Schedule for Tuesday, January 11, 2011 - Minnesota House of Representatives

Time	Location	Committee
(8:00 AM) 1/11/2011	[400N State Office Building]	Regent Candidate Advisory Council [Commission]
	[Basement State Office Building]	Education Reform
Time Changed	[5 State Office Building]	Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
	[10 State Office Building]	Judiciary Policy and Finance
	[200 State Office Building]	State Government Finance
	[Basement State Office Building]	Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance
	[5 State Office Building]	Government Operations and Elections Agenda Changed
	[10 State Office Building]	Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance
	[200 State Office Building]	State Government Finance
	[5 State Office Building]	Education Finance
	[200 State Office Building]	Health and Human Services Finance
	[Basement State Office Building]	Higher Education Policy and Finance
	[10 State Office Building]	Jobs and Economic Development Finance
	[10 State Office Building]	Capital Investment Canceled
	[Basement State Office Building]	Commerce and Regulatory Reform
	[200 State Office Building]	Health and Human Services Reform Agenda Changed
	[5 State Office Building]	Legacy Funding Division
	[ 200 State Office Building]	Redistricting

Tuesday, January 11, 2011 , 8:00 AM

Regent Candidate Advisory Council

Chair: Jane Belau
Location: 400N State Office Building
Agenda:

Candidate Interviews

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Education Reform

Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:

Overview of teacher licensure system and new assessment
Karen Balmer, Board of Teaching, Executive Director
John Melick, Minnesota Department of Education, Educator Licensing Director

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Time Note: If necessary the meeting will re-convene at 4:30 p.m. Citizens wishing to testify can register at the hearing, or in advance by calling the committee LA. Please limit remarks to two minutes.

Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

Time Changed

Chair: Rep. Denny McNamara
Location: 5 State Office Building

Bills Added

HF9 (Peppin)
New nuclear power plant certificate of need issuance prohibition abolished.

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Judiciary Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Steve Smith
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:

Introductory Remarks and Overview
Introduction by Committee Members
Overview of Committee Procedures
Presentation by the Coalition to Preserve Minnesota Justice System

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

State Government Finance

Chair: Rep. Morrie Lanning
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:

Member and staff introductions
Helen Roberts, Fiscal Analyst: overview of the jurisdiction of the State Government Finance committee
Mark Shepard, House Research: overview of mandated reports within jurisdiction of committee

Committee Documents:

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Rod Hamilton
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:

Introduction of members and staff
Adoption of committee rules
Overview of upcoming meetings

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Government Operations and Elections

Agenda Changed

Chair: Rep. Joyce Peppin
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:

Office of Administrative Hearings presentation on state rulemaking
House Research Intro to government operations

Bills Added

HF52 (Peppin)
City, county, and town zoning control and ordinance variances provided.

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Tony Cornish
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:

Introduction of committee members and staff
Chairman’s remarks
Review committee rules
Overview of committee jurisdiction

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

State Government Finance

Chair: Rep. Greg Davids
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:

Introductions
Committee priorities
Background on Minnesota tax system

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Education Finance

Chair: Rep. Pat Garofalo
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:

Minnesota school finance overview from Legislative Analyst Tim Strom and Fiscal Analyst Greg Crowe

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Health and Human Services Finance

Chair: Rep. Jim Abeler
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:

Principles for Health and Human Services Budgeting and Program Reform, Michael Scandrett
Hospital Funding, Mary Krinkie, MN Hospital Association and Paul Olson, DHS
DSH Funding, Paul Olson, DHS

Committee Documents:

Principles for Health & Human Services Budgeting and Program Reform
(1/12/2011)
MN Hospital Association Power Point Presentation
(1/12/2011)
DHS - MA Inpatient Hospital System Summary
(1/12/2011)
DHS - Resource Based Relative Value Scale
(1/12/2011)
DHS - Disproportionate Share Background and Chart
(1/12/2011)
Principles for Health & Human Services Budgeting and Program Reform
(1/12/2011)
MN Hospital Association Power Point Presentation
(1/12/2011)
DHS - MA Inpatient Hospital System Summary
(1/12/2011)
DHS - Resource Based Relative Value Scale
(1/12/2011)
DHS - Disproportionate Share Background and Chart
(1/12/2011)

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Higher Education Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:

Introductions
Committee procedures
Overview of jurisdiction and accounts

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Chair: Rep. Bob Gunther
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:

Member and staff introductions.
Agency and budget overviews by nonpartisan staff.

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Time Note: Please be advised there will be no Capital Investment Committee meeting for January 11, 2011. The next meeting will not be scheduled until further notice from the Chair.

Capital Investment

Hearing Canceled

Chair: Rep. Larry Howes
Location: 10 State Office Building

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

Chair: Rep. Joe Hoppe
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:

Member and staff introductions.
Issue overviews from nonpartisan staff.

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Health and Human Services Reform

Agenda Changed

Chair: Rep. Steve Gottwalt
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:

Introductions
Committee procedures
Overview of private health care coverage. Presentations by: MN Department of Commerce, MN Department of Health, MN Council of Health Plans, and MN Association of Health Underwriters (MAHU)

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Legacy Funding Division

Chair: Rep. Dean Urdahl
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:

Committee Member Introductions-Committee Rules-Staff Overview

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Redistricting

Chair: Rep. Sarah Anderson
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:

Committee introductions
Review of committee procedures
Upcoming meetings

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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

Currently Posted Meetings

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Regent Candidate Advisory Council

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Education Reform

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Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

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Judiciary Policy and Finance

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State Government Finance

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Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance

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Government Operations and Elections

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Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

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State Government Finance

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Education Finance

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Health and Human Services Finance

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Higher Education Policy and Finance

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Jobs and Economic Development Finance

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Capital Investment

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Commerce and Regulatory Reform

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Health and Human Services Reform

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Legacy Funding Division

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Redistricting

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