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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Time

Location

Committee

(8:00 AM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Corrections Division
(8:00 AM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
State Government Finance Division
(8:00 AM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Taxes
(9:45 AM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Education Finance Division
(9:45 AM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Environment and Natural Resources Policy
(9:45 AM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division
(9:45 AM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Subcommittee on Elections
(12:45 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division
(12:45 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Health and Human Services Finance Division
(12:45 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Legacy Finance Division
(12:45 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division
(2:30 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Commerce
(2:30 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Education Policy
(2:30 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Health and Human Services Policy
(2:30 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Higher Education Finance and Policy Division
(2:30 PM) 1/30/2019
[Remote Hearing]
Labor
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 8:00 AM

Corrections Division

Chair: Rep. John Considine
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
**CANCELLED***


I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes of January 23, 2019

III. The Chair Says Some Words in Memory of Joseph Gomm.

IV. The Chair Says Some Words on What Coming Home Safely Means.

V. Welcome - Stillwater Warden Eddie Miles

VI. Representative of Guards:
• Sgt. John Hillyard, AFSCME Local President, MCF-Stillwater
• Jeff Vars, AFSCME Local President, MCF-Oak Park Heights

VII. Representative of Residents

VIII. Representative of Programming:
• Ann Deiman, Stillwater Education Director

IX. Representative of DOC:
• Paul Schnell, MN Department of Corrections Commissioner

X. Adjournment


*INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION*
Public Testifiers:
DOC will provide the opportunity for public viewing and testimony, via iTV at the Wardens House located at 970 Pickett Ave N. Bayport, MN 55003.
*Seating is limited*

Media:
Please Direct Media Requests to Sarah.J.Fitzgerald@State.MN.US

Public Viewing:
Available Remotely Via Link Available During Hearing
http://stream5.video.mn.gov/mnit/dhslive2.html
OR
http://stream5.video.state.mn.us:8080/mnit/dhslive2.html

Archive Links (Available 24 hours after event):
http://stream5.video.state.mn.us:8080/MNIT/DOC_Legislative_Public_Hearing_MCFStillwater_01-30-19.html
OR
http://stream5.video.mn.gov/MNIT/DOC_Legislative_Public_Hearing_MCFStillwater_01-30-19.html


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 8:00 AM

State Government Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Michael V. Nelson
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
NOTE ROOM CHANGE

I. Overview of state funding for Minnesota Public Television

II. Overview of state funding for Minnesota Public Radio

III. HF14 (Nelson) Federal Help America Vote Act money transferred and appropriated

IV. HF17 (O'Driscoll) Federal Help America Vote Act money transferred and appropriated


The Overview of state funding for Association of Minnesota Public Education Radio Stations (AMPERS) has been moved to the Agenda for Tuesday, January 29th
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 8:00 AM

Taxes

Chair: Rep. Paul Marquart
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. HF 333 (Acomb) Providing an exemption for certain public safety facilities
II. HF 37 (Hertaus) Modifying the credit for parents of stillborn children

HF 335 has been removed from the agenda and will be heard at a later date.

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Education Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Jim Davnie
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Presentations from the Minnesota Department of Education
Mary Cathryn Ricker, Commissioner
Tom Melcher, Director of the Program Finance Division
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Environment and Natural Resources Policy

Chair: Rep. John Persell
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:

***Updated Agenda - Agenda Item Removed at Author Request (Inclement Weather)

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of minutes of January 23, 2019

IV. HF 167 (Lee) - Supplemental environmental projects enforcement actions against polluters provided.

V. HF 133 (Becker-Finn) - No child left inside grant program established, and money appropriated.

VI. REMOVED - HF 200 (Anderson) - Riparian buffer compensation program established, and money appropriated.***

VII. Adjournment

If you are interested in testifying, please contact Sean Herring at Sean.Herring@house.mn
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division

Chair: Rep. John Lesch
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. HF (113) Becker-Finn
• Author, Rep. Becker-Finn
• Pat Trudgeon, City Manager, City of Roseville
• Kevin Watson, City Administrator, City of Vadnais Heights


II. HF 54 (Scott)

• Author, Rep. Peggy Scott



V. Adjournment
**If you would like to testify, please call the CA, Rachel Ganani: 651-296-5071

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 9:45 AM

Subcommittee on Elections

Chair: Rep. Raymond Dehn
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Pursuant by the Government Operations Committee, the following bills have been referred to the Subcommittee on Elections:
HF94 (Vang) Number of voters an individual may assist marking ballots increased.
HF45 (Schultz) Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification card provided.

HF94 (Vang)
Number of voters an individual may assist marking ballots increased.
HF45 (Schultz)
Automatic voter registration of applicants for a driver's license, instruction permit, or state identification card provided.

If you would like to testify, please contact Amanda Rudolph at amanda.rudolph@house.mn.
Bills Added


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Presentation from Rep. Gene Pelowski on the history of Mini-Sessions and the State of the State Address

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
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  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 12:45 PM

Health and Human Services Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Tina Liebling
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Eligibility Case Studies:
Kristine Davis, John Petroska, and Deborah Schlick, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Marti Fischbach, Dakota County
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
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  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 12:45 PM

Legacy Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Leon Lillie
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Minnesota Children's Museum
Wilderness Inquiry



INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of minutes for January 29, 2019

III. HF 464 (O'Neill) Relating to public safety; establishing the domestic abuse transformation program account for funding domestic abuse transformation programs

IV. HF 491 (Demuth) Relating to criminal justice; establishing penalties for school employees and independent contractors who have sexual relationships with students

V. HF 74 (Kunesh-Pudein) A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating the exclusion from fifth degree criminal sexual conduct for non-consensual, intentional touching of another person's clothed buttock.

VI. Adjournment
Bills Added
Bills Removed


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

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  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
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  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Commerce

Chair: Rep. Laurie Halverson
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
Overview of Health Insurance and Re-insurance in Minnesota

INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
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  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Education Policy

Chair: Rep. Cheryl Youakim
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes

III. Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker Introduction to Committee

IV. Presentation: Standardized student testing recommendations from MDE's Future Assessment Design Working Group.

V. HF125 (Bennett) - Education programs; legislative grants awarded to organizations for education programs evidence-based grant standard established, and report required.

More bills may be added

VI. Adjournment
Bills Added


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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.
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  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 2:30 PM
Time Note: **THE COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE IN THE BASEMENT HEARING ROOM AT 6:30PM.**

Health and Human Services Policy

Chair: Rep. Rena Moran
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:

**AGENDA REVISION 1: Bill number and author added**

HF400 (Olson) - Opioid addiction and overdose prevention provisions
Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Higher Education Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Connie Bernardy
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
***Agenda Change: Item Added.

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes from January 29, 2019

IV. Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs***

V. Lead MN: Presentation of Vision, Mission, Goals, and Challenges:

VI. Federal Shutdown Impacts on Higher Education

VII. Adjournment
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 , 2:30 PM

Labor

Chair: Rep. Mike Sundin
Location: Remote Hearing
Agenda:
HF5 (Halverson) Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

If you would like to testify, please contact Travis Reese at (651) 296-7175 or travis.reese@house.mn

Bills Added
Committee Documents:


INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • 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