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Monday, February 13, 2023

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Monday, February 13, 2023
Monday, February 13, 2023 , 8:30 AM

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement

Chair: Rep. Kaohly Vang Her
Location: 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
  1. Approval of February 6, 2023, meeting minutes.
  2. Presentation on investment portfolio and historic rates of return for the public pension funds at the State Board of Investment.
    • Presenter: Jill E. Schurtz, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer
    • Document: Presentation
  3. HF1468 (Nelson, M.); SF1377 (Rasmusson): Reducing the assumed rate of return to 7% for the Minnesota State Retirement System, Public Employees Retirement Association, Teachers Retirement Association, and St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association.
    • Amendment H1468-1A
    • Testifiers:
      Doug Anderson, Executive Director, Public Employees Retirement Association
      Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement System
      Jay Stoffel, Executive Director, Teachers Retirement Association

      Phillip Tencick, Executive Director, St. Paul Teachers' Retirement Fund Association
      Brian Rice, Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters and Minnesota Police Fraternal Association
      KateLynne Snyder, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota
      Ethan Vogel, Legislative Director, AFSCME Council 5, and Public Employees Pension Coalition
      Edward Reynoso, Director of Political and Legislative Affairs, Teamsters Local 320
      Dr. Michael J. Landers, Minnesota Retired State Employee Association
      Mark Haveman, Executive Director, Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence
    • Documents:
      Amendment H1468-1A
      Staff summary of HF1468/SF1377
      B. Rice handouts (3 documents combined into one PDF)
  4. Presentation on the Department of Labor & Industry report: "Adequacy of Disability Benefits for Minnesota Police Officers."
    • Presenters:
      Assistant Commissioner Kate Daly, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
      Camila Fonseca, Director of Fiscal Research, Institute for Urban and Regional Infrastructure Finance, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
    • Testifiers:
      Doug Anderson, Executive Director, Public Employees Retirement Association
      Gerd Clabaugh, Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust Executive Director
      Dan Greensweig, League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust Administrator
    • Documents:
      Report
      Presentation
      Greensweig-Clanbaugh handout

PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION:  Meeting will be broadcast by the House on HTV2: www.house.mn.gov/live/2.

TESTIFYING: To testify or submit written testimony on an agenda item, please contact the Commission staff at lisa.diesslin@lcpr.mn.gov by 5:00 PM on Friday, February 10identifying the specific item on which you would like to testify.  Testimony is limited to the items on the agenda.

MEETING DOCUMENTS: As soon as they become available, meeting documents are posted on both here and on the Commission website (www.lcpr.mn.gov).

ACCESSIBILITY/ACCOMMODATION: To comment on digital accessibility to meeting information, please submit comments using the Accessibility Comment Form. To request an accommodation, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the Legislative Coordinating Commission at lcc@lcc.mn.gov.


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Monday, February 13, 2023 , 9:00 AM

Legislative Audit Commission

Chair: Sen. Mark W. Koran
Location: 123 State Capitol
Agenda:
  • Elect new officers of the LAC, as required by law
  • Establish subcommittees

This meeting will be streamed via YouTube.



Monday, February 13, 2023 , 10:30 AM

Ways and Means

Chair: Rep. Liz Olson
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF30 (Richardson) Catalytic converter purchase requirements established, and penalties provided.
HF55 (Richardson) Office created for missing and murdered Black women and girls, office authorized to issue grants, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension required to operate missing person alert program, report required, and money appropriated.
HF62 (Nelson, M) Public Employment Relations Board data modified, and money appropriated.

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Bills Added

Monday, February 13, 2023 , 1:00 PM

Capital Investment

Chair: Rep. Fue Lee
Location: Room 120 State Capitol
Agenda:
HF 669 (Lee, F) Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
NOTE: A DE amendment and spreadsheet to HF 669 (Lee) will be posted on Monday, February 13. The DE amendment will be presented, and no action will be taken.
HF 670 (Lee, F) Library construction grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
NOTE: A DE amendment and spreadsheet to HF 670 (Lee) will be posted on Monday, February 13. The DE amendment will be presented, and no action will be taken.

Public testimony will be taken on both DE amendments on Wednesday, February 15.

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Bills Added

Monday, February 13, 2023 , 1:00 PM

Commerce Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Zack Stephenson
Location: Room 10, State Office Building
Agenda:
HF348 (Howard); Prescription drugs and related medical supplies prescribed to treat a chronic disease co-payments limited.

HF293 (Elkins); Medical and dental practices required to make available to the public their current standard charges, and commissioner of health authorized to establish a price comparison tool for items and services offered by medical and dental practices.

HF294 (Elkins); Manufacturers required to report and maintain prescription drug prices, filing of health plan prescription drug formularies required, health care coverage provisions modified, prescription benefit tool requirements established, and prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure required.

HF926 (Elkins); Payments made to health care providers disclosure required, self-insurer governing provision added, all-payer claims data provision changed, and transparency of health care payments report required.

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

If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email simon.brown@house.mn.gov, preferably 24 hours prior to the hearing.

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The hearing will be broadcast through House Information Services, for more information visit: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/hinfo.asp


Bills Added
Attachments:

Monday, February 13, 2023 , 1:00 PM

Human Services Policy

Chair: Rep. Peter Fischer
Location: State Office Building, Room 200
Agenda:
*Items may be added*

- HF100 (Stephenson) Omnibus Cannabis Bill
Note: Discussion will be limited to sections relevant to the jurisdiction of the Human Services Policy Committee
a. Joan Barron, Ramsey
b. Cat Franklin, Founder, Suga Canna Co
c. Roxanne Anderson, Co-Founding Director, Southside Harm Reduction
d. Glenn McElfresh, Co-Founder, Plift Beverages
e. Thomas Evenstad, Public Safety Advocate, St. Paul
f. Heather Bacchus
g. Randy Bacchus
h. John Hausladen, President, Minnesota Trucking Association

AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 5pm on Friday, February 10th, 2023.
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed-captioned.

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.


Monday, February 13, 2023 , 1:00 PM

Veterans and Military Affairs Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Jerry Newton
Location: Room 5
Agenda:
HF 837 (Garofalo) State veterans cemetery burial fee removed for spouses and dependents of eligible veterans.

HF 904 (Engen) Veterans' license plate requirements clarified.

HF 236 (Freiberg) Property tax provisions modified, and market value exclusion increased for disabled veterans.**

HF 1194 (Bliss) Veteran retreats funding provided, and money appropriated.**

HF 1353 (Clardy) Veterans' spouses and current military service members' spouses allowed to receive eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy through veterans resilience project, veterans resilience project grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

*Bills may be added or removed from agenda

**Amendment(s) posted

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Bills Added
Attachments:

Monday, February 13, 2023 , 3:30 PM

Floor Session

Location: House Floor
Agenda:
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