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1. Discuss:

• Current evaluations in progress
• Proposed topic selection schedule
• Legislative Audit Commission Policy on Program Evaluation Topic Selection

2. Review suggested topics for OLA to evaluate in 2026-2027 and narrow the list to 10 topics

Office of the Legislative Auditor:
Jodi Munson Rodriguez, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Program Evaluation Division

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PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION:  This meeting will also be livestreamed via YouTube, which will be closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

TESTIFYING:  The Legislative Audit Commission and its subcommittees typically do not take public testimony.

MEETING DOCUMENTS:  Materials will be posted on the Office of the Legislative Auditor website in the Notices section as soon as they are available, and posted to our Minutes page soon after.

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee
Chair: Rep. Kristin Robbins
Vice Chair: Rep. Patti Anderson
DFL Lead, Rep. Dave Pinto

Meeting: Monday, April 13th, 2026
Time: 8:15 – 10:00 a.m.
Location: Cap. 120

Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Discussion on the Governor’s Anti-Fraud Proposals

a. Department of Human Services Overview
b. MN Council of Health Plans

IV. Charter School Discussion

V. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:15 a.m. the day prior to the hearing (for Monday hearings this deadline would be on the preceding Friday). 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.

This agenda is subject to change and bills may be added at the discretion of the Chair.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Presentations on the Economic Impact of Operation Metro Surge

IV. Adjournment

*Agenda item added. Items may be added or removed.

DOCUMENTS: There will not be public testimony in Ways and Means. Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (sean.herring@house.mn.gov) by 5pm on Friday April 10, 2026. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. Meeting documents may be found on the Ways & Means Committee webpage.

*Agenda Change: Item Added.

*Presentation of Governor’s Supplemental Budget Recommendations.

HF858 (Vang) Additional information required from bioincentive payment recipients.
HF2577 (Hansen) Agricultural waste handling regulations modified, and record retention of sewage sludge transfers required.
HF2576 (Hansen) Burning of pesticide containers prohibited.

**Additional bills/items may be added.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the Friday prior to the Monday 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 1 p.m. the Friday prior to the Monday hearing.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 4712 (Schultz) Use of private residential pools for certified swimming classes authorized.

IV. HF 4801 (Nadeau) Provisions governing prior authorization of health care services modified, and managed care contracts under medical assistance modified.

V. HF 3756 (Backer) Definition for covered insulin provided for the insulin safety net program and manufacturer registration fee.

VI. HF 4860 (Backer) Operation of remote pickup sites from which patients may obtain drugs and devices dispensed by a managing pharmacy authorized, and rulemaking authorized.

VII. HF 4931 (Backer) Single dental administrator implementation delayed for the medical assistance program.

VIII. HF 4460 (Huot) Anesthesiologist assistant licensure established.

IX. HF 4289 (Backer) Parent allowed to request one free certified birth record per child.

X. Adjournment

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact Hanna.Zimmerman@house.mn.gov by 5:00pm on Sunday, April 12.

AGENDA*
1. Call to order
2. Approval of Minutes from April 8, 2026
3. HF4449 (Jones) Requirements governing transit planning, project development, performance, and related transit-oriented development, including to establish performance measures, require a transit system investment framework, limit certain highway projects, and establish zoning requirements modified; and reallocation of funds provided.
4. HF3486 (Frazier) Panhellenic special plates established, and money appropriated.
5. HF3373 (Hansen) St. Paul Park; marked Trunk Highway 10/Trunk Highway 61 and 70th Street interchange funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
6. Nonpartisan Informational Walkthrough of Governor’s Transportation Budget Recommendations
7. HF4180 (Sencer-Mura) Requirements governing air transport and contracting related to detained individuals established.
8. HF4227 (Vang) Temporary exception for certain duplicate driver's license and Minnesota identification card changes following arrest or detention established, and money appropriated.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 15, 2026


*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

• HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 20 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
• TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email both committee administrators at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov AND joe.marble@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
• DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Transportation Finance and Policy webpage.
• VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
• ACCESSIBILITY: To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator at matt.baumann@house.mn.gov 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. U.S. Bank Stadium & Downtown East Development Economic Impact Study

IV. Department of Administration Presentation
a. Space utilization update
b. State Office Building update

V. Informational hearing on HF 4912 (Witte) Electronic pull-tab revenue dedicated for support of the Minnesota-bred Thoroughbred industry, and money appropriated.

VI. Informational hearing on HF 4664 (Robbins) Certain actions by public officers and employees clarified to constitute misconduct, penalty for repeated misconduct increased, statute of limitations increased, and offense of public misconduct made ineligible for automatic expungement.

HF 4598 (Baker) Building code administration modified
HF 4884 (Pinto) DEED and DLI Supplemental Budget Bill (Informational Hearing Only)
HF 3732 (Pinto) Different unfunded programs of the Department of Employment and Economic Development repealed, and conforming changes made - As Amended by DE1 Author's Amendment

Other Items May Be Added

If you would like to testify or provide materials, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by Noon on Monday, April 13, 2026

The following bills will be heard on an informational only basis.
HF4736 (Keeler) Emergency shelter facility grant program established.
HF4737 (Keeler) Issuance of emergency shelter facility appropriation bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3806 (Howard) Issuance of housing infrastructure bonds authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3352 (Hansen) Public debt to be incurred for public information technology systems, licenses, and infrastructure provided; and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF4840 (Frederick) Lease-purchase agreement and sale and issuance of certificates of participation authorized to fund improvements to or replacement of state's MAXIS system.
HF3748 (Jordan) Lead service line replacement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Presentation on Transportation Bonding

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Presentation by the Office of the Legislative Auditor: Guardianship of Adults
IV. HF 3901 (Johnson, W.): Investigative powers added to the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson.
V. HF 4428 (Nadeau): Community engagement requirements established for the medical assistance program.
VI. HF 962 (Novotny): Prosecuting authority provided protection of accessed data.
VII. HF 4478 (Frederick): Direct Care and Treatment data requirements modified.
VIII. HF 1775 (Pinto): Criminal case information reporting required, and money appropriated.
IX. Adjournment

Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order; items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, April 13, 2026. 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 Monday, April 13, 2026.

I. Call to order
II. HF4906 (Davids) Onetime special property tax refund provided, and money appropriate
III. HF 3971 (Huot) Evidentiary standards applying to Tax Court proceedings regarding property valuations modified.
IV. HF 4777 (Davids) Fillmore County; payment of disparity reduction aid to jurisdictions required, and money appropriated.
V. HF 2109 (Warwas) Property tax; eligibility for class 2c managed forest lands classification clarified.
VI. HF2988 (Youakim) Minnesota State High School League tickets and admissions sales tax savings extended
VII. 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 Monday, April 13th, 2026.

HF3493 (Lawrence) - Safe schools revenue increased; safe schools revenue available to charter schools, cooperative units, nonpublic schools, and Tribal contract schools made; and money appropriated. (This bill was previously heard and laid over on February 24, 2026)
- DE1 Author Amendment Posted - Public testimony will be take on the DE1 Amendment.

HF4114 (Bakeberg) - Contingent reduction in special education aid appropriations repealed.

Presentation - Education Savings Accounts

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Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, April 13, 2026.

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Monday, April 13, 2026.

HF4261 (Heintzeman) - Motorboat operator provisions modified; game and fish license, reporting, and penalty provisions modified; penalties for false statements and alterations of applications, licenses, permits, and registrations created; invasive species provisions modified; and other natural resources provisions modified.
HF4263 (Heintzeman) - Natural resources; reporting requirements modified to improve efficiency.
HF4264 (Heintzeman) - Permitting efficiency provisions modified.
HF4787 (Heintzeman) - Crow Wing County easement required to be granted.

*Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

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. Written testimony is preferred.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

HF 4407 (Gillman): Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modified.

HF 4382* (Coulter): Rules governing licensed child care centers and licensed family child care modernized and encoded; and family child care, child care center works, policies, capacity, staff ratios, equipment, notifications, parent access, record keeping, supervision, facilities, health and safety, food and nutrition, and transportation requirements created.

*Testimony only, no action will be taken.

Amendments: All substantive amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing. Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov; Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov

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.

Chair Moller will have the gavel.

HF 4446 (Johnson, P) Survivor benefits eligibility expanded to include when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty from an exposure-related cancer. *

* A DE amendment has been posted to the committee webpage.

HF 4066 (Johnson, P) Functions performed by protective agent license holders and their employees classified, minimum preservice established, and training requirements for protective agents and their employees based on the functions performed by the person continued.

Governor’s Public Safety Supplemental Budget Presentation

HF 1082 (Moller) Minnesota victims of crime account established, grants provided to crime victim service providers, fees and penalties for deposit in account increased, and money transferred from general fund to account. *

* A DE amendment with the Public Safety Finance Bill will be posted when it becomes available. No formal action will be taken on HF 1082.

Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

TESTIMONY: Requests for in-person testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, April 13th, 2026. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Requests to submit written testimony must be submitted to the Committee Administrator of this hearing, Ellen.McDaniel@house.mn.gov, by 3:00 PM, April 13th, 2026. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF Format and not include hyperlinks. Written testimony submitted to the committee administrator will be posted online on the committee’s webpage prior to the hearing.

This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
• To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
• To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
• To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
• For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
• If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

1. Approval of the April 7, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. SF4766 (Seeberger); HF4723 (Johnson): Requiring firefighter relief associations to cover emergency medical providers; allowing participation in the PERA defined contribution plan and a relief association retirement plan.
    
3. SF4767 (Seeberger); HF4724 (Johnson): Phasing in shorter vesting schedules for firefighter relief associations.
    
4. SF4764 (Nelson); HF4630 (Cha): Adding County Commissioners to the Health Care Savings Plan.
    
5. SF4464 (Howe): Extending the requirement to provide health insurance coverage to duty-disabled members (but not from a psychological condition) from 5 years to age 65.
    
6. HF4402 (Jordan): PERA General; special legislation authorizing purchase of service credit for periods of omitted service.
    
7. SF4860 (Pappas); HF4812 (Lillie): SPTRFA; decreasing employee contributions; increasing employer contributions and postretirement adjustments; appropriating money.
   • Note: The Chair has allocated 15 minutes for testimony on this agenda item. Teachers in support of the bill will need to coordinate their testimony to stay within the allotted time.
      
• If time permits:



8. SF1122 (Frentz); HF139 (O'Driscoll): PERA Police & Fire; MSRS State Patrol; increasing COLAs; reducing the waiting period for a PERA P&F Plan COLA.

HFXXXX (Koegel) - Governor's Supplemental Budget Proposal, Revisor Code 26-08197 **Pending formal introduction and referral**

HF4867 (Lee, K.) - Deposit limit on the consumer protection restitution account removed, and distribution limits set.

HF4422 (Duran) - All property insurance coverage required to allow appraisal of damages and alternative resolution.

HF4223 (Elkins) - Strengthen Minnesota homes program modified, and money appropriated.

Items may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT, have OCR capability, and emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 45 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.

AMENDMENTS: There is no amendment deadline for the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee. Amendments must be emailed to the Committee Administrators at samuel.oneill@house.mn.gov and ben.frese@house.mn.gov as soon as possible.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Commerce Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Approval of Minutes

4. HF 4588 (Myers) Task force established to improve veterans' access to mental health services in rural areas, and money appropriated.

5. HF 4577 (Rymer) Psilocybin therapeutic use program established; protections for registered patients, registered suppliers, registered facilitators, and health care practitioners established; civil actions authorized; advisory committee established; and money appropriated.

6. HF 3685 (Olson, B.) High school diploma established for armed forces veterans. Note: an author's delete-all amendment has been posted for this bill.

7. HF 4932 (Bliss) Veterans; a general fund appropriation canceled.

8. Adjourn

Agenda note: Bills may be added or removed from the agenda. Agenda items may be taken up in any order at the discretion of the Chair and to accommodate schedules.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to john.hultquist@house.mn.gov, the Committee Administrator for this hearing, 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.

Note: All persons visiting the Minnesota State Capitol must go through security screening.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

I. HF4862 (Rymer) - Registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program modified

II. Presentation by Greater MSP Partnership on Minnesota’s competitiveness for expansion and investment

*other items may be added or removed

If you would like to testify or provide materials, please email spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, April 9th.

Items may be added to the agenda.

Regional Transit Governance and Finance Overview
by Metro Transit staff

Update/report on annual revenues and expenditures from the 0.75% Metro Sales Tax Increase passed in 2023.

HF4693 (Joy) Fees for replacement license plates and validation stickers eliminated.
will be heard and laid over. This bill will be amended

I. Approval of Minutes

II.  Presentation on Special Education Evaluation and Identification

III. HF 4893 (Youakim) Student support personnel aid allowances modified, and money appropriated.

IV.  Presentation and Testimony on Governor's K12 Education Budget

V. Adjournment 

Agenda items may be added or changed.
 
Viewing: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions. 

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony including handouts, should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15th. 

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Wednesday, April 15th.

To be determined.