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Education Finance

3/11/2025
I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Presentations/Discussion

• February Forecast Update
• Compensatory Revenue Review
• Formula Funding Overview

V. Adjournment

There is no public testimony.
Attachments:

Energy Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Minutes from March 6, 2025

III. HF 252 (Igo) - Minnesota Public Utilities; small natural gas utilities eligibility amended to be exempt from regulation.

IV. HF 787 (Anderson) - Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.

V. Adjournment

*All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

If you wish to testify or submit written testimony, please email aj.borowiak@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on 3/10/2025.
Bills Added:
HF252 (Igo) - Minnesota Public Utilities; small natural gas utilities eligibility amended to be exempt from regulation.
HF787 (Anderson) - Electricity generated outside the state exempted from the requirement that a proportion of retail electricity be carbon-free by certain dates.
Attachments:

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
HF1531 (Heintzeman) - Expiration of crossbow hunting and fishing allowance removed.
HF1331 (Schultz) - Statewide wolf population survey required.
HF1425 (Skraba) - Sale of state-owned land in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness prohibited.
HF1922 (Skraba) - Report on payment in lieu of taxes on natural resources lands required. *Removed from agenda*
HF1570 (Skraba) - Sale or lease of boathouse sites at Soudan Underground Mine State Park authorized.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF1531 (Heintzeman) - Expiration of crossbow hunting and fishing allowance removed.
HF1331 (Schultz) - Statewide wolf population survey required.
HF1425 (Skraba) - Sale of state-owned land in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness prohibited.
HF1570 (Skraba) - Sale or lease of boathouse sites at Soudan Underground Mine State Park authorized.
Attachments:

Higher Education Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee

Chair: Rep. Marion Rarick
Date: March 11, 2025
Location: Capitol G23
Time: 1-2:45

Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. HF862 (Schomacker) Public postsecondary institutions required to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists on system campuses.
IV. HF2131 (Rarick) Workforce development scholarships program eligibility expanded.
V. Minnesota State Overview/Presentation
VI. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.
Bills Added:
HF862 (Schomacker) - Public postsecondary institutions required to maintain a supply of opiate antagonists on system campuses.
HF2131 (Rarick) - Workforce development scholarships program eligibility expanded.
Attachments:

Children and Families Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. HF1169, Nelson, Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases.
IV. HF1916, West, Child care assistance program integrity program established; commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to establish an electronic record-keeping system for child care enrollment; reports required; and money appropriated.
V. Adjournment


• All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.
Bills Added:
HF1169 (Nelson) - Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases, and money appropriated to improve the Social Services Information System.
HF1916 (West) - Child care assistance program integrity requirements established; commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to establish an electronic record-keeping system for child care enrollment; reports required; and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Education Policy

3/11/2025
I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order
• HF 630 (Mueller) Short-call substitute teacher pilot program extended.
• HF914 (Quam) School districts allowed to access personnel files of prospective teachers from their employing districts.
• HF1418 (Hill) Teacher licensure provisions modified, grant programs transferred from Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education, reports required, and money appropriated.
• HF1959 (Mueller) Teacher preparation program grant eligibility modified.
V. Adjournment


Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony on these bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, March 10, 2025.

Bills Added:
HF630 (Mueller) - Short-call substitute teacher pilot program extended.
HF914 (Quam) - School districts allowed to access personnel files of prospective teachers from their employing districts.
HF1418 (Hill) - Teacher licensure provisions modified, grant programs transferred from Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to the Department of Education, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1959 (Mueller) - Teacher preparation program grant eligibility modified.
Attachments:

Housing Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. HF 2013 (Nash) – Residential development regulations limited.
1. Representative Nash
IV. HF 1987 (Igo) - Minnesota Starter Home Act established, requirements related to comprehensive plan amendments modified, and zoning authority of municipalities related to certain residential developments limited.

1. Representative Igo

*Agenda Subject to change at the discretion of the Chair
Bills Added:
HF2013 (Nash) - Residential development regulations limited.
HF1987 (Igo) - Minnesota Starter Home Act established, and zoning authority of municipalities related to residential developments limited.
Attachments:

Public Safety Finance and Policy

3/11/2025
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 7 (Novotny) Public safety; various public safety provisions modified related to data held by law enforcement agencies, agency custody notice requirements, mandatory minimum sentences, stays of adjudication, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission, legislative approval of Sentencing Guidelines, dismissing of charges, liability and vicarious liability, crime for trespass recruiting or educating, assaulting a police officer, fleeing in a motor vehicle, stolen motor vehicles, obstructing traffic, tracking devices, criminal penalties, and money appropriated.

Note: HF 7 was heard on February 11 and testimony was taken at that hearing. No additional testimony will be taken. The bill was heard again on March 4, amended and laid over pending receipt of an updated Fiscal Note. The Fiscal Note has been received so the bill will be re-referred to Ways and Means.

4. HF 697 (Baker) Weather forecasting gap-filing radar data funding provided, and money appropriated.

5. HF 1814 (Backer) Grant funding provided to purchase or upgrade radios and related equipment, and money appropriated.

6. HF 1567 (Duran) Personal information protections currently available for judicial officials extended to peace officers.

7. HF 1256 (Novotny) Certain law enforcement training reimbursement funding extended.

8. HF 1257 (Novotny) Public Safety Advisory Council eliminated.

9. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.
Bills Added:
HF7 (Novotny) - Public safety; various provisions modified relating to data held by law enforcement agencies; agency bail or bond notice; sex trafficking minimum sentences; Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission; legislative approval; reason for dismissing charges; dismissals report information; county attorney required action; liability and vicarious liability; crime created for recruiting or educating individuals to trespass or damage critical infrastructure; assaulting a police officer penalty; crime of fleeing in a motor vehicle or failing to obey traffic laws crime established; presence in a stolen vehicle; penalties increased for obstructing trunk highway, airport, or transit traffic; tracking device placement and requirements and expanded uses; criminal penalties; and money appropriated.
HF697 (Baker) - Weather forecasting gap-filing radar data funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1814 (Backer) - Grant funding provided to purchase or upgrade radios and related equipment, and money appropriated.
HF1567 (Duran, Jr.) - Personal information protections provided to public safety officers.
HF1256 (Novotny) - Certain law enforcement training reimbursement funding extended.
HF1257 (Novotny) - Public Safety Advisory Council eliminated.
Attachments:

Ways and Means

3/11/2025
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of March 10, 2025, Meeting Minutes

3. HF1218 (Heintzeman) Funding from the environment and natural resources trust fund, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.

4. Adjournment

*MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in the Ways and Means Committee. Individuals wishing to submit letters, written testimony, or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov and the committee legislative assistant allie.spellman@house.mn.gov by 9:00 AM on March 11, 2025. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. The Chair may waive the noon deadline for handouts, but handouts received after noon on the business day before the committee meeting might not be printed for committee members and the public.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator and the committee legislative assistant by 9:00 AM on March 11, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF1218 (Heintzeman) - Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations allocated, prior appropriations modified, grant programs established, report required, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Ways and Means

3/10/2025
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of March 3, 2025, Meeting Minutes

3. HF25 (Zeleznikar) Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.

4. HF4 (Johnson, W.) Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.

5. Presentation: County and state budget relationship, overview and priorities with focus on systems modernization
• Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties
• Nathan Jesson, Minnesota Inter-County Association

6. Adjournment

The Committee convenes at 8:15 AM on March 10. The Committee has Room 120 available until Noon. Committee business may extend beyond 10:00 AM.

*MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: There will not be public testimony in the Ways and Means Committee. Individuals wishing to submit letters, written testimony, or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov and the committee legislative assistant allie.spellman@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day prior to the hearing (March 7, 2025). Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. The Chair may waive the noon deadline for handouts, but handouts received after noon on the business day before the committee meeting might not be printed for committee members and the public.
Bills Added:
HF25 (Zeleznikar) - Women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes grant program established, appropriations reduced, and money appropriated.
HF4 (Johnson) - Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Attachments:

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

3/10/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the March 3, 2025, meeting minutes

III. Overview of the Minnesota Fraud Problem
• Bill Glahn, Policy Fellow – Center of the American Experiment

IV. Adjournment
Attachments:

Agriculture Finance and Policy

3/10/2025
- An author's delete-all amendment to HF 1704 will be posted by 1:00 Friday, March 7, 2025.
- This hearing is for walk-through of the author's delete-all amendment, and for public testimony.
- No official action will be taken on HF 1704 in the March 10th meeting.
- Amendments to the author's delete-all amendment will be due to committee staff by 1:00 Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
- On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the committee will consider amendments and a vote on HF1704 as amended.
Bills Added:
HF1704 (Anderson) - Department of Agriculture, the Board of Animal Health, the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, and the Office of Broadband Development budget established; policy and technical changes made to agricultural and broadband provisions; rulemaking authorized; reports required; and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Elections Finance and Government Operations

3/10/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 1345 (Rarick) Allowable number of statutory city public utility commission members increased.

IV. HF 71 (Coulter) Working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting established, report required, and money appropriated.

V. HF 993 (Gordon) Publication of temporary polling locations required.

VI. HF 1943 (Freiberg) Money transferred from the general fund to the Help America Vote Act account.

VII. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF1345 (Rarick) - Allowable number of statutory city public utility commission members increased.
HF71 (Coulter) - Working group on local candidate campaign finance reporting established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF993 (Gordon) - Publication of temporary polling locations required.
HF1943 (Freiberg) - Elections finance bill.
Attachments:

Health Finance and Policy

3/10/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 696 (Backer) Rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program established, and money appropriated.

IV. Presentation on Opioids and Substance Use Disorder
a. Jeremy Drucker, Director, Office of Addiction and Recovery

V. HF 1429 (Liebling) Emergency medical services overdose data modified.

VI. HF 1379 (Baker) Use of nonopioid directives authorized, and immunity for certain acts or failures to act established.

VII. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF696 (Backer) - Rural EMS uncompensated care pool payment program established, and money appropriated.
HF1429 (Liebling) - Emergency medical services overdose data modified.
HF1379 (Baker) - Use of nonopioid directives authorized, and immunity for certain acts or failures to act established.
Attachments:

Transportation Finance and Policy

3/10/2025
Two bills will be heard plus a MNDOT Presentation

Presentation by Minnesota Department of Transportation on recently released report: Revenue Options for the HUTD (Highway User Tax Distribution) Funding Gap.

HF1167 (Anderson PE) Northern Lights Express passenger rail project expenditures prohibited.

HF1242 (Joy) Commercial transportation provided, commercial driver training assistance program established, and money appropriated.


Note: If you would like to testify for or against a bill, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Friday Mar 7, 2025 . Email contact: cyndy.Wallin@house.mn.gov Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes maximum per testifier and the Chair reserves the right to limit testimony to no more than 15 minutes each for and against on a bill. Also, no more than one testifier per organization. Any handouts or letters should be emailed to the legislative committee assistant by 3 pm on Friday March 7, 2025.

Bills Added:
HF1167 (Anderson) - Northern Lights Express passenger rail project expenditures prohibited, prior appropriations canceled, and money transferred.
HF1242 (Joy) - Commercial transportation provided, commercial driver training assistance program established, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Rules and Legislative Administration

3/10/2025
Calendar for the Day: March 12, 2025

Calendar for the Day: March 13, 2025

HF 550 (Torkelson) - Bipartisan Redistricting Commission established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts established, and constitutional amendment proposed.

Agenda items may be taken up in any order.

If you are interested in testifying on this bill or submitting written testimony, please contact the Committee Administrator Kacie Petersen at Kacie.Petersen@house.mn.gov.
Bills Added:
HF550 (Torkelson) - Bipartisan Redistricting Commission established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts established, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Attachments:

Commerce Finance and Policy

3/6/2025
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Discussion and Presentation on Social Districts
IV. Adjournment
Attachments:

Taxes

3/6/2025
Audio Available: Download Mp3
I. Call to Order.
II. HF1126 (Sencer-Mura) Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe
III. HF967 (Davids) - Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe.
IV. HF1066 (Reyer) Appropriation for soil and water conservation district aid increased.
V. HF1669 (Davids) - Income and corporate franchise taxes; allocation for the credit for sustainable aviation fuel increased.
VI. Adjourn

Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to the Committee Administrator sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025.

Bills Added:
HF1126 (Sencer-Mura) - Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe.
HF967 (Davids) - Property tax exemption established for certain property owned by an Indian Tribe.
HF1066 (Reyer) - Appropriation for soil and water conservation district aid increased.
HF1669 (Davids) - Income and corporate franchise taxes; allocation for the credit for sustainable aviation fuel increased.
Attachments:

Education Finance

3/6/2025
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order

-- These Bills Are Being Heard Informationally. No formal action will be taken on these bills. --

• HF957 (Kresha) - Mandate relief for school districts provided, certain fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized, and school board authorized to opt out of compliance with certain recently enacted state laws or rules. (Information Only)
--- The committee will be discussing the H0957WE1, which reflects the A1 Amendment adopted in Education Policy on March 4.
• HF 877 (Mueller) - Read Act amended, and appropriations cancelled. (Information Only)
---- The committee will be discussing the H0877WE1, which reflects the A2 Amendment adopted in Education Policy on March 5.

V. Adjournment


Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony on the scheduled bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Bills Added:
HF957 (Kresha) - Mandate relief for school districts provided, certain fund transfers for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 authorized, and school board authorized to opt out of compliance with certain recently enacted state laws or rules.
HF877 (Mueller) - Read Act amended, and appropriations cancelled.
Attachments:

Human Services Finance and Policy

3/6/2025
I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes from 3/5/2025

III. HF (702) Davids Nursing facility property rate increases sunset and increases removed.

IV. HF 958 (Nadeau) Medical assistance coverage of psychiatric Collaborative Care Model provided.

V. HF (688) Frazier Service dog provisions modified in housing accommodations for persons with disabilities.

VI. Adjournment

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.
Bills Added:
HF688 (Frazier) - Service dog provisions modified in housing accommodations for persons with disabilities.
HF702 (Davids) - Nursing facility property rate increases sunset and increases removed.
HF958 (Nadeau) - Medical assistance coverage of psychiatric collaborative care model services provided, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
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