All Judges Legislation - Minnesota

Authorizing persons scheduled to appear for jury service to request a postponement of the date of initial appearance for jury service under certain conditions; providing for subsequent postponements; providing for small business protection; specifying grounds for excuses from jury service; defining undue or extreme physical or financial hardship, requiring documentation and providing for excused persons return to the jury pool after a certain period of time; prescribing maximum terms of service; authorizing the supreme court to grant an exemption from maximum terms of service under certain conditions; requiring an alternative plan upon requesting an exemption; limiting the supreme court exemptions; prescribing penalties for failure to appear for jury service without a showing of good cause, providing for being held in contempt; modifying juror compensation, requiring the supreme court to establish a lengthy trial fund for

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1E Relating to judicial vacancies ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article VI, section 7 and 8 requiring the appointment of judges by the governor from a list of names submitted by a selection commission, evaluated based on performance before standing for a retention election to the office and retained or removed regularly based on a decision by the voters ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY PROVISIONS Establishing and modifying procedures for filling judicial vacancies; modifying certain definitions; providing for judicial retention elections; requiring the filing of an affidavit of candidacy with the secretary of state for judges seeking to retain judicial office and specifying certain eligibility requirements; modifying judicial vacancy determination provisions; creating a commission on appellate judicial selection, specifying membership [...]

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1E Relating to municipal boundary adjustments ARTICLE 1 - MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES ADJUSTMENTS Imposing powers and duties of the chief administrative law judge and eliminating certain duties of the director of the office of strategic and long range planning for municipal boundary enabling purposes; defining chief administrative law judge; modifying municipal incorporation and annexation of unincorporated property notice of intent requirements; specifying certain proposed annexation area tour requirements; modifying certain proceedings requirements for designation of unincorporated areas; modifying joint information meeting requirements; expanding certain differential taxation requirements; modifying certain powers and duties relating to dividing an existing governmental unit and alternative dispute resolutions; providing for effectuation of certain agreements; modifying municipal boundary adjustment advisory [...]

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Relating to retirement; modifying legislator retirement allowance accrual start date; clarifying the definitions of state employee and removing obsolete references under Minnesota state retirement system coverage (MSRS) definitions; modifying the definition of allowable service; providing an authorized leave of absence service credit purchase procedure under MSRS; removing certain restrictions on surviving spouse coverage; including state fire marshal employees under MSRS provisions; providing an exemption from process for MSRS health care savings plan account assets, exception for marriage dissolution and child support; including agricultural utilization research institute, Minnesota technology incorporated and certain Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) faculty and employees in the MSRS unclassified program; making transfer from the unclassified program to the general plan irrevocable; modifying the [...]

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Relating to retirement; modifying the postretirement adjustment calculation by the state board of investment to determine payment availability and amount for the Minnesota post retirement investment fund; modifying persons responsible for public pension fund annual financial reporting; removing certain financial annual report content requirements; removing the definition of current assets and providing a definition of actuarial value of assets for actuarial valuation purposes; modifying the general and correctional state employees, state patrol, legislators, elective state officers, judges, general public employees, public employees police and fire, local government correctional service and teachers postretirement interest rate assumptions; requiring use of certain salary assumptions and actuarial valuations prior to a certain date; modifying the correctional state employees retirement plan future salary increase assumption;[...]

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Relating to uniform laws ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS AND FIDUCIARY DUTIES Enacting the "Uniform Principal and Income Act (2000)", providing a uniform set of laws governing principal and income; defining certain terms; specifying certain duties of fiduciaries and certain general principles, creating a presumption of fairness and reasonableness under the act; specifying the power of trustees to adjust between principal and income, specifying certain factors to be considered for decision making purposes; prohibiting or restricting certain adjustments ARTICLE 2 - DECEDENT'S ESTATE OR TERMINATING INCOME INTEREST Providing for the determination and distribution of net income to residuaries and beneficiaries after death of the decedent or end of income interest in a trust, specifying certain recordkeeping requirements ARTICLE 3 - APPORTIONMENT AT BEGINNING AND END OF INCOME INTEREST

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2E Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - STATE GOVERNMENT Relating to state government; modifying equitable compensation limits; modifying limits on state commissioner salaries; incorporating Minnesota Milestones goals and indicators in budget preparation; requiring the legislative commission on planning and fiscal policy (LCPFP) to form a subcommittee on government accountability to review certain recommendations from the commissioners of finance and administration; modifying certain budget preparation requirements; requiring the sesquicentennial commission to solicit input and suggestions from communities throughout the state during the sesquicentennial celebration regarding the selection and use of Minnesota Milestones goals and indicators; requiring the commissioner of finance to convene a working group for Minnesota Milestones to assist in the preparation of recommendations for the required

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Relating to judicial vacancies ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article VI, section 7 and 8 requiring the appointment of judges by the governor from a list of names submitted by a selection commission, evaluated based on performance after an initial term in office by a judicial performance commission and retained or removed regularly based on a decision by the voters ARTICLE 2 - STATUTORY PROVISIONS Establishing and modifying procedures for filling judicial vacancies; modifying certain definitions; providing for judicial retention elections; requiring the filing of an affidavit of candidacy with the secretary of state for judges seeking to retain judicial office; modifying judicial vacancy determination provisions; creating a commission on appellate judicial selection, specifying membership requirements, nomination duties and [...]

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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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Relating to judicial vacancies ARTICLE 1 - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article VI, sections 7 and 8, requiring a commission on judicial selection to nominate candidates for appointment to judgeships and a commission of judicial evaluation to evaluate judges for reappointment ARTICLE 2 - JUDICIAL SELECTION Establishing and modifying procedures for filling judicial vacancies; defining judge and judgeship; specifying certain duties of the commission on judicial selection to nominate candidates for appointment to judgeships; establishing the commission on judicial evaluation to evaluate judges for reappointment according to certain established criteria developed and published by the commission, specifying certain membership requirements and duties; subjecting the committee to the open meeting law; requiring commission implementation of [...]

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HF 3357 SECOND ENGROSSMENT Municipal boundary changes provided, and chief administrative law judge powers and duties imposed. ARTICLE 1 -- MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES ADJUSTMENTS Section 1: A duty of chief administrative law judge language is modified. Section 2: Legislative findings language is modified. Section 3: Powers of conductor of proceedings language is modified. Section 4: Compelled meetings; report language is modified. Section 5: Chief administrative law judge language is provided. Section 6: Notice of intent to incorporate language is modified. Section 7: Notice of intent to annex language is modified. Section 8: Presiding administrative law judge; tour language is provided. Section 9: Relevant factors, order language is modified. Section 10: Initiating the proceeding language is modified. Section [...]

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HF 3494 THIRD 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 [...]

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