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Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Civil Justice Bill Text Racial profiling policy adoption required, data analysis required, information provided to motorists involved in traffic stops, racial profiling elimination training required, reports and improvement plans required and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Author added Tillberry Bill Text Teachers of color pilot financial aid program established and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance Bill Text African-American juvenile crime prevention grants provided, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Author added Johnson Bill Text Concordia University Hmong Studies Center historical preservation grant provided, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/20/2007 - Author added Loeffler Bill Text Interpreter services work group established relating to medical and dental settings.
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Author added Slocum Bill Text Minority enterprise retention funding provided, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Authors added Kranz and Slocum Bill Text Asian-American juvenile crime prevention grants provided, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed Rules and Legislative Administration Bill Text HF 1077 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Language interpreter services coverage required for health plan and medical assistance enrollees, and interpreter services work group established. Section 1: Language interpreter services language provided. Section 2: Interpreter services work group language provided. Section 3: Effective date provided. JAJ 3/23/77
Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Author added Abeler Bill Text Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans appointment process and membership modified.
Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Author added Walker Bill Text Increased job training and wages for minorities initiative and report required.
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Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of education for a grant to the We Win institute for intensive intervention activities to expand the rites of passage program to additional sites as a way to narrow the racial achievement gap, requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date on an evaluation of the program; specifying certain site requirements (je)
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - HF substituted on General Orders HF3240 Bill Text 1E Authorizing the placement of a plaque in the court of honor on the capitol grounds by Mexican American veterans to recognize the service of all Minnesota veterans (me)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a teachers of color financial aid pilot program under the supervision of the office of higher education, specifying eligibility; allowing partnerships between public institutions and school districts and requiring partnerships between Winona state university and independent school district #535, Rochester and St. Cloud state university and independent school district #281, Robbinsdale; allowing expenditures for program promotion, appropriating money for the teachers of color financial aid pilot program (rt)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to education; increasing the formula for integration revenue; authorizing a statutory operating debt levy for school districts with a certain net negative unreserved general fund balance (je)
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the Ramsey county workforce investment board for development of the building lives program (rt)
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the Ramsey county community corrections department to conduct a pilot program designed to examine and address disproportionate minority contact and juvenile detention alternatives in the county juvenile justice system (rt)
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Bill Text 1E Requiring the commissioner of health to establish a statewide roster, registry and certification process for providers of spoken language health care interpreter services; authorizing the commissioner to convene an advisory group for certifications standards and specifying certain membership requirements; appropriating money to the commissioner of health (me)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to public safety; requiring the collection and analysis of data and the adoption of policies on racial profiling; defining certain terms; requiring the attorney general to procure the services of an outside expert to assist with certain data collection and statistical analysis duties; requiring law enforcement officers conducting traffic stops to record and forward certain data to the chief law enforcement officer and to provide certain information to the drivers of the vehicles stopped; requiring submission of certain reports to the attorney general monthly; requiring the attorney general to implement an auditing system of unannounced spot checks to ensure data collection accuracy; requiring and providing for analysis of the data by the outside expert; requiring periodic submission of the results to the attorney general and attorney general periodic summary reports to the governor and legislature; requiring [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Creating a scholar loan program to encourage academically talented postsecondary students of color to become teachers of early childhood, elementary and secondary education; specifying applicant eligibility and certain application process requirements; requiring the director of the Minnesota office of higher education, in consultation with the commissioner of education to award scholar loans to eligible students of color; providing for loan forgiveness, deferrals or repayment procedures; appropriating money to the commissioner of education for the scholar loan program (je)
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing a task force on youth violence prevention, specifying membership and duties; requiring the commissioner of health to provide office space and administrative support; sunset provision; requiring a report to the legislature annually by a certain date (me)
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