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Minn. Stat. § 15.38 — MN Code / Part 14_15A / Chapter 15 / Section 15.38
§ 15.38 NONINSURANCE OF STATE PROPERTY; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. Insurance prohibited. No public funds shall be expended on account of any insurance upon state property against loss or damage by fire or tornado, nor shall any state officer or board contract for or incur any indebtedness against the state on account of any such insurance, except as specifically authorized in this section, section 15.39 , or other law.

§ Subd. 2. Stillwater prison. The commissioner of corrections may insure the state of Minnesota against loss by fire or tornado to the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Stillwater, or the contents thereof, in any insurance companies licensed to do business in this state, in such an amount as the commissioner may from time to time determine and to pay the premiums therefor from the revolving fund of the institution.

§ Subd. 3. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities may purchase insurance coverage as it deems necessary and appropriate to protect buildings and contents and for activities ancillary to the programs of the state colleges and universities.

§ Subd. 4. [Repealed, 1995 c 212 art 4 s 65 ]

§ Subd. 5. [Repealed, 2010 c 382 s 87 ]

§ Subd. 6. Department of Military Affairs. The adjutant general may purchase insurance coverage deemed necessary to indemnify the Department of Military Affairs for workers' compensation awards paid for state employees employed under federal cooperative funding agreements.

§ Subd. 7. Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation. After seeking a recommendation from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation may purchase insurance the commissioner deems necessary and appropriate to insure facilities operated by the commissioner.

§ Subd. 8. Authorized purchases. The commissioner of administration may authorize the purchase of insurance on state property that agencies of state government deem necessary and appropriate to protect buildings and contents.

§ Subd. 9. Sibley House. The Sibley House Association may purchase fire, wind, hail, and vandalism insurance and insurance coverage for fine art objects from state appropriations.
Minn. Stat. § 209.065 — MN Code / Part 200_212 / Chapter 209 / Section 209.065
§ 209.065 PLEADINGS; PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The notice of contest and any answer are the pleadings in the case and may be amended in the discretion of the court. The contest proceedings must be brought on for trial by either the contestant or contestee as soon as practicable within 20 days after the filing of the notice of contest. The court shall proceed in the manner provided for the trial of civil actions so far as practicable.
Minn. Stat. § 103E.305 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103E / Section 103E.305
§ 103E.305 VIEWERS' APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointment. When the order for a detailed survey is made, the drainage authority shall, by order, appoint viewers consisting of three disinterested residents of the state qualified to assess benefits and damages. The drainage authority may establish qualifications for viewers.

§ Subd. 2. Auditor's order for first meeting. Within five days after the detailed survey report is filed, the auditor shall, by order, designate the time and location for the first meeting of the viewers and issue a copy to the viewers of the auditor's order and a certified copy of the order appointing the viewers.

§ Subd. 3. First meeting. At the first meeting and before beginning their duties, the viewers shall subscribe to an oath to faithfully perform their duties. If an appointed viewer does not qualify for any reason, the auditor shall designate another qualified person to take the disqualified viewer's place.
Minn. Stat. § 453A.01 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 453A / Section 453A.01
§ 453A.01 INTENT.
Status: in_force

Sections 453A.01 to 453A.12 are intended to provide a means for those Minnesota cities which now or hereafter own and operate a utility pursuant to law for the local distribution of gas to secure, by individual action or joint action among themselves or by contract with other public or private entities within or outside the state, an adequate, economical, and reliable supply of gas. To accomplish this purpose it is necessary for such cities to have power, by agreement between or among two or more of their number, to create a separate municipal corporation with the power and authority to finance, acquire, operate and dispose of, either as owner or agent, projects, located within or outside the state, for the production, exploration, transmission or storage of gas resources and to enter into contracts relating to the acquisition, operation, disposal or leasing of related projects or sale of related services. It is not the purpose of sections 453A.01 to 453A.12 to authorize said municipal corporation to engage in the distribution of gas to the end users. It is determined that an adequate, economical, and reliable supply of gas is essential to the orderly growth and prosperity of these communities, and a supply of such gas is necessary for the safety, health, morale and welfare of residents of the state and to the sound growth and development of its communities. The formation of municipal gas agencies will provide a means for Minnesota cities to provide an adequate, economic and reliable supply of gas by, among other things, achieving economies of size, limiting environmental impacts, and providing for peak and supplemental loads. Accordingly it is determined that the exercise of the powers granted herein will benefit the people of the state and serve a valid public purpose in improving and otherwise promoting their health, welfare, and prosperity.
Minn. Stat. § 383C.392 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383C / Section 383C.392
§ 383C.392 GRANTS FOR HOT LUNCHES IN CERTAIN RURAL SCHOOLS.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. St. Louis County grants. In St. Louis County, the social services board shall award grants each year for St. Louis County School District No. 710 to carry on a nutrition program in the schools and to provide hot lunches for needy school children. The total amount of the grants shall be not more than $20,000. The county shall appropriate the amount needed each year from the general fund to the social services department.

§ Subd. 2. MS 1986 [Repealed, 1988 c 491 s 26 ]
Minn. Stat. § 290.0686 — MN Code / Part 289A_295 / Chapter 290 / Section 290.0686
§ 290.0686 CREDIT FOR ATTAINING MASTER'S DEGREE IN TEACHER'S LICENSURE FIELD.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them. (b) "Master's degree program" means a graduate-level program at an accredited university leading to a master of arts or science degree in a core content area directly related to a qualified teacher's licensure field. The master's degree program may not include pedagogy or a pedagogy component. To be eligible under this credit, a licensed elementary school teacher must pursue and complete a master's degree program in a core content area in which the teacher provides direct classroom instruction. (c) "Qualified teacher" means a person who: (1) holds a teaching license issued by the licensing division in the Department of Education on behalf of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board both when the teacher begins the master's degree program and when the teacher completes the master's degree program; (2) began a master's degree program after June 30, 2017; and (3) completes the master's degree program during the taxable year. (d) "Core content area" means the academic subject of reading, English or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, or geography.

§ Subd. 2. Credit allowed. (a) An individual who is a qualified teacher is allowed a credit against the tax imposed under this chapter. The credit equals the lesser of $2,500 or the amount the individual paid for tuition, fees, books, and instructional materials necessary to completing the master's degree program and for which the individual did not receive reimbursement from an employer or scholarship. (b) For a nonresident or a part-year resident, the credit under this subdivision must be allocated based on the percentage calculated under section 290.06, subdivision 2c , paragraph (e). (c) A qualified teacher may claim the credit in this section only one time for each master's degree program completed in a core content area.
Minn. Stat. § 383A.75 — MN Code / Part 370_403 / Chapter 383A / Section 383A.75
§ 383A.75 JOINT PROPERTY TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Creation. There is created the joint property tax advisory committee.

§ Subd. 2. Membership. The membership of the committee consists of the mayor and up to three members of the city council of the city of St. Paul; the county manager and up to three members of the county board of Ramsey County; and the superintendent and up to three members of the Board of Education of Independent School District No. 625. The chair of the Ramsey County league of local governments shall be a nonvoting ex officio member. The committee shall be convened by the mayor of St. Paul, and at the first meeting, the chair for the first year must be determined by lot, and thereafter, the chair must annually rotate among the mayor or designee, the superintendent or designee, and the county manager or designee.

§ Subd. 3. Duties. The committee is authorized to and shall meet from time to time to make appropriate recommendations for the efficient and effective use of property tax dollars raised by the jurisdictions for programs, buildings, and operations. In addition, the committee shall: (1) identify trends and factors likely to be driving budget outcomes over the next five years with recommendations for how the jurisdictions should manage those trends and factors to increase efficiency and effectiveness; (2) agree, by October 1 of each year, on the appropriate level of overall property tax levy for the three jurisdictions and publicly report such to the governing bodies of each jurisdiction for ratification or modification by resolution; and (3) identify, by December 31 of each year, areas of the budget to be targeted in the coming year for joint review to improve services or achieve efficiencies. In carrying out its duties, the committee shall consult with public employees of each jurisdiction and with other stakeholders of the city, county, and school district, as appropriate.

§ Subd. 4. Staff; funding. The committee must be staffed by employees as designated by each jurisdiction. The committee may also seek public or private funding from any source to assist its work and may utilize volunteer help as appropriate.

§ Subd. 5. Recognition of innovative efforts by local employees. The committee may use public or private funding to recognize or reward efforts by local government employees to restructure service delivery to improve efficiency or achieve cost savings.
Minn. Stat. § 245.03 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 245 / Section 245.03
§ 245.03 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ESTABLISHED; COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. There is created a Department of Human Services. A commissioner of human services shall be appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06 . The commissioner shall be selected on the basis of ability and experience in welfare and without regard to political affiliations. The commissioner may appoint up to two deputy commissioners.

§ Subd. 2. Mission; efficiency. It is part of the department's mission that within the department's resources the commissioner shall endeavor to: (1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money; (2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources and operate the department as efficiently as possible, including the authority to consolidate different nonentitlement grant programs, having similar functions or serving similar populations, as may be determined by the commissioner, while protecting the original purposes of the programs. Nonentitlement grant funds consolidated by the commissioner shall be reflected in the department's biennial budget. With approval of the commissioner, vendors who are eligible for funding from any of the commissioner's granting authority under section 256.01, subdivision 2 , paragraph (a), clause (6), may submit a single application for a grant agreement including multiple awards; (3) coordinate the department's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of other governmental agencies; (4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase public participation in the business of government; (5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A; (6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, subdivision 1 ; and (7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the mission and improve the performance of the department.
Minn. Stat. § 424B.04 — MN Code / Part 419_425 / Chapter 424B / Section 424B.04
§ 424B.04 GOVERNANCE OF CONSOLIDATED FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Board of trustees. The consolidated firefighters relief association is governed by a board of trustees as provided in section 424A.04, subdivision 1 .

§ Subd. 2. Composition of board. The board must have three officers, including a president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The membership of the consolidated firefighters relief association must elect the three officers from the board members. A board of trustees member may not hold more than one officer position at the same time.

§ Subd. 3. Board administration. The board of trustees must administer the affairs of the relief association consistent with this chapter and the applicable provisions of chapters 356A, 424A, and 477B.
Minn. Stat. § 256B.21 — MN Code / Part 245_267 / Chapter 256B / Section 256B.21
§ 256B.21 CHANGE OF RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

On changing residence, a recipient shall notify the county agency through which the recipient's medical assistance hereunder is paid. On removing to another county, the recipient shall declare whether such absence is temporary or for the purpose of residing therein.
Minn. Stat. § 127A.12 — MN Code / Part 120_129C / Chapter 127A / Section 127A.12
§ 127A.12 COMMISSIONER MEMBERSHIP IN CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may become a member of the Council of Chief State School Officers, an association of state departments of education, and pay membership dues and contribute to the association for services rendered to the state department on the basis of actual and necessary expenses incurred by the council in preparing these services.
Minn. Stat. § 114E.15 — MN Code / Part 114C_116I / Chapter 114E / Section 114E.15
§ 114E.15 CONTENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT.
Status: in_force

(a) An environmental covenant must:

(1) state on its first page that the instrument is an environmental covenant executed pursuant to this chapter;

(2) contain a legally sufficient description of the real property subject to the covenant;

(3) describe the activity and use limitations on the real property;

(4) identify every holder;

(5) be signed and acknowledged by the environmental agency, every holder, and every owner of the fee simple title to the real property subject to the covenant; and

(6) identify the name and location of any administrative record for the environmental response project reflected in the environmental covenant.

(b) In addition to the information required by paragraph (a), an environmental covenant may contain other information, restrictions, and requirements agreed to by the persons who signed it, including any:

(1) requirements for notice of any transfer of a specified interest in, or concerning proposed changes in use of, applications for building permits for, or proposals for any site work affecting the contamination or the environmental response project on, the real property subject to the covenant;

(2) requirements for periodic reporting describing compliance with the covenant;

(3) rights of access to the real property granted in connection with implementation or enforcement of the covenant;

(4) a brief narrative description of the contamination and environmental response project, including the contaminants of concern, the pathways of exposure, limits on exposure, and the location and extent of the contamination;

(5) limitation on amendment or termination of the covenant in addition to those contained in sections 114E.40 and 114E.45 ;

(6) rights of the holder in addition to its right to enforce the covenant pursuant to section 114E.50 ; and

(7) waiver of a party's right to consent to the amendment or termination of a covenant under section 114E.45 , paragraph (a), clause (3).

(c) The environmental agency may set reasonable conditions for its approval of an environmental covenant, including:

(1) requiring that persons specified by the agency that have interests in the real property also sign the covenant;

(2) requiring that a person who holds a prior interest in the real property subject to the covenant agree to subordinate that interest where applicable; and

(3) requiring the inclusion within the text of the covenant information, restrictions, or requirements as described in paragraph (b).
Minn. Stat. § 192A.566 — MN Code / Part 190_195 / Chapter 192A / Section 192A.566
§ 192A.566 ILLEGAL PRESENCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE WHILE IN DUTY STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to this code who, while in any duty status defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5 , submits to a urinalysis test, the result of which is positive for a controlled substance described in paragraph (b), shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(b) For purposes of this section, "controlled substance" includes the following:

(1) opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine, phencyclidine, barbituric acid, and marijuana and any compound or derivative of any such substance;

(2) any substance not specified in clause (1) that is listed on a schedule of controlled substances prescribed by the president of the United States for the purposes of the Uniform Code of Military Justice of the armed forces of the United States, United States Code, title 10, section 801 et seq.;

(3) any other substance not specified in clause (1) or contained on a list prescribed by the president of the United States under clause (2) that is listed in schedules I through V of article 202 of the Controlled Substances Act, United States Code, title 21, section 812; and

(4) any substance defined in sections 152.01 and 152.027, subdivision 6 .

(c) It is an affirmative defense which may be proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the person had a valid prescription for that controlled substance and was using the controlled substance in the manner for which it was prescribed.
Minn. Stat. § 52.10 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 52 / Section 52.10
§ 52.10 CREDIT COMMITTEE; CREDIT MANAGER; POWERS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Authority of credit committee. The credit committee shall have the general supervision of all loans to members as provided herein. Applications for loans shall be on a form prepared by the credit committee, shall set forth the purpose for which the loan is desired, the security, if any, offered and such other data as may be required. Within the meaning of this section, an assignment of shares or deposits or the endorsement of a note may be deemed security. Except where the credit committee approves the extension of a self-replenishing line of credit pursuant to section 52.16, subdivision 2 , at least a majority of the members of the credit committee shall pass on all loans and approval must be in writing and by unanimous vote of the members present. The credit committee shall meet as often as may be necessary after due notice to each member of the committee. In the case of any credit union having total assets in excess of $10,000, the board of directors may authorize the credit committee to appoint one or more loan officers. Loan officers, subject to the supervision of the committee, may be delegated authority by the credit committee to act on all or some applications for loans and to approve them, reporting thereon to the credit committee at their next meeting or within 15 days. The credit committee and the board of directors, meeting jointly and acting collectively as a whole, shall have the general supervision of all loans to a member who is a director, officer, or a member of the credit or supervisory committee whenever the application exceeds the amount of the member's holdings in shares and deposits. Application for these loans shall be in similar form as may be required to be furnished to the credit committee for a loan in the case of any other member. At least a majority of the members of the credit committee and of the board of directors at a joint meeting and acting collectively as a whole, shall pass on all such loans in the absence of the applicant, and the approval of the loan must be in writing and by unanimous vote of all members present. The credit committee and the board of directors shall meet for this purpose as often as may be necessary after due notice to each member of the board and credit committee.

§ Subd. 2. Authority of credit manager. If a credit manager is appointed, the board shall have the powers and responsibilities described in subdivision 1 for a credit committee. The board may delegate in writing any or all of these powers and responsibilities to a credit manager.