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Minn. Stat. § 144E.40 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.40
§ 144E.40 COOPER/SAMS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program is established. The program is intended to recognize the service rendered to state and local government and the citizens of Minnesota by qualified ambulance service personnel, and to reward qualified ambulance service personnel for significant contributions to state and local government and to the public. The purpose of the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust is to accumulate resources to allow for the payment of longevity awards to qualified ambulance service personnel upon the completion of a substantial ambulance service career.

§ Subd. 2. Administration. (a) Unless paragraph (c) applies, consistent with the responsibilities of the State Board of Investment and the various ambulance services, the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program must be administered by the director. The administrative responsibilities of the director for the program relate solely to the record keeping, award application, and award payment functions. The State Board of Investment is responsible for the investment of the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust. The applicable ambulance service is responsible for determining, consistent with this chapter, who is a qualified ambulance service person, what constitutes a year of credited ambulance service, what constitutes sufficient documentation of a year of prior service, and for submission of all necessary data to the director in a manner consistent with this chapter. Determinations of an ambulance service are final. (b) The director may administer its assigned responsibilities regarding the program directly or may retain a qualified governmental or nongovernmental plan administrator under contract to administer those responsibilities regarding the program. A contract with a qualified plan administrator must be the result of an open competitive bidding process and must be reopened for competitive bidding at least once during every five-year period after July 1, 1993. (c) The commissioner of management and budget shall review the options within state government for the most appropriate administration of pension plans or similar arrangements for emergency service personnel and recommend to the governor the most appropriate future pension plan or nonpension plan administrative arrangement for this chapter. If the governor concurs in the recommendation, the governor shall transfer the future administrative responsibilities relating to this chapter to that administrative agency.
Minn. Stat. § 116.2021 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 116 / Section 116.2021
§ 116.2021 STATE SALT PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purposes of this section, "deicing salt" refers to salt in its solid form used to melt snow and ice, excluding salt used on roads managed by the Department of Transportation.

§ Subd. 2. Salt purchase report. By February 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other state agencies, must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance that details the purchase of deicing salt by state agencies, excluding the Department of Transportation, and strategies to meet the salt reduction goal established in subdivision 3.

§ Subd. 3. Reduction goal. It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2030, state agencies will reduce the purchase of deicing salt by 25 percent from the level first reported under subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 4. Sunset. This section expires January 1, 2030.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.293 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.293
§ 383A.293 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. General. All appointments to positions in the classified service shall be for a probationary period which shall be not less than three months of full-time equivalent service nor more than one year of full-time equivalent service as determined by the Human Resources Department or through collective bargaining agreements. An appointing authority may require a probationary period for interdepartmental transfers, reemployments, reinstatements, voluntary demotions, and appointments from layoff lists or of former employees of a different appointing authority. For employees in a collective bargaining unit the requirement of a probationary period shall be subject to applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

§ Subd. 2. Termination during probationary period. There is no presumption of continued employment during a probationary period. Terminations or demotions may be made at any time during the probationary period with or without cause and employees terminated during a probationary period shall have no further right to appeal. If during the probationary period an employee with permanent status is dismissed, the employee shall be restored to a position in the employee's former class and department.
Minn. Stat. § 515B.4-117 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515B / Section 515B.4-117
§ 515B.4-117 LABELING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

No promotional material may be displayed or delivered to prospective purchasers which describes or portrays an improvement that is not in existence unless the description or portrayal of the improvement in the promotional material is conspicuously labeled or identified either as "MUST BE BUILT" or as "NEED NOT BE BUILT."
Minn. Stat. § 518.002 — MN Code / Part 517_519A / Chapter 518 / Section 518.002
§ 518.002 MEANING OF DIVORCE.
Status: in_force

Wherever the word "divorce" is used in the statutes, it has the same meaning as "dissolution" or "dissolution of marriage."
Minn. Stat. § 332.32 — MN Code / Part 324_342 / Chapter 332 / Section 332.32
§ 332.32 EXCLUSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The term "collection agency" does not include banks when collecting accounts owed to the banks and when the bank will sustain any loss arising from uncollectible accounts, abstract companies doing an escrow business, real estate brokers, public officers, persons acting under order of a court, lawyers, trust companies, insurance companies, credit unions, savings associations, loan or finance companies unless they are engaged in asserting, enforcing or prosecuting unsecured claims which have been purchased from any person, firm, or association when there is recourse to the seller for all or part of the claim if the claim is not collected.

(b) The term "collection agency" shall not include a trade association performing services authorized by section 604.15, subdivision 4a , but the trade association in performing the services may not engage in any conduct that would be prohibited for a collection agency under section 332.37 .
Minn. Stat. § 321.0902 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 321 / Section 321.0902
§ 321.0902 APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A foreign limited partnership may apply for a certificate of authority to transact business in this state by delivering an application to the secretary of state for filing. The application must state:

(1) the name of the foreign limited partnership and, if the foreign limited partnership chooses, an alternate name adopted pursuant to section 321.0905(a);

(2) the name of the state or other jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is organized;

(3) the street and mailing address of the foreign limited partnership's principal office and, if the laws of the jurisdiction under which the foreign limited partnership is organized require the foreign limited partnership to maintain an office in that jurisdiction, the street and mailing address of the required office;

(4) the name and street and mailing address of the foreign limited partnership's initial agent for service of process in this state;

(5) the name and street and mailing address of each of the foreign limited partnership's general partners;

(6) whether the foreign limited partnership is a foreign limited liability limited partnership; and

(7) that the foreign limited partnership has complied with the organizational laws in the jurisdiction in which it is organized.
Minn. Stat. § 17.9899 — MN Code / Part 17_43 / Chapter 17 / Section 17.9899
§ 17.9899 DATA.
Status: in_force

All data collected under the program that identifies a producer or a producer's location are considered nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9 , or private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12 . The commissioner shall make available summary data of program outcomes on data classified as private or nonpublic under this section.
Minn. Stat. § 154.01 — MN Code / Part 144_159 / Chapter 154 / Section 154.01
§ 154.01 REGISTRATION MANDATORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The registration of the practice of barbering serves the public health and safety of the people of the state of Minnesota by ensuring that individuals seeking to practice the profession of barbering are appropriately trained in the use of the chemicals, tools, and implements of barbering and demonstrate the skills necessary to conduct barber services in a safe, sanitary, and appropriate environment required for infection control.

(b) No person shall practice, offer to practice, or attempt to practice barbering without a current certificate of registration as a registered barber, issued pursuant to provisions of sections 154.001 , 154.002 , 154.003 , 154.01 to 154.162 , 154.19 to 154.21 , and 154.24 to 154.28 by the Board of Barber Examiners.

(c) A registered barber must only provide barbering services in a registered barber shop or barber school, unless prior authorization is given by the board.

(d) No person shall operate a barber shop unless it is at all times under the direct supervision and management of a registered barber and the owner or operator of the barber shop possesses a current shop registration card, issued to the barber shop establishment address, under sections 154.001 , 154.002 , 154.003 , 154.01 to 154.162 , 154.19 to 154.21 , and 154.24 to 154.28 by the Board of Barber Examiners.

(e) No person shall serve, offer to serve, or attempt to serve as an instructor of barbering without a current certificate of registration as a registered instructor of barbering or a temporary permit as an instructor of barbering, as provided for the board by rule, issued under sections 154.001 , 154.002 , 154.003 , 154.01 to 154.162 , 154.19 to 154.21 , and 154.24 to 154.28 by the Board of Barber Examiners. Barber instruction must be provided in registered barber schools only.

(f) No person shall operate a barber school unless the owner or operator possesses a current certificate of registration as a barber school, issued under sections 154.001 , 154.002 , 154.003 , 154.01 to 154.162 , 154.19 to 154.21 , and 154.24 to 154.28 by the Board of Barber Examiners.
Minn. Stat. § 572B.03 — MN Code / Part 570_583 / Chapter 572B / Section 572B.03
§ 572B.03 WHEN ACT APPLIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 govern agreements to arbitrate entered into:

(1) on or after August 1, 2011; and

(2) before August 1, 2011, if all parties to the agreement to arbitrate or to arbitration proceedings agree in a record to be governed by sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 .

(b) On or after August 1, 2011, sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 govern agreements to arbitrate even if the arbitration agreement was entered into prior to August 1, 2011.
Minn. Stat. § 487.22 — MN Code / Part 480_494 / Chapter 487 / Section 487.22
§ 487.22 SERVICE.
Status: in_force

All civil and criminal process and orders may be served and enforced anywhere within the state.
Minn. Stat. § 524.3-817 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.3-817
§ 524.3-817 JOINT CONTRACT CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

When two or more persons are indebted on any joint contract or upon a judgment on a joint contract, and one of them dies, the estate shall be liable therefor, and the amount thereof may be allowed the same as though the contract had been joint and several or the judgment had been against the decedent alone, but without prejudice to right to contribution.
Minn. Stat. § 524.2-608 — MN Code / Part 524_532 / Chapter 524 / Section 524.2-608
§ 524.2-608 EXERCISE OF POWER OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

A general residuary clause in a will, or a will making general disposition of all of the testator's property, does not exercise a power of appointment held by the testator unless the testator's will manifests an intention to include property subject to the power.
Minn. Stat. § 515.175 — MN Code / Part 500_515B / Chapter 515 / Section 515.175
§ 515.175 INCORPORATION OF ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

Subsequent to July 1, 1976, an association of apartment owners shall be incorporated under chapter 317A before the declaration is recorded.
Minn. Stat. § 203B.22 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 203B / Section 203B.22
§ 203B.22 TRANSMITTING BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor shall transmit the appropriate ballots, as promptly as possible, to an absent voter whose application has been recorded under section 203B.19 . If the county auditor determines that a voter is not eligible to vote at the primary but will be eligible to vote at the general election, only general election ballots shall be transmitted. Only one set of ballots shall be transmitted to any applicant for any election, except that the county auditor may transmit a replacement ballot to a voter whose ballot has been spoiled or lost in transit or whose mailing address has changed after the date on which the original application was submitted as confirmed by the county auditor. Ballots to be sent outside the United States shall be given priority in transmission. A county auditor may make use of any special service provided by the United States government for the transmission of voting materials under sections 203B.16 to 203B.27 .

(b) The county auditor must transmit the appropriate ballots by express mail immediately upon discovery that the ballots were not properly transmitted to the voter as a result of the following circumstances: (1) an application was received by the county auditor by the close of business at least 46 days before the election; (2) the county auditor failed to transmit the appropriate ballots by the 46th day before the election; and (3) the voter did not request that the ballots be electronically transmitted to the voter under section 203B.225, subdivision 1 .
Minn. Stat. § 308B.451 — MN Code / Part 300_323A / Chapter 308B / Section 308B.451
§ 308B.451 COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Generally. A resolution approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the board may establish committees having the authority of the board in the management of the business of the cooperative only to the extent provided in the resolution. Committees may include a special litigation committee consisting of one or more independent directors or other independent persons to consider legal rights or remedies of the cooperative and whether those rights and remedies should be pursued. Committees other than special litigation committees are subject at all times to the direction and control of the board.

§ Subd. 2. Membership. Committee members must be natural persons. Unless the articles or bylaws provide for a different membership or manner of appointment, a committee consists of one or more persons, who need not be directors, appointed by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present.

§ Subd. 3. Procedure. The procedures for meetings of the board apply to committees and members of committees to the same extent as those sections apply to the board and individual directors.

§ Subd. 4. Minutes. Minutes, if any, of committee meetings must be made available upon request to members of the committee and to any director.

§ Subd. 5. Standard of conduct. The establishment of, delegation of authority to, and action by a committee does not alone constitute compliance by a director with the standard of conduct set forth in section 308B.455 .

§ Subd. 6. Committee members considered directors. Committee members are considered to be directors for purposes of sections 308B.455 , 308B.461 , and 308B.471 .
Minn. Stat. § 142B.21 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142B / Section 142B.21
§ 142B.21 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder who has made a timely appeal pursuant to section 142B.16 , subdivision 4, or 142B.18, subdivision 6 , or the commissioner may initiate a discussion about a possible settlement agreement related to the licensing sanction. For the purposes of this section, the following conditions apply to a settlement agreement reached by the parties:

(1) if the parties enter into a settlement agreement, the effect of the agreement shall be that the appeal is withdrawn and the agreement shall constitute the full agreement between the commissioner and the party who filed the appeal; and

(2) the settlement agreement must identify the agreed-upon actions the license holder has taken and will take in order to achieve and maintain compliance with the licensing requirements that the commissioner determined the license holder had violated.

(b) Neither the license holder nor the commissioner is required to initiate a settlement discussion under this section.

(c) If a settlement discussion is initiated by the license holder, the commissioner shall respond to the license holder within 14 calendar days of receipt of the license holder's submission.

(d) If the commissioner agrees to engage in settlement discussions, the commissioner may decide at any time not to continue settlement discussions with a license holder.
Minn. Stat. § 62J.581 — MN Code / Part 59A_79A / Chapter 62J / Section 62J.581
§ 62J.581 STANDARDS FOR MINNESOTA UNIFORM HEALTH CARE REIMBURSEMENT DOCUMENTS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Minnesota uniform remittance advice. All group purchasers shall provide a uniform claim payment/advice transaction to health care providers when a claim is adjudicated. The uniform claim payment/advice transaction shall comply with section 62J.536, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and rules adopted under section 62J.536 , subdivision 2.

§ Subd. 2. Minnesota uniform explanation of benefits. (a) All group purchasers shall provide a uniform explanation of benefits to health care patients when an explanation of benefits is provided as otherwise required or permitted by law. The uniform explanation of benefits shall comply with the standards prescribed in this section. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), this section does not apply to group purchasers not included as covered entities under United States Code, title 42, sections 1320d to 1320d-8, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated under those sections.

§ Subd. 3. Scope. For purposes of sections 62J.50 to 62J.61 , the uniform explanation of benefits format specified in subdivision 4 shall apply to all health care services delivered by a health care provider or health care provider organization in Minnesota, regardless of the location of the payer. Health care services not paid on an individual claims basis, such as capitated payments, are not included in this section. A health plan company is excluded from the requirements in subdivision 2 if they comply with section 62A.01 , subdivisions 2 and 3.

§ Subd. 4. Specifications. (a) The uniform explanation of benefits shall be provided by use of a paper document conforming to the specifications in this section or its electronic equivalent under paragraph (b). (b) Group purchasers may make the uniform explanation of benefits available in a version that can be accessed by health care patients electronically if: (1) the group purchaser making the uniform explanation of benefits available electronically provides health care patients the ability to choose whether to receive paper, electronic, or both paper and electronic versions of their uniform explanation of benefits; (2) the group purchaser provides clear, readily accessible information and instructions for the patient to communicate their choice; and (3) health care patients not responding to the opportunity to make a choice will receive at a minimum a paper uniform explanation of benefits. (c) The commissioner, after consulting with the Administrative Uniformity Committee, shall specify the data elements and definitions for the paper uniform explanation of benefits. Any electronic version of the uniform explanation of benefits must use the same data elements and definitions as the paper uniform explanation of benefits.

§ Subd. 5. MS 2024 [Repealed by amendment, 1Sp2025 c 3 art 2 s 5 ]
Minn. Stat. § 121A.39 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 121A / Section 121A.39
§ 121A.39 SCHOOL COUNSELORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district is strongly encouraged to have an adequate student-to-counselor ratio for its students beginning in the 2015-2016 school year and later.

(b) A school counselor shall assist a student in meeting the requirements for high school graduation, college and career exploration, and selection, college affordability planning, and successful transitions into postsecondary education or training.
Minn. Stat. § 6.55 — MN Code / Part 4_9 / Chapter 6 / Section 6.55
§ 6.55 EXAMINATION OF RECORDS; RESOLUTION OF GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of any political subdivision by appropriate resolution may ask the state auditor to examine the books, records, accounts and affairs of their government, or of any organizational unit, activity, project, enterprise, or fund thereof; and the state auditor shall examine the same upon receiving, pursuant to said resolution, a written request signed by a majority of the members of the governing body; and the governing body of any political subdivision, or of any instrumentality joint or several of any political subdivision, may request an audit of its books, records, accounts and affairs in the same manner; provided that the scope of the examination may be limited by the request, but such examination shall cover, at least, all cash received and disbursed and the transactions relating thereto. Such written request shall be presented to the clerk, recording officer, or chief administrative officer of the political subdivision or instrumentality, before being presented to the state auditor, who shall determine whether the same is signed by a majority of the members of such governing body and, if found to be so signed, shall certify such fact, and the fact that such resolution was passed, which certificate shall be conclusive evidence thereof in any action or proceedings for the recovery of the costs, charges and expenses of any examination made pursuant to such request. Nothing contained in any of the laws of the state relating to the state auditor, shall be so construed as to prevent any political subdivision from employing a certified public accountant to examine its books, records, accounts, and affairs. For the purposes of this section, the governing body of a town is the town board.
Minn. Stat. § 93.44 — MN Code / Part 92_94 / Chapter 93 / Section 93.44
§ 93.44 DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

In recognition of the effects of mining upon the environment, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to provide for the reclamation of certain lands hereafter subjected to the mining of metallic minerals or peat where such reclamation is necessary, both in the interest of the general welfare and as an exercise of the police power of the state, to control possible adverse environmental effects of mining, to preserve the natural resources, and to encourage the planning of future land utilization, while at the same time promoting the orderly development of mining, the encouragement of good mining practices, and the recognition and identification of the beneficial aspects of mining.