All State Government-Officers Legislation - Minnesota

1E Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for general legislative and administrative expenses ARTICLE 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 [...]

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Relating to state government; reducing certain state government appropriations to the legislature, legislative coordinating commission (LCC), governor, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state, office of enterprise technology, commissioner of administration for state facilities services, state and community services and administrative management services, the commissioner of finance for state financial management and information and management services, commissioner of employee relations (DOER), commissioner of revenue for the tax system management program and amateur sports commission; requiring the commissioner of finance to reduce the budget reserve account by a certain amount; requiring the legislature to cancel certain balances carried forward; appropriating money from the budget reserve to the commissioner of finance for the budget reserve escrow account as a guarantee by the state for private money [...]

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Relating to public safety; requiring the collection and analysis of data and the adoption of policies on racial profiling; defining certain terms; requiring the attorney general to procure the services of an outside expert to assist with certain data collection and statistical analysis duties; requiring law enforcement officers conducting traffic stops to record and forward certain data to the chief law enforcement officer and to provide certain information to the drivers of the vehicles stopped; requiring submission of certain reports to the attorney general monthly; requiring the attorney general to implement an auditing system of unannounced spot checks to ensure data collection accuracy; requiring and providing for analysis of the data by the outside expert; requiring periodic submission of the results to the attorney general and attorney general periodic summary reports to the governor and legislature; requiring [...]

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1E Relating to business organizations ARTICLE 1 - TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT Modifying certain definitions, allowing statutory provisions modifications in shareholder control agreements and clarifying scope of shareholder control agreements, clarifying board meeting presence in person, permitting articles of a domestic corporation of a non publicly held corporation to confer certain voting powers on directors and requiring shareholder approval, modifying proxy termination procedure, clarifying special legal counsel requirements and dissolution methods, allowing directors to authorize and commence dissolutions ARTICLE 2 - TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ACT AND THE UNIFORM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 2001 Clarifying application to existing relationships, modifying the definition of notice for limited liability companies, clarifying a member requirement,[...]

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1ERelating to economic development ARTICLE 1 - JOBZ REQUIREMENTS Defining targeted rural opportunity community to include cities or towns with population loss or a higher than average unemployment rate; specifying state review criteria for commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) approval of business subsidy agreements; requiring job opportunity building zone (JOBZ) business subsidy agreements to comply with certain agreement requirements; requiring written commissioner approval and specifying conditions required for commissioner approval; requiring standard agreement development by the commissioner, local government unit business subsidy reports on progress and public notice and hearing; allowing JOBZ qualified businesses and targeted rural opportunity communities tax benefits treatment the same year of agreement signature and into the future for a certain time period, specifying exclusions;[...]

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"Minnesota False Claims Act"; prohibiting the intentional submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment or approval to state officers or employees, defining claim, imposing a civil penalty and liability for damages for violation, exceptions; authorizing and providing for investigation of violations by the attorney general, providing for private remedies, prohibiting actions against certain public officials; requiring action by the attorney general within a certain number of days following a complaint and disclosure, requiring complaints to be unsealed following action by the attorney general, findings or conclusions of law to be final; providing for the serving of unsealed complaints and response by the defendant and for certain additional actions to be taken by the attorney general; providing for stay of discovery and court imposed limits on participation of private plaintiffs; imposing a statute of limitations for

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Hunters, Anglers and Trappers Bill of Rights" ARTICLE 1 - FINDINGS AND PURPOSE Specifying certain legislative findings and purpose to create the most possible opportunities for citizens to exercise the right to hunt, fish and take game ARTICLE 2 - HERITAGE ENHANCEMENT FUIND Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article XI, to provide funding to enhance the population and quality of game and fish in Minnesota and provide hunting and angler access by dedicating the sale and use tax receipts equal to the state sales and use tax of a certain percentage on taxable sales of supplies and equipment used to take game and fish; creating the heritage enhancement council to develop a biennial budget plan for expenditures; specifying certain membership requirements and duties; creating a heritage enhancement fund to be spent on game and fish projects on public and private lands; [...]

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1E Relating to health ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS "Minnesota Health Act"; establishing the Minnesota health plan to provide residents all medically necessary health care services; specifying health plan requirements; defining certain terms; providing for ethics and conflict of interest; requiring certain data sharing ARTICLE 2 - ELIGIBILITY Providing for eligibility to all state residents; requiring the Minnesota health board to establish a procedure to enroll residents and provide enrollees with appropriate identification, allowing health care coverage for residents temporarily residing out of state, visitors, nonresident persons working in the state and retiree benefits; providing for presumptive eligibility ARTICLE 3 - BENEFITS Authorizing eligible persons to receive services under the Minnesota health plan from any licensed participating providers; prohibiting [...]

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Modifying metropolitan area light rail transit (LRT) planning, designing and construction; requiring the metropolitan council to identify in the transportation policy plan heavily traveled corridors to be benefited by transitways; requiring the council to designate locally preferred alternative transit modes after locally directed studies; requiring the governor to designate the metropolitan council or the state acting through the department of transportation (DOT) as the responsible authority for each metropolitan area proposed light rail transit facility; requiring the DOT to transfer all constructed facilities, equipment and property to the metropolitan council upon LRT facility completion; authorizing the metropolitan council to plan, design, acquire, construct and equip LRT facilities in the metropolitan area; specifying metropolitan area applicability; repealing the requirement prohibiting the seeking of financial [...]

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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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Reorganizing the Minnesota financial crimes oversight council and task force; creating the financial crimes account; transferring responsibility over the oversight council and task force from the commissioner of public safety to attorney general; modifying certain funding and budget requirements for task force operations; modifying victims assistance program and reward requirements; modifying certain duties of the oversight council; expanding the jurisdiction of the oversight council and task force to include organized retail crime; defining organized retail crime; expanding the authority to the oversight council over the task force commander; modifying oversight council membership requirements; requiring a surcharge on instructional permits, provisions licenses, drivers licenses and Minnesota identification cards issued and regulating use of funds; requiring a report to the legislature by a certain date; eliminating a certain

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