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HF 5363 (Frazier) Minnesota Paid Leave Law; paid leave provisions modified.

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All bills will be heard on an informational only basis. Amendments may be offered for reference.

BILL ADDED: HF 5304 (Burkel) Kennedy; underground water storage tanks funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

HF XXXX (Keeler) Clay Co Youth Transitional Housing

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HF5350 (Lislegard) Carbon sequestration and oil and gas exploration and production leases on state-owned land facilitated, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
*Amendments are due for this bill by 4:30pm, Friday, April 19, 2024.

Written Testimony must be submitted to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 12:00pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

If you would like to sign up to testify, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 12:00pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

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If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
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HF5181 (Newton) Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations modified, maximum bonded indebtedness allowed increased for State Armory Building Commission, and Gopher Gunners Memorial Bridge designated.
HF4124 (Lillie) Outdoor heritage, clean water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds money appropriated; and prior appropriations modified and extended.
HF4194 (Howard) Housing; prior appropriations modified, new programs established and existing programs modified, housing infrastructure bond eligible uses expanded, housing infrastructure bond issuance authorized, working group and task force established, reports required, and money appropriated.

Bills may be added to the agenda.

Ways and Means will not take official action on HF5181, HF4124 or HF4194. They will be heard and laid over, with official action occurring on Thursday, April 25.

Written Testimony: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov and Leah.Killian@house.mn.gov by 12pm on Tuesday, April 23.

Amendments: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov by 12pm on Tuesday, April 23.

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THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Public viewing is available on YouTube.

1. Roll call attendance

2. Approve minutes for February 5, 2024

3. Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business

4. Introduction for new LCCMR member (if applicable)

5. Director's report

6. Action: Proposal evaluation / selection process for 2025 LCCMR recommendations

7. Update: Strategic Planning / upcoming listening sessions

8. Action: Election of Citizen Executive Committee Members (if applicable)

9. LCCMR Other Business

10. Public Testimony
The public is asked to keep their comments brief. If you would like to testify, please contact Diana Griffith at diana.griffith@lccmr.mn.gov by 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. Please specify to which agenda item your testimony relates and the form of your testimony (oral or written). The chair will accommodate testimony at the requested agenda item as time allows.

11. Adjourn

1. Approval of April 8, 2024, meeting minutes.
2. Update from the State Board of Investment:
   • Presentation by Jill Schurtz, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer
     **no public testimony will be taken on this item**
3. Informational Item: SF 1386 (McEwen); Restoring augmentation to retirement annuities for members who left public employment before January 1, 2019, when vested but not yet at retirement age.
   • Mark W. Schulte, FSA, EA, Consulting Actuary, VIA Actuarial Solutions
4. Action Item: Resolution directing the executive directors of MSRS, PERA, TRA, and St. Paul Teachers to correct errors as provided in current law, as amended by Article 8, Section 12, of the 2024 Pension and Retirement Policy and Supplemental Budget Bill.
   • Resolution LCPR24-R1
5. Discussion: Pension options for public safety and public safety adjacent positions in the PERA General Plan such as 911 telecommunicators, probation and parole officers, and county child support agents.
   • 911 Telecommunicator Working Group Report from 2022
6. Projects and work groups for the 2024-2025 legislative interim.

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