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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextRelating to state government ARTICLE 1 - CONTINUING CARE Modifying certain targeted case management provisions; authorizing the commissioner of human services to award through a competitive process contracts for grants to public and private agencies to support and assist individuals eligible for publicly funded home and community-based services to access housing; providing for nursing facility rate increases beginning October 1, 2009; providing for calculation of quality add-on for the rate year beginning October 1, 2009; requiring demonstration providers providing nursing home and community-based services to provide relocation service coordination to enrolled persons age 65 and over; expanding general assistance (GA) shelter needy eligibility to self-directed supports option participants and home and community-based waiver recipients living independently, extending the state-funded transitional [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to insurance; creating the Minnesota comprehensive health plan;
requiring all health carriers and employers to offer the basic health plan;
providing for covered services, coinsurance, maximum deductible, out of pocket
maximum, lifetime maximum benefit, guaranteed issue, premiums and MCHA and
premium tax, risk adjustment and penalties; requiring the commissioners of human
services, commerce and health to prepare a report for implementing health care
reforms for submission to the legislature by a certain date; phasing in the
state public health programs into the basic health plan; creating a purchasing
pool; requiring the commissioner of human services to seek federal waivers
(ra)
Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
A resolution affirming recognition of the sovereign status of federally
recognized American Indian tribes and bands
(je)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
A resolution urging the president and congress to withdraw all members of the
Minnesota national guard from Iraq
(je)
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the commissioner of education to nullify and revoke implementation of
the no child left behind act of 2001 and any other state contract or agreement
under the act
(je)
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Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 152 02/25/08 Bill TextHF 2800 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Transportation finance bill appropriating money for highway maintenance, local roads, emergency relief related to the I-35W bridge collapse, establishing a bridge improvement program; issuing bonds; and modifying motor fuel taxes. ARTICLE 1-- TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS Section 1: Summary of appropriations Section 2: Transportation appropriations are from the trunk highway fund and available for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Section 3: Appropriations by Fund for FY2009 - General Fund: $2,450,000; Trunk Highway: $85,965,000; C.S.A.H: $52,133,000; M.S.A.S: $13,694,000. Appropriation amounts are specified for the following subdivisions: Transit, Rail, Port Development Assistance, State Roads, Highway Debt Service, Local Roads, County State Aids, and Municipal State Aids. Section 4: Public Safety - $3,653, 000 is appropriated [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Requiring the commissioner of education to nullify and revoke implementation of
the no child left behind act of 2001 and any other state contract or agreement
under the act
(je)
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Providing an income tax subtraction for members of the foreign service
(je)
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Clarifying the crime of aggravated forgery to cover the United States
citizenship and immigration services I-9 (I 9) employment eligibilty
verification form (document)
(rt)
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Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - Joint rule 3.02(a), conference committee discharged, bill laid on table Bill TextRelating to the financing and operation of state government ARTICLE 1 - HOMESTEAD CREDIT STATE REFUND Modifying residential homestead market value credit provisions; modifying proposed property tax notice content requirements; modifying the definition of property taxes payable; increasing property tax refunds for renters and homesteads ARTICLE 2 - AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Modifying city revenue need, city aid base, county transition aid, city formula aid and providing for town aid; providing an inflation adjustment for municipal (city) aid and county need aid distributions; providing for the increase payments to counties by the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) on land utilization project land; requiring the commissioner of revenue to compute the adjusted net tax capacity and referendum market value on utility property for school district aids and levies purposes and county and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
A resolution urging Congress to create a path toward legal permanent resident
status for Liberians with temporary protected status and to extend temporary
protected status until a permanent solution is enacted
(ra)
Also tagged in: Children-Child Care and Facilities, Disabilities and Access, Education and Education Department, Education-Early Childhood, Education-K-12, Education-Special, Libraries, Native Americans, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Schools, State Government-Finance, Teachers
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text1E Providing for the financing of prekindergarten through grade 12 education programs and services ARTICLE 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 show full description
Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Allowing educational data sharing between the department of education and the
office of higher education as authorized by the code of federal regulations for
the purpose of analyzing and improving school district instruction
(je)
Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Allowing educational data sharing between the department of education and the
office of higher education as authorized by the code of federal regulations
(rt)
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to human services; modifying adult foster care and family adult day
services provisions; reducing age requirements; requiring the commissioner of
human services to seek federal approval to include family adult day services as
an allowable service under all Medicare approved home and community based
service waiver plans
(me)
Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Relating to civil actions; moving mortgage redemption sales to the end of the
current redemption period, defining postnotice reinstatement period and service
of the notice of a foreclosure sale upon the occupants; eliminating mortgagee
redemption rights; requiring surplus to be paid to junior lienors in order of
priority; authorizing the federal government to exercise the right to redeem
after foreclosure sales under the condition of a federal tax lien and requiring
certificate of sale redemption period reference; repealing certain provisions
relating to redemption
(rt)
Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
A resolution urging the president and congress to replace the fast track trade
authority system
(me)
Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill TextModifying cable communications regulations; requiring cable communications system providers to make efforts to interconnect systems with state authorized video service provider systems; prohibiting cable communications systems logos or marketing materials placement appearing to favor certain cable communications, regulating advertising; prohibiting cable communications systems program content or public programs access limitations, clarifying liability; requiring persons seeking to provide video service to apply and register with the public utilities commission (PUC) after a certain date, providing for certificate issuance, application fee, service area, final determination and termination; requiring public access capacity equal to public, educational and governmental (PEG) access channels as provided by existing cable communications system providers, specifying content format and PEG fees; requiring provider fees, specifying [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for grants to the city of
Austin for flood damage repair of publicly owned infrastructure, requiring
federal designation for qualification, allowing fund use for real property
acquisition
(rt)
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text
Appropriating money to the commissioner of veterans affairs and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for constructing, furnishing and equipping a special
care unit and additional clinical space at the state veterans home in Fergus
Falls; match requirement
(je)
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