Presentations:
- Cathy Ten Broeke, Assistant Commissioner and Executive Director, Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Dr. Janna Gerwitz O'Brien, Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MNAAP)

HF 444 (Keeler) Homeless Youth Act modified, and money appropriated.
Testifiers:
- Beth Holger, CEO of The Link
- Merhaba Mebrahtu, Young Families Rapid Rehousing Program, Avenues for Youth
- Jacqueline White, Executive Director at CloseKnit

*Agenda items may be added or changed


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1. HF 55 (Richardson) Office created for missing and murdered Black women and girls, report required, and money appropriated.
2. HF 91 (Liebling) Abortion regulating statutes repealed, sex offenses repealed, statutes governing the sale of articles and information and prohibiting advertisements repealed, limitation removed on performance of abortions at birth centers, language stricken regarding medical assistance coverage of abortion, limitation removed on MinnesotaCare coverage of abortion, and conforming changes made.
3. HF 121 (Edelson) Competency attainment; technical changes made, and money appropriated.
4. HF 420 (Reyer) Fee revenue reallocated, and Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership funding increased.

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1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of the Minutes – Thursday, January 19, 2023
3. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, January 26, 2023
4. Permanent Rules of the House
5. Adjournment

Note: Pursuant to House customs and usage, no public testimony will be taken regarding Permanent Rules of the House.
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Overviews from the House Research and Fiscal Analysis Departments
H.F. 283 (Koegel) Fridley; metropolitan regional parks funding provisions modified.
H.F. 159 (Freiberg) Additional investment authority provided for qualifying local units of government.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 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 administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
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*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

HF195 (Elkins) Transportation management and assistance activities funding provided, and money appropriated.


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Approval of the Minutes from January 19th, 2023
HF 5 (Jordan) School lunch and breakfast for all students provided.

Agenda items may be added or changed

Notes:
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Public Testimony:

If you are interested in providing testimony on the scheduled bills please contact the committee administrator at: polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov no later than 2pm on Tuesday, January 17th. Written testimony is encouraged.

HF16 (Hollins): Children or vulnerable adult conversion therapy prohibited, conversion therapy medical assistance coverage and misrepresentation of services or products prohibited.

AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 5:00PM, Monday, January 23, 2023.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows, and written testimony is encouraged.

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Continue presentation from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities from Tuesday, January 19.

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HF 424 (Bahner) Definition of qualified domestic violence-related offenses amended to include additional crimes.

HF 93 (Pinto) Slavery or involuntary servitude prohibited as criminal punishment for crime, and constitutional amendment proposed.

HF 43 (Feist) Gross misdemeanor maximum term of incarceration set at 364 days.

HF 147 (Mueller) Mower County; incarceration program alternatives funding provided, and money appropriated.

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

*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 administrator by 10:30 am the day before the hearing (Jan. 23).

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1. Roll call attendance

2. Approve minutes for January 17, 2023

3. Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business
- 2023 (FY24) Members COI

4. Introductions for new LCCMR Members

5. Director's report

6. Action: M.L. 2022 Projects added by the Legislature; Presentations and work plan approvals - Approval Spreadsheet

a. M.L. 2022, Chp. 94, Sec. 2, Subd. 10g (2022-301): Rural and Farmstead Ring Levees, Andrew Graham, MN DNR - Ecological and Water Resources Division, $360,000

b. M.L. 2022, Chp. 94, Sec. 2, Subd. 10e (2022-299): Conservation Reserve Program State Incentives, Dusty Van Thuyne, Board of Water and Soil Resources, $750,000

7. Action: Draft LCCMR Recommendations Bill for the 2023 Legislature - Summary and Spreadsheet

8. Action: Election of Executive Committee Members - Memo

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

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Governor’s budget presentation: Commissioner Thom Petersen.

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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
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I. Presentation from the Minnesota Council on Disability.

II. HF377 (Hicks) - Council on Disability funding provided, and money appropriated.

III. HF480 (Elkins) - Minnesota Council on Disability funding provided to provide outreach, training, assistance, and auditing related to local government website accessibility; report required; and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

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TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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HF9 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Individual income provisions modified, dependent care credit expanded, great start child care credit established.

A DE1 Amendment (Kotyza-Witthuhn/Authors Amendment) has been added. Additional items may be added to the agenda. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) by 5 PM on Monday, January 23rd. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Monday, January 23rd. 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.

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HF393 (Stephenson) - Procedure to resolve disputes between public utilities and residential customers provided.
Public Utilities Commission Presentation

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This hearing may be viewed in person or via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

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HF320 (Rep. Hassan) - Teachers of color Act strengthened, percentage of teachers of color and American Indian teacher in Minnesota increased, world's best workforce requirements amended.

HF368 (Rep. Hanson) - Prohibiting malicious and sadistic conduct involving race, gender, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, and sexual exploitation.

HF271 (Rep. Edelson) - Nonexclusionary discipline provided.

*Agenda items may be added or removed at the Chair's discretion

Notes:
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*HF234 (Vang) Game and fish; provisions for taking turtles modified.
HF389 (Hansen) Distribution of lottery in lieu tax modified.
**HF100 (Stephenson) Cannabis; various provisions added or changed relating to Office of Cannabis Management; advisory councils; sales and use reports; legal and limited possession and use; business licensing, inspection, and regulation; flower and product testing; labeling; advertisement; private resident cultivation; medical program; sales taxes; grants and loans; criminal penalties; expungement procedures; labor standards; temporary regulation of edible products; scheduling; data; miscellaneous and clarifying and technical changes; and money appropriated.
***The chair has extended the amendment deadline for HF100 to 11:00am, Tuesday, January 24, 2023.

*Please note that HF234 (Vang) received a full hearing with public testimony on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. The committee will be limited to amendments and final action.

**For HF100 (Stephenson), Testimony, amendments, and discussion will be limited to provisions of the bill within the jurisdiction of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee. The provisions are as follows:
Article 1
• Sec. 8 – Establishment of environmental standards
• Sec. 21 – Cannabis cultivator licensing (particularly subdivision 2, clause (1))
• Sec. 22 – Cannabis cultivator operations (particularly subdivision 3)
• Sec. 23 – Cannabis manufacturer licensing (particularly subdivision 2, clause (1))
• Sec. 33 – Cannabis microbusiness licensing (particularly subdivision 2, clause (1))
• Sec. 42 – Medical cannabis business applications (particularly subdivision 1, clause (1))

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HF 315 (Her) Landlords prohibited from imposing fees, and entry by a landlord restricted and fees for improper entry amended.

HF 316 (Her) Covenants implied in residential lease amended, tenant remedies against landlords for repairs provided, and tenant allowed to request emergency repairs from court.

HF 317 (Her) Landlord and tenant provisions modified, and termination of lease upon infirmity of tenant established.

HF 445 (Her) Rental discrimination based on participation in public assistance prohibited.

*All agenda items subject to change, materials and testifiers will be updated

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