Bill Text: MN SF54 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Claims against the state; deficiency funding and forecast adjustments and appropriation

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-05-31 - Secretary of State Chapter 113 [SF54 Detail]

Download: Minnesota-2011-SF54-Chaptered.html

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CHAPTER 113--S.F.No. 54

An act

relating to claims against the state; providing for settlement of certain
claims; providing for certain fiscal year 2011 deficiency funding and certain
forecast adjustments; appropriating money;amending Laws 2005, chapter 156,
article 2, section 45, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24,
subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, 4, as amended, 5, as amended, 6, as amended, 7,
as amended; article 2, section 67, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended,
4, as amended, 6, 9, as amended; article 3, section 21, subdivisions 3, 4, as
amended; article 4, section 12, subdivision 6, as amended; article 5, section
13, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, as amended; article 6, section 11, subdivisions 3, as
amended, 4, as amended, 8, as amended, 12, as amended; Laws 2010, First
Special Session chapter 1, article 25, section 3, subdivision 6.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE

    Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of corrections in fiscal year 2012 for full and final payment under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while
incarcerated in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services
provided to persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service
work for correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2012.
(a) For sentence-to-service and community work service claims under $500 and
other claims already paid by the department, $3,472.27.
(b) For payment to MCF-Rush City, as reimbursement for paying Walter S. Rudd for
the cost of custom orthotic inserts for his shoes to replace those inadvertently disposed of
by staff while he was incarcerated at MCF-Rush City, $350.
(c) For payment to Mario A. Burciaga for permanent injuries to his right hand
suffered while performing sentence-to-service work in Rice County and to refund his
filing fee, $3,755, and for payment to medical providers for treatment of Mr. Burciaga,
$8,653.99.
(d) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Natalie C. Clark, who was
injured while performing sentence-to-service work in Hennepin County, $1,403.18.
(e) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Mary L. Hatcher, who was
injured while performing sentence-to-service work in Olmsted County, $1,035.34.
(f) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Shawn M. Norring, who was
injured while performing sentence-to-service work in Aitkin County, $3,675.10.
(g) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Aaron W. Osten, for
permanent injuries to his left forearm suffered while performing assigned duties at
MCF-Faribault, $3,375.
(h) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Christopher A. Pearson, who
was injured while performing sentence-to-service work in Isanti County, $1,139.74.
(i) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Michael J. Proell, who was
injured while performing sentence-to-service work in Todd County, $1,039.85.
(j) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Anthony T. Reller, who was
injured while performing sentence-to-service work in Carlton County, $1,901.17.
(k) For payment to S.B., a minor, for permanent injuries to his left foot suffered
while performing sentence-to-service work in Hennepin County, $3,000, and for payment
to medical providers for treatment of S.B., $1,009.83.
(l) For payment to Nicholas Tobin, for permanent injuries to his left hand suffered
while performing assigned duties at MCF-Faribault, $4,875.
(m) For payment to Deleon C. Walker, for permanent injuries to his left hand suffered
while performing assigned duties while incarcerated at MCF-Moose Lake, $11,050.
(n) For payment to Nancy Wescott, for permanent injuries suffered while performing
sentence-to-service work in Watonwan County and to reimburse her for medical expenses
she already paid, $1,550.41, and for payment to medical providers for treatment of Ms.
Wescott, $8,397.41.

    Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE.
$1,123 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue in
fiscal year 2011 for full and final payment of the claim by Renee S. Johnson, of Brooklyn
Park, Minnesota, for the amount of an expired property tax refund check she failed to cash
for medical reasons and to refund her filing fee.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 2

FISCAL YEAR 2011 DEFICIENCY FUNDING AND ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown in the column marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
each purpose, and are added to the appropriations in Laws 2009, chapters 83 and 101. The
figure "2011," where used in this article, means that the appropriation or appropriations
listed under it are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.

				APPROPRIATIONS
				Available for the Year
				Ending June 30
							2011

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

$

2,043,000

This appropriation is to provide a match for
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) disaster assistance to state agencies
and political subdivisions under Minnesota
Statutes, section 12.221, in the area
designated under Presidential Declaration
of Major Disaster, FEMA-1830-DR, for the
flooding in Minnesota in the spring of 2009,
whether included in the original declaration
or added later by federal government action.
This is a onetime appropriation. This
appropriation is available until expended.

Sec. 3. TAX COURT

$

38,000

This appropriation is to fund a deficiency
in the agency's operating budget. Of this
amount, $3,000 may be carried back to fiscal
year 2010 to pay for expenditures exceeding
the original appropriation. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Sec. 4. SECRETARY OF STATE

$

471,000

$149,000 is for the payment of legal fees
imposed by the United States District
Court, District of Minnesota, in the case
of American Broadcasting Companies,
Inc. et al. v. Mark Ritchie et al. (Case
08-cv-5285-MJD-AJB). This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2013. This is a
onetime appropriation.
$322,000 is for the reimbursement of costs
of recounts during the 2010 general election,
to be paid to counties consistent with the
cost survey of the counties previously
conducted by the secretary of state and
for reimbursement to the secretary of state
costs in those recounts already paid by
the secretary of state to the counties. This
appropriation is available until December
31, 2011.

Sec. 5. HUMAN SERVICES

The fiscal year 2011 general fund
appropriation for Minnesota sex offender
services under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article
13, section 3, subdivision 10, paragraph (b),
is reduced by $3,000,000. This paragraph is
effective the day following final enactment.
Surplus Appropriation Canceled. Of the
health care access fund appropriation in
Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3,
subdivision 6, paragraph (e), for the COBRA
premium state subsidy program, $11,750,000
must be canceled in fiscal year 2011. This
provision is effective the day following final
enactment.

    Sec. 6. Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007,
chapter 148, article 2, section 73, and Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 59, is
amended to read:
    Sec. 45. SALE OF STATE LAND.
    Subdivision 1. State land sales. The commissioner of administration shall
coordinate with the head of each department or agency having control of state-owned land
to identify and sell at least $6,440,000 of state-owned land. Sales should be completed
according to law and as provided in this section as soon as practicable but no later than
June 30, 2011 2013. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 and 16B.282,
94.09 and 94.10, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may offer land
for public sale by only providing notice of lands or an offer of sale of lands to state
departments or agencies, the University of Minnesota, cities, counties, towns, school
districts, or other public entities.
    Subd. 2. Anticipated savings. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
94.16, subdivision 3, or other law to the contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the
sale of land under this section that exceeds the actual expenses of selling the land must
be deposited in the general fund, except as otherwise provided by the commissioner of
finance. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.11 or 16B.283, the commissioner
of finance may establish the timing of payments for land purchased under this section. If
the total of all money deposited into the general fund from the proceeds of the sale of land
under this section is anticipated to be less than $6,440,000, the governor must allocate the
amount of the difference as reductions to general fund operating expenditures for other
executive agencies for the biennium ending June 30, 2011 2013.
    Subd. 3. Sale of state lands revolving loan fund. $290,000 is appropriated from
the general fund in fiscal year 2006 to the commissioner of administration for purposes
of paying the actual expenses of selling state-owned lands to achieve the anticipated
savings required in this section. From the gross proceeds of land sales under this section,
the commissioner of administration must cancel the amount of the appropriation in this
subdivision to the general fund by June 30, 2011 2013.

    Sec. 7. APPROPRIATIONS MADE ONLY ONCE.
If the appropriations made in this article are enacted more than once in the 2011
regular session, these appropriations must be given effect only once.

    Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 3

EDUCATION FORECAST ADJUSTMENT

A. GENERAL EDUCATION

    Section 1. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 2, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 10, is amended to read:
    Subd. 2. General education aid. For general education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:

		$	4,291,422,000	.....	2010
		$	4,776,884,000 4,832,264,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $553,591,000 for 2009 and $3,737,831,000 for
2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $1,363,306,000 for 2010 and $3,413,578,000
$3,468,958,000 for 2011.

    Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Enrollment options transportation. For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:

		$	48,000	.....	2010
		$	52,000 29,000	.....	2011

    Sec. 3. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 4, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 2, is amended to read:
    Subd. 4. Abatement revenue. For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:

		$	1,000,000	.....	2010
		$	1,132,000 1,127,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $140,000 for 2009 and $860,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $317,000 for 2010 and $815,000 $810,000 for 2011.

    Sec. 4. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 5, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 5. Consolidation transition. For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:

		$	684,000	.....	2010
		$	576,000 593,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $0 for 2009 and $684,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $252,000 for 2010 and $324,000 $341,000 for 2011.

    Sec. 5. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 6, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 4, is amended to read:
    Subd. 6. Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:

		$	12,861,000	.....	2010
		$	16,157,000 16,213,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $1,067,000 for 2009 and $11,794,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $4,362,000 for 2010 and $11,795,000 $11,851,000
for 2011.

    Sec. 6. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 1, section 24, subdivision 7, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 5, is amended to read:
    Subd. 7. Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic pupil transportation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:

		$	17,297,000	.....	2010
		$	19,729,000 19,387,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $2,077,000 for 2009 and $15,220,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $5,629,000 for 2010 and $14,100,000 $13,758,000
for 2011.

B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

    Sec. 7. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 2, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 6, is amended to read:
    Subd. 2. Charter school building lease aid. For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision 4:

		$	34,833,000	.....	2010
		$	44,938,000 42,633,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $3,704,000 for 2009 and $31,129,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $11,513,000 for 2010 and $33,425,000 $31,120,000
for 2011.

    Sec. 8. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 3, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 7, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Charter school startup aid. For charter school startup cost aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11:

		$	1,218,000	.....	2010
		$	743,000 654,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $202,000 for 2009 and $1,016,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $375,000 for 2010 and $368,000 $279,000 for 2011.

    Sec. 9. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 4, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 8, is amended to read:
    Subd. 4. Integration aid. For integration aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.86, subdivision 5:

		$	50,812,000	.....	2010
		$	61,782,000 61,604,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $5,832,000 for 2009 and $44,980,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $16,636,000 for 2010 and $45,146,000 $44,968,000
for 2011.

    Sec. 10. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
    Subd. 6. Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:

		$	14,468,000	.....	2010
		$	17,582,000 13,393,000	.....	2011

    Sec. 11. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 2, section 67, subdivision 9, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 10, is amended to read:
    Subd. 9. Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.83:

		$	1,702,000	.....	2010
		$	2,119,000 1,958,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $191,000 for 2009 and $1,511,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $558,000 for 2010 and $1,561,000 $1,400,000
for 2011.

C. SPECIAL EDUCATION

    Sec. 12. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 3, section 21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Aid for children with disabilities. For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities
within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:

		$	1,717,000	.....	2010
		$	1,895,000 1,554,000	.....	2011

If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other
year is available.

    Sec. 13. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 3, section 21, subdivision 4, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 12, is amended to read:
    Subd. 4. Travel for home-based services. For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:

		$	224,000	.....	2010
		$	282,000 324,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $24,000 for 2009 and $200,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $73,000 for 2010 and $209,000 $251,000 for 2011.

D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

    Sec. 14. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 4, section 12, subdivision 6, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 17, is amended to read:
    Subd. 6. Deferred maintenance aid. For deferred maintenance aid, according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.591, subdivision 4:

		$	1,918,000	.....	2010
		$	2,146,000 2,191,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $260,000 for 2009 and $1,658,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $613,000 for 2010 and $1,533,000 $1,578,000
for 2011.

E. NUTRITION

    Sec. 15. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
    Subd. 2. School lunch. For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.111, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:

		$	12,688,000	.....	2010
		$	13,069,000 12,378,000	.....	2011

    Sec. 16. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. School breakfast. For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.1158:

		$	4,978,000	.....	2010
		$	5,147,000 4,646,000	.....	2011

    Sec. 17. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 5, section 13, subdivision 4, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 18, is amended to read:
    Subd. 4. Kindergarten milk. For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:

		$	1,104,000	.....	2010
		$	1,126,000 1,063,000	.....	2011

F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND
SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

    Sec. 18. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 3, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 23, is amended to read:
    Subd. 3. Early childhood family education aid. For early childhood family
education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:

		$	19,005,000	.....	2010
		$	21,460,000 21,177,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $3,020,000 for 2009 and $15,985,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $5,911,000 for 2010 and $15,549,000 $15,266,000
for 2011.

    Sec. 19. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 4, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 24, is amended to read:
    Subd. 4. Health and developmental screening aid. For health and developmental
screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:

		$	2,922,000	.....	2010
		$	3,425,000 3,434,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $367,000 for 2009 and $2,555,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $945,000 for 2010 and $2,480,000 $2,489,000
for 2011.

    Sec. 20. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 8, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 25, is amended to read:
    Subd. 8. Community education aid. For community education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:

		$	476,000	.....	2010
		$	473,000 463,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $73,000 for 2009 and $403,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation included $148,000 for 2010 and $325,000 $315,000 for
2011.

    Sec. 21. Laws 2009, chapter 96, article 6, section 11, subdivision 12, as amended by
Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 4, section 27, is amended to read:
    Subd. 12. Adult basic education aid. For adult basic education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:

		$	35,671,000	.....	2010
		$	42,732,000 42,829,000	.....	2011

The 2010 appropriation includes $4,187,000 for 2009 and $31,484,000 for 2010.
The 2011 appropriation includes $11,644,000 for 2010 and $31,088,000 $31,185,000
for 2011.

    Sec. 22. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This article is effective the day following final enactment.

ARTICLE 4

HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS

Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENT APPROPRIATIONS.

The sums shown are added to, or if shown in parentheses, are subtracted from the
appropriations in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter
173, article 2; Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, articles 15, 23, and 25; and
Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 3, to the commissioner of human
services and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal year indicated for
each purpose. The figure "2011" used in this article means that the appropriation or
appropriations listed are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.

Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES

Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation

$

(235,463,000)

	Appropriations by Fund
			2011
	General		(381,869,000)
	Health Care Access		169,514,000
	Federal TANF		(23,108,000)

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Subd. 2.Revenue and Pass-through

732,000

This appropriation is from the federal TANF
fund.

Subd. 3.Children and Economic Assistance Grants

	Appropriations by Fund
	General		(7,098,000)
	Federal TANF		(23,840,000)

(a) MFIP/DWP Grants

	Appropriations by Fund
	General		18,715,000
	Federal TANF		(23,840,000)

(b) MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants

(24,394,000)

(c) General Assistance Grants

(664,000)

(d) Minnesota Supplemental Aid Grants

793,000

(e) Group Residential Housing Grants

(1,548,000)

Subd. 4.Basic Health Care Grants

	Appropriations by Fund
	General		(335,050,000)
	Health Care Access		169,514,000

(a) MinnesotaCare Grants

169,514,000

This appropriation is from the health care
access fund.

(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care - Families and Children

(49,368,000)

(c) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care - Elderly and Disabled

(43,258,000)

(d) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care - Adults without Children

(242,424,000)

Subd. 5.Continuing Care Grants

(39,721,000)

(a) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Facilities

(14,627,000)

(b) Medical Assistance Long-Term Care Waivers

(44,718,000)

(c) Chemical Dependency Entitlement Grants

19,624,000

    Sec. 3. Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 25, section 3, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:

Subd. 6.Health Care Grants

(a) MinnesotaCare Grants

998,000

(13,376,000)

This appropriation is from the health care
access fund.
Health Care Access Fund Transfer to
General Fund. The commissioner of
management and budget shall transfer the
following amounts in the following years
from the health care access fund to the
general fund: $998,000 $0 in fiscal year
2010; $176,704,000 $59,901,000 in fiscal
year 2011; $141,041,000 in fiscal year 2012;
and $286,150,000 in fiscal year 2013. If at
any time the governor issues an executive
order not to participate in early medical
assistance expansion, no funds shall be
transferred from the health care access
fund to the general fund until early medical
assistance expansion takes effect. This
paragraph is effective the day following final
enactment.
MinnesotaCare Ratable Reduction.
Effective for services rendered on or after
July 1, 2010, to December 31, 2013,
MinnesotaCare payments to managed care
plans under Minnesota Statutes, section
256L.12, for single adults and households
without children whose income is greater
than 75 percent of federal poverty guidelines
shall be reduced by 15 percent. Effective
for services provided from July 1, 2010, to
June 30, 2011, this reduction shall apply to
all services. Effective for services provided
from July 1, 2011, to December 31, 2013, this
reduction shall apply to all services except
inpatient hospital services. Notwithstanding
any contrary provision of this article, this
paragraph shall expire on December 31,
2013.

(b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Families and Children

-0-

295,512,000

Critical Access Dental. Of the general
fund appropriation, $731,000 in fiscal year
2011 is to the commissioner for critical
access dental provider reimbursement
payments under Minnesota Statutes, section
256B.76 subdivision 4. This is a onetime
appropriation.
Nonadministrative Rate Reduction. For
services rendered on or after July 1, 2010,
to December 31, 2013, the commissioner
shall reduce contract rates paid to managed
care plans under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 256B.69 and 256L.12, and to
county-based purchasing plans under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.692, by
three percent of the contract rate attributable
to nonadministrative services in effect on
June 30, 2010. Notwithstanding any contrary
provision in this article, this rider expires on
December 31, 2013.

(c) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care Grants - Elderly and Disabled

-0-

(30,265,000)

(d) General Assistance Medical Care Grants

-0-

(75,389,000) (59,583,000)

The reduction to general assistance medical
care grants is contingent upon the effective
date in Laws 2010, First Special Session
chapter 1, article 16, section 48. The
reduction shall be reestimated based upon
the actual effective date of the law. The
commissioner of management and budget
shall make adjustments in fiscal year
2011 to general assistance medical care
appropriations to conform to the total
expected expenditure reductions specified in
this section.

(e) Other Health Care Grants

-0-

(7,000,000)

Cobra Carryforward. Unexpended funds
appropriated in fiscal year 2010 for COBRA
grants under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article
5, section 78, do not cancel and are available
to the commissioner for fiscal year 2011
COBRA grant expenditures. Up to $111,000
of the fiscal year 2011 appropriation for
COBRA grants provided in Laws 2009,
chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision
6, may be used by the commissioner for costs
related to administration of the COBRA
grants.

    Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This article is effective the day following final enactment.
Presented to the governor May 27, 2011
Signed by the governor May 31, 2011, 1:19 p.m.