Public employees and fire retirement plan provisions modified, State Patrol retirement plan provisions modified, postretirement adjustment (COLA) increased to three percent for members receiving disability benefit, and individual income tax subtraction established for duty disability benefits.
Abortion regulating statutes repealed, sex offenses repealed, statutes governing the sale of articles and information and prohibiting advertisements repealed, limitation removed on performance of abortions at birth centers, language stricken regarding medical assistance coverage of abortion, limitation removed on MinnesotaCare coverage of abortion, and conforming changes made.
Transitional cost-sharing reduction, premium subsidy, small employer public option, and transitional health care credit established; MinnesotaCare eligibility expanded; premium scale modified; and alternative delivery and payment system recommendations required.