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Journal of the House - 97th Day - Sunday, May 17, 2020
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, Sunday, May 17, 2020
Hortman was excused until 12:40 p.m.
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H. F. No. 4693, A bill for an act relating to health care; providing criminal, civil, and administrative immunity to persons engaged in health care services during the peacetime public health emergency; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604A.
Runbeck and Gruenhagen introduced:
H. F. No. 4694, A bill for an act relating to health; prohibiting the provision of gender transition medical services to and performance of gender reassignment surgery for persons under the age of 18; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 60A.0784; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 214.
H. F. No. 4695, A joint resolution honoring the community volunteers of Marty, Minnesota, for their dedicated volunteer work in the wake of the Blackhawk helicopter crash in central Minnesota
Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, that the Chief Clerk is directed to correct and approve the Journal of the House for the last day of the 2020 Regular Session.
Be It Further Resolved that the Chief Clerk is authorized to include in the Journal for the last day of the 2020 Regular Session any proceedings, including subsequent proceedings and any legislative interim committees or commissions created or appointments made to them by legislative action or by law.
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Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, that during the time between adjournment in 2020 and the convening of the House of Representatives in 2021, the Chief Clerk and Chief Sergeant at Arms under the direction of the Speaker shall maintain House facilities in the Capitol Complex. The House chamber, retiring room, hearing and conference rooms, and offices shall be set up and made ready for legislative use and reserved for the House and its committees. Those rooms may be reserved for use by others that are not in conflict with use by the House. The House Chamber, retiring room, and hearing rooms may be used by YMCA Youth in Government, Girls' State, Young Leaders Organization, and 4-H Leadership Conference.
Be It Resolved, by the House of Representatives of the State of Minnesota, that it retains the use of parking lots C, D, N, and the state office building parking ramp for members and employees of the House of Representatives during the time between adjournment in 2020 and the convening of the House of Representatives in 2021. The Sergeant at Arms is directed to manage the use of the lots and ramp while the House of Representatives is adjourned. The Controller of the House may continue to deduct from the check of any legislator or legislative employee a sum adequate to cover the exercise of the parking privilege.
Lislegard was excused for the remainder of today's session.
Winkler moved that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that S. F. No. 2898 be recalled from the State Government Finance Division, be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage. The motion prevailed.
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Pursuant to Article IV, Section 19, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Winkler moved that the rule therein be suspended and an urgency be declared so that S. F. No. 2898 be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the Winkler motion and the roll was called. There were 128 yeas and 3 nays as follows:
S. F. No. 2898 was read for the second time.
Winkler was excused between the hours of 12:50 p.m. and 1:15 p.m.
Murphy was excused between the hours of 12:50 p.m. and 1:20 p.m.
S. F. No. 2898, A bill for an act relating to state government; exempting hairstyling and makeup application from licensing; modifying an appropriation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 155A.23, by adding subdivisions; 155A.27, subdivision 9; 155A.29, by adding a subdivision; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 28.
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S. F. No. 3800, A bill for an act relating to commerce; regulating certain conduct relating to the timing of money transmission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 53B.18.
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S. F. No. 3808, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing new categories of investments for the State Board of Investment; excluding new trades employees from Public Employees Retirement Association general plan coverage and grandfathering currently covered members; permitting contributions to multiemployer plans for employees in the building and constructions trades by the city of St. Paul and the St. Paul School District; revising augmentation for certain privatized medical facilities and their employees; amending requirements for reporting by pension funds to the state auditor; making changes of an administrative nature for the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement Association, the statewide volunteer firefighter plan, and the Teachers Retirement Association; authorizing the purchase of service credit for a certain Maplewood firefighter; increasing the maximum for lump sum pensions for volunteer firefighter relief associations; revising the allocation of fire state aid; assigning fire state aid to the city of Eagan; providing new procedures for volunteer firefighter relief association dissolution and termination of its retirement plan; providing for the dissolution of the Brooklyn Park Firefighter Relief Association and the termination of the retirement plan; providing for the division of the Ramsey Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Association and the transfer of accounts to a relief association affiliated with the city of Nowthen; authorizing relief associations to convert from a defined benefit plan to a defined contribution plan; implementing the recommendations of the state auditor's volunteer firefighter working group; temporarily extending the grandfather provision regarding actuarial assumptions used to compute an annuity in the Minnesota State Retirement System unclassified plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 11A.24, subdivisions 1, 6; 352.01, subdivision 26; 352.04, subdivisions 4, 8, by adding a subdivision; 352.113, subdivision 4; 352.95, subdivision 3; 352B.011, subdivisions 6, 10; 352B.10, subdivision 2a; 352D.06, subdivision 1; 353.29, subdivisions 1, 7; 353.30, subdivision 3c; 353.31, subdivision 8; 353.32, subdivision 4; 353.651, subdivision 1; 353.656, subdivisions 1, 3; 353.657, subdivision 1; 353F.02, by adding subdivisions; 353F.04; 353G.01, by adding a subdivision; 353G.05, subdivisions 1, 5, by adding a subdivision; 353G.09, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 353G.11, subdivision 2; 353G.121; 354.05, subdivisions 2, 41; 354.44, subdivisions 4, 6; 354.46, subdivision 2;
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354.49, subdivision 2; 354.543, subdivision 3; 356.219, subdivisions 1, 6, 7; 356.24, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 424A.003; 424A.02, subdivision 3; 424A.03, as amended; 424A.092, subdivisions 1, 2; 424B.01, by adding subdivisions; 490.121, subdivision 7c; 490.123, subdivision 5; 490.124, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 352.04, subdivision 9; 352.113, subdivision 2; 352.23; 353.01, subdivision 2b; 353.0141, subdivision 1; 353.34, subdivision 3; 353.371, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 356.219, subdivisions 3, 8; 424A.014, subdivision 1; 424A.016, subdivisions 4, 6; 477B.04, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 356; 424B; 477B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 353.30, subdivision 4; 354.55, subdivision 10; 356.24, subdivision 2; 356.44; 424B.20; 424B.21; Laws 1980, chapter 607, section 13; Laws 2018, chapter 211, article 14, section 29.
Daudt was excused between the hours of 1:45 p.m. and 2:55 p.m.
Hortman was excused between the hours of 1:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
S. F. No. 3683, A bill for an act relating to higher education; providing for policy changes for the Office of Higher Education, including financial aid, institutional approval, and the Minnesota college savings plan; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 124D.09, subdivision 10a; 135A.15, subdivision 1a; 136A.01, subdivision 1;
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136A.031, subdivision 3; 136A.103; 136A.121, by adding a subdivision; 136A.125, subdivision 3; 136A.1275, subdivision 1; 136A.1701, subdivision 4; 136A.1791, subdivisions 1, 3; 136A.1795, subdivision 4; 136A.65, subdivisions 4, 7, 8; 136A.653, subdivision 1; 136A.657, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 136A.658; 136A.69, subdivisions 1, 4; 136A.824, subdivision 4; 136A.827, subdivision 4; 136A.829, subdivision 1; 136A.833, subdivision 1; 136A.834, subdivisions 1, 2; 136G.01; 136G.03, subdivisions 8, 10, 11, 20, 31, by adding a subdivision; 136G.05, subdivisions 2, 5, 7; 136G.09, subdivisions 6, 8; 136G.11, subdivisions 11, 13; 136G.13; 136G.14; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 136A.64, subdivision 1; 136A.646; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 136G.03, subdivisions 4, 22; 136G.05, subdivision 6.
S. F. No. 3258, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying definition of peace officer; modifying corrections provisions; modifying use of criminal justice data communications network; providing for temporary changes to certain grant programs; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 169A.03, subdivision 18; 241.021, by adding a subdivision; 241.80; 242.192; 299C.46, subdivision 3, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 383A.404; 401.13.
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Grossell was excused between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:40 p.m.
H. F. No. 163 was reported to the House.
Youakim moved to amend H. F. No. 163, the first engrossment, as follows:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Contracts. A contract for work or labor, or for the purchase of furniture, fixtures, or other property, except books registered under the copyright laws and information systems software, or for the construction or repair of school houses, the estimated cost or value of which shall exceed that specified in section 471.345,
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subdivision 3, must not be made by the school board without first advertising for bids or proposals by two weeks' published notice in the official newspaper. This notice must state the time and place of receiving bids and contain a brief description of the subject matter.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 123B.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Transportation; fuel. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 or section 471.345, a contract for the transportation of school children, or a contract for the purchase of petroleum heating fuel or fuel for vehicles may be made by direct negotiation, by obtaining two or more written quotations for the service when possible, or upon sealed bids. At least 30 days before awarding a directly negotiated contract, the district must, by published notice, request quotations for the service to be provided. All quotations obtained must be kept on file for a period of at least one year after receipt. If a contract is made by direct negotiation, all quotations must be public information. If a contract is made upon sealed bids, the procedure for advertising and awarding bids shall conform to the provisions of subdivision 1 except as otherwise provided in this subdivision. The term of such contracts must not exceed ten years.
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Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Referendum revenue. (a) The revenue authorized by section 126C.10, subdivision 1, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district at a referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. The referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy authority, if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase may be held in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under subdivision 11, paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased revenue per adjusted pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased revenue per adjusted pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for which the increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually by the rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary increase calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing referendum levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed levy authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase as the amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate the specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization applies. The ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per adjusted pupil unit" as "per pupil." The notice required under section 275.60 may be modified to read, in cases of renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year:
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2020, and applies to referendum notices mailed on or after that date.
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Identification; report. (a) Each school district must identify before the end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 all students who are not reading at grade level. Students identified as not reading at grade level by the end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 must be screened, in a locally determined manner, for characteristics of dyslexia.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2020-2021 school year and later.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.181, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Term of license and renewal. (a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 1 license for a term of one year. A Tier 1 license may be renewed subject to paragraphs (b) and (c). The board may submit written comments to the district or charter school that requested the renewal regarding the candidate.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for licenses issued on or after July 1, 2021.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.182, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Term of license and renewal. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue an initial Tier 2 license for a term of two years. A Tier 2 license may be renewed three times. Before a Tier 2 license is renewed for the first time, a teacher holding a Tier 2 license must participate in cultural competency training consistent with section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (q), and mental illness training under section 122A.187, subdivision 6. The board must issue rules setting forth the conditions for additional renewals after the initial license has been renewed three times.
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Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 122A.187, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Mental illness. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers renewing a Tier 3 or Tier 4 teaching license under sections 122A.183 and 122A.181 to 122A.184, respectively, to include in the renewal requirements at least one hour of suicide prevention best practices training in each licensure renewal period based on nationally recognized evidence-based programs and practices, among the continuing education credits required to renew a license under this subdivision, and further preparation, first, in. Initial training must include understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children and adolescents, and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods, preparation may training must include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness trauma, accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' roles in addressing students' mental illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section 125A.0942 governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar topics.
Section 1. [120B.238] VAPING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.
Subdivision 1. Title. This section may be referred to as the "Vaping Awareness and Prevention Act."
Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the words defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.
Subd. 3. School instruction requirements. (a) A public school must provide vaping prevention instruction at least once to students in grades 6 through 8. A public school may use instructional materials based on the Department of Health's e-cigarette toolkit or may use other smoking prevention instructional materials with a focus on vaping and the use of electronic delivery devices and heated tobacco products. The instruction may be provided as a part of a public school's locally developed health standards.
Subd. 4. Student survey. The commissioner of education must include questions regarding tobacco use and vaping in the Minnesota student survey.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2021-2022 school year and later.
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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.22, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Applicability. (a) This section applies only:
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 121A.22, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4a. Unclaimed drugs or medications. (a) Each school district must adopt a procedure for the collection and transport of any unclaimed or abandoned prescription drugs or medications remaining in the possession of school personnel in accordance with this subdivision. The procedure must ensure that before the transportation of any prescription drug or medication under this subdivision, the school district shall make a reasonable attempt to return the unused prescription drug or medication to the student's parent or legal guardian. The procedure must provide that transportation of unclaimed or unused prescription drugs or medications occur at least annually, or more frequently as determined by the school district.
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.08, is amended to read:
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(d) A school district may conduct a functional behavior assessment as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 3525.0210, subpart 22, as a stand-alone evaluation without conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the student in accordance with prior written notice provisions in section 125A.091, subdivision 3a. A parent or guardian may request that a school district conduct a comprehensive evaluation of their student.
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section applies to functional behavior assessments conducted on or after July 1, 2020.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval. The commissioner may approve applications from districts initiating or significantly changing a program to provide prevention services as an alternative to special education and other compensatory programs. A district with an approved program may provide instruction and services in a regular education classroom, or an area learning center, to eligible pupils. Pupils eligible to participate in the program are pupils who need additional academic or behavioral support to succeed in the general education environment and who may eventually qualify for special education instruction or related services under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65 if the intervention services authorized by this section were unavailable. A pupil with a disability as defined under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65, whose individualized education program team has determined that the pupil does not require special education services in the area of the district's approved program, may participate in the approved program as long as participation does not result in an increase in costs for the program or displace a pupil who does not currently have a disability. Pupils may be provided services during extended school days and throughout the entire year and through the assurance of mastery program under sections 125A.03 to 125A.24 and 125A.65.
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 120A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. Verification of age for admission to public school. Public schools may request documentation that verifies a pupil falls within the school's minimum and maximum age requirements for admission to publicly funded prekindergarten, preschool, kindergarten, or grades 1 to 12. Documentation may include a passport, a hospital birth record or physician's certificate, a baptismal or religious certificate, an adoption record, health records, immunization records, immigration records, previously verified school records, early childhood screening records, Minnesota Immunization Information Connection records, or an affidavit from a parent.
Sec. 2. [121A.425] FULL AND EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION IN PRESCHOOL AND PREKINDERGARTEN.
Subdivision 1. Disciplinary dismissals prohibited. A pupil enrolled in a preschool or prekindergarten program, including a child participating in early childhood family education, school readiness, school readiness plus, voluntary prekindergarten, Head Start, or other school-based preschool or prekindergarten program may not be
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subject to dismissals under this chapter. Notwithstanding the language in this subdivision, expulsions and exclusions may be used only after resources as outlined in subdivision 2 have been exhausted, and only in circumstances where there is an ongoing serious safety threat to the child or others.
Subd. 2. Nonexclusionary discipline. For purposes of this section, nonexclusionary discipline must include at least one of the following:
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible families and programs. The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from children who:
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Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.165, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 125A.30, is amended to read:
(2) to reduce families' need for future services, and especially parents with premature infants, or infants with other physical risk factors associated with learning or development complications, implement interagency child find systems designed to actively seek out, identify, and refer infants and young children with, or at risk of, disabilities,
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including a child under the age of three who: (i) is the subject of a substantiated case of abuse or neglect or (ii) is identified as directly affected by illegal substance abuse, or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure;
(c) The local committee shall also participate in needs assessments and program planning activities conducted by local social service, health and education agencies for young children with disabilities and their families."
Erickson moved to amend the Youakim amendment to H. F. No. 163, the first engrossment, as follows:
"Sec. 5. Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 52, is amended to read:
Sec. 52. EDUCATION INNOVATION RESEARCH AND ACHIEVEMENT ZONES PILOT PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1. Establishment; requirements for participation; research innovation zone plans. (a) The innovation research zone pilot program is established to improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11. Innovation zone partnerships allow school districts and charter schools to research and implement innovative education programming models designed to better prepare students for the world of the 21st century.
(c) An innovation research zone partnership must research and may implement innovative education programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone plan may include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research. Examples of innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to:
(2) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to fulfill standards, credits, and other graduation requirements;
(3) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, and student-directed models designed to make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning that takes place beyond the school day and school walls;
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(4) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models for age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language models, early identification and prevention of mental health issues, and others;
(5) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions, employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry certifications, postsecondary education credits, and other credentials;
(6) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where teachers have larger professional roles;
(7) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning;
(8) new models of professional development for educators, including embedded professional development; or
(9) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill development, technology‑based or blended learning, parent and community involvement, professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment.;
(10) new models of evaluation, assessment, and accountability using multiple indicators including models that demonstrate alternative ways to validate student's academic attainment that have predictive validity to the state tests, but also include other variables such as problem solving, creativity, analytical thinking, collaboration, respecting others, global understanding, postgraduation student performance, and other information;
(11) improving teacher and principal mentoring and evaluation;
(12) granting a high school diploma to a student who meets the graduation requirements under section 120B.02, subdivision 2, who demonstrates preparation for postsecondary education or a career consistent with the world's best workforce goals under section 120B.11, and who meets the following requirements:
(i) completes four years of high school; and
(ii) completes at least one year of postsecondary education at a two- or four-year college or university through concurrent enrollment, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses; or
(iii) completes the requirements for a career certification up to the apprenticeship program level if one is required for that certification;
(13) use of the provisions in section 124D.52, subdivision 9, governing standard adult high school diploma requirements; section 124D.085 governing experiential and applied learning opportunities; and section 126C.05, subdivision 15, paragraph (b), item (i), governing the use of independent study;
(14) use of the provisions of the learning year statute in section 124D.128 for a student in grade 10, 11, or 12 to participate in career and technical programs after school, on weekends, and during school breaks, including summers, and be included in the general education revenue computation. The classes must generate both high school and postsecondary credit and lead to either a career certification, technical college degree, or an apprenticeship program. A student participating in this learning year may attend school year round, and the student's continual learning plan must provide for the student to meet the high school graduation standards no later than the end of the fall semester of grade 12;
(15) methods to initiate prevention models to reduce student needs for special education and to reduce teacher time devoted to the required special education documentation; or
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(16) other innovations as determined by the local boards.
(1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.11;
(4) (3) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the research innovation zone partnership will use;
(5) (4) a description of how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school sites will be included in the planning and implementation process;
(6) (5) a detailed description of expected outcomes and graduation standards;
(7) (6) a timeline for implementing the plan and assessing the outcomes; and
(8) (7) how results of the plan will be disseminated.
The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan.
(e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of the commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation zone partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless the commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership and updates their plan.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive all revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter school partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general powers under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any employment agreements under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 122A and 179A. School district and charter school employees participating in an innovation zone partnership remain employees of their respective school district or charter school.
(g) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner may be resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified the plan to meet each individually identified objection.
(h) An innovation zone plan must not cause an increase in state aid or levies for partners.
Subd. 2. Exemptions from laws and rules. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an innovation zone partner with an approved a plan filed with the commissioner is exempt from each of the following state education laws and rules specifically identified in its plan:
(1) any law or rule from which a district-created, site-governed school under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.045, is exempt;
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(2) any statute or rule from which the commissioner has exempted another district or charter school, as identified in the list published on the Department of Education's Web site under subdivision 4, paragraph (b);
(3) online learning program approval under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.095, subdivision 7, if the school district or charter school offers a course or program online combined with direct access to a teacher for a portion of that course or program;
(4) restrictions on extended time revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, for a student who meets the criteria of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.68, subdivision 2; and
(5) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area for a student who is meeting all competencies consistent with the graduation standards described in the innovation zone plan.
(b) The exemptions under this subdivision must not be construed as exempting an innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments or as increasing any state aid or levy.
Subd. 3. Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel. (a) The commissioner must establish and convene an Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel to review all innovation zone plans submitted for approval.
(b) The panel must be composed of nine members. One member must be appointed by each of the following organizations: Educators for Excellence, Education Minnesota, Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School Boards Association, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, and the Office of Higher Education. The commissioner must appoint one member with expertise in evaluation and research.
Subd. 4. Role of the commissioner approval. (a) Upon recommendation of the Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner may approve up to three innovation zone plans in the seven-county metropolitan area and up to three in greater Minnesota. If an innovation zone partnership fails to implement its innovation zone plan as described in its application and according to the stated timeline, upon recommendation of the Innovation Research Zone Advisory Panel, the commissioner must may alert the partnership members and provide the opportunity to remediate. If implementation continues to fail, the commissioner must may suspend or terminate the innovation zone plan.
(b) The commissioner must publish a list of the exemptions the commissioner has granted to a district or charter school on the Department of Education's Web site by July 1, 2017. The list must be updated annually.
Subd. 5. Project evaluation, dissemination, and report to legislature. Each research innovation zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and manner provided for in the approved application specified by the commissioner. At least once every two years, the commissioner must may analyze each innovation zone's progress in realizing the objectives of the innovation zone partnership's plan. The commissioner must To the extent practical, and using existing resources, the commissioner may summarize and categorize innovation zone plans and submit a report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over education by February 1 of each odd-numbered year in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 3.195."
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The question was taken on the Erickson amendment to the Youakim amendment and the roll was called. There were 58 yeas and 73 nays as follows:
Kresha moved to amend the Youakim amendment to H. F. No. 163, the first engrossment, as follows:
"Sec. 5. IN-PERSON GRADUATION CEREMONIES.
Notwithstanding any law or executive order to the contrary, schools may conduct in-person graduation ceremonies, or hybrid in-person and online ceremonies, for the 2019-2020 school year if they are able to do so while adhering to Minnesota Department of Health guidelines on social distancing.
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The question was taken on the Kresha amendment to the Youakim amendment and the roll was called. There were 61 yeas and 69 nays as follows:
Page 6, line 26, reinstate the stricken language
Page 6, strike lines 27 and 28
Page 6, line 29, delete "; and" and strike the old language
Page 7, line 14, strike everything after "in"
Page 7, line 15, strike "section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph (q)" and delete ", and"
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The question was taken on the Erickson amendment to the Youakim amendment and the roll was called. There were 58 yeas and 74 nays as follows:
Hortman was excused between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:25 p.m.
"Sec. 5. ACADEMIC STANDARDS REVIEW SUSPENSION.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021, the commissioner of education must suspend any ongoing review or revision of academic standards, or implementation of revised academic standards under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021 until June 1, 2021.
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Jurgens moved to amend the Youakim amendment to H. F. No. 163, the first engrossment, as follows:
"Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 124D.111, is amended to read:
124D.111 SCHOOL MEAL POLICY; LUNCH AID; FOOD SERVICE ACCOUNTING.
Subdivision 1. School lunch aid computation meal policy. (a) Each Minnesota participant in the national school lunch program must adopt and post to its website, or the website of the organization where the meal is served, a school meal policy. The policy must:
(1) be in writing, accessible in multiple languages, and clearly communicate student meal charges when payment cannot be collected at the point of service;
(2) be reasonable and well-defined and maintain the dignity of students by prohibiting lunch shaming or otherwise ostracizing any student;
(3) address whether the participant uses a collection agency to collect unpaid school meal debt;
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(4) require any communication to collect unpaid school meal debt be done by school staff trained on the school district's policy on collecting student meal debt;
(5) require that all communication relating to school meal debt be delivered only to a student's parent or guardian and not directly to the student;
(6) ensure that once a participant has placed a meal on a tray or otherwise served the meal to a student, the meal may not be subsequently withdrawn from the student by the cashier or other school official because the student has outstanding meal debt;
(7) ensure that a student who has been determined eligible for free or reduced-price lunch must always be served a reimbursable meal even if the student has outstanding debt;
(8) provide the vendor with its school meal policy if the school contracts with a third party for its meal services; and
(9) require school nutrition staff be trained on the policy.
(b) Any contract between a school and a third-party provider of meal services entered into or modified on or after July 1, 2020, must ensure that the third-party provider adheres to the participant's school meal policy.
Subd. 1a. School lunch aid amounts. Each school year, the state must pay participants in the national school lunch program the amount of 12.5 cents for each full paid and free student lunch and 52.5 cents for each reduced-price lunch served to students.
Subd. 2. Application. A school district, charter school, nonpublic school, or other participant in the national school lunch program shall apply to the department for this payment on forms provided by the department.
Subd. 2a. Federal child and adult care food program; criteria and notice. The commissioner must post on the department's website eligibility criteria and application information for nonprofit organizations interested in applying to the commissioner for approval as a multisite sponsoring organization under the federal child and adult care food program. The posted criteria and information must inform interested nonprofit organizations about:
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Subd. 4. No fees. A participant that receives school lunch aid under this section must make lunch available without charge and must not deny a school lunch to all participating students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, whether or not that student has an outstanding balance in the student's meal account attributable to a la carte purchases or for any other reason.
Subd. 5. Respectful treatment. (a) The participant must also provide meals to students in a respectful manner according to the policy adopted under subdivision 1. The participant must ensure that any reminders for payment of outstanding student meal balances debt do not intentionally demean or, stigmatize, or humiliate any child participating in the school lunch program. The participant must not impose any other restriction prohibited under section 123B.37 due to unpaid student meal debt. The participant must not limit a student's participation in any school activities, graduation ceremonies, field trips, athletics, activity clubs, or other extracurricular activities or access to materials, technology, or other items provided to students due to an unpaid student meal debt.
(b) If the commissioner or the commissioner's designee determines a participant has violated the requirement to provide meals to participating students in a respectful manner, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee must send a letter of noncompliance to the participant. The participant is required to respond and, if applicable, remedy the practice within 60 days.
Subd. 6. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given.
(b) "A la carte" means a food item ordered separately from the school meal.
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(c) "School meal" means a meal provided to students during the school day.
Winkler moved that H. F. No. 163 be laid on the table.
Daudt raised a point of order pursuant to rule 3.12, relating to Motion to Lay on the Table, that the Winkler motion was not in order. The Speaker ruled the point of order not well taken and the Winkler motion in order.
The question recurred on the Winkler motion and the roll was called. There were 74 yeas and 59 nays as follows:
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The motion prevailed and H. F. No. 163 was laid on the table.
H. F. No. 2682, A bill for an act relating to legacy; appropriating money from outdoor heritage fund; appropriating money for Medal of Honor memorial; extending and modifying previous appropriations from legacy funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.056, subdivision 5; Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3; article 4, section 2, subdivision 2; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5; article 4, section 2, subdivisions 2, 8; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 24, subdivision 2.
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H. F. No. 4597, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; modifying certain revenue and reimbursement provisions; granting certain discretion to the commission for operation of a card club; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 240.30, subdivisions 5, 9; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 240.13, subdivision 5; 240.131, subdivision 7.
H. F. No. 4601, A bill for an act relating to human services; requiring the commissioner of human services to award grants from the opiate epidemic response account.
Koegel moved that the House concur in the Senate amendments to H. F. No. 4601 and that the bill be repassed as amended by the Senate. The motion prevailed.
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S. F. No. 3204, A bill for an act relating to health care coverage; modifying requirements governing utilization review and prior authorization of health care services; making conforming changes; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 62M.01, subdivisions 2, 3; 62M.02, subdivisions 2, 5, 8, 20, 21, by adding subdivisions; 62M.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 62M.05, subdivisions 3, 3a, 3b, 4, 5; 62M.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 62M.07; 62M.09, subdivisions 3, 3a, 4, 4a, 5; 62M.10, subdivision 7, by adding a subdivision; 62M.11; 62M.12; 62Q.71; 62Q.73, subdivision 1; 256B.692, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 62M; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62M.02, subdivision 19; Minnesota Rules, part 4685.0100, subpart 9b.
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Winkler moved that the vote whereby S. F. No. 3204 was passed be now reconsidered. The motion prevailed.
Winkler moved that the action whereby S. F. No. 3204 was given its third reading be now reconsidered. The motion prevailed.
S. F. No. 3204 was again reported to the House.
Bahr moved to amend S. F. No. 3204, the third engrossment, as follows:
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Winkler moved that the rules of the House be so far suspended so that S. F. No. 13 be recalled from the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy, be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage. The motion prevailed.
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Pursuant to Article IV, Section 19, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, Winkler moved that the rule therein be suspended and an urgency be declared so that S. F. No. 13 be given its second and third readings and be placed upon its final passage.
The question was taken on the Winkler motion and the roll was called. There were 124 yeas and 7 nays as follows:
Moran moved to amend S. F. No. 13, the second engrossment, as follows:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Registration; fees. The fee for the registration for x-ray machines equipment and other sources of ionizing radiation required to be registered under rules adopted by the state commissioner of health pursuant to section 144.12, shall be in an amount as described in subdivision 1a pursuant to section 144.122. The registration shall expire and be renewed as prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to section 144.122.
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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 144.121, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a. Fees for ionizing radiation-producing equipment. (a) A facility with ionizing radiation-producing equipment and other sources of ionizing radiation must pay an annual initial or annual renewal registration fee consisting of a base facility fee of $100 and an additional fee for each radiation source x-ray tube, as follows:
(b) A facility with radiation therapy and accelerator equipment must pay an initial or annual registration fee of $500. A facility with an industrial accelerator must pay an initial or annual registration fee of $150.
(d) For purposes of this section, a security screening system means ionizing radiation-producing equipment designed and used for security screening of humans who are in the custody of a correctional or detention facility, and used by the facility to image and identify contraband items concealed within or on all sides of a human body. For purposes of this section, a correctional or detention facility is a facility licensed under section 241.021 and operated by a state agency or political subdivision charged with detection, enforcement, or incarceration in respect to state criminal and traffic laws.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1d. Handheld dental x-ray equipment. A facility that uses handheld dental x-ray equipment according to section 144.1215 must comply with this section.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Inspections. Periodic radiation safety inspections of the x-ray equipment and other sources of ionizing radiation shall be made by the state commissioner of health. The frequency of safety inspections shall be prescribed by the commissioner on the basis of the frequency of use of the x-ray equipment and other source of ionizing radiation;, provided that each source shall be inspected at least once every four years.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Examination for individual operating x-ray equipment systems. (a) After January 1, 2008, An individual in a facility with x-ray equipment systems for use on living humans that is registered under subdivision 1 may not operate, nor may the facility allow the individual to operate, x-ray equipment systems unless the individual has passed a national or state examination for limited x-ray machine operators that meets the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) and is approved by the commissioner of health.
(b) The commissioner shall establish criteria for the approval of examinations based on national standards, such as the examination in radiography from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the examination for limited scope of practice in radiography from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists for limited x-ray machine operators, and the American Registry of Chiropractic Radiography Technologists for limited radiography in spines and extremities; or equivalent examinations approved by other states. Equivalent examinations may be
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approved by the commissioner, if the examination is consistent with the standards for educational and psychological testing as recommended by the American Education Research Association, the American Psychological Association, the National Council on Measurement in Education, or the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. The organization proposing the use of an equivalent examination shall submit a fee to the commissioner of $1,000 per examination to cover the cost of determining the extent to which the examination meets the examining standards. The collected fee shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund.
(b) Individuals who may operate x-ray systems include:
(1) an individual who has passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registry for radiography examination;
(2) an individual who has passed the American Chiropractic Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ACRRT) registry examination and is limited to radiography of spines and extremities;
(3) a registered limited scope x-ray operator and a registered bone densitometry equipment operator who passed the examination requirements in paragraphs (d) and (e) and practices according to subdivision 5a;
(4) an x-ray operator who has the original certificate or the original letter of passing the examination that was required before January 1, 2008, under Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144.121, subdivision 5a, paragraph (b), clause (1);
(5) an individual who has passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) registry for radiation therapy examination according to subdivision 5e;
(6) a cardiovascular technologist according to subdivision 5c;
(7) a nuclear medicine technologist according to subdivision 5d;
(8) an individual who has passed the examination for a dental hygienist under section 150A.06 and only operates dental x-ray systems;
(9) an individual who has passed the examination for a dental therapist under section 150A.06 and only operates dental x-ray systems;
(10) an individual who has passed the examination for a dental assistant under section 150A.06, and only operates dental x-ray systems;
(11) an individual who has passed the examination under Minnesota Rules, part 3100.8500, subpart 3, and only operates dental x-ray systems; and
(12) a qualified practitioner who is licensed by a health-related licensing board with active practice authority and is working within the practitioner's scope of practice.
(c) Except for individuals under clauses (3) and (4), an individual who is participating in a training or educational program in any of the occupations listed in paragraph (b) is exempt from the examination requirement within the scope and for the duration of the training or educational program.
(c) (d) The Minnesota examination for limited scope x-ray machine operators must include:
(1) radiation protection, radiation physics and radiobiology, equipment maintenance and operation and quality assurance, image production acquisition and technical evaluation, and patient care interactions and management; and
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(2) at least one of the following regions of the human anatomy: chest, extremities, skull and sinus, spine, or ankle and foot podiatry. The examinations must include the anatomy of, and positioning radiographic positions and projections for, the specific regions.
(e) The examination for bone densitometry equipment operators must include:
(1) osteoporosis, bone physiology, bone health and patient education, patient preparation, fundamental principals, biological effects of radiation, units of measurements, radiation protection in bone densitometry, fundamentals of x-ray production, quality control, measuring bone mineral testing, determining quality in bone mineral testing, file and database management; and
(2) dual x-ray absorptiometry scanning of the lumbar spine, proximal femur, and forearm. The examination must include the anatomy, scan acquisition, and scan analysis for these three procedures.
(d) (f) A limited scope x-ray operator, and a bone densitometry equipment operator, who is are required to take an examination under this subdivision must submit to the commissioner an a registration application for the examination, and a $25 processing fee, and the required examination fee set by the national organization offering the examination. The processing fee and the examination fee shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund. The commissioner shall submit the fee to the national organization providing the examination.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 144.121, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a. Limited scope x-ray machine and bone densitometry equipment operator practice. (a) A registered limited scope x-ray operator and a registered bone densitometry equipment operator may only practice medical radiography on limited regions of the human anatomy for which the operator has successfully passed an examination identified in subdivision 5, unless the operator meets one of the exemptions described in paragraph (b). The operator may practice using only routine radiographic procedures, for the interpretation by and under the direction of a qualified practitioner, excluding paragraphs (d) and (e) and may not operate computed tomography, cone beam computed tomography, the use of contrast media, and the use of fluoroscopic or mammographic equipment x-ray systems.
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Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5c. Cardiovascular technologist practice. (a) Cardiovascular technologists may assist with the operation of fluoroscopy equipment if they:
(1) are credentialed by Cardiovascular Credentialing International as a registered cardiovascular invasive specialist or as a registered cardiac electrophysiology specialist, are a graduate of an educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, which uses the standards and criteria established by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology, or are designated on a variance granted by the commissioner effective July 31, 2019; and
(2) are under the personal supervision and in the physical presence of a qualified practitioner for diagnosing or treating a disease or condition of the cardiovascular system in fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures. Cardiovascular technologists may not activate the fluoroscopic system or evaluate quality control tests.
(b) A cardiovascular technologist who is participating in a training or educational program in any of the occupations listed in this subdivision is exempt from the examination requirement within the scope and for the duration of the training or educational program.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5d. Nuclear medicine technologist practice. (a) Nuclear medicine technologists who have passed the primary pathway credential in Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) for nuclear medicine or the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) for nuclear medicine technology or the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (NM) (ASCP) may operate a fusion imaging device or a dual imaging device that uses radioactive material as a point source in transmission scanning and attenuation correction.
(b) A nuclear medicine technologist in paragraph (a) may only operate a stand-alone computed tomography x‑ray system if the technologist has passed the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board for computed tomography (CT) or is credentialed in computed tomography (CT) from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
(c) A nuclear medicine technologist who meets the requirements under paragraph (a) and who is participating in a training or educational program to obtain a credential under paragraph (b) is exempt from the examination requirement within the scope and for the duration of the training or educational program.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 5e. Radiation therapy technologist practice. (a) A radiation therapy technologist who has passed the primary pathway credential in radiation therapy may operate radiation therapy accelerator and simulator x-ray systems.
(b) A radiation therapy technologist in paragraph (a) may only operate a stand-alone computed tomography x‑ray system if the technologist has passed and is credentialed in computed tomography (CT) from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
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(c) A radiation therapy technologist who meets the requirements under paragraph (a) and who is participating in a training or educational program to obtain a credential under paragraph (b) is exempt from the examination requirement within the scope and for the duration of the training or educational program.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.292, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Patient access. Upon request, a provider shall supply to a patient within 30 calendar days of receiving a written request for medical records complete and current information possessed by that provider concerning any diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the patient in terms and language the patient can reasonably be expected to understand.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.292, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Copies of health records to patients. Except as provided in section 144.296, upon a patient's written request, a provider, at a reasonable cost to the patient, shall promptly furnish to the patient within 30 calendar days of receiving a written request for medical records:
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 152.29, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Manufacturer; requirements. (a) A manufacturer shall may operate eight distribution facilities, which may include the manufacturer's single location for cultivation, harvesting, manufacturing, packaging, and processing but is not required to include that location. The commissioner shall designate the geographical service areas to be served by each manufacturer based on geographical need throughout the state to improve patient access. A manufacturer shall not have more than two distribution facilities in each geographical service area assigned to the manufacturer by the commissioner. A manufacturer shall operate only one location where all cultivation, harvesting, manufacturing, packaging, and processing of medical cannabis shall be conducted. This location may be one of the manufacturer's distribution facility sites. The additional distribution facilities may dispense medical cannabis and medical cannabis products but may not contain any medical cannabis in a form other than those forms allowed under section 152.22, subdivision 6, and the manufacturer shall not conduct any cultivation, harvesting, manufacturing, packaging, or processing at the other distribution facility sites. Any distribution facility operated by the manufacturer is subject to all of the requirements applying to the manufacturer under sections 152.22 to 152.37, including, but not limited to, security and distribution requirements.
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(n) Until a state-centralized, seed-to-sale system is implemented that can track a specific medical cannabis plant from cultivation through testing and point of sale, the commissioner shall conduct at least one unannounced inspection per year of each manufacturer that includes inspection of:
(1) business operations;
(2) physical locations of the manufacturer's manufacturing facility and distribution facilities;
(3) financial information and inventory documentation, including laboratory testing results; and
(4) physical and electronic security alarm systems.
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Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 152.35, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner shall collect an enrollment fee of $200 from patients enrolled under this section. If the patient attests to provides evidence of receiving Social Security disability insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Insurance Income (SSI), veterans disability, or railroad disability payments, or being enrolled in medical assistance or MinnesotaCare, then the fee shall be $50. For purposes of this section:
(1) a patient is considered to receive SSDI if the patient was receiving SSDI at the time the patient was transitioned to retirement benefits by the United States Social Security Administration; and
(2) veterans disability payments include VA dependency and indemnity compensation.
Unless a patient provides evidence of receiving payments from or participating in one of the programs specifically listed in this paragraph, the commissioner of health must collect the $200 enrollment fee from a patient to enroll the patient in the registry program. The fees shall be payable annually and are due on the anniversary date of the patient's enrollment. The fee amount shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 446A.081, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9. Other uses of fund. (a) The drinking water revolving loan fund may be used as provided in the act, including the following uses:
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(10) to provide principal forgiveness, or grants for 50 80 percent of the project cost costs up to a maximum of $10,000 $100,000 for projects needed to comply with national primary drinking water standards for an existing nonmunicipal community or noncommunity public water system.; and
(11) to provide principal forgiveness or grants to the extent permitted under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal laws for 50 percent of the project costs up to a maximum of $250,000 for projects to replace the privately owned portion of drinking water lead service lines.
Sec. 15. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 9, article 11, section 35, the effective date, is amended to read:
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2020 January 1, 2021.
Sec. 16. AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; QUALIFYING MEDICAL CONDITION.
(a) In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 152.27, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the commissioner of health notified the legislature that the commissioner intends to add age-related macular degeneration as a qualifying medical condition to the medical cannabis program under Minnesota Statutes, section 152.22, subdivision 14.
(b) Minnesota Statutes, section 152. 27, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), specifies that the proposed qualifying medical condition is added effective August 1 unless the legislature by law provides otherwise.
(c) The legislature hereby states that age-related macular degeneration shall not be added as a qualifying medical condition under Minnesota Statutes, section 152.22, subdivision 14.
(a) Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.121, subdivisions 3 and 5b, are repealed.
(b) Minnesota Rules, part 7380.0280, is repealed.
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Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 62A.307, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Requirement. Coverage described in subdivision 1 that covers prescription drugs must provide the same coverage for a prescription written by a health care provider authorized to prescribe the particular drug covered by the health coverage described in subdivision 1, regardless of the type of health care provider that wrote the prescription. This section is intended to prohibit denial of coverage based on the prescription having been written by an advanced practice nurse under section 148.235, a physician assistant under section 147A.18 147A.185, or any other nonphysician health care provider authorized to prescribe the particular drug.
Sec. 2. [62Q.529] COVERAGE FOR DRUGS PRESCRIBED AND DISPENSED BY PHARMACIES.
(a) A health plan that provides prescription coverage must provide coverage for self-administered hormonal contraceptives, nicotine replacement medications, and opiate antagonists for the treatment of an acute opiate overdose prescribed and dispensed by a licensed pharmacist in accordance with section 151.37, subdivision 14, 15, or 16, under the same terms of coverage that would apply had the prescription drug been prescribed by a licensed physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse practitioner.
(b) A health plan is not required to cover the drug if dispensed by an out-of-network pharmacy, unless the health plan covers prescription drugs dispensed by out-of-network pharmacies.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. Administer. "Administer" means the delivery by a physician assistant authorized to prescribe legend drugs, a single dose of a legend drug, including controlled substances, to a patient by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or by any other immediate means, and the delivery by a physician assistant ordered by a physician a single dose of a legend drug by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or by any other immediate means.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 6a. Collaborating physician. "Collaborating physician" means a Minnesota licensed physician who oversees the performance, practice, and activities of a physician assistant under a collaborative agreement as described in section 147A.02, paragraph (c).
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.01, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
Subd. 21. Prescription. "Prescription" means a signed written order, an oral order reduced to writing, or an electronic order meeting current and prevailing standards given by a physician assistant authorized to prescribe drugs for patients in the course of the physician assistant's practice, and issued for an individual patient and containing the information required in the physician-physician assistant delegation agreement.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.01, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
Subd. 26. Therapeutic order. "Therapeutic order" means an a written or verbal order given to another for the purpose of treating or curing a patient in the course of a physician assistant's practice. Therapeutic orders may be written or verbal, but do not include the prescribing of legend drugs or medical devices unless prescribing authority has been delegated within the physician-physician assistant delegation agreement.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.01, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
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Subd. 27. Verbal order. "Verbal order" means an oral order given to another for the purpose of treating or curing a patient in the course of a physician assistant's practice. Verbal orders do not include the prescribing of legend drugs unless prescribing authority has been delegated within the physician-physician assistant delegation agreement.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.02, is amended to read:
(a) The board may grant a license as a physician assistant to an applicant who:
(b) All persons registered as physician assistants as of June 30, 1995, are eligible for continuing license renewal. All persons applying for licensure after that date shall be licensed according to this chapter.
(c) A physician assistant who qualifies for licensure must practice for at least 2,080 hours, within the context of a collaborative agreement, within a hospital or integrated clinical setting where physician assistants and physicians work together to provide patient care. The physician assistant shall submit written evidence to the board with the application, or upon completion of the required collaborative practice experience. For purposes of this paragraph, a collaborative agreement is a mutually agreed upon plan for the overall working relationship and collaborative arrangement between a physician assistant, and one or more physicians licensed under chapter 147, that designates the scope of services that can be provided to manage the care of patients. The physician assistant and one of the collaborative physicians must have experience in providing care to patients with the same or similar medical conditions. The collaborating physician is not required to be physically present so long as the collaborating physician and physician assistant are or can be easily in contact with each other by radio, telephone, or other telecommunication device.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 1a. Licensure required. Except as provided under subdivision 2, it is unlawful for any person to practice as a physician assistant without being issued a valid license according to this chapter.
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Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.05, is amended to read:
(a) Physician assistants who notify the board in writing may elect to place their license on an inactive status. Physician assistants with an inactive license shall be excused from payment of renewal fees and shall not practice as physician assistants. Persons who engage in practice while their license is lapsed or on inactive status shall be considered to be practicing without a license, which shall be grounds for discipline under section 147A.13. Physician assistants who provide care under the provisions of section 147A.23 shall not be considered practicing without a license or subject to disciplinary action. Physician assistants who notify the board of their intent to resume active practice shall be required to pay the current renewal fees and all unpaid back fees and shall be required to meet the criteria for renewal specified in section 147A.07.
(b) Notwithstanding section 147A.03, subdivision 1, a person with an inactive license may continue to use the protected titles specified in section 147A.03, subdivision 1, so long as the person does not practice as a physician assistant.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 147A.06, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Cancellation of license. The board shall not renew, reissue, reinstate, or restore a license that has lapsed on or after July 1, 1996, and has not been renewed within two annual renewal cycles starting July 1, 1997. A licensee whose license is canceled for nonrenewal must obtain a new license by applying for licensure and fulfilling all requirements then in existence for an initial license to practice as a physician assistant.
Subd. 2. Licensure following lapse of licensed status; transition. (a) A licensee whose license has lapsed under subdivision 1 before January 1, 2020, and who seeks to regain licensed status after January 1, 2020, shall be treated as a first-time licensee only for purposes of establishing a license renewal schedule, and shall not be subject to the license cycle conversion provisions in section 147A.29.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147A.09, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. Scope of practice. Physician assistants shall practice medicine only with physician supervision. Physician assistants may perform those duties and responsibilities as delegated in the physician-physician assistant delegation agreement and delegation forms maintained at the address of record by the supervising physician and physician assistant, including the prescribing, administering, and dispensing of drugs, controlled substances, and medical devices, excluding anesthetics, other than local anesthetics, injected in connection with an operating room procedure, inhaled anesthesia and spinal anesthesia under an established practice agreement.
Patient service must be limited to A physician assistant's scope of practice includes:
(2) patient services customary to the practice of the supervising physician or alternate supervisi