LEGISLATURE:

An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports (Miscellaneous) at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Legislature.
	Title:	Published Records and Reports (Miscellaneous).
	Dates:	1895-2009.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Assorted printed, near-print, and photocopied reports and other documents generated by the legislature and its various committees and subcommittees, or produced by other entities for submission to the legislature.
	Quantity:	4 boxes.
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Legislature. Published Records and Reports (Miscellaneous). Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: None

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017378850104294

Appraisal Information:

Many of these items need to be compared against other sets of House and Senate committee records or reports, or considered for addition to the MHS book collections.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE

Chronological order.

Location

Box

117.H.4.5B

Minnesota River Recreation Development Association. Report on the Minnesota River for the 1963 Legislature.

State Expenditures by County, Fiscal 1965.

Photocopied compilation; compiler unknown.

Proposed Legislative Program on Urban Crisis, approximately 1968.

By Charles K. Dayton and Peter Weiss.

Rehabilitation in Minnesota: A Legislative Study, prepared by Minneapolis Rehabilitation Center, Inc., October 1970.

“This report was prepared under contract No. E-5921 with the Governor’s Commission for Employment of Handicapped Persons at the request of the Minnesota State Legislature.”

The Minnesota Experimental City: A 1969-70 Interim Report to the 67th Session of the Minnesota Legislature by the Senate and House of Representatives Subcommittees on the Study of the Minnesota Experimental City, November 1970.

Summary Part of Information Systems in the State of Minnesota 1970-1980, approximately 1970.

Report to the Minnesota State Legislature on the Minnesota State High School League, January 1971.

Data Submitted in Behalf of the Minnesota Taconite Industry to the 1971 Special Session of the Minnesota State Legislature, June 1971.

Report of the Joint Committee on Flexible Sessions, 1972.

Marijuana Task Force Reports [i.e., a compilation of various issuances], March 1973.

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency: Legislative Information, May 1975.

Minnesota House of Representatives. High School Page Program Report – 1975, [by] Mary Jane Hedstrom, June 20, 1975.

Xerox copy.

Minnesota Railroad Line Abandonment Study: A Report to the Legislature. Supplemental Reports Nos. 1-6, 1975. 1 volume (pressboard binder).

Minnesota Task Force on Correctional Institutions. Report to the Minnesota Legislature, February 1976.

Modest-Cost Housing in the Twin Cities metropolitan Area. Report with Recommendations to the 1977 Minnesota State Legislature from the Modest-Cost Private Housing Advisory Committee (Metropolitan Council), December 1976.

The Impact of Fluctuating School Enrollments on Minnesota’s Educational System. A final report to the Minnesota State Legislature. Submitted by the Advisory Council on Fluctuating School Enrollments, January 1977.

Volume I.

Workshop Proceedings: Energy in Minnesota: Energy Technology Information for Decision Makers, August 14-16, 1977.

Sponsored by Minnesota Legislature Science and Technology Project.

Environmental Impact Statement Preparation: Is a Central Office the Answer? A report to the Legislature, February 15, 1978.

Xerox copy.

Minnesota Advisory Task Force on Small Business: A Report to the Minnesota Legislature, Final Recommendations, January 1979.

Chemical Dependency Legislative Task Force Report, January 14, 1981.

Minnesota Advisory Task Force on Epilepsy. Report to the 1983 Minnesota Legislature, January 1983.

Tax Expenditure Budget, State of Minnesota, Fiscal Years 1984-1987, February 1985.

A report to the Legislature prepared by the Commissioner of Revenue.

Children’s Trust Fund of Minnesota. Report to the Legislature and the Governor:

1987.

1989.

University of Minnesota Planning Report to the Legislature, September 1, 1988.

Regent Candidate Advisory Council. Report to the Minnesota Legislature, 1989.

Assistance to the Minnesota House of Representatives in Reviewing Jail Facility Needs in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, Phase II, March 1990.

American University Adjudication Technical Assistance Project, Technical Assistance Assignment No. 2-045. Consultant: Dr. Roger Lauen.

Drug Abuse Prevention Resource Council. A Report to the 1991 State Legislature.

Minnesota Drug Strategy 1991: Report to the 1991 Minnesota Legislature, January 1, 1991.

By the Office of Drug Policy, Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

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REPORTS TO AND OF STANDING COMMITTEES

Chronological order.

Location

Box

117.H.4.6F

Report of Committee on Probation and Parole, October 1914.

Information and Data on Automobile Taxation and Gasoline Taxation in Minnesota and Other States, prepared and printed by the Committee on Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws, Minnesota State Senate, January 1925.

Report of the Joint Senate-House Rules Sub-committee on Legislative Research, January 23, 1951. 2 pages, typed carbon copy.

Statistics Relating to School Costs, State Aid and Local Effort for Minnesota School Districts Maintaining Secondary Schools – 1961-1964. 2 volumes:

Prepared for the Standing Education Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Booklet 1. Introduction, Comments, Tables and Graphs, January 1965.

Booklet 2. Tabulations, January 1965.

[Memorandum on Minnesota Municipal Commission Act, from Consulting Services Corporation to Senate Civil Administration Committee, Subcommittee on State Departments,] March 21, 1967. 18, 5, 5 pages.

Mimeographed.

Economic Development, Department of: Apparently background materials for Senate Finance Committee, State Departments Subcommittee meeting November 27, 1968.

The Law of Land Exchange in Minnesota, prepared for the Senate Committee on Public Domain, by Office of Senate Counsel, March 1969.

Another copy is cataloged in the MHS Library.

Senate Committee on Elections and Reapportionment. In re: the Matter of the Election of State Senator from the 59th Legislative District, Francis E. LaBrosse, Contestant, vs. Richard H. Palmer, Contestee. Exhibits, approximately 1971. 1 volume.

Including loose sheets of notes and miscellany.

Report of the Medical Education Subcommittee of House Appropriations, approximately January 1971.

A Proposed Study Regarding the Control of Welfare Costs in the State of Minnesota, prepared for... Senate Public Welfare Committee, (by) The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, February 18, 1971.

Report to Senate Ethics Committee from Special Subcommittee, May 8, 1971.

Report on Senate Code of Ethics, to Senate Committee on Rules and Legislative Expense from Senate Special Ethics Committee, May 18, 1971.

1975-1977 Building Fund Requests to the Division on Welfare and Corrections, House Appropriations Committee..., Thistledew Camp, September 7, 1973.

Health Care in Outstate Minnesota: A Report of the Health Subcommittee of the Minnesota State Senate Health, Welfare and Corrections Committee, January 17, 1974. 1 folder.

Report of the Special Senate Subcommittee on Health Costs, Senate Health, Welfare and Corrections Committee, December 1974.

Final Report, Special Senate Education Subcommittee to Examine the University of Minnesota Presidential Selection Process, January 13, 1975.

Xerox copy.

Statement on “The Need for New or Improved Sports Facilities,” Subcommittee on Operations and Structure, Senate Metropolitan and Urban Affairs Committee, April 9, 1975.

A Report to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives, from Patricia J. Goralski, director, Professions Development Section, Department of Education, February 1, 1976.

Several items in pocketed presentation folder.

Presentation to the Senate Committee on Local Government / Arthur C. Roemer, Commissioner of Revenue, January 24, 1977.

Foundation Service Program: Study Report: Executive Summary. Senate Education Committee, 1981.

1980 Interim Hearings on Teen-Age Pregnancy: Report of the House Health and Welfare Committee Social Services Subcommittee, March 1981.

Minnesota State Council for the Handicapped F.Y. '83 - F.Y. '85: Report to the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee, March 1, 1984.

Minnesota School and Resource Center for the Arts, "A Statewide Public School": Progress Report, prepared for the Education Committees of the Legislature:

1986 Report, February 1, 1986. 1 folder.

1987 Report, February 1, 1987. 1 folder.

Report and 9 attachments.

Final Report, Policy Jury on School-Based Clinics: A project of The Jefferson Center, conducted for the Health and Human Services Committee of the Minnesota Senate, August 1988.

Regional Treatment Center Task Force. Report to the Health and Human Services Committee of the Minnesota House of Representatives, January 1989.

Airport Noise and Capacity: Past and Future Issues for the Airport. Minnesota Senate Local and Urban Government Committee, February 1989.


Financing Education in Minnesota: A report by the House Ways and Means Committee:
	1988-1989.
		July 1988.
	1990-1991.
		June 1990.

Report of Review of Minnesota Business Regulations, Department of Trade and Economic Development, pursuant to Laws of Minnesota 1999, chapter 223, article 2, sec. 77. February 15, 2000.

Submitted to the House Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Policy.

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MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTORIES

Other directories of the Legislature are in the MHS Library collections.

Location

Box

117.H.4.7B

Manual... of the Senate and House of Representatives, Minnesota, 1901.

Members Directory, Minnesota Legislature, 1975.

Directory, Minnesota State and Federal Legislators, 1975.

Minnesota Legislative Profile Directory, approximately 1975.

Seating Arrangement, Minnesota Legislature:

58th Session, 1953 – 65th Session, 1967. 8 items.

Issued by Minnesota Employers’ Association.

70th Session, 1977-1978.

71st Session, 1979-1980.

71st Session, 1980.

72nd Session, 1981.

81st Session, 1999.


House of Representatives Membership Lists:
	1971 Committees and Committee Assignments.
	1979-1980.
		4 versions.
	1980.
	1981.
		2 versions.
	1983-1984.
	Committee information, 1991-1992.

House of Representatives Members Directory, Update ’88.


House and Senate Membership Lists (title varies):
	1895.
	1917.
	1919.
	1921.
	1925.
	1929.
	1931.
	1935.
	List of State Senators and Representatives, 1955.
	1985.
		2 versions.
	1987.
		2 versions.
	Election Directory, 1989.

Directory of Administrative Services offered by the Secretary of the Senate, revised 1976.

Senate Guides:

A Guide to the Minnesota Senate, approximately 1972.

Senate Guide, 1979.

Guide to the Minnesota Senate, approximately 1983.

Inside the Senate: Questions and Answers on Legislative Procedure, January 1981.

Inside the Senate, rec. August 1993.

Guide to the Minnesota Senate, rev. August 1995.

Inside the Minnesota Senate, updated August 2001.

Proposed Constitutional Amendment for Trunk Highway System in Minnesota, approximately February 1919.

Information and Data on Automobile Taxation and Gasoline Taxation in Minnesota and Other States. Prepared and printed by the Committee on Motor Vehicles and Motor Tax Laws, Minnesota State Senate, January 1925.

State of Minnesota Reorganization Act of 1939 with Appendix.

The Record of the 1947 Minnesota State Legislature. State Governmental Research Bulletin No. 21, December 1947.

[Investment data for Minnesota trust funds,] approximately 1960.

24 pages, mimeo (page 1 missing).

Orientation Program for New Members, House of Representatives, 1961 Minnesota Legislature.

4 pages, mimeo.

Reorganization Proposals, 1967. 1 folder.

Various mimeographed materials, including minutes of the Legislative Procedures Committee.

Briefing book, Minnesota Taxpayers Association, January 8, 1969. 1 folder.

Regional Government Agencies: Suburban Rate Authority (subject file), 1970. 1 folder.

Summary of Bills to Reorganize State Government, approximately 1970-1971. Pressboard folder.

Task Force Committee on Aging. (Report?), January 1972. 7 pages, Xerox and mimeo.

Report of the Minnesota Republican Task Force on Aging, March 1972. 5 pages, Xerox.

Report of the Secretary of the Senate, October 12, 1972. Pressboard folder.

Reference Materials for 1974 Legislative Interim Study of the Administrative Procedure Act and its Application. Office of Legislative Research, May 1, 1974. Pressboard folder.

Legislative Reform Report / by Arne H. Carlson and John Milton, approximately 1975. 64 pages, Xerox copy.

Legislative Space Allocations, to be Located in Either Present or New Structures: Preliminary, April 15, 1975.

State of Minnesota House of Representatives Bill Status System / prepared by: House Index, rev. January 1976.

Legislative and General Policies of the Minnesota School Boards Association, January 20, 1977. 13 pages, mimeo.

Legislative Information re: Senate File 141 (Fuzzbuster), approximately 1977. Pressboard binder.

Major Legislation, 1977 Session (Including Voting Records). An Independent-Republican Senate Staff Report. Pressboard binder.

A Survey of Research Relating to Abortion Issues: A Special Report for the Legislature / Abortion Counseling Service of Minnesota, 1978.

"The Taxpayers Revolt: An Examination of State and Local Tax Structure." A conference sponsored by the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Minnesota Legislature, August 1978.

Why a Constitutional Limitation on Taxes in Minnesota? Presented to the 1979 Session of the Legislature by State Representative K. J. McDonald.

"Little Davis-Bacon" Deal or Repeal. A Report to the Minnesota Legislature and the Public by Rep. K. J. McDonald, May 1979.

Consolidation of State Legal Functions. Memorandum, to Senator Ashbach from Ed Brandt, May 3, 1979. 14 pages, mimeo.

Research Handbook for Reapportionment, compiled by Paul T. Hess, House IR Caucus Administrative Assistant, October 9, 1979. Pressboard binder.

A Survey of Existing and Potential Relationships between Local Government/ Regional Development Commissions and State/Federal Agencies, August 1980. Pressboard binder.

Origin unclear.

Guide to Joint Legislative Services (Guide to Legislative Service Agencies), comp. by Legislative Reference Library, 1981.

Users Instruction Manual for "Bronco" Terminals, 1981-1982 Legislative Session.

Minnesota in the Eighties. Minnesota Horizons 1983 Proceedings. Transcripts of speeches made to the Minnesota Legislature, January 18, 19, and 20, 1983.

Minnesota Almanac 1983: Where Minnesota Stands. Prepared by the DFL Caucus of the Minnesota House of Representatives, July 7, 1986.

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HOUSE AND SENATE DFL ISSUANCES

Chronological order.

Location

Box

117.H.4.8F

Senate Majority Research. 1981 Legislative Review (Selected Actions).

House Majority Research. Focus on: Significant Legislation Passed in 1983.

House DFL Caucus. News to Know, June 1984.

Senate Majority Research. 1985 Legislative Review: Selected Actions.

House DFL Committee on Families. Facts on Families in Minnesota, December 16, 1985.

House DFL Committee on Economic Development. Economic Facts about Minnesota Counties, January 27, 1986.

House DFL Legislative Services. The Abortion Debate after the Webster Decision, approximately 1989.

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HOUSE AND SENATE REPUBLICAN ISSUANCES

Location

Box

117.H.4.8F

House IR Caucus Research. Highlights of the 1981 Legislative Session and Special Session, June 6, 1981.

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SENATE COUNSEL AND RESEARCH ISSUANCES

Location

Box

117.H.4.8F

The Judicial System in Minnesota: A Comprehensive Analysis. Prepared by the Office of Senate Counsel, February 1969.

Critique of the Study "Analysis of Stadium Alternatives, Twin Cities Metropolitan Area," Senate staff, March 1975.

Xerox copy.

Dutch Elm Disease Facts and Figures. Office of Senate Research, October 12, 1976.

Dutch Elm Disease Information and Funding Proposals, January 10, 1977.

A Review of the Metropolitan Transit Commission’s Bus Operations. Senate Research, January 1977.

Summary of 1981 Third Special Session and 1982 Regular and Special Sessions.

Minnesota’s Unemployment Compensation Program: Overview and Policy Alternatives. Senate Counsel and Research, October 1983.

Economic Performance and State Policies Affecting Business: A Twelve-State Comparison. Senate Counsel and Research, May 1984.

Research Reports, 1986-1989:

Minnesota AFDC, November 1986.

Drug Testing in the Workplace, January 1987.

Proposed Revisions in Minnesota’s Juvenile Code: A Comparison, January 1987.

An Analysis of Policy Alternatives for Determination of Base Years under Average Cost Funding, March 1987.

Plant Closings: Associated Problems and Legislative Responses, January 1988.

Short Subjects: Tax Increment Financing Update, July 26, 1989.

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SERIAL ISSUANCES, MISCELLANEOUS

Location

Box

117.H.4.8F

Senate Week in Review (news releases):

Incomplete.

January-May 1975.

January-April 1976.

January 1977.

Session Review: A Publication of the Senate Information Office:

June 1977.

April 1978.

June 1979.

May 1980.

Session Review: A Publication about the Minnesota State Senate:

Volume 7, No. 2, August 1981.

Volume 9, No. 3, August 1983.

Volume 10, No. 2, July 1984.

Volume 11, No. 2, approximately 1985.

Volume 11, No. 3, approximately 1985.

Volume 15, No. 2, approximately 1989.

Volume 16, No. 2, approximately 1990.

Volume 17, No. 2, July 1991.


		Legislative Summary:
			Also cataloged in the MHS Library.
			1977-1978.
			1979-1980.

Session Summary: Minnesota House of Representatives Information Office:

The 1977 edition is in the MHS Library.

Summary: Session ‘78.

1979 Session Summary.

1982 Legislative Session: Session Summary, March 1982.

1983 Legislative Session: Session Summary, June 1983.

1984 Legislative Session: Session Summary, May 1984.

Session Summary, with Special Session, July 1985.

The Session Summary, with Special Session, 75th Session, August 1987.

The Session Summary, 75th Session, July 1988.

1987 Senate Report: A Preliminary Summary of Legislative Actions. Senate Majority Research.

Mini-Session Report: Minnesota House of Representatives:

Volume 1, Nos. 3-4, October 17 and November 7, 1991.


		Permanent Rules of the House:
			1977-1978.
			1981-1982.
			1983-1984.

Permanent Rules of the Senate:

1983-1984.

Joint Rules of the Senate and House:

1981-1982.

1983-1984.

Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Guide for Minnesota Legislators, 14th edition, January 1991.

Minnesota House Interim, 1977-1986.

Incomplete.

inHouse, 1990-1998.

Newsletter for employees; completeness unknown.

Financing Education in Minnesota 2003-2004, August 2003.

Financing Education in Minnesota 2005-2006, September 2005.

Financing Education in Minnesota 2007-2008, August 2007.

Financing Education in Minnesota 2008-2009, July 2008.

Miscellaneous leaflets and brochures. 1 folder.

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CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Government publications -- Minnesota.; Minnesota state agencies.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Legislature. Senate -- Committees.; Minnesota. Legislature. House of Representatives -- Committees.

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