Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota to
study the economic implications of converting farmland from row crops to native
perennial grasses harvested for bioenergy development
(je)

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

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Repealing the university of Minnesota regent candidate advisory council and the
regent nomination and election procedures
(ra)

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

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Exempting building materials, supplies and equipment used for the improvement
and expansion of bioscience research facilities under a collaboration agreement
with the Mayo clinic and an independent research unit of the university of
Minnesota from the sales tax
(me)

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for
school of social work to expand learning dreams program to enable more parents
to participate in the education of their children through highly effective
parent and community involvement to improve outcomes for at risk children;
requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date
(me)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to economic development; requiring annual registration of certain
relative homesteads; appropriating money to the board of regents of the
university of Minnesota to assist in the formation of the university of
Minnesota Minneapolis area neighborhood alliance, providing for alliance
functions and projects, requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services to be transferred to
the university of Minnesota for the international adoption project
(me)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) and authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of
Minneapolis to acquire land for and design and construct public infrastructure
improvements in the university research park (URP) project area
(ra)

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

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Relating to education ARTICLE 1 - HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; appropriating money to the office of higher education services office for ACHIEVE, the Minnesota GI bill, state grants, safety officers survivors, interstate tuition reciprocity, state work study, child care grants, Minitex and MnLINK gateway, the learning network, the college savings plan, the Midwest higher education compact, certain small programs, united family medicine registry program and for agency administration, to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for developing and strengthening projects to improve campus recruitment and retention of underserved students, for instruction in electronic medical record technology, for excellence in the biosciences, for STEM, for performance bonuses and expanding the online program, to the board of regents [...]

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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Higher Education

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2E Establishing a P-20 (P20) education partnership to create a seamless system
of education to maximize student achievements from early childhood through
postsecondary (post secondary) education, specifying membership to include the
commissioner of education, the university of Minnesota, the Minnesota state
college and university (MnSCU) system, certain legislators and certain local
association, council, foundation and partnership members; establishing a
deadline for appointments and designations; sunset provision
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Author added Sheran

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"Textbook Pricing and Access Act"; providing higher education students better and more timely access to affordable textbooks; defining certain terms; prohibiting postsecondary institutions from having business dealings relating to sale of textbooks with a publisher (textbook bundling) and specifying certain publisher disclosure requirements; requiring faculty specificity textbooks; specifying bundling restrictions and notice to purchase requirements at student registration; requiring bookstores to adopt textbook affordability policies and procedures and requiring postsecondary financial institutions distributing financial aid to students to establish police and procedures to provide credit or financial aid for required textbooks and supplies at any bookstore; requiring the board of regents of the university of Minnesota and board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) to establish a textbook [...]

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Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Providing for an innovative technology and economic development program and
research and outreach projects at the university of Minnesota, specifying
criteria, requiring a legislative report; appropriating money to the university
of Minnesota board of regents for innovative technology and economic development
research grants
(rt)

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

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Authorizing the commissioner of public safety to issue on-sale intoxicating
liquor licenses for events within the boundaries of the University of Minnesota
upon approval of the board of regents
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of agriculture for a grant to Chisago,
Isanti, and Pine counties and the university of Minnesota to conduct a economic
and technical viability feasibility study for a multistream renewable energy
biofuels demonstration facility to utilize existing forest resources to produce
ethanol or butanol for use as a liquid fuel or a gasoline supplement and
oxygenation agent; requiring the study to consider Wild river state park seed
bank capacity and expansion in Chisago, Isanti and Pine counties
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring funding for the office of educational accountability through the board
of regents of the university of Minnesota; modifying certain duties of the
commissioner; appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of
Minnesota for the office of educational accountability
(je)

Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Committee report: To pass

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds to renovate the building at 717 Delaware
for use as a biomedical science research facility
(me)

Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF4072]

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1E Appropriating money to the metropolitan council and authorizing the issuance
of state bonds for the Central Corridor light rail transit (LRT) line connecting
the city of Minneapolis with the city of St. Paul
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended

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1E Relating to capital investments; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA), a new Twin Cities campus science teaching and student services building, a new St. Paul campus Bell museum of natural history, an addition to Duluth campus Voss-Kovach hall, Morris campus community services building renovation, a new Crookston campus maintenance facility at the Northwest research and outreach center, classroom disability access, laboratory renovation, specifying a projects costs coverage allotment limit for except HEAPRA and dedicating unspent appropriations to HEAPRA, to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement [...]

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Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the regents of the University of Minnesota and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds for the west central research and
outreach station in Morris to improve pasture land and construct a milking
facility for an organic dairy herd
(me)

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

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Providing college in the schools (postsecondary) program aid, specifying
eligibility of school districts offering national alliance of concurrent
enrollment partnership certified courses and an aid formula, requiring the board
of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) to accept
high school student credits for national alliance of concurrent enrollment
partnership certified courses taken at a system institution and encouraging the
university of Minnesota board of regents, private and career schools to accept
the credits; appropriating money to the commissioner of education
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to higher education; prohibiting issuance, manufacture or use of false
or fraudulent academic credentials; prescribing penalties
(ra)

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

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds to design and construct an addition to
the administration building for increased educational and office space at the
West Central research and outreach center in Morris; contingency provision
(je)

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

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota to
design, renovate, furnish and equip the community services building on the
Morris campus into a gateway building for the campus
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Capital Investment

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Relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), to construct a science teaching student services building on the Twin Cities campus and a civil engineering addition to Voss-Kovach Hall on the Duluth campus, for renovation of the community services building on the Morris campus and renovation of the Folwell hall on the Twin Cities campus and specifying certain university share requirements, to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), for renovation of Trafton science [...]

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Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Prohibiting use of state funds for university of Minnesota athletic directors
early contract termination (buyout)
(rt)

Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Providing for a undergraduate tuition guarantee program, establishing stable
undergraduate tuition rates at public colleges and universities and the
university of Minnesota
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/19/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development
(DEED) for the direct and indirect expenses of the collaborative research
partnership between the university of Minnesota and the Mayo foundation for
research in biotechnology and medical genomics; requiring an annual report to
the governor and legislature
(ra)

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

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Relating to higher education; prohibiting the board of trustees of the Minnesota
state colleges and universities (MnSCU) and encouraging the board of regents of
the university of Minnesota from increasing tuition for certain academic years
more than a certain percent above the level of the previous academic year
(ra)

Latest Action: 01/25/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying a certain provision under the higher education tuition reciprocity
program; requiring Wisconsin residents attending the university of Minnesota to
pay a tuition rate at least equal to the resident tuition rate beginning with a
certain future academic year, increased revenue to be retained by the campus
attended by the Wisconsin resident; providing for a phase in of the rate
(rt)


Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Appropriating money to the university of Minnesota board of regents for the
water resources center to study septic systems environmental impact, directing
certain funds to the pollution control agency (PCA)
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF2227]

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1E Relating to the state government, appropriating money for agricultural, veterans and military affairs ARTICLE 1 - AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the department of agriculture for certain protection services, invasive species control, meat, dairy and food inspections, emergency planning activities and livestock premise identification, for agricultural marketing and development including grants for the Minnesota promotion, sustainable agriculture demonstration projects, livestock siting and local zoning issues, integrated pest management, agricultural best management practices loan program and residential farmers cost share payments for organic certification, for value added agricultural products including ethanol production, Minnesota institute for sustainable agriculture, cellulosic biofuel facilities community ownership, Bois Forte band of Chippewa for renewable energy biofuels [...]

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Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to veterinary medicine; recognizing the program for the assessment of
veterinary education equivalence (PAVE) certification; authorizing the board of
veterinary medicine to charge certain fees; modifying equine teeth floating
services requirements; allowing faculty licensure for university of Minnesota
college of veterinary medicine specialty practitioners board certified by the
European board of veterinary specialization; modifying the temporary faculty
veterinary medical center clinician license and cease and desist orders service;
permitting dispensing of human drugs and over the counter drugs for extra label
use, specifying requirements
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Relating to veterinary medicine; recognizing the program for the assessment of
veterinary education equivalence (PAVE) certification; allowing faculty
licensure for university of Minnesota college of veterinary medicine specialty
practitioners board certified by the European board of veterinary
specialization; modifying the temporary faculty veterinary medical center
clinician license and cease and desist orders service; permitting dispensing of
human drugs and over the counter drugs for extra label use, specifying
conditions
(rt)





Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota to
establish a bioenergy research center for conducting fundamental research on
plants and microbes for genomics based solutions for renewable energy sources,
federal match requirement
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Requiring the commissiner of employment and economic development (DEED) to
contract with a public higher education institution jointly with the center for
rural development to study the needs of the renewable energy economy for trained
employees and needed training; requiring consultation with the university of
Minnesota and the Minnesota state colleges and university (MnSCU) and industry,
environmental and labor representatives; appropriating money to the
commissioner for the study
(rt)

Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota and
the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU)
for deferred higher education asset preservation
and replacement (HEAPR) purposes
(je)

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

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds for higher education asset preservation
and replacement (HEAPR)
(ra)

Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance

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2E Relating to economic development; establishing the Minnesota biomedical sciences research facilities authority, specifying membership and providing for meetings by telephone or other means, requiring the commissioner of finance to provide administrative services; requiring the authority to report recommendations to the legislature by a certain date; requiring the authority to establish a biomedical science research facilities funding program, requiring grant applications to be made by the regents of the university of Minnesota to the authority, specifying grant applications criteria, providing for grant approvals and providing for disbursement of grants; establishing the biomedical science research facilities bond fund, providing for an appropriation transfer; requiring recipients of state subsidies for bioscience and biotechnology to provide a certain number of reports to the commissioner of employment and economic [...]

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

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Establishing a biomedical science research facilities funding program for the
university of Minnesota to further investments in the state to benefit the
economy, advance the biomedical technology industry, benefit human health, and
facilitate collaboration between the university of Minnesota and other private
and public institutions; authorizing the commissioner of finance to provide
appropriations to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for a
percentage of project costs; specifying certain project requirements; specifying
certain conditions for payment to the university including certifications and
payment requirements; defining terms; specifying certain board of regents
reinvestment requirements
(je)

Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Author added Latz

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Relating to economic development; establishing the Minnesota biomedical sciences
research facilities authority, specifying membership and duties; requiring the
authority to establish a biomedical science research facilities funding program
to provide grants to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for a
percentage of the costs of projects, authorizing the issuance of bonds;
requiring each recipient of state subsidies for bioscience and biotechnology to
provide a certain number of reports to the commissioner of employment and
economic development (DEED) by a certain date annually, requiring the
commissioner to provide a compilation and summary report to the legislature
annually by a certain date
(rt)

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

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for
use by the Minnesota institute for sustainable agriculture for alternative
livestock research and outreach efforts
(rt)

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

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Appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for
the college of food, agricultural and natural resources sciences to establish
and maintain a statewide organic research and education initiative
(rt)

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

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1E Establishing and providing for early childhood intervention grants to make
adequate yearly progress (AYP), specifying components; providing AYP district
revenue formulas; appropriating money to the department of education for early
intervention AYP for the St. Croix river education district to establish the
Minnesota reading center and intervention standards development and for
districts or cooperatives to establish a Minnesota mathematics center, a
Minnesota positive behavioral support center and for the university of Minnesota
educational psychology department to measure mathematics performance
(ra)

Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Requiring funding for the office of educational accountability through the
board of regents of the university of Minnesota; modifying school performance
report cards requirements by removing a commissioner of education school
designation identification requirement and a school district appeal option and
adding a reporting requirement; requiring the director of the independent office
of educational accountability to convene and chair an advisory group of
measurement experts to consider and recommend how to structure school
performance data and report cards, specifying advisory group responsibilities
and membership; appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of
Minnesota for the office of educational accountability
(me)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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3E Relating to bioenergy development; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to establish a clean energy capital equipment revolving loan fund to receive appropriations and make loans for capital equipment to persons participating in the reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program; providing for cellulosic biofuel development; defining cellulosic biofuel, material and facility and other terms relating to cellulosic biofuel development, specifying a production goal and requiring commissioner cash payments to eligible cellulosic biofuel producers under certain conditions; providing for a bioenergy production incentive; defining bioenergy production, crops and project area, requiring the commissioner to make cash payment to bioenergy producers under certain conditions; requiring the board of soil and water resources (BOWSR) to establish and administer an additional reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program, defining [...]

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Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Requiring the board of regents of the university of Minnesota to conduct a study assessing potential capacity for carbon sequestration in state terrestrial systems, specifying study requirements, requiring the study be coordinated by the Minnesota terrestrial carbon sequestration initiative, specifying task force membership, authorizing the university to contract with another party; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date; requiring the Minnesota geological survey to conduct a study assessing the potential capacity for geologic carbon sequestration in the state midcontinent rift system, specifying study requirements, instructing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) in consultation with the Minnesota geological survey, to contract for a study to estimate the properties of the midcontinent rift system; requiring consultation with the Minnesota mineral coordinating committee; requiring the commissioner [...]

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

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Appropriating money and authorizing the issuance of state bonds to the board of
regents of the university of Minnesota for a grant to the wildlife
rehabilitation center of Minnesota to retire construction loans for the facility
in the city of Roseville and for completion of educational technology
infrastructure
(ra)

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

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Requiring the board of regents of the university of Minnesota to establish an
India center to promote relations with India and Southeast Asia; describing the
mission of center; requiring the center to act as an educational resource as
well as a facilitator of exchanges between United States and India; authorizing
the board of regents to form an advisory council to help facilitate the mission
of the center; requiring the board to issue an annual report to the legislature
by a certain date; appropriating money to the board of regents
(me)

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for a master
planning process and resource inventory of certain university of Minnesota land
in Dakota county to provide needed prairie and wetland restoration
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/30/2007 - Authors stricken Koch; Olson, G.

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1E Relating to education finance ARTICLE 1 - EARLY EDUCATION THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION Providing for a summary of appropriations; establishing a prekindergarten education allowance finance system to provide choices for families of young children, close the achievement gap in kindergarten through grade 12 public education, improve learning preparedness and promote healthy development and school readiness through quality early care and education settings, specifying eligibility and providing for allowance amounts; specifying certain duties of the commissioner of education; requiring the commissioner of education in conjunction with the commissioner of human services to establish a method to locate potential recipients; providing procedures for redeeming allowances; increasing the basic revenue formula; requiring the commissioner of education to disclose certain information to the commissioner of human services;[...]

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Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring technical and community colleges and state universities and requesting
the university of Minnesota to provide each student information and skills
training in personal financial management during initial student registration;
authorizing a waiver
(je)

Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Education

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Requiring funding for the office of educational accountability through the board
of regents of the university of Minnesota; appropriating money to the board of
regents of the university of Minnesota for the office of educational
accountability
(je)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: No recommendation, re-ref to Finance

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Expanding eligibility for retired employee coverage at personal expense under
the state employee health insurance program to certain former university of
Minnesota steam plant employees
(je)

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

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (DHS) for grants to
programs at the university of Minnesota, Meeker McLeod Sibley community and the
American Indian family center to reduce fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Requiring the commissioner of health in consultation with the university of
Minnesota epidemiology department and the Minnesota hospital association to
conduct a study to determine the prevalence of prenatal illicit drug exposure
for purposes of assisting the legislature in directing resources to address
early intervention and infant special needs; requiring hospital identification
for the study and commissioner data collection requirements; requiring informed
consent for all specimens collected from infants and requiring a certificate of
confidentiality issued by the national institute of health; requiring a report
to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner of
health
(me)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Establishing a environmental health tracking and biomonitoring program; requiring the commissioner of health to coordinate data collection activities with the Minnesota pollution control agency (PCA), department of agriculture, university of Minnesota and other relevant state agencies to promote sharing and access to health and environmental databases in order to develop an environmental health tracking system consistent with data practices laws, specifying commissioner duties, requiring the department of health to conduct biomonitoring and share results with certain groups; providing for a biomonitoring pilot program; directing the commissioner to consult with certain organizations to specify chemicals and metals to be analyzed under the pilot program; requiring the commissioners of health, PCA, agriculture and the university of Minnesota to jointly develop a memorandum for information sharing; appropriating money [...]

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Latest Action: 03/31/2007 - Special Order

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1E Relating to education finance ARTICLE 1 - EARLY EDUCATION THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION Providing for a summary of appropriations; establishing a prekindergarten education allowance finance system to provide choices for families of young children, close the achievement gap in kindergarten through grade 12 public education, improve learning preparedness and promote healthy development and school readiness through quality early care and education settings, specifying eligibility and providing for allowance amounts; specifying certain duties of the commissioner of education; requiring the commissioner of education in conjunction with the commissioner of human services to establish a method to locate potential recipients; providing procedures for redeeming allowances; increasing the basic revenue formula; requiring the commissioner of education to disclose certain information to the commissioner of human services;[...]

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Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the university of Minnesota board of regents and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds for a civil engineering addition on the