Currently Posted Meetings

Continuation of American Society of Civil Engineers Minnesota – Infrastructure Report Card

U of MN – Status of 2017-18 bonding, 2019 capital budget requests, and review of Asset Preservation Report

MN State – Status of 2017-18 bonding, 2019 capital budget requests, and Review of Asset Preservation Report

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes

III. Presentation: Overviews on Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), Early Childhood Screening and School Readiness
Minnesota Department of Education

IV. Adjournment

HF 63 (Sauke) Bridges to Healthcare
HF 367 (Davnie) Loan resolution and financial stability program funding
HF 139 (Xiong, J) Culturally specific emergency medical services training funding.
HF 137 (Ecklund) Workforce development training program available funding extended

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

I. Overview of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans

II. Overview of the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage

III. Overview of the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs

1. HF 503 (Xiong, T) Student loan credit calculation modified.
2. HF 502 (Becker-Finn) Student loan credit made refundable.

Rules and Legislative Administration
Chair: Rep. Ryan Winkler


Meeting:
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
9:30 AM to 9:45 AM
Basement Hearing Room

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes of January 31, 2019

IV. Adoption of H.C.R. No. 1: A House concurrent resolution adopting deadlines for the 2019 regular session.

V. Adjournment

Day 1 of Food Week: Framing the Issue of Food Insecurity
I. Healthy Food Access Study: Demographics and factors contributing to food access challenges and food insecurity
- Ela Rausch, Project Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
II. Health and economic impacts of food access challenges and food insecurity
- Vayong Moua, Director of Health Equity Advocacy, Blue Cross Blue Shield
III. Rural Grocery Survey
- Dr. Bev Durgan, Dean, UM-Extension & Kathy Draeger, Statewide Director, Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships, UM - Extension
IV. Good Food Access Update
- MN Dept. of Agriculture
IV. HF 436 (Poppe) Good Food Access Funding
- Lorna Schmidt, American Heart Association
- Corey Christianson, owner of KC’s Market in Badger
- Ben Devore, farmer from Cimarron Farm, Lake Elmo
- Lori Throp, Executive Director, The Food Group which operates “Fare for All”
-Lars Kuehnow, Neighborhood Program Officers with Duluth LISC

Informational hearing on school nutrition

Minnesota’s Smarter Grid
Ric O’Connell, Executive Director, GridLab

Informational hearing on HF 700 (Long) Extending Minnesota’s Renewable Energy Standard; increasing the proportion of energy that must come from renewable sources and setting target dates by which those goals​ must be achieved

The committee will recess and reconvene at 4:30 p.m. in 120 State Capitol to continue taking public testimony if necessary.

Those wishing to testify should contact Mike Molzahn at mike.molzahn@house.mn to assure a spot.

HF94 (Vang)
Elections; number of voters an individual may assist in marking a ballot 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.

I. HF 298 (Lien)
• Testifiers TBA

II. HF 561 (Lesch)

• Author, Chair Lesch
• This bill is the same as HF 1719 from 2018
• Testifiers TBA

III. HF 361 (Liebling)
• Testifiers TBA

**If you are interested in testifying on any bill, please contact committee administrator, Rachel Ganani: 651-296-5071**

HF80 (Murphy) Capital investment; previously authorized capital projects funding source changed, spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF340 (Lillie) Outdoor heritage fund previous appropriations modified, and money appropriated.

Pharmaceutical Overview
Dr. Stephen Schondelmeyer, Professor, Pharmaceutical Economics, University of Minnesota
Cody Wiberg, Executive Director, Board of Pharmacy

Community Centered Public Safety Week

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes for January 31, 2019

III. Todd Miller Presentation on Community Policing

IV. Overview of Office of Justice Programs

V. HF 301 (Stephenson) - A bill for an act relating to public safety; amending certain burglary crimes following a trespass notice.

VI. Correct Motion Error on HF 418

VI. Adjournment

*Disclaimer: The agenda item 'Correct Motion Error on HF 418' will simply be a motion to correct the motion on a bill that was heard on January 31. Testimony was taken at that time. No further action will be taken on the bill other than to clarify and correct this motion

HF58 (Dettmer) West Lakeland Township, Bayport, and Oak Park Heights; segment of marked Trunk Highway 95 designated as Corrections Officer Joseph Gomm Memorial Highway.

HF211 (Schultz) Licensed physical therapists authorized to provide a medical statement for parking privileges for physically disabled persons.

HF462 (Bernardy) Bicycle traffic regulations, powers, and duties modified.

HF131 (Hansen) Motor vehicle registration overpayment reimbursement provided, and money appropriated.

If you would like to testify, please contact John Howe at: john.howe@house.mn

Overview of Gambling in Minnesota
- Minnesota Gambling Control Board
- Minnesota Lottery
- Minnesota Racing Commission

I. Call to Order

II. Presentation: Special Education Programming
Minnesota Department of Education

III. Presentation: Special Education Teachers and Administrators

IV. Adjournment

HF149 (Bahner) – Health plan company prohibited from contractually preventing a pharmacist from informing a patient of a price differential

HF182 (Lippert) – Prescription drug repository program established

HF4 (Lesch) – Manufacturer or wholesale drug distributor price gouging prohibited; Board of Pharmacy, commissioner of human services, and health plan companies allowed to notify attorney general of prescription drug price increases; attorney general authorized to obtain drug pricing information and take action against drug manufacturers and wholesalers; and civil penalties imposed.

I. Minnesota State Council on Disability & the PACER Center Presentation

II. Minnesota Department of Education Presentation on Postsecondary Enrollment Options

HF119 (Sundin) Helmets to Hard Hats grant funding provided, and money appropriated
HF120 (Gunther) Military veterans job tax credit provided
HF202 (Anderson) Decommissioned military vehicle registration and use authorized
HF213 (Dettmer) School counseling provisions modified to encourage armed forces career options

If you are interested in testifying on a bill please contact committee administrator Owen Wirth: 651-296-6970 or owen.wirth@house.mn