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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Referred by Chair to Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

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Home disability modification expenses allowed for home and community-based
waiver programs.

Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Author added McFarlane

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Disability accommodation credit provided for vehicle purchase or modification,
home modification or improvement, and for family caregivers, and money
appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/04/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Minnesota State Retirement System; Public Employees Retirement Association;
Teachers Retirement Association; program restrictions provided, annuitant
provisions modified, procedures revised, and disability provisions modified.

Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Author added Simon

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Blind student instructional material equal access, and civil remedies provided.

Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Recalled by Chair Commerce and Labor

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Accessible electronic information service for blind and disabled persons sunset
repealed.

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Commission of Deaf, Deaf-blind, and Hard-of-Hearing renamed, and provisions
modified.

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

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Captioning required for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers on certain campaign
communications.

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services

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Medicare special needs plans modified.

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services

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Medicare special needs plans modified, and mandated report required.

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services

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Medicare special needs plans modified.

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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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TICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain school district levy recognition; modifying general education levy aid; reducing general education aid to cooperative member school districts failing to meet federal special education maintenance of effort; allowing referendum market value to determine district state aid adjustment abatement; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes; repealing the specific enrollment options in nonresident districts ARTICLE 2 - EDUCATION EXCELLENCE Requiring charter and nonpublic schools to transfer student records to student school of residence, requiring inclusion of form disciplinary actions in records transfer; requiring school district to adopt gifted and talented students acceleration policies and procedures; modifying secondary students state graduation test (academic standard) requirements, highly qualified teacher definition for purposes of the [...]

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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Establishing the position of statewide hearing loss early education intervention
coordinator in the department of education, prescribing duties, requiring
collaboration with various state offices and agencies; appropriating money to
the commissioner of education
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to transportation; exempting special transportation provider services,
parts and equipment from motor fuel and sales taxes
(je)

Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance

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Increasing the maximum reimbursement rates for special transportation
services under medical assistance (MA)
(je)

Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Bills not identical, R/S, SF substituted on General Register

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Prekindergarten through grade 12 education policy provided including general
education, education excellence, special programs, libraries, state agencies,
and sefl-sufficiency and lifelong learning.

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for extended employment services for persons with severe disabilities and
other profound limitations
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Relating to early childhood special education; upon parent or guardian placement
of a prekindergarten child in a nonresident school district for care and
education services, the nonresident school district becomes the responsible
district; requiring districts to provide care or education services to eligible
children for a certain amount of time per week, exception for head start
programs; clarifying continuing eligibility for special instruction and services
in the district of residence, exempting resident districts from the
transportation requirement to the nonresident district
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Increasing the funding for the adults with disabilities program; appropriating
money to the commissioner of education
(je)