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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="1875"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1875</b></center><hr><p><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">STATE OF
MINNESOTA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">NINETY-THIRD
SESSION<span style="letter-spacing:-2.0pt"> </span>-<span style="letter-spacing:
-2.0pt"> </span>2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">_____________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">THIRTY-SEVENTH
DAY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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text-transform:uppercase"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
text-transform:uppercase">Saint Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, March 16, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><a name="SDAY"></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The House of Representatives convened at
3:30 p.m. and was called to order by Dan Wolgamott, Speaker pro tempore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Prayer was offered by the Reverend Lisa
Janke, Olive Branch, Rochester, Minnesota.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The members of the House gave the pledge
of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The roll was called and the following
members were present:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Acomb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Agbaje<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Altendorf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Backer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bahner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bakeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Becker-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Berg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bierman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Burkel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Clardy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Coulter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daudt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Davids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Demuth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dotseth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Edelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Engen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Finke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Franson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freiberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Grossell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hanson, J.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Heintzeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hemmingsen-Jaeger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hornstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Joy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Klevorn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Knudsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koznick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kresha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Liebling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lillie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lislegard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Newton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Niska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Noor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Novotny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">O'Driscoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, B.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, L.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perryman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pfarr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pinto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pursell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Quam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Rehm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Reyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Robbins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schomacker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sencer-Mura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Swedzinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tabke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Torkelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Urdahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Witte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wolgamott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Youakim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Zeleznikar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>A quorum was present.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Bennett, Daniels, Davis, Igo, Mekeland,
Myers, Neu Brindley, O'Neill and Richardson were excused.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:107%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The Chief Clerk proceeded to read the
Journal of the preceding day.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There
being no objection, further reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the
Journal was approved as corrected by the Chief Clerk.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%"></span></b></p><hr><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a name="1876"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1876</b></center><hr></b><p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
AND DIVISIONS<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Pryor from the Committee on Education
Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 160, A bill for
an act relating to education; integrating service-learning into Minnesota's
education system; establishing an evidence-based service-learning technical
assistance and grant program; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.50, by adding a subdivision; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Education
Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Moller from the
Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 181, A bill for
an act relating to public safety; expanding the reporting of crimes motivated
by bias; amending the crimes of assault, property damage, and harassment
motivated by bias; requiring the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training
to update training in recognizing, responding to, and reporting crimes of bias;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 363A.06,
subdivision 1; 609.2231, subdivision 4; 609.2233; 609.595, subdivisions 1a, 2;
609.749, subdivision 3; 626.5531, subdivision 1; 626.8451, subdivision 1;
626.8469, subdivision 1.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 3, after the semicolon,
insert "<u>and</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, delete lines 4 to 8</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 9, delete "<u>(21)</u>"
and insert "<u>(20)</u>" and delete "<u>reports</u>" and
insert "<u>information</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 10, delete "<u>a
community member or community</u>" and insert "<u>committed in whole
or in substantial part because of</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, lines 10 and 18, delete "<u>crimes</u>"
and insert "<u>incidents</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 11, delete "<u>organization
believes are motivated by</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 13, delete "<u>marital
status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status,</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 17, delete "<u>develop</u>"
and insert "<u>compile</u>" and after "<u>data</u>" insert
"<u>in the aggregate</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 18, after "<u>of</u>"
insert "<u>such</u>" and delete "<u>motivated by bias</u>" and
after "<u>include</u>" insert "<u>summary data as defined by
section 13.02, subdivision 19, on</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 3, line 19, after "<u>(12)</u>"
insert "<u>, disaggregated by the type of incident and the actual or
perceived characteristic for which the person was targeted</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1877"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1877</b></center><hr><p>Page 3, line 20, delete "<u>reports</u>"
and insert "<u>can report</u>" and after the period, insert "<u>Data
collected and maintained under this clause are private data on individuals as
defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 3, line 29, before "<u>part</u>"
insert "<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 4, line 14, after "609.223" insert
"<u>in whole or in substantial part</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 4, line 29, before "<u>part</u>"
insert "<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 5, lines 1 and 5, before "<u>part</u>"
insert "<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 5, line 4, after the semicolon, insert
"<u>or</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 5, line 8, delete "<u>; or</u>"
and insert a period</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 5, delete lines 9 to 13</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 6, lines 3, 6, and 10, before "<u>part</u>"
insert "<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 6, line 9, after the semicolon, insert
"<u>or</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 6, line 13, delete "<u>; or</u>"
and insert a period</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 6, delete lines 14 to 18</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 6, line 31, after "2" insert
"<u>in whole or in substantial part</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 7, line 25, strike "offender was
motivated to commit the"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 7, line 26, delete "<u>in whole
or in</u>" and insert "<u>was committed in whole or in substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 8, line 18, strike
"motivated" and before the first "<u>in</u>" insert "<u>committed</u>"
and before "<u>part</u>" insert "<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 8, line 29, delete "<u>the
commissioner of human</u>" and insert "<u>communities most targeted
by hate crimes because of their characteristics as described above,
organizations with expertise in providing training on hate crimes, and the
statewide coalition of organizations representing communities impacted by hate
crimes</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 8, line 30, delete "<u>rights</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 8, line 32, delete everything after
"<u>and</u>" and insert "<u>significantly incorporate input from
communities most targeted by hate crimes because of their characteristics as
described in paragraph (a), organizations with expertise in providing training
on hate crimes, and the statewide coalition of organizations representing
communities impacted by hate crimes.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 9, lines 8 and 15, delete "<u>crimes</u>"
and insert "<u>incidents</u>" and before "<u>part</u>" insert
"<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 9, delete line 9 and insert "<u>color,
ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender
expression, age, national origin, or disability as defined in section 363A.03,
or because of the victim's actual or perceived association with another person
or group of a certain actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion,
sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age,
national origin, or disability as defined in section 363A.03,</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1878"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1878</b></center><hr><p>Page 9, line 13, delete the
second "<u>the</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 9, line 14, delete "<u>commissioner
of human rights</u>" and insert "<u>communities most targeted by hate
crimes because of their characteristics as described above, organizations with
expertise in providing training on hate crimes, and the statewide coalition of
organizations representing communities impacted by hate crimes</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 9, line 18, delete "<u>characteristics
identified as</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 9, line 19, delete "<u>sexual
orientation</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, delete lines 9 and 10</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, line 11, delete everything before
"<u>solicit</u>" and delete "<u>reports</u>" and insert
"<u>information</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, line 13, delete "<u>a
community member or community organization believes were</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, lines 14 and 27, before "<u>part</u>"
insert "<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, line 16, delete "<u>marital
status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status,</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, line 29, delete "<u>marital
status, status with regard</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, line 30, delete "<u>to
public assistance, familial status,</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 6, delete "<u>human
rights</u>" and insert "<u>public safety</u>" and after "<u>for</u>"
insert "<u>the Office of Justice Programs to make</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 7, delete "<u>crimes
where there is a reasonable</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 8, delete "<u>belief
that the crimes were</u>" and insert "<u>incidents</u>" and
before "<u>part</u>" insert "<u>substantial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 10, delete "<u>marital
status, status with regard to public</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 11, delete "<u>assistance,
familial status,</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil
Law.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Nelson, M.,
from the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance and Policy to which was
referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 406, A bill for
an act relating to building codes; modifying carbon monoxide alarm requirements
for hotels and lodging houses; requiring a safety warning for violation;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 299F.50, by adding subdivisions;
299F.51, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, by adding a subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 1, after line 6, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"></p><hr><a name="1879"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1879</b></center><hr><p>"Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299F.46,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Hotel
inspection.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) It shall be the duty
of the commissioner of public safety to inspect, or cause to be inspected, at
least once every three years, every hotel in this state; and, for that purpose,
the commissioner, or the commissioner's deputies or designated alternates or
agents, shall have the right to enter or have access thereto at any reasonable
hour; and, when, upon such inspection, it shall be found that the hotel so
inspected does not conform to or is not being operated in accordance with the
provisions of sections 157.011 and 157.15 to 157.22, in so far as the same
relate to fire prevention or fire protection of hotels, or the rules
promulgated thereunder, or is being maintained or operated in such manner as to
violate the Minnesota State Fire Code promulgated pursuant to section 326B.02,
subdivision 6, <u>299F.51,</u> or any other law of this state relating to fire
prevention and fire protection of hotels, the commissioner and the deputies or
designated alternates or agents shall report such a situation to the hotel
inspector who shall proceed as provided for in chapter 157.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(b) The word "hotel", as used in
this subdivision, has the meaning given in section 299F.391."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Renumber the sections in sequence</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Correct the title numbers accordingly</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Stephenson from
the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 742, A bill for an
act relating to environment; prohibiting the use of certain firefighting foam;
allowing certain exemptions; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 325F.072, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Page 2, line 29, delete "<u>and</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Page 2, line 31, delete the period and
insert "<u>; and</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Page 2, after line 31, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">"<u>(3) firefighting foam product
included in the database under clause (2) is commercially available in
quantities sufficient to reliably meet the requirements under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 14, section 139.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Howard from the
Committee on Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 917, A bill for an
act relating to housing; amending provisions related to residential housing
evictions; amending summons and complaint provisions related to residential
housing evictions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 504B.001,
subdivision 4; 504B.285, subdivision 5; 504B.291, subdivision 1; 504B.321;
504B.331; 504B.335; 504B.345, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 504B.361,
subdivision 1; 504B.365, subdivision 1; 504B.371, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 7;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.341.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1880"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1880</b></center><hr><p>Reported the same back with the
following amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Delete everything after the enacting clause
and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%">"ARTICLE
1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%">TENANT'S
RIGHT</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Real
property interest; action by owner, lessee, and others.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>It is an unfair discriminatory practice
for an owner, lessee, sublessee, assignee, or managing agent of, or other
person having the right to sell, rent or lease any real property, or any agent
of any of these:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) to refuse to sell, rent, or lease or
otherwise deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons any real
property because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital
status, status with regard to public assistance, <u>participation in or
requirements of a public assistance program,</u> disability, sexual
orientation, or familial status; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) to discriminate against any person or
group of persons because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,
marital status, status with regard to public assistance, <u>participation in or
requirements of a public assistance program,</u> disability, sexual
orientation, or familial status in the terms, conditions or privileges of the
sale, rental or lease of any real property or in the furnishing of facilities
or services in connection therewith, except that nothing in this clause shall be
construed to prohibit the adoption of reasonable rules intended to protect the
safety of minors in their use of the real property or any facilities or
services furnished in connection therewith; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) in any transaction involving real
property, to print, circulate or post or cause to be printed, circulated, or
posted any advertisement or sign, or use any form of application for the
purchase, rental or lease of real property, or make any record or inquiry in
connection with the prospective purchase, rental, or lease of real property
which expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification, or
discrimination as to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex,
marital status, status with regard to public assistance, <u>participation in or
requirements of a public assistance program,</u> disability, sexual
orientation, or familial status, or any intent to make any such limitation,
specification, or discrimination except that nothing in this clause shall be
construed to prohibit the advertisement of a dwelling unit as available to
adults-only if the person placing the advertisement reasonably believes that
the provisions of this section prohibiting discrimination because of familial
status do not apply to the dwelling unit.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.09,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Real
property interest; action by brokers, agents, and others.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>It is an unfair discriminatory practice
for a real estate broker, real estate salesperson, or employee, or agent
thereof:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) to refuse to sell, rent, or lease or to
offer for sale, rental, or lease any real property to any person or group of
persons or to negotiate for the sale, rental, or lease of any real property to
any person or group of persons because of race, color, creed, religion,
national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, <u>participation
in or requirements of a public assistance program,</u> disability, sexual
orientation, or familial status or represent that real property is not available
for inspection, sale, rental, or lease when in fact it is so available, or
otherwise deny or withhold any real property or any facilities of real property
to or from any person or group of persons because of race, color, creed,
religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public
assistance, <u>participation in or requirements of a public assistance program,</u>
disability, sexual orientation, or familial status; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) to discriminate against any person
because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status,
status with regard to public assistance, <u>participation in or requirements of
a public assistance program,</u> disability, sexual orientation, or familial
status in the terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of
real property or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection
therewith; or</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1881"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1881</b></center><hr><p>(3) to print, circulate, or
post or cause to be printed, circulated, or posted any advertisement or sign,
or use any form of application for the purchase, rental, or lease of any real
property or make any record or inquiry in connection with the prospective
purchase, rental or lease of any real property, which expresses directly or
indirectly, any limitation, specification or discrimination as to race, color,
creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to
public assistance, <u>participation in or requirements of a public assistance
program,</u> disability, sexual orientation, or familial status or any intent
to make any such limitation, specification, or discrimination except that
nothing in this clause shall be construed to prohibit the advertisement of a
dwelling unit as available to adults-only if the person placing the
advertisement reasonably believes that the provisions of this section
prohibiting discrimination because of familial status do not apply to the
dwelling unit.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.09, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 2a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Definition;
public assistance program.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>For
the purposes of this section, "public assistance program" means
federal, state, or local assistance, including but not limited to rental
assistance, rent supplements, and housing choice vouchers.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 363A.21,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Housing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)</u> The provisions of section
363A.09 shall not apply to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) rooms in a temporary or permanent
residence home run by a nonprofit organization, if the discrimination is by
sex;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) the rental by a resident owner or
occupier of a one-family accommodation of a room or rooms in the accommodation
to another person or persons if the discrimination is by sex, marital status,
status with regard to public assistance, <u>participation in or requirements of
a public assistance program,</u> sexual orientation, or disability.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Except as provided elsewhere in this chapter
or other state or federal law, no person or group of persons selling, renting,
or leasing property is required to modify the property in any way, or exercise
a higher degree of care for a person having a disability than for a person who
does not have a disability; nor shall this chapter be construed to relieve any
person or persons of any obligations generally imposed on all persons
regardless of any disability in a written lease, rental agreement, or contract
of purchase or sale, or to forbid distinctions based on the inability to
fulfill the terms and conditions, including financial obligations of the lease,
agreement, or contract; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) the rental by a resident owner of a
unit in a dwelling containing not more than two units, if the discrimination is
on the basis of sexual orientation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(b) The provisions of section 363A.09
that prohibit discrimination on the basis of participation in or requirements
of a public assistance program shall not apply when:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(1) renting or leasing a room in a
single-family unit;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(2) an individual owner of a single
dwelling unit does not lease more than one dwelling unit; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">(3)
an individual owner of a single dwelling unit is renting that unit and when the
owner is on active military duty.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[504B.114]
PET DECLAWING AND DEVOCALIZATION PROHIBITED.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Definitions.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) For purposes of this section, the
following terms have the meanings given.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(b) "Animal" has the meaning
given in section 343.20, subdivision 2.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(c) "Application for
occupancy" means all phases of the process of applying for the right to
occupy a real property, including but not limited to filling out applications,
interviewing, and submitting references.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1882"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1882</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(d) "Claw" means a
hardened keratinized modification of the epidermis or a hardened keratinized
growth that extends from the end of the digits of certain mammals, birds,
reptiles, and amphibians that is commonly referred to as a claw, talon, or
nail.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(e) "Declawing" means
performing, procuring, or arranging for any procedure, such as an onychectomy,
tendonectomy, or phalangectomy, to remove or prevent the normal function of an animal's
claw or claws.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(f) "Devocalizing" means
performing, procuring, or arranging for any surgical procedure, such as a vocal
cordectomy, to remove an animal's vocal cords or to prevent the normal function
of an animal's vocal cords.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Prohibitions.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>A landlord who allows an animal on the
premises shall not:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) advertise the availability of a real
property for occupancy in a manner designed to discourage application for
occupancy of that real property because an applicant's animal has not been
declawed or devocalized;</u> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) refuse to allow the occupancy of a
real property, refuse to negotiate the occupancy of a real property, or
otherwise make unavailable or deny to another person the occupancy of a real
property because of that person's refusal to declaw or devocalize an animal; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) require a tenant or occupant of real
property to declaw or devocalize an animal allowed on the premises.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Penalties.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) A city attorney, a county
attorney, or the attorney general may bring an action in district court to
obtain injunctive relief for a violation of this section and to enforce the
civil penalties provided in this subdivision.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) In addition to any other penalty
allowed by law, a violation of subdivision 2, clause (1), shall result in a
civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per advertisement, to be paid to the
entity that is authorized to bring the action under this section.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(c) In addition to any other penalty
allowed by law, a violation of subdivision 2, clause (2) or (3), shall result
in a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per animal, to be paid to the entity
that is authorized to bring the action under this section.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[504B.120]
PROHIBITED FEES.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Disclosure
of fees.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>A landlord must
disclose all nonoptional fees in the lease agreement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The sum total of rent and all nonoptional
fees must be described as the Total Monthly Payment and be listed on the first
page of the lease.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A unit advertised for
a residential tenancy must disclose the nonoptional fees included with the
total amount for rent in any advertisement or posting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For purposes of this subdivision, charges
billed to the tenant including utility charges, related utility fees, and
charges under section 504B.215, are not considered rent or nonoptional fees.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Penalties.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>A landlord who violates this section
is liable to the residential tenant for treble damages and the court may award
the tenant reasonable attorney fees.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section applies to
leases signed on, or after August 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.178,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Damages.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Any landlord who fails to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) provide a written statement within
three weeks of termination of the tenancy;</p>
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1883</b></center><hr><p>(2) provide a written statement
within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling
due to the legal condemnation of the building or dwelling in which the tenant
lives for reasons not due to willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct of
the tenant; <s>or<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) transfer or return a deposit as
required by subdivision 5<s>,</s><u>; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(4) provide the tenant with notice for
an initial inspection and move-out inspection as required by section 504B.182,
and complete an initial inspection and move-out inspection when requested by
the tenant,<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%">after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery
instructions, as required in subdivision 3, is liable to the tenant for damages
in an amount equal to the portion of the deposit withheld by the landlord and
interest thereon as provided in subdivision 2, as a penalty, in addition to the
portion of the deposit wrongfully withheld by the landlord and interest
thereon.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[504B.182]
INITIAL AND FINAL INSPECTION REQUIRED.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Initial
inspection.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) At the
commencement of a residential tenancy, or within 14 days of a residential
tenant occupying a unit, the landlord must notify the tenant of their option to
request an initial inspection of the residential unit for the purposes of
identifying existing deficiencies in the rental unit to avoid deductions for
the security deposit of the tenant at a future date.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the tenant requests an inspection, the
landlord and tenant shall schedule the inspection at a mutually acceptable date
and time.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) In lieu of an initial inspection,
when a tenant agrees, a landlord may provide written acknowledgment to the
tenant of photos or videos of a rental unit and agree to the condition of the
rental unit at the start of the tenancy.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Move-out
inspection.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Within a
reasonable time after notification of either a landlord or residential tenant's
intention to terminate the tenancy, or before the end of the lease term, the
landlord shall notify the tenant in writing of the tenant's option to request
an initial inspection and of the tenant's right to be present at the inspection.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At a reasonable time, but no earlier than
five days before the termination or the end of the lease date, or day the
tenant plans to vacate the unit, the landlord, or an agent of the landlord,
shall, upon the request of the tenant, make a move-out inspection of the
premises.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The purpose of the move-out
inspection shall be to allow the tenant an opportunity to remedy identified
deficiencies, in a manner consistent with the rights and obligations of the
parties under the rental agreement, in order to avoid deductions from the security
deposit.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a tenant chooses not to
request an initial inspection, the duties of the landlord under this
subdivision are discharged.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If an
inspection is requested, the parties shall attempt to schedule the inspection
at a mutually acceptable date and time.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Other
requirements under law.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Nothing
in this section changes the requirements or obligations under any other section
of law, including but not limited to sections 504B.178, 504B.185, 504B.195, or
504B.271, 504B.375, and 504B.381.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Waiver.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Any provision, whether oral or
written, of any lease or other agreement, whereby any provision of this section
is waived by a tenant, is contrary to public policy and void.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.211,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Entry
by landlord.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Except as provided in
subdivision 4, a landlord may enter the premises rented by a residential tenant
only for a reasonable business purpose and after making a good faith effort to
give the residential tenant reasonable notice under the circumstances of <u>not
less than 24 hours in advance of</u> the intent to enter.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>The notice must specify a time or
anticipated window of time of entry and the landlord may only enter between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. unless the landlord and tenant agree to an
earlier or later time.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A residential
tenant may not waive and the landlord may not require the residential tenant to
waive the residential tenant's right to prior notice of entry under this
section as a condition of entering into or maintaining the lease.</p>
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1884</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.211,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Penalty.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>If a landlord <s>substantially</s>
violates <s>subdivision 2</s> <u>this section</u>, the residential tenant is
entitled to a penalty which may include a rent reduction up to full rescission
of the lease, recovery of any damage deposit less any amount retained under
section 504B.178, and up to a <s>$100</s> <u>$500</u> civil penalty for each
violation<s>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a landlord violates
subdivision 5, the residential tenant is entitled to up to a $100 civil penalty
for each violation</s> <u>and reasonable attorney fees</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A residential tenant <s>shall</s> <u>may</u>
follow the procedures in sections 504B.381, 504B.385, and 504B.395 to 504B.471
to enforce the provisions of this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><u>A violation of this section by the landlord is a violation of section
504B.161.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section applies to
matters commenced on or after August 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 8.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[504B.268]
RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN PUBLIC HOUSING; BREACH OF LEASE EVICTION ACTIONS.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Right
to counsel.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>A defendant in
public housing subject to an eviction action under sections 504B.281 to
504B.371 alleging breach of lease under section 504B.171 or 504B.285 who is
financially unable to obtain counsel has the right to counsel appointed by the
court.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The complaint required by section
504B.321 shall include the notice on the first page of the complaint in bold
12-point type:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"If financially
unable to obtain counsel, the defendant has the right to a court-appointed
attorney." <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At the initial hearing,
the court shall ask the defendant if the defendant wants court-appointed
counsel and shall explain what such appointed counsel can accomplish for the
defendant.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Qualifications.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Counsel appointed by the court must
(1) have a minimum of two years' experience handling public housing evictions;
(2) have training in handling public housing evictions; or (3) be supervised by
an attorney who meets the minimum qualifications under clause (1) or (2).<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Compensation.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>By January 15, 2024, and every year
thereafter, the chief judge of the judicial district, after consultation with
public housing attorneys, legal aid attorneys, and members of the private bar
in the district, shall establish a compensation rate for attorney fees and
costs associated with representation under subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The compensation to be paid to an attorney
for such service rendered to a defendant under this subdivision may not exceed
$5,000, exclusive of reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred, unless
payment in excess of that limit is certified by the chief judge of the district
as necessary to provide fair compensation for services of an unusual character
or duration.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%">ARTICLE
2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%">LEASE
COVENANTS AND REPAIRS IN RESIDENTIAL TENANCY</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.161, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Requirements.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) In every lease or license of
residential premises, the landlord or licensor covenants:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%">(1) that the premises and all common areas
are fit for the use intended by the parties;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%">(2) to keep the premises in reasonable repair
during the term of the lease or license, except when the disrepair has been
caused by the willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct of the tenant or
licensee or a person under the direction or control of the tenant or licensee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:97%">(3) to make the premises reasonably energy
efficient by installing weatherstripping, caulking, storm windows, and storm
doors when any such measure will result in energy procurement cost savings,
based on current and projected average residential energy costs in Minnesota,
that will exceed the cost of implementing that measure, including interest,
amortized over the ten-year period following the incurring of the cost; <s>and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
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text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1885"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1885</b></center><hr><p>(4) to maintain the premises in
compliance with the applicable health and safety laws of the state, and of the
local units of government where the premises are located during the term of the
lease or license, except when violation of the health and safety laws has been
caused by the willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct of the tenant or
licensee or a person under the direction or control of the tenant or licensee<s>.</s><u>;
and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(5) to supply or furnish heat at a
minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit when the temperature is below 60
degrees Fahrenheit between October 1 through April 30, unless a utility company
requires and instructs the heat to be reduced.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(b) The parties to a lease or license of
residential premises may not waive or modify the covenants imposed by this
section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.375,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Unlawful
exclusion or removal.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) This
section applies to actual or constructive removal or exclusion of a residential
tenant which may include the termination of utilities or the removal of doors,
windows, or locks.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A residential tenant
to whom this section applies may recover possession of the premises as
described in paragraphs (b) to (e).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The residential tenant shall present a
verified petition to the district court of the judicial district of the county
in which the premises are located that:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) describes the premises and the
landlord;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) specifically states the facts and
grounds that demonstrate that the exclusion or removal was unlawful, including
a statement that no writ of recovery of the premises and order to vacate has
been issued under section 504B.345 in favor of the landlord and against the
residential tenant and executed in accordance with section 504B.365; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) asks for possession.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) If it clearly appears from the
specific grounds and facts stated in the verified petition or by separate
affidavit of the residential tenant or the residential tenant's attorney or
agent that the exclusion or removal was unlawful, the court shall immediately
order that the residential tenant have possession of the premises.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(d) The residential tenant shall furnish
security, if any, that the court finds is appropriate under the circumstances
for payment of all costs and damages the landlord may sustain if the order is
subsequently found to have been obtained wrongfully.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In determining the appropriateness of
security, the court shall consider the residential tenant's ability to afford
monetary security.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(e) The court shall direct the order to
the sheriff of the county in which the premises are located and the sheriff
shall execute the order immediately by making a demand for possession on the
landlord, if found, or the landlord's agent or other person in charge of the
premises.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the landlord fails to
comply with the demand, the officer shall take whatever assistance may be
necessary and immediately place the residential tenant in possession of the
premises.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the landlord, the
landlord's agent, or other person in control of the premises cannot be found
and if there is no person in charge, the officer shall immediately enter into
and place the residential tenant in possession of the premises.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The officer shall also serve the order and
verified petition or affidavit immediately upon the landlord or agent, in the
same manner as a summons is required to be served in a civil action in district
court.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(f) The court administrator may charge
a filing fee in the amount set for complaints and counterclaims in conciliation
court, subject to the filing of an inability to pay affidavit.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"></p><hr><a name="1886"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1886</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.381,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Petition.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A person authorized to bring an action
under section 504B.395, subdivision 1, may petition the court for relief <s>in
cases of emergency involving the loss of running water, hot water, heat,
electricity, sanitary facilities, or other essential services or facilities
that the landlord is responsible for providing.</s><u>:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(1) when a unit of government has issued
a condemnation order or a notice of intent to condemn; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(2) in cases of emergency involving the
following services and facilities when the landlord is responsible for
providing them:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(i) a serious infestation;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(ii) the loss of running water;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(iii) the loss of hot water;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(iv) the loss of heat;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(v) the loss of electricity;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(vi) the loss of sanitary facilities;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(vii) a nonfunctioning refrigerator;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(viii) if included in the lease, a
nonfunctioning air conditioner;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(iv) if included in the lease, no functioning
elevator;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(x) any conditions, services, or
facilities that pose a serious and negative impact on health or safety; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(xi) other essential services or
facilities.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.381,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Relief;
service of <u>petition and</u> order.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Provided
proof that the petitioner has given the notice required in subdivision 4 to the
landlord, if the court finds based on the petitioner's emergency ex parte
motion for relief, affidavit, and other evidence presented that the landlord
violated subdivision 1, then</u> the court <u>shall order that the landlord
immediately begin to remedy the violation and</u> may order relief as provided
in section 504B.425.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The <u>court and</u>
petitioner shall serve the <u>petition and</u> order on the landlord personally
or by mail as soon as practicable.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>The
court shall include notice of a hearing and, at the hearing, shall consider
evidence of alleged violations, defenses, compliance with the order, and any
additional relief available under section 504B.425.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The court and petitioner shall serve the
notice of hearing on the ex parte petition and emergency order personally or by
mail as soon as practicable.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.381, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>Subd. 8.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Filing
fee.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The court administrator
may charge a filing fee in the amount set for complaints and counterclaims in
conciliation court, subject to the filing of an inability to pay affidavit.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:92%">ARTICLE
3</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:92%">LEASE
TERMINATION</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.135, is amended to read:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">504B.135
TERMINATING TENANCY AT WILL.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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1887</b></center><hr></s><p><s>(a)</s> A tenancy at will may
be terminated by either party by giving notice in writing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The time of the notice must be at least as long
as the interval between the time rent is due or three months, whichever is
less.</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(b) If a tenant neglects or refuses to
pay rent due on a tenancy at will, the landlord may terminate the tenancy by
giving the tenant 14 days notice to quit in writing.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[504B.144]
EARLY RENEWAL OF LEASE; CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>In a city of the first class, a landlord
must wait until six months from the expiration of the current lease before
requiring a tenant to renew the lease, if the lease is for a period of time
longer than ten months.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Nothing prevents
a landlord from waiting until closer to the expiration of a lease to ask a
tenant to renew the lease.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any
provision, whether oral or written, of any lease or other agreement whereby any
provision of this section is waived by a tenant is contrary to public policy
and void.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[504B.266]
TERMINATION OF LEASE UPON INFIRMITY OF TENANT.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">Subdivision
1.</span></u><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Definitions.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) For the purposes of this section,
the following terms have the meanings given them.<o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) "Authorized
representative" means a person acting as an attorney-in-fact under a power
of attorney under section 523.24 or a court-appointed conservator or guardian
under chapter 524.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(c) "Disability" means any
condition or characteristic that is a physical, sensory, or mental impairment
that materially limits at least one major life activity.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(d) "Medical care facility"
means:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) a nursing home, as defined in
section 144A.01, subdivision 5;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) hospice care, as defined in section
144A.75, subdivision 8;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) residential hospice facility, as
defined in section 144A.75, subdivision 13;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(4) boarding care home, as licensed
under chapter 144 and regulated by the Department of Health under Minnesota
Rules, chapter 4655;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(5) supervised living facility, as
licensed under chapter 144;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(6) a facility providing assisted
living, as defined in section 144G.08, subdivision 7;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(7) an accessible unit, as defined in
section 363A.40, subdivision 1, paragraph (b);<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(8) a state facility as defined in
section 246.50, subdivision 3;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(9) a facility providing a foster care
for adults program as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 6c; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(10) a facility providing intensive
residential treatment services as defined in section 245I.23.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(e) "Medical professional"
means:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) a physician who is currently
licensed to practice medicine under section 147.02, subdivision 1;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) an advanced practice registered
nurse, as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 3; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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1888</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(3) a mental health
professional as defined in section 245I.04, subdivision 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Termination
of lease upon infirmity of tenant.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)
A tenant or the authorized representative of the tenant may terminate the lease
prior to the expiration of the lease in the manner provided in subdivision 3 if
the tenant has or, if there is more than one tenant, all the tenants have, been
found by a medical professional to need to move into a medical care facility
and:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(1) require assistance with
instrumental activities of daily living or personal activities of daily living
due to medical reasons or a disability;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(2) meet one of the nursing facility
level of care criteria under section 144.0724, subdivision 11; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">(3)
have a disability or functional impairment in three or more of the areas listed
in section 245.462, subdivision 11a,</span> so that self-sufficiency is
markedly reduced because of a mental illness.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(b) When a tenant requires an
accessible unit as defined in section 363A.40, subdivision 1, and the landlord
can provide an accessible unit in the same complex where the tenant currently
resides that is available within two months of the request, then the provisions
of this section do not apply and the tenant may not terminate the lease.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Notice.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>When the conditions in subdivision 2
have been met, the tenant or the tenant's authorized representative may
terminate the lease by providing at least two months' written notice to be
effective on the last day of a calendar month.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The notice must be either hand-delivered or mailed by postage prepaid,
first class United States mail.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
notice must include:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(1) a copy of the
medical professional's written documentation of the infirmity; and (2)
documentation showing that the tenant has been accepted as a resident or has a
pending application at a location where the medical professional has indicated
that the tenant needs to move.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
termination of a lease under this section shall not relieve the eligible tenant
from liability either for the payment of rent or other sums owed prior to or
during the notice period, or for the payment of amounts necessary to restore
the premises to their condition at the commencement of the tenancy, ordinary
wear and tear excepted.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Waiver
prohibited.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Any waiver of the
rights of termination provided by this section, including lease provisions or
other agreements that require a longer notice period than those provided for in
this section, shall be void and unenforceable.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 5.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Other
laws.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Nothing in this section
affects the rights or remedies available in this chapter or other law,
including but not limited to chapter 363A.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective January 1, 2024, and applies to leases entered into or renewed on or
after January 1, 2024.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For the purposes
of this section, estates at will shall be deemed to be renewed at the
commencement of each rental period.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%">ARTICLE
4</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%">RESIDENTIAL
EVICTIONS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.285, subdivision 5, is amended to
read:</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Combining
allegations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) An action for
recovery of the premises may combine the allegation of nonpayment of rent and
the allegation of material violation of the lease, which shall be heard as
alternative grounds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(b) In cases where rent is outstanding,
a tenant is not required to pay into court the amount of rent in arrears,
interest, and costs as required under section 504B.291 to defend against an
allegation by the landlord that the tenant has committed a material violation
of the lease.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s></s></p><hr><s><a name="1889"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1889</b></center><hr></s><p><s>(c)</s> <u>(b)</u> If the
landlord does not prevail in proving material violation of the lease, and the
landlord has also alleged that rent is due, the tenant shall be permitted to
present defenses to the court that the rent is not owing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The tenant shall be given up to seven days of
additional time to pay any rent determined by the court to be due.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><s>The court may <span style="letter-spacing:
-.1pt">order the tenant to pay rent and any costs determined to be due directly
to the landlord or to be deposited with the court.</span><o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.291,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Action
to recover.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) A landlord may bring
an eviction action for nonpayment of rent irrespective of whether the lease
contains a right of reentry clause.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Such
an eviction action is equivalent to a demand for the rent.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There is a rebuttable presumption that the
rent has been paid if the tenant produces a copy or copies of one or more money
orders or produces one or more original receipt stubs evidencing the purchase
of a money order, if the documents:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(i)
total the amount of the rent; (ii) include a date or dates approximately
corresponding with the date rent was due; and (iii) in the case of copies of
money orders, are made payable to the landlord.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>This presumption is rebutted if the landlord produces a business record
that shows that the tenant has not paid the rent.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The landlord is not precluded from
introducing other evidence that rebuts this presumption.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In such an action, unless the landlord has
also sought to evict the tenant by alleging a material violation of the lease
under section 504B.285, subdivision 5, the tenant may<s>, at any time before
possession has been delivered,</s> redeem the tenancy and be restored to
possession by paying to the landlord or bringing to court the amount of the
rent that is in arrears, with interest, costs of the action, and an attorney's
fee not to exceed $5, and by performing any other covenants of the lease.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Redemption may be made with a written
guarantee from a federal agency, state agency, or local unit of government, or
any other organization that qualifies for tax-exempt status under United States
Code, title 26, section 501(c)(3).<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(b) If the tenant has paid to the
landlord or brought into court the amount of rent in arrears but is unable to
pay the interest, costs of the action, and attorney's fees required by
paragraph (a), the court may permit the tenant to pay these amounts into court
and be restored to possession within the same period of time, if any, for which
the court stays the issuance of the order to vacate under section 504B.345.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(c)</s> <u>(b)</u> Prior to or after
commencement of an action to recover possession for nonpayment of rent, the
parties may agree only in writing that partial payment of rent in arrears which
is accepted by the landlord prior to issuance of the order granting restitution
of the premises pursuant to section 504B.345 may be applied to the balance due
and does not waive the landlord's action to recover possession of the premises
for nonpayment of rent.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(d)</s> <u>(c)</u> Rental payments
under this subdivision must first be applied to rent claimed as due in the
complaint from prior rental periods before applying any payment toward rent
claimed in the complaint for the current rental period, unless the court finds
that under the circumstances the claim for rent from prior rental periods has
been waived.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.321, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">504B.321
COMPLAINT AND SUMMONS.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Procedure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) To bring an eviction action, the
person complaining shall file a complaint with the court, stating the full name
and date of birth of the person against whom the complaint is made, unless it
is not known, describing the premises of which possession is claimed, stating
the facts which authorize the recovery of possession, and asking for recovery
thereof.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The lack of the full name and date of
birth of the person against whom the complaint is made does not deprive the
court of jurisdiction or make the complaint invalid.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(c) The court shall issue a summons,
commanding the person against whom the complaint is made to appear before the
court on a day and at a place stated in the summons.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s></s></p><hr><s><a name="1890"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1890</b></center><hr></s><p><s>(d)</s> <u>(c)</u> The
appearance shall be not less than seven nor more than 14 days from the day of
issuing the summons, except as provided by subdivision 2.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">(d)
If applicable, the person filing a complaint must attach a copy of the written
notice described in subdivision 1a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span>The
court shall dismiss an action without prejudice for failure to provide a notice
as described in subdivision 1a and grant an expungement of the eviction case
court file.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(e) A copy of the complaint shall be
attached to the summons, which shall state that the copy is attached and that
the original has been filed.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 1a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Written
notice.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) Before bringing
an eviction action alleging nonpayment of rent or other unpaid financial
obligation in violation of the lease, a landlord must provide written notice to
the residential tenant specifying the basis for future eviction action.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The notice must include:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) the total amount due;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">(2)
a specific accounting of the amount of the total due from unpaid rent, late
fees, and other charges under the lease;<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) the name and address of the person
authorized to receive rent and fees on behalf of the landlord;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(4) the following statement:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"You have the right to seek legal help.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If you can't afford a lawyer, free legal help
may be available.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Contact Legal Aid or
visit www.LawHelpMN.org to know your rights and find your local Legal Aid
office.";<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(5) the following statement:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"To apply for financial help, contact
your local county or Tribal social services office, apply online at
MNBenefits.mn.gov or call the United Way toll-free information line by dialing
2-1-1 or 800‑543-7709"; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(6) the following statement:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"Your landlord can file an eviction case
if you do not pay the total amount due or move out within 14 days from the date
of this notice.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) The landlord or an agent of the
landlord must deliver the notice personally or by first class mail to the
residential tenant at the address of the leased premises.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(c) Only if the residential tenant fails
to correct the rent delinquency within 14 days of the delivery or mailing of <span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">the notice, or fails to vacate, may the landlord
bring an eviction action under subdivision 1 based on nonpayment of rent.</span><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 1b.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Notice
constitutes verification of emergency.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b><u>(a) Receipt of the notice under subdivision 1a shall be deemed by
a county agency to be sufficient demonstration of an emergency situation under
section 256D.06, subdivision 2, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 9500.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For purposes of chapter 256J and Minnesota
Rules, chapter 9500, a county agency verifies an emergency situation by
receiving and reviewing a notice under this section.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) When it receives a copy of the
notice required by this section, the county must not:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) require a tenant to provide
additional verification of the emergency; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) require additional verification that
the landlord will accept the funds demanded in the notice required by this
section to resolve the emergency.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Expedited
procedure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) In an eviction action
brought under section 504B.171 or on the basis that the <s>tenant is causing a
nuisance or other illegal behavior that seriously endangers the safety of other
residents, their property, or the landlord's property</s> <u>residential tenant
has engaged in illegal behavior that seriously endangers the </u></p><hr><u><a name="1891"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1891</b></center><hr></u><p><u>safety of other residents, or
has destroyed or maliciously and seriously damaged the property of the landlord
or a tenant</u>, the person filing the complaint shall file an affidavit
stating specific facts and instances in support of why an expedited hearing is
required.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The complaint and affidavit shall be
reviewed by a referee or judge and scheduled for an expedited hearing only if sufficient
supporting facts are stated and they meet the requirements of this paragraph.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) The appearance in an expedited hearing
shall be not less than five days nor more than seven days from the date the
summons is issued.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The summons, in an
expedited hearing, shall be served upon the <u>residential</u> tenant within 24
hours of issuance unless the court orders otherwise for good cause shown.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(d) If the court determines that the
person seeking an expedited hearing did so without sufficient basis under the
requirements of this subdivision, the court shall impose a civil penalty of up
to $500 for abuse of the expedited hearing process.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(e) The court may only consider
allegations under section 504B.171 during an expedited hearing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The court may not consolidate claims heard
under the expedited procedure with any additional claims, including but not
limited to breach of lease, holding over under section 504B.285, or nonpayment
of rent under section 504B.291.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Contents
of complaint.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The person
bringing a complaint under this section must:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(1) attach the current written lease,
or most recent written lease in existence, and any relevant lease addenda;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(2) if alleging nonpayment of rent,
attach a detailed ledger or accounting of the amount owed at the time of
filing;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(3) if alleging a breach of lease,
identify the clause of the lease which is the basis of the allegation, the
nature of the conduct constituting the alleged breach of lease, the dates on
which the alleged conduct took place, and the clause granting the right to
evict based on the alleged conduct;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(4) if alleging a violation of section
504B.171, specify the nature of the conduct constituting the alleged violation
and the dates on which the alleged conduct took place;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(5) if alleging a violation of section
504B.285, subdivision 1, attach a copy of any notice to vacate or notice to
quit; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(6) state in the complaint whether the
tenancy is affected by a federal or state housing subsidy program through
project-based federal assistance payments; the Section 8 program, as defined in
section 469.002, subdivision 24; the low-income housing tax credit program; or
any other similar program, and include the name of the agency that administers
the housing subsidy program.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Summons.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The court shall issue a summons,
commanding the person against whom the complaint is made to appear before the
court on the day and at the place stated in the summons.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A copy of the complaint must be attached to
the summons.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The summons must include,
at a minimum:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(1) the full name of the person against
whom the complaint is brought;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(2) the date, time, and location of the
hearing;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(3) information about the methods for
participating in the court appearance, including, if applicable, information
for appearing by telephone or computer and contact information for the court
regarding remote participation;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1892"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1892</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(4) the following statement:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"You have the right to seek legal help
or request a reasonable accommodation from the court for your hearing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Contact the court as soon as possible if you
need an accommodation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If you can't
afford a lawyer, free legal help may be available.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Contact Legal Aid or visit www.LawHelpMN.org
to know your rights and find your local Legal Aid office.";<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(5) the following statement:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"To apply for financial help, contact
your local county or Tribal social services office, apply online at
MNBenefits.mn.gov, or call the United Way toll-free information line by dialing
2-1-1 or 800-543-7709"; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(6) notification that a copy of the
complaint is attached and has been filed with the court.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 5.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Defective
filing or service.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The court
must dismiss and expunge the record of any action if the person bringing the
action fails to comply with this section.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.331, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">504B.331
SUMMONS; HOW SERVED.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(a) The summons <u>and complaint</u> must
be served at least seven days before the date of the court appearance specified
in section 504B.321, in the manner provided for service of a summons in a civil
action in district court.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><s>It may be
served by any person not named a party to the action.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) If the defendant cannot be found in
the county, the summons <u>and complaint</u> may be served at least seven days
before the date of the court appearance by:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) leaving a copy at the defendant's last
usual place of abode with a person of suitable age and discretion residing
there; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) if the defendant had no place of
abode, by leaving a copy at the property described in the complaint with a
person of suitable age and discretion occupying the premises.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) Failure of the sheriff to serve the
defendant is prima facie proof that the defendant cannot be found in the
county.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(d) Where the defendant cannot be found in
the county, service of the summons <u>and complaint</u> may be made upon the
defendant by posting the summons in a conspicuous place on the property for not
less than one week if:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) the property described in the
complaint is:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(i) nonresidential and no person actually
occupies the property; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(ii) residential and service has been
attempted at least twice on different days, with at least one of the attempts
having been made between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) the plaintiff or the plaintiff's
attorney has signed and filed with the court an affidavit stating that:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(i) the defendant cannot be found, or that
the plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney believes that the defendant is not in
the state; <s>and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(ii) a copy of the summons has been mailed
to the defendant at the defendant's last known address if any is known to the
plaintiff<s>.</s><u>; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1893"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1893</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(iii) the plaintiff or
plaintiff's attorney has communicated to the defendant that an eviction hearing
has been scheduled, including the date, time, and place of the hearing
specified in the summons, by all forms of written communication the plaintiff
regularly uses to communicate with the defendant that have a date and time
stamp.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(e) If the defendant or the defendant's
attorney does not appear in court on the date of the appearance, the trial
shall proceed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.335, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">504B.335
ANSWER; TRIAL.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(a) At the court appearance specified in
the summons, the defendant may answer the complaint, and the court shall hear
and decide the action, unless it grants a continuance of the trial as provided
in section 504B.341.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) Either party may demand a trial by
jury.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) The proceedings in the action are the
same as in other civil actions, except as provided in sections 504B.281 to
504B.371.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(d) The court, in scheduling appearances
and hearings under this section, shall give priority to any eviction brought
under section 504B.171, or on the basis that the <s>defendant is a tenant and
is causing a nuisance or seriously endangers the safety of other residents,
their property, or the landlord's property</s> <u>residential tenant has
engaged in illegal behavior that seriously endangers the safety of other
residents, or has destroyed or maliciously and seriously damaged the property
of the landlord or a tenant</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(e) The court may not require the
defendant to pay any amount of money into court, post a bond, make a payment
directly to a landlord, or by any other means post security for any purpose
prior to final disposition of an action, except for appeals as provided in
section 504B.371.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.345,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">General.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) If the court or jury finds for the
plaintiff, the court shall immediately enter judgment that the plaintiff shall
have recovery of the premises, and shall tax the costs against the defendant.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The court shall issue execution in favor of
the plaintiff for the costs and also immediately issue a writ of recovery of
premises and order to vacate.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The court shall give priority in
issuing a writ of recovery of premises and order to vacate for an eviction
action brought under section 504B.171 or on the basis that the tenant is
causing a nuisance or seriously endangers the safety of other residents, their
property, or the landlord's property.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) If the court or jury finds for the
defendant<u>, then the court</u>:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) <s>the court</s> shall enter judgment
for the defendant, tax the costs against the plaintiff, and issue execution in
favor of the defendant; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) <s>the court may</s> <u>shall</u>
expunge the records relating to the action under the provisions of section
484.014 or under the court's inherent authority at the time judgment is entered
or after that time upon motion of the defendant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(d) Except in actions brought:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(1) under section 504B.291 <s>as required by
section 609.5317, subdivision 1</s>; (2) under section 504B.171; or (3) on the
basis that the <u>residential</u> tenant <s>is causing a nuisance or seriously
endangers the safety of other residents, their property, or the landlord's
property, upon a showing by the defendant that </s></p><hr><s><a name="1894"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1894</b></center><hr></s><p><s>immediate restitution of the
premises would work a substantial hardship upon the defendant or the
defendant's family,</s> <u>has engaged in illegal behavior that seriously
endangers the safety of other residents, or has destroyed or maliciously and
seriously damaged the property of the landlord or a tenant,</u> the court shall
stay the writ of recovery of premises and order to vacate for a reasonable
period, not to exceed seven days.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.345, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Motion
to vacate judgment.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Any party
may bring a motion to vacate a judgment in an eviction action.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An order denying a motion to vacate a
judgment is considered a judgment for purposes of appeal under section
504B.371.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 8.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.361,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Summons
and writ.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The state court
administrator shall develop a uniform form for the summons and writ of recovery
of premises and order to vacate.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>The
summons shall conform to the requirements enumerated under section 504B.321,
subdivision 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The writ for recovery of
premises and order to vacate must include:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) the following statement:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"You have the right to seek legal help.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If you can't afford a lawyer, free legal help
may be available.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Contact Legal Aid or
visit www.LawHelpMN.org to know your rights and find your local Legal Aid
office."; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) the following statement:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"To apply for financial help, contact
your local county or Tribal social services office, apply online at
MNBenefits.mn.gov, or call the United Way toll-free information line by dialing
2-1-1 or 800-543-7709."<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.371,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Appeal
bond.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>If the party appealing remains
in possession of the property, that party must give a bond that provides that:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) all costs of the appeal will be paid;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) the party will comply with the court's
order; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) <s>all</s> <u>the regular</u> rent <s>and
other damages</s> due to the party excluded from possession during the pendency
of the appeal will be paid <u>as that rent accrues.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The court may not require a bond including
back rent, late fees, disputed charges, or any other amount in excess of the
regular rent as it accrues each month</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.371,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Stay
pending appeal.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>After the appeal is
taken, all further proceedings in the case are stayed<s>, except as provided in
subdivision 7</s>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.371,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Stay
of writ issued before appeal.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) <s>Except
as provided in subdivision 7,</s> If the court issues a writ for recovery of
premises and order to vacate before an appeal is taken, the appealing party may
request that the court stay further proceedings and execution of the writ for
possession of premises and order to vacate, and the court shall grant a stay.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(b) If the party appealing remains in
possession of the premises, that party must give a bond under subdivision 3.</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1895"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1895</b></center><hr><p>(c) When the officer who has
the writ for possession of premises and order to vacate is served with the
order granting the stay, the officer shall cease all further proceedings.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the writ for possession of premises and
order to vacate has not been completely executed, the defendant shall remain in
possession of the premises until the appeal is decided.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 12.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.371,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Exception.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Subdivisions 1, 4, and 6 do not apply in
an action <s>on a lease, against a tenant holding over after the expiration of
the term of the lease, or a termination of the lease by a notice to quit,</s> <u>where
the plaintiff has prevailed on a claim pursuant to section 504B.171,
subdivision 2,</u> if the plaintiff gives a bond conditioned to pay all costs
and damages if on the appeal the judgment of restitution is reversed and a new
trial ordered.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In such a case, the court
shall issue a writ for recovery of premises and order to vacate notwithstanding
the notice of appeal, as if no appeal had been taken, and the appellate court
shall issue all needful writs and processes to carry out any judgment which may
be rendered in the court.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 13.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Sections 2 to 12 are effective August 1,
2023, and apply to actions filed on or after that date.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:99%">ARTICLE
5</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:99%">EVICTION
RECORDS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 484.014, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Discretionary
expungement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The court may order
expungement of an eviction case court file <s>only upon motion of a defendant
and decision by the court, if the court finds that the plaintiff's case is
sufficiently without basis in fact or law, which may include lack of
jurisdiction over the case, that</s> <u>if the court finds the</u> expungement
is clearly in the interests of justice and those interests are not outweighed
by the public's interest in knowing about the record.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 484.014,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mandatory
expungement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Except for clause
(6),</u> the court shall <u>sua sponte</u> order expungement of an eviction
case<u>:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1)</u> commenced solely on the grounds
provided in section 504B.285, subdivision 1, clause (1), if the court finds <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">that the defendant occupied real property that was
subject to contract for deed cancellation or mortgage foreclosure and:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(1)</s> <u>(i)</u> the time for contract
cancellation or foreclosure redemption has expired and the defendant vacated
the property prior to commencement of the eviction action; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(2)</s> <u>(ii)</u> the defendant was a
tenant during the contract cancellation or foreclosure redemption period and
did not receive a notice under section 504B.285, subdivision 1a, 1b, or 1c, to
vacate on a date prior to commencement of the eviction case<s>.</s><u>;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) if the defendant prevailed on the
merits;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) if the court dismissed the
plaintiff's complaint for any reason;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(4) if the parties to the action have
agreed to an expungement;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(5) three years after the eviction was
ordered; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1896"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1896</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(6) upon motion of a defendant,
if the case is settled and the defendant fulfills the terms of the settlement.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 504B.321, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 6.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Nonpublic
record.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>An eviction action is
not accessible to the public until the court enters a final judgment.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Delete the title and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">"A bill for an act relating to
housing; prohibiting discrimination based on participation in public
assistance; prohibiting pet declawing and devocalization; prohibiting certain
fees; requiring certain inspections; providing for certain notice; providing
for certain penalties; providing right to counsel in certain cases; providing
for lease covenants and repairs in residential tenancy; providing for renewal and
termination of lease in certain cases; providing for residential evictions;
providing for expungement of certain eviction cases; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, sections 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision;
363A.21, subdivision 1; 484.014, subdivisions 2, 3; 504B.135; 504B.161,
subdivision 1; 504B.178, subdivision 4; 504B.211, subdivisions 2, 6; 504B.285,
subdivision 5; 504B.291, subdivision 1; 504B.321; 504B.331; 504B.335; 504B.345,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 504B.361, subdivision 1; 504B.371,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 7; 504B.375, subdivision 1; <span style="letter-spacing:
-.2pt">504B.381, subdivisions 1, 5, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil
Law.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Becker-Finn from
the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 922, A bill for
an act relating to judiciary; establishing the Statewide Office of Appellate
Counsel and Training; establishing the State Board of Appellate Counsel and
Training; establishing a head appellate counsel and a program administrator;
providing for attorneys to serve as counsel; requiring counties to utilize the
services of the office to provide appellate counsel for parents of certain
juveniles; directing the Department of Administration to support the
establishment of the office; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 260C.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Page 6, line 4, delete "<u>mandatory</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Page 6, line 6, delete "<u>must</u>"
and insert "<u>may</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Amend the title as follows:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Page 1, line 5, delete
"requiring" and insert "authorizing"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on State and Local Government
Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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1897</b></center><hr><p>Acomb from the Committee on
Climate and Energy Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">H. F. No. 1135, A bill for
an act relating to public buildings; appropriating money for research to
integrate weather trends in designing and operating public buildings to reduce
operational costs and prevent damage from extreme weather events; requiring a
report.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Capital
Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Hornstein from
the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">H. F. No. 1153, A bill for
an act relating to transportation; amending the definition of qualifying
agricultural products for special farm products permits; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, section 169.865, subdivision 1a.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 1, line 16, delete "<u>conditioned
or unconditioned</u>" and insert "<u>raw or processed</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Stephenson from
the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">H. F. No. 1176, A bill for
an act relating to insurance; specifying provisions for third-party payers and
dental providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62Q.735,
subdivisions 1, 5; 62Q.76, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.78, by adding
subdivisions.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 3, line 32, delete "<u>Medicaid</u>"
and insert "<u>Medicare</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 4, line 3, after the second "<u>or</u>"
insert "<u>to</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Becker-Finn from
the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">H. F. No. 1181, A bill for
an act relating to public health; creating an open discussion process by which
certain parties of a health care adverse incident may discuss potential
outcomes; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1898"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1898</b></center><hr><p>Page 1, line 14, before the
period, insert "<u>and practices at a health facility</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 2, line 15, after the period, insert
"<u>The patient involved in the health care adverse incident may provide
oral notice to the health care provider, the health facility involved in the
health care adverse incident, or both, of the patient's desire to enter into an
open discussion with either the health care provider, or the health care
provider and health facility jointly, to discuss potential outcomes following a
health care adverse incident in accordance with this section.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 2, line 17, delete "<u>180</u>"
and insert "<u>365</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 4, line 4, before the semicolon,
insert "<u>and encourage the patient to seek legal counsel</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 4, line 7, before the period, insert
"<u>, along with an itemized statement from the health provider showing
all charges and third-party payments</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 4, line 17, before the semicolon,
insert "<u>, except as provided in paragraph (b)</u>" </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 4, after line 21, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">"<u>(b) A party may move the court or
other decision maker in a subsequent proceeding to adjudicate the matter to
admit as evidence a communication made during an open discussion that
contradicts a statement made during the proceeding.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The court, or other decision maker, shall
allow a communication made during an open discussion that contradicts a
statement made at a subsequent proceeding to adjudicate the matter into
evidence only if the communication made during an open discussion is material
to the claims presented in the subsequent proceeding.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Reletter the paragraphs in sequence</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 5, after line 13, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">"<u>Subd. 5.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Sunset.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section sunsets on June 30, 2031.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 6.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Applicability.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section applies only to health
care adverse incidents that occur on or after August 1, 2023.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Moller from the
Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 1182, A bill for
an act relating to public safety; modifying the grounds required for a peace
officer to use deadly force; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.066,
subdivision 2.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register with the further
recommendation that the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1899"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1899</b></center><hr><p>Becker-Finn from the Committee
on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">H. F. No. 1262, A bill for
an act relating to energy; modifying certain utility requirements; prohibiting
certain restrictions on the use of residential solar energy systems; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 216B.164, by adding a subdivision; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 500.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 2, line 9, delete everything after
"<u>to</u>" and insert a colon</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 2, delete line 10 and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">"<u>(1) single-family detached dwellings
whose owner is the sole owner of the entire building in which the dwelling is
located and who is solely responsible for the maintenance, repair, replacement,
and insurance of the entire building; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) multifamily attached dwellings whose
owner is the sole owner of the entire building in which the dwelling is located
and who is solely responsible for the maintenance, repair, replacement, and
insurance of the entire building.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 2, line 16, delete everything after
"<u>(a)</u>" and insert "<u>A private entity may require that:</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 2, delete line 17</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 3, line 18, after the period, insert
"<u>In no event will a private entity have less than 60 days to approve or
disapprove an application for a solar energy system.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 3, line 26, delete everything after
the period and insert "<u>If a private entity determines that it needs
additional information from the applicant in order to approve or disapprove the
application, the private entity must request the additional information in
writing within 60 days from the date of receipt of the application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the private entity makes a request for
additional information within 15 days from the date the private entity
initially received the application, the private entity shall have 60 days from
the date of receipt of the additional information in which to approve or deny
the application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the private entity
makes a written request to the applicant for additional information more than
15 days after the private entity initially received the application, the
private entity shall have 15 days after the private entity receives the
additional information it requested from the applicant in which to approve or
disapprove the application, but in no event shall the private entity have less
than 60 days from the date the private entity initially received the
application in which to approve or disapprove the application.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 3, delete lines 27 to 30 and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">"Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 515B.2-103,
is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">515B.2-103
CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDITY OF DECLARATION AND BYLAWS.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(a) All provisions of the declaration and
bylaws are severable.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(b) The rule against perpetuities may not
be applied to defeat any provision of the declaration or this chapter, or any
instrument executed pursuant to the declaration or this chapter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(c) In the event of a conflict between the
provisions of the declaration and the bylaws, the declaration prevails except
to the extent that the declaration is inconsistent with this chapter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(d) The declaration and bylaws must comply
with <s>section</s> <u>sections</u> 500.215 <u>and 500.216</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1900"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1900</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 515B.3-102,
is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">515B.3-102
POWERS OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(a) Except as provided in subsections (b),
(c), (d), and (e), and subject to the provisions of the declaration or bylaws,
the association shall have the power to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(1) adopt, amend and revoke rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the articles of incorporation, bylaws and
declaration, as follows:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(i) regulating
the use of the common elements; (ii) regulating the use of the units, and
conduct of unit occupants, which may jeopardize the health, safety or welfare
of other occupants, which involves noise or other disturbing activity, or which
may damage the common elements or other units; (iii) regulating or prohibiting
animals; (iv) regulating changes in the appearance of the common elements and
conduct which may damage the common interest community; (v) regulating the
exterior appearance of the common interest community, including, for example,
balconies and patios, window treatments, and signs and other displays,
regardless of whether inside a unit; (vi) implementing the articles of
incorporation, declaration and bylaws, and exercising the powers granted by
this section; and (vii) otherwise facilitating the operation of the common
interest community;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(2) adopt and amend budgets for revenues,
expenditures and reserves, and levy and collect assessments for common expenses
from unit owners;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(3) hire and discharge managing agents and
other employees, agents, and independent contractors;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(4) institute, defend, or intervene in
litigation or administrative proceedings (i) in its own name on behalf of
itself or two or more unit owners on matters affecting the common elements or
other matters affecting the common interest community or, (ii) with the consent
of the owners of the affected units on matters affecting only those units;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(5) make contracts and incur liabilities;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(6) regulate the use, maintenance, repair,
replacement, and modification of the common elements and the units;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">(7)
cause improvements to be made as a part of the common elements, and, in the
case of a cooperative, the units;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(8) acquire, hold, encumber, and convey in
its own name any right, title, or interest to real estate or personal property,
but (i) common elements in a condominium or planned community may be conveyed
or subjected to a security interest only pursuant to section 515B.3-112, or
(ii) part of a cooperative may be conveyed, or all or part of a cooperative may
be subjected to a security interest, only pursuant to section 515B.3-112;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(9) grant or amend easements for public
utilities, public rights-of-way or other public purposes, and cable television
or other communications, through, over or under the common elements; grant or
amend easements, leases, or licenses to unit owners for purposes authorized by
the declaration; and, subject to approval by a vote of unit owners other than
declarant or its affiliates, grant or amend other easements, leases, and
licenses through, over or under the common elements;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(10) impose and receive any payments,
fees, or charges for the use, rental, or operation of the common elements,
other than limited common elements, and for services provided to unit owners;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(11) impose interest and late charges for
late payment of assessments and, after notice and an opportunity to be heard
before the board or a committee appointed by it, levy reasonable fines for
violations of the declaration, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the
association;</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"></p><hr><a name="1901"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1901</b></center><hr><p>(12) impose reasonable charges
for the review, preparation and recordation of amendments to the declaration,
resale certificates required by section 515B.4-107, statements of unpaid
assessments, or furnishing copies of association records;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(13) provide for the indemnification of its
officers and directors, and maintain directors' and officers' liability
insurance;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(14) provide for reasonable procedures
governing the conduct of meetings and election of directors;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(15) exercise any other powers conferred by
law, or by the declaration, articles of incorporation or bylaws; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(16) exercise any other powers necessary
and proper for the governance and operation of the association.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) the
declaration or bylaws may not impose limitations on the power of the
association to deal with the declarant which are more restrictive than the
limitations imposed on the power of the association to deal with other persons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a), powers
exercised under this section must comply with <s>section</s> <u>sections</u>
500.215 <u>and 500.216</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4) or
any other provision of this chapter, the association, before instituting
litigation or arbitration involving construction defect claims against a
development party, shall:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(1) mail or deliver written notice of the
anticipated commencement of the action to each unit owner at the addresses, if
any, established for notices to owners in the declaration and, if the
declaration does not state how notices are to be given to owners, to the
owner's last known address.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The notice
shall specify the nature of the construction defect claims to be alleged, the
relief sought, and the manner in which the association proposes to fund the
cost of pursuing the construction defect claims; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(2) obtain the approval of owners of units
to which a majority of the total votes in the association are allocated.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Votes allocated to units owned by the
declarant, an affiliate of the declarant, or a mortgagee who obtained ownership
of the unit through a foreclosure sale are excluded.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The association may obtain the required
approval by a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members or, if
authorized by the statute under which the association is created and taken in
compliance with that statute, by a vote of the members taken by electronic
means or mailed ballots.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the
association holds a meeting and voting by electronic means or mailed ballots is
authorized by that statute, the association shall also provide for voting by
those methods.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Section 515B.3-110(c)
applies to votes taken by electronic means or mailed ballots, except that the
votes must be used in combination with the vote taken at a meeting and are not
in lieu of holding a meeting, if a meeting is held, and are considered for purposes
of determining whether a quorum was present.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Proxies may not be used for a vote taken under this paragraph unless the
unit owner executes the proxy after receipt of the notice required under
subsection (d)(1) and the proxy expressly references this notice.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">(e) The association may intervene in a
litigation or arbitration involving a construction defect claim or assert a
construction defect claim as a counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim
before complying with subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2) but the association's
complaint in an intervention, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim
shall be dismissed without prejudice unless the association has complied with
the requirements of subsection (d) within 90 days of the association's
commencement of the complaint in an intervention or the assertion of the
counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Correct the title numbers accordingly</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and
Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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1902</b></center><hr><p>Moller from the Committee on
Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1278, A bill for
an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for the disaster
assistance contingency account.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Stephenson from
the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1315, A bill for
an act relating to environment; modifying certain requirements for labeling
items as biodegradable or compostable; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
section 325E.046.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Moller from the
Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1510, A bill for
an act relating to public safety; authorizing the commissioner of public safety
to accept donations, nonfederal grants, bequests, and other gifts of money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Delete everything after the enacting
clause and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">"Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.04,
subdivision 2g, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2g.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Crisis
shelters.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Secure crisis shelters for
<s>battered women</s> <u>victims of domestic abuse</u> and their children
designated by the Minnesota Department of <s>Corrections</s> <u>Public Safety</u>
are not eligible for housing support under this chapter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[299A.012]
ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE FUNDS; APPROPRIATION.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>The commissioner may accept donations,
nonfederal grants, bequests, and other gifts of money to carry out the purposes
of chapter 299A.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Donations, nonfederal
grants, bequests, or other gifts of money accepted by the commissioner must be
deposited in an account in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the
commissioner for the purpose for which the money was given.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.48, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">299A.48
CITATION.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sections 299A.48 to <s>299A.52</s> <u>299A.53</u>
and 299K.095 may be cited as the "Minnesota <s>Hazardous Materials</s> <u>Emergency</u>
Incident Response Act."</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1903"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1903</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.49, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">299A.49
DEFINITIONS.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Scope.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>For the purposes of sections 299A.48 to <s>299A.52</s>
<u>299A.53</u> and 299K.095, the following terms have the meanings given <s>them</s>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 1a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Bomb
squad.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Bomb squad"
means a team trained, equipped, and authorized by the commissioner to evaluate
and provide disposal operations for bombs or other similar hazardous explosives.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Bomb squad includes a bomb disposal unit as
defined in section 299C.063.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>Subd. 2.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><s>Chemical
assessment team.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><s>"Chemical
assessment team" means a team (1) trained, equipped, and authorized to
evaluate and, when possible, provide simple mitigation to a hazardous materials
incident and (2) required to recommend to the local incident manager the best
means of controlling the hazard after consideration of life safety concerns,
environmental effects, exposure hazards, quantity and type of hazardous
material, availability of resources, or other relevant factors.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Commissioner" means the
commissioner of public safety.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 3a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Emergency
response incident.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Emergency
response incident" means any incident to which the response of a state
emergency response asset is required.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Hazardous
materials.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Hazardous
materials" means substances or materials that, because of their chemical,
physical, or biological nature, pose a potential risk to life, health, or
property if they are released.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"Hazardous
materials" includes any substance or material in a particular form or
quantity that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property, or
any substance or material in a quantity or form that may be harmful to humans,
animals, crops, water systems, or other elements of the environment if
accidentally or intentionally released.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Hazardous
substances so designated may include explosives, radioactive materials,
etiologic agents, flammable liquids or solids, combustible liquids or solids,
poisons, oxidizing or corrosive materials, chemical and biological substances,
and toxic or flammable gases.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 4a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Hazardous
materials emergency response team.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Hazardous
materials emergency response team" means a team (1) trained, equipped, and
authorized to evaluate and, when possible, provide practical mitigation to a
hazardous materials incident and (2) required to recommend to the local
incident manager the best means of controlling the hazard after consideration
of life safety concerns, environmental effects, exposure hazards, quantity and
type of hazardous material, availability of resources, and other relevant
factors.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Local
unit of government.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Local unit
of government" means a county, home rule charter or statutory city, or
town.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 5a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Minnesota
air rescue team.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Minnesota
air rescue team" means a team trained, equipped, and authorized by the
commissioner to perform specialized air rescue operations.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Person.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Person" means any individual,
partnership, association, public or private corporation or other entity
including the United States government, any interstate body, the state, and any
agency, department, or political subdivision of the state.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>Subd. 7.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><s>Regional
Hazardous materials response team.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><s>"Regional
hazardous materials response team" means a team trained and equipped to
respond to and mitigate a hazardous materials release.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A regional hazardous materials response team
may include strategically located chemical assessment teams.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 8.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>State
emergency response asset.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"State
emergency response asset" means any team or teams defined under this
section.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1904"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1904</b></center><hr></u><p><u>Subd. 9.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Urban
search and rescue team (USAR).</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Urban
search and rescue team" or "USAR" means a team trained and equipped
to respond to and carry out rescue and recovery operations at the scene of a
collapsed structure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A USAR team may
include strategically located fire department assets combined under one joint
powers agreement.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.50, is
amended to read:</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">299A.50
RESPONSE PLAN.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Elements
of plan; rules.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>After consultation
with the commissioners of natural resources, agriculture, transportation, and
the Pollution Control Agency, the state fire marshal, the Emergency Response
Commission, appropriate technical emergency response representatives, and
representatives of affected parties, the commissioner shall adopt rules to
implement a statewide hazardous materials incident response plan.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The plan must include:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(1) the locations of <s>up to five
regional</s> hazardous materials <u>emergency</u> response teams, based on the
location of hazardous materials, response time, proximity to large population
centers, and other factors;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(2) the number and qualifications of
members on each team;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(3) the responsibilities of <s>regional</s>
hazardous materials <u>emergency</u> response teams;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(4) equipment needed for <s>regional</s>
hazardous materials <u>emergency</u> response teams;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(5) procedures for selecting and
contracting with local governments or nonpublic persons to establish <s>regional</s>
hazardous materials <u>emergency</u> response teams;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(6) procedures for dispatching teams at
the request of local governments;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(7) a fee schedule for reimbursing local
governments or nonpublic persons responding to an incident; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(8) coordination with other state
departments and agencies, local units of government, other states, Indian
tribes, the federal government, and other nonpublic persons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Contract
and agreement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner may
cooperate with and enter into contracts with other state departments and
agencies, local units of government, other states, Indian tribes, the federal
government, or nonpublic persons to implement the <u>emergency incident</u>
response plan.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Long-term
oversight; transition.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>When a <s>regional</s>
hazardous materials <u>emergency</u> response team has completed its response
to an incident, the commissioner shall notify the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency, which is responsible for assessing environmental damage caused
by the incident and providing oversight of monitoring and remediation of that
damage from the time the response team has completed its activities.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.51, is
amended to read:</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">299A.51
LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Liability.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>During operations authorized under
section 299A.50, members of a <s>regional hazardous materials team</s> <u>state
emergency response asset</u> operating outside their geographic jurisdiction
are "employees of the state" as defined in section 3.736.</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1905"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1905</b></center><hr><p>Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Workers'
compensation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>During operations
authorized under section 299A.50, members of a <s>regional hazardous materials
team</s> <u>state emergency response asset</u> operating outside their
geographic jurisdiction are considered employees of the Department of Public
Safety for purposes of chapter 176.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Limitation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A person who provides personnel and
equipment to assist at the scene of <s>a hazardous materials</s> <u>an
emergency</u> response incident outside the person's geographic jurisdiction or
property, at the request of the state or a local unit of government, is not
liable for any civil damages resulting from acts or omissions in providing the
assistance, unless the person acts in a willful and wanton or reckless manner
in providing the assistance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.52, is
amended to read:</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">299A.52
RESPONSIBLE <s>PERSON</s> <u>PARTY</u>.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Response
liability.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A responsible <s>person</s>
<u>party</u>, as described in section 115B.03, is liable for the reasonable and
necessary costs, including legal and administrative costs, of response to <s>a
hazardous materials</s> <u>an emergency response</u> incident <u>or explosives
disposal under section 299C.063</u> incurred by a <s>regional hazardous
materials response team</s> <u>state emergency response asset</u> or local unit
of government.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For the purposes of this
section, "hazardous substance" as used in section 115B.03 means
"hazardous material" as defined in section 299A.49.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Expense
recovery.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner shall
assess the responsible <s>person</s> <u>party</u> for <s>the regional hazardous
materials response team</s> <u>an emergency response asset's</u> costs of
response.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner may bring an
action for recovery of unpaid costs, reasonable attorney fees, and any
additional court costs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any funds
received by the commissioner under this subdivision are appropriated to the
commissioner to pay for costs for which the funds were received.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any remaining funds at the end of the biennium
shall be transferred to the <s>Fire Safety Account</s> <u>general fund</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Attempted
avoidance of liability.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>For purposes
of sections 299A.48 to 299A.52 and 299K.095, a responsible <s>person</s> <u>party</u>
may not avoid liability by conveying any right, title, or interest in real
property or by any indemnification, hold harmless agreement, or similar
agreement.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 8.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299C.063, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">299C.063
BOMB DISPOSAL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Definitions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The terms used in this section have the
meanings given them in this subdivision:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(a) "Bomb disposal unit" means a
commissioner-approved unit consisting of persons who are trained and equipped
to dispose of or neutralize bombs or other similar hazardous explosives and who
are employed by a municipality.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(b) "Commissioner" means the
commissioner of public safety.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(c) "Municipality" has the
meaning given it in section 466.01.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(c) "Explosives sweep" means
a detailed scanning service used in corporate office buildings, shipping
hangars, event stadiums, transportation hubs, large outdoor events, and other
critical facilities using ground-penetrating radar, magnetometers, metal
detectors, and specially trained K-9 units to detect improvised explosive
devices and explosive remnants of war, such as unexploded ordnance and
abandoned ordnance.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1906"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1906</b></center><hr><p>(d) "Hazardous
explosives" means explosives as defined in section 299F.72, subdivision 2,
explosive devices and incendiary devices as defined in section 609.668,
subdivision 1, and all materials subject to regulation under United States
Code, title 18, chapter 40.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(e) "Municipality" has the
meaning given in section 466.01.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Expense
reimbursement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)</u> The
commissioner may reimburse bomb disposal units for reasonable expenses incurred<u>:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1)</u> to dispose of or neutralize
bombs or other similar hazardous explosives for their employer-municipality or
for another municipality outside the jurisdiction of the employer-municipality
but within the state.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Reimbursement is
limited to the extent of appropriated funds<s>.</s><u>;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) to use the services of police
explosive detection K-9 assets;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) for dignitary explosive sweeps;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(4) for explosive sweeps at large state
events;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(5) to provide for explosive security at
large state events; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(6) for large-scale scheduled public
events.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) Reimbursement for expenses under
this subdivision is limited to the extent of appropriated funds.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Agreements.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner may enter into contracts
or agreements with bomb disposal units to implement and administer this
section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Public
event agreements.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The
commissioner may enter into contracts with public event organizers, as defined
in section 299A.52, for costs associated with explosive sweeps conducted by
state bomb disposal units.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[299C.092]
QUESTIONED IDENTITY PROCESS.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Definitions.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) For the purposes of this section,
the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) "Bureau" means the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(c) "Questioned identity"
means an individual's identity that is associated with another person's records
when the individual's identity is used by an offender in interactions with law
enforcement or the offender has the same name which can lead to difficulties
differentiating the individual from the offender.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Process.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) When an individual is the subject
of questioned identity, the individual may request a review by the bureau
through its questioned identity process.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Individuals must contact the bureau and provide the following:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) documentation of the individual's
identity through or via a government-issued photo identification;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) documents or information that lead
the individual to believe that the individual is the subject of questioned
identity; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) fingerprints for identification
verification purposes.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1907"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1907</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(b) If the bureau is able to
confirm that the individual is the subject of questioned identity, the bureau
shall provide documentation to the individual indicating that the individual
has been through the bureau's questioned identity process.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(c) The bureau shall denote any aliases
determined to be questioned identities in the criminal history system under
section 299C.09 and shall work with other state and local agencies to denote
aliases in arrest warrants.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(d) The bureau shall attach a photo of
the offender to arrest warrants in the bureau's warrant file if a photo is
available.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(e) Notwithstanding section 13.87,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), the bureau, in consultation with reporting
criminal justice agencies, may remove an alias from a criminal history record
when it determines doing so will not negatively impact a criminal justice
agency's ability to identify the offender in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Some considerations in making the
determination include but are not limited to time elapsed since the alias name
was last used, frequency with which the alias was used, current incarceration
status of the offender, whether it is or was the offender's name, and whether
the offender is living or deceased.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(f) Law enforcement must take into
account the presence of documentation from the bureau or another law
enforcement agency confirming a questioned identity when considering whether an
individual has a warrant under section 299C.115 and may contact the bureau or
the issuing law enforcement agency to confirm authenticity of the documentation
provided by an individual.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299C.46, subdivision
1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Establishment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner of public safety shall
establish a criminal justice data communications network that will provide
secure access to systems and services available from or through the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>The Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension may approve additional criminal justice uses by
authorized agencies to access necessary systems or services not from or through
the bureau.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner of
public safety is authorized to lease or purchase facilities and equipment as
may be necessary to establish and maintain the data communications network.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299C.65,
subdivision 1a, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 1a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Membership;
duties.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The Criminal and
Juvenile Justice Information <u>and Bureau of Criminal Apprehension</u>
Advisory Group consists of the following members:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) the commissioner of corrections or
designee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) the commissioner of public safety or
designee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) the state chief information officer or
designee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(4) three members of the judicial branch
appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(5) the commissioner of administration or
designee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(6) the state court administrator or
designee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(7) two members appointed by the Minnesota
Sheriffs Association, at least one of whom must be a sheriff;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(8) two members appointed by the Minnesota
Chiefs of Police Association, at least one of whom must be a chief of police;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1908"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1908</b></center><hr><p>(9) two members appointed by
the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, at least one of whom must be a
county attorney;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(10) two members appointed by the League
of Minnesota Cities representing the interests of city attorneys, at least one
of whom must be a city attorney;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(11) two members appointed by the Board of
Public Defense, at least one of whom must be a public defender;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(12) two corrections administrators
appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties representing the interests
of local corrections, at least one of whom represents a Community Corrections
Act county;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(13) two probation officers appointed by
the commissioner of corrections in consultation with the president of the
Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties and the president
of the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(14) four public members appointed by the
governor representing both metropolitan and greater Minnesota for a term of
four years using the process described in section 15.059, one of whom
represents the interests of victims, and one of whom represents the private
business community who has expertise in integrated information systems and who,
for the purposes of meetings of the advisory group, may be compensated pursuant
to section 15.059;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(15) two members appointed by the
Minnesota Association for Court Management, at least one of whom must be a
court administrator;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(16) one member of the house of
representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, or an alternate who is
also a member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
house;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(17) one member of the senate appointed by
the majority leader, or an alternate who is also a member of the senate,
appointed by the majority leader of the senate;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(18) one member appointed by the attorney
general;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(19) two members appointed by the League
of Minnesota Cities, one of whom works or resides in greater Minnesota and one
of whom works or resides in the seven-county metropolitan area, and at least
one of whom is an elected official;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(20) two members appointed by the
Association of Minnesota Counties, one of whom works or resides in greater
Minnesota and one of whom works or resides in the seven-county metropolitan
area, and at least one of whom is an elected official; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(21) the director of the Sentencing
Guidelines Commission or a designee.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The chair, first vice-chair, and
second vice-chair shall be elected by the advisory group.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) The advisory group shall serve as the
state advisory group on statewide criminal justice information policy and
funding issues.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The advisory group shall
study and make recommendations to the governor, the supreme court, and the
legislature on criminal justice information funding and policy issues such as
related data practices, individual privacy rights, and data on race and ethnicity;
information-sharing at the local, state, and federal levels; technology
education and innovation; the impact of proposed legislation on the criminal
justice system related to information systems and business processes; and data
and identification standards.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(d) The advisory group shall have the
additional duties of reviewing and advising the bureau superintendent on:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1909"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1909</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(1) audits, accreditation
reports, and internal reviews of bureau operations;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(2) emerging technologies in the law
enforcement and forensic science fields;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(3) policies and practices that impact
individual privacy interests; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(4) other programmatic and operational
initiatives of the bureau at the request of the superintendent.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 12.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299C.65,
subdivision 3a, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 3a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Report.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The advisory group shall file a biennial
report with the governor, supreme court, and chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions
with jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy by January 15 in
each odd-numbered year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The report must
provide the following:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) status and review of current statewide
criminal justice information systems;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) recommendations concerning any
legislative changes or appropriations that are needed to ensure that the
criminal justice information systems operate accurately and efficiently; <s>and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(3) summary of the activities of the
advisory group, including any funding and grant requests<s>.</s><u>; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(4) summary of any reviews conducted by
the advisory group of bureau audits, reports, policies, programs, and
procedures along with any recommendations provided to the bureau related to the
reviews.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 13.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299F.362, is
amended to read:</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">299F.362
SMOKE <s>DETECTOR</s> <u>ALARM</u>; INSTALLATION; RULES; PENALTY.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Definitions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>For the purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(a) "Apartment house" is any
building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let, or
hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of
three or more families living independently of each other and doing their own
cooking in the building, and shall include buildings containing three or more
flats or apartments.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(b) "Dwelling" is any building,
or any portion thereof, which is not an apartment house, lodging house, or a
hotel and which contains one or two "dwelling units" which are, or
are intended or designed to be, occupied for living purposes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(c) "Dwelling unit" is a single
unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons
including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and
sanitation, or a single unit used by one or more persons for sleeping and
sanitation pursuant to a work practice or labor agreement.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(d) "Hotel" is any building, or
portion thereof, containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be
used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied, or which are
occupied for sleeping purposes by guests.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(e) "Lodging house" is any
building, or portion thereof, containing not more than five guest rooms which
are used or are intended to be used for sleeping purposes by guests and where
rent is paid in money, goods, labor, or otherwise.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1910"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1910</b></center><hr><p>Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Rules<s>,</s><u>;</u>
smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u> location.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b>The commissioner of public safety shall promulgate rules concerning
the placement of smoke <s>detectors</s> <u>alarms</u> in dwellings, apartment
houses, hotels, and lodging houses.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
rules shall take into account designs of the guest rooms or dwelling units.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Smoke <s>detector</s>
<u>alarm</u> for any dwelling.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Every
dwelling unit within a dwelling must be provided with a smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u>
meeting the requirements of the State Fire Code.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The <s>detector</s> <u>smoke alarm</u> must
be mounted in accordance with the rules regarding smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u>
location adopted under subdivision 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When
actuated, the <s>detector</s> <u>smoke alarm</u> must provide an alarm in the
dwelling unit.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 3a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Smoke <s>detector</s>
<u>alarm</u> for new dwelling.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>In
construction of a new dwelling, each smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u> must be
attached to a centralized power source.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Smoke <s>detector</s>
<u>alarm</u> for apartment, lodging house, or hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Every dwelling unit within an apartment
house and every guest room in a lodging house or hotel used for sleeping
purposes must be provided with a smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u> conforming
to the requirements of the State Fire Code.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>In dwelling units, <s>detectors</s> <u>smoke alarms</u> must be mounted
in accordance with the rules regarding smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u>
location adopted under subdivision 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When
actuated, the <s>detector</s> <u>smoke alarm</u> must provide an alarm in the
dwelling unit or guest room.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Maintenance
responsibilities.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>For all
occupancies covered by this section where the occupant is not the owner of the
dwelling unit or the guest room, the owner is responsible for maintenance of
the smoke <s>detectors</s> <u>alarms</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>An owner may file inspection and maintenance reports with the local fire
marshal for establishing evidence of inspection and maintenance of smoke <s>detectors</s>
<u>alarms</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 5a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Inform
owner; no added liability.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The
occupant of a dwelling unit must inform the owner of the dwelling unit of a
nonfunctioning smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u> within 24 hours of
discovering that the smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u> in the dwelling unit is
not functioning.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the occupant fails
to inform the owner under this subdivision, the occupant's liability for
damages is not greater than it otherwise would be.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Penalties.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) Any person who violates any provision
of this section <s>shall be</s> <u>is</u> subject to the same penalty and <s>the</s>
enforcement mechanism that is provided for violation of the State Fire Code, as
specified in section 299F.011, subdivision 6.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(b) An occupant who willfully disables a
smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u> or causes it to be nonfunctioning, resulting
in damage or injury to persons or property, is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Local
government preempted.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>This section
prohibits a local unit of government from adopting standards different from
those provided in this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Subd. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Local
government ordinance; installation in single-family residence.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Notwithstanding subdivision 7,</span> or
other law <u>to the contrary</u>, a local governing body may adopt, by
ordinance, rules for the installation of a smoke <s>detector</s> <u>alarm</u>
in single-family homes in the city that are more restrictive than the standards
provided by this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Rules adopted
pursuant to this subdivision may be enforced through a truth-in-housing
inspection.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Public
fire safety educator.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The position
of Minnesota public fire safety educator is established in the Department of
Public Safety.</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Insurance
claim.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>No insurer shall deny a claim
for loss or damage by fire for failure of a person to comply with this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 14.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.87, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 17.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Electronic
data.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Electronic
data" means records or information in digital form on a computer, computer
network, computer system, or in computer software that can be stored,
transmitted, or processed.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1911"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1911</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 15.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.89, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">609.89
COMPUTER <u>OR ELECTRONIC DATA</u> THEFT.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Acts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Whoever does any of the following is
guilty of computer <u>or electronic data</u> theft and may be sentenced as
provided in subdivision 2:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(a)</s> <u>(1)</u> intentionally and
without authorization or claim of right accesses or causes to be accessed any
computer, computer system, computer network or any part thereof for the purpose
of obtaining services or property; <s>or<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(b)</s> <u>(2)</u> intentionally and
without claim of right, and with intent to deprive the owner of use or
possession, takes, transfers, conceals or retains possession of any computer,
computer system, or any computer software or data contained in a computer,
computer system, or computer network<s>.</s><u>;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(3) intentionally and without
authorization or claim of right accesses or copies any computer software or
electronic data and uses, alters, transfers, retains, or publishes the computer
software or electronic data; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(4) intentionally retains copies of any
computer software or electronic data beyond the individual's authority.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Penalty.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Anyone who commits computer <u>or
electronic data</u> theft may be sentenced as follows:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(a)</s> <u>(1)</u> to imprisonment for
not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or
both, if the loss to the owner, or the owner's agent, or lessee is in excess of
$2,500; <s>or<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(b)</s> <u>(2)</u> to imprisonment for
not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or
both, if the loss to the owner, or the owner's agent, or lessee is more than
$500 but not more than $2,500; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(c)</s> <u>(3)</u> in all other cases
to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more
than $1,000, or both.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">EFFECTIVE DATE.</span></u><span style="letter-spacing:
-.2pt"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">This section is effective August 1, 2023, and
applies to crimes committed on or after that date.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 16.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.033, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.033
SPEEDY TRIAL; NOTICE OF <u>HEARINGS AND</u> SCHEDULE CHANGE.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(a) A victim has the right to request that
the prosecutor make a demand under rule 11.09 of the Rules of Criminal
Procedure that the trial be commenced within 60 days of the demand.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The prosecutor shall make reasonable efforts
to comply with the victim's request.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(b) A prosecutor shall make reasonable
efforts to provide to a victim the date and time of the sentencing hearing and
the hearing during which the plea is to be presented to the court.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(b)</s> <u>(c)</u> A prosecutor shall
make reasonable efforts to provide advance notice of any change in the schedule
of the court proceedings to a victim who has been subpoenaed or requested to
testify.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s>(c)</s> <u>(d)</u> In a criminal
proceeding in which a vulnerable adult, as defined in section 609.232,
subdivision 11, is a victim, the state may move the court for a speedy trial.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The court, after consideration of the age and
health of the victim, may grant a speedy trial.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The motion may be filed and served with the complaint or any time after
the complaint is filed and served.</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"></p><hr><a name="1912"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1912</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 17.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.039,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Notice
required.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) Except as otherwise
provided in subdivision 2, within 15 working days after a conviction,
acquittal, or dismissal in a criminal case in which there is an identifiable
crime victim, the prosecutor shall make reasonable good faith efforts to
provide to each affected crime victim oral or written notice of the final
disposition of the case and of the victim rights under section 611A.06.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When the court is considering modifying the
sentence for a felony or a crime of violence or an attempted crime of violence,
the <s>court or its designee</s> <u>prosecutor</u> shall make a reasonable and
good faith effort to notify the victim of the crime.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the victim is incapacitated or deceased,
notice must be given to the victim's family.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>If the victim is a minor, notice must be given to the victim's parent or
guardian.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The notice must include:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(1) the date and approximate time of the review;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(2) the location where the review will
occur;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(3) the name and telephone number of a
person to contact for additional information; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(4) a statement that the victim and
victim's family may provide input to the court concerning the sentence
modification.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(b) The Office of Justice Programs in the
Department of Public Safety shall develop and update a model notice of
postconviction rights under this subdivision and section 611A.06.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(c) As used in this section, "crime of
violence" has the meaning given in section 624.712, subdivision 5, and
also includes violations of section 609.3458, gross misdemeanor violations of
section 609.224, and nonfelony violations of sections 518B.01, 609.2231,
609.3451, 609.748, and 609.749.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 18.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.51, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.51
TITLE.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Sections
611A.51 to 611A.68 shall be known as the "Minnesota Crime Victims <s>Reparations</s>
<u>Reimbursement</u> Act."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 19.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.52,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Board.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Board" means the Crime Victims
<s>reparations</s> <u>Reimbursement</u> Board established by section 611A.55.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 20.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.52,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Claimant.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Claimant" means a person
entitled to apply for <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> pursuant to
sections 611A.51 to 611A.68.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 21.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.52,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Collateral
source.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Collateral
source" means a source of benefits or advantages for economic loss
otherwise <s>reparable</s> <u>reimbursable</u> under sections 611A.51 to
611A.68 which the victim or claimant has received, or which is readily
available to the victim, from:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(1) the offender;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(2) the government of the United States or
any agency thereof, a state or any of its political subdivisions, or an
instrumentality of two or more states, unless the law providing for the
benefits or advantages makes them excess or secondary to benefits under
sections 611A.51 to 611A.68;</p>
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1913</b></center><hr><p>(3) Social Security, Medicare,
and Medicaid;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(4) state required temporary
nonoccupational disability insurance;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(5) workers' compensation;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(6) wage continuation programs of any
employer;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(7) proceeds of a contract of insurance
payable to the victim for economic loss sustained because of the crime;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(8) a contract providing prepaid hospital
and other health care services, or benefits for disability;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(9) any private source as a voluntary
donation or gift; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(10) proceeds of a lawsuit brought as a
result of the crime.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The term does not include a life insurance
contract.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 22.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.53, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.53
<s>REPARATIONS</s> <u>REIMBURSEMENT</u> AWARDS PROHIBITED.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Generally.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Except as provided in subdivisions 1a and
2, the following persons shall be entitled to <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the requirements for <s>reparations</s>
<u>reimbursement</u> have been met:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(1) a victim who has incurred economic
loss;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(2) a dependent who has incurred economic
loss;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(3) the estate of a deceased victim if the
estate has incurred economic loss;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(4) any other person who has incurred
economic loss by purchasing any of the products, services, and accommodations
described in section 611A.52, subdivision 8, for a victim;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(5) the guardian, guardian ad litem,
conservator or authorized agent of any of these persons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 1a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Providers;
limitations.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>No hospital, medical
organization, health care provider, or other entity that is not an individual
may qualify for reparations under subdivision 1, clause (4).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a hospital, medical organization, health
care provider, or other entity that is not an individual qualifies for <s>reparations</s>
<u>reimbursement</u> under subdivision 1, clause (5), because it is a guardian,
guardian ad litem, conservator, or authorized agent, any <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
to which it is entitled must be made payable solely or jointly to the victim,
if alive, or to the victim's estate or successors, if the victim is deceased.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 1b.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Minnesota
residents injured elsewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) A
Minnesota resident who is the victim of a crime committed outside the
geographical boundaries of this state but who otherwise meets the requirements
of this section shall have the same rights under this chapter as if the crime
had occurred within this state upon a showing that the state, territory, United
States possession, country, or political subdivision of a country in which the
crime occurred does not have a crime <s>victim reparations</s> <u>victims
reimbursement</u> law covering the resident's injury or death.</p>
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1914</b></center><hr><p>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph
(a), a Minnesota resident who is the victim of a crime involving international
terrorism who otherwise meets the requirements of this section has the same
rights under this chapter as if the crime had occurred within this state
regardless of where the crime occurred or whether the jurisdiction has a crime
victims <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> law.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Limitations
on awards.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>No <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
shall be awarded to a claimant otherwise eligible if:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(1) the crime was not reported to the
police within 30 days of its occurrence or, if it could not reasonably have
been reported within that period, within 30 days of the time when a report
could reasonably have been made.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
victim of criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, third, or fourth degree
who does not report the crime within 30 days of its occurrence is deemed to
have been unable to have reported it within that period;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(2) the victim or claimant failed or
refused to cooperate fully with the police and other law enforcement officials<u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Cooperation is determined through law
enforcement reports, prosecutor records, or corroboration memorialized in a
signed document submitted by a victim service, counseling, or medical
professional involved in the case</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(3) the victim or claimant was the offender
or an accomplice of the offender or an award to the claimant would unjustly
benefit the offender or an accomplice;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(4) the victim or claimant was in the act
of committing a crime at the time the injury occurred;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(5) no claim was filed with the board
within three years of victim's injury or death; except that (i) if the claimant
was unable to file a claim within that period, then the claim can be made
within three years of the time when a claim could have been filed; and (ii) if
the victim's injury or death was not reasonably discoverable within three years
of the injury or death, then the claim can be made within three years of the
time when the injury or death is reasonably discoverable.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The following circumstances do not render a
claimant unable to file a claim for the purposes of this clause:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(A) lack of knowledge of the existence of the
Minnesota Crime Victims <s>Reparations</s> <u>Reimbursement</u> Act, (B) the
failure of a law enforcement agency to provide information or assistance to a
potential claimant under section 611A.66, (C) the incompetency of the claimant
if the claimant's affairs were being managed during that period by a guardian,
guardian ad litem, conservator, authorized agent, or parent, or (D) the fact
that the claimant is not of the age of majority; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(6) the claim is less than $50.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">The limitations contained in clauses (1)
and (6) do not apply to victims of child abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>In those cases the three‑year limitation period commences running
with the report of the crime to the police.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 23.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.54, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.54
AMOUNT OF <s>REPARATIONS</s> <u>REIMBURSEMENT</u>.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><s>Reparations</s> <u>Reimbursement</u>
shall equal economic loss except that:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(1) <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
shall be reduced to the extent that economic loss is recouped from a collateral
source or collateral sources.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Where
compensation is readily available to a claimant from a collateral source, the
claimant must take reasonable steps to recoup from the collateral source before
claiming <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(2) <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
shall be denied or reduced to the extent, if any, that the board deems
reasonable because of the contributory misconduct of the claimant or of a
victim through whom the claimant claims<u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Contributory misconduct does not include current or past affiliation
with any particular group</u>; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(3) <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
paid to all claimants suffering economic loss as the result of the injury or
death of any one victim shall not exceed $50,000.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1915"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1915</b></center><hr><p>No employer may deny an
employee an award of benefits based on the employee's eligibility or potential
eligibility for <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 24.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.55, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.55
CRIME VICTIMS <s>REPARATIONS</s> <u>REIMBURSEMENT</u> BOARD.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Creation
of board.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>There is created in the
Department of Public Safety, for budgetary and administrative purposes, the
Crime Victims <s>Reparations</s> <u>Reimbursement</u> Board, which shall
consist of five members appointed by the commissioner of public safety.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>One of the members shall be designated as
chair by the commissioner of public safety and serve as such at the
commissioner's pleasure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At least one
member shall be a medical or osteopathic physician licensed to practice in this
state, and at least one member shall be a victim, as defined in section
611A.01.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Membership,
terms and compensation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The
membership terms, compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies on
the board shall be as provided in section 15.0575.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Part-time
service.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Members of the board shall
serve part time.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 25.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.56, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.56
POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Duties.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>In addition to carrying out any duties
specified elsewhere in sections 611A.51 to 611A.68 or in other law, the board
shall:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) provide all claimants with an
opportunity for hearing pursuant to chapter 14;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) adopt rules to implement and
administer sections 611A.51 to 611A.68, including rules governing the method of
practice and procedure before the board, prescribing the manner in which
applications for <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> shall be made, and
providing for discovery proceedings;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) publicize widely the availability of <s>reparations</s>
<u>reimbursement</u> and the method of making claims; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) prepare and transmit annually to the
governor and the commissioner of public safety a report of its activities
including the number of claims awarded, a brief description of the facts in
each case, the amount of <s>reparation</s> <u>reimbursement</u> awarded, and a
statistical summary of claims and awards made and denied.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Powers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>In addition to exercising any powers
specified elsewhere in sections 611A.51 to 611A.68 or other law, the board upon
its own motion or the motion of a claimant or the attorney general may:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) issue subpoenas for the appearance of
witnesses and the production of books, records, and other documents;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">(2)
administer oaths and affirmations and cause to be taken affidavits and
depositions within and without this state;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) take notice of judicially cognizable
facts and general, technical, and scientific facts within their specialized
knowledge;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) order a mental or physical examination
of a victim or an autopsy of a deceased victim provided that notice is given to
the person to be examined and that the claimant and the attorney general
receive copies of any resulting report;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1916"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1916</b></center><hr><p>(5) suspend or postpone the proceedings
on a claim if a criminal prosecution arising out of the incident which is the
basis of the claim has been commenced or is imminent;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(6) request from prosecuting attorneys and
law enforcement officers investigations and data to enable the board to perform
its duties under sections 611A.51 to 611A.68;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(7) grant emergency <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
pending the final determination of a claim if it is one with respect to which
an award will probably be made and undue hardship will result to the claimant
if immediate payment is not made; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(8) reconsider any decision granting or
denying <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> or determining their amount.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 26.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.57,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Reconsideration.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The claimant may, within 30 days after
receiving the decision of the board, apply for reconsideration before the
entire board.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Upon request for
reconsideration, the board shall reexamine all information filed by the
claimant, including any new information the claimant provides, and all
information obtained by investigation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
board may also conduct additional examination into the validity of the claim.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Upon reconsideration, the board may affirm,
modify, or reverse the prior ruling.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
claimant denied <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> upon reconsideration is
entitled to a contested case hearing within the meaning of chapter 14.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 27.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.57,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Data.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Claims for <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
and supporting documents and reports are investigative data and subject to the
provisions of section 13.39 until the claim is paid, denied, withdrawn, or
abandoned.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Following the payment,
denial, withdrawal, or abandonment of a claim, the claim and supporting
documents and reports are private data on individuals as defined in section
13.02, subdivision 12; provided that the board may forward any <s>reparations</s>
<u>reimbursement</u> claim forms, supporting documents, and reports to local
law enforcement authorities for purposes of implementing section 611A.67.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 28.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.60, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.60
<s>REPARATIONS</s> <u>REIMBURSEMENT</u>; HOW PAID.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><s>Reparations</s> <u>Reimbursement</u>
may be awarded in a lump sum or in installments in the discretion of the board.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The amount of any emergency award shall be
deducted from the final award, if a lump sum, or prorated over a period of time
if the final award is made in installments.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><s>Reparations are</s> <u>Reimbursement is</u> exempt from execution or
attachment except by persons who have supplied services, products or
accommodations to the victim as a result of the injury or death which is the
basis of the claim.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The board, in its
discretion may order that all or part of the <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
awarded be paid directly to these suppliers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 29.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.61, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.61
SUBROGATION.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Subrogation
rights of state.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The state shall be
subrogated, to the extent of <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> awarded,
to all the claimant's rights to recover benefits or advantages for economic
loss from a source which is or, if readily available to the victim or claimant
would be, a collateral source.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Nothing
in this section shall limit the claimant's right to bring a cause of action to
recover for other damages.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1917"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1917</b></center><hr><p>Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Duty
of claimant to assist.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A claimant
who receives <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> must agree to assist the
state in pursuing any subrogation rights arising out of the claim.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The board may require a claimant to agree to
represent the state's subrogation interests if the claimant brings a cause of
action for damages arising out of the crime or occurrence for which the board
has awarded <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An attorney who represents the state's
subrogation interests pursuant to the client's agreement with the board is
entitled to reasonable attorney's fees not to exceed one-third of the amount
recovered on behalf of the state.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 30.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.612, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.612
CRIME VICTIMS ACCOUNT.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">A crime victim account is established as a
special account in the state treasury.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Amounts
collected by the state under section 611A.61, paid to the Crime Victims <s>Reparations</s>
<u>Reimbursement</u> Board under section 611A.04, subdivision 1a, or amounts
deposited by the court under section 611A.04, subdivision 5, shall be credited
to this account.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Money credited to this
account is annually appropriated to the Department of Public Safety for use for
crime victim <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> under sections 611A.51 to
611A.67.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 31.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.66, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">611A.66
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; DUTY TO INFORM VICTIMS OF RIGHT TO FILE CLAIM.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">All law enforcement agencies investigating
crimes shall provide victims with notice of their right to apply for <s>reparations</s>
<u>reimbursement</u> with the telephone number <s>to call to request</s> <u>and
website information to obtain</u> an application form.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Law enforcement agencies shall assist the
board in performing its duties under sections 611A.51 to 611A.68.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Law enforcement agencies within ten days
after receiving a request from the board shall supply the board with requested
reports, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in chapter 13, and
including reports otherwise maintained as confidential or not open to
inspection under section 260B.171 or 260C.171.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>All data released to the board retains the data classification that it
had in the possession of the law enforcement agency.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 32.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.68,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 2a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Notice
and payment of proceeds to board required.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b>A person that enters into a contract with an offender convicted in
this state, and a person that enters into a contract in this state with an
offender convicted in this state or elsewhere within the United States, must
comply with this section if the person enters into the contract during the ten
years after the offender is convicted of a crime or found not guilty by reason
of insanity.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If an offender is
imprisoned or committed to an institution following the conviction or finding
of not guilty by reason of insanity, the ten-year period begins on the date of
the offender's release.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A person subject
to this section must notify the Crime Victims <s>Reparations</s> <u>Reimbursement</u>
Board of the existence of the contract immediately upon its formation, and pay
over to the board money owed to the offender or the offender's representatives
by virtue of the contract according to the following proportions:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) if the crime occurred in this state,
the person shall pay to the board 100 percent of the money owed under the
contract;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) if the crime occurred in another
jurisdiction having a law applicable to the contract which is substantially
similar to this section, this section does not apply, and the person must not
pay to the board any of the money owed under the contract; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1918"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1918</b></center><hr><p>(3) in all other cases, the
person shall pay to the board that percentage of money owed under the contract
which can fairly be attributed to commerce in this state with respect to the
subject matter of the contract.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 33.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.68,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Deductions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>When the board has made <s>reparations</s>
<u>reimbursement</u> payments to or on behalf of a victim of the offender's
crime pursuant to sections 611A.51 to 611A.68, it shall deduct the amount of
the <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> award from any payment received
under this section by virtue of the offender's contract unless the board has
already been reimbursed for the <s>reparations</s> award from another
collateral source.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 34.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.68,
subdivision 4b, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 4b.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Claims
by victims of offender's crime.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A
victim of a crime committed by the offender and the estate of a deceased victim
of a crime committed by the offender may submit the following claims for <s>reparations</s>
<u>reimbursement</u> and damages to the board to be paid from money received by
virtue of the offender's contract:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) claims for <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
to which the victim is entitled under sections 611A.51 to 611A.68 and for which
the victim has not yet received an award from the board;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) claims for <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>
to which the victim would have been entitled under sections 611A.51 to 611A.68,
but for the $50,000 maximum limit contained in section 611A.54, clause (3); and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(3) claims for other uncompensated damages
suffered by the victim as a result of the offender's crime including, but not
limited to, damages for pain and suffering.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The victim must file the claim within five
years of the date on which the board received payment under this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The board shall determine the victim's claim
in accordance with the procedures contained in sections 611A.57 to 611A.63.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An award made by the board under this
subdivision must be paid from the money received by virtue of the offender's
contract that remains after a deduction or allocation, if any, has been made
under subdivision 4 or 4a.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 35.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 611A.68,
subdivision 4c, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 4c.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Claims
by other crime victims.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The board
may use money received by virtue of an offender's contract for the purpose of
paying <s>reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u> awarded to victims of other
crimes pursuant to sections 611A.51 to 611A.68 under the following
circumstances:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) money remain after deductions and
allocations have been made under subdivisions 4 and 4a, and claims have been
paid under subdivision 4b; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) no claim is filed under subdivision 4b
within five years of the date on which the board received payment under this
section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%">None of this money may be used for purposes other than <s>the
payment of reparations</s> <u>reimbursement</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 36.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.341,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Notice
of rights.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The peace officer shall
tell the victim whether a shelter or other services are available in the
community and give the victim immediate notice of the legal rights and remedies
available.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The notice must include
furnishing the victim a copy of the following statement:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"></p><hr><a name="1919"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1919</b></center><hr><p>"IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, you can ask the city or county attorney to file a criminal complaint.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>You also have the right to go to court and
file a petition requesting an order for protection from domestic abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The order could include the following:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(1) an order restraining the abuser from
further acts of abuse;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(2) an order directing the abuser to leave
your household;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(3) an order preventing the abuser from
entering your residence, school, business, or place of employment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(4) an order awarding you or the other
parent custody of or parenting time with your minor child or children; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(5) an order directing the abuser to pay
support to you and the minor children if the abuser has a legal obligation to
do so."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">The notice must include the resource
listing, including telephone number, for the area <s>battered women's</s> <u>program
that provides services to victims of domestic abuse as</u> shelter, <s>to be</s>
designated by the <u>Office of Justice Programs in the</u> Department of <s>Corrections</s>
<u>Public Safety</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Sec. 37.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.341,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Report
required.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Whenever a peace officer
investigates an allegation that an incident described in subdivision 1 has
occurred, whether or not an arrest is made, the officer shall make a written
police report of the alleged incident.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
report must contain at least the following information:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the name, address and telephone number of the
victim, if provided by the victim, a statement as to whether an arrest
occurred, the name of the arrested person, and a brief summary of the incident.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Data that identify a victim who has made a
request under section 13.82, subdivision 17, paragraph (d), and that are
private data under that subdivision, shall be private in the report required by
this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A copy of this report must
be provided upon request, at no cost, to the victim of domestic abuse, the
victim's attorney, or organizations designated by the Office of Justice
Programs in the Department of Public Safety <s>or the commissioner of
corrections</s> that are providing services to victims of domestic abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The officer shall submit the report to the
officer's supervisor or other person to whom the employer's rules or policies
require reports of similar allegations of criminal activity to be made.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Sec. 38.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 629.72,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Notice;
release of arrested person.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a)
Immediately after issuance of a citation in lieu of continued detention under
subdivision 1, or the entry of an order for release under subdivision 2, but
before the arrested person is released, the agency having custody of the
arrested person or its designee must make a reasonable and good faith effort to
inform orally the alleged victim, local law enforcement agencies known to be
involved in the case, if different from the agency having custody, and, at the
victim's request any local battered women's and domestic abuse programs
established under section 611A.32 or sexual assault programs of:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(1) the conditions of release, if any;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(2) the time of release;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(3) the time, date, and place of the next
scheduled court appearance of the arrested person and the victim's right to be
present at the court appearance; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"></p><hr><a name="1920"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1920</b></center><hr><p>(4) if the arrested person is
charged with domestic abuse, the location and telephone number of the area <s>battered
women's shelter</s> <u>program that provides services to victims of domestic
abuse</u> as designated by the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of
Public Safety.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">(b) As soon as practicable after an order
for conditional release is entered, the agency having custody of the arrested
person or its designee must personally deliver or mail to the alleged victim a
copy of the written order and written notice of the information in paragraph
(a), clauses (2) and (3).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">(c) Data on the victim and the notice
provided by the custodial authority are private data on individuals as defined
in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and are accessible only to the victim.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Sec. 39.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>REVISOR
INSTRUCTION.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><u>In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of
statutes shall change "reparations," "reparable," or the
same or similar terms to "reimbursement," "reimbursable,"
or the same or similar terms consistent with this act.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The revisor shall also make other technical
changes resulting from the change of term to the statutory language, sentence
structure, or both, if necessary to preserve the meaning of the text.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Sec. 40.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>REPEALER.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><u>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
518B.02, subdivision 3, is repealed.</u>"<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Amend the title as follows:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Page 1, line 3, after the semicolon, insert
"modifying Minnesota Hazardous Materials Incident Response Act; modifying
bomb disposal cost reimbursement; making technical changes related to smoke
alarms; modifying Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's questioned identity
process; providing more comprehensive use of Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Information Advisory Group in review of Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issues;
modifying crime of computer theft to include copies of data; requiring
prosecutors to notify victims of plea, sentencing, and sentencing modification
hearings; improving ability of crime victims to access reimbursement program;
changing name of reparations program to reimbursement act; clarifying and
removing outdated statutory language regarding duty of Office of Justice
Programs to designate services to domestic abuse victims;"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Correct the title numbers accordingly</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:87%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:87%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:87%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Noor from the
Committee on Human Services Finance to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">H. F. No. 1512, A bill for
an act relating to human services; permitting remote supervision of personal
care assistance services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0659,
by adding a subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Page 1, line 11, after "<u>if</u>"
insert "<u>, at the recipient's request,</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">Page 1, after line 19, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">"<u>(d) A recipient may request to
return to in-person supervisory visits at any time.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:87%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:87%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1921"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1921</b></center><hr><p>Fischer from the Committee on
Human Services Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1596, A bill for
an act relating to human services; establishing a funding mechanism for the
PACE program; appropriating money.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services
Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in
accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, H. F. No. 1596 was re‑referred
to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Stephenson from
the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1650, A bill for
an act relating to commerce; modifying certain reporting dates; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 216B.096, subdivision 11; 237.55.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Olson, L., from
the Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1656, A bill for
an act relating to energy; establishing grant programs to enhance the
competitiveness of Minnesota entities in obtaining federal money for energy
projects; creating an account; requiring a report; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 2, line 23, after "<u>federal</u>"
insert "<u>formula</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 2, line 28, after "<u>utilities</u>"
insert "<u>that require a match</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 3, line 5, after "<u>post</u>"
insert "<u>, and report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over energy finance, the</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 3, after line 31, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">"<u>(e) The maximum grant award for
each entity under subdivision 4 is $300,000.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 4, delete line 7</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 5, line 17, after "<u>evaluation</u>"
insert "<u>, including applicants that were denied federal or state grant
awards and the reason for the denial</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 5, line 24, delete "<u>and</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 5, line 26, delete the period and
insert "<u>; and</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1922"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1922</b></center><hr><p>Page 5, after line 26, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">"<u>(9) federal grant program changes
that would affect the federal funds available to the state and eligible
applicants, including changes that would affect the required match for
receiving federal funds.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 6, line 2, delete "<u>$156,000,000</u>"
and insert "<u>$115,000,000</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 6, line 5, delete "<u>$140,000,000</u>"
and insert "<u>$100,000,000</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 6, line 7, delete "<u>$13,750,000</u>"
and insert "<u>$6,000,000</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 6, after line 12, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">"<u>(5) $6,750,000 is for technical
assistance to applicants and administration of Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391,
by the Department of Commerce; and</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 6, line 13, delete "<u>(5)</u>"
and insert "<u>(6)</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 6, line 14, delete "<u>; and</u>"
and insert a period</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 6, delete lines 15 and 16</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Liebling from the
Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 1700, A bill for
an act relating to health; establishing requirements for hospital nurse
staffing committees and hospital nurse workload committees; modifying
requirements of hospital core staffing plans; requiring the commissioner of
health to grade and publicly disclose hospital compliance with core staffing
plans; modifying requirements related to hospital preparedness and incident
response action plans to acts of violence; modifying eligibility for nursing
facility employee scholarships; establishing a hospital nursing education loan
forgiveness program; modifying eligibility for the health professional
education loan forgiveness program; requiring the commissioner of health to
study hospital staffing; establishing a grant program to improve the mental
health of health care workers; requiring a report; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.1501, subdivisions 3, 4;
144.566; 144.7055; 144.7067, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 1, after line 21, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">"Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.653,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Correction
orders.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Whenever a duly authorized
representative of the state commissioner of health finds upon inspection of a
facility required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to
144.58 that the licensee of such facility is not in compliance with sections
144.411 to 144.417, 144.50 to 144.58, 144.651, <u>144.7051 to 144.7058,</u> or
626.557, or the applicable rules promulgated under those sections, a correction
order shall be issued to the licensee.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
correction order shall state the deficiency, cite the specific rule violated,
and specify the time allowed for correction."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1923"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1923</b></center><hr><p>Page 2, line 1, after "<u>a</u>"
insert "<u>standard uniform</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 2, line 2, after "<u>form</u>"
insert "<u>developed by the commissioner</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 2, line 17, before "<u>Each</u>"
insert "<u>(a)</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 2, after line 21, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">"<u>(b) The commissioner is not
required to verify compliance with this section by an on-site visit.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 13, after the second comma,
insert "<u>and</u>" and delete "<u>, and anonymous</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 17, after "<u>the</u>"
insert "<u>relevant</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 25, delete everything after
"<u>in</u>" and insert "<u>compiling data for the Nursing
Workforce Report by</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 26, delete "<u>facilitating
and</u>" and delete everything after "<u>in</u>" and insert
"<u>the commissioner's independent study on reasons licensed registered
nurses are leaving the profession</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 27, delete everything before
the semicolon</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 2, before "<u>Each</u>"
insert "<u>(a)</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 3, delete "<u>a</u>"
and delete "<u>committee</u>" and insert "<u>committees for each
unit</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, after line 3, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">"<u>(b) The commissioner is not
required to verify compliance with this section by an on-site visit.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 4, delete "<u>the
hospital</u>" and insert "<u>each workload</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 5, delete "<u>nurse
staffing</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, lines 6 and 7, delete "<u>a
specific</u>" and insert "<u>the</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">Page 4,
lines 12 and 13, delete "<u>employed by the hospital</u>" and insert
"<u>typically assigned to the unit for an entire shift</u>"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 14, delete "<u>the
hospital</u>" and insert "<u>each unit's</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, after line 15, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">"<u>(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)
and (b), if a hospital has established a staffing committee through collective
bargaining, then the composition of that committee prevails.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 17, delete "<u>the</u>"
and insert "<u>a</u>" and delete "<u>meetings</u>" and
insert "<u>meeting</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 19, delete "<u>the</u>"
and insert "<u>a</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 5, after line 26, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">"<u>(b) The commissioner is not
required to verify compliance with this section by an on-site visit.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 5, line 27, strike "(b)" and
insert "<u>(c)</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1924"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1924</b></center><hr><p>Page 6, line 16, strike
"(c)" and insert "<u>(d)</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 8, line 13, after "<u>submit</u>"
insert "<u>to the commissioner</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 8, line 28, before "<u>A</u>"
insert "<u>(a)</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 8, after line 29, insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">"<u>(b) The commissioner is not
required to verify compliance with this section by on-site visits during
routine hospital surveys.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 10, lines 7 and 8, after "<u>labor</u>"
insert "<u>and industry</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 10, delete "<u>Office
of Health Facility</u>" and insert "<u>commissioner</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 11, delete "<u>Complaints</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 22, before "<u>The</u>"
insert "<u>Notwithstanding section 144.653, subdivisions 5 and 6,</u>"
and delete "<u>administrative</u>" and insert "<u>immediate</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 11, line 24, after the period, insert
"<u>The facility may request a hearing on the immediate fine under section
144.653, subdivision 8.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 13, delete subdivision 6 and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">"<u>Subd. 6.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Enforcement.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The commissioner of labor and industry
shall enforce this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
commissioner of labor and industry may assess a fine of up to $5,000 for each
violation of this section.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 14, line 3, delete "<u>provide
electronic access to</u>" and insert "<u>develop</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 14, line 4, after "<u>form</u>"
insert "<u>and provide an electronic means of submitting the form to the
relevant hospital nurse staffing committee</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 19, line 12, delete "<u>database</u>"
and insert "<u>structure</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, line 15, after "<u>staffing</u>"
insert "<u>to reduce the risk of violence</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, line 24, delete "<u>Public</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, line 26, delete "<u>publicly</u>"
and reinstate the stricken "to" and after "<s>enforcement</s>"
insert "<u>all direct care staff</u>" and reinstate the sticken
"and, if any of its workers are represented"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, reinstate line 27</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, line 28, reinstate the stricken
language and delete the new language</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, line 31, before "<u>The</u>"
insert "<u>(a)</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, line 32, after "<u>single</u>"
insert "<u>annual</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 20, line 33, after "<u>care</u>"
insert "<u>by January 15 of each year</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1925"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1925</b></center><hr><p>Page 20, after line 33, insert:</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">"<u>(b) This subdivision does not
expire.</u>"</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 21, line 6, before "The" insert
"<u>Notwithstanding section 144.653, subdivision 6,</u>" and strike
"an administrative" and insert "<u>a</u>"</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 21, line 7, after the period, insert
"<u>The commissioner must allow the hospital at least 30 calendar days to
correct a violation of this section before assessing a fine.</u>"</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 21, delete article 5 and insert:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%">"ARTICLE
5</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%">NURSE
LOAN FORGIVENESS</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1501, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Definitions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) For purposes of this section, the
following definitions apply.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) "Advanced dental therapist"
means an individual who is licensed as a dental therapist under section
150A.06, and who is certified as an advanced dental therapist under section
150A.106.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) "Alcohol and drug counselor"
means an individual who is licensed as an alcohol and drug counselor under
chapter 148F.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(d) "Dental therapist" means an
individual who is licensed as a dental therapist under section 150A.06.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(e) "Dentist" means an
individual who is licensed to practice dentistry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(f) "Designated rural area"
means a statutory and home rule charter city or township that is outside the
seven‑county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision
2, excluding the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(g) "Emergency circumstances"
means those conditions that make it impossible for the participant to fulfill
the service commitment, including death, total and permanent disability, or
temporary disability lasting more than two years.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(h) <u>"Hospital nurse" means an
individual who is licensed as a registered nurse and who is providing direct
patient care in a nonprofit hospital setting.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(i)</u> "Mental health
professional" means an individual providing clinical services in the
treatment of mental illness who is qualified in at least one of the ways
specified in section 245.462, subdivision 18.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(i)</s> <u>(j)</u> "Medical
resident" means an individual participating in a medical residency in
family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, or
psychiatry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(j)</s> <u>(k)</u> "Midlevel
practitioner" means a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, nurse
anesthetist, advanced clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(k)</s> <u>(l)</u> "Nurse"
means an individual who has completed training and received all licensing or
certification necessary to perform duties as a licensed practical nurse or
registered nurse.</p>
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1926</b></center><hr></s><p><s>(l)</s> <u>(m)</u> "Nurse-midwife"
means a registered nurse who has graduated from a program of study designed to
prepare registered nurses for advanced practice as nurse-midwives.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(m)</s> <u>(n)</u> "Nurse
practitioner" means a registered nurse who has graduated from a program of
study designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced practice as nurse
practitioners.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(n)</s> <u>(o)</u> "Pharmacist"
means an individual with a valid license issued under chapter 151.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(o)</s> <u>(p)</u> "Physician"
means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in the areas of family
practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, or
psychiatry.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(p)</s> <u>(q)</u> "Physician
assistant" means a person licensed under chapter 147A.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(r) "PSLF program" means the
federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program established under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 34, section 685.219.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(q)</s> <u>(s)</u> "Public health
nurse" means a registered nurse licensed in Minnesota who has obtained a
registration certificate as a public health nurse from the Board of Nursing in
accordance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 6316.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(r)</s> <u>(t)</u> "Qualified
educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan for
actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable
living expenses related to the graduate or undergraduate education of a health
care professional.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(s)</s> <u>(u)</u> "Underserved
urban community" means a Minnesota urban area or population included in
the list of designated primary medical care health professional shortage areas
(HPSAs), medically underserved areas (MUAs), or medically underserved
populations (MUPs) maintained and updated by the United States Department of
Health and Human Services.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1501,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Creation of account.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) A health professional education loan
forgiveness program account is established.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The commissioner of health shall use money from the account to establish
a loan forgiveness program:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%">(1) for medical residents, mental health
professionals, and alcohol and drug counselors agreeing to practice in
designated rural areas or underserved urban communities or specializing in the
area of pediatric psychiatry;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%">(2) for midlevel practitioners agreeing to
practice in designated rural areas or to teach at least 12 credit hours, or 720
hours per year in the nursing field in a postsecondary program at the
undergraduate level or the equivalent at the graduate level;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%">(3) for nurses who agree to practice in a
Minnesota nursing home; an intermediate care facility for persons with
developmental disability; a hospital if the hospital owns and operates a
Minnesota nursing home and a minimum of 50 percent of the hours worked by the
nurse is in the nursing home; a housing with services establishment as defined
in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; or for a home care provider as defined in
section 144A.43, subdivision 4; or agree to teach at least 12 credit hours, or
720 hours per year in the nursing field in a postsecondary program at the
undergraduate level or the equivalent at the graduate level;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%">(4) for other health care technicians
agreeing to teach at least 12 credit hours, or 720 hours per year in their
designated field in a postsecondary program at the undergraduate level or the
equivalent at the graduate level.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
commissioner, in consultation with the Healthcare Education-Industry
Partnership, shall determine the health care fields where the need is the
greatest, including, but not limited to, respiratory therapy, clinical
laboratory technology, radiologic technology, and surgical technology;</p>
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1927</b></center><hr><p>(5) for pharmacists, advanced
dental therapists, dental therapists, and public health nurses who agree to
practice in designated rural areas; <s>and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(6) for dentists agreeing to deliver at
least 25 percent of the dentist's yearly patient encounters to state public
program enrollees or patients receiving sliding fee schedule discounts through
a formal sliding fee schedule meeting the standards established by the United
States Department of Health and Human Services under Code of Federal
Regulations, title 42, section 51, chapter 303<s>.</s><u>; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(7) for nurses who are enrolled in the
PSLF program, employed as a hospital nurse by a nonprofit hospital that is an
eligible employer under the PSLF program, and providing direct care to patients
at the nonprofit hospital.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(b) Appropriations made to the account do
not cancel and are available until expended, except that at the end of each
biennium, any remaining balance in the account that is not committed by
contract and not needed to fulfill existing commitments shall cancel to the
fund.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1501,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Eligibility.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) To be eligible to participate in the
loan forgiveness program, an individual must:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) be a medical or dental resident; a
licensed pharmacist; or be enrolled in a training or education program to
become a dentist, dental therapist, advanced dental therapist, mental health
professional, alcohol and drug counselor, pharmacist, public health nurse,
midlevel practitioner, registered nurse, or a licensed practical nurse.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner may also consider
applications submitted by graduates in eligible professions who are licensed
and in practice; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) submit an application to the
commissioner of health.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Nurses
applying under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (7), must also include
proof that the applicant is enrolled in the PSLF program and confirmation that
the applicant is employed as a hospital nurse.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) An applicant selected to participate
must sign a contract to agree to serve a minimum three-year full-time service
obligation according to subdivision 2, which shall begin no later than March 31
following completion of required training, with the exception of<u>:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">(1)</span></u><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> a nurse, who must agree to serve a minimum
two-year full-time service obligation according to subdivision 2, </span>which
shall begin no later than March 31 following completion of required training<s>.</s><u>;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(2) a nurse selected under subdivision
2, paragraph (a), clause (7), who must agree to continue as a hospital nurse
for the repayment period of the participant's eligible loan under the PSLF
program; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(3) a nurse who agrees to teach
according to subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), who must sign a contract
to agree to teach for a minimum of two years.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1501,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Loan
forgiveness.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)</u> The
commissioner of health may select applicants each year for participation in the
loan forgiveness program, within the limits of available funding.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In considering applications, the commissioner
shall give preference to applicants who document diverse cultural competencies.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall distribute available
funds for loan forgiveness proportionally among the eligible professions
according to the vacancy rate for each profession in the required geographic
area, facility type, teaching area, patient group, or specialty type specified
in subdivision 2<u>, except for hospital nurses</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall allocate funds for
physician loan forgiveness so that 75 percent of the funds available are used
for rural physician loan forgiveness and 25 percent of </p><hr><a name="1928"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1928</b></center><hr><p>the funds available are used
for underserved urban communities and pediatric psychiatry loan forgiveness.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the commissioner does not receive enough
qualified applicants each year to use the entire allocation of funds for any
eligible profession, the remaining funds may be allocated proportionally among
the other eligible professions according to the vacancy rate for each
profession in the required geographic area, patient group, or facility type
specified in subdivision 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Applicants
are responsible for securing their own qualified educational loans.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall select participants
based on their suitability for practice serving the required geographic area or
facility type specified in subdivision 2, as indicated by experience or
training.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall give
preference to applicants closest to completing their training.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Except as specified in paragraphs (b) and
(c),</u> for each year that a participant meets the service obligation required
under subdivision 3, up to a maximum of four years, the commissioner shall make
annual disbursements directly to the participant equivalent to 15 percent of
the average educational debt for indebted graduates in their profession in the
year closest to the applicant's selection for which information is available,
not to exceed the balance of the participant's qualifying educational loans.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Before receiving loan repayment disbursements
and as requested, the participant must complete and return to the commissioner
a confirmation of practice form provided by the commissioner verifying that the
participant is practicing as required under subdivisions 2 and 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The participant must provide the commissioner
with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement received
by the participant has been applied toward the designated loans.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After each disbursement, verification must be
received by the commissioner and approved before the next loan repayment
disbursement is made.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Participants who
move their practice remain eligible for loan repayment as long as they practice
as required under subdivision 2.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><u>(b) For hospital nurses, the
commissioner of health shall select applicants each year for participation in
the hospital nursing education loan forgiveness program, within limits of
available funding for hospital nurses.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Applicants
are responsible for applying for and maintaining eligibility for the PSLF
program.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For each year that a
participant meets the eligibility requirements described in subdivision 3, the
commissioner shall make an annual disbursement directly to the participant in
an amount equal to the minimum loan payments required to be paid by the
participant under the participant's repayment plan established for the
participant under the PSLF program for the previous loan year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Before receiving the annual loan repayment
disbursement, the participant must complete and return to the commissioner a
confirmation of practice form provided by the commissioner, verifying that the
participant continues to meet the eligibility requirements under subdivision 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The participant must provide the commissioner
with verification that the full amount of loan repayment disbursement received
by the participant has been applied toward the loan for which forgiveness is
sought under the PSLF program.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><u>(c) For each year that a participant
who is a nurse and who has agreed to teach according to subdivision 2 meets the
teaching obligation required in subdivision 3, the commissioner shall make
annual disbursements directly to the participant equivalent to 15 percent of
the average annual educational debt for indebted graduates in the nursing
profession in the year closest to the participant's selection for which
information is available, not to exceed the balance of the participant's
qualifying educational loans.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1501,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Penalty
for nonfulfillment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>If a participant
does not fulfill the required minimum commitment of service according to
subdivision 3, <u>or for hospital nurses, if the secretary of education
determines that the participant does not meet eligibility requirements for the
PSLF,</u> the commissioner of health shall collect from the participant the
total amount paid to the participant under the loan forgiveness program plus
interest at a rate established according to section 270C.40.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall deposit the money
collected in the health care access fund to be credited to the health
professional education loan forgiveness program account established in
subdivision 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall
allow waivers of all or part of the money owed the commissioner as a result of
a nonfulfillment penalty if emergency circumstances prevented fulfillment of
the minimum service commitment<u>, or for hospital nurses, if the PSLF program
is discontinued before the participant's service commitment is fulfilled</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1929"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1929</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.608,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Trauma
Advisory Council established.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) A
Trauma Advisory Council is established to advise, consult with, and make
recommendations to the commissioner on the development, maintenance, and
improvement of a statewide trauma system.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(b) The council shall consist of the
following members:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) a trauma surgeon certified by the
American Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery who
practices in a level I or II trauma hospital;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) a general surgeon certified by the
American Board of Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery whose
practice includes trauma and who practices in a designated rural area as
defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1<s>, paragraph (e)</s>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) a neurosurgeon certified by the
American Board of Neurological Surgery who practices in a level I or II trauma
hospital;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(4) a trauma program nurse manager or
coordinator practicing in a level I or II trauma hospital;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(5) an emergency physician certified by the
American Board of Emergency Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of
Emergency Medicine whose practice includes emergency room care in a level I,
II, III, or IV trauma hospital;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(6) a trauma program manager or coordinator
who practices in a level III or IV trauma hospital;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(7) a physician certified by the American
Board of Family Medicine or the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice
whose practice includes emergency department care in a level III or IV trauma
hospital located in a designated rural area as defined under section 144.1501,
subdivision 1<s>, paragraph (e)</s>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(8) a nurse practitioner, as defined under
section 144.1501, subdivision 1<s>, paragraph (l)</s>, or a physician
assistant, as defined under section 144.1501, subdivision 1<s>, paragraph (o)</s>,
whose practice includes emergency room care in a level IV trauma hospital
located in a designated rural area as defined under section 144.1501,
subdivision 1<s>, paragraph (e)</s>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(9) a physician certified in pediatric
emergency medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics or certified in
pediatric emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine or
certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics whose practice
primarily includes emergency department medical care in a level I, II, III, or
IV trauma hospital, or a surgeon certified in pediatric surgery by the American
Board of Surgery whose practice involves the care of pediatric trauma patients
in a trauma hospital;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(10) an orthopedic surgeon certified by the
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of
Orthopedic Surgery whose practice includes trauma and who practices in a level
I, II, or III trauma hospital;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(11) the state emergency medical services
medical director appointed by the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(12) a hospital administrator of a level
III or IV trauma hospital located in a designated rural area as defined under
section 144.1501, subdivision 1<s>, paragraph (e)</s>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(13) a rehabilitation specialist whose
practice includes rehabilitation of patients with major trauma injuries or
traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries as defined under section
144.661;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1930"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1930</b></center><hr><p>(14) an attendant or ambulance
director who is an EMT, EMT-I, or EMT-P within the meaning of section 144E.001
and who actively practices with a licensed ambulance service in a primary
service area located in a designated rural area as defined under section
144.1501, subdivision 1<s>, paragraph (e)</s>; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(15) the commissioner of public safety or
the commissioner's designee.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 147A.08, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">147A.08
EXEMPTIONS.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(a) This chapter does not apply to,
control, prevent, or restrict the practice, service, or activities of persons
listed in section 147.09, clauses (1) to (6) and (8) to (13)<s>,</s><u>;</u> persons
regulated under section 214.01, subdivision 2<s>,</s><u>;</u> or <s>persons</s>
<u>midlevel practitioners, nurses, or nurse-midwives as</u> defined in section
144.1501, subdivision 1<s>, paragraphs (i), (k), and (l)</s>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be
construed to require licensure of:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) a physician assistant student enrolled
in a physician assistant educational program accredited by the Accreditation
Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or by its successor
agency approved by the board;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) a physician assistant employed in the
service of the federal government while performing duties incident to that
employment; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) technicians, other assistants, or
employees of physicians who perform delegated tasks in the office of a
physician but who do not identify themselves as a physician assistant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 8.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>APPROPRIATION;
HOSPITAL NURSING LOAN FORGIVENESS.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Notwithstanding the priorities and
distribution requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501,
$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are
appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health for the health
professional education loan forgiveness program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 144.1501, to be distributed to eligible nurses who have agreed to be
hospital nurses in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501,
subdivision 2, clause (7).<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>APPROPRIATION;
LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR NURSING INSTRUCTORS.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Notwithstanding the priorities and
distribution requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501, $....... in
fiscal year 2024 and $....... in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of health for the health professional
education loan forgiveness program under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501,
to be distributed in accordance with the program to eligible nurses who have
agreed to teach in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501,
subdivision 2, clause (3).</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 23, delete article 6</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Page 25, delete section 1 and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">"Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.7067,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Establishment
of reporting system.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The
commissioner shall establish an adverse health event reporting system designed
to facilitate quality improvement in the health care system.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The reporting system shall not be designed to
punish errors by health care practitioners or health care facility employees.</p>
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1931</b></center><hr><p>(b) The reporting system shall
consist of:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) mandatory reporting by facilities of 27
adverse health care events;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) <u>mandatory reporting by facilities of
whether the unit where an adverse event occurred was in compliance with the
core staffing plan for the unit at the time of the adverse event;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3)</u> mandatory completion of a root
cause analysis and a corrective action plan by the facility and reporting of
the findings of the analysis and the plan to the commissioner or reporting of
reasons for not taking corrective action;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(3)</s> <u>(4)</u> analysis of reported
information by the commissioner to determine patterns of systemic failure in
the health care system and successful methods to correct these failures;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(4)</s> <u>(5)</u> sanctions against
facilities for failure to comply with reporting system requirements; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s>(5)</s> <u>(6)</u> communication from
the commissioner to facilities, health care purchasers, and the public to
maximize the use of the reporting system to improve health care quality.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(c) The commissioner is not authorized to
select from or between competing alternate acceptable medical practices.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective October 1, 2025.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>DIRECTION
TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(a) The commissioner of health, in
consultation with the Minnesota Nurses Association and other professional
nursing organizations, must develop a means of analyzing available adverse
event data, available staffing data, and available data from concern for safe
staffing forms to examine potential causal links between adverse events and
understaffing.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) The commissioner must develop an
initial means of conducting the analysis described in paragraph (a) by January
1, 2025, and publish a public report on the commissioner's initial findings by
January 1, 2026.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(c) By January 1, 2024, the commissioner
must submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house and senate
committees with jurisdiction over the regulation of hospitals a report on the
available data, potential sources of additional useful data, and any additional
statutory authority the commissioner requires to collect additional useful
information from hospitals.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective August 1, 2023.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>DIRECTION
TO COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH; NURSING WORKFORCE REPORT.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(a) The commissioner of health must
publish a public report on the current status of the state's nursing workforce
employed by hospitals.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In preparing the
report, the commissioner shall utilize information collected in collaboration
with the Board of Nursing as directed under Minnesota Statutes, sections
144.051 and 144.052, on Minnesota's supply of active licensed nurses and
reasons licensed nurses are leaving direct care positions at hospitals;
information collected and shared by the Minnesota Hospital Association on
retention by hospitals of licensed nurses; information collected through an
independent study on reasons licensed nurses are choosing not to renew their
licenses and leaving the profession; and other publicly available data the
commissioner deems useful.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) The commissioner must publish the
report by January 1, 2026.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1932"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1932</b></center><hr><p>Page 26, delete sections 2 and
3 and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">"Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>APPROPRIATION;
DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>$....... in fiscal year 2024 and
$....... in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of health for an examination of adverse event data, available
staffing data, and available data from concern for safe staffing forms to
identify potential links between adverse events and understaffing.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>APPROPRIATION;
NURSING WORKFORCE REPORT.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>$....... in fiscal year 2024 and
$....... in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of health for a report on the current status of the state's
nursing workforce employed by hospitals.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Renumber the articles and sections in
sequence</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Correct the title numbers accordingly</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Labor and Industry Finance
and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Moller from the
Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1877, A bill for
an act relating to public safety; modifying the definition of park zone in the
controlled substances law; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 152.01,
subdivision 12a.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Stephenson from
the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 1978, A bill for
an act relating to insurance; requiring health plans to provide coverage for
biomarker testing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0625, by
adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 62Q.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 2, line 8, delete "<u>costs</u>"
and insert "<u>risks</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 2, line 28, delete "<u>for
cancer</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"></p><hr><a name="1933"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1933</b></center><hr><p>Howard from the Committee on
Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2022, A bill for
an act relating to housing; appropriating money for a manufactured home park
revolving loan fund; requiring a report.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Delete everything after the enacting clause
and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">"Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[290.0693]
CREDIT FOR SALES OF MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS TO COOPERATIVES.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Definitions.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) For purposes of this section, the
following definitions have the meanings given.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(b) "Manufactured home park
cooperative" has the meaning given in section 273.124, subdivision 3a.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(c) "Qualified property" means
a manufactured home park classified as 4c(5)(i) or 4c(5)(iii) under section
273.13, subdivision 25.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(d) "Qualified seller" means a
taxpayer, as defined under section 290.01, subdivision 6, who sells qualified
property to a manufactured home park cooperative, to a nonprofit organization
intending to convert the manufactured home park to cooperative ownership, or to
a representative acting on behalf of residents, as defined by section 327C.015,
subdivision 13, intending to convert the manufactured home park to cooperative
ownership.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Credit
allowed; carryforward.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) A
qualified seller is allowed a credit against the tax imposed under this chapter.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The credit equals five percent of the amount
of the sale price of the qualified property.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(b) If the amount of the credit under
this section exceeds the taxpayer's liability for tax under this chapter, the
excess is a credit carryover to each of the five succeeding taxable years.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The entire amount of the excess unused credit
for the taxable year must be carried first to the earliest of the taxable years
to which the credit may be carried and then to each successive year to which
the credit may be carried.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The amount of
the unused credit that may be added under this paragraph may not exceed the
taxpayer's liability for tax, less any credit for the current taxable year.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>(c) For nonresidents and part-year
residents, the credit must be allocated based on the percentage calculated
under section 290.06, subdivision 2c, paragraph (e).<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Partnerships;
multiple owners.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Credits
granted to a partnership, a limited liability company taxed as a partnership,
an S corporation, or multiple owners of property are passed through to the
partners, members, shareholders, or owners, respectively, pro rata to each
partner, member, shareholder, or owner based on their share of the entity's
assets or as specially allocated in their organizational documents or any other
executed document, as of the last day of the taxable year.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:92%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, provided that
the amendments to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327C, contained in 2023 Regular
Session, House File 817, sections 1 and 2, or its equivalent take effect.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Delete the title and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">"A bill for an act relating to
taxation; income and corporate franchise; providing a credit to certain sellers
of manufactured home parks; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 290."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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1934</b></center><hr><p>Olson, L., from the
Committee on Ways and Means to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 2033, A bill for
an act relating to state government; providing deficiency funding for the
Office of Administrative Hearings; appropriating money.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Page 1, line 8, after the period, insert
"<u>This is a onetime appropriation.</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Liebling from
the Committee on Health Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">H. F. No. 2050, A bill for
an act relating to health; changing provisions in vital records for
stillbirths; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 144.2151; 144.222.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Delete everything after the enacting
clause and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%">"ARTICLE
1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%">DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH POLICY</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 62J.17, subdivision 5a, is amended to
read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 5a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Retrospective
review.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The commissioner shall
retrospectively review each major spending commitment and <s>notify the
provider of the results of the review.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
commissioner shall</s> determine whether the major spending commitment was
appropriate.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In making the
determination, the commissioner may consider the following criteria:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the major spending commitment's impact on the
cost, access, and quality of health care; the clinical effectiveness and
cost-effectiveness of the major spending commitment; and the alternatives
available to the provider.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>If the
major expenditure is determined not to be appropriate, the commissioner shall
notify the provider.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The commissioner may not prevent or
prohibit a major spending commitment subject to retrospective review.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>However, if the provider fails the
retrospective review, any major spending commitments by that provider for the
five-year period following the commissioner's decision are subject to
prospective review under subdivision 6a.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.1481,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Establishment;
membership.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner of
health shall establish a <s>16-member</s> <u>21‑member</u> Rural Health
Advisory Committee.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The committee shall
consist of the following members, all of whom must reside outside the
seven-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) two members from the house of
representatives of the state of Minnesota, one from the majority party and one
from the minority party;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) two members from the senate of the
state of Minnesota, one from the majority party and one from the minority
party;</p>
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1935</b></center><hr><p>(3) a volunteer member of an
ambulance service based outside the seven-county metropolitan area;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) a representative of a hospital located
outside the seven-county metropolitan area;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(5) a representative of a nursing home
located outside the seven-county metropolitan area;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(6) a medical doctor or doctor of
osteopathic medicine licensed under chapter 147;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(7) a dentist licensed under chapter 150A <u>or
other oral health professional if a dentist is not available to participate</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(8) <s>a midlevel practitioner</s> <u>an
advanced practice professional</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(9) a registered nurse or licensed
practical nurse;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(10) a licensed health care professional
from an occupation not otherwise represented on the committee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(11) a representative of an institution of
higher education located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that
provides training for rural health care providers; <s>and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(12) a member of a Tribal nation;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(13) a representative of a local public
health agency or community health board;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(14) a health professional or advocate
with experience working with people with mental illness;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(15) a representative of a community
organization that works with individuals experiencing health disparities;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(16) an individual with expertise in
economic development, or an employer working outside the seven-county
metropolitan area; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(12)</s> <u>(17)</u> three consumers,
at least one of whom must be <s>an advocate for persons who are mentally ill or
developmentally disabled</s> <u>from a community experiencing health
disparities</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">The commissioner will make recommendations
for committee membership.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Committee
members will be appointed by the governor.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>In making appointments, the governor shall ensure that appointments
provide geographic balance among those areas of the state outside the
seven-county metropolitan area.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
chair of the committee shall be elected by the members.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The advisory committee is governed by section
15.059, except that the members do not receive per diem compensation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.2151, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">144.2151
<u>FETAL DEATH</u> RECORD <u>AND CERTIFICATE</u> OF BIRTH RESULTING IN
STILLBIRTH.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><s>Filing</s>
<u>Registration</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A <u>fetal
death</u> record <s>of birth for each birth resulting in a stillbirth in this
state, on or after August 1, 2005,</s> <u>must be established</u> for <s>which
a</s> <u>each</u> fetal death <s>report is required</s> <u>reported and
registered</u> under section 144.222, subdivision 1<s>, shall be filed with the
state registrar within five days after the birth if the parent or parents of
the stillbirth request to have a record of birth resulting in stillbirth
prepared</s>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Information
to parents.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The party responsible
for filing a fetal death report under section 144.222, subdivision 1, shall
advise the parent or parents of a stillbirth:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s></s></p><hr><s><a name="1936"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1936</b></center><hr></s><p><s>(1) that they may request
preparation of a record of birth resulting in stillbirth;<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>(2) that preparation of the record is
optional; and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>(3) how to obtain a certified copy of
the record if one is requested and prepared.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(1) that the parent or parents may
choose to provide a full name or provide only a last name for the record;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(2) that the parent or parents may
request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth after the fetal death
record is established;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(3) that the parent who gave birth may
request an informational copy of the fetal death record; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(4) that the parent or parents named on
the fetal death record and the party responsible for reporting the fetal death
may correct or amend the record to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital
records.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><s>Preparation</s>
<u>Responsibilities of the state registrar</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b><s>(a) Within five days after delivery of a stillbirth, the parent
or parents of the stillbirth may prepare and file the record with the state
registrar if the parent or parents of the stillbirth, after being advised as
provided in subdivision 2, request to have a record of birth resulting in
stillbirth prepared.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>(b) If the parent or parents of the
stillbirth do not choose to provide a full name for the stillbirth, the parent
or parents may choose to file only a last name.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>(c) Either parent of the stillbirth or,
if neither parent is available, another person with knowledge of the facts of
the stillbirth shall attest to the accuracy of the personal data entered on the
record in time to permit the filing of the record within five days after
delivery.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>The state registrar shall:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(1) prescribe the process to:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(i) register a fetal death;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(ii) request the certificate of birth
resulting in stillbirth; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(iii) request the informational copy of
a fetal death record;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(2) prescribe a standardized format for
the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth, which shall integrate
security features and be as similar as possible to a birth certificate;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(3) issue a certificate of birth
resulting in stillbirth or a statement of no vital record found to the parent
or parents named on the fetal death record upon the parent's proper completion
of an attestation provided by the commissioner and payment of the required fee;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(4) correct or amend the fetal death
record upon a request from the parent who gave birth, parents, or the person
who registered the fetal death or filed the report; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(5) refuse to amend or correct the fetal
death record when an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation
required to amend the record or when the state registrar has cause to question
the validity or completeness of the applicant's statements or any documentary
evidence and the deficiencies are not corrected.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The state registrar shall advise the
applicant of the reason for this action and shall further advise the applicant
of the right of appeal to a court with competent jurisdiction over the Department
of Health.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1937"></a><center><b>Journal
of the House - 37th Day - Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1937</b></center><hr><p>Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><s>Retroactive
application</s> <u>Delayed registration</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b><s>Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 to 3,</s> If a <s>birth that</s> <u>fetal
death</u> occurred in this state at any time <s>resulted in a stillbirth</s>
for which a fetal death report was required under section 144.222, subdivision
1, but a <s>record of birth resulting in stillbirth was not prepared under
subdivision 3, a parent of the stillbirth may submit to the state registrar, on
or after August 1, 2005, a written request for preparation of a record of birth
resulting in stillbirth and evidence of the facts of the stillbirth in the form
and manner specified by the state registrar.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The state registrar shall prepare and file the record of birth resulting
in stillbirth within 30 days after receiving satisfactory evidence of the
facts of the stillbirth.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>fetal
death was not registered and a record was not established, a person responsible
for registering the fetal death, the medical examiner or coroner with
jurisdiction, or a parent may submit to the state registrar a written request
to register the fetal death and submit the evidence to support the request.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>Subd. 5.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><s>Responsibilities
of state registrar.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><s>The state
registrar shall:<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(1) prescribe the form of and
information to be included on a record of birth resulting in stillbirth, which
shall be as similar as possible to the form of and information included on a
record of birth;<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(2) prescribe the form of and
information to be provided by the parent of a stillbirth requesting a record of
birth resulting in stillbirth under subdivisions 3 and 4 and make this form
available on the Department of Health's website;<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(3) issue a certified copy of a record
of birth resulting in stillbirth to a parent of the stillbirth that is the
subject of the record if:<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(i) a record of birth resulting in
stillbirth has been prepared and filed under subdivision 3 or 4; and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(ii) the parent requesting a certified
copy of the record submits the request in writing; and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(4) create and implement a process for
entering, preparing, and handling stillbirth records identical or as close as
possible to the processes for birth and fetal death records when feasible, but
no later than the date on which the next reprogramming of the Department of
Health's database for vital records is completed.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.222, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">144.222
<u>FETAL DEATH</u> REPORTS <s>OF FETAL OR INFANT DEATH</s> <u>AND REGISTRATION</u>.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Fetal
death report required.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A fetal death
<s>report</s> must be <s>filed</s> <u>registered or reported</u> within five
days of the death of a fetus for whom 20 or more weeks of gestation have
elapsed, except for abortions defined under section 145.4241.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A fetal death <s>report must be prepared</s> <u>must
be registered or reported</u> in a format prescribed by the state registrar and
filed in accordance with Minnesota Rules, parts 4601.0100 to 4601.2600 by:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) a person in charge of an institution
or that person's authorized designee if a fetus is delivered in the institution
or en route to the institution;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) a physician, certified nurse midwife,
or other licensed medical personnel in attendance at or immediately after the
delivery if a fetus is delivered outside an institution; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) a parent or other person in charge of
the disposition of the remains if a fetal death occurred without medical
attendance at or immediately after the delivery.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>Subd. 2.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><s>Sudden
infant death.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><s>Each infant
death which is diagnosed as sudden infant death syndrome shall be reported
within five days to the state registrar.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1938"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1938</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 2a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Connector.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Connector" means gooseneck,
pigtail, and other service line connectors.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>A connector is typically a short section of piping not exceeding two
feet that can be bent and used for connections between rigid service piping.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 3a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Galvanized
requiring replacement.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Galvanized
requiring replacement" means a galvanized service line that is or was at
any time connected to a lead service line or lead status unknown service line,
or is currently or was previously affixed to a lead connector.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The majority of galvanized service lines fall
under this category.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 3b.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Galvanized
service line.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Galvanized
service line" means a service line made of iron or piping that has been dipped
in zinc to prevent corrosion and rusting.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 8.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 3c.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Lead
connector.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Lead
connector" means a connector made of lead.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 3d.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Lead
service line.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Lead
service line" means a portion of pipe that is made of lead, which connects
the water main to the building inlet.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
lead service line may be owned by the water system, by the property owner, or
both.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 3e.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Lead
status unknown service line or unknown service line.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Lead status unknown service
line" or "unknown service line" means a service line that has
not been demonstrated to meet or does not meet the definition of lead free in
section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 3f.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Nonlead
service line.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Nonlead
service line" means a service line determined through an evidence‑based
record, method, or technique not to be a lead service line or galvanized
service line requiring replacement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Most
nonlead service lines are made of copper or plastic.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 12.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.382, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 4a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Service
line.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Service
line" means a portion of pipe that connects the water main to the building
inlet.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A service line may be owned by
the water system, by the property owner, or both.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A service line may be made of many materials,
such as lead, copper, galvanized steel, or plastic.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 13.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[144.3853]
CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE LINES.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Classification
of lead status of service line.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)
A water system may classify the actual material of a service line, such as
copper or plastic, as an alternative to classifying the service line as a
nonlead service line, for the purpose of the lead service line inventory.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1939"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1939</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(b) It is not necessary to
physically verify the material composition, such as copper or plastic, of a
service line for its lead status to be identified.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For example, if records demonstrate the
service line was installed after a municipal, state, or federal ban on the
installation of lead service lines, the service line may be classified as a
nonlead service line.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Lead
connector.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>For the purposes
of the lead service line inventory and lead service line replacement plan, if a
service line has a lead connector, the service line shall be classified as a
lead service line or a galvanized service line requiring replacement.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Galvanized
service line.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>A galvanized
service line may only be classified as a nonlead service line if there is
documentation verifying it was never connected to a lead service line or lead
connector.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Rarely will a galvanized
service line be considered a nonlead service line.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 14.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.55,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Standards
for licensure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) Notwithstanding
the provisions of section 144.56, for the purpose of hospital licensure, the
commissioner of health shall use as minimum standards the hospital
certification regulations promulgated pursuant to title XVIII of the Social
Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section 1395, et seq.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner may use as minimum standards
changes in the federal hospital certification regulations promulgated after May
7, 1981, if the commissioner finds that such changes are reasonably necessary
to protect public health and safety.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><s>The
commissioner shall also promulgate in rules additional minimum standards for
new construction.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(b) Hospitals must meet the applicable
provisions of the 2022 edition of the Facility Guidelines Institute <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Guidelines for Design and Construction of
Hospitals</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This minimum design
standard must be met for all new licenses, new construction, change of use, or
change of occupancy for which plan review packages are received on or after
January 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(c) If the commissioner decides to
update the edition of the guidelines specified in paragraph (b) for purposes of
this subdivision, the commissioner must notify the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care and
public safety of the planned update by January 15 of the year in which the new
edition will become effective.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Following
notice from the commissioner, the new edition shall become effective for
hospitals beginning August 1 of that year, unless otherwise provided in law.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall, by publication in the
State Register, specify a date by which hospitals must comply with the updated
edition.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The date by which hospitals
must comply shall not be sooner than 12 months after publication of <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">the commissioner's notice in the State Register
and shall apply only to plan review packages received on or after that date</span>.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(d) Hospitals shall be in compliance
with all applicable state and local governing laws, regulations, standards,
ordinances, and codes for fire safety, building, and zoning requirements.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>(b)</s> <u>(e)</u> Each hospital and
outpatient surgical center shall establish policies and procedures to prevent
the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus to
patients and within the health care setting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The policies and procedures shall be developed in conformance with the
most recent recommendations issued by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner of health shall evaluate a
hospital's compliance with the policies and procedures according to subdivision
4.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>(c)</s> <u>(f)</u> An outpatient
surgical center must establish and maintain a comprehensive tuberculosis
infection control program according to the most current tuberculosis infection
control guidelines issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, as published in CDC's
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>This program must include a tuberculosis infection control plan that
covers all paid and unpaid employees, contractors, students, and volunteers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Department of Health shall provide
technical assistance regarding implementation of the guidelines.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><s></s></p><hr><s><a name="1940"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1940</b></center><hr></s><p><s>(d)</s> <u>(g)</u> Written
compliance with this subdivision must be maintained by the outpatient surgical
center.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective January 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 15.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.6535,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Request
for variance or waiver.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A hospital
may request that the commissioner grant a variance or waiver from the
provisions of <s>Minnesota Rules, chapter 4640 or 4645</s> <u>section 144.55,
subdivision 3, paragraph (b)</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
request for a variance or waiver must be submitted to the commissioner in
writing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Each request must contain:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) the specific <s>rule or rules</s> <u>requirement</u>
for which the variance or waiver is requested;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) the reasons for the request;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(3) the alternative measures that will be
taken if a variance or waiver is granted;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(4) the length of time for which the
variance or waiver is requested; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(5) other relevant information deemed
necessary by the commissioner to properly evaluate the request for the variance
or waiver.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective January 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 16.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.6535,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Criteria
for evaluation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The decision to
grant or deny a variance or waiver must be based on the commissioner's
evaluation of the following criteria:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) whether the variance or waiver will
adversely affect the health, treatment, comfort, safety, or well-being of a
patient;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) whether the alternative measures to be
taken, if any, are equivalent to or superior to those prescribed in <s>Minnesota
Rules, chapter 4640 or 4645</s> <u>section 144.55, subdivision 3, paragraph (b)</u>;
and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(3) whether compliance with the <s>rule or
rules</s> <u>requirements</u> would impose an undue burden upon the applicant.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective January 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 17.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.6535,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Effect
of alternative measures or conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a)
Alternative measures or conditions attached to a variance or waiver have the
same force and effect as the <s>rules</s> <u>requirement</u> under <s>Minnesota
Rules, chapter 4640 or 4645</s> <u>section 144.55, subdivision 3, paragraph (b)</u>,
and are subject to the issuance of correction orders and penalty assessments in
accordance with section 144.55.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(b) Fines for a violation of this section
shall be in the same amount as that specified for the particular <s>rule</s> <u>requirement</u>
for which the variance or waiver was requested.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective January 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1941"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1941</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 18.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.69, is
amended to read:</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">144.69
CLASSIFICATION OF DATA ON INDIVIDUALS.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Data
collected by the cancer reporting system.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b>Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including section 13.05,
subdivision 9, data collected on individuals by the cancer <s>surveillance</s> <u>reporting</u>
system, including the names and personal identifiers of persons required in
section 144.68 to report, shall be private and may only be used for the
purposes set forth in this section and sections 144.671, 144.672, and 144.68.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any disclosure other than is provided for in
this section and sections 144.671, 144.672, and 144.68, is declared to be a
misdemeanor and punishable as such.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Except
as provided by rule, and as part of an epidemiologic investigation, an officer
or employee of the commissioner of health may interview patients named in any
such report, or relatives of any such patient, only after <s>the consent of</s>
<u>notifying</u> the attending physician, advanced practice registered nurse,
physician assistant, or surgeon <s>is obtained</s>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Research protections for patients must be
consistent with section 13.04, subdivision 2, and Code of Federal Regulations,
title 45, part 46.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Transfers
of information to state cancer registries and federal government agencies.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) Information containing personal
identifiers of a non-Minnesota resident collected by the cancer reporting
system may be provided to the statewide cancer registry of the nonresident's
home state solely for the purposes consistent with this section and sections
144.671, 144.672, and 144.68, provided that the other state agrees to maintain
the classification of the information as provided under subdivision 1.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) Information, excluding direct
identifiers such as name, Social Security number, telephone number, and street
address, collected by the cancer reporting system may be provided to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Program of Cancer
Registries and the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and
End Results Program registry.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 19.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9501,
subdivision 17, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 17.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Lead
hazard reduction.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)</u>
"Lead hazard reduction" means abatement<u>, swab team services,</u> or
interim controls undertaken to make a residence, child care facility, school,
playground, or other location where lead hazards are identified lead-safe by
complying with the lead standards and methods adopted under section 144.9508.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) Lead hazard reduction does not
include renovation activity that is primarily intended to remodel, repair, or
restore a given structure or dwelling rather than abate or control lead-based
paint hazards.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(c) Lead hazard reduction does not
include activities that disturb painted surfaces that total:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) less than 20 square feet (two square
meters) on exterior surfaces; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) less than two square feet (0.2
square meters) in an interior room.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 20.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9501,
subdivision 26a, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 26a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Regulated
lead work.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><s>(a)</s> "Regulated
lead work" means:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) abatement;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) interim controls;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) a clearance inspection;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(4) a lead hazard screen;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1942"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1942</b></center><hr><p>(5) a lead inspection;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(6) a lead risk assessment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(7) lead project designer services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(8) lead sampling technician services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(9) swab team services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(10) renovation activities; <s>or<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(11) lead hazard reduction; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(11)</s> <u>(12)</u> activities
performed to comply with lead orders issued by <s>a community health board</s> <u>an
assessing agency</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(b) Regulated lead work does not
include abatement, interim controls, swab team services, or renovation
activities that disturb painted surfaces that total no more than:<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(1) 20 square feet (two square meters)
on exterior surfaces; or<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(2) six square feet (0.6 square meters)
in an interior room.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 21.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9501,
subdivision 26b, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 26b.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Renovation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)</u> "Renovation" means
the modification of any pre-1978 affected property <u>for compensation</u> that
results in the disturbance of known or presumed lead-containing painted
surfaces defined under section 144.9508, unless that activity is performed as
lead hazard reduction.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A renovation
performed for the purpose of converting a building or part of a building into
an affected property is a renovation under this subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(b) Renovation does not include minor
repair and maintenance activities described in this paragraph.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All activities that disturb painted surfaces
and are performed within 30 days of other activities that disturb painted
surfaces in the same room must be considered a single project when applying the
criteria below.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Unless the activity
involves window replacement or demolition of a painted surface, building
component, or portion of a structure, for purposes of this paragraph,
"minor repair and maintenance" means activities that disturb painted
surfaces totaling:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(1) less than 20 square feet (two
square meters) on exterior surfaces; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(2) less than six square feet (0.6
square meters) in an interior room.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(c) Renovation does not include total
demolition of a freestanding structure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For
purposes of this paragraph, "total demolition" means demolition and
disposal of all interior and exterior painted surfaces, including windows.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Unpainted foundation building components
remaining after total demolition may be reused.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 22.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9501, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 33.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Compensation.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Compensation" means money
or other mutually agreed upon form of payment given or received for regulated
lead work, including rental payments, rental income, or salaries derived from
rental payments.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1943"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1943</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 23.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9501, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>Subd. 34.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Individual.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Individual" means a natural
person.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 24.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9505,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Licensing,
certification, and permitting.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a)
Fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the state treasury
and credited to the state government special revenue fund.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(b) Persons shall not advertise or
otherwise present themselves as lead supervisors, lead workers, lead
inspectors, lead risk assessors, lead sampling technicians, lead project
designers, renovation firms, or lead firms unless they have licenses or certificates
issued by the commissioner under this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(c) The fees required in this section for
inspectors, risk assessors, and certified lead firms are waived for state or
local government employees performing services for or as an assessing agency.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(d) <s>An individual who is the owner of
property on which regulated lead work is to be performed or an adult individual
who is related to the property owner, as defined under section 245A.02,
subdivision 13, is exempt from the requirements to obtain a license and pay a
fee according to this section.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Individual
residential property owners who perform regulated lead work on their own
residence are exempt from the licensure and firm certification requirements of
this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Notwithstanding the
provisions of paragraphs (a) to (c), this exemption does not apply when the
regulated lead work is a renovation performed for compensation, when a child
with an elevated blood level has been identified in the residence or the
building in which the residence is located, or when the residence is occupied
by one or more individuals who are not related to the property owner, as
defined under section 245A.02, subdivision 13.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s>(e) A person that employs individuals to
perform regulated lead work outside of the person's property must obtain
certification as a certified lead firm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An
individual who performs lead hazard reduction, lead hazard screens, lead
inspections, lead risk assessments, clearance inspections, lead project
designer services, lead sampling technician services, swab team services, and
activities performed to comply with lead orders must be employed by a certified
lead firm, unless the individual is a sole proprietor and does not employ any
other individuals, the individual is employed by a person that does not perform
regulated lead work outside of the person's property, or the individual is
employed by an assessing agency.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 25.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9505,
subdivision 1g, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 1g.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Certified
lead firm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A person who <u>performs
or</u> employs individuals to perform regulated lead work, with the exception
of renovation, <s>outside of the person's property</s> must obtain
certification as a lead firm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
certificate must be in writing, contain an expiration date, be signed by the
commissioner, and give the name and address of the person to whom it is issued.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A lead firm certificate is valid for one year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The certification fee is $100, is
nonrefundable, and must be submitted with each application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The lead firm certificate or a copy of the certificate
must be readily available at the worksite for review by the contracting entity,
the commissioner, and other public health officials charged with the health,
safety, and welfare of the state's citizens.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 26.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9505,
subdivision 1h, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 1h.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Certified
renovation firm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A person who <u>performs
or</u> employs individuals to perform renovation <s>activities outside of the
person's property</s> <u>for compensation</u> must obtain certification as a
renovation firm.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The certificate must be
in writing, contain an expiration date, be signed by the commissioner, and give
the name and address of the person to whom it is issued.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A renovation firm certificate is valid for
two years.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The certification fee is
$100, is nonrefundable, and must be submitted with each application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The renovation firm certificate or a copy of
the certificate must be readily available at the worksite for review by the
contracting entity, the commissioner, and other public health officials charged
with the health, safety, and welfare of the state's citizens.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1944"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1944</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 27.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144.9508,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Regulated
lead work standards and methods.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a)
The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing regulated lead work standards
and methods in accordance with the provisions of this section, for lead in
paint, dust, drinking water, and soil in a manner that protects public health
and the environment for all residences, including residences also used for a
commercial purpose, child care facilities, playgrounds, and schools.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(b) In the rules required by this section,
the commissioner shall require lead hazard reduction of intact paint only if
the commissioner finds that the intact paint is on a chewable or lead-dust
producing surface that is a known source of actual lead exposure to a specific
individual.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall
prohibit methods that disperse lead dust into the air that could accumulate to
a level that would exceed the lead dust standard specified under this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall work cooperatively with
the commissioner of administration to determine which lead hazard reduction
methods adopted under this section may be used for lead-safe practices
including prohibited practices, preparation, disposal, and cleanup.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall work cooperatively
with the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to develop disposal
procedures.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In adopting rules under this
section, the commissioner shall require the best available technology for
regulated lead work methods, paint stabilization, and repainting.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(c) The commissioner of health shall adopt
regulated lead work standards and methods for lead in bare soil in a manner to
protect public health and the environment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The commissioner shall adopt a maximum standard of 100 parts of lead per
million in bare soil.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner
shall set a soil replacement standard not to exceed 25 parts of lead per
million.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Soil lead hazard reduction
methods shall focus on erosion control and covering of bare soil.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(d) The commissioner shall adopt regulated
lead work standards and methods for lead in dust in a manner to protect the
public health and environment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Dust
standards shall use a weight of lead per area measure and include dust on the
floor, on the window sills, and on window wells.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Lead hazard reduction methods for dust shall
focus on dust removal and other practices which minimize the formation of lead
dust from paint, soil, or other sources.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(e) The commissioner shall adopt lead
hazard reduction standards and methods for lead in drinking water both at the
tap and public water supply system or private well in a manner to protect the
public health and the environment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
commissioner may adopt the rules for controlling lead in drinking water as
contained in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 141.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Drinking water lead hazard reduction methods
may include an educational approach of minimizing lead exposure from lead in
drinking water.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(f) The commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency shall adopt rules to ensure that removal of exterior lead‑based
coatings from residences and steel structures by abrasive blasting methods is
conducted in a manner that protects health and the environment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(g) All regulated lead work standards shall
provide reasonable margins of safety that are consistent with more than a
summary review of scientific evidence and an emphasis on overprotection rather
than underprotection when the scientific evidence is ambiguous.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(h) No unit of local government shall have
an ordinance or regulation governing regulated lead work standards or methods
for lead in paint, dust, drinking water, or soil that require a different
regulated lead work standard or method than the standards or methods
established under this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (h), the
commissioner may approve the use by a unit of local government of an innovative
lead hazard reduction method which is consistent in approach with methods
established under this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(j) The commissioner shall adopt rules for
issuing lead orders required under section 144.9504, rules for notification of
abatement or interim control activities requirements, and other rules necessary
to implement sections 144.9501 to 144.9512.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1945"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1945</b></center><hr><p>(k) The commissioner shall
adopt rules consistent with section 402(c)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control
Act <u>and all regulations adopted thereunder</u> to ensure that renovation in
a pre-1978 affected property <s>where a child or pregnant female resides</s> is
conducted in a manner that protects health and the environment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Notwithstanding sections 14.125 and 14.128,
the authority to adopt these rules does not expire.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(l) The commissioner shall adopt rules
consistent with sections 406(a) and 406(b) of the Toxic Substances Control Act.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Notwithstanding sections 14.125 and 14.128,
the authority to adopt these rules does not expire.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 28.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.06,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">New
license required; change of ownership.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a)
The commissioner of health by rule shall prescribe procedures for licensure
under this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) A new license is required and the
prospective licensee must apply for a license prior to operating a currently
licensed nursing home.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The licensee must
change whenever one of the following events occur:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) the form of the licensee's legal
entity structure is converted or changed to a different type of legal entity
structure;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) the licensee dissolves, consolidates,
or merges with another legal organization and the licensee's legal organization
does not survive;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) within the previous 24 months, 50
percent or more of the licensee's ownership interest is transferred, whether by
a single transaction or multiple transactions to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(i) a different person <u>or multiple
different persons</u>; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(ii) a person <u>or multiple persons</u>
who had less than a five percent ownership interest in the facility at the time
of the first transaction; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) any other event or combination of
events that results in a substitution, elimination, or withdrawal of the
licensee's responsibility for the facility.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 29.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.071,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Moratorium.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a)</u> The commissioner of health, in
coordination with the commissioner of human services, shall deny each request
for new licensed or certified nursing home or certified boarding care beds
except as provided in subdivision 3 or 4a, or section 144A.073.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"Certified bed" means a nursing
home bed or a boarding care bed certified by the commissioner of health for the
purposes of the medical assistance program, under United States Code, title 42,
sections 1396 et seq.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Certified beds in
facilities which do not allow medical assistance intake shall be deemed to be
decertified for purposes of this section only.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(b)</u> The commissioner of human
services, in coordination with the commissioner of health, shall deny any
request to issue a license under section 252.28 and chapter 245A to a nursing
home or boarding care home, if that license would result in an increase in the
medical assistance reimbursement amount.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(c)</u> In addition, the commissioner
of health must not approve any construction project whose cost exceeds
$1,000,000, unless:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(a)</s> <u>(1)</u> any construction
costs exceeding $1,000,000 are not added to the facility's appraised value and
are not included in the facility's payment rate for reimbursement under the
medical assistance program; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s></s></p><hr><s><a name="1946"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1946</b></center><hr></s><p><s>(b)</s> <u>(2)</u> the project:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(1)</s> <u>(i)</u> has been approved
through the process described in section 144A.073;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(2)</s> <u>(ii)</u> meets an exception
in subdivision 3 or 4a;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(3)</s> <u>(iii)</u> is necessary to
correct violations of state or federal law issued by the commissioner of
health;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(4)</s> <u>(iv)</u> is necessary to
repair or replace a portion of the facility that was damaged by fire,
lightning, ground shifts, or other such hazards, including environmental
hazards, provided that the provisions of subdivision 4a, clause (a), are met;
or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(5)</s> <u>(v)</u> is being proposed by
a licensed nursing facility that is not certified to participate in the medical
assistance program and will not result in new licensed or certified beds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(d)</u> Prior to the final plan
approval of any construction project, the commissioners of health and human
services shall be provided with an itemized cost estimate for the project
construction costs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a construction
project is anticipated to be completed in phases, the total estimated cost of
all phases of the project shall be submitted to the commissioners and shall be
considered as one construction project.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Once
the construction project is completed and prior to the final clearance by the
commissioners, the total project construction costs for the construction
project shall be submitted to the commissioners.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the final project construction cost
exceeds the dollar threshold in this subdivision, the commissioner of human
services shall not recognize any of the project construction costs or the
related financing costs in excess of this threshold in establishing the
facility's property-related payment rate.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(e)</u> The dollar thresholds for
construction projects are as follows:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>for
construction projects other than those authorized in <s>clauses (1) to (6)</s> <u>paragraph
(c), clause (2), items (i) to (v)</u>, the dollar threshold is $1,000,000.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For projects authorized after July 1, 1993,
under <s>clause (1)</s> <u>paragraph (c), clause (2), item (i)</u>, the dollar
threshold is the cost estimate submitted with a proposal for an exception under
section 144A.073, plus inflation as calculated according to section 256B.431,
subdivision 3f, paragraph (a).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For
projects authorized under <s>clauses (2) to (4)</s> <u>paragraph (c), clause
(2), items (ii) to (iv)</u>, the dollar threshold is the itemized estimate
project construction costs submitted to the commissioner of health at the time
of final plan approval, plus inflation as calculated according to section
256B.431, subdivision 3f, paragraph (a).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(f)</u> The commissioner of health
shall adopt rules to implement this section or to amend the emergency rules for
granting exceptions to the moratorium on nursing homes under section 144A.073.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(g) All construction projects approved
through section 144A.073, subdivision 3, after March 1, 2020, are subject to
the fair rental value property rate as described in section 256R.26.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective retroactively from March 1, 2020.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 30.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.073,
subdivision 3b, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">Subd. 3b.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Amendments
to approved projects.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) Nursing
facilities that have received approval <s>on or after July 1, 1993,</s> for
exceptions to the moratorium on nursing homes through the process described in
this section may request amendments to the designs of the projects by writing
the commissioner within 15 months of receiving approval.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Applicants shall submit supporting materials
that demonstrate how the amended projects meet the criteria described in
paragraph (b).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(b) The commissioner shall approve requests
for amendments for projects approved <s>on or after July 1, 1993,</s> according
to the following criteria:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1947"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1947</b></center><hr><p>(1) the amended project designs
must provide solutions to all of the problems addressed by the original
application that are at least as effective as the original solutions;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(2) the amended project designs may not
reduce the space in each resident's living area or in the total amount of
common space devoted to resident and family uses by more than five percent;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(3) the costs <s>recognized for
reimbursement</s> of amended project designs shall be <s>the threshold amount
of the original proposal as identified according to section 144A.071,
subdivision 2</s> <u>the cost estimate associated with the project as
originally approved</u>, except under conditions described in clause (4); and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(4) total costs <s>up to ten percent greater
than the cost identified in clause (3) may be recognized for reimbursement if</s>
<u>of the amendment are no greater than ten percent of the cost estimate
associated with the project as initially approved if</u> the proposer can
document that one of the following circumstances is true:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(i) changes are needed due to a natural
disaster;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(ii) conditions that affect the safety or
durability of the project that could not have reasonably been known prior to
approval are discovered;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(iii) state or federal law require changes
in project design; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(iv) documentable circumstances occur that
are beyond the control of the owner and require changes in the design.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%">(c) Approval of a request for an amendment
does not alter the expiration of approval of the project according to
subdivision 3.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(d) Reimbursement for amendments to
approved projects is independent of the actual construction costs and based on
the allowable appraised value of the completed project.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An approved project may not be amended to
reduce the scope of an approved project.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective retroactively from March 1, 2020.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 31.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.474,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Survey
process.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The survey process for core
surveys shall include the following as applicable to the particular licensee
and setting surveyed:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) presurvey review of pertinent
documents and notification to the ombudsman for long-term care;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) an entrance conference with available
staff;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) communication with managerial
officials or the registered nurse in charge, if available, and ongoing
communication with key staff throughout the survey regarding information needed
by the surveyor, clarifications regarding home care requirements, and
applicable standards of practice;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) presentation of written contact
information to the provider about the survey staff conducting the survey, the
supervisor, and the process for requesting a reconsideration of the survey
results;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(5) a brief tour of <s>a sample of</s> the
<s>housing with services establishments</s> <u>establishment</u> in which the
provider is providing home care services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1948"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1948</b></center><hr><p>(6) a sample selection of home
care clients;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(7) information-gathering through client
and staff observations, client and staff interviews, and reviews of records,
policies, procedures, practices, and other agency information;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(8) interviews of clients' family members,
if available, with clients' consent when the client can legally give consent;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(9) except for complaint surveys conducted
by the Office of Health Facilities Complaints, an <s>on-site</s> exit
conference<s>,</s> with preliminary findings <s>shared and</s> discussed with
the provider <u>within one business day after completion of survey activities</u>,
<s>documentation that an exit conference occurred,</s> and <u>with</u> written
information provided on the process for requesting a reconsideration of the
survey results; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(10) postsurvey analysis of findings and
formulation of survey results, including correction orders when applicable.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 32.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.474,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Follow-up
surveys.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>For providers that have
Level 3 or Level 4 violations under subdivision 11, <s>or any violations
determined to be widespread,</s> the department shall conduct a follow-up
survey within 90 calendar days of the survey.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>When conducting a follow-up survey, the surveyor will focus on whether
the previous violations have been corrected and may also address any new
violations that are observed while evaluating the corrections that have been
made.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 33.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.474,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 12.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Reconsideration.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The commissioner shall make available
to home care providers a correction order reconsideration process.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This process may be used to challenge the
correction order issued, including the level and scope described in subdivision
11, and any fine assessed.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>During the
correction order reconsideration request, the issuance for the correction
orders under reconsideration are not stayed, but the department shall post
information on the website with the correction order that the licensee has
requested a reconsideration and that the review is pending.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(b) A licensed home care provider may
request from the commissioner, in writing, a correction order reconsideration
regarding any correction order issued to the provider.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The written request for reconsideration must
be received by the commissioner within 15 <s>calendar</s> <u>business</u> days
of the correction order receipt date.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
correction order reconsideration shall not be reviewed by any surveyor,
investigator, or supervisor that participated in the writing or reviewing of
the correction order being disputed.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
correction order reconsiderations may be conducted in person, by telephone, by
another electronic form, or in writing, as determined by the commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall respond in writing to
the request from a home care provider for a correction order reconsideration
within 60 days of the date the provider requests a reconsideration.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner's response shall identify
the commissioner's decision regarding each citation challenged by the home care
provider.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(c) The findings of a correction order
reconsideration process shall be one or more of the following:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) supported in full, the correction order
is supported in full, with no deletion of findings to the citation;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) supported in substance, the correction
order is supported, but one or more findings are deleted or modified without
any change in the citation;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) correction order cited an incorrect
home care licensing requirement, the correction order is amended by changing
the correction order to the appropriate statutory reference;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1949"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1949</b></center><hr><p>(4) correction order was issued
under an incorrect citation, the correction order is amended to be issued under
the more appropriate correction order citation;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(5) the correction order is rescinded;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(6) fine is amended, it is determined that
the fine assigned to the correction order was applied incorrectly; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(7) the level or scope of the citation is
modified based on the reconsideration.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(d) If the correction order findings are
changed by the commissioner, the commissioner shall update the correction order
website.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(e) This subdivision does not apply to
temporary licensees.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 34.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 144A.4791,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Termination
of service plan.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) If a home care
provider terminates a service plan with a client, and the client continues to
need home care services, the home care provider shall provide the client and
the client's representative, if any, with a written notice of termination which
includes the following information:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) the effective date of termination;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) the reason for termination;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(3) a statement that the client may
contact the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care to request an advocate to
assist regarding the termination and contact information for the office,
including the office's central telephone number;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(3)</s> <u>(4)</u> a list of known
licensed home care providers in the client's immediate geographic area;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(4)</s> <u>(5)</u> a statement that the
home care provider will participate in a coordinated transfer of care of the
client to another home care provider, health care provider, or caregiver, as
required by the home care bill of rights, section 144A.44, subdivision 1, clause
(17);</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(5)</s> <u>(6)</u> the name and contact
information of a person employed by the home care provider with whom the client
may discuss the notice of termination; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(6)</s> <u>(7)</u> if applicable, a
statement that the notice of termination of home care services does not
constitute notice of termination of <s>the housing with services contract with
a housing with services establishment</s> <u>any housing contract</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) When the home care provider
voluntarily discontinues services to all clients, the home care provider must
notify the commissioner, lead agencies, and ombudsman for long-term care about
its clients and comply with the requirements in this subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 35.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.512,
subdivision 10a, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 10a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Hearing
aid.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Hearing aid" means <s>an
instrument</s> <u>a prescribed aid</u>, or any of its parts, worn in the ear
canal and designed to or represented as being able to aid <s>or enhance</s>
human hearing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"Hearing aid"
includes the aid's parts, attachments, or accessories, including, but not
limited to, ear molds and behind the ear (BTE) devices with or without an ear
mold.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Batteries and cords are not parts,
attachments, or accessories of a hearing aid.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Surgically implanted hearing aids, and assistive listening devices not
worn within the ear canal, are not hearing aids.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1950"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1950</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 36.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.512,
subdivision 10b, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 10b.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Hearing
aid dispensing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Hearing aid
dispensing" means making ear mold impressions, prescribing<s>, or
recommending</s> a hearing aid, assisting the consumer in <u>prescription</u>
aid selection<s>, selling hearing aids at retail</s>, or testing human hearing
in connection with these activities regardless of whether the person conducting
these activities has a monetary interest in the dispensing of <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids to the consumer.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Hearing
aid dispensing does not include selling over-the-counter hearing aids.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 37.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.512, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 10c.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Over-the-counter
hearing aid or OTC hearing aid.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Over-the-counter
hearing aid" or "OTC hearing aid" has the meaning given to that
term in Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, section 800.30(b).<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 38.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.512, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 13a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Prescription
hearing aid.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Prescription
hearing aid" means a hearing aid requiring a prescription from a certified
hearing aid dispenser or licensed audiologist that is not an OTC hearing aid.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 39.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.513, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Over-the-counter
hearing aids.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Nothing in
sections 148.511 to 148.5198 shall preclude licensed audiologists from
dispensing or selling over-the-counter hearing aids.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 40.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.515,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Dispensing
audiologist examination requirements.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a)
Audiologists are exempt from the written examination requirement in section
153A.14, subdivision 2h, paragraph (a), clause (1).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(b) After July 31, 2005, all applicants
for audiologist licensure under sections 148.512 to 148.5198 must achieve a
passing score on the practical tests of proficiency described in section
153A.14, subdivision 2h, paragraph (a), clause (2), within the time period
described in section 153A.14, subdivision 2h, paragraph (c).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(c) In order to dispense <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids as a sole proprietor, member of a partnership, or for a limited
liability company, corporation, or any other entity organized for profit, a
licensee who obtained audiologist licensure under sections 148.512 to 148.5198,
before August 1, 2005, and who is not certified to dispense <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids under chapter 153A, must achieve a passing score on the practical
tests of proficiency described in section <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">153A.14,
subdivision 2h, paragraph (a), clause (2), within the time period described in
section 153A.14, subdivision 2h,</span> paragraph (c).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All other audiologist licensees who obtained
licensure before August 1, 2005, are exempt from the practical tests.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(d) An applicant for an audiology license
who obtains a temporary license under section 148.5175 may dispense <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids only under supervision of a licensed audiologist who dispenses <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 41.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.5175, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">148.5175
TEMPORARY LICENSURE.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(a) The commissioner shall issue temporary
licensure as a speech-language pathologist, an audiologist, or both, to an applicant
who:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1951"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1951</b></center><hr><p>(1) submits a signed and dated
affidavit stating that the applicant is not the subject of a disciplinary
action or past disciplinary action in this or another jurisdiction and is not
disqualified on the basis of section 148.5195, subdivision 3; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) either:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(i) provides a copy of a current credential
as a speech-language pathologist, an audiologist, or both, held in the District
of Columbia or a state or territory of the United States; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(ii) provides a copy of a current
certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing
Association or board certification in audiology by the American Board of
Audiology.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(b) A temporary license issued to a person
under this subdivision expires 90 days after it is issued or on the date the
commissioner grants or denies licensure, whichever occurs first.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(c) Upon application, a temporary license
shall be renewed twice to a person who is able to demonstrate good cause for
failure to meet the requirements for licensure within the initial temporary
licensure period and who is not the subject of a disciplinary action or
disqualified on the basis of section 148.5195, subdivision 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Good cause includes but is not limited to
inability to take and complete the required practical exam for dispensing <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(d) Upon application, a temporary license
shall be issued to a person who meets the requirements of section 148.515,
subdivisions 2a and 4, but has not completed the requirement in section
148.515, subdivision 6.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 42.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.5195,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Grounds
for disciplinary action by commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b>The commissioner may take any of the disciplinary actions listed in
subdivision 4 on proof that the individual has:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) intentionally submitted false or
misleading information to the commissioner or the advisory council;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) failed, within 30 days, to provide
information in response to a written request by the commissioner or advisory
council;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) performed services of a speech-language
pathologist or audiologist in an incompetent or negligent manner;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(4) violated sections 148.511 to 148.5198;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(5) failed to perform services with
reasonable judgment, skill, or safety due to the use of alcohol or drugs, or
other physical or mental impairment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(6) violated any state or federal law,
rule, or regulation, and the violation is a felony or misdemeanor, an essential
element of which is dishonesty, or which relates directly or indirectly to the
practice of speech-language pathology or audiology.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Conviction for violating any state or federal
law which relates to speech-language pathology or audiology is necessarily
considered to constitute a violation, except as provided in chapter 364;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(7) aided or abetted another person in
violating any provision of sections 148.511 to 148.5198;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(8) been or is being disciplined by another
jurisdiction, if any of the grounds for the discipline is the same or
substantially equivalent to those under sections 148.511 to 148.5198;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(9) not cooperated with the commissioner or
advisory council in an investigation conducted according to subdivision 1;</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1952"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1952</b></center><hr><p>(10) advertised in a manner
that is false or misleading;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(11) engaged in conduct likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm the public; or demonstrated a willful or careless disregard
for the health, welfare, or safety of a client;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(12) failed to disclose to the consumer
any fee splitting or any promise to pay a portion of a fee to any other
professional other than a fee for services rendered by the other professional
to the client;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(13) engaged in abusive or fraudulent
billing practices, including violations of federal Medicare and Medicaid laws,
Food and Drug Administration regulations, or state medical assistance laws;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(14) obtained money, property, or services
from a consumer through the use of undue influence, high pressure sales
tactics, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(15) performed services for a client who
had no possibility of benefiting from the services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(16) failed to refer a client for medical
evaluation or to other health care professionals when appropriate or when a
client indicated symptoms associated with diseases that could be medically or
surgically treated;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(17) had the certification required by
chapter 153A denied, suspended, or revoked according to chapter 153A;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(18) used the term doctor of audiology,
doctor of speech-language pathology, AuD, or SLPD without having obtained the
degree from an institution accredited by the North Central Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Council on Academic Accreditation in
Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the United States Department of
Education, or an equivalent;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(19) failed to comply with the
requirements of section 148.5192 regarding supervision of speech-language
pathology assistants; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(20) if the individual is an audiologist
or certified hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispenser:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(i) prescribed <s>or otherwise recommended</s>
to a consumer or potential consumer the use of a <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s>
<u>aid</u>, unless the prescription from a physician <s>or recommendation from</s><u>,</u>
an audiologist<u>,</u> or <u>a</u> certified dispenser is in writing, is based
on an audiogram that is delivered to the consumer or potential consumer when
the prescription <s>or recommendation</s> is made, and bears the following
information in all capital letters of 12-point or larger boldface type:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"THIS PRESCRIPTION <s>OR RECOMMENDATION</s>
MAY BE FILLED BY, AND <u>PRESCRIPTION</u> HEARING <s>INSTRUMENTS</s> <u>AIDS</u>
MAY BE PURCHASED FROM, THE LICENSED AUDIOLOGIST OR CERTIFIED DISPENSER OF YOUR
CHOICE";</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(ii) failed to give a copy of the
audiogram, upon which the prescription <s>or recommendation</s> is based, to
the consumer when the consumer requests a copy;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(iii) failed to provide the consumer
rights brochure required by section 148.5197, subdivision 3;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(iv) failed to comply with restrictions on
sales of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> in sections
148.5197, subdivision 3, and 148.5198;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(v) failed to return a consumer's <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> used as a trade-in or for a discount in
the price of a new <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
when requested by the consumer upon cancellation of the purchase agreement;</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1953"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1953</b></center><hr><p>(vi) failed to follow Food and
Drug Administration or Federal Trade Commission regulations relating to
dispensing <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(vii) failed to dispense a <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> in a competent manner or without
appropriate training;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(viii) delegated <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing authority to a person not
authorized to dispense a <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
under this chapter or chapter 153A;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(ix) failed to comply with the requirements
of an employer or supervisor of a hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispenser trainee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(x) violated a state or federal court order
or judgment, including a conciliation court judgment, relating to the
activities of the individual's <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensing; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(xi) failed to include on the audiogram the
practitioner's printed name, credential type, credential number, signature, and
date.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 43.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.5196, subdivision
1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Membership.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner shall appoint 12 persons
to a Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Advisory Council.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The 12 persons must include:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) three public members, as defined in
section 214.02.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Two of the public
members shall be either persons receiving services of a speech-language
pathologist or audiologist, or family members of or caregivers to such persons,
and at least one of the public members shall be either a hearing <s>instrument</s>
<u>aid</u> user or an advocate of one;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) three speech-language pathologists
licensed under sections 148.511 to 148.5198, one of whom is currently and has
been, for the five years immediately preceding the appointment, engaged in the
practice of speech-language pathology in Minnesota and each of whom is employed
in a different employment setting including, but not limited to, private
practice, hospitals, rehabilitation settings, educational settings, and
government agencies;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) one speech-language pathologist
licensed under sections 148.511 to 148.5198, who is currently and has been, for
the five years immediately preceding the appointment, employed by a Minnesota
public school district or a Minnesota public school district consortium that is
authorized by Minnesota Statutes and who is licensed in speech‑language
pathology by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(4) three audiologists licensed under
sections 148.511 to 148.5198, two of whom are currently and have been, for the
five years immediately preceding the appointment, engaged in the practice of
audiology and the dispensing of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>
in Minnesota and each of whom is employed in a different employment setting
including, but not limited to, private practice, hospitals, rehabilitation
settings, educational settings, industry, and government agencies;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(5) one nonaudiologist hearing <s>instrument</s>
<u>aid</u> dispenser recommended by a professional association representing
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensers; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(6) one physician licensed under chapter
147 and certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck
Surgery.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 44.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.5197, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">148.5197
HEARING AID DISPENSING.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1954"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1954</b></center><hr><p>Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Content
of contracts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Oral statements made
by an audiologist or certified dispenser regarding the provision of warranties,
refunds, and service on the <u>prescription</u> hearing aid or aids dispensed
must be written on, and become part of, the contract of sale, specify the item
or items covered, and indicate the person or business entity obligated to
provide the warranty, refund, or service.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Required
use of license number.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The
audiologist's license number or certified dispenser's certificate number must
appear on all contracts, bills of sale, and receipts used in the sale of <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Consumer
rights information.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>An audiologist
or certified dispenser shall, at the time of the <s>recommendation or</s>
prescription, give a consumer rights brochure, prepared by the commissioner and
containing information about legal requirements pertaining to dispensing of <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids, to each potential consumer of a <u>prescription</u> hearing aid.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The brochure must contain information about
the consumer information center described in section 153A.18.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A contract for a <u>prescription</u> hearing
aid must note the receipt of the brochure by the consumer, along with the
consumer's signature or initials.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Liability
for contracts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Owners of entities in
the business of dispensing <u>prescription</u> hearing aids, employers of
audiologists or persons who dispense <u>prescription</u> hearing aids,
supervisors of trainees or audiology students, and hearing aid dispensers
conducting the transaction at issue are liable for satisfying all terms of
contracts, written or oral, made by their agents, employees, assignees,
affiliates, or trainees, including terms relating to products, repairs,
warranties, service, and refunds.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
commissioner may enforce the terms of <u>prescription</u> hearing aid contracts
against the principal, employer, supervisor, or dispenser who conducted the
transaction and may impose any remedy provided for in this chapter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 45.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 148.5198, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">148.5198
RESTRICTION ON SALE OF <u>PRESCRIPTION</u> HEARING AIDS.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">45-calendar-day
guarantee and buyer right to cancel.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a)
An audiologist or certified dispenser dispensing a <u>prescription</u> hearing
aid in this state must comply with paragraphs (b) and (c).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The audiologist or certified dispenser
must provide the buyer with a 45-calendar-day written money-back guarantee.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The guarantee must permit the buyer to cancel
the purchase for any reason within 45 calendar days after receiving the <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid by giving or mailing written notice of cancellation to the
audiologist or certified dispenser.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If
the buyer mails the notice of cancellation, the 45-calendar-day period is
counted using the postmark date, to the date of receipt by the audiologist or
certified dispenser.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid must be repaired, remade, or adjusted during the 45-calendar-day
money-back guarantee period, the running of the 45‑calendar-day period is
suspended one day for each 24-hour period that the <u>prescription</u> hearing
aid is not in the buyer's possession.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
repaired, remade, or adjusted <u>prescription</u> hearing aid must be claimed
by the buyer within three business days after notification of availability,
after which time the running of the 45-calendar-day period resumes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The guarantee must entitle the buyer, upon
cancellation, to receive a refund of payment within 30 days of return of the <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid to the audiologist or certified dispenser.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The audiologist or certified dispenser may
retain as a cancellation fee no more than $250 of the buyer's total purchase
price of the <u>prescription</u> hearing aid.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) The audiologist or certified dispenser
shall provide the buyer with a contract written in plain English, that contains
uniform language and provisions that meet the requirements under the Plain
Language Contract Act, sections 325G.29 to 325G.36.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The contract must include, but is not limited
to, the following:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>in immediate
proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, or on the first
page if there is no space reserved for the signature of the buyer, a clear and
conspicuous disclosure of the following specific statement in all capital
letters of no less than 12-point boldface type:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>"MINNESOTA STATE LAW GIVES THE BUYER THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS
PURCHASE FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT OF THE 45TH CALENDAR DAY
AFTER RECEIPT OF THE <u>PRESCRIPTION</u> HEARING AID(S).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>THIS CANCELLATION </p><hr><a name="1955"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1955</b></center><hr><p>MUST BE IN WRITING AND MUST BE
GIVEN OR MAILED TO THE AUDIOLOGIST OR CERTIFIED DISPENSER.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>IF THE BUYER DECIDES TO RETURN THE <u>PRESCRIPTION</u>
HEARING AID(S) WITHIN THIS 45-CALENDAR-DAY PERIOD, THE BUYER WILL RECEIVE A
REFUND OF THE TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE OF THE AID(S) FROM WHICH THE AUDIOLOGIST OR
CERTIFIED DISPENSER MAY RETAIN AS A CANCELLATION FEE NO MORE THAN $250."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Itemized
repair bill.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Any audiologist,
certified dispenser, or company who agrees to repair a <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid must provide the owner of the <u>prescription</u> hearing aid, or
the owner's representative, with a bill that describes the repair and services
rendered.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The bill must also include the
repairing audiologist's, certified dispenser's, or company's name, address, and
telephone number.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">This subdivision does not apply to an
audiologist, certified dispenser, or company that repairs a <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid pursuant to an express warranty covering the entire <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid and the warranty covers the entire cost, both parts and labor, of
the repair.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Repair
warranty.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Any guarantee of <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid repairs must be in writing and delivered to the owner of the <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid, or the owner's representative, stating the repairing
audiologist's, certified dispenser's, or company's name, address, telephone
number, length of guarantee, model, and serial number of the <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid and all other terms and conditions of the guarantee.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Misdemeanor.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A person found to have violated this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Additional.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>In addition to the penalty provided in
subdivision 4, a person found to have violated this section is subject to the
penalties and remedies provided in section 325F.69, subdivision 1.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Estimates.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Upon the request of the owner of a <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid or the owner's representative for a written estimate and prior to
the commencement of repairs, a repairing audiologist, certified dispenser, or
company shall provide the customer with a written estimate of the price of
repairs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a repairing audiologist,
certified dispenser, or company provides a written estimate of the price of
repairs, it must not charge more than the total price stated in the estimate
for the repairs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the repairing
audiologist, certified dispenser, or company after commencing repairs
determines that additional work is necessary to accomplish repairs that are the
subject of a written estimate and if the repairing audiologist, certified
dispenser, or company did not unreasonably fail to disclose the possible need
for the additional work when the estimate was made, the repairing audiologist,
certified dispenser, or company may charge more than the estimate for the
repairs if the repairing audiologist, certified dispenser, or company
immediately provides the owner or owner's representative a revised written
estimate pursuant to this section and receives authorization to continue with
the repairs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If continuation of the
repairs is not authorized, the repairing audiologist, certified dispenser, or
company shall return the <u>prescription</u> hearing aid as close as possible
to its former condition and shall release the <u>prescription</u> hearing aid
to the owner or owner's representative upon payment of charges for repairs
actually performed and not in excess of the original estimate.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 46.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 151.37,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 12.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Administration
of opiate antagonists for drug overdose.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b>(a) A licensed physician, a licensed advanced practice registered
nurse authorized to prescribe drugs pursuant to section 148.235, or a licensed
physician assistant may authorize the following individuals to administer
opiate antagonists, as defined in section 604A.04, subdivision 1:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) an emergency medical responder
registered pursuant to section 144E.27;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) a peace officer as defined in section
626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d);</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) correctional employees of a state or
local political subdivision;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1956"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1956</b></center><hr><p>(4) staff of community-based
health disease prevention or social service programs;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(5) a volunteer firefighter; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(6) a <s>licensed school</s> nurse or <s>certified
public health nurse</s> <u>any other personnel</u> employed by, or under
contract with, a <s>school board under section 121A.21</s> <u>charter, public,
or private school</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">(b) For
the purposes of this subdivision, opiate antagonists may be administered by one
of these individuals only if:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) the licensed physician, licensed
physician assistant, or licensed advanced practice registered nurse has issued
a standing order to, or entered into a protocol with, the individual; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) the individual has training in the
recognition of signs of opiate overdose and the use of opiate antagonists as
part of the emergency response to opiate overdose.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(c) Nothing in this section prohibits the
possession and administration of naloxone pursuant to section 604A.04.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(d) Notwithstanding section 148.235,
subdivisions 8 and 9, a licensed practical nurse is authorized to possess and
administer according to this subdivision an opiate antagonist in a school
setting.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 47.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Hearing
<s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Hearing
<s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>" means an instrument<s>, or any of its parts,
worn in the ear canal and designed to or represented as being able to aid or
enhance human hearing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"Hearing
instrument" includes the instrument's parts, attachments, or accessories,
including, but not limited to, ear molds and behind the ear (BTE) devices with
or without an ear mold.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Batteries and
cords are not parts, attachments, or accessories of a hearing instrument.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Surgically implanted hearing instruments, and
assistive listening devices not worn within the ear canal, are not hearing
instruments.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>as defined in
section 148.512, subdivision 10a.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 48.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Hearing
<s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b>"Hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing" <s>means
making ear mold impressions, prescribing, or recommending a hearing instrument,
assisting the consumer in instrument selection, selling hearing instruments at
retail, or testing human hearing in connection with these activities regardless
of whether the person conducting these activities has a monetary interest in
the sale of hearing instruments to the consumer.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>has the meaning given in section 148.512,
subdivision 10b.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 49.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Dispenser
of hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></b>"Dispenser of hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>"
means a natural person who engages in <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s>
<u>aid</u> dispensing<u>,</u> whether or not certified by the commissioner of
health or licensed by an existing health-related board, except that a person
described as follows is not a dispenser of hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) a student participating in supervised
field work that is necessary to meet requirements of an accredited educational
program if the student is designated by a title which clearly indicates the
student's status as a student trainee; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) a person who helps a dispenser of
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> in an administrative or clerical manner
and does not engage in <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensing.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1957"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1957</b></center><hr><p>A person who offers to dispense
a <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>, or a person who
advertises, holds out to the public, or otherwise represents that the person is
authorized to dispense <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids,</u>
must be certified by the commissioner except when the person is an audiologist
as defined in section 148.512.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 50.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Advisory
council.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Advisory
council" means the Minnesota Hearing <s>Instrument</s> <u>Aid</u>
Dispenser Advisory Council, or a committee of <s>it</s> <u>the council</u>,
established under section 153A.20.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 51.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">ANSI.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"ANSI" means <s>ANSI S3.6-1989,</s>
American National Standard Specification for Audiometers <s>from the American
National Standards Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This
document is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system</s> <u>as
defined in the United States Food and Drug Administration, Code of Federal
Regulations, title 21, section 874.1050</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 52.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Supervision.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Supervision" means monitoring
activities of, and accepting responsibility for, the <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing activities of a trainee.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 53.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Direct
supervision or directly supervised.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Direct
supervision" or "directly supervised" means the on-site and
contemporaneous location of a supervisor and trainee, when the supervisor
observes the trainee engaging in <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensing with a consumer.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 54.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Indirect
supervision or indirectly supervised.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Indirect
supervision" or "indirectly supervised" means the remote and
independent performance of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensing by a trainee when authorized under section 153A.14, subdivision 4a,
paragraph (b).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 55.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 12.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Over-the-counter
hearing aid or OTC hearing aid.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Over-the-counter
hearing aid" or "OTC hearing aid" has the meaning given in
section 148.512, subdivision 10c.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 56.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.13, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 13.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Prescription
hearing aid.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Prescription
hearing aid" has the meaning given in section 148.512, subdivision 13a.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 57.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Application
for certificate.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>An applicant must:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) be 21 years of age or older;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) apply to the commissioner for a
certificate to dispense <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>
on application forms provided by the commissioner;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1958"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1958</b></center><hr><p>(3) at a minimum, provide the
applicant's name, Social Security number, business address and phone number,
employer, and information about the applicant's education, training, and
experience in testing human hearing and fitting <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s>
<u>aids</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(4) include with the application a
statement that the statements in the application are true and correct to the
best of the applicant's knowledge and belief;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(5) include with the application a written
and signed authorization that authorizes the commissioner to make inquiries to
appropriate regulatory agencies in this or any other state where the applicant
has sold <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(6) submit certification to the
commissioner that the applicant's audiometric equipment has been calibrated to
meet current ANSI standards within 12 months of the date of the application;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(7) submit evidence of continuing education
credits, if required;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(8) submit all fees as required under
section 153A.17; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(9) consent to a fingerprint-based criminal
history records check required under section 144.0572, pay all required fees,
and cooperate with all requests for information.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An applicant must complete a new criminal
background check if more than one year has elapsed since the applicant last
applied for a license.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 58.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Issuance
of certificate.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The commissioner
shall issue a certificate to each dispenser of hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>
who applies under subdivision 1 if the commissioner determines that the
applicant is in compliance with this chapter, has passed an examination
administered by the commissioner, has met the continuing education
requirements, if required, and has paid the fee set by the commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner may reject or deny an
application for a certificate if there is evidence of a violation or failure to
comply with this chapter.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(b) The commissioner shall not issue a
certificate to an applicant who refuses to consent to a criminal history
background check as required by section 144.0572 within 90 days after
submission of an application or fails to submit fingerprints to the Department
of Human Services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any fees paid by the
applicant to the Department of Health shall be forfeited if the applicant
refuses to consent to the background study.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 59.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 2h, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 2h.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Certification
by examination.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>An applicant must
achieve a passing score, as determined by the commissioner, on an examination
according to paragraphs (a) to (c).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(a) The examination must include, but is
not limited to:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) A written examination approved by the
commissioner covering the following areas as they pertain to <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> selling:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(i) basic physics of sound;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(ii) the anatomy and physiology of the ear;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(iii) the function of <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(iv) the principles of <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> selection.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1959"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1959</b></center><hr><p>(2) Practical tests of
proficiency in the following techniques as they pertain to <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> selling:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(i) pure tone audiometry, including air
conduction testing and bone conduction testing;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(ii) live voice or recorded voice speech
audiometry including speech recognition (discrimination) testing, most
comfortable loudness level, and uncomfortable loudness measurements of
tolerance thresholds;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(iii) masking when indicated;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(iv) recording and evaluation of
audiograms and speech audiometry to determine proper selection and fitting of a
<u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(v) taking ear mold impressions;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(vi) using an otoscope for the visual
observation of the entire ear canal; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(vii) state and federal laws, rules, and
regulations.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) The practical examination shall be
administered by the commissioner at least twice a year.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) An applicant must achieve a passing
score on all portions of the examination within a two-year period.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An applicant who does not achieve a passing
score on all portions of the examination within a two-year period must retake
the entire examination and achieve a passing score on each portion of the
examination.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An applicant who does not
apply for certification within one year of successful completion of the
examination must retake the examination and achieve a passing score on each
portion of the examination.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An applicant
may not take any part of the practical examination more than three times in a
two-year period.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 60.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 2i, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2i.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Continuing
education requirement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>On forms
provided by the commissioner, each certified dispenser must submit with the
application for renewal of certification evidence of completion of ten course
hours of continuing education earned within the 12-month period of November 1
to October 31, between the effective and expiration dates of certification.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Continuing education courses must be directly
related to <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing
and approved by the International Hearing Society, the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing
Association, or the American Academy of Audiology.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Evidence of completion of the ten course
hours of continuing education must be submitted by December 1 of each year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This requirement does not apply to dispensers
certified for less than one year.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 61.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 2j, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 2j.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Required
use of certification number.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The
certification holder must use the certification number on all contracts, bills
of sale, and receipts used in the sale of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s>
<u>aids</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 62.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Dispensing
of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> without
certificate.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Except as provided in
subdivisions 4a and 4c, and in sections 148.512 to 148.5198, it is unlawful for
any person not holding a valid certificate to dispense a <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> as defined in section 153A.13, subdivision
3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A person who dispenses a <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> without the certificate required by this
section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1960"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1960</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 63.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 4a, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 4a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Trainees.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) A person who is not certified under
this section may dispense <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>
as a trainee for a period not to exceed 12 months if the person:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) submits an application on forms
provided by the commissioner;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) is under the supervision of a
certified dispenser meeting the requirements of this subdivision;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) meets all requirements for
certification except passage of the examination required by this section; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) uses the title "dispenser
trainee" in contacts with the patients, clients, or consumers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) A certified hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispenser may not supervise more than two trainees at the same time and may not
directly supervise more than one trainee at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The certified dispenser is responsible for
all actions or omissions of a trainee in connection with the dispensing of <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
certified dispenser may not supervise a trainee if there are any commissioner,
court, or other orders, currently in effect or issued within the last five
years, that were issued with respect to an action or omission of a certified
dispenser or a trainee under the certified dispenser's supervision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Until
taking and passing the practical examination testing the techniques described
in subdivision 2h, paragraph (a),</span> clause (2), trainees must be directly
supervised in all areas described in subdivision 4b, and the activities tested
by the practical examination.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Thereafter,
trainees may dispense <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>
under indirect supervision until expiration of the trainee period.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Under indirect supervision, the trainee must
complete two monitored activities a week.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Monitored activities may be executed by correspondence, telephone, or
other telephonic devices, and include, but are not limited to, evaluation of
audiograms, written reports, and contracts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The time spent in supervision must be recorded and the record retained
by the supervisor.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 64.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 4b, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 4b.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Prescription</u>
hearing testing protocol.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A
dispenser when conducting a hearing test for the purpose of <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing must:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) comply with the United States Food and
Drug Administration warning regarding potential medical conditions required by
Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, section <s>801.420</s> <u>801.422</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) complete a case history of the
client's hearing;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) inspect the client's ears with an
otoscope; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) conduct the following tests on both
ears of the client and document the results, and if for any reason one of the
following tests cannot be performed pursuant to the United States Food and Drug
Administration guidelines, an audiologist shall evaluate the hearing and the
need for a <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(i) air conduction at 250, 500, 1,000,
2,000, 4,000, and 8,000 Hertz.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When a
difference of 20 dB or more occurs between adjacent octave frequencies the
interoctave frequency must be tested;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(ii) bone conduction at 500, 1,000, 2,000,
and 4,000 Hertz for any frequency where the air conduction threshold is greater
than 15 dB HL;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(iii) monaural word recognition
(discrimination), with a minimum of 25 words presented for each ear; and</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1961"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1961</b></center><hr><p>(iv) loudness discomfort level,
monaural, for setting a <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument's</s> <u>aid's</u>
maximum power output; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(5) include masking in all tests whenever
necessary to ensure accurate results.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 65.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 4c, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 4c.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Reciprocity.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) A person who has dispensed <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> in another jurisdiction may dispense <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> as a trainee under indirect supervision
if the person:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) satisfies the provisions of subdivision
4a, paragraph (a);</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) submits a signed and dated affidavit
stating that the applicant is not the subject of a disciplinary action or past
disciplinary action in this or another jurisdiction and is not disqualified on
the basis of section 153A.15, subdivision 1; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) provides a copy of a current credential
as a hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispenser held in the District of
Columbia or a state or territory of the United States.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(b) A person becoming a trainee under this
subdivision who fails to take and pass the practical examination described in
subdivision 2h, paragraph (a), clause (2), when next offered must cease
dispensing <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> unless
under direct supervision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 66.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 4e, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 4e.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Prescription</u>
hearing aids; enforcement.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Costs
incurred by the Minnesota Department of Health for conducting investigations of
unlicensed <u>prescription</u> hearing aid <s>dispensers</s> <u>dispensing</u>
shall be apportioned between all licensed or credentialed professions that
dispense <u>prescription</u> hearing aids.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 67.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Prescription</u>
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> to comply with federal and state
requirements.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner shall
ensure that <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> are
dispensed in compliance with state requirements and the requirements of the
United States Food and Drug Administration.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Failure to comply with state or federal regulations may be grounds for
enforcement actions under section 153A.15, subdivision 2.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 68.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 9, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Consumer
rights.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispenser shall comply with the requirements of sections 148.5195, subdivision
3, clause (20); 148.5197; and 148.5198.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 69.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Requirement
to maintain current information.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A
dispenser must notify the commissioner in writing within 30 days of the
occurrence of any of the following:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) a change of name, address, home or
business telephone number, or business name;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) the occurrence of conduct prohibited by
section 153A.15;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) a settlement, conciliation court
judgment, or award based on negligence, intentional acts, or contractual
violations committed in the dispensing of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s>
<u>aids</u> by the dispenser; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1962"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1962</b></center><hr><p>(4) the cessation of <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing activities as an individual or
a business.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 70.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.14, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 12.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Over-the-counter
hearing aids.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Nothing in this
chapter shall preclude certified hearing aid dispensers from dispensing or
selling over-the-counter hearing aids.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 71.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.15,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Subdivision
1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Prohibited
acts.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The commissioner may take
enforcement action as provided under subdivision 2</span> against a dispenser
of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> for the following
acts and conduct:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) dispensing a <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> to a minor person 18 years or younger
unless evaluated by an audiologist for hearing evaluation and <u>prescription</u>
hearing aid evaluation;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) being disciplined through a
revocation, suspension, restriction, or limitation by another state for conduct
subject to action under this chapter;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) presenting advertising that is false
or misleading;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) providing the commissioner with false
or misleading statements of credentials, training, or experience;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(5) engaging in conduct likely to deceive,
defraud, or harm the public; or demonstrating a willful or careless disregard
for the health, welfare, or safety of a consumer;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(6) splitting fees or promising to pay a
portion of a fee to any other professional other than a fee for services
rendered by the other professional to the client;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(7) engaging in abusive or fraudulent
billing practices, including violations of federal Medicare and Medicaid laws,
Food and Drug Administration regulations, or state medical assistance laws;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(8) obtaining money, property, or services
from a consumer through the use of undue influence, high pressure sales
tactics, harassment, duress, deception, or fraud;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(9) performing the services of a certified
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispenser in an incompetent or negligent
manner;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(10) failing to comply with the
requirements of this chapter as an employer, supervisor, or trainee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(11) failing to provide information in a
timely manner in response to a request by the commissioner, commissioner's
designee, or the advisory council;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(12) being convicted within the past five
years of violating any laws of the United States, or any state or territory of
the United States, and the violation is a felony, gross misdemeanor, or
misdemeanor, an essential element of which relates to <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing, except as provided in chapter
364;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(13) failing to cooperate with the
commissioner, the commissioner's designee, or the advisory council in any
investigation;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(14) failing to perform <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing with reasonable judgment,
skill, or safety due to the use of alcohol or drugs, or other physical or
mental impairment;</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1963"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1963</b></center><hr><p>(15) failing to fully disclose
actions taken against the applicant or the applicant's legal authorization to
dispense <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u> in this or
another state;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(16) violating a state or federal court
order or judgment, including a conciliation court judgment, relating to the
activities of the applicant in <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensing;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(17) having been or being disciplined by
the commissioner of the Department of Health, or other authority, in this or
another jurisdiction, if any of the grounds for the discipline are the same or
substantially equivalent to those in sections 153A.13 to 153A.18;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(18) misrepresenting the purpose of
hearing tests, or in any way communicating that the hearing test or hearing
test protocol required by section 153A.14, subdivision 4b, is a medical
evaluation, a diagnostic hearing evaluation conducted by an audiologist, or is
other than a test to select a <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>,
except that the hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispenser can determine
the need for or recommend the consumer obtain a medical evaluation consistent
with requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(19) violating any of the provisions of
sections 148.5195, subdivision 3, clause (20); 148.5197; 148.5198; and 153A.13
to 153A.18; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(20) aiding or abetting another person in
violating any of the provisions of sections 148.5195, subdivision 3, clause
(20); 148.5197; 148.5198; and 153A.13 to 153A.18.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 72.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.15,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Enforcement
actions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>When the commissioner finds
that a dispenser of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>
has violated one or more provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may do
one or more of the following:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) deny or reject the application for a
certificate;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) revoke the certificate;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(3) suspend the certificate;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(4) impose, for each violation, a civil
penalty that deprives the dispenser of any economic advantage gained by the
violation and that reimburses the Department of Health for costs of the
investigation and proceeding resulting in disciplinary action, including the
amount paid for services of the Office of Administrative Hearings, the amount
paid for services of the Office of the Attorney General, attorney fees, court
reporters, witnesses, reproduction of records, advisory council members' per
diem compensation, department staff time, and expenses incurred by advisory
council members and department staff;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(5) censure or reprimand the dispenser;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(6) revoke or suspend the right to
supervise trainees;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(7) revoke or suspend the right to be a
trainee;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(8) impose a civil penalty not to exceed
$10,000 for each separate violation; or</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(9) any other action reasonably justified
by the individual case.</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"></p><hr><a name="1964"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1964</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 73.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.15,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Subd. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Penalties.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>Except as provided in section 153A.14,
subdivision 4, a person violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner may impose an automatic
civil penalty equal to one-fourth the renewal fee on each hearing <s>instrument
seller</s> <u>aid dispenser</u> who fails to renew the certificate required in
section 153A.14 by the renewal deadline.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 74.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.17, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">153A.17
EXPENSES; FEES.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(a) The expenses for administering the
certification requirements, including the complaint handling system for hearing
aid dispensers in sections 153A.14 and 153A.15, and the Consumer Information
Center under section 153A.18, must be paid from initial application and
examination fees, renewal fees, penalties, and fines.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall only use fees
collected under this section for the purposes of administering this chapter.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The legislature must not transfer money
generated by these fees from the state government special revenue fund to the
general fund.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><s>Surcharges collected by
the commissioner of health under section 16E.22 are not subject to this
paragraph.<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(b) The fees are as follows:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(1) the initial certification application
fee is $772.50;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(2) the annual renewal certification
application fee is $750;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(3) the initial examination fee for the
practical portion is $1,200, and $600 for each time it is taken, thereafter;
for individuals meeting the requirements of section 148.515, subdivision 2, the
fee for the practical portion of the <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s>
<u>aid</u> dispensing examination is $600 each time it is taken;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(4) the trainee application fee is $230;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(5) the penalty fee for late submission of
a renewal application is $260; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(6) the fee for verification of
certification to other jurisdictions or entities is $25.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(c) The commissioner may prorate the
certification fee for new applicants based on the number of quarters remaining
in the annual certification period.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(d) All fees are nonrefundable.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All fees, penalties, and fines received must
be deposited in the state government special revenue fund.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(e) Hearing instrument dispensers who were
certified before January 1, 2018, shall pay a onetime surcharge of $22.50 to
renew their certification when it expires after October 31, 2020.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The surcharge shall cover the commissioner's
costs associated with criminal background checks.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">Sec. 75.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.175, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">153A.175
PENALTY FEES.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%">(a) The penalty fee for holding oneself out
as a hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispenser without a current
certificate after the credential has expired and before it is renewed is
one-half the amount of the certificate renewal fee for any part of the first
day, plus one-half the certificate renewal fee for any part of any subsequent
days up to 30 days.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1965"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1965</b></center><hr><p>(b) The penalty fee for
applicants who hold themselves out as hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensers after expiration of the trainee period and before being issued a
certificate is one-half the amount of the certificate application fee for any
part of the first day, plus one-half the certificate application fee for any
part of any subsequent days up to 30 days.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>This paragraph does not apply to applicants not qualifying for a
certificate who hold themselves out as hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(c) The penalty fee for practicing <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing and failing to submit a
continuing education report by the due date with the correct number or type of
hours in the correct time period is $200 plus $200 for each missing clock hour.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"Missing" means not obtained
between the effective and expiration dates of the certificate, the one-month
period following the certificate expiration date, or the 30 days following
notice of a penalty fee for failing to report all continuing education hours.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The certificate holder must obtain the
missing number of continuing education hours by the next reporting due date.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(d) Civil penalties and discipline
incurred by certificate holders prior to August 1, 2005, for conduct described
in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) shall be recorded as nondisciplinary penalty fees.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Payment of a penalty fee does not preclude
any disciplinary action reasonably justified by the individual case.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 76.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.18, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">153A.18
CONSUMER INFORMATION CENTER.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The commissioner shall establish a
Consumer Information Center to assist actual and potential purchasers of <u>prescription</u>
hearing aids by providing them with information regarding <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> sales.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The Consumer Information Center shall disseminate information about
consumers' legal rights related to <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s>
<u>aid</u> sales, provide information relating to complaints about dispensers
of <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>, and provide
information about outreach and advocacy services for consumers of <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instruments</s> <u>aids</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In
establishing the center and developing the information, the commissioner shall
consult with representatives of hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensers, audiologists, physicians, and consumers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 77.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 153A.20, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">153A.20
HEARING <s>INSTRUMENT</s> <u>AID</u> DISPENSER ADVISORY COUNCIL.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Subdivision 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Membership.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The commissioner shall appoint seven
persons to a Hearing <s>Instrument</s> <u>Aid</u> Dispenser Advisory Council.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(b) The seven persons must include:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(1) three public members, as defined in
section 214.02.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At least one of the
public members shall be a <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
user and one of the public members shall be either a <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> user or an advocate of one;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(2) three hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensers certified under sections 153A.14 to 153A.20, each of whom is
currently, and has been for the five years immediately preceding their
appointment, engaged in <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
dispensing in Minnesota and who represent the occupation of <u>prescription</u>
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispensing and who are not audiologists;
and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(3) one audiologist licensed as an
audiologist under chapter 148 who dispenses <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instruments</s>
<u>aids</u>, recommended by a professional association representing
audiologists and speech-language pathologists.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"></p><hr><a name="1966"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1966</b></center><hr><p>(c) The factors the
commissioner may consider when appointing advisory council members include, but
are not limited to, professional affiliation, geographical location, and type
of practice.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(d) No two members of the advisory council
shall be employees of, or have binding contracts requiring sales exclusively
for, the same <u>prescription</u> hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u>
manufacturer or the same employer.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Organization.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The advisory council shall be organized
and administered according to section 15.059.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The council may form committees to carry out its duties.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Duties.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>At the commissioner's request, the
advisory council shall:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(1) advise the commissioner regarding
hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispenser certification standards;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(2) provide for distribution of
information regarding hearing <s>instrument</s> <u>aid</u> dispenser
certification standards;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(3) review investigation summaries of
competency violations and make recommendations to the commissioner as to
whether the allegations of incompetency are substantiated; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(4) perform other duties as directed by
the commissioner.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Sec. 78.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.434,
subdivision 4f, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">Subd. 4f.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Construction
project rate adjustments effective October 1, 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) Effective October 1, 2006, facilities
reimbursed under this section may receive a property rate adjustment for
construction projects exceeding the threshold in section 256B.431, subdivision
16, and below the threshold in section 144A.071, subdivision 2, <s>clause (a)</s>
<u>paragraph (c), clause (1)</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For
these projects, capital assets purchased shall be counted as construction
project costs for a rate adjustment request made by a facility if they are:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(1) purchased within 24 months of the
completion of the construction project; (2) purchased after the completion date
of any prior construction project; and (3) are not purchased prior to July 14,
2005.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Except as otherwise provided in
this subdivision, the definitions, rate calculation methods, and principles in
sections 144A.071 and 256B.431 and Minnesota Rules, parts 9549.0010 to
9549.0080, shall be used to calculate rate adjustments for allowable construction
projects under this subdivision and section 144A.073.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Facilities completing construction projects
between October 1, 2005, and October 1, 2006, are eligible to have a property
rate adjustment effective October 1, 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Facilities completing projects after October 1, 2006, are eligible for a
property rate adjustment effective on the first day of the month following the
completion date.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Facilities completing
projects after January 1, 2018, are eligible for a property rate adjustment
effective on the first day of the month of January or July, whichever occurs
immediately following the completion date.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 18, as of
July 14, 2005, facilities with rates set under section 256B.431 and Minnesota
Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080, that commenced a construction project on
or after October 1, 2004, and do not have a contract under subdivision 3 by
September 30, 2006, are eligible to request a rate adjustment under section
256B.431, subdivision 10, through September 30, 2006.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If the request results in the commissioner
determining a rate adjustment is allowable, the rate adjustment is effective on
the first of the month following project completion.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>These facilities shall be allowed to
accumulate construction project costs for the period October 1, 2004, to
September 30, 2006.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:107%">(c) Facilities shall be allowed
construction project rate adjustments no sooner than 12 months after completing
a previous construction project.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Facilities
must request the rate adjustment according to section 256B.431, subdivision 10.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1967"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1967</b></center><hr><p>(d) Capacity days shall be
computed according to Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0060, subpart 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For rate calculations under this section, the
number of licensed beds in the nursing facility shall be the number existing
after the construction project is completed and the number of days in the
nursing facility's reporting period shall be 365.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(e) The value of assets to be recognized
for a total replacement project as defined in section 256B.431, subdivision
17d, shall be computed as described in clause (1).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The value of assets to be recognized for all
other projects shall be computed as described in clause (2).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) Replacement-cost-new limits under
section 256B.431, subdivision 17e, and the number of beds allowed under
subdivision 3a, paragraph (c), shall be used to compute the maximum amount of
assets allowable in a facility's property rate calculation.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a facility's current request for a rate
adjustment results from the completion of a construction project that was
previously approved under section 144A.073, the assets to be used in the rate
calculation cannot exceed the lesser of the amount determined under sections
144A.071, subdivision 2, and 144A.073, subdivision 3b, or the actual allowable
costs of the construction project.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
current request that is not the result of a project under section 144A.073
cannot exceed the limit under section 144A.071, subdivision 2, paragraph <s>(a)</s>
<u>(c), clause (1)</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Applicable
credits must be deducted from the cost of the construction project.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2)(i) Replacement-cost-new limits under
section 256B.431, subdivision 17e, and the number of beds allowed under section
256B.431, subdivision 3a, paragraph (c), shall be used to compute the maximum
amount of assets allowable in a facility's property rate calculation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(ii) The value of a facility's assets to
be compared to the amount in item (i) begins with the total appraised value
from the last rate notice a facility received when its rates were set under
section 256B.431 and Minnesota Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This value shall be indexed by the factor in
section 256B.431, subdivision 3f, paragraph (a), for each rate year the
facility received an inflation factor on its property-related rate when its
rates were set under this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
value of assets listed as previous capital additions, capital additions, and
special projects on the facility's base year rate notice and the value of
assets related to a construction project for which the facility received a rate
adjustment when its rates were determined under this section shall be added to
the indexed appraised value.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(iii) The maximum amount of assets to be
recognized in computing a facility's rate adjustment after a project is
completed is the lesser of the aggregate replacement-cost-new limit computed in
(i) minus the assets recognized in (ii) or the actual allowable costs of the
construction project.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(iv) If a facility's current request for a
rate adjustment results from the completion of a construction project that was
previously approved under section 144A.073, the assets to be added to the rate
calculation cannot exceed the lesser of the amount determined under sections
144A.071, subdivision 2, and 144A.073, subdivision 3b, or the actual allowable
costs of the construction project.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
current request that is not the result of a project under section 144A.073
cannot exceed the limit stated in section 144A.071, subdivision 2, paragraph <s>(a)</s>
<u>(c), clause (1)</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Assets disposed
of as a result of a construction project and applicable credits must be
deducted from the cost of the construction project.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(f) For construction projects approved
under section 144A.073, allowable debt may never exceed the lesser of the cost
of the assets purchased, the threshold limit in section 144A.071, subdivision
2, or the replacement-cost-new limit less previously existing capital debt.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(g) For construction projects that were
not approved under section 144A.073, allowable debt is limited to the lesser of
the threshold in section 144A.071, subdivision 2, for such construction
projects or the applicable limit in paragraph (e), clause (1) or (2), less
previously existing capital debt.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Amounts
of debt taken out that exceed the costs of a construction project shall not be
allowed regardless of the use of the funds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1968"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1968</b></center><hr><p>For all construction projects
being recognized, interest expense and average debt shall be computed based on
the first 12 months following project completion.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"Previously existing capital debt"
means capital debt recognized on the last rate determined under section
256B.431 and Minnesota Rules, parts 9549.0010 to 9549.0080, and the amount of
debt recognized for a construction project for which the facility received a
rate adjustment when its rates were determined under this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">For a total replacement project as defined
in section 256B.431, subdivision 17d, the value of previously existing capital
debt shall be zero.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(h) In addition to the interest expense
allowed from the application of paragraph (f), the amounts allowed under
section 256B.431, subdivision 17a, paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3), will be
added to interest expense.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(i) The equity portion of the construction
project shall be computed as the allowable assets in paragraph (e), less the
average debt in paragraph (f).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
equity portion must be multiplied by 5.66 percent and the allowable interest
expense in paragraph (f) must be added.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This
sum must be divided by 95 percent of capacity days to compute the construction
project rate adjustment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(j) For projects that are not a total
replacement of a nursing facility, the amount in paragraph (i) is adjusted for
nonreimbursable areas and then added to the current property payment rate of
the facility.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(k) For projects that are a total
replacement of a nursing facility, the amount in paragraph (i) becomes the new
property payment rate after being adjusted for nonreimbursable areas.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any amounts existing in a facility's rate
before the effective date of the construction project for equity incentives
under section 256B.431, subdivision 16; capital repairs and replacements under
section 256B.431, subdivision 15; or refinancing incentives under section
256B.431, subdivision 19, shall be removed from the facility's rates.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(l) No additional equipment allowance is
allowed under Minnesota Rules, part 9549.0060, subpart 10, as the result of
construction projects under this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Allowable equipment shall be included in the construction project costs.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(m) Capital assets purchased after the
completion date of a construction project shall be counted as construction
project costs for any future rate adjustment request made by a facility under
section 144A.071, subdivision 2, <s>clause (a)</s> <u>paragraph (c), clause (1)</u>,
if they are purchased within 24 months of the completion of the future
construction project.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(n) In subsequent rate years, the property
payment rate for a facility that results from the application of this
subdivision shall be the amount inflated in subdivision 4.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">(o) Construction projects are eligible for
an equity incentive under section 256B.431, subdivision 16.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When computing the equity incentive for a
construction project under this subdivision, only the allowable costs and
allowable debt related to the construction project shall be used.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The equity incentive shall not be a part of
the property payment rate and not inflated under subdivision 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Effective October 1, 2006, all equity
incentives for nursing facilities reimbursed under this section shall be allowed
for a duration determined under section 256B.431, subdivision 16, paragraph
(c).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 79.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>REVISOR
INSTRUCTION.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>The revisor of statutes shall change
the term "cancer surveillance system" to "cancer reporting
system" wherever it appears in the next edition of Minnesota Statutes and
Minnesota Rules and in the online publication.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1969"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1969</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 80.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>REPEALER.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(a) Minnesota Rules, parts 4640.1500;
4640.1600; 4640.1700; 4640.1800; 4640.1900; 4640.2000; 4640.2100; 4640.2200;
4640.2300; 4640.2400; 4640.2500; 4640.2600; 4640.2700; 4640.2800; 4640.2900;
4640.3000; 4640.3100; 4640.3200; 4640.3300; 4640.3400; 4640.3500; 4640.3600;
4640.3700; 4640.3800; 4640.3900; 4640.4000; 4640.4100; 4640.4200; 4640.4300;
4640.6100; 4640.6200; 4640.6300; 4640.6400; 4645.0300; 4645.0400; 4645.0500;
4645.0600; 4645.0700; 4645.0800; 4645.0900; 4645.1000; 4645.1100; 4645.1200;
4645.1300; 4645.1400; 4645.1500; 4645.1600; 4645.1700; 4645.1800; 4645.1900;
4645.2000; 4645.2100; 4645.2200; 4645.2300; 4645.2400; 4645.2500; 4645.2600;
4645.2700; 4645.2800; 4645.2900; 4645.3000; 4645.3100; 4645.3200; 4645.3300;
4645.3400; 4645.3500; 4645.3600; 4645.3700; 4645.3800; 4645.3805; 4645.3900;
4645.4000; 4645.4100; 4645.4200; 4645.4300; 4645.4400; 4645.4500; 4645.4600;
4645.4700; 4645.4800; 4645.4900; 4645.5100; and 4645.5200, are repealed
effective January 1, 2024.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
144.9505, subdivision 3; and 153A.14, subdivision 5, are repealed.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%">ARTICLE
2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%">DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN SERVICES POLICY</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Section 1.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245.4661, subdivision 9, is amended to
read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Services
and programs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The following
three distinct grant programs are funded under this section:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) mental health crisis services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) housing with supports for adults with
serious mental illness; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) projects for assistance in
transitioning from homelessness (PATH program).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(b) In addition, the following are eligible
for grant funds:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) community education and prevention;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) client outreach;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) early identification and intervention;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(4) adult outpatient diagnostic assessment
and psychological testing;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(5) peer support services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(6) community support program services
(CSP);</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(7) adult residential crisis stabilization;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(8) supported employment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(9) assertive community treatment (ACT);</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(10) housing subsidies;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(11) basic living, social skills, and
community intervention;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(12) emergency response services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1970"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1970</b></center><hr><p>(13) adult outpatient
psychotherapy;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(14) adult outpatient medication management;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(15) adult mobile crisis services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(16) adult day treatment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(17) partial hospitalization;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(18) adult residential treatment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(19) adult mental health targeted case
management; <u>and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(20) intensive community rehabilitative
services (ICRS); and<o:p></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></s></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><s>(21)</s> <u>(20)</u> transportation.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245.469,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Mental
health crisis services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The
commissioner of human services shall increase access to mental health crisis services
for children and adults.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In order to
increase access, the commissioner must:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(1) develop a central phone number where
calls can be routed to the appropriate crisis services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(2) provide telephone consultation 24
hours a day to mobile crisis teams who are serving people with traumatic brain
injury or intellectual disabilities who are experiencing a mental health
crisis;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(3) expand crisis services across the
state, including rural areas of the state and examining access per population;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) establish and implement state
standards <u>and requirements</u> for crisis services <u>as outlined in section
256B.0624</u>; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(5) provide grants to adult mental health
initiatives, counties, tribes, or community mental health providers to
establish new mental health crisis residential service capacity.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Priority will be given to regions that do
not have a mental health crisis residential services program, do not have an
inpatient psychiatric unit within the region, do not have an inpatient
psychiatric unit within 90 miles, or have a demonstrated need based on the
number of crisis residential or intensive residential treatment beds available
to meet the needs of the residents in the region.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At least 50 percent of the funds must be
distributed to programs in rural Minnesota.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Grant funds may be used for start-up costs, including but not limited to
renovations, furnishings, and staff training.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Grant applications shall provide details on how the intended service
will address identified needs and shall demonstrate collaboration with crisis
teams, other mental health providers, hospitals, and police.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[245.4903]
CULTURAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Establishment.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The commissioner of human services
shall establish a cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure grant program to
ensure that mental health and substance use disorder treatment supports and
services are culturally specific and culturally responsive to meet the cultural
needs of the communities served.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1971"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1971</b></center><hr></u><p><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Eligible
applicants.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>An eligible
applicant is a licensed entity or provider from a cultural or ethnic minority
population who:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) provides mental health or substance
use disorder treatment services and supports to individuals from cultural and
ethnic minority populations, including individuals who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, or queer and from cultural and ethnic minority
populations;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) provides or is qualified and has the
capacity to provide clinical supervision and support to members of culturally
diverse and ethnic minority communities to qualify as mental health and
substance use disorder treatment providers; or<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) has the capacity and experience to
provide training for mental health and substance use disorder treatment
providers on cultural competency and cultural humility.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Allowable
grant activities.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>(a) The
cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure grant program grantees must engage
in activities and provide supportive services to ensure and increase equitable
access to culturally specific and responsive care and to build organizational
and professional capacity for licensure and certification for the communities
served.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Allowable grant activities
include but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(1) workforce development activities
focused on recruiting, supporting, training, and supervision activities for
mental health and substance use disorder practitioners and professionals from
diverse racial, cultural, and ethnic communities;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(2) supporting members of culturally
diverse and ethnic minority communities to qualify as mental health and
substance use disorder professionals, practitioners, clinical supervisors,
recovery peer specialists, mental health certified peer specialists, and mental
health certified family peer specialists;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(3) culturally specific outreach, early
intervention, trauma-informed services, and recovery support in mental health
and substance use disorder services;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(4) provision of trauma-informed,
culturally responsive mental health and substance use disorder supports and
services for children and families, youth, or adults who are from cultural and
ethnic minority backgrounds and are uninsured or underinsured;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(5) mental health and substance use
disorder service expansion and infrastructure improvement activities,
particularly in greater Minnesota;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(6) training for mental health and
substance use disorder treatment providers on cultural competency and cultural
humility; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(7) activities to increase the
availability of culturally responsive mental health and substance use disorder
services for children and families, youth, or adults or to increase the
availability of substance use disorder services for individuals from cultural
and ethnic minorities in the state.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>(b) The commissioner must assist
grantees with meeting third-party credentialing requirements, and grantees must
obtain all available third-party reimbursement sources as a condition of
receiving grant funds.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Grantees must <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">serve individuals from cultural and ethnic
minority communities regardless of health coverage status or ability to pay.</span><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:99%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Data
collection and outcomes.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Grantees
must provide regular data summaries to the commissioner for purposes of
evaluating the effectiveness of the cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure
grant program.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner must use
identified culturally appropriate outcome measures instruments to evaluate
outcomes and must evaluate program activities by analyzing whether the program:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1972"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1972</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(1) increased access to
culturally specific services for individuals from cultural and ethnic minority
communities across the state;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(2) increased the number of individuals
from cultural and ethnic minority communities served by grantees;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(3) increased cultural responsiveness
and cultural competency of mental health and substance use disorder treatment
providers;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(4) increased the number of mental
health and substance use disorder treatment providers and clinical supervisors
from cultural and ethnic minority communities;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(5) increased the number of mental
health and substance use disorder treatment organizations owned, managed, or
led by individuals who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">(6)
reduced health disparities through improved clinical and functional outcomes
for those accessing services; and<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(7) led to an overall increase in
culturally specific mental health and substance use disorder service
availability.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 4.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[245.4906]
MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST GRANT PROGRAM.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Establishment.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The mental health certified peer
specialist grant program is established in the Department of Human Services to
provide funding for training for mental health certified peer specialists who
provide services to support individuals with lived experience of mental illness
under section 256B.0615.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Certified peer
specialists provide services to individuals who are receiving assertive
community treatment or intensive residential treatment services under section
256B.0622, adult rehabilitative mental health services under section 256B.0623,
or crisis response services under section 256B.0624.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mental health certified peer specialist
qualifications are defined in section 245I.04, subdivision 10, and mental
health certified peer specialists' scope of practice is defined in section
245I.04, subdivision 11.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Activities.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Grant funding may be used to provide
training for mental health certified peer specialists as specified in section
256B.0615, subdivision 5.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Outcomes.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Evaluation includes the extent to
which individuals receiving peer services:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(1) experience progress on achieving
treatment goals; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>(2) experience a reduction in hospital
admissions.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[245.4907]
MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFIED FAMILY PEER SPECIALIST GRANT PROGRAM.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Establishment.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The mental health certified peer
family specialist grant program is established in the Department of Human
Services to provide funding for training for mental health certified peer
family specialists who provide services to support individuals with lived
experience of mental illness under section 256B.0616.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Certified family peer specialists provide
services to families who have a child with an emotional disturbance or severe
emotional disturbance under chapter 245.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Certified family peer specialists provide services to families whose
children are receiving inpatient hospitalization under section 256B.0625,
subdivision 1; partial </u></p><hr><u><a name="1973"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1973</b></center><hr></u><p><u>hospitalization under Minnesota
Rules, parts 9505.0370, subpart 24, and 9505.0372, subpart 9; residential
treatment under section 245.4882; children's intensive behavioral health
services under section 256B.0946; and day treatment, children's therapeutic
services and supports, or crisis response services under section 256B.0624.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Mental health certified family peer
specialist qualifications are defined in section 245I.04, subdivision 12, and
mental health certified family peer specialists' scope of practice is defined
in section 245I.04, subdivision 13.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Activities.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Grant funding may be used to provide
training for mental health certified family peer specialists as specified in
section 256B.0616, subdivision 5.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Outcomes.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Evaluation includes the extent to
which individuals receiving family peer services:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(1) progress on achieving treatment
goals; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(2) experience a reduction in hospital
admissions.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[245.991]
PROJECTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Establishment.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The projects for assistance in
transition from homelessness program is established in the Department of Human
Services to prevent or end homelessness for people with serious mental illness
or co-occurring substance use disorder and ensure the commissioner may achieve
the goals of the housing mission statement in section 245.461, subdivision 4.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Activities.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>All projects for assistance in
transition from homelessness must provide homeless outreach and case management
services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Projects may provide clinical
assessment, habilitation and rehabilitation services, community mental health
services, substance use disorder treatment, housing transition and sustaining
services, direct assistance funding, and other activities as determined by the
commissioner.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Eligibility.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Program activities must be provided to
people with serious mental illness, or with co‑occurring substance use
disorder, who meet homeless criteria determined by the commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>People receiving homeless outreach may be
presumed eligible until serious mental illness can be verified.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Outcomes.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Evaluation of each project includes
the extent to which:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(1) grantees contact individuals
through homeless outreach services;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(2) grantees enroll individuals in case
management services;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(3) individuals access behavioral
health services; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(4) individuals transition from
homelessness to housing.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 5.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Federal
aid or grants.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The
commissioner of human services must comply with all conditions and requirements
necessary to receive federal aid or grants with respect to homeless services or
programs as specified in section 245.70.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1974"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1974</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 7.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>[245.992]
HOUSING WITH SUPPORT FOR ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS PROGRAM.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subdivision 1.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Creation.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The housing with support for adults
with serious mental illness program is established in the Department of Human
Services to prevent or end homelessness for people with serious mental illness,
increase the availability of housing with support, and ensure the commissioner
may achieve the goals of the housing mission statement in section 245.461,
subdivision 4.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 2.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Activities.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>The housing with support for adults
with serious mental illness program may provide a range of activities and
supportive services to assure that people obtain and retain permanent
supportive housing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Program activities
may include case management, site-based housing services, housing transition
and sustaining services, outreach services, community support services, direct
assistance funding, and other activities as determined by the commissioner.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Eligibility.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Program activities must be provided to
people with serious mental illness, or with co‑occurring substance use
disorder, who meet homeless criteria determined by the commissioner.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Outcomes.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Evaluation of program activities must
utilize evidence-based practices and must include the extent to which:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(1) grantees' housing and activities
utilize evidence-based practices;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(2) individuals transition from
homelessness to housing;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(3) individuals retain housing; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(4) individuals are satisfied with
their housing.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 8.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.478, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 3.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Authorized
uses of grant funds.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Grant
funds may be used for but are not limited to the following:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(1) increasing access to home and
community-based services for an individual;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(2) improving caregiver-child
relationships and aiding progress toward treatment goals; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(3) reducing emergency department
visits.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:105%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Sec. 9.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.478, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>Subd. 4.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Outcomes.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>Program evaluation is based on but not
limited to the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(1) expediting discharges for
individuals who no longer need hospital level of care;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><u>(2) individuals obtaining and retaining
housing;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u></u></p><hr><u><a name="1975"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1975</b></center><hr></u><p><u>(3) individuals maintaining
community living by diverting admission to Anoka Metro Regional Treatment
Center and Forensic Mental Health Program;<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(4) reducing recidivism rates of
individuals returning to state institutions; and<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>(5) individuals' ability to live in the
least restrictive community setting.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>EFFECTIVE
DATE.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>This section is
effective the day following final enactment.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 10.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.056, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 5d.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Medical
assistance room and board rate.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Medical
assistance room and board rate" means an amount equal to 81 percent of the
federal poverty guideline for a single individual living alone in the community
less the medical assistance personal needs allowance under section 256B.35.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The amount of the room and board rate, as
defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 2, that exceeds the medical assistance
room and board rate is considered a remedial care cost.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A remedial care cost may be used to meet a
spenddown obligation under this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The medical assistance room and board rate is to be adjusted on January
1 of each year.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 11.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0622,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 8.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Medical
assistance payment for assertive community treatment and intensive residential
treatment services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) Payment for
intensive residential treatment services and assertive community treatment in
this section shall be based on one daily rate per provider inclusive of the
following services received by an eligible client in a given calendar day:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>all rehabilitative services under this
section, staff travel time to provide rehabilitative services under this
section, and nonresidential crisis stabilization services under section
256B.0624.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(b) Except as indicated in paragraph (c),
payment will not be made to more than one entity for each client for services
provided under this section on a given day.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>If services under this section are provided by a team that includes
staff from more than one entity, the team must determine how to distribute the
payment among the members.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(c) The commissioner shall determine one
rate for each provider that will bill medical assistance for residential
services under this section and one rate for each assertive community treatment
provider.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a single entity provides
both services, one rate is established for the entity's residential services
and another rate for the entity's nonresidential services under this section.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A provider is not eligible for payment under
this section without authorization from the commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The commissioner shall develop rates using
the following criteria:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) the provider's cost for services shall
include direct services costs, other program costs, and other costs determined
as follows:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(i) the direct services costs must be
determined using actual costs of salaries, benefits, payroll taxes, and
training of direct service staff and service-related transportation;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(ii) other program costs not included in
item (i) must be determined as a specified percentage of the direct services
costs as determined by item (i).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
percentage used shall be determined by the commissioner based upon the average
of percentages that represent the relationship of other program costs to direct
services costs among the entities that provide similar services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(iii) physical plant costs calculated
based on the percentage of space within the program that is entirely devoted to
treatment and programming.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This does not
include administrative or residential space;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"></p><hr><a name="1976"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1976</b></center><hr><p>(iv) assertive community
treatment physical plant costs must be reimbursed as part of the costs
described in item (ii); and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(v) subject to federal approval, up to an additional
five percent of the total rate may be added to the program rate as a quality
incentive based upon the entity meeting performance criteria specified by the
commissioner;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(2) actual cost is defined as costs which
are allowable, allocable, and reasonable, and consistent with federal
reimbursement requirements under Code of Federal Regulations, title 48, chapter
1, part 31, relating to for-profit entities, and Office of Management and
Budget Circular Number A-122, relating to nonprofit entities;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(3) the number of service units;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(4) the degree to which clients will
receive services other than services under this section; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(5) the costs of other services that will
be separately reimbursed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(d) The rate for intensive residential
treatment services and assertive community treatment must exclude <u>the
medical assistance</u> room and board <u>rate</u>, as defined in section <s>256I.03,
subdivision 6</s> <u>256B.056, subdivision 5d</u>, and services not covered
under this section, such as partial hospitalization, home care, and inpatient
services.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(e) Physician services that are not
separately billed may be included in the rate to the extent that a
psychiatrist, or other health care professional providing physician services
within their scope of practice, is a member of the intensive residential treatment
services treatment team.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Physician
services, whether billed separately or included in the rate, may be delivered
by telehealth.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For purposes of this
paragraph, "telehealth" has the meaning given to "mental health
telehealth" in section 256B.0625, subdivision 46, when telehealth is used
to provide intensive residential treatment services.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(f) When services under this section are
provided by an assertive community treatment provider, case management
functions must be an integral part of the team.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(g) The rate for a provider must not
exceed the rate charged by that provider for the same service to other payors.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(h) The rates for existing programs must
be established prospectively based upon the expenditures and utilization over a
prior 12-month period using the criteria established in paragraph (c).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The rates for new programs must be <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">established based upon estimated expenditures and
estimated utilization using the criteria established in paragraph (c).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(i) Entities who discontinue providing
services must be subject to a settle-up process whereby actual costs and
reimbursement for the previous 12 months are compared.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In the event that the entity was paid more
than the entity's actual costs plus any applicable performance-related funding
due the provider, the excess payment must be reimbursed to the department.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If a provider's revenue is less than actual
allowed costs due to lower utilization than projected, the commissioner may
reimburse the provider to recover its actual allowable costs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The resulting adjustments by the commissioner
must be proportional to the percent of total units of service reimbursed by the
commissioner and must reflect a difference of greater than five percent.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:112%">(j) A provider may request of the
commissioner a review of any rate-setting decision made under this subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1977"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1977</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 12.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0946,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 6.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Excluded
services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) Services in clauses
(1) to (7) are not covered under this section and are not eligible for medical
assistance payment as components of children's intensive behavioral health
services, but may be billed separately:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) inpatient psychiatric hospital
treatment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) mental health targeted case management;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) partial hospitalization;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(4) medication management;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(5) children's mental health day treatment
services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(6) crisis response services under section
256B.0624;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(7) transportation; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(8) mental health certified family peer
specialist services under section 256B.0616.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(b) Children receiving intensive behavioral
health services are not eligible for medical assistance reimbursement for the
following services while receiving children's intensive behavioral health
services:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) psychotherapy and skills training
components of children's therapeutic services and supports under section
256B.0943;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) mental health behavioral aide services
as defined in section 256B.0943, subdivision 1, paragraph (l);</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) home and community-based waiver
services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(4) mental health residential treatment;
and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(5) <u>medical assistance</u> room and
board <s>costs</s> <u>rate,</u> as defined in section <s>256I.03, subdivision 6</s>
<u>256B.056, subdivision 5d</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Sec. 13.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256B.0947,
subdivision 7a, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Subd. 7a.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Noncovered
services.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) The rate for intensive
rehabilitative mental health services does not include medical assistance
payment for services in clauses (1) to (7).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Services not covered under this paragraph may be billed separately:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(1) inpatient psychiatric hospital
treatment;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(2) partial hospitalization;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(3) children's mental health day treatment
services;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(4) physician services outside of care
provided by a psychiatrist serving as a member of the treatment team;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">(5) <u>medical assistance</u> room and
board <s>costs</s> <u>rate</u>, as defined in section <s>256I.03, subdivision 6</s>
<u>256B.056, subdivision 5d</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"></p><hr><a name="1978"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1978</b></center><hr><p>(6) home and community-based
waiver services; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(7) other mental health services identified
in the child's individualized education program.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(b) The following services are not covered
under this section and are not eligible for medical assistance payment while
youth are receiving intensive rehabilitative mental health services:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(1) mental health residential treatment;
and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">(2) mental health behavioral aide services,
as defined in section 256B.0943, subdivision 1, paragraph (l).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 14.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256D.02, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><u>Subd. 20.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Date
of application.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Date of
application" has the meaning given in section 256P.01, subdivision 2b.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 15.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256D.07, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">256D.07
TIME OF PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">An applicant for general assistance shall
be deemed eligible if the application and the verification of the statement on
that application demonstrate that the applicant is within the eligibility
criteria established by sections 256D.01 to 256D.21 and any applicable rules of
the commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any person requesting
general assistance shall be permitted by the county agency to make an
application for assistance as soon as administratively possible and in no event
later than the fourth day following the date on which assistance is first
requested, and no county agency shall require that a person requesting
assistance appear at the offices of the county agency more than once prior to
the date on which the person is permitted to make the application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><s>The application shall be in writing in the
manner and upon the form prescribed by the commissioner and attested to by the
oath of the applicant or in lieu thereof shall contain the following
declaration which shall be signed by the applicant:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>"I declare that this application has
been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true and
correct statement of every material point."</s> <u>Applications must be
submitted according to section 256P.04, subdivision 1a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>On the date that general assistance is first
requested, the county agency shall inquire and determine whether the person
requesting assistance is in immediate need of food, shelter, clothing,
assistance for necessary transportation, or other emergency assistance pursuant
to section 256D.06, subdivision 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A
person in need of emergency assistance shall be granted emergency assistance immediately,
and necessary emergency assistance shall continue for up to 30 days following
the date of application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A determination
of an applicant's eligibility for general assistance shall be made by the
county agency as soon as the required verifications are received by the county
agency and in no event later than 30 days following the date that the
application is made.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Any verifications
required of the applicant shall be reasonable, and the commissioner shall by
rule establish reasonable verifications.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>General assistance shall be granted to an eligible applicant without the
necessity of first securing action by the board of the county agency.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The first month's grant must be computed to
cover the time period starting with the date <s>a signed application form is
received by the county agency</s> <u>of application, as defined by section
256P.01, subdivision 2b,</u> or from the date that the applicant meets all
eligibility factors, whichever occurs later.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">If upon verification and due investigation
it appears that the applicant provided false information and the false
information materially affected the applicant's eligibility for general
assistance or the amount of the applicant's general assistance grant, the
county agency may refer the matter to the county attorney.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The county attorney may commence a criminal
prosecution or a civil action for the recovery of any general assistance
wrongfully received, or both.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Sec. 16.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.03,
subdivision 15, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Subd. 15.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Supportive
housing.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Supportive
housing" means housing that is not time-limited <s>and</s><u>,</u> provides
or coordinates services necessary for a resident to maintain housing stability<u>,
and is not licensed as an assisted living facility under chapter 144G</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1979"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1979</b></center><hr><p>Sec. 17.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.03, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u>Subd. 16.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Date
of application.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Date of
application" has the meaning given in section 256P.01, subdivision 2b.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 18.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.04,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 2.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Date
of eligibility.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>An individual who
has met the eligibility requirements of subdivision 1, shall have a housing
support payment made on the individual's behalf from the first day of the month
<s>in which a signed</s> <u>of the date of</u> application <s>form is received
by a county agency</s>, <u>as defined by section 256P.01, subdivision 2b,</u> or
the first day of the month in which all eligibility factors have been met,
whichever is later.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 19.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.06,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Filing
of application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><s>The county agency
must immediately provide an application form to any person requesting housing
support.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Application for housing support
must be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner.</s><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><u>Applications must be submitted according
to section 256P.04, subdivision 1a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The county agency must determine an applicant's eligibility for housing
support as soon as the required verifications are received by the county agency
and within 30 days after a signed application is received by the county agency
for the aged or blind or within 60 days for people with a disability.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 20.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256I.09, is
amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">256I.09
COMMUNITY LIVING INFRASTRUCTURE.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The commissioner shall award grants to
agencies <u>and multi-Tribal collaboratives</u> through an annual competitive
process.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Grants awarded under this
section may be used for:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(1) outreach to
locate and engage people who are homeless or residing in segregated settings to
screen for basic needs and assist with referral to community living resources;
(2) building capacity to provide technical assistance and consultation on housing
and related support service resources for persons with both disabilities and
low income; or (3) streamlining the administration and monitoring activities
related to housing support funds.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Agencies
may collaborate and submit a joint application for funding under this section.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 21.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256J.08,
subdivision 21, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 21.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Date
of application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>"Date of
application" <s>means the date on which the county agency receives an
applicant's application as a signed written application, an application
submitted by telephone, or an application submitted through Internet
telepresence</s> <u>has the meaning given in section 256P.01, subdivision 2b</u>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Sec. 22.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256J.09,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Subd. 3.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Submitting
application form.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>(a) A county
agency must offer, in person or by mail, the application forms prescribed by
the commissioner as soon as a person makes a written or oral inquiry.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At that time, the county agency must:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(1) inform the person that assistance
begins on the date <s>that the</s> <u>of</u> application <s>is received by the
county agency either as a signed written application; an application submitted
by telephone; or an application submitted through Internet telepresence;</s><u>,
as defined in section 256P.01, subdivision 2b,</u> or on the date that all
eligibility criteria are met, whichever is later;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">(2) inform a person that the person may
submit the application by telephone or through Internet telepresence;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"></p><hr><a name="1980"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1980</b></center><hr><p>(3) inform a person <s>that
when the person submits the application by telephone or through Internet
telepresence, the county agency must receive a signed written application
within 30 days of the date that the person submitted the application by
telephone or through Internet telepresence</s> <u>of the application submission
requirements in section 256P.04, subdivision 1a</u>;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(4) inform the person that any delay in
submitting the application will reduce the amount of assistance paid for the
month of application;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(5) inform a person that the person may
submit the application before an interview;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(6) explain the information that will be
verified during the application process by the county agency as provided in
section 256J.32;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(7) inform a person about the county
agency's average application processing time and explain how the application
will be processed under subdivision 5;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(8) explain how to contact the county
agency if a person's application information changes and how to withdraw the
application;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(9) inform a person that the next step in
the application process is an interview and what a person must do if the
application is approved including, but not limited to, attending orientation
under section 256J.45 and complying with employment and training services
requirements in sections 256J.515 to 256J.57;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(10) inform the person that an interview
must be conducted.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The interview may be
conducted face-to-face in the county office or at a location mutually agreed
upon, through Internet telepresence, or by telephone;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(11) explain the child care and
transportation services that are available under paragraph (c) to enable
caregivers to attend the interview, screening, and orientation; and</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(12) identify any language barriers and
arrange for translation assistance during appointments, including, but not
limited to, screening under subdivision 3a, orientation under section 256J.45,
and assessment under section 256J.521.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(b) Upon receipt of a signed application,
the county agency must stamp the date of receipt on the face of the application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The county agency must process the
application within the time period required under subdivision 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>An applicant may withdraw the application at
any time by giving written or oral notice to the county agency.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The county agency must issue a written notice
confirming the withdrawal.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The notice
must inform the applicant of the county agency's understanding that the
applicant has withdrawn the application and no longer wants to pursue it.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When, within ten days of the date of the
agency's notice, an applicant informs a county agency, in writing, that the
applicant does not wish to withdraw the application, the county agency must
reinstate the application and finish processing the application.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">(c) Upon a participant's request, the
county agency must arrange for transportation and child care or reimburse the
participant for transportation and child care expenses necessary to enable
participants to attend the screening under subdivision 3a and orientation under
section 256J.45.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 23.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256J.95,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Subd. 5.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Submitting
application form.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>The eligibility
date for the diversionary work program begins on the date <s>that the combined</s>
<u>of</u> application <s>form (CAF) is received by the county agency either as
a signed written application; an application submitted by telephone; or an
application submitted through Internet telepresence;</s><u>, as </u></p><hr><u><a name="1981"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1981</b></center><hr></u><p><u>defined in section 256P.01,
subdivision 2b,</u> or on the date that diversionary work program eligibility
criteria are met, whichever is later.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
county agency must inform an applicant <s>that when the applicant submits the
application by telephone or through Internet telepresence, the county agency
must receive a signed written application within 30 days of the date that
the applicant submitted the application by telephone or through Internet
telepresence</s> <u>of the application submission requirements in section 256P.04,
subdivision 1a</u>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The county agency
must inform the applicant that any delay in submitting the application will
reduce the benefits paid for the month of application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The county agency must inform a person that
an application may be submitted before the person has an interview appointment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Upon receipt of a signed application, the
county agency must stamp the date of receipt on the face of the application.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The applicant may withdraw the application at
any time prior to approval by giving written or oral <span style="letter-spacing:
-.1pt">notice to the county agency.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
county agency must follow the notice requirements in section 256J.09,
subdivision 3,</span> when issuing a notice confirming the withdrawal.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 24.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256P.01, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 2b.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Date
of application.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>"Date of
application" means the date on which the agency receives an applicant's
application as a signed written application, an application submitted by
telephone, or an application submitted through Internet telepresence.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The child care assistance program under
chapter 119B is exempt from this definition.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 25.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256P.04, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Subd. 1a.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>Application
submission.</u><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><u>An agency must
offer, in person or by mail, the application forms prescribed by the
commissioner as soon as a person makes a written or oral inquiry about
assistance.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Applications must be
received by the agency as a signed written application, an application
submitted by telephone, or an application submitted through Internet
telepresence.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>When a person submits an
application by telephone or through Internet telepresence, the agency must
receive a signed written application within 30 days of the date that the person
submitted the application by telephone or through Internet telepresence.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 26.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>REVISOR
INSTRUCTION.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>The revisor of statutes shall renumber
the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes, sections 256D.02 and 256I.03, in
alphabetical order, excluding the first subdivision in each section, and
correct any cross-reference changes that result.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Sec. 27.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u>REPEALER.<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u>Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
256I.03, subdivision 6, is repealed.</u>"<u><o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">Delete the title and insert:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:100%">"A bill for an act relating to state
government; changing provision for retrospective review of health provider
spending; increasing the Rural Health Advisory Committee membership; changing
provisions in vital records for fetal death; adding definitions to Safe
Drinking Water Act; requiring classification of service lines; modifying
hospital waiver request; modifying provisions of cancer reporting system;
changing lead hazard provisions; modifying moratorium on certification of
nursing home beds; modifying survey and investigations of home care providers;
modifying provisions for hearing aid dispensing and speech language
pathologists and audiologists licensing; modifying provision for opiate
antagonist for overdose; changing provisions for mental health services;
establishing cultural and ethnic minority infrastructure grant program;
establishing transition from homelessness program; changing certain medial
assistance payment rates, general assistance provisions, supportive housing
provisions, diversionary work program, and community living resources; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62J.17, subdivision 5a; 144.1481, subdivision
1; 144.2151; 144.222; 144.382, by adding subdivisions; </p><hr><a name="1982"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1982</b></center><hr><p>144.55, subdivision 3;
144.6535, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 144.69; 144.9501, subdivisions 17, 26a, 26b, by
adding subdivisions; 144.9505, subdivisions 1, 1g, 1h; 144.9508, subdivision 2;
144A.06, subdivision 2; 144A.071, subdivision 2; 144A.073, subdivision 3b;
144A.474, subdivisions 3, 9, 12; 144A.4791, subdivision 10; 148.512,
subdivisions 10a, 10b, by adding subdivisions; 148.513, by adding a
subdivision; 148.515, subdivision 6; 148.5175; 148.5195, subdivision 3;
148.5196, subdivision 1; 148.5197; 148.5198; 151.37, subdivision 12; 153A.13,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, by adding subdivisions; 153A.14,
subdivisions 1, 2, 2h, 2i, 2j, 4, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4e, 6, 9, 11, by adding a
subdivision; 153A.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 153A.17; 153A.175; 153A.18; 153A.20;
245.4661, subdivision 9; 245.469, subdivision 3; 256.478, by adding
subdivisions; 256B.056, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0622, subdivision 8;
256B.0946, subdivision 6; 256B.0947, subdivision 7a; 256B.434, subdivision 4f;
256D.02, by adding a subdivision; 256D.07; 256I.03, subdivision 15, by adding a
subdivision; 256I.04, subdivision 2; 256I.06, subdivision 3; 256I.09; 256J.08,
subdivision 21; 256J.09, subdivision 3; 256J.95, subdivision 5; 256P.01, by
adding a subdivision; 256P.04, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 144; 245; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2022, sections 144.9505, subdivision 3; 153A.14, subdivision 5; 256I.03,
subdivision 6; Minnesota Rules, parts 4640.1500; 4640.1600; 4640.1700; 4640.1800;
4640.1900; 4640.2000; 4640.2100; 4640.2200; 4640.2300; 4640.2400; 4640.2500;
4640.2600; 4640.2700; 4640.2800; 4640.2900; 4640.3000; 4640.3100; 4640.3200;
4640.3300; 4640.3400; 4640.3500; 4640.3600; 4640.3700; 4640.3800; 4640.3900;
4640.4000; 4640.4100; 4640.4200; 4640.4300; 4640.6100; 4640.6200; 4640.6300;
4640.6400; 4645.0300; 4645.0400; 4645.0500; 4645.0600; 4645.0700; 4645.0800;
4645.0900; 4645.1000; 4645.1100; 4645.1200; 4645.1300; 4645.1400; 4645.1500;
4645.1600; 4645.1700; 4645.1800; 4645.1900; 4645.2000; 4645.2100; 4645.2200;
4645.2300; 4645.2400; 4645.2500; 4645.2600; 4645.2700; 4645.2800; 4645.2900;
4645.3000; 4645.3100; 4645.3200; 4645.3300; 4645.3400; 4645.3500; 4645.3600;
4645.3700; 4645.3800; 4645.3805; 4645.3900; 4645.4000; 4645.4100; 4645.4200;
4645.4300; 4645.4400; 4645.4500; 4645.4600; 4645.4700; 4645.4800; 4645.4900;
4645.5100; 4645.5200."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Stephenson from
the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2064, A bill for
an act relating to telecommunications; modifying state government pricing
plans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 237.066.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Pryor from the
Committee on Education Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2097, A bill for
an act relating to education; providing for active shooter drill standards;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Reported the same back with the following
amendments:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 1, line 17, after "<u>include</u>"
insert a comma</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Page 1, line 18, after "<u>to</u>"
insert a comma</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1983"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1983</b></center><hr><p>Page 2, line 16, delete "<u>Standards</u>"
and insert "<u>Criteria</u>" and delete "<u>(a)</u>" and
delete "<u>any grades</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 2, line 17, delete "<u>kindergarten</u>"
and insert "<u>early childhood</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 2, delete lines 25 and 26</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 5, after "<u>school</u>"
insert "<u>district or charter school</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 9, delete everything after the
period</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, delete lines 10 and 11</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 21, delete "<u>A</u>"
and insert "<u>Any</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 22, delete "<u>kindergarten</u>"
and insert "<u>early childhood</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 23, delete "<u>standards</u>"
and insert "<u>criteria</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 28, delete everything after
the period</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, delete line 29</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 3, line 30, delete "<u>Every</u>"
and insert "<u>A</u>" and after "<u>school</u>" insert
"<u>district or charter school</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 7, after "<u>school</u>"
insert "<u>district or charter school</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 11, after "<u>A</u>"
insert "<u>school</u>" and after "<u>district</u>" insert
"<u>or charter school</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, line 20, delete "<u>Publicly
available information</u>" and insert "<u>Board meeting</u>" and
delete everything after the third period</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 4, delete lines 21 to 30</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 5, delete line 1</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 5, line 2, delete "<u>local</u>"
and delete "<u>board</u>" and insert "<u>boards</u>"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Page 5, delete lines 7 to 9</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">With the recommendation that when so
amended the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Pinto from the
Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 2293, A bill for
an act relating to early childhood; removing obsolete language from early
childhood family education statutes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
124D.135, subdivision 1.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"></p><hr><a name="1984"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1984</b></center><hr><p>Howard from the Committee on
Housing Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 2415, A bill for
an act relating to housing; establishing a high-rise sprinkler system grant
program; requiring certain cities to report buildings that do not have a
sprinkler system; requiring a report; appropriating money.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety
Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Pinto from the
Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 2476, A bill for
an act relating to child care assistance; removing obsolete language; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245H.03, subdivision 1.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be placed on the General Register.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Fischer from the
Committee on Human Services Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 2552, A bill for
an act relating to human services; modifying eligibility for recovery community
organizations; creating a Minnesota Board of Recovery Services; providing
rulemaking authority; establishing application fee; amending Minnesota Statutes
2022, section 254B.05, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 254B.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services
Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in
accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, H. F. No. 2552 was re‑referred
to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Pinto from the
Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 2698, A bill for
an act relating to child care assistance; removing obsolete language; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 119B.125, subdivision 1b.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Fischer from the
Committee on Human Services Policy to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 2709, A bill for
an act relating to human services; requiring exception to size limitation for
customized living and 24-hour customized living services for certain settings.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"></p><hr><a name="1985"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1985</b></center><hr><p>Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Human Services
Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03 and in
accordance with Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, H. F. No. 2709 was re‑referred
to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Long from the
Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2890, A bill for
an act relating to state government; amending certain judiciary, public safety,
corrections, human rights, firearm, and 911 Emergency Communication System
statutory policy provisions; providing for reports; authorizing rulemaking;
appropriating money for judiciary, courts, civil legal services, Guardian ad
Litem Board, Uniform Laws Commission, Board on Judicial Standards, Board of
Public Defense, human rights, sentencing guidelines, public safety, emergency
management, criminal apprehension, fire marshal, firefighters, Office of
Justice programs, Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, Private Detective
Board, corrections, incarceration and release, probation, juveniles, and
Ombudsperson for Corrections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
13.072, subdivision 1; 244.03; 244.05, subdivisions 1b, 2, 5; 297I.06,
subdivision 1; 299A.38; 299A.41, subdivision 3; 299A.52; 299N.02, subdivision
3; 326.32, subdivision 10; 326.3381, subdivision 3; 363A.09, subdivisions 1, 2,
by adding a subdivision; 403.02, subdivisions 7, 9a, 11b, 16a, 17, 17c, 18, 19,
19a, 20, 20a, 21, by adding subdivisions; 403.025; 403.03, subdivision 2;
403.05; 403.06; 403.07; 403.08; 403.09, subdivision 2; 403.10, subdivisions 2,
3; 403.11; 403.113; 403.15, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, by adding a
subdivision; 611.23; 611A.211, subdivision 1; 611A.31, subdivisions 2, 3, by
adding a subdivision; 611A.32; 624.712, by adding a subdivision; 624.713,
subdivision 1; 624.7131, subdivisions 4, 5, 7, 9, 11; 624.7132, subdivisions 4,
5, 8, 12, 15; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 244;
299A; 299C; 624; 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 299C.80,
subdivision 7; 403.02, subdivision 13; 403.09, subdivision 3; 624.7131,
subdivision 10; 624.7132, subdivisions 6, 14.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety
Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Long from the Committee
on Rules and Legislative Administration to which was referred:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2900, A bill for
an act relating to state government; modifying provisions governing child care,
child safety and permanency, child support, economic assistance, deep poverty,
housing and homelessness, behavioral health, the medical education and research
cost account, MinnesotaCare, the Tribal Elder Office, background studies, and
licensing; making forecast adjustments; requiring reports; transferring money;
making technical and conforming changes; allocating funds for a specific
purpose; establishing certain grants; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, sections 62A.045; 62A.673, subdivision 2; 62J.692, subdivisions
1, 3, 4, 5, 8; 119B.011, subdivisions 2, 5, 13, 19a; 119B.025, subdivision 4;
119B.03, subdivision 4a; 119B.125, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7;
119B.13, subdivisions 1, 6; 119B.16, subdivisions 1c, 3; 119B.161, subdivisions
2, 3; 119B.19, subdivision 7; 145.4716, subdivision 3; 245.095; 245.4889,
subdivision 1; 245A.02, subdivision 2c; 245A.04, subdivisions 1, 7, 7a;
245A.05; 245A.055, subdivision 2; 245A.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 245A.07,
subdivision 3, by adding subdivisions; 245A.10, subdivision 6, by adding a
subdivision; 245A.16, by adding a subdivision; 245A.50, subdivisions 3, 4, 5,
6, 9; 245C.04, subdivision 1; 245C.05, subdivision 4; 245C.10, subdivisions 1d,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 9a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, by adding a
subdivision; 245C.17, subdivision 6; 245C.23, subdivision 2; 245C.32,
subdivision 2; 245H.01, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 245H.03,
subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245H.06, subdivisions 1, 2; 245H.07, subdivisions 1, 2;
245I.20, subdivisions 10, 13, 14, 16; 254B.02, subdivision 5; 254B.05,
subdivision 1; 256.046, subdivision 3; 256.0471, subdivision 1; 256.969,
subdivisions 2b, 9, 25; 256.983, subdivision 5; 256B.055, subdivision 17;
256B.056, subdivision 7; 256B.0625, subdivisions 5m, 9, 13c, 13e, 28b, </p><hr><a name="1986"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1986</b></center><hr><p>30, by adding a subdivision;
256B.0631, subdivision 1; 256B.0638, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5, by adding a
subdivision; 256B.064, subdivision 1a; 256B.0924, subdivision 5; 256B.0941, by
adding a subdivision; 256B.196, subdivision 2; 256B.69, subdivision 5a; 256B.75;
256B.76, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 256D.01, subdivision 1a; 256D.024, subdivision
1; 256D.03, by adding a subdivision; 256D.06, subdivision 5; 256D.63,
subdivision 2; 256E.34, subdivision 4; 256E.35, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4a, 6, 7;
256I.03, subdivisions 7, 13; 256I.04, subdivision 1; 256I.06, subdivisions 6,
8, by adding a subdivision; 256J.08, subdivisions 71, 79; 256J.21, subdivisions
3, 4; 256J.26, subdivision 1; 256J.33, subdivisions 1, 2; 256J.37, subdivisions
3, 3a; 256J.95, subdivision 19; 256K.45, subdivisions 3, 7; 256L.04,
subdivisions 1c, 7a, 10, by adding a subdivision; 256L.07, subdivision 1;
256L.15, subdivision 2; 256P.01, by adding subdivisions; 256P.02, subdivision
2, by adding a subdivision; 256P.04, subdivisions 4, 8; 256P.06, subdivision 3,
by adding a subdivision; 256P.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, by adding
subdivisions; 260.761, subdivision 2; 260C.007, subdivision 14; 260C.451, by
adding subdivisions; 260C.452, by adding a subdivision; 260C.605, subdivision
1, by adding a subdivision; 260C.704; 260E.01; 260E.02, subdivision 1; 260E.03,
subdivision 22, by adding subdivisions; 260E.09; 260E.14, subdivisions 2, 5;
260E.17, subdivision 1; 260E.18; 260E.20, subdivision 2; 260E.24, subdivisions
2, 7; 260E.33, subdivision 1; 260E.35, subdivision 6; 270B.14, subdivision 1;
297F.10, subdivision 1; 518A.31; 518A.32, subdivisions 3, 4; 518A.34; 518A.41;
518A.42, subdivisions 1, 3; 518A.65; 518A.77; 609B.425, subdivision 2;
609B.435, subdivision 2; Laws 2020, First Special Session chapter 7, section 1,
subdivision 1, as amended; Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 7, article
1, section 36; article 6, section 26; article 16, section 2, subdivision 32, as
amended; article 17, section 5, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B; 245; 256; 256D; 256E; 256K; 256P; 260;
proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245J; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 62J.692, subdivisions 4a, 7, 7a; 119B.03,
subdivision 4; 137.38, subdivision 1; 245.735, subdivision 3; 245C.02,
subdivision 14b; 245C.032; 245C.11, subdivision 3; 245C.30, subdivision 1a;
256.8799; 256.9864; 256B.69, subdivision 5c; 256J.08, subdivisions 10, 53, 61,
62, 81, 83; 256J.30, subdivisions 5, 7, 8; 256J.33, subdivisions 3, 4, 5;
256J.34, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 256J.37, subdivision 10.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">Reported the same back with the
recommendation that the bill be re-referred to the Committee on Health Finance
and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
report was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%;
tab-stops:.2in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:97%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">SECOND READING
OF HOUSE BILLS</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%;
tab-stops:.2in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:97%;
tab-stops:.2in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>H. F. Nos. 406, 1153, 1176,
1181, 1182, 1510, 1512, 1650, 1656, 1877, 2033, 2050, 2064, 2293 and 2476 were
read for the second time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:15.0pt;
line-height:97%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:97%">INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
following House Files were introduced:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:97%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Nelson, M., and Her introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">H. F. No. 2928, A bill for an act relating
to retirement; volunteer firefighter relief associations; recommendation of the
State Auditor's volunteer firefighter working group; increasing the relief
association special fund asset or liability threshold for required annual
financial report and audited financial statements; amending Minnesota Statutes
2022, section 424A.014, subdivision 1.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:97%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1987"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1987</b></center><hr><p>Sencer-Mura and Her introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2929, A bill for an act relating
to agriculture; establishing a headwaters community food and water <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">economic resiliency program; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Liebling introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2930, A bill for an act relating
to health; appropriating money for the Department of Health, health‑related
boards, Council on Disability, ombudsman for mental health and disabilities,
ombudsperson for families, ombudsperson for American Indian families, Office of
the Foster Youth Ombudsperson, MNsure, Rare Disease Advisory Council, and the
Department of Revenue; establishing the Health Care Spending Growth Target
Commission and Health Care Spending Technical Advisory Council; identifying
ways to reduce spending by health care organizations and group purchasers and
low-value care; assessing alternative payment methods in rural health care;
assessing feasibility for a health provider directory; requiring compliance
with the No Surprises Act in billing; modifying prescription drug price
provisions and continuity of care provisions; compiling health encounter data;
establishing certain advisory councils, committees, and grant programs;
modifying lead testing in schools and remediation requirements; modifying lead
service line requirements; requiring lead testing in drinking water in child
care settings; establishing Minnesota One Health Microbial Stewardship Collaborative,
a comprehensive drug overdose and morbidity program, a Sentinel Event Review
Committee, law enforcement-involved deadly force encounters advisory committee,
and cultural communications program; setting certain fees; providing for
clinical health care training; establishing a climate resiliency program;
changing assisted living provisions; establishing a program to monitor long
COVID, a 988 suicide crisis lifeline, school-based health centers, Healthy
Beginnings, Healthy Families Act, and Comprehensive and Collaborative Resource
and Referral System for Children; funding for community health boards;
developing COVID-19 pandemic delayed preventive care; changing certain health
board fees; establishing easy enrollment health insurance outreach program; setting
certain fees; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
12A.08, subdivision 3; 62J.84, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, by adding
subdivisions; 62K.15; 62Q.01, by adding a subdivision; 62Q.021, by adding a
subdivision; 62Q.55, subdivision 5; 62Q.556; 62Q.56, subdivision 2; 62Q.73,
subdivisions 1, 7; 62U.04, subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 121A.335, subdivisions 3, 5,
by adding a subdivision; 144.122; 144.1505; 144.226, subdivisions 3, 4;
144.383; 144G.16, subdivision 7; 144G.18; 144G.57, subdivision 8; 145.925;
145A.131, subdivisions 1, 5; 145A.14, by adding a subdivision; 148B.392,
subdivision 2; 151.065, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; 270B.14, by adding a
subdivision; 403.161; 403.162; Laws 2022, chapter 99, article 1, section 46;
article 3, section 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 62J; 62V; 115; 144; 145; 148; 290; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 62J.84, subdivision 5; 62U.10, subdivisions 6, 7, 8; 145.4235;
145.4241; 145.4242; 145.4243; 145.4244; 145.4245; 145.4246; 145.4247; 145.4248;
145.4249; 145.925, subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, 7, 8.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Heintzeman introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2931, A bill for an act relating
to transportation; specifying the warning lights that volunteer first
responders are authorized to use in their personal vehicles when responding to
a call; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 169.58, subdivisions 2, 3;
169.64, subdivision 3.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"></p><hr><a name="1988"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1988</b></center><hr><p>Franson introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2932, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a new fire hall in the city of
Carlos.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Nelson, N., and Dotseth introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2933, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; property; authorizing levy authority for certain soil and water
conservation districts.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Hansen, R., introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2934, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for water and sewer infrastructure
in the city of Newport; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Hussein introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2935, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for repair and maintenance for YWCA
facilities in St. Paul. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Hornstein introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2936, A bill for an act relating
to legacy; appropriating money to restore Berger Fountain in Loring Park in
Minneapolis and for related improvements to the surrounding plaza.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Igo introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2937, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Canisteo flood hazard
mitigation project to mitigate threats to public safety, property, and regional
water quality; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Johnson introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2938, A bill for an act relating
to housing; establishing task force on student housing; requiring reports.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"></p><hr><a name="1989"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1989</b></center><hr><p>Wolgamott introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">H. F. No. 2939, A bill for an act relating
to public safety; requiring the state to fully fund costs related to the
continuation of health insurance coverage for certain disabled or deceased
peace officers or firefighters; providing an open statutory appropriation to
accomplish this; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.465,
subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">Klevorn introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">H. F. No. 2940, A bill for an act relating
to state government; appropriating money for certain constitutional offices,
legislature, state agencies, boards, offices, councils, commissions, and
certain retirement accounts; establishing the consumer litigation fund;
amending salary limits provisions and provisions of the compensation council;
requiring performance measures for the state; amending provisions covering
transfers from grants, setting agency rates for services, and billing
procedures for settlement; creating the Office of Enterprise Sustainability and
Office of Enterprise Translation; modifying grants governance provisions;
establishing a cybersecurity grant program; establishing an enhanced computer
system for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and medical
assistance and other human services programs; amending provisions covering
human burial; requiring a study on the viability of implementing a single
grants management system and a study of the unique issues faced by small
agencies; making a postretirement adjustment for calendar year 2024; making
certain reductions in appropriations and cancellations; modifying provisions
for the stadium reserve; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 4.045; 5.30, subdivision 2; 15A.0815, subdivisions 1, 2; 15A.082,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 16A.122, subdivision 2; 16A.126, subdivision 1;
16A.1286, subdivision 2; 16A.151, subdivision 2; 16A.726; 16B.4805, subdivision
1; 16B.97, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 16B.98, subdivisions 5, 6, 8, by adding
subdivisions; 16B.991; 43A.08, subdivision 1; 145.951; 256.014; 297A.994,
subdivision 4; 307.08; 349A.02, subdivision 1; 473J.13, subdivisions 2, 4;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; 16A; 16B; 16E;
proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 143; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 4A.01; 4A.04; 4A.06; 4A.07; 4A.11; 15A.0815,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 124D.23, subdivision 9; Laws 2014, chapter 287, section
25, as amended.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">Hussein, Brand, Huot, Kozlowski, Pérez-Vega
and Hassan introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">H. F. No. 2941, A bill for an act relating
to elections; repealing certain eligibility requirements for caucus
participation; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 202A.16.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">Agbaje introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">H. F. No. 2942, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for a grant to the Community Action
Partnership of Hennepin County for a youth center in the city of Minneapolis.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">Agbaje introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">H. F. No. 2943, A bill for an act relating
to housing; establishing a locally controlled housing fund; requiring a report;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 462A.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:90%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Housing Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"></p><hr><a name="1990"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1990</b></center><hr><p>Joy introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2944, A bill for an act relating
to agriculture; appropriating money for grants to the Northern Crops Institute.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Franson introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2945, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; repealing June accelerated liability for the mortgage registry
tax, deed tax, cigarette and tobacco taxes, and alcohol excise taxes; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 287.12; 287.29, subdivision 1; 297F.09,
subdivisions 1, 2; 297F.25, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 287.31, subdivision 3; 297F.09, subdivision 10; 297G.09, subdivision
9.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Vang introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2946, A bill for an act relating
to agriculture; amending hemp provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 18K.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 18K.06; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 18K.05; 18K.09.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Agriculture Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Pérez-Vega, Hussein and Lee, K.,
introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2947, A bill for an act relating
to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Diverse Emerging Music
Organization.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Torkelson introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2948, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for the Redwood Falls public
library; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">Davids and Olson, L., introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 2949, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; sales and use; authorizing an exemption for sales to and purchases
by certain nonprofit blood centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section
297A.70, subdivision 7.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"></p><hr><a name="1991"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1991</b></center><hr><p>Her; Wolgamott; Nelson, M.;
Berg and Cha introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2950, A bill for an act relating
to retirement; authorizing eligible employees of Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities who are members of the higher education individual retirement
account plan to elect coverage by the Teachers Retirement Association and
receive retroactive service credit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 354B.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Finke; Lee, F.; Vang and Hansen, R.,
introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2951, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for statewide reforestation and
forest improvements.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Kraft and Youakim introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2952, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for improvements to Cedar Lake Road
and Louisiana Avenue in Hennepin County; authorizing the sale and issuance of
state bonds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Hornstein introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2953, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for capital improvements to the
Minneapolis Convention Center; authorizing the sale and issuance of state
bonds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Nelson, M., and Berg introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2954, A bill for an act relating
to state government; modifying combative sports regulations; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2022, sections 341.21, subdivisions 2a, 2b, 2c, 4f, 7, by adding a
subdivision; 341.221; 341.25; 341.27; 341.28, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding
subdivisions; 341.30, subdivision 4; 341.32, subdivision 2; 341.321; 341.33;
341.355; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 341.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">Davids introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">H. F. No. 2955, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; corporate franchise; repealing the corporate alternative minimum
tax and corporate minimum fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
290.0131, subdivision 5; 290.0133, subdivision 2; 290.0136; 290.0921,
subdivision 8; 290.0922, subdivisions 1, 2; 469.317; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2022, section 290.0921, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 3a, 4, 6.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:95%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"></p><hr><a name="1992"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1992</b></center><hr><p>Frazier introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2956, A bill for an act relating
to public safety; expanding membership of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission;
providing for staggered terms for members of the Sentencing Guidelines
Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 244.09, subdivisions 2,
3.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Frazier introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2957, A bill for an act relating
to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Minnesota Urban Debate
League.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Legacy Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Baker introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2958, A bill for an act relating
to opioid litigation; adding settling defendants to opioid litigation statute;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 3.757, subdivision 1.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Joy introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2959, A bill for an act relating
to education finance; authorizing a fund transfer for Independent School
District No. 152, Moorhead Area Public Schools.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Education Finance.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Koegel, Stephenson, Lillie, Long, Hortman,
Newton, Davids, Urdahl, Petersburg and Anderson, P. H., introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2960, A bill for an act relating
to transportation; establishing a refundable sustainable aviation fuel tax
credit and related sales tax exemption; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
sections 239.761, by adding a subdivision; 296A.01, by adding a subdivision;
296A.09, subdivision 6; 297A.68, subdivision 19; 297A.71, by adding a
subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Keeler and Kozlowski introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 2961, A bill for an act relating
to child protection; modifying foster care licensing requirements for Tribal
licensees; expanding council membership; adding required county performance on
child protection measures; modifying Indian child welfare primary support
grants; modifying Indian Child Welfare Act compliance system review
requirements; requiring the commissioner of human services to develop and
maintain an Indian child welfare compliance tracking database; requiring a
report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
245A.04, by adding a subdivision; 256M.41, subdivision 4; 260.785, subdivision
1; 260.835, subdivisions 1, 2; 477A.0126, subdivisions 6, 7.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1993"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1993</b></center><hr><p>Petersburg introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 2962, A bill for an act relating
to local government; authorizing transfer of funds to Steele County; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 134A.17, by adding a subdivision.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Gomez introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 2963, A bill for an act relating
to taxation; aids to local governments; modifying certain local aid payment
dates; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 477A.015.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Taxes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Huot introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 2964, A bill for an act relating
to state government; appropriating money for public access automated external
defibrillators to be placed in state parks, public boat accesses, waysides, and
school districts; requiring reports.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and
Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Klevorn introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 2965, A bill for an act relating
to state government; changing trust account requirements; requiring reports;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 82.75, subdivision 8; 327C.095,
subdivisions 12, 13, 16.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Urdahl introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 2966, A bill for an act relating
to capital investment; appropriating money for an assisted living facility and
child care center in the city of Cosmos.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">Torkelson and Petersburg introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 2967, A bill for an act relating
to transportation; prohibiting expenditures for the ReConnect Rondo project.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"></p><hr><a name="1994"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1994</b></center><hr><p>Hornstein; Keeler; Becker-Finn;
Kozlowski; O'Neill; Pérez-Vega; Hussein; Lee, K.; Brand; Jordan and Frazier
introduced:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 2968, A bill for an act relating
to education; requiring education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous
Peoples, and other genocides for middle and high school students; creating a
working group on education on the Holocaust, genocide of Indigenous Peoples,
and other genocides; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">The bill was read for the first time and
referred to the Committee on Education Policy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:102%;
tab-stops:.2in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:102%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MESSAGES FROM
THE SENATE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
following messages were received from the Senate:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%">Madam Speaker:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">I hereby announce the passage by the
Senate of the following House File, herewith returned:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 112, A bill for
an act relating to education; delaying review of physical education standards;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.021, subdivision 4.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-left:.2in;text-align:right;
text-indent:-.2in;line-height:102%"><span style="text-transform:uppercase">Thomas
S. Bottern,</span> Secretary of the Senate</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-left:.2in;text-align:right;
text-indent:-.2in;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%">Madam Speaker:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">I hereby announce the passage by the
Senate of the following House File, herewith returned, as amended by the
Senate, in which amendments the concurrence of the House is respectfully
requested:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%">H. F. No. 5, A bill for an
act relating to education; providing free school lunch and breakfast for
students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections
124D.111; 124D.1158.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:102%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-left:.2in;text-align:right;
text-indent:-.2in;line-height:102%"><span style="text-transform:uppercase">Thomas
S. Bottern,</span> Secretary of the Senate</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:102%;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">CONCURRENCE
AND REPASSAGE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:102%;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Jordan moved that the House concur in the
Senate amendments to H. F. No. 5 and that the bill be repassed
as amended by the Senate. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Kresha moved that the House refuse to
concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 5, that the Speaker
appoint a Conference Committee of 3 members of the House, and that the House
requests that a like committee be appointed by the Senate to confer on the
disagreeing votes of the two houses. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="1995"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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1995</b></center><hr><p><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>The question was taken on the Kresha motion and the roll
was called.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There were 56 yeas and 69
nays as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the affirmative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Altendorf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Backer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bakeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bliss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daudt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dotseth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Engen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Franson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Heintzeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jacob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Joy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Knudsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koznick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kresha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Niska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Novotny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">O'Driscoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, B.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perryman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pfarr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Quam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Robbins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schomacker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Swedzinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Torkelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Urdahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Witte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Zeleznikar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:auto;
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line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the negative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Acomb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Agbaje<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bahner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Becker-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Berg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bierman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Clardy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Coulter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Edelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Finke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freiberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hanson, J.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hemmingsen-Jaeger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hornstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Klevorn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Liebling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lillie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lislegard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Newton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Noor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, L.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pinto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pursell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Rehm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Reyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sencer-Mura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tabke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wolgamott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Youakim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Spk. Hortman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:auto;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
motion did not prevail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The question recurred on the Jordan motion
that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 5
and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:105%">H. F. No. 5, A bill for an act
relating to education; providing free school lunch and breakfast for students;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 124D.111;
124D.1158; 126C.05, subdivision 3.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The bill was read for the third time, as
amended by the Senate, and placed upon its repassage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The question was taken on the repassage of
the bill and the roll was called.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There
were 71 yeas and 54 nays as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the affirmative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Acomb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Agbaje<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bahner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Becker-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Berg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bierman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Clardy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Coulter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Edelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Engen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Finke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freiberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="1996"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1996</b></center><hr><p>Hanson, J.<o:p></o:p></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hemmingsen-Jaeger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hornstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Klevorn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Liebling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lillie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lislegard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Newton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Noor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, L.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pinto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pursell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Rehm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Reyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sencer-Mura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tabke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wolgamott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Youakim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Spk. Hortman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Altendorf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Backer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bakeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bliss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Burkel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daudt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Davids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Demuth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dotseth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Franson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Grossell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Heintzeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jacob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Joy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Knudsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koznick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kresha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Niska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">O'Driscoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, B.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perryman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pfarr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Quam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Robbins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schomacker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Swedzinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Torkelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Urdahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Witte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The bill was repassed, as amended by the
Senate, and its title agreed to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Madam Speaker:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt">I hereby announce the passage by the Senate of the
following Senate File, herewith transmitted:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt">S. F. No. 1816.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-left:.2in;text-align:right;
text-indent:-.2in"><span style="text-transform:uppercase">Thomas S. Bottern,</span>
Secretary of the Senate</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-left:.2in;text-align:right;
text-indent:-.2in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:15.0pt"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">FIRST
READING OF SENATE BILLS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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text-indent:15.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt">S. F. No. 1816, A bill for an act relating
to state government; providing deficiency funding for the Office of
Administrative Hearings; appropriating money.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in">The bill was read for the first time.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in">Klevorn moved that S. F. No. 1816 and H. F. No. 2033,
now on the General Register, be referred to the Chief Clerk for comparison.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:.2in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">AND LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Long from the Committee on Rules and
Legislative Administration, pursuant to rules 1.21 and 3.33, designated the
following bills to be placed on the Calendar for the Day for Monday, March 20,
2023 and established a prefiling requirement for amendments offered to the following
bills:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>H. F. Nos. 366 and 156.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:15.0pt;
line-height:92%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:92%"></span></b></p><hr><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a name="1997"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1997</b></center><hr></b><p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">CALENDAR FOR THE DAY<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>H. F. No. 1440 was reported
to the House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Howard moved to
amend H. F. No. 1440, the second engrossment, as follows:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Page 1, delete lines 15 to 21</p>
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text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Page 2, delete lines 1 to 4</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">Page 2, line 5, delete "<u>(f)</u>"
and insert "<u>(c)</u>"</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt;line-height:92%">H. F. No. 1440, A bill for an act
relating to housing; appropriating money for the family homeless prevention and
assistance program; requiring a report.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The bill was read for the third time, as
amended, and placed upon its final passage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There
were 73 yeas and 50 nays as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the affirmative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Liebling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lillie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lislegard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Newton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Noor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, L.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pinto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pursell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Rehm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Reyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sencer-Mura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tabke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wolgamott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Youakim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Zeleznikar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the negative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:92%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
bill was passed, as amended, and its title agreed to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.0pt"></p><hr><a name="1998"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1998</b></center><hr><p>H. F. No. 745, A bill for
an act relating to corrections; authorizing the removal of the ombudsperson
only for just cause; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 241.90.</p>
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"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The bill was read for the third time and
placed upon its final passage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There
were 70 yeas and 54 nays as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the affirmative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bahner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Becker-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Berg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bierman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Clardy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Coulter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Edelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Finke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freiberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hanson, J.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hemmingsen-Jaeger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hornstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Klevorn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Liebling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lillie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lislegard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Newton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Noor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, L.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pinto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pursell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Rehm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Reyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sencer-Mura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tabke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wolgamott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Youakim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Spk. Hortman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the negative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Altendorf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Backer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bakeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bliss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Burkel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daudt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Davids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Demuth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dotseth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Engen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Franson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Grossell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Heintzeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jacob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Joy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Knudsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koznick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kresha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Niska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Novotny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">O'Driscoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, B.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perryman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pfarr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Robbins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schomacker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Swedzinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Torkelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Urdahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Witte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The bill was
passed and its title agreed to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:15.1pt">H. F. No. 975, A bill for an act relating to
transportation; amending certain requirements governing retrieval of towed
vehicle contents; providing a cause of action for aggrieved vehicle owners;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 168B.07, subdivision 3, by adding
subdivisions.</p>
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"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The bill was read for the third time and
placed upon its final passage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The question was taken on the passage of
the bill and the roll was called.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There
were 122 yeas and 0 nays as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the affirmative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Acomb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Agbaje<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Altendorf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Backer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bahner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bakeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Becker-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Berg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bierman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bliss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Burkel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Clardy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="1999"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
1999</b></center><hr><p>Coulter<o:p></o:p></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daudt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Davids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Demuth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dotseth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Edelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Engen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Finke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Franson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freiberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Grossell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hanson, J.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Heintzeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hemmingsen-Jaeger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hornstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jacob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Joy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Klevorn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Knudsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koznick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kresha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Liebling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lillie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lislegard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Newton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Niska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Noor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Novotny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">O'Driscoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, B.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, L.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perryman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pfarr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pinto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pursell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Quam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Rehm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Reyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Robbins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schomacker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sencer-Mura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Swedzinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tabke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Torkelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Urdahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wolgamott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Xiong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Youakim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Zeleznikar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Spk. Hortman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:95%;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:auto;
mso-break-type:section-break">
</span>
<div class="WordSection21">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
bill was passed and its title agreed to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
102%">MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Noor moved that the name of Engen be added
as an author on H. F. No. 32.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Becker-Finn moved that the name of Feist
be added as an author on H. F. No. 90.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Davids moved that the name of Gillman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 153.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hansen, R., moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 172.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Jordan moved that the name of Fischer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 174.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hansen, R., moved that the name of Tabke
be added as an author on H. F. No. 232.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Lislegard moved that the names of Skraba
and Acomb be added as authors on H. F. No. 300.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Agbaje moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 366.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Harder moved that the name of Backer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 422.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Stephenson moved that the name of O'Neill
be added as second author on H. F. No. 450.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Jordan moved that the name of Frazier be
added as an author on H. F. No. 555.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Baker moved that the name of Demuth be
added as an author on H. F. No. 615.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:102%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Edelson moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 629.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="2000"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
2000</b></center><hr><p><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Bahner moved that the name of Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added
as an author on H. F. No. 639.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Davis moved that the name of Skraba be
added as an author on H. F. No. 667.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of Her
be added as an author on H. F. No. 728.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Edelson moved that the names of Skraba and
Robbins be added as authors on H. F. No. 733.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Reyer moved that the name of Mueller be
added as an author on H. F. No. 735.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Zeleznikar moved that her name be stricken
as an author on H. F. No. 813.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Wolgamott moved that the name of Hussein
be added as an author on H. F. No. 862.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Wolgamott moved that the name of Davids be
added as an author on H. F. No. 863.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Feist moved that the name of Grossell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1019.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hanson, J., moved that the name of
Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 1067.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Jordan moved that the name of Frazier be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1098.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Edelson moved that the name of Zeleznikar
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1172.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Nadeau moved that the name of Hudson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1207.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Huot moved that the name of Skraba be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1228.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Norris moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1276.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Edelson moved that the name of Youakim be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1298.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Fischer moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1337.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hanson, J., moved that the name of Elkins
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1402.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Smith moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 1429.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Vang moved that the name of Zeleznikar be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1436.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hanson, J., moved that the name of
Zeleznikar be added as an author on H. F. No. 1512.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Sencer-Mura moved that the name of Frazier
be added as an author on H. F. No. 1573.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Bierman moved that the name of Backer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1574.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Bennett moved that the names of Youakim
and Knudsen be added as authors on H. F. No. 1589.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="2001"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
2001</b></center><hr><p><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Huot moved that the name of Garofalo be added as an author
on H. F. No. 1718.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Wolgamott moved that the name of Hicks be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1727.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Liebling moved that the name of Gillman be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1752.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Clardy moved that the name of Bakeberg be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1761.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Lislegard moved that the name of Skraba be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1763.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hanson, J., moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 1782.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hollins moved that the name of Mueller be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1836.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Reyer moved that the name of Smith be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1843.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Wiener moved that the names of Zeleznikar
and Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1845.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Clardy moved that the name of
Kotyza-Witthuhn be added as an author on H. F. No. 1852.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hollins moved that the name of Edelson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1872.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Keeler moved that the names of Youakim and
Rehm be added as authors on H. F. No. 1875.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Smith moved that the name of Hassan be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1922.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Sencer-Mura moved that the names of
Frazier and Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as authors on
H. F. No. 1939.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Bierman moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 1940.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Becker-Finn moved that the name of
Freiberg be added as an author on H. F. No. 1946.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Pursell moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 1970.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Brand moved that the name of Skraba be
added as an author on H. F. No. 1972.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hudson moved that the name of Skraba be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2046.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Lislegard moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2059.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Backer moved that the name of Baker be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2061.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:100%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Pursell moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 2076.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="2002"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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2002</b></center><hr><p><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Bierman moved that the name of Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added
as an author on H. F. No. 2077.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Wolgamott moved that the name of Frederick
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2110.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Jordan moved that the name of Lee, F., be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2120.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Burkel moved that the name of Skraba be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2139.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Agbaje moved that the name of Frazier be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2194.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Urdahl moved that the name of Robbins be added
as an author on H. F. No. 2206.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hassan moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 2236.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Novotny moved that the name of Davids be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2253.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Wolgamott moved that the name of Frazier
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2303.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Wolgamott moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 2308.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Koegel moved that the names of Tabke and
Nash be added as authors on H. F. No. 2315.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hansen, R., moved that the name of Skraba
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2324.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Finke moved that the name of Fischer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2355.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hansen, R., moved that the name of Brand
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2368.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Rehm moved that the name of Hansen, R., be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2377.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Agbaje moved that the name of Hassan be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2477.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Norris moved that the name of Hussein be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2492.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hicks moved that the name of Zeleznikar be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2516.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hansen, R., moved that the name of Lee,
F., be added as an author on H. F. No. 2586.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Frazier moved that the name of Hornstein
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2611.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Norris moved that the name of Hanson, J.,
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2614.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Curran moved that the name of Hicks be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2617.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:105%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Frazier moved that the names of Acomb,
Hornstein and Pinto be added as authors on H. F. No. 2625.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="2003"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
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2003</b></center><hr><p><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Hornstein moved that the names of Kraft, Reyer, O'Neill
and Finke be added as authors on H. F. No. 2685.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hassan moved that the name of Hornstein be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2691.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hollins moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2693.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hicks moved that the name of Acomb be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2746.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Kozlowski moved that the name of Fischer
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2789.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Lillie moved that the name of Vang be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2829.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Finke moved that the name of
Hemmingsen-Jaeger be added as an author on H. F. No. 2831.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Klevorn moved that the name of Pursell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2843.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Feist moved that the name of Pursell be added
as an author on H. F. No. 2860.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Vang moved that the names of Robbins and
Anderson, P. H., be added as authors on H. F. No. 2861.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Kotyza-Witthuhn moved that the name of
Pursell be added as an author on H. F. No. 2865.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Lee, F., moved that the name of Pursell be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2873.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Schomacker moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2877.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Lee, F., moved that the name of Reyer be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2880.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hanson, J., moved that the name of Pursell
be added as an author on H. F. No. 2886.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Schomacker moved that the name of Brand be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2898.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Howard moved that the name of Torkelson be
added as an author on H. F. No. 2917.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Gomez moved that the name of Agbaje be
added as chief author on H. F. No. 2922.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Kozlowski moved that the names of Curran,
Rehm and Lee, K., be added as authors on H. F. No. 2925.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Newton moved that
H. F. No. 583 be recalled from the Committee on State and Local
Government Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on
Taxes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Lee, F., moved that
H. F. No. 2328 be recalled from the Committee on Children and
Families Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Capital
Investment.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Greenman moved that
H. F. No. 2336 be recalled from the Committee on State and Local
Government Finance and Policy and be re-referred to the Committee on Climate
and Energy Finance and Policy.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion
prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Hassan moved that H. F. No. 2369
be recalled from the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy and be re‑referred
to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="2004"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
2004</b></center><hr><p><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>Grossell was excused for the remainder of today's session.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:99%;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MOTION TO
SUSPEND RULES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:99%;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Torkelson moved that the rules of the
House be so far suspended so that H. F. No. 2790 be recalled
from the Committee on Elections Finance and Policy, be given its second and
third readings and be placed upon its final passage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>A roll call was requested and properly
seconded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The question was taken on the Torkelson
motion and the roll was called.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There
were 55 yeas and 69 nays as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the affirmative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Altendorf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Backer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bakeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bliss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Burkel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daudt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Davids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Demuth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dotseth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Engen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Franson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Heintzeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jacob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Joy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Knudsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koznick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kresha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Niska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Novotny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">O'Driscoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, B.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perryman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pfarr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Quam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Robbins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schomacker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Swedzinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Torkelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Urdahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Witte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Zeleznikar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
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EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:auto;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the negative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Acomb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Agbaje<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bahner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Becker-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Berg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bierman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Clardy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Coulter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Edelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Finke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freiberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hanson, J.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hemmingsen-Jaeger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hornstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Klevorn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lee, K.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Liebling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lillie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Lislegard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Long<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Moller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, M.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Newton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, L.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pinto<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pryor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pursell<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Rehm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Reyer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Sencer-Mura<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stephenson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Tabke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vang<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Youakim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Spk. Hortman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:99%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The
motion did not prevail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The Speaker assumed the Chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:99%;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MOTION TO
SUSPEND RULES<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:99%;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:99%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Robbins moved that the rules of the House
be so far suspended so that H. F. No. 300 be recalled from the Committee
on Taxes, be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final
passage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p><hr><a name="2005"></a><center><b>Journal of the House - 37th Day -
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
2005</b></center><hr><p><span style="mso-tab-count:
1"> </span>A roll call was requested and properly seconded.<o:p></o:p></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>The question was taken on the Robbins
motion and the roll was called.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>There
were 57 yeas and 67 nays as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the affirmative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Altendorf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. E.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Anderson, P. H.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Backer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bakeberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Baker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bliss<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Burkel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Daudt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Davids<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Demuth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Dotseth<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Engen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fogelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Franson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Garofalo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gillman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Harder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Heintzeman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hudson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jacob<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kiel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Knudsen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koznick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kresha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">McDonald<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Murphy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nadeau<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nash<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Nelson, N.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Niska<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Norris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Novotny<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">O'Driscoll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Olson, B.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perryman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Petersburg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pfarr<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Quam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Robbins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schomacker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Schultz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Scott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Skraba<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Swedzinski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Torkelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Urdahl<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">West<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiener<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wiens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Witte<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Wolgamott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Zeleznikar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:auto;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Those who voted in the negative were:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:auto;mso-break-type:section-break">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Acomb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Agbaje<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bahner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Becker-Finn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Berg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Bierman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Brand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Carroll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Cha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Clardy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Coulter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Curran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Edelson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Elkins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Feist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Finke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Fischer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frazier<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Frederick<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freiberg<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Gomez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Greenman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hansen, R.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hanson, J.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hassan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hemmingsen-Jaeger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Her<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hicks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hollins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hornstein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Howard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Huot<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Hussein<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jordan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Keeler<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Klevorn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Koegel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kotyza-Witthuhn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kozlowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Kraft<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pelowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:95%;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pérez-Vega<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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line-height:95%;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">ADJOURNMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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tab-stops:.2in"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Long moved that when the House adjourns
today it adjourn until 3:30 p.m., Monday, March 20, 2023.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The motion prevailed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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declared the House stands adjourned until 3:30 p.m., Monday, March 20, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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D. Murphy</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">, Chief
Clerk, House of Representatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Top of Page
2006</b></center><hr><p><o:p></o:p></p>
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