HF3980 Summary

• Amends Minnesota Statutes section 124D.90, subdivision 4, to clarify that the commissioner (rather than the Minnesota Academic Excellence Foundation) must establish application forms, guidelines, procedures, and timelines for distributing state aid for school partnerships.

• Modifies Super Bowl sales tax exemptions to include nonresidential parking sales by the National Football League and clarifies that related events include preparatory visits, NFL Experience, NFL Tailgate, NFL On Location, and NFL House; exemption applies to sales and purchases made after June 30, 2016, and before March 1, 2018.

• Corrects definition of "notice date" in Minnesota Statutes section 290C.13, subdivision 3, to clarify it means the date designated by the commissioner on orders or notices involving enrolled land removal or application denials.

• Appropriates $3,011,000 for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 to reimburse school districts for college entrance examination fees for eligible students; reimbursement limited to ACT examination fees for tests taken before July 1, 2016.

• Provides $100,000 for Cottages of Anoka veterans housing subsidies and $200,000 for State Soldiers Assistance Grant for veterans housing and health assistance, both as onetime appropriations.

• Repeals Laws 2016, chapter 160, section 21, which had reduced appropriations for chemical dependency beds and courthouse security grants.