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Education Innovation Policy

3/13/2015
Audio Available: Download Mp3
Bills may be taken in any order.

Bills may be added.
Bills Added:
HF1529 (Fenton) - Education Savings Accounts for Students with Special Needs Act created, and money appropriated.
HF1657 (Erickson) - Authorizers empowered to terminate contracts based on student performance.
HF1485 (Erickson) - Charter schools allowed to give enrollment preference to children who are eligible for a free or reduced-price lunch.
Attachments:
H1485A4.pdf (3/12/2015)

Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council Accountability and Transparency

3/13/2015
Audio Available: Download Mp3
Please be advised that more bills may be added, and action will be taken at this hearing.
Bills Added:
HF1297 (Uglem) - Metropolitan Council member staggered terms provided, Metropolitan Council membership modified to include local elected officials, council provided to select its own chair, and nominating committee membership modified.
HF0195 (Runbeck) - Transit finance governed, legislative authorization requirements related to light rail transit established, appropriations and funding obligations amended, and Metropolitan Council prohibited from indebtedness.
Attachments:
H1297DE1.pdf (3/12/2015)
H0195A3.pdf (3/13/2015)

Transportation Policy and Finance

3/12/2015
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NOTE: This meeting will tentatively begin approximately 4:30pm or 15 minutes after floor session ends or at the call of the chair.
Additional bills May be added

The Committee will first hear a presentation on Public Private Partnerships (P3) by MNDOT and a testifier from Dorsey Law firm
The Committee will then consider action on 9 bills.
One bill has been removed HF1551

Testifying on HF917:
Abbey Bryduck, Association of MN Counties
Wayne Sandberg, Washington County Engineer
Bills Added:
HF1163 (Zerwas) - School bus driver's license endorsement issuance requirements modified.
HF1164 (Zerwas) - Commercial motor vehicle road test requirements for school bus endorsement modified, and third-party testing provisions for school bus companies modified.
HF1422 (Swedzinski) - Bus drivers exempted from seat belt fines arising out of violations by passengers.
HF0917 (Nornes) - Mini truck operation authority and regulations sunset eliminated.
HF0918 (Nornes) - Unconventional vehicles governed; and vehicle registration, titling, and operation on streets and highways provided.
HF1242 (Zerwas) - Disability certificate holder data authorized to be released for purposes of enforcing parking restrictions in cities and towns.
HF1596 (Hornstein) - Prohibition on wireless communication device use while driving second or subsequent violation minimum fine established.
HF1573 (Koznick) - Overdimensional load escort driver requirements clarified.
HF1467 (Anderson) - Hennepin County; railroad condemnation power limited.
Attachments:
lowpower.pdf (3/11/2015)
H0918A1.pdf (3/11/2015)
H1422A1.pdf (3/11/2015)
H1467A1.pdf (3/11/2015)

State Government Finance

3/12/2015
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Office of the Legislative Auditor:
Legislative Auditor Jim Nobles; Joe Vos, Evaluation Manager

Informational Hearing:
HF1353 (Laine) - Minnesota ethnic councils governing laws revised
Bills Added:
HF0501 (Fenton) - Military and overseas voting provisions modified.
HF0450 (Lohmer) - Military Spouses and Families Day established.

Taxes

3/12/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0496 (Nornes) - Building materials and supplies exempted from sales tax.
HF0122 (Swedzinski) - Motor vehicle purchases by local governments exemption expanded.
HF0594 (Anderson) - Aviation tax on gasoline revenues dedicated as a substitute for aviation gasoline to the state airports fund.
HF1363 (Franson) - Cigarette stamp sale modified.
HF1367 (Erhardt) - Capital gains income subtraction allowed.

Rules and Legislative Administration

3/12/2015
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I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Calendar for the Day: March 16, 2015

V. Adjournment

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

3/12/2015
Bills Added:
HF0372 (Nash) - Firearm notice of possession at the Capitol complex requirement amended.
HF0830 (Lucero) - Federal Gun Control Act; firearm sale and purchase permitted in any state where lawful under the act.
HF1434 (Anderson) - Firearm suppressor possession and use prohibition repealed, chief law enforcement officers required to complete federal certifications relating to suppressors in a timely manner, and appeal process for denial of certification provided.

Education Innovation Policy

3/12/2015
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Bills may be taken in any order.

Bills may be added.

Bills Added:
HF0702 (Norton) - Foreign language proficiency levels required for proficiency certificates and gold and platinum bilingual and multilingual state seals clarified, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities directed to award academic credit, and advisory task force on assessing students' foreign language proficiency established.
HF1368 (Kresha) - Prekindergarten educational program credit for donations provided, districts required to accept scholarships funded by donations, and report required.
HF0964 (Wills) - Legislative auditor's 2013 report on special education portions implemented.
HF1591 (Erickson) - Education policy provided including educator preparation, licensure, accountability, statewide standards, student assessments, educating students and young children, education programs, special education, charter schools, general education, libraries, other facilities, technology, and state agencies; and money appropriated.
Attachments:
H0964A1.pdf (3/11/2015)
A15-0176.pdf (3/11/2015)
H0702A1.pdf (3/11/2015)

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

3/12/2015
***Additional bills may be added***
Bills Added:
HF1394 (Fabian) - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens' Board duties modified.
Attachments:
A15-0159.pdf (3/11/2015)
H1394A1.pdf (3/11/2015)

Education Finance

3/12/2015
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Bills may be taken in any order.

Bills may be added to the agenda.
Bills Added:
HF0947 (Kresha) - After-school community learning grant program established, and money appropriated.
HF0733 (Petersburg) - Independent School District No. 761, Owatonna; public school revenue authorization referendum clarified.
HF0876 (Peterson) - Area learning center funding increased, and money appropriated.
HF1045 (Wills) - Minnesota Children's Museum funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0605 (Newton) - School counseling service adequate levels required, and money appropriated.
HF0718 (Loon) - General education revenue technical corrections provided, and obsolete language eliminated.
HF0838 (Christensen) - Telecommunication access equity funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0854 (Christensen) - School district operating capital revenue increased.
HF0856 (Christensen) - Special technology revenue established; revenue authority provided to school districts, charter schools, intermediate districts, and other cooperative units.
Attachments:
H0876A1.pdf (3/11/2015)

Civil Law and Data Practices

3/12/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0216 (Anderson) - Agritourism activities liability immunity provided.
HF1261 (Kresha) - State agency rulemaking regulated, and rules having substantial economic impact provided process requirements.
HF0793 (Barrett) - Ski safety and liability standards established.
Attachments:

Agriculture Finance

3/12/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0907 (Anderson) - Fertilizer research grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1499 (Schultz) - Food hub and alternative community based food distribution best practice grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1216 (Poppe) - Farm mental health counseling support funding provided, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
H0907DE1.pdf (3/10/2015)
H1499A2.pdf (3/10/2015)

Health and Human Services Finance

3/12/2015
If you would like to testify, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant, Chris Stolarzyk, at Chris.Stolarzyk@house.mn

Additional bills may be added.
Bills Added:
HF0581 (Wills) - Homeless Youth Act modified, and money appropriated.
HF1054 (Hamilton) - Housing funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0522 (Zerwas) - Family assets for independence program modified.
Attachments:

Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy

3/12/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0627 (Franson) - Nursing facility employee scholarship costs modified, list of health professionals eligible for the health professional education loan forgiveness program modified, and money appropriated.
HF0753 (Kresha) - Mental health professionals and independent clinical social workers added to the health professional education loan forgiveness program.
HF0803 (Kresha) - Mental health professionals and county social workers specializing in child protection added to the health professional education loan forgiveness program, and money appropriated.

Government Operations and Elections Policy

3/12/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0722 (Newberger) - Public official authority to disarm individuals at any time clarified and delimited.
HF0922 (Drazkowski) - Local referenda related to spending required to be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
HF1387 (Nelson) - Political party petition signatures required to be collected in the year the petition is filed.
HF1365 (Fenton) - State primary election changed from August to June, and primary elections conducted by a political subdivision date changed.
Attachments:
H1387A1.pdf (3/11/2015)

Government Operations and Elections Policy

3/11/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0777 (Hamilton) - Spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grant program created, spinal cord and traumatic brain injury advisory council established, and money appropriated.
HF0779 (Hamilton) - Agriculture Research, Education, Extension, and Technology Transfer Board established; and money appropriated.
HF0278 (Kiel) - Alzheimer's disease and other dementias research grant program and public awareness campaign grant program established, Alzheimer's Research Advisory Council established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF0921 (Schomacker) - Long-term care savings plan provided, and income tax subtraction for contributions made to long-term care savings plan provided.
HF0899 (Runbeck) - Transitway development and finance governed, legislative authorization requirements established, and permissible use specified and uses of revenue from a metropolitan transportation area sales tax prioritized.
Attachments:
H0777A1.pdf (3/9/2015)
H0777A2.pdf (3/10/2015)
H0779A3.pdf (3/10/2015)
H0278A3.pdf (3/10/2015)
H0899A1.pdf (3/10/2015)

Health and Human Services Finance

3/11/2015
Audio Available: Download Mp3
If you would like to testify, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant, Chris Stolarzyk, at Chris.Stolarzyk@house.mn

Additional bills may be added.
Bills Added:
HF0525 (Freiberg) - Integrated health care delivery network pilot program established.
HF0352 (Anderson) - Healthy eating here at home program established, and money appropriated.
HF1258 (Franson) - Organ donation grant program established to increase donation among underserved communities, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Health and Human Services Reform

3/11/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0975 (Hamilton) - State Quality Council and regional quality council requirements modified, and money appropriated.
HF0877 (Anderson) - Stearns County; group residential housing modified by requiring supplementary service rate.
HF1088 (O'Neill) - Crimes committed in a patient care zone penalties increased, and assaults by inmates in public institutions sentencing provisions amended.
HF0575 (Gruenhagen) - Medical assistance payments to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics modified.
HF1277 (Gruenhagen) - International Medical Graduates Council created, and money appropriated.
HF1314 (Schomacker) - Faculty members and resident dentists permitted to enroll as medical assistance providers.
HF0236 (Zerwas) - Investigational drug, biological product, or device use permitted by eligible patients.
HF0439 (Lohmer) - Health care practitioners required to deliver information relating to trisomy 13, 18, and 21; and duties imposed on the health commissioner.
HF1122 (Zerwas) - Intensive pediatric care category established for home care nursing services, payment rate increased for home care nursing services, and additional revenue required to be spent on patient-specific training.
Attachments:

Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

3/11/2015
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Overview from the Minnesota State Demographic Center presented by Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer.

***Additional bills may be added. Bills may be taken up in any order.
Bills Added:
HF0751 (Kiel) - Job training tax credit provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF0894 (Kiel) - Permanent tax reduction authority provided to border city enterprise zones.
HF1262 (Hackbarth) - Upriver business grant program created for businesses affected by the closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, transportation economic development program modified, and money appropriated.
HF1416 (Smith) - Unemployment insurance employer tax rate reduced.
HF0593 (Kresha) - Broadband development grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0519 (Gunther) - Small business investment tax credit modified.
HF0335 (Clark) - Rental subsidies grant program for exploited women and children established, and money appropriated.
HF0484 (Urdahl) - Eligible utility cooperatives authorized to receive state grants to match federal disaster assistance.
HF0872 (Albright) - Technology corporate franchise tax certificate transfer program established.
HF0402 (Davnie) - Wage deductions for credit card charges modified.
Attachments:
H1262DE3.pdf (3/10/2015)
A15-0167.pdf (3/10/2015)
H0402A1.pdf (3/10/2015)
H0593A5_2.pdf (3/10/2015)
H0593A6_1.pdf (3/10/2015)
H0593A7_1.pdf (3/10/2015)

Higher Education Policy and Finance

3/11/2015
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Bills Added:
HF1150 (Urdahl) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; process for determining whether a student requires remedial education regulated.
HF0982 (Urdahl) - Public postsecondary institutions directed to give full credit to students for completed Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) courses, and report required.
HF0647 (McDonald) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees required to establish supplemental academic instruction, and money appropriated.
HF1517 (Norton) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota college degree completion plan required, and reports required.
Attachments:
H0982A1.pdf (3/10/2015)
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