor.

14.34    Sec. 20. Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2, section 27, subdivision 4, is amended to
14.35read:
15.1    Subd. 4. Expiration. The commission expires December 31, 2008 June 30, 2009.

15.2    Sec. 21. Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:

15.3

Sec. 7. SECRETARY OF STATE

$

9,019,000

$

6,497,000

15.4	Appropriations by Fund
15.5		2008	2009
15.6	General	6,175,000	6,497,000
15.7	Special Revenue	2,844,000

15.8(a) $310,000 of this appropriation must be
15.9transferred to the Help America Vote Act
15.10account and is designated as a portion of the
15.11match required by section 253(b)(5) of the
15.12Help America Vote Act.
15.13(b) $2,844,000 the first year is appropriated
15.14from the Help America Vote Act account for
15.15the purposes and uses authorized by federal
15.16law. This appropriation is available until
15.17June 30, 2009.
15.18(c) Notwithstanding Laws 2005, chapter
15.19162, section 34, subdivision 7, any balance
15.20remaining in the Help America Vote Act
15.21account after previous appropriations and the
15.22appropriations in this section is appropriated
15.23to the secretary of state for the purposes of
15.24the account. This appropriation is available
15.25until June 30, 2011.
15.26(d) The amount necessary to meet federal
15.27requirements for interest payments and the
15.28additional match for the Help America Vote
15.29Act account is transferred from the general
15.30fund appropriation to the Help America Vote
15.31Act account.
15.32EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

16.1    Sec. 22. Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section 12, subdivision 4, is amended to
16.2read:

16.3

Subd. 4. Administrative Management Services

5,672,000

5,218,000

16.4(a) $125,000 the first year is to create an
16.5Office of Grants Management to standardize
16.6state grants management policies and
16.7procedures. For the fiscal year beginning
16.8July 1, 2008, the commissioner must
16.9deduct up to $125,000 from state grants
16.10that are subject to Minnesota Statutes,
16.11section 16B.97, to nongovernmental
16.12nonstate entities, as necessary to fund the
16.13commissioner's duties under new Minnesota
16.14Statutes, sections 16B.97 and 16B.98.
16.15The amount deducted from appropriations
16.16for these grants is transferred to the
16.17commissioner for purposes of administering
16.18these sections.
16.19(b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000
16.20the second year are to establish a small
16.21agency resource team to consolidate and
16.22streamline the human resources and financial
16.23management activities for small state
16.24agencies, boards, and councils.
16.25(c) $500,000 the first year is a onetime
16.26appropriation for a targeted group business
16.27disparity study. The commissioner
16.28must cooperate with units of local
16.29government conducting similar studies. The
16.30commissioner shall ensure that the results of
16.31the study are kept current and that any new or
16.32upgraded accounting or procurement systems
16.33properly record purchases from minority and
16.34female-owned businesses through the use of
17.1state contracts, and the availability of bids
17.2from those businesses.
17.3(d) $74,000 the first year and $74,000
17.4the second year are for the Council on
17.5Developmental Disabilities.
17.6(e) $140,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $140,000
17.7in fiscal year 2009 are for a grant to the
17.8Council on Developmental Disabilities
17.9for the purpose of establishing a statewide
17.10self-advocacy network for persons with
17.11intellectual and developmental disabilities
17.12(ID/DD). The self-advocacy network shall:
17.13(1) ensure that persons with ID/DD are
17.14informed of their rights in employment,
17.15housing, transportation, voting, government
17.16policy, and other issues pertinent to the
17.17ID/DD community;
17.18(2) provide public education and awareness
17.19of the civil and human rights issues persons
17.20with ID/DD face;
17.21(3) provide funds, technical assistance, and
17.22other resources for self-advocacy groups
17.23across the state; and
17.24(4) organize systems of communications
17.25to facilitate an exchange of information
17.26between self-advocacy groups.
17.27This appropriation is in addition to any other
17.28appropriations and must be added to the base
17.29appropriation beginning in fiscal year 2010.

17.30    Sec. 23. MANAGERIAL POSITION REDUCTIONS.
17.31    The governor must reduce the total number of deputy commissioners, assistant
17.32commissioners, positions designated as unclassified under authority of Minnesota Statutes,
18.1section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, and governor's office personnel supported by interagency
18.2agreements by 25 percent. This reduction must be achieved by June 30, 2009.

18.3    Sec. 24. MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD;
18.4CONDEMNATION PROCEEDS.
18.5    Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695, or any
18.6other law, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board may retain the proceeds from the
18.7condemnation of park lands or its interest in land necessary for the reconstruction and
18.8expansion of marked Interstate Highway 35W at the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
18.9Proceeds received by the park board from the condemnation proceeding must be deposited
18.10into a park land acquisition account controlled by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation
18.11Board. Money in the account must be invested pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter
18.12118A, and interest shall accrue to this account. The park land acquisition account must
18.13be used solely to acquire land for public park purposes adjacent to the Mississippi River
18.14in Minneapolis. Lands acquired from the account must be included in the metropolitan
18.15regional recreation open space system and are subject to the provisions of Minnesota
18.16Statutes, section 16A.695, and laws governing metropolitan regional park land. The park
18.17board shall provide an annual report to the commissioner of finance and the Metropolitan
18.18Council regional administrator outlining the use of the funds in the park land acquisition
18.19account until such time as no funds remain in the account.
18.20EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

18.21    Sec. 25. EFFECTIVE DATE.
18.22    Except for those sections with a different effective date, this article is effective the
18.23day following final enactment.

18.26

Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18.27    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
18.28in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 45, articles 1 to
18.293, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from
18.30the general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
18.31each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the addition
18.32to or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year
18.33ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and
19.1reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the
19.2day following final enactment.

19.3				APPROPRIATIONS
19.4				Available for the Year
19.5				Ending June 30
19.6					2008		2009

19.7

Sec. 2. MILITARY AFFAIRS

$

$

390,000

19.8$75,000 in fiscal year 2009 is to establish a
19.9state enhancement of the employer support of
19.10the guard and reserve program. The funding
19.11base for this activity is $35,000 each year in
19.12fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
19.13$135,000 in fiscal year 2009 is to make
19.14$1,000 biannual bonus payments to National
19.15Guard medics who meet recertification
19.16requirements during the fiscal year.
19.17$180,000 in fiscal year 2009 is to add "state
19.18navigator" positions to coordinate state
19.19agency programs and activities to support
19.20and assist soldiers and their families during
19.21and after the reintegration process.

19.22    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 190.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.23    Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account is
19.24established in the special revenue fund. The account shall consist of contributions from
19.25private sources and appropriations. Money in the account is appropriated in equal shares
19.26to the Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
19.27EFFECTIVE DATE.Notwithstanding Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, section
19.281, and article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, this section is effective for distribution of the
19.29Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account the day following final enactment.

19.30    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 190.19, subdivision 2, is
19.31amended to read:
19.32    Subd. 2. Uses. (a) Money appropriated from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops"
19.33account to the Department of Military Affairs may be used for:
19.34    (1) grants directly to eligible individuals;
20.1    (2) grants to one or more eligible foundations for the purpose of making grants to
20.2eligible individuals, as provided in this section; or
20.3    (3) veterans' services.; or
20.4    (4) grants to family readiness groups chartered by the adjutant general.
20.5    (b) As used in paragraph (a), the term, "eligible individual" includes any person
20.6who is:
20.7    (1) a member of the Minnesota National Guard or a reserve unit based in Minnesota
20.8who has been called to active service as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5;
20.9    (2) a Minnesota resident who is a member of a military reserve unit not based
20.10in Minnesota, if the member is called to active service as defined in section 190.05,
20.11subdivision 5 ;
20.12    (3) any other Minnesota resident performing active service for any branch of the
20.13military of the United States;
20.14    (4) a person who served in one of the capacities listed in clause (1), (2), or (3) who
20.15has current financial needs directly related to that service; and
20.16    (5) a member of the immediate family of an individual identified in clause (1), (2),
20.17(3), or (4). For purposes of this clause, "immediate family" means the individual's spouse
20.18and minor children and, if they are dependents of the member of the military, the member's
20.19parents, grandparents, siblings, stepchildren, and adult children.
20.20    (c) As used in paragraph (a), the term "eligible foundation" includes any organization
20.21that:
20.22    (1) is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
20.23Code;
20.24    (2) has articles of incorporation under chapter 317A specifying the purpose of
20.25the organization as including the provision of financial assistance to members of the
20.26Minnesota National Guard and other United States armed forces reserves and their
20.27families and survivors; and
20.28    (3) agrees in writing to distribute any grant money received from the adjutant general
20.29under this section to eligible individuals as defined in this section and in accordance
20.30with any written policies and rules the adjutant general may impose as conditions of the
20.31grant to the foundation.
20.32    (d) The maximum grant awarded to an eligible individual under paragraph (a) in a
20.33calendar year with funds from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account, either through
20.34an eligible institution or directly from the adjutant general, may not exceed $2,000.

20.35    Sec. 5. [192.341] STATE ENHANCED EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF GUARD
20.36AND RESERVE (ESGR) PROGRAM.
21.1    The adjutant general is authorized to establish and administer a state enhancement
21.2to the federal Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Program. The adjutant
21.3general shall develop policy and guidelines for the administration of the program
21.4established under this section.

21.5    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision
21.6to read:
21.7    Subd. 1c. Medic recertification bonus program. (a) The adjutant general
21.8may establish a program to provide a recertification bonus to eligible members of the
21.9Minnesota National Guard who recertify as emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in
21.10the National Guard within the limitations of this subdivision. The bonus payments are
21.11intended to generally encourage a member's continuing certification as an EMT.
21.12    (b) Eligibility for the recertification bonus is limited to a member of the National
21.13Guard who:
21.14    (1) is serving satisfactorily as determined by the adjutant general; and
21.15    (2) has successfully completed the training required for recertification and warrants
21.16the payment of a bonus.
21.17    (c) The adjutant general may, within the limitations of this subdivision and other
21.18applicable laws, determine additional eligibility criteria for the bonus, and must specify all
21.19of the criteria in regulations and publish changes as necessary.
21.20    (d) Payments under this subdivision must be made on a schedule that is determined
21.21and published in department regulations by the adjutant general.

21.22    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision
21.23to read:
21.24    Subd. 2a. Usage of tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program by
21.25spouse permitted. (a) Notwithstanding the eligibility limitations of subdivision 2,
21.26paragraph (b), the spouse of a person eligible under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), is
21.27eligible to use up to 12 semester hours per year, or the equivalent amount of quarter
21.28credits, of that eligible person's unused tuition reimbursement benefit for each year of
21.29service in the Minnesota National Guard after the eighth year of such service.
21.30    (b) Total benefits under this subdivision cannot exceed the total unused portion of
21.31the service member's benefit. A service member's and spouse's eligibility for tuition
21.32reimbursement under this subdivision is limited by the provisions of subdivision 2,
21.33paragraph (g).

21.34    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.585, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.1    Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires at the end of the first fiscal year in which
22.2the number of veterans enrolled in Minnesota public institutions of higher education is
22.3fewer than 4,000, but no later than June 30, 2011.

22.4    Sec. 9. STARBASE STUDY.
22.5    The appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 3, section 2, subdivision 3, for
22.6a longitudinal study measuring improvement in academic achievement as a result of
22.7participation in the Starbase program is available until June 30, 2009. The Department of
22.8Military Affairs must contract with the Wilder Foundation to conduct the study.
22.9EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

22.10    Sec. 10. NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM STUDY.
22.11    The adjutant general and the Department of Military Affairs shall study participation
22.12by the Minnesota National Guard in the National Guard Youth Challenge Program
22.13promoted by the National Guard Youth Foundation. The adjutant general shall report on
22.14the study and make recommendations to the governor and the committees of the senate
22.15and the house of representatives with jurisdiction over National Guard programs by
22.16January 15, 2009. The study must include:
22.17    (1) possible locations for the Minnesota National Guard Youth Challenge Program;
22.18    (2) estimated start-up costs for the program;
22.19    (3) application and establishment procedures and resources required to apply for
22.20and establish the program; and
22.21    (4) a survey of similar programs established in other states and how each state comes
22.22up with the state match required to obtain federal funds."
22.23Delete the title and insert:
22.25relating to state government; modifying appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter
22.26148, article 1; establishing a budget reserve escrow account for Republican
22.27National Convention; changing salary and compensation plan for certain
22.28employees of the legislative auditor; waiving a reinstatement fee for certain
22.29businesses or organizations of returning combat veterans; establishing a data
22.30match system; designating certain veterans majority owned business as targeted
22.31group businesses; requiring state agencies with technology projects over a
22.32certain amount to submit project start up documentation; requiring state agencies
22.33to develop a strategic technology plan; reducing some managerial positions;
22.34allowing the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to retain proceeds from
22.35condemnation proceedings in certain cases; providing for disposition of certain
22.36funds; removing a limit on certain grants; eliminating a sunset date; changing
22.37provisions in military affairs; providing for a study of the STARBASE program;
22.38appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 3.855,
22.39subdivision 3; 3.971, subdivision 2; 16C.16, subdivision 5; 16E.01, subdivision
22.403; 16E.03, subdivision 1; 16E.04, subdivision 2; 190.19, subdivision 1; 192.501,
22.41by adding subdivisions; 197.585, subdivision 5; Minnesota Statutes 2007
22.42Supplement, section 190.19, subdivision 2; Laws 2006, chapter 282, article 2,
23.1section 27, subdivision 4; Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, sections 7; 12,
23.2subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
23.35; 13B; 192."