Currently Posted Meetings

I. Welcome and Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes – Wednesday, April 15th
III. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, April 23rd
IV. Adjournment

The following bills will be heard on an informational-only basis.
HF3147 (Hollins) St. Paul; Como Zoo funding provided for habitats for large cats and wolves, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4617 (Hussein) Sears site road and utility infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4623 (Hussein) St. Paul; indoor recreational dome facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4864 (Pérez-Vega) St. Paul; West 7th Street Improvement Project funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF4866 (Fischer) Saint Paul Regional Water Services funding provided for improvements to the Fridley pump station and to replace lead drinking water service lines, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4896 (Hicks) New secure psychiatric residential treatment facility operated by Direct Care and Treatment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2698 (Johnson, P) Western Lake Superior Sanitary District wastewater treatment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1420 (Pérez-Vega) St. Paul; public realm over Shepard Road funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4796 (Nelson) Willard Munger state trail rehabilitation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
ADDED: HF4918 (Altendorf) Red Wing; prior appropriation modified.

Action will be taken on the following bills. HF3478 (Lee, F.) and HF4656 (Lee, F.) are vehicle bills only.
HF3478 (Lee) Centennial Office Building and Freeman Building site improvements funding provided to prepare for future redevelopment, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF4656 (Lee) Community tree-planting grants funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

BILL ADDED: HF4344 has been added to the agenda.
Bill Removed: HF4251 has been removed from the agenda.

HF4552 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Eden Prairie; special tax increment financing rules authorized.
HF3360 (Acomb) Wayzata; special tax increment financing rules authorized.
HF3447 (Koegel) Columbia Heights; special tax increment financing rules authorized.
HF4519 (Koegel) Fridley; authority to transfer tax increment extended.
HF3450 (Rehm) Chaska; special tax increment financing authority provided.
HF4643 (Youakim) Hopkins; tax increment financing special rules authorized.
HF4490 (Schomacker) Mountain Lake tax increment financing special rules authorized.
HF4361 (Agbaje) Minneapolis; local sales tax use of revenue modified, and downtown taxing area modified.
BILL ADDED: HF4344 (Agbaje) Businesses allowed to collect tourism improvement district charges from purchasers.

The deadline for HF4344 materials/testimony is 4 PM, Monday, April 20th.

Items may be added or removed from the agenda. testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the DFL Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the DFL CLA (Sumira Sheikh (Sumira.Sheikh@house.mn.gov) by 11:00 AM on Monday, April 20th. Written materials are also due to Patrick McQuillan and Sumira Sheikh by 11:00 AM on Monday, April 20th. Please 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. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per testifier. Testifiers may participate remotely at the Chair’s discretion.

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

Meeting: Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
Time: 1:15 – 3:00 p.m. (Note date and time change)
Location: Cap. 120

Agenda:
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Continued Discussion: Charter Schools
IV. Discussion of the federal nutrition program sponsor, Feeding our Future.
V. Adjourn

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 1:00 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.

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

1. Approval of the April 14, 2026, meeting minutes.
    
2. SF4860 (Pappas); HF4812 (Lillie): SPTRFA; decreasing employee contributions; increasing employer contributions and postretirement adjustments; appropriating money.
   • The Chair has allocated 15 minutes for testimony on this agenda item. Individuals scheduled to give testimony at the meeting on the 14th and previously submitted written testimony will appear again on the agenda when it is re-posted on the morning of the 21st.
   • SF4860-HF4812 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Hannah Geimer, 2nd Grade Teacher, Saint Paul Public Schools
     • Eric Erickson, Teacher, Como Park High School
     • Arazue Foroozan, Teacher, Saint Paul Public Schools
     • Lisa Houdek, Teacher, Saint Paul Public Schools
     • Phill Tencick, Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer, St. Paul Teacher's Retirement Fund Association
       • Handout: SPTRFA Member Count by Legislative District
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • Letter from Monica Byron, President, Education Minnesota
     • Letter from Leah VanDassor, President, Saint Paul Federation of Educators, Local #28
     • Testimony received from Saint Paul Public Schools Teachers (Testimony from 4.14 meeting; Testimony for 4.21 meeting):
       • Janice Bisch, Teacher, SPPS
       • Elizabeth Blyakher, Teacher, Highland Park Senior High
       • Roni Bozvay, English Language Learner Teacher, SPPS
       • Elizabeth Brzinski, Teacher, SPPS
       • Natalee D'Amore, Counselor & Secondary English Teacher, SPPS
       • Eric Erickson, Teacher, Como Park High School
       • Arazue Foroozan, Teacher, SPPS
       • Nick Gasho, English Language Learner and French teacher, SPPS
       • Hannah Geimer, 2nd Grade Teacher, SPPS
       • Alexandra Hawksford, English Teacher & Debate Coach, SPPS
       • Lisa Houdek, Teacher, SPPS
       • Erica Hunt, Social Studies Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Kathleen Karp, High School Counselor, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Megan King, Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Jack Kozlowsi, Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Kathleen J. Lang, 3rd Grade Teacher, Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet School
       • Micha Langenberg, Teacher, SPPS
       • Dan Mattimiro, Teacher, SPPS
       • Mike McKay, Math Teacher, SPPS, SPTRFA Trustee
       • Stephanie McCleerey, Teacher, SPPS
       • Rubens Modelli, High School Science Teacher, SPPS
       • John Mowry, Math Teacher, SPPS
       • Brad Ollman, Music Teacher, Capitol Hill Gifted and Talented Magnet School
       • Brian Paulson, Math Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Lynn Peterson, High School Health Teacher, SPPS
       • Brian Reinhardt, Teacher & Coach, SPPS
       • Jennifer Singerhouse, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Marcela Telleria, High School Spanish Teacher, SPPS
       • Dayna Thomas, Elementary teacher, SPPS
       • Becky Valek, School Counselor, SPPS
       • Erin Whitcraft, English Teacher, SPPS
       • Steven Yernberg, Math Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Nicholas Onorato, Spanish Teacher, SPPS
       • Alec Timmerman, Teacher, SPPS
       • Anna Witt, Teachers, SPPS
       • Jason Schulkebier, Counselor, Highland Park Sr. High
       • Hedi Geimer, Retired Teacher, SPPS
       • Jonathan Oppenheimer, Social Worker, SPPS
       • Ryan Backman, Math Teacher, Saint Paul Central High School
       • Mai Sue Lee, School Counselor, SPPS
          
3. HF4402 (Jordan): PERA General; special legislation authorizing purchase of past service credit for periods of omitted service.
   • Amendment H4402-2A
   • HF4402 Summary
      
4. SF1122 (Frentz); HF139 (O'Driscoll): PERA Police & Fire; MSRS State Patrol; increasing COLAs; reducing the waiting period for a PERA P&F Plan COLA.
   • Individuals scheduled to give testimony at the meeting on the 14th and previously submitted written testimony will appear again on the agenda when it is re-posted on the morning of the 21st.
   • Delete-everything amendment S1122-DE1
   • S1122-DE1 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Erin Leonard, Executive Director, Minnesota State Retirement Systems
     • David Titus, Executive Director, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
       • Handout: Letter from Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
     • Brian Rice, Lobbyist, Rice, Walther & Mosely, LLP
       • Handout: Letter from Brian Rice on behalf of the Minnesota Retired Police Pension Association
     • Scott Vadnais, President, Minnesota Professional Firefighters
     • Mike LeDoux, Director of Legislative Affairs, Law Enforcement Labor Services
       • Handouts: 2021 LCPR COLA Study Report; LCPR Principles of Pension Policy
   • Submitted testimony:
     • Letter from Shane Hallow, President, Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs
     • Letter from Law Enforcement Labor Services
     • Letter from Doug Anderson, Executive Director, Amy Strenge, Policy Coordinator, Public Employees Retirement Association
        
5. SF4572 (Rasmusson); HF4367 (Klevorn): State Board of Investment; modifying expense apportionment among funds managed by the SBI.
   • Amendment S4572-1A
   • Testifier:
     • John Mule, General Counsel, State Board of Investment
        

Laid over bills: 

Because public testimony was taken when the laid over bills were previously heard, no additional in-person testimony will be taken.

6. HF 4162 (O'Driscoll): TRA; requiring the employer of a reemployed annuitant to make employer contributions.
   • Amendment H4162-1A - adopted by Commission on March 17
   • Delete-everything amendment H4162-DE1
   • HF4162 Summary
      
7. 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.
   • Amendment S4766-1A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • Amendment S4766-2A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • Delete-everything amendment S4766-DE1
   • SF4766-HF4723 Summary
      
8. SF4767 (Seeberger); HF4724 (Johnson): Phasing in shorter vesting schedules for firefighter relief associations.
   • Amendment S4767-4A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • Amendment S4767-5A - adopted by the Commission on April 14th
   • SF4767-HF4724 Summary

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