All Immigrants and Aliens Legislation - Minnesota
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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) Comment on Bill Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) for a grant to Lifetrack Resources for a onetime pilot project in Rochester focusing on immigrant and refugee collaborative programs (ra) SF1809 - Constitutional amendment to allow local units of government to authorize permanent resident noncitizens to vote in local elections
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article VII, section 1 to allow local units of government to authorize permanent resident noncitizens to vote in local elections (je) Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing nonpublic schools to participate in the limited English proficiency (LEP) program; requiring the commissioner of education to count LEP participant nonpublic students (rt) Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Correcting the name of the federal immigration agency to the United States immigration and customs enforcement (me) SF1651 - Election voting materials in other languages printing and posting requirements
Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Requiring voter instruction posters, registration and absentee ballot applications and absentee ballot instructions to be written in languages other than English, requiring instructions to include illustrations, requiring the secretary of state to publish voting materials in languages other than English recommended by the state demographer, requiring county auditor precinct determination for need of materials, languages needed and number of materials, requiring the secretary of state to supply counties with necessary materials (rt) Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of health in consultation with the commissioners of commerce, human services and employee relations to convene a work group to study the provision of interpreter services to patients in medical and dental care settings, specifying membership; requiring the work group to develop certain findings and recommendations, evaluate other models and report to the legislature by a certain date (me) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Providing an income tax credit for qualified citizenship expenses, specifying limitations, qualified individuals and citizenship expenses; providing for credit to be refundable under certain conditions; appropriating money to the commissioner of revenue (rt) Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to a nonprofit organization to provide victim services for the safety of human trafficking victims (me) SF0827 - Health plan companies sign and LEP language interpreter services coverage requirement; interpreter services work group establishment
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Committee report: To pass as amended Bill Text 4E Requiring health plan companies to provide language interpreter services to deaf and hard of hearing enrollees and for enrollees with limited English proficiency (LEP) in order to facilitate covered health care services by a provider, reimbursement exceptions; requiring the commissioner of health in consultation with the commissioners of commerce, human services and employee relations to convene a work group to study the provision of interpreter services to patients in medical and dental care settings, specifying membership; establishing a deadline for appointments to the work group; requiring the work group to develop certain findings and recommendations, evaluate other models and report to the legislature by a certain date; providing for expiration of the work group (sunset provision) (je) SF2681 - Immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies prohibition; immigration related data use authority
Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to law enforcement; prohibiting immigration law enforcement noncooperation ordinances and policies; providing for use of immigration related data; defining certain terms; prescribing remedies for violation (je) SF3173 - Noncitizen inmates immigration and customs enforcement notification requirement
Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to public safety; requiring verification and notice upon conviction of citizenship and legal status of offenders committed to custody in public or private prisons or jails; requiring release of noncitizen inmates to United States immigration and customs enforcement officers (je) SF3802 - Employer violation of federal immigration law penalties; crime of aggravated forgery documents inclusion; crime of sex trafficking as separate offense
Latest Action: 03/27/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to public safety; establishing certain penalties for employers hiring illegal immigrants in violation of federal immigration law, defining certain terms, providing for an exception; establishing sex trafficking as a separate crime from the promotion of prostitution, modifying certain definitions; increasing penalties for aggravated forgery and expanding the documents included in the crime of aggravated forgery; specifying instructions to the revisor of statutes (me) Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Regulating international marriage brokers; defining certain terms; requiring the commissioner of public safety to prepare a form providing basic rights information; specifying international marriage brokers information requirements; specifying certain release of recruit contact information consent requirements and certain application, filing and retention of records requirements; providing for enforcement (me) SF0888 - Health and human services appropriations; Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange; MinnesotaCare II
Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of human services (DHS) for information system projects and systems continuity, management and operations, revenue and pass through expenditures, children and economic assistance, MFIP/DWP and support services, various child care, adoption assistance, children and community services, general assistance (GA) and emergency general assistance, Minnesota supplemental and emergency supplemental aids, group residential, children and economic assistance, basic health care, MinnesotaCare, general assistance medical care (GAMC) and other health care, continuing care, alternative care, medical assistance (MA), mental health, deaf and hard of hearing, various chemical dependency and continuing care grants, targeted case management temporary funding, medical assistance (MA), physician directed care [...] show full description SF3151 - School district high academic achievement plan development requirement; student academic achievement improvements advisory task force
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to State and Local Government Operations and Oversight Bill Text 1E Requiring school districts experiencing disparities in academic achievement to develop a plan to significantly improve academic achievement using concrete measures to eliminate differences in academic achievement; requiring plan submission to the commissioner of education by a certain date; creating an advisory task force on improving students academic achievement to review plans submitted to the commissioner of education and submit a proposal for improving student academic achievement to the legislature by a certain date, sunset provision (ra) SF0863 - MinnesotaCare mental health provisions modification; children's mental health work group, trauma focused practices and respite care county reimbursement
Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Author added Sheran Bill Text Authorizing and providing for children's mental health grants; expanding MinnesotaCare eligibility by removing a qualification and including mental health coverage for children; requiring the commissioner of human services (DHS) to convene a children's mental health work group to study unmet need for children with emotional disturbance, requiring departments of health and education, advocacy organization and county representation; providing grants for trauma focused and evidence based practices for children living in shelters with exposure to violence or refugee children, specifying priority; requiring the commissioner of human services to reimburse counties for respite care funding costs for children with emotional disturbance diagnosis, requiring work group formation; appropriating money to the commissioner of human services for evidence based practices and respite care (rt) SF2273 - St. Paul Asian Pacific cultural center construction bond issue and appropriation
Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - 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 a grant to the city of St. Paul to construct, furnish and equip an Asian Pacific cultural center (me) SF0346 - PAVE certificate recognition; human drug veterinary use; equine teeth floating services; university of Minnesota specialty practitioner
Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text 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) SF2878 - Program for the assessment of veterinary education equivalence (PAVE) certificate recognition
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text 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) SF2618 - Illegal immigration status requirements and federal immigration law compliance requirements for state licensure; crime of aggravated forgery provisions modifications; crime of sex trafficking
Latest Action: 02/20/2008 - Author stricken Sparks Bill Text Relating to crimes; prohibiting local governmental unit interference from sending to or receiving United States immigration authorities information and certain other activities regarding the citizenship or immigration status of an individual; adding documents to be included in the crime of aggravated forgery and increasing penalties for violations; requiring federal immigration law compliance for state licensure, defining certain terms, imposing penalties for violations; establishing sex trafficking as a separate crime from the promotion of prostitution; specifying certain renumbering and cross reference change instructions to the revisor of statutes (je) SF2931 - Crime of identity theft expansion to use of identity to obtain employment
Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Expanding the crime of identity theft to include using another identity with the intent to obain or assist another person in obtaining employment (rt) Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to illegal immigration; requiring the attorney general to annually compile data collected and submitted by law enforcement agencies regarding the federal response to illegal immigration requests from law enforcement officers; requiring the attorney general to prepare certain reports relating to monitoring federal response to illegal immigration requests and costs incurred by state and local units of government and hospitals because of the presence of and contact with illegal immigrants; requiring the attorney general to annually charge back the costs to the federal government and specifying certain reporting requirements to the legislature and the governor; specifying certain reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies relating to requests to federal immigration authorities (je) SF1081 - Minnesota commission on new Americans establishment and appropriation
Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 2E Establishing the Minnesota commission on new Americans to capitalize upon and develop the strengths of the immigrant community, specifying commission membership, organization, assistance and duties, sunset provisions; appropriating money to the legislative coordinating commission (LCC) for the new commission (me) Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Author added Wiger Bill Text Relating to education ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying the alternative teacher compensation revenue formula, charter school general education revenue formula, learning year program calendar options, area learning center (ALC) service requirements; permitting district and charter school grade level acceleration instructional programming; requiring charter schools and area learning centers to inform students and parents of learning year option; setting the limited English proficiency (LEP) allowance; modifying the average daily membership number of pupil units, learning year pupil units, basic revenue, extended time revenue, LEP concentration allowance, operating capital levy, transportation sparsity revenue allowance, equity revenue, district equity gap and index, transition revenue and equity allowance, basic alternative teacher compensation aid, charter school payments and certain abatement [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Chief auth stricken, shown as co-auth Larson Bill Text Eliminating a certain exception to the authority of the court to exercise personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations and nonresident individuals relating to causes of action for defamation or privacy (rt) SF0858 - Mental health professional graduate education loan forgiveness program and culturally competent mental health services appropriation
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Creating a mental health professional graduate education loan forgiveness program; authorizing the commissioner human services to make grants to nonprofit organizations for culturally competent mental health services, requiring the commissioner to appoint a task force to develop criteria for services; appropriating money to the commissiner of human services for culturally competent mental health services grants development and implementation (rt) Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) for minority business retention for the urban challenge grant program for the neighborhood development center at the global market, authorizing additional assistance for the neighborhood development center (rt) SF0002 - Health care access provisions and modifications; universal health care coverage; electronic health records system
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 2E Relating to health care access; expanding the definition of dependent coverage under health care access and small employer insurance reform; modifying the duties of the legislative commission on health care access to include making recommendations on achieving the goal of universal coverage, requiring the commissioners of human services and commerce to assist the commission; requiring hospitals and health care providers to implement interoperable electronic health records systems by a certain date, requiring the commissioner of health in consultation with the health information technology and infrastructure advisory committee to develop a statewide plan to meet the goal and report to the legislature by a certain date on the development of standards; requiring the commissioner of finance to establish and implement the electronic health record system revolving account and loan program, specifying eligibility and authorizing [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Authorizing commissioner of health to establish a pilot project to fund a Bright Smiles program designed to increase access to oral care for low income and immigrant children and families; requiring the pilot project to serve the medically undeserved areas of Minneapolis; specifying project requirements and application procedures; requiring the commissioner to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and report to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to commissioner of health for the pilot project and a dental health coordinator position (me) SF2235 - Health care services provisions modifications; lead risk assessment services coverage; covered services, general assistance medical care, medical assistance and long term care partnerships programs modifications
Latest Action: 04/16/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to human services; modifying certain provisions relating to health care services; specifying certain Medicaid reimbursement requirements for lead risk assessment services; modifying certain eligibility requirements relating to homestead exclusions for individuals residing in a long term care facility; providing home equity limits for medical assistance (MA) payment of long term care services and modifying certain form and statement requirements for the treatment of annuities; expanding MA coverage for certain pregnant women; providing for exchange of long term care partnership policy and addition of a policy rider or endorsements under certain conditions; modifying application and request requirements for MA eligibility; modifying certain provisions relating to the treatment of income and assets of an institutionalized spouse, defining continuous period of institutionalization; modifying the payment of benefits [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - HF substituted by motion [HF3222] Bill Text 3E Relating to human services ARTICLE 1 - HEALTH CARE Authorizing licensed physicians, advanced practice nurses and licensed psychologists to make a diagnosis and determination of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for the purpose of identifying a child with a disability and eligible for and in need of special education instruction and services; requiring the commissioner of health to modify regulations for home care service providers to include certain home care aide tasks; "Grieving Parents Act", requiring hospitals, clinics and medical facilities having custody of a fetus following a miscarriage to provide written notification to the mother of the right to arrange for the burial or cremation of the fetus; permitting graduates of nonaccredited dental programs completing a clinical licensure examination and meeting certain applicant requirements [...] show full description SF0573 - Lifetrack Resources immigrant/refugee collaborative employment programs appropriation
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance Bill Text Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) for grants to Lifetrack Resources for immigrant/refugee collaborative employment programs (rt) SF0579 - ECFE program enhancement and accountability plan; developmental assessment at kindergarten entrance; parent education grants
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Expanding the early childhood family education (ECFE) program to include programming for parents and children at risk of not being kindergarten ready, allowing programs to use early learning guidelines developed by the commissioner of human services or the early childhood indicators of progress developed by the commissioner of education; requiring the commissioner of education to develop a program accountability plan focusing on race, ethnicity and income demographics to ensure ECFE statewide accessibility; increasing ECFE funding; requiring the commissioner of education to implement a kindergarten readiness assessment based on a certain model developed by the department of education, to expand to all districts developmental assessments voluntarily administered to entering kindergartners and to set periodic progress milestones in the number of children demonstrating proficiency on assessment measures; requiring and providing [...] show full description Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance Bill Text 1E Relating to education; expanding the required academic standards to instruction in world languages, providing for the application of a statewide intermediate low standard of proficiency for students with limited English proficiency (LEP); specifying a timeline for school districts to adopt graduation requirements for world languages; requiring all colleges and universities approved by the board of teaching to prepare persons for world languages teacher licensure to implement certain program standards; requiring the commissioner of education to designate a full time state coordinator to work with school districts on developing world language programs; requiring commissioner to evaluate district implementation plans; requiring the commissioner to award grants for pilot world languages programs to school districts and charter schools; appropriating money to the commissioner of education for world languages teacher recruitment [...] show full description SF1823 - Physical therapist licensing requirements changed and penalties imposed.
Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Calendar: Third reading Passed Bill Text Physical therapist licensing requirements changed and penalties imposed. Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Establishing an early childhood education program for at-risk (at risk) four-year (four year) olds, authorizing school boards to offer programs and specifying qualifications for student participation, requiring licensed teachers, allowing a board of teaching variance, specifying program requirements (rt) SF1075 - State Board of Investment required to divest from certain investments related to Sudan.
Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Returned from House Bill Text State Board of Investment required to divest from certain investments related to Sudan. SF3218 - Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Latest Action: 05/05/2008 - Governor's action Approval 04/30/08 Bill Text Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted. SF0026 - Board of Medical Practices' advisory councils expiration dates extended.
Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - H adopted SCC report and repassed bill Bill Text Board of Medical Practices' advisory councils expiration dates extended. SF3213 - Health care and continuing care miscellaneous provisions amended, and technical changes made.
Latest Action: 05/13/2008 - Governor's action Approval 05/08/08 Bill Text Health care and continuing care miscellaneous provisions amended, and technical changes made. SF2068 - Foreign trained professional counselors licensure requirements established, and professional counselors added as a professional service.
Latest Action: 04/25/2007 - Author added Koering Bill Text Foreign trained professional counselors licensure requirements established, and professional counselors added as a professional service. SF2095 - Omnibus E-12 education, family and adult education appropriations
Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF6] Bill Text 3E Relating to education; ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION Modifying certain school district levy recognition, general education revenue formula, learning year program calendar options, area learning center (ALC) service requirements, operating capital levy and aid, transportation sparsity revenue allowance, equity revenue, district equity gap and index, equity levy and aid, transition revenue, equity allowance, levy and aid, basic alternative teacher compensation aid, alternative teacher compensation levy and aid, general education aid; permitting district and charter school grade level acceleration instructional programming; requiring charter schools and area learning centers to inform students and parents of learning year option; requiring a consolidated tax rate establishment and permitting district consolidated levy, limit; reducing general education aid to cooperative member school districts failing [...] show full description SF2305 - Mower county wind energy conversion systems alien and nonAmerican corporation ownership of agricultural land exemption, wind energy production tax payment requirement
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Comm rpt: No recommendation, re-ref to Agriculture and Veterans Bill Text Exempting the Mower county wind energy conversion systems from certain regulations involving real property acquisition of title relating to aliens or nonAmerican corporations; requiring the payment of a wind energy production tax (me) SF3123 - Minnesota family investment program provisions modifications
Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Relating to human servcies; modifying certain family eligibility participant requirements for child care assistance under the Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) program; modifying the definition of participant; modifying certain property limitations requirements for vehicles; specifying ineligibility of certain legal noncitizens for MFIP programs; modifying county agency recertification requirements; modifying certain employment services assessments requirements; modifying postsecondary education or training approval requirements; eliminating family stabilization services from allowable expenditures of the MFIP consolidated fund; modifying diversionary work program (DWP) eligibility requirements; repealing a prior repealer relating to MFIP grant treatment of supplemental security income; repealing certain provisions relating to family stabilization services, the work participation bonus, and the Workforce U [...] show full description SF0519 - Postsecondary instructors clear English pronunciation requirement
Latest Action: 02/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) and requesting the board of regents of the University of Minnesota to adopt a policy regarding clear English pronunciation as a condition of instructing undergraduate students at postsecondary institutions (rt) SF2373 - Crime of aggravated forgery clarification for federal employment eligibility verification documents
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) SF1249 - Health plan companies sign and LEP language interpreter services coverage requirement; medical assistance coverage language interpreter services provision modification
Latest Action: 02/26/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring health plan companies to provide or cover language interpreter services to deaf and hard of hearing enrollees and for enrollees with limited English proficiency (LEP); requiring the commissioner of human services to establish a registry of spoken language interpreters and to adopt certain standards; modifying a certain medical assistance (MA) coverage provision for LEP services (je) Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading Bill Text Requiring the commissioner of health to award AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome - HIV) prevention grants for a public education and awareness campaign targeting communities of African born residents, specifying certain grant requirements; appropriating money to the commissioner of health (rt) HF3139 - Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification recognized, drug use limited, requirements changed, and prescription of drugs regulated.
Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Received from House Bill Text HF 3139 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification recognized, drug use limited, requirements changed, and prescription of drugs regulated. Section 1: Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence; PAVE certificate language is provided. Section 2: License application language is modified. Section 3: Required with application language is modified. Section 4: Board to issue license language is modified. Section 5: Required with application language is modified. Section 6: Temporary permit language is modified. Section 7: Authorized activities language is modified. Section 8: Titles language is modified. Section 9: Faculty licensure language is modified. Section 10: Service language is modified. Section 11: Dispensing language is modified.[...] show full description HF0117 - Personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations and nonresident individuals modified.
Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Secretary of State Ch. 185 04/10/08 Bill Text HF 117 FIRST ENGROSSMENT Personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations and nonresident individuals modified. Section 1: Personal jurisdiction language is modified. Section 2: Effective date provided. SNA 2/21/08 HF3222 - Health care service provisions amended, managed care contract provision changed, HMO renewal fee increased, sex offender program provisions changed, MFIP work activity changed, report required, and money appropriated.
Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Conference committee report, delete everything Bill Text HF 3222 FOURTH ENGROSSMENT Health care service provisions amended, managed care contract provision changed, HMO renewal fee increased, sex offender program provisions changed, MFIP work activity changed, report required, and money appropriated. ARTICLE 1 -- HEALTH CARE Section 1: Child with a disability language modified. Section 2: Rules language modified. Section 3: Home care aide tasks language provided. Section 4: Policy for notification of disposition options language provided. Section 5: Graduates of nonaccredited dental programs language provided. Section 6: Fee adjustment language provided. Section 7: Statewide health information exchange language provided. Section 8: Persons detained by law language modified. Section 9: Homestead exclusion for persons residing in a long-term care facility language modified.[...] show full description SF0886 - Global marketplace; a resolution memorializing the President and Congress to promote the United States' ability to compete in the global marketplace for talented and necessary workers.
Latest Action: 05/21/2007 - House rule 4.20, interim disposition of bills, returned to Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division Bill Text Global marketplace; a resolution memorializing the President and Congress to promote the United States' ability to compete in the global marketplace for talented and necessary workers. |
