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Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

2/18/2025
DNR Overview
BWSR Overview
Attachments:

Higher Education Finance and Policy

2/18/2025
Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Chair: Rep. Marion Rarick

Meeting: Tuesday February 18, 2025
1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Capitol G23

Agenda:

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Office of Higher Education – Continued Agency Overview and Budget Walkthrough
• Commissioner - Dennis Olson
• Director of Government Relations – Nekey Oliver
• Megan FitzGibbon – Manager of Grants and Workforce Initiatives
• Meghan Flores – State Grant/State Financial Aid Manager
• Carrie Schneider - Director of Research
IV. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Thursday February 20th, 2025

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.
Attachments:

Rules and Legislative Administration

2/18/2025
Calendar for the Day: February 20, 2025
Attachments:

Children and Families Finance and Policy

2/18/2025
Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. Hearing HF 656, Zeleznikar; Child care licensing; variances to licensed capacity allowed.
A2 Amendment
a. Sonia Bartz, KIDZ Kollege
IV. Hearing HF655, Zeleznikar; Family child care capacity limits amended
A1 Amendment
a. Cyndi Cunninham, Lead and Care Public Policy Chairperson
V. Hearing HF633, Nadeau; Licensed in-home child care providers credit established, and money appropriated.
DE1 Amendment
a. Grant Johnson
b. Cyndi Cunningham, Lead and Care Public Policy Chairperson
VI. 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:
HF656 (Zeleznikar) - Child care licensing; variances to licensed capacity allowed.
HF655 (Zeleznikar) - Family child care capacity limits amended.
HF633 (Nadeau) - Licensed in-home child care providers market value exclusion established.
Attachments:

Education Policy

2/18/2025
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order

HF 29 (Kresha) - Social studies standards adoption suspended, and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled.

HF 65 (Bennett) - Authority to adopt rules implementing statewide health standards repealed, and certain funds cancelled.

V. Adjournment

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on scheduled bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, February 17, 2025.

Amendments: Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to the Committee Legislative Assistant Isaac.Pilon@house.mn.gov and the Committee Administrator jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, February 17, 2025.


Bills Added:
HF29 (Kresha) - Social studies standards adoption suspended and review cycle modified, ethnic studies requirements repealed, and ethnic studies appropriations cancelled.
HF65 (Bennett) - Authority to adopt rules implementing statewide health standards repealed, and certain funds cancelled.
Attachments:

Housing Finance and Policy

2/18/2025
Agenda
I. Minnesota Realtors Association
A. Paul Eger – Senior Vice-President
B. David Arbit – Director of Research


*Agenda subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.
Attachments:

Public Safety Finance and Policy

2/18/2025
1. Call to Order

2. Approval of Minutes

3. HF 341 (Heintzeman) Penalties enhanced and minimum fines established for repeat violations of driving without a valid license.

4. HF 750 (Robbins) Driver's license suspensions expanded to include all cases where a person is believed to have committed criminal vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation, and peace officers required to report all cases where a person is believed to have committed vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation.

5. HF 491 (Hill) Law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel provided funding for mental health services and outdoor activities, and money appropriated.

6. 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:
HF341 (Heintzeman) - Penalties enhanced and minimum fines established for repeat violations of driving without a valid license.
HF750 (Robbins) - Driver's license suspensions expanded to include all cases where a person is believed to have committed criminal vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation, and peace officers required to report all cases where a person is believed to have committed vehicular homicide or criminal vehicular operation.
HF491 (Hill) - Law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel provided funding for mental health services and outdoor activities, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

2/17/2025
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 10 Meeting Minutes
3. Presentation from the Department of Administration - Office of Grants Management - regarding oversight of state grants and status of OGM implementation of recommendations received from the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
4. Adjournment
Attachments:

Ways and Means

2/17/2025
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 10 meeting minutes
3. Legislative Budget Office - Presentation and discussion of the fiscal note process. Discussion to include the Department of Employment and Economic Development; and Minnesota Management and Budget.
4. Adjournment

Attachments:

Agriculture Finance and Policy

2/17/2025
- Presentation on Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council
- Presentation on Farm Business Management
- Presentation on Rural Mental Health
- Presentation on County Fairs
- Presentation from GreenSeam
- Presentation from Second Harvest Heartland
Bills Added:
HF711 (Anderson) - Agricultural education and leadership council grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF653 (Nelson) - Money transferred to the agricultural research, education, extension, and technology transfer (AGREETT) account; grant program and farm business management challenge grant funding provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Elections Finance and Government Operations

2/17/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 72 (Engen) Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.

IV. HF 66 (Quam) Set filing period for special elections established.

V. HF 69 (Quam) City, town, and school district general elections required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year; cities of the first class permitted to choose between even-numbered or odd-numbered year; and orderly transition plans required.

VI. HF 73 (Freiberg) Maximum refund for political contributions increased.

VII. Adjournment


TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business 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.

AMENDMENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Amendments for the hearing must be submitted to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day prior to the hearing. Each amendment must include a listed author at the time of submission. Amendments are public upon submission and will be posted online before the meeting.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee webpage at https://www.house.mn.gov/Committees/Home/94007.

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Bills Added:
HF72 (Engen) - Entities or organizations that receive state funding prohibited from making campaign expenditures or otherwise expending money for any political purpose.
HF66 (Quam) - Set filing period for special elections established.
HF69 (Quam) - City, town, and school district general elections required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of an even-numbered year; cities of the first class permitted to choose between even-numbered or odd-numbered year; and orderly transition plans required.
HF73 (Freiberg) - Maximum refund for political contributions increased.
Attachments:

Health Finance and Policy

2/17/2025
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. HF 10
IV. HF 27
V. Adjournment
Bills Added:
HF10 (Schultz) - State-funded payments to undocumented noncitizens prohibited, and undocumented noncitizens provided to be ineligible for MinnesotaCare and North Star Promise scholarship program.
HF27 (Backer) - State agency authority to submit a public option waiver application to the federal government repealed, and appropriation reduced.
Attachments:

Transportation Finance and Policy

2/17/2025
5 bills will be heard:
HF198 will be heard on an informational basis as it is currently in possession of Capital Investment Committee
HF198 (Zeleznikar) Duluth International Airport; capital improvement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (New Air Traffic Control Tower)

Also Note that HF269 has been removed from the agenda for Monday 2/17/25,
Bills Added:
HF185 (Koegel) - Resilient pavement program established for certain trunk highway project modifications to pavement design, and money appropriated.
HF303 (Perryman) - Third-party testing authorized by transit operators.
HF305 (Joy) - Blackout special license plate deposit of revenue fund modified.
HF189 (Zeleznikar) - Surcharge on all-electric vehicles amended; surcharges on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric motorcycles, and plug-in hybrid electric motorcycles imposed; types of electric motorcycles defined; and surcharge rate adjustment required.
Attachments:

Commerce Finance and Policy

2/13/2025
I. Call to Order
II. Presentation on the Transfer of the Commerce Fraud Bureau to the BCA
III. Adjournment
Attachments:

Human Services Finance and Policy

2/13/2025
Meeting: Thursday, February 13, 2025; 8:15 AM to 10:00 AM; 123 Capitol

Agenda:

I. Call To Order
II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 2/12/2025
III. Department of Human Services Governor’s Budget Overview
•Commissioner Gandhi
•Elyse Bailey – DHS Budget Director
•Natasha Merz – Assistant commissioner, Aging and Disability Services Administration



*This is an informational hearing. No public testimony will be taken
Attachments:

Capital Investment

2/13/2025
Capital Investment Governor Bonding Recommendations for State Agencies Presentations:

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Testifiers:
Bob Meier, Assistant Commissioner
Samantha Minkler, Capital Asset Manager

Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
Testifiers:
John Jaschke, Executive Director
Andrea Fish, Assistant Director

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Testifiers:
Kirk Koudelka, Assistant Commissioner for Land and Strategic Initiatives
Dana Vanderbosch, Assistant Commissioner for Water Policy and Agriculture
Attachments:

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

2/13/2025
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 20 (Niska): Classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
IV. Presentation by the Minnesota Department of Administration, Data Practices Office
V. Adjournment

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Bills Added:
HF20 (Niska) - Data classification of certain data maintained by the attorney general clarified.
Attachments:

Taxes

2/13/2025
Audio Available: Download Mp3
I. Call to Order.
II. HF 170 (Davids) - Ten-year phaseout of the estate tax provided.
III. HF 146 (Gillman) - 2023 aid penalty forgiveness provided to the city of Stewart, and money appropriated.
IV. HF 161 (Elkins) - Cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
V. Adjourn
Bills Added:
HF170 (Davids) - Ten-year phaseout of the estate tax provided.
HF146 (Gillman) - 2023 aid penalty forgiveness provided to the city of Stewart, and money appropriated.
HF161 (Elkins) - Cities authorized to create land-value taxation districts.
Attachments:

Education Finance

2/13/2025
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Minnesota Department of Education – Agency Funding Overview
• House Fiscal Analysis Department & House Research Department
• Minnesota Department of Education

V. Adjournment
Attachments:

Energy Finance and Policy

2/13/2025
I. Call to Order

II. Minutes from February 11, 2025

III. HF 28 (Mekeland) - Data center energy generation redundancy provided.

IV. Adjournment

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

If you wish to testify, please email aj.borowiak@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on 2/12/2025.
Bills Added:
HF28 (Mekeland) - Data center energy generation redundancy provided.
Attachments:
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