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Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the Iron Range resources and rehabilitation; defining the giants
ridge recreation area
(ra)

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

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TICLE 1 - PUBLIC HEALTH Establishing the public health improvement fund; requiring hospitals by a certain date to contribute a certain percent of net patient revenue to the public health improvement fund; providing for a statewide health improvement program, specifying goals, providing for local community grants, outcomes and a media campaign; requiring the commissioner of health to establish a BMI monitoring program for children and youth; appropriating money to the commissioner of health ARTICLE 2 - HEALTH CARE HOMES Requiring medical assistance (MA) enrollees to select primary care clinics after a certain date; requiring the commissioner of human services to encourage initial health assessments; requiring the commissioner to provide patient education and outreach to MA enrollees; requiring the commissioner to establish health care homes for state health care program enrollees and requiring

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Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 167 04/03/08

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COND ENGROSSMENT

Emergency management training required for executive branch employees.

Section 1: Emergency management training language provided.

JAJ 4/1/08

Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 155 03/14/08

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RST ENGROSSMENT

State agencies deficiency funding provided, and money appropriated.

Section 1: Summary of Appropriations language is provided. General fund receives
a total of $175,000 and State Government Special fund receives $304,000.

Section 2: Minnesota Historical Society - $175,000 is appropriated for the
administration of the Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission.

Section 3: Board of Chiropractic Examiners - $150,000 is appropriated from the
state government special revenue fund.

Section 4: Board of Dentistry - $100,000 is appropriated from the state
government special revenue fund.

Section 5: Board of Veterinary Medicine - $54,000 is appropriated from the state
government special revenue fund.

Section 6: Effective date is provided.

SNA 2/28/08

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

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TICLE 1 - CREATION OF DEPARTMENT; TRANSFER OF DUTIES

Creating the department of energy and specifying the authority and duties of the
commissioner; transferring certain duties of commissioner of commerce to
commissioner of energy relating to renewable energy production incentives,
guaranteed savings contracts for school districts, the energy issues
intervention office, working jointly with the public utilities commission (PUC),
the conservation improvement program, energy conservation and renewable energy
development and the energy assistance program; specifying certain renumbering
and certain phrase change instructions to the revisor of statutes

ARTICLE 2 - CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Making certain conforming amendments
(me)

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

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TICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS "Minnesota Health Care Act"; defining health care plan requirements and establishing the Minnesota health care plan to be administered by the Minnesota health care agency, defining terms and specifying a transition; establishing the Minnesota health care agency ARTICLE 2 - GOVERNANCE Providing conforming statutory changes; establishing the position of commissioner of health care to be appointed by the governor, prescribing duties and oversight, requiring rulemaking; requiring the commissioner to establish a health care policy board, prescribing duties; establishing the ombudsman office for patient advocacy for health care consumer interests, the inspector general for the Minnesota health care plan and the health care policy board, prescribing duties; requiring health planning regions establishment with regional planning directors and planning boards for each region

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

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TICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS "Minnesota Health Care Act"; defining health care plan requirements and establishing the Minnesota health care plan to be administered by the Minnesota health care agency, defining terms and specifying a transition; establishing the Minnesota health care agency ARTICLE 2 - GOVERNANCE Providing conforming statutory changes; establishing the position of commissioner of health care to be appointed by the governor, prescribing duties and oversight, requiring rulemaking; requiring the commissioner to establish a health care policy board, prescribing duties; establishing the ombudsman office for patient advocacy for health care consumer interests, the inspector general for the Minnesota health care plan and the health care policy board, prescribing duties; requiring health planning regions establishment with regional planning directors and planning boards for each region

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

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TICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS "Minnesota Health Care Act"; defining health care plan requirements and establishing the Minnesota health care plan to be administered by the Minnesota health care agency, defining terms and specifying a transition; establishing the Minnesota health care agency ARTICLE 2 - GOVERNANCE Providing conforming statutory changes; establishing the position of commissioner of health care to be appointed by the governor, prescribing duties and oversight, requiring rulemaking; requiring the commissioner to establish a health care policy board, prescribing duties; establishing the ombudsman office for patient advocacy for health care consumer interests, the inspector general for the Minnesota health care plan and the health care policy board, prescribing duties; requiring health planning regions establishment with regional planning directors and planning boards for each region

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

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TICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS "Minnesota Health Care Act"; defining health care plan requirements and establishing the Minnesota health care plan to be administered by the Minnesota health care agency, defining terms and specifying a transition; establishing the Minnesota health care agency ARTICLE 2 - GOVERNANCE Providing conforming statutory changes; establishing the position of commissioner of health care to be appointed by the governor, prescribing duties and oversight, requiring rulemaking; requiring the commissioner to establish a health care policy board, prescribing duties; establishing the ombudsman office for patient advocacy for health care consumer interests, the inspector general for the Minnesota health care plan and the health care policy board, prescribing duties; requiring health planning regions establishment with regional planning directors and planning boards for each region

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Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the pollution control agency (PCA) in cooperation with state and local
government agencies to study the effect of global climate change for determining
state impact and response strategies; requiring a report to the legislature by a
certain date
(je)

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: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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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

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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: 03/11/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to the housing finance agency (HFA); requiring providers or
organizations receiving homeless program state funding to impose certain
consistent homeless programs standards on clients and requiring consistency in
program guidelines; requiring the interagency task force on homelessness in
consultation with the Minnesota coalition for the homeless, homeless advocates,
certain homeless or formerly homeless people, representatives of public or
private providers of emergency shelter, transitional, supportive and permanent
affordable housing, representatives of homeless youth serving agencies and youth
outreach programs and interested members of the public to establish certain
standards; requiring agency and departments to implement the standards by a
certain date
(je)

Latest Action: 03/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Creating a joint legislative committee to assess an office of higher education
merger into the department of education, specifying committee membership
requirements
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the department of education for the purpose of providing
grants to the Minnesota historical society for teacher professional development
to improve implementation of academic standards in state history and social
studies
(me)

Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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TICLE 1 - STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the legislature for general operations and for health care access, to the constitutional officers, to the campaign finance and public disclosure board, to the investment board, to the office of enterprise technology, to the office of administrative hearings, to the commissioner of administration for state facilities, state and community and administrative management services, for matching grants for public television, to the capitol area architectural and planning (CAAP) board, to the commissioner of finance for state financial management and information and management services, to the commissioner of employee relations (DOER), to the commissioner of revenue for tax system and accounts receivable management, to the commissioner of military affairs for training facilities maintenance, for general support and for enlistment incentives, to the commissioner [...]

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