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Audio/Video Archives - 2015-2016 Regular Session

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Transportation Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
Audio Available: Download Mp3
NOTE: There will be three bills heard at the start of the Hearing. Tentative order HF594, HF182, and HF526.
The final hour of the hearing will finish up testimony by the Commissioner of Transportation Charles Zelle who will continue his presentation of the governor’s budget for the Dept of Transportation (MNDOT)
Bills Added:
HF0182 (Garofalo) - Compressed natural gas tax rate modified.
HF0526 (McNamara) - Portable toilet service vehicles provided weight limit exception.
HF0594 (Anderson) - Aviation tax on gasoline revenues dedicated as a substitute for aviation gasoline to the state airports fund.
Attachments:
HF526 FN.pdf (2/20/2015)
H0182A1.pdf (2/24/2015)
H0594DE1.pdf (2/24/2015)
HF182 FN.pdf (2/25/2015)

Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council Accountability and Transparency

2/25/2015
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Hearing on HF 75 is informational and no action will be taken.
Bills Added:
HF0075 (Runbeck) - Metropolitan Council guidelines and plans made advisory.

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
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**Item added**
Follow-up questions for MPCA regarding HF1000 (Melin)

If you would like to testify for or against a bill please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Greg Exley at 651.296.4375.
Bills Added:
HF0079 (Nornes) - State permit requirements for campgrounds modified.
HF0483 (Anderson) - Wood burning heater regulation prohibited.
HF0572 (Hackbarth) - Utility licenses crossing public lands and waters fee exemption created.

Health and Human Services Finance

2/25/2015
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If you would like to testify, please contact Chris Stolarzyk at Chris.Stolarzyk@house.mn
Bills Added:
HF0699 (Persell) - Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe ambulance service grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0576 (McDonald) - Health center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0832 (Hamilton) - Local public health grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Health and Human Services Reform

2/25/2015
Presentation of the Department of Human Services' oversight of MNsure Eligibility Determinations for Public Health Care Programs by the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA)
Attachments:

Higher Education Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
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Minnesota State Colleges & Universities (MnSCU) and University of Minnesota - Presentations on Performance Funding Metrics Outcomes

Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

2/25/2015
Overview of natural gas issues in Minnesota.

If you wish to testify on HF341, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant, Jonathan Fortner, at jonathan.fortner@house.mn.
Bills Added:
HF0341 (Swedzinski) - Requirement to obtain certificate of need prior to construction of a natural gas plant generating electricity that is exported from the state eliminated.

Education Finance

2/25/2015
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Special Presentation on American Indian Education Recommendations - Minnesota Department of Education

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

2/25/2015
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Overview of the Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage Verification Task Force report published on January 30, 2015.
Attachments:

Aging and Long-Term Care Policy

2/25/2015
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If you would like to testify, please contact Nick Lunneborg at Nick.Lunneborg@house.mn
Bills Added:
HF0300 (Lohmer) - Social Security benefit subtraction allowed.
HF0304 (Lueck) - Social Security benefit subtraction allowed.
HF0308 (Davids) - Social Security benefit subtraction phase-in allowed.
HF0309 (Davids) - Social Security benefit subtraction phase-in allowed.
HF0746 (Atkins) - Social Security benefit subtraction phase-in allowed.
HF0407 (O'Driscoll) - Long-term care credit modified.
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.
Attachments:

Agriculture Finance

2/24/2015
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Presentations on organizations and programs that receive pass through grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council
MnSCU - mental health counseling for farm families
Agricultural Societies and Associations
Second Harvest Heartland
Minnesota Turf Seed Council
Northern Crops Institute
Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association
Minnesota Horticultural Society
Minnesota State Poultry Association
Dairy Development and Profitability Enhancement (Minnesota Department of Agriculture)

Civil Law and Data Practices

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0456 (Scott) - Vehicle forfeiture actions burden of proof shifted to prosecution in innocent owner cases relating to off-highway vehicles, DWI, designated offenses, controlled substance offenses, fleeing offenses, and prostitution offenses; and homestead exemption expanded.
HF0415 (Scott) - Forfeiture laws modified on use of proceeds from the sale of forfeited property, required reports and financing, and how policies are adopted.
HF0337 (Sanders) - Campaign finance and public disclosure board provisions modified; enforcement, registration, fees, data, contributions, statements of economic interest, and other provisions administered by the board modified; penalties provided; and technical changes made.
HF0446 (Mahoney) - Income tax dependency exemption allocation allowed in child support matters.

Education Finance

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0072 (Anderson) - Education expense credit and deduction provided to apply to expenditures for prekindergarten expenses.
HF0359 (Runbeck) - Reading tax credit modified.
HF0667 (Anderson) - K-12 education expense credit modified, credit amount and income phaseout for the credit increased, and credit phaseout threshold adjusted for inflation.
HF0798 (Knoblach) - K-12 education expense subtraction and credit modified; credit extended to tuition; subtraction and credit amounts increased; income phaseout for the credit increased; and credit, subtraction amount, and credit phaseout threshold adjusted for inflation.
HF0245 (Urdahl) - K-12 teachers who complete master's degree in a content area directly related to their licensure field allowed tax credit, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
H0245A2.pdf (2/23/2015)
H0798A1.pdf (2/23/2015)
H0798A2.pdf (2/23/2015)

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0776 (Sanders) - Voice-over-Internet protocol service and Internet protocol-enabled service regulation prohibited.
HF1066 (Kresha) - Competitive market regulation provided for local exchange carriers, informal review and resolution of disputes provided, call routing practices prohibited, and registration of wholesale transport providers provided.

Education Innovation Policy

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0046 (Murphy) - Universal all-day preschool provided for four-year-old students.
HF0424 (Pinto) - Directory information definition changed to conform with federal law.
HF0672 (Anderson) - Computer science course credit allowed to fulfill a math credit requirement.
HF0244 (Urdahl) - Teacher efficacy preparation programs approved by state Board of Teaching data collected and reported, and money appropriated.
HF0643 (Fenton) - Principals' Leadership Academy provisions modified, and money appropriated.
HF0727 (Wills) - Postsecondary enrollment options program information provided to students and parents.
HF0982 (Urdahl) - Public postsecondary institutions directed to give full credit to students for completed Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) courses, and report required.
Attachments:

Legacy Funding Finance

2/24/2015
We will be having informational hearings on the following bills all of which will be held over for possible inclusion into the Legacy Omnibus bill.
Bills Added:
HF0036 (Dill) - Mesabi Trail grant appropriation extended.
HF0461 (Dill) - Minnesota Historical Society funding provided for the Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, and money appropriated.
HF0613 (Torkelson) - Minnesota Humanities Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0084 (Schoen) - Washington County; Grey Cloud Slough habitat improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0166 (Kahn) - Legacy fund transfer to legislative auditor required for costs incurred, and money appropriated.
HF0618 (Kiel) - Red River Watershed Management Board grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0636 (Schomacker) - Fulda Heritage Society funding provided, and money appropriated.

Higher Education Policy and Finance

2/24/2015
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities budget request presentation

Health and Human Services Reform

2/24/2015
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Pew MacArthur Results First video for HF 795: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sXI_jpqSnI

***HF 974 will be for informational purposes only

Additional bills may be added.
Bills Added:
HF0795 (Mack) - Cost-benefit approach implemented to measure success of corrections and human services programs.
HF0974 (McDonald) - Fetal alcohol syndrome reduction program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Health and Human Services Finance

2/24/2015
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If you would like to testify, please contact Chris Stolarzyk at Chris.Stolarzyk@house.mn
Bills Added:
HF0818 (Zerwas) - Minnesota Stroke System funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0973 (Zerwas) - Community service partner demonstration project collaboration funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF0974 (McDonald) - Fetal alcohol syndrome reduction program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Attachments:

Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy

2/24/2015
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Bills Added:
HF0091 (Nornes) - Property tax exemptions authorization granted to municipalities for new and expanding business property.
HF0496 (Nornes) - Building materials and supplies exempted from sales tax.
HF0872 (Albright) - Technology corporate franchise tax certificate transfer program established.
HF0665 (Erhardt) - State general levy on seasonal recreational property phased out over five years, and automatic inflation of the state general levy eliminated.
Attachments:
H0665A1.pdf (2/20/2015)
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