WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 SIXTEENTH DAY. The Senate met at 12:00 noon and was called to order by the President. CALL OF THE SENATE

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1 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, SIXTEENTH DAY St. Paul, Minnesota, Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Senate met at 12:00 noon and was called to order by the President. CALL OF THE SENATE Senator Limmer imposed a call of the Senate. The Sergeant at Arms was instructed to bring in the absent members. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain, Rev. Richard Buller. The members of the Senate gave the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. The roll was called, and the following Senators answered to their names: Abeler Anderson, B. Anderson, P. Bakk Benson Chamberlain Clausen Cohen Cwodzinski Dahms Dibble Draheim Dziedzic Eaton Eichorn Eken Fischbach Franzen Frentz Gazelka Goggin Hall Hawj Hayden Hoffman Housley Ingebrigtsen Isaacson Jasinski Jensen Johnson Kent Kiffmeyer Klein Koran Laine Lang Limmer Little Lourey Marty Mathews Miller Newman Osmek Pratt Relph Rest Rosen Ruud Schoen Senjem Simonson Sparks Tomassoni Torres Ray Utke Weber Westrom Wiger Wiklund The President declared a quorum present. The reading of the Journal was dispensed with and the Journal, as printed and corrected, was approved. EXECUTIVE AND OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS The following communication was received. The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt Speaker of the House of Representatives February 13, 2017

2 596 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY The Honorable Michelle L. Fischbach President of the Senate I have the honor to inform you that the following enrolled Act of the 2017 Session of the State Legislature has been received from the Office of the Governor and is deposited in the Office of the Secretary of State for preservation, pursuant to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 23: S.F. No. H.F. No. Session Laws Chapter No. Time and Date Approved 2017 Date Filed :25 a.m. February 10 February 13 Sincerely, Steve Simon Secretary of State MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE Madam President: I have the honor to announce the passage by the House of the following House File, herewith transmitted: H.F. No Transmitted February 13, 2017 The following bill was read the first time. Patrick D. Murphy, Chief Clerk, House of Representatives FIRST READING OF HOUSE BILLS H.F. No. 375: A bill for an act relating to local government; allowing a county board to appropriate money for a veterans memorial anywhere in the county; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 10. Referred to the Committee on Local Government. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Senator Gazelka moved that the Committee Reports at the Desk be now adopted, with the exception of the report on S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Osmek from the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy, to which was referred S.F. No. 214: A bill for an act relating to energy; renaming and repurposing the renewable development account; terminating certain solar energy incentives; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 16B.323; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116C.7792; 216C.41,

3 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, subdivisions 2, 5a; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116C.779, subdivision 3; ; 216C.411; 216C.412; 216C.413; 216C.414; 216C.415; 216C.416. Reports the same back with the recommendation that the bill be amended as follows: Page 7, line 8, delete "prior to the effective date of this act" and insert "by May 1, 2017," Page 7, line 9, after "of" insert "Minnesota Statutes 2016," Page 7, line 11, delete "the effective date of this act" and insert "May 1, 2017" Page 7, delete subdivision 2 and insert: "Subd. 2. Appropriation. (a) Unspent money remaining in the account established under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.412, on July 1, 2017, must be transferred to the energy fund account in the special revenue fund established under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1. (b) There is annually appropriated from the energy fund account in the special revenue fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, to the commissioner of commerce money sufficient to make the incentive payments required under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.415. (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 216C.412, subdivision 1, none of this appropriation may be used for administrative costs." Page 7, line 21, delete "December 31, 2017" and insert "October 31, 2018" Page 7, line 27, delete "December" and insert "October 31, 2028." Page 7, delete line 28 Page 8, after line 9, insert: "Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION. $100,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the energy fund account in the special revenue fund established in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, to the commissioner of commerce to administer the "Made in Minnesota" solar energy production incentive program in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.417. Any remaining unspent funds cancel back to the energy fund account at the end of the biennium. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment." Page 8, after line 13, insert: "(c) Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 6, section 11, is repealed. EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment." Renumber the sections in sequence

4 598 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY Amend the title numbers accordingly And when so amended the bill do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance. Amendments adopted. Report adopted. Senator Fischbach, for Senator Rosen, from the Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.F. No. 14: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Rural Finance Authority; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Reports the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass. Report adopted. Senator Hall from the Committee on Local Government, to which was re-referred S.F. No. 580: A bill for an act relating to employment; providing uniformity for employment mandates on private employers; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181. Reports the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass. Senator Hayden questioned the reference thereon and, under Rule 21, the bill was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Senator Ruud from the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance, to which was referred S.F. No. 695: A bill for an act relating to environment; providing for review of agency actions; prohibiting use of unadopted rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections ; , by adding a subdivision. Reports the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections. Report adopted. Senator Chamberlain from the Committee on Taxes, to which was referred S.F. No. 725: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; taxation; modifying a sales tax exemption for certain passenger automobiles; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297B.025, subdivision 1. Reports the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy. Report adopted. Senator Westrom from the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance, to which was re-referred S.F. No. 315: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for equipment and instruments for the agriculture laboratory.

5 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, Reports the same back with the recommendation that the bill do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance. Report adopted. Senator Gazelka, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, to which was referred H.F. No. 113 for comparison with companion Senate File, reports the following House File was found not identical with companion Senate File as follows: GENERAL ORDERS H.F. No. S.F. No CONSENT CALENDAR H.F. No. S.F. No. CALENDAR H.F. No. S.F. No. Pursuant to Rule 45, the Committee on Rules and Administration recommends that H.F. No. 113 be amended as follows: Delete all the language after the enacting clause of H.F. No. 113, the first engrossment; and insert the language after the enacting clause of S.F. No. 85, the first engrossment; further, delete the title of H.F. No. 113, the first engrossment; and insert the title of S.F. No. 85, the first engrossment. And when so amended H.F. No. 113 will be identical to S.F. No. 85, and further recommends that H.F. No. 113 be given its second reading and substituted for S.F. No. 85, and that the Senate File be indefinitely postponed. Pursuant to Rule 45, this report was prepared and submitted by the Secretary of the Senate on behalf of the Committee on Rules and Administration. Amendments adopted. Report adopted. SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILLS H.F. Nos. 14 and 113 were read the second time. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS The following bills were read the first time. Senators Kent and Housley introduced-- S.F. No. 951: A bill for an act relating to taxes; local lodging tax; allowing the city of Woodbury to impose a local lodging tax for certain purposes. Senator Simonson introduced-- S.F. No. 952: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Duluth Children's Museum. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

6 600 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY Senator Nelson introduced-- S.F. No. 953: A bill for an act relating to education; amending the term general education development; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124D.549; 124D.55; 256J.08, subdivisions 38, 39. Referred to the Committee on E-12 Policy. Senator Nelson introduced-- S.F. No. 954: A bill for an act relating to education; finance; modifying charter schools' calculation of extended time revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124E.20, subdivision 1; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, subdivision 2a. Referred to the Committee on E-12 Finance. Senators Senjem, Rest, Chamberlain, Bakk, and Goggin introduced-- S.F. No. 955: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; expanding the exemption for telecommunications equipment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.68, subdivisions 5, 35a. Senator Klein introduced-- S.F. No. 956: A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for Central Intelligence Agency retirees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , by adding a subdivision. Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced-- S.F. No. 957: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; exempting certain shelters from ice house identification requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97C.355, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance. Senator Ingebrigtsen introduced-- S.F. No. 958: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use; exempting purchases of certain building materials and supplies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.71, by adding a subdivision.

7 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, Senators Housley; Pratt; Eichorn; Anderson, P.; and Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 959: A bill for an act relating to education; administration of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, subdivision 2a. Referred to the Committee on E-12 Policy. Senator Westrom introduced-- S.F. No. 960: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; extending the agricultural fertilizer research and education program and council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 18C.70, subdivision 5; 18C.71, subdivision 4. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy. Senators Hoffman, Chamberlain, Newton, and Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 961: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying group residential housing funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy. Senator Lourey introduced-- S.F. No. 962: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Pine City; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment. Senator Hayden introduced-- S.F. No. 963: A bill for an act relating to education finance; providing additional support for homeless students; creating professional development opportunities for staff who work with homeless students; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 120A.20, subdivision 2; 120B.11, subdivision 2; 120B.115; 123B.92, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 1; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended. Referred to the Committee on E-12 Finance. Senators Anderson, P.; Franzen; Wiklund; and Jensen introduced-- S.F. No. 964: A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating money for transportation management organizations in the Twin Cities metropolitan area; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174. Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

8 602 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY Senators Relph, Latz, and Hall introduced-- S.F. No. 965: A bill for an act relating to crime; enacting the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act proposed for adoption by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; conforming other law regarding collateral consequences and the rehabilitation of criminal offenders with the uniform act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 245C.22, by adding a subdivision; 245C.24, by adding a subdivision; ; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 638; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 609B.050; 609B.100; 609B.101; 609B.102; 609B.103; 609B.104; 609B.105; 609B.106; 609B.107; 609B.108; 609B.109; 609B.110; 609B.111; 609B.112; 609B.113; 609B.120; 609B.121; 609B.122; 609B.123; 609B.124; 609B.125; 609B.126; 609B.127; 609B.128; 609B.129; 609B.130; 609B.132; 609B.133; 609B.134; 609B.135; 609B.136; 609B.139; 609B.140; 609B.141; 609B.142; 609B.143; 609B.144; 609B.146; 609B.147; 609B.148; 609B.149; 609B.1495; 609B.150; 609B.151; 609B.152; 609B.153; 609B.155; 609B.157; 609B.158; 609B.159; 609B.160; 609B.161; 609B.162; 609B.164; 609B.1645; 609B.165; 609B.168; 609B.170; 609B.171; 609B.172; 609B.173; 609B.174; 609B.175; 609B.176; 609B.177; 609B.179; 609B.180; 609B.181; 609B.183; 609B.184; 609B.185; 609B.187; 609B.188; 609B.189; 609B.191; 609B.192; 609B.193; 609B.194; 609B.195; 609B.200; 609B.201; 609B.203; 609B.205; 609B.206; 609B.216; 609B.231; 609B.235; 609B.237; 609B.241; 609B.245; 609B.255; 609B.262; 609B.263; 609B.265; 609B.271; 609B.273; 609B.275; 609B.277; 609B.301; 609B.310; 609B.311; 609B.312; 609B.320; 609B.321; 609B.330; 609B.331; 609B.332; 609B.333; 609B.340; 609B.341; 609B.342; 609B.343; 609B.344; 609B.345; 609B.400; 609B.405; 609B.410; 609B.415; 609B.425; 609B.430; 609B.435; 609B.445; 609B.450; 609B.455; 609B.460; 609B.465; 609B.500; 609B.505; 609B.510; 609B.515; 609B.518; 609B.520; 609B.525; 609B.530; 609B.535; 609B.540; 609B.545; 609B.600; 609B.610; 609B.611; 609B.612; 609B.613; 609B.614; 609B.615; 609B.700; 609B.710; 609B.720; 609B.721; 609B.722; 609B.723; 609B.724; 609B.725. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy. Senator Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 966: A bill for an act relating to health occupations; clarifying licensure requirements for licensed psychologists; updating language; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections ; ; , subdivisions 1, 2; , subdivision 1; , subdivisions 1, 2; , subdivisions 1, 4, 5; ; , subdivisions 1, 1a; ; , subdivision 3; 148B.53, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections ; , subdivision 5; ; , subdivision 7; , subdivisions 4, 5. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Franzen, Kent, and Torres Ray introduced-- S.F. No. 967: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating funds for business training courses targeted at women of color. Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy.

9 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, Senators Little and Draheim introduced-- S.F. No. 968: A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Minnesota investment fund; appropriating money for the job creation fund. Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy. Senator Miller introduced-- S.F. No. 969: A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; making technical corrections to the duties of the commissioner; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 326B.101. Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy. Senator Miller introduced-- S.F. No. 970: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Bluff Tracks Trail System; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment. Senators Chamberlain, Benson, Newton, Hoffman, and Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 971: A bill for an act relating to human services; providing grant funds to Anoka County to recruit foster families; appropriating money. Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy. Senator Eken introduced-- S.F. No. 972: A bill for an act relating to game and fish; providing for earlier openings for deer hunting and angling seasons; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 97B.311; 97C.395, subdivision 1. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance. Senator Eken introduced-- S.F. No. 973: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; providing for an increased point source implementation grant amount in certain circumstances. Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment. Senator Eken introduced-- S.F. No. 974: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the Heartland State Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment.

10 604 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY Senator Benson introduced-- S.F. No. 975: A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Council; requiring council members to regularly communicate with elected officials in their district; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 4. Referred to the Committee on Local Government. Senator Klein introduced-- S.F. No. 976: A bill for an act relating to taxation; liquor; dedicating the proceeds from taxes on Sunday liquor sales; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 340A. Senator Pratt introduced-- S.F. No. 977: A bill for an act relating to education; providing for innovative instruction in inclement weather; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.41. Referred to the Committee on E-12 Policy. Senator Relph introduced-- S.F. No. 978: A bill for an act relating to employment; appropriating money for a grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy. Senator Eichorn introduced-- S.F. No. 979: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for sewer and water system improvements in the city of Deer River; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment. Senators Westrom, Johnson, Utke, Weber, and Lang introduced-- S.F. No. 980: A bill for an act relating to economic development; broadband; modifying the border-to-border broadband grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 116J.395, subdivision 7; 116J.398. Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy. Senators Benson and Lourey introduced-- S.F. No. 981: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying certain hospital rate and reimbursement provisions; modifying the administration of dental services for medical assistance

11 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, recipients; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , subdivision 8; , subdivisions 1, 2b, 3a, 3c, 4b, 8, 8c, 9, 12; 256B.75; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Kent, Franzen, Carlson, and Dibble introduced-- S.F. No. 982: A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing issuance of citations for certain work zone violations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 4a. Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy. Senators Hoffman, Lourey, and Rosen introduced-- S.F. No. 983: A bill for an act relating to human services; establishing criteria for the psychiatric residential treatment facilities for persons younger than 21 years of age; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , subdivision 1; 256B.0625, subdivision 45a; 256B.0943, subdivision 13; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B. Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy. Senators Relph, Hoffman, Lourey, Rosen, and Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 984: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to mental health services; providing reimbursement for institutions of mental disease for children; requiring a comprehensive analysis and report on intensive mental health services for children; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0945, subdivisions 2, 4. Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy. Senators Housley, Ingebrigtsen, Sparks, Carlson, and Bakk introduced-- S.F. No. 985: A bill for an act relating to health occupations; prohibiting certain activities unless performed or supervised by optometrists or licensed physicians; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Relph, Hoffman, Abeler, Schoen, and Ingebrigtsen introduced-- S.F. No. 986: A bill for an act relating to corrections; mental health screening; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , by adding a subdivision; , subdivision 3a. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy.

12 606 Senator Relph introduced-- JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY S.F. No. 987: A bill for an act relating to mental health; providing for sharing of certain mental health data on prisoners; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , by adding a subdivision; , subdivision 3a. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy. Senators Anderson, P.; Dziedzic; Tomassoni; Draheim; and Housley introduced-- S.F. No. 988: A bill for an act relating to workforce development; appropriating money for SciTechsperience internship program. Referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth Finance and Policy. Senator Hoffman introduced-- S.F. No. 989: A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IX, section 1; requiring gubernatorial approval of a law proposing a constitutional amendment before it is submitted to the voters; providing legislative override of governor's veto of law proposing constitutional amendment. Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections. Senator Fischbach introduced-- S.F. No. 990: A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales and use tax; allocating the estimated revenue from the sale of motor vehicle parts to the highway user tax distribution fund; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 297A.94. Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy. Senators Eaton, Klein, Abeler, and Schoen introduced-- S.F. No. 991: A bill for an act relating to health; providing certain agencies access to the Minnesota prescription monitoring program to identify and investigate inappropriate prescribing or dispensing of controlled substances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivisions 5, 6. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Rosen, Pappas, Schoen, and Limmer introduced-- S.F. No. 992: A bill for an act relating to retirement; St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association financial solvency measures; increasing employer contribution rates; modifying the investment return actuarial assumption; extending the amortization target date; eliminating postretirement adjustment trigger procedures; authorizing additional funding for school districts to pay for higher teacher retirement employer contribution costs; modifying interest rates charged on certain payments; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 126C.10,

13 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, subdivision 37; 354A.011, subdivision 3a; 354A.093, subdivision 6; 354A.096; 354A.12, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3a, 7; 354A.29, subdivision 7; 354A.34; 354A.38, subdivision 3; , subdivisions 8, 11; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 356; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 354A.29, subdivisions 8, 9. Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections. Senators Weber, Rosen, Dahms, Eken, and Sparks introduced-- S.F. No. 993: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying feeder's lien to clarify eligibility of those who furnish feed to a livestock producer; eliminating livestock production input lien and temporary livestock production input lien; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , subdivision 2; , subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , subdivisions 8, 11; , subdivisions 3, 3a. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy. Senators Abeler and Draheim introduced-- S.F. No. 994: A bill for an act relating to higher education; requiring a report from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities about campus budgets; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F. Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy. Senators Abeler and Draheim introduced-- S.F. No. 995: A bill for an act relating to higher education; creating a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities administrative reform task force. Referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy. Senators Anderson, B.; Hoffman; and Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 996: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying treatment of vacant beds for the purposes of payments to intermediate care facilities for therapeutic leave days; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.5012, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy. Senators Housley and Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 997: A bill for an act relating to health insurance; requiring coverage under health plans for certain prescription eye drops refills; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62A. Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection Finance and Policy.

14 608 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY Senators Benson and Franzen introduced-- S.F. No. 998: A bill for an act relating to health care; increasing the medical assistance reimbursement rate for public health nurse home visits; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256B. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senator Frentz introduced-- S.F. No. 999: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance. Senator Frentz introduced-- S.F. No. 1000: A bill for an act relating to education finance; appropriating money to the Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. Referred to the Committee on E-12 Finance. Senator Franzen introduced-- S.F. No. 1001: A bill for an act relating to the city of Edina; extending the time to file approval of a 2014 special law. Referred to the Committee on Local Government. Senator Benson introduced-- S.F. No. 1002: A bill for an act relating to health; exempting housing with services establishments from the requirement to obtain a lodging license from the commissioner of health; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144D.06. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Rosen, Senjem, Pappas, and Benson introduced-- S.F. No. 1003: A bill for an act relating to human services; expanding medical assistance coverage to community-based service coordination in jails; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 56. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Hoffman, Hayden, Lourey, Relph, and Abeler introduced-- S.F. No. 1004: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying definitions and duties of the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; modifying the

15 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, Ombudsman Committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , subdivisions 4, 6; , subdivision 1; , subdivision 6. Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy. Senators Eichorn, Tomassoni, Ruud, Weber, and Eken introduced-- S.F. No. 1005: A bill for an act relating to state lands; establishing funds to make annual payments for certain state-purchased land using dedicated revenues; modifying payment in lieu of taxes requirements; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 97A.056, subdivision 1a, by adding subdivisions; 116P.02, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 477A.10; 477A.11, by adding subdivisions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 116P; 477A. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance. Senators Dziedzic, Chamberlain, Rest, and Senjem introduced-- S.F. No. 1006: A bill for an act relating to taxation; Tax Court; modifying deadlines; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 1. Senators Dziedzic, Chamberlain, Rest, and Senjem introduced-- S.F. No. 1007: A bill for an act relating to taxation; Tax Court; increasing the jurisdictional limit on small claims cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 2. Senators Dziedzic, Chamberlain, Rest, and Senjem introduced-- S.F. No. 1008: A bill for an act relating to taxation; Tax Court; allowing for electronic filing of documents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 6. Senators Pratt, Limmer, Rest, Newman, and Cohen introduced-- S.F. No. 1009: A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; providing for transfer-on-death of title to motor vehicles; exempting transfer from motor vehicle sales tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 256B.15, subdivision 1a; 297B.01, subdivision 16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 168A. Referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy.

16 610 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY Senators Nelson, Jensen, Klein, and Hayden introduced-- S.F. No. 1010: A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to specialized care facilities; modifying criteria for determining when an area of the state is a hardship area with regard to access to nursing facility services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 144A.071, subdivision 3; 256R.46. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Chamberlain and Osmek introduced-- S.F. No. 1011: A bill for an act relating to transportation; requiring auditing and reporting on certain transit financial activity; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 3.971, subdivisions 2, 6; 3.972, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections. Senator Relph introduced-- S.F. No. 1012: A bill for an act relating to counties; providing a process for making the office of county recorder appointive in Stearns County. Referred to the Committee on Local Government. Senator Eichorn introduced-- S.F. No. 1013: A bill for an act relating to local government; providing aid for out-of-home placement costs of children under the Indian Child Welfare Act; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A. Referred to the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy. Senators Dahms, Weber, and Sparks introduced-- S.F. No. 1014: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; eliminating the expiration date for the Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 41D.01, subdivision 4. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy. Senators Weber, Dahms, and Ingebrigtsen introduced-- S.F. No. 1015: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; modifying the nuisance liability protection for certain agricultural operations; establishing the farmer-neighbor mediation program; requiring mediation for certain disputes with farming operations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 584. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy.

17 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, Senators Weber, Ingebrigtsen, and Dahms introduced-- S.F. No. 1016: A bill for an act relating to environment; modifying public notice and comment provisions for animal feedlot facilities; modifying requirements for environmental review for certain animal feedlot facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy. Senator Mathews introduced-- S.F. No. 1017: A bill for an act relating to taxation; property tax; modifying assessment of manufactured homes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section , subdivision 8. Senator Dahms introduced-- S.F. No. 1018: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; appropriating money for the German Park Amphitheater in New Ulm; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds. Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment. Senator Dahms introduced-- S.F. No. 1019: A bill for an act relating to the city of Sleepy Eye; authorizing local lodging tax. Senator Hall introduced-- S.F. No. 1020: A bill for an act relating to local government; eliminating the cap on spending for purchase of awards and trophies; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section Referred to the Committee on Local Government. Senators Wiklund and Torres Ray introduced-- S.F. No. 1021: A bill for an act relating to capital investment; modifying the project description for the Richfield 77th Street Underpass; amending Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7. Referred to the Committee on Capital Investment. Senator Frentz introduced-- S.F. No. 1022: A bill for an act relating to arts and cultural heritage; appropriating money for Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance.

18 612 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE [16TH DAY Senators Frentz, Rosen, Lourey, Jensen, and Benson introduced-- S.F. No. 1023: A bill for an act relating to health; authorizing the Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board to adopt rules authorizing certified emergency medical services personnel to assist with administering certain emergency prescription medications and participate in care coordination; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 144E.16, by adding a subdivision. Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance and Policy. Senators Weber, Sparks, Johnson, Eken, and Ruud introduced-- S.F. No. 1024: A bill for an act relating to agriculture; transferring money from the general fund to the good food access account. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Finance. Senator Weber introduced-- S.F. No. 1025: A bill for an act relating to taxation; modifying authority for the city of Worthington to use revenues from and issue debt associated with local sales and use taxes; modifying the use of revenues and related provisions; amending Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 44, subdivisions 3, as amended, 4, 5, as amended. Senators Housley, Chamberlain, and Tomassoni introduced-- S.F. No. 1026: A bill for an act relating to education finance; fully funding pupil transportation services; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 124E.20, subdivision 1; 124E.23; 126C.10, subdivisions 1, 18. Referred to the Committee on E-12 Finance. Senator Ruud introduced-- S.F. No. 1027: A bill for an act relating to environment; renaming Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to Department of Environment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 15.01; ; , subdivision 5; ; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections , subdivision 1; Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance. Senators Ruud, Eichorn, Newton, Pratt, and Clausen introduced-- S.F. No. 1028: A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money to facilitate sale of school trust lands in Boundary Waters Canoe Area; extending availability of an appropriation; amending Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 6. Referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance.

19 16TH DAY] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS 613 Senator Housley moved that the name of Senator Weber be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Rosen moved that the name of Senator Nelson be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that the name of Senator Pratt be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Hoffman moved that the name of Senator Fischbach be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Jensen moved that the name of Senator Little be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that the name of Senator Latz be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Lourey moved that the names of Senators Abeler and Hoffman be added as co-authors to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Hayden moved that the names of Senators Senjem, Klein, and Marty be added as co-authors to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Kiffmeyer moved that the name of Senator Dahms be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Weber moved that the name of Senator Tomassoni be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Dibble moved that the name of Senator Franzen be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Fischbach moved that the name of Senator Clausen be added as a co-author to S.F. No The motion prevailed. Senator Senjem moved that S.F. No. 948 be withdrawn from the Committee on Human Services Reform Finance and Policy and re-referred to the Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy. The motion prevailed. Senator Fischbach introduced -- Senate Resolution No. 49: A Senate resolution congratulating Matthew Friese of St. Cloud, Minnesota, for receiving the Eagle Award. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

20 614 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE MEMBERS EXCUSED [16TH DAY Senators Carlson, Latz, Newton, and Pappas were excused from the Session of today. ADJOURNMENT Senator Gazelka moved that the Senate do now adjourn until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 16, The motion prevailed. Cal R. Ludeman, Secretary of the Senate