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Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended

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1E Requiring the legislative auditor to establish a compensation plan for
employees of the auditor, subject to approval by the legislative coordinating
commission (LCC) and the legislature
(me)

Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Prohibiting per diem payments to legislators and the payment of salary to
legislative leaders and the governor during certain special sessions called due
to failure to pass major legislation during the regular session
(ra)

Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Governor's action Veto Ch. 58 05/08/07

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TICLE 1 - CHILD WELFARE POLICY Modifying child welfare provisions; expanding certain duties of the commissioner of human services (DHS) to include children under the guardianship of a tribe in the state recognized by the secretary of interior; modifying certain adoption requirements for older children under the guardianship of the commissioner, prohibiting refusal by a child to refuse or waive the efforts of an agent to recruit, identify and place the child in an adoptive home or sign a document relieving county social services agencies of all recruitment efforts on behalf of the child; modifying certain provisions relating to referrals for postplacement assessment; modifying certain court findings provisions; modifying certain adoption assistance eligibility criteria; eliminating certain reasons for deferral of the listing of a child with the state adoption exchange; modifying the duty of the juvenile court [...]

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Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF829]

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1E Relating to judiciary finance; appropriating money to the supreme court for operations, contingent accounts and core justice operations maintenance, civil legal services for low income clients in family law matters, court of appeals for caseload increases, trial courts for guardian ad litem, interpreters, psychological and in forma pauperis services, for new judge units, existing problem solving courts maintenance and expansion and pro se litigants resources expansion and to maintain core justice operations, to the tax court, the uniform laws commission, the board on judicial standards for investigative and hearing costs and the board of public defense for appellate office caseload increase, shortfall, public defense caseload increase, part time public defenders data entry and public defense corporations; adding judgeships; providing for use of nonfelony abandoned bail in the fourth judicial district, requiring funds

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Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Governor's action Veto

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Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Received from Senate

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Legislators payment timing modified, and payments authorized for additional
travel during special sessions.

Latest Action: 05/16/2008 - Author stricken Wergin

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TICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution modifying article IV,
section 9 and article V, section 4 and adding a new article creating a
compensation council to prescribe salaries for legislators and executive
officers

ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY CHANGES

Making certain statutory changes
(ra)

Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 194 04/17/08

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COND ENGROSSMENT Compensation plan required for employees of the legislative auditor and plan subject to legislative review and approval, and state labor contracts ratified. Section 1: Other salaries and compensation plans language modified. Section 2: Staff; compensation language modified. Section 3: Employees language modified. Section 4: Labor agreements and compensation plans language provided. Subdivision 1. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5. Subdivision 2. Minnesota Association of Professional Employees. Subdivision 3. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5, Unit 8. Subdivision 4. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 5, Unit 225. Subdivision 5. State Residential Schools Education Association. Subdivision 6. Minnesota Government Engineers Council. [...]

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Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Author added McFarlane

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IRD ENGROSSMENT State government administration and operation policy provisions modified. ARTICLE 1 -- STATE GOVERNMENT Section 1: Subcommittee on Government Accountability language added. Section 2: Performance measures for change items language added. Section 3: Notice to agencies; determination of surplus language modified. Section 4: Surveys, appraisals, and sale language modified. Subdivision 1. Appraisal; notice and offer to public bodies. Subdivision 2. Public sale requirements. Section 5: Terms of Payment language modified. Section 6: Quitclaim deed language modified. Section 7: Payment of expenses language modified. Section 8: Duties language modified. Section 9: Definitions language modified. Section 10: Responsibilities language modified. Section 11: Blood donation leave granted language added.

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Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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TICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article III, by adding a
section establishing a council to prescribe salaries for legislators and
constitutional officers, specifying membership; modifying article IV, section 9
and article V, section 4

ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY CHANGES

Making certain statutory changes; eliminating the reference to the compensation
council; instructing the revisor of statutes to replace certain statutory
references to compensation to council with the term by the council; repealing
the compensation council
(me)



Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XIII, to require
the legislature to provide by law for quality education,comprehensive health
care, living wage jobs, safe and reliable transportation and a clean and safe
environment
(me)

Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the legislature; establishing salary of legislators; eliminating per
diem payments; providing for continued reimbursement for documented living
expenses
(rt)

Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the compensation council to establish salaries for legislators, judges
and constitutional officers
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/19/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Relating to state employees; modifying equitable compensation limits;
modifying the caps on state commissioner salaries
(me)

Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the board of public defense to fund salary increases for
public defenders and support staff
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight

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Requiring a certain employer of an employee injured while working on a bomb
squad to pay the person permanent total disability
(me)

Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Author added Latz

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Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article IV, section 9
establishing a council to prescribe salaries for legislators, specifying
membership; changing the name of the compensation council to the citizen
compensation council and modifying the membership
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing compensation for board of firefighter training and education members
(rt)