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Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Finance

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Office of Pupil Transportation Safety created, staffing and duties prescribed,
report required, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Civil Justice

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Driver's license reinstatement fee and surcharge imposed for certain driving
offenses, proceeds deposited for State Patrol funding, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF946]

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3E Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for transportation, metropolitan council and public safety activities ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems, airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight, rail, state roads, infrastructure investment and planning and support, state road construction, highway debt service, infrastructure operations and maintenance, electronic communications, local roads, county and municipal state aids, department support and buildings; authorizing certain fund transfers and state road construction appropriations use and providing for contingent appropriations, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and rail operations, to the commissioner of public [...]

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Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Motion to override veto

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HF 946 FIFTH ENGROSSMENT Omnibus transportation finance bill appropriating money for transportation, Metropolitan Council, and public safety activities; issuing bonds; modifying taxes; authorizing local transportation sales taxes; and modifying various fees. ARTICLE 1: TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: Summary of appropriations provided. Section 2: Transportation appropriations language provided. Section 3: Transportation; total appropriation detailed. Section 4: Metropolitan council, total appropriation detailed. Section 5: Public safety, total appropriation detailed. Section 6: General contingent accounts detailed. Section 7: Tort claims detailed. Section 8: Driver and vehicle services language modified. Section 9: Federal funds spending authority language modified. Section 10: Airport funding advisory [...]

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Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring class D driver education curriculum to include inattentive driving and
failure to exercise reasonable care information; prescribing gross misdemeanor
or felony penalties for traffic violations resulting in personal injury or
property damage; requiring the peace officer standards and training board (POST)
to provide chief law enforcement officers with statutory changes and requiring
information dissemination among law enforcement personnel
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Special Order: Amended

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Office of Pupil Transportation Safety established, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to retirement; modifying the postretirement adjustment calculation by the state board of investment to determine payment availability and amount for the Minnesota post retirement investment fund; modifying persons responsible for public pension fund annual financial reporting; removing certain financial annual report content requirements; removing the definition of current assets and providing a definition of actuarial value of assets for actuarial valuation purposes; modifying the general and correctional state employees, state patrol, legislators, elective state officers, judges, general public employees, public employees police and fire, local government correctional service and teachers postretirement interest rate assumptions; requiring use of certain salary assumptions and actuarial valuations prior to a certain date; modifying the correctional state employees retirement plan future salary increase assumption;[...]

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Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for transportation purposes ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight and infrastructure for state and local roads, for highway debt service, for electronic communications and for general support and services, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and the Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) line and to the commissioner of public safety for administration and related services, for public safety officer survivor benefits, for technical support services, for the state patrol including capitol security, commercial vehicle enforcement, for driver and vehicle services and for traffic and [...]

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Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying the inspection of school and head start buses; eliminating the state
patrol as school bus inspectors; requiring certification of school bus
inspectors by commissioner of public safety after receiving training by state
patrol; specifying terms and conditions for inspectors, providing for suspension
of certification; requiring inspectors to issue inspection reports; requiring
school buses and head start buses to display inspection decal
(me)

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Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying certain provisions relating to commercial motor vehicle inspections;
modifying the definition of commercial vehicle; clarifying inspection
requirements; permitting a person employed by a government agency owning
commercial vehicles to inspect commercial vehicles; eliminating certain separate
categories of inspector certificates; clarifying the issuance of inspection
decals; clarifying proof of federal inspection application; requiring the
submission of written daily inspection reports by commercial motor vehicle
operators; modifying criteria for peace officers notification of the state
patrol for accidents involving a commercial motor vehicle
(me)

Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Adding the gang and drug oversight council statewide coordinator to the law
enforcement retirement fund
(ra)

Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring class D driver education curriculum to include inattentive driving and
failure to exercise reasonable care information; prescribing gross misdemeanor
or felony penalties for traffic violations resulting in personal injury or
property damage; requiring the peace officer standards and training board (POST)
to provide chief law enforcement officers with statutory changes and requiring
information dissemination among law enforcement personnel
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying the inspection of school and head start buses; eliminating the state
patrol as school bus inspectors; requiring certification of school bus
inspectors by commissioner of public safety after receiving training by state
patrol; specifying terms and conditions for inspectors, providing for suspension
of certification; requiring inspectors to issue inspection reports; requiring
school buses and head start buses to display inspection decal
(me)

Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for transportation purposes ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight and infrastructure for state and local roads, for highway debt service, for electronic communications and for general support and services, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and the Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) line and to the commissioner of public safety for administration and related services, for public safety officer survivor benefits, for technical support services, for the state patrol including capital security, commercial vehicle enforcement, for driver and vehicle services and for traffic and [...]

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Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for transportation purposes ARTICLE 1 - TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for multimodal systems including airport development and assistance, aviation support and services, transit, freight and infrastructure for state and local roads, for highway debt service, for electronic communications and for general support and services, to the metropolitan council for bus transit and the Hiawatha light rail transit (LRT) line and to the commissioner of public safety for administration and related services, for public safety officer survivor benefits, for technical support services, for the state patrol including capitol security, commercial vehicle enforcement, for driver and vehicle services and for traffic and [...]

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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Special Order: Amended

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Office of Pupil Transportation Safety established, and money appropriated.

Latest Action: 02/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Updating and making consistent the definitions of salary, average salary and
severance payments under the Minnesota state retirement system (MSRS), state
troopers and judges retirement plans, the public employees retirement
association (PERA), the teachers retirement associations (TRA) and the
Minneapolis employees retirement fund (MERF) for retirement annuity calculation
purposes
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to retirement; extending the filing deadlines for permanent disability
benefits under the Minnesota state retirement system (MSRS); requiring
terminated employees to file a written application for disability benefits;
reducing the age for the termination of disability benefits; prohibiting the
application for disability benefits by state troopers until after the last day
physically on the job, providing for accrual, requiring a written application
for disability benefits and reducing the age for optional annuity election
(je)

Latest Action: 02/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to retirement; modifying the postretirement adjustment calculation by the state board of investment to determine payment availability and amount for the Minnesota post retirement investment fund; modifying persons responsible for public pension fund annual financial reporting; removing certain financial annual report content requirements; removing the definition of current assets and providing a definition of actuarial value of assets for actuarial valuation purposes; modifying the general and correctional state employees, state patrol, legislators, elective state officers, judges, general public employees, public employees police and fire, local government correctional service and teachers postretirement interest rate assumptions; requiring use of certain salary assumptions and actuarial valuations prior to a certain date; modifying the correctional state employees retirement plan future salary increase assumption;[...]

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