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Friday, March 7, 2008

Time Location Committee
(8:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[10 State Office Building]
Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division
(8:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[5 State Office Building]
Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division
(8:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[200 State Office Building]
Veterans Affairs Division
(9:00 AM) 3/7/2008
House Chamber
[House Chamber]
Floor Session
(10:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[300S State Office Building]
Crime Victims Subcommittee Canceled
(10:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[5 State Office Building]
Labor and Consumer Protection Division Agenda Changed
(10:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[200 State Office Building]
Mental Health Division Agenda Changed
(10:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[10 State Office Building]
Public Safety and Civil Justice
(10:00 AM) 3/7/2008
[Basement State Office Building]
Transportation Finance Division
(11:30 AM) 3/7/2008
[400N State Office Building]
Rules and Legislative Administration
(1:00 PM) 3/7/2008
[10 State Office Building]
E-12 Education Agenda Changed
(1:00 PM) 3/7/2008
House Chamber
[House Chamber]
Floor Session
Friday, March 7, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 8:00 AM

Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division

Chair: Rep. Paul Marquart
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1222 (Marquart) Proposed property taxes and public truth in taxation hearings notices dates advanced.
HF2340 (Berns) School district leased property exempted from taxation under certain circumstances.
HF2412 (Brod) Disaster area reconstructed home property tax value limited.

** HF2681 (Dettmer) has been removed from the agenda **
** HF3024 (Tschumper) has been removed from the agenda. **

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
Chair: Rep. Sheldon Johnson
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2351 (Johnson) Cable communications systems regulation modified, and state-authorized video providers regulated
HF2959 (Johnson) Broadband service mapping project and inventory funding provided, and money appropriated
SF 2262/HF 2414 (Johnson) Telecommunications obsolete rules repealed
HF 3327 (Beard) Telephone company alternative regulation plan provisions modified

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 8:00 AM

Veterans Affairs Division

Chair: Rep. Lyle Koenen
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF3417(Tillberry) Returning combat veteran reinstatement fee waiver provided.
HF3762 (Murphy) Veterans Health Care Advisory Council created.
HF3763 (Juhnke) Veterans Homes Board of Directors functions transferred to commissioner of veterans affairs.
HF3749 (Juhnke) State veterans cemeteries authorized and regulated.
HF3617 (Koenen) Wound prevention and care formulary demonstration project established for state veteran homes and reports required
HF3686 (Tingelstad) A bill for an act relating to the military; providing for a stay of certain proceedings against the businesses of National Guard and reserve members who have been mobilized into active
HF3427 (Dettmer) Veteran loan program established, certain veterans added to program eligibility, unemployment compensation provision changed, and money appropriated.
HF3660 (Dettmer) A bill for an act relating to the military; prohibiting discrimination in employment against the immediate family member of any service member; permitting civil actions; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.34.
military service; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 192.
HF3672 (Severson) A bill for an act relating to veterans; designating July 27 as Korean War Veterans Day; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 197.

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 9:00 AM

Preparedness for Terrorism and Disasters Work Group

Location: House Chamber
Agenda:
Overview of public health threats, preparation, preventative measures and use of resources
Public health emergency resources

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 10:00 AM

Crime Victims Subcommittee

Crime Victims Subcommittee

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. John Lesch
Location: 300S State Office Building
Agenda:
TBA

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 10:00 AM

Labor and Consumer Protection Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Jim Davnie
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF3566 (Nelson) Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted;
HF3236 (Davnie) Deed, rates of interest, and mortgage contracts regulated, borrower's ability to repay verification provided, and mortgage broker's failure to comply penalties and remedies provided;
HF3287 (Davnie) Debt management services regulated, and obsolete criminal provision repealed;
HF3612 (Davnie) Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act of 2008 provisions 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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 10:00 AM

Mental Health Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Neva Walker
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF3147 (Fritz) creating a working group to study access to emergency mental health services
HF3377 (Walker) A bill for an act relating to children's mental health; requiring children's mental health providers to develop a plan for and comply with requirements on the use of restrictive procedures
HF3576 (Madore) authorizing the ombudsman and Medical Review Subcommittee to gather data about deceased clients

HF3044 (Ruud) has been removed from the agenda

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 10:00 AM

Public Safety and Civil Justice

Chair: Rep. Joe Mullery
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1218 (Lesch) Requiring defendant waiver of jury trial to be consented by the prosecutor;
HF3438 (Thissen) Genetic handling information provisions changed;
HF3863 (Thissen) Official traffic-control device automatic enforcement authorized.

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 10:00 AM

Transportation Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Bernie Lieder
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF3019 (Nornes) Highway right-of-way transferred to state rail bank relating to specified tracts.
HF3575(Bigham) School bus driver type III qualifications established, penalties provided, and rulemaking authorized.
HF2970 (Drazkowski) Motorists required to move to far left of roadway before passing road maintenance workers.
HF3054 (Morrow) Legislative Route Nos. 295 and 335 removed from the state highway system.
HF3089 (Ruth) Temporary permit use allowed while awaiting delivery of license plates.
HF3866 (Hilty) Cumulative suspensions of drivers' licenses halted.

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 11:30 AM

Rules and Legislative Administration

Chair: Rep. Tony Sertich
Location: 400N State Office Building
Agenda:
Calendar for the Day for Monday, March 10, 2008

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 1:00 PM

E-12 Education

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Calros Mariani
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF3733 (Peterson, S.) Alternative teacher professional pay system clarified, and oversight established.
HF3403 (Welti) Grades 10 through 12 assessment provided for earth and space, life, and physical sciences.
HF3793 (Davnie) Student cooperation with educators policy clarified.
HF3633 (Swails) Course preparation and continuing education requirements established for school administrators and teachers working with gifted and talented students.
HF3316 (Mariani) Prekindergarten through grade 12 education provided for general education, education excellence, special programs, libraries, and self-sufficiency and lifelong learning. (Department of Education policy bill)

HF3633 (Swails), HF3733 (Peterson, S.), HF3793 (Davnie) and HF3403 (Welti) have been added to the agenda.

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
Friday, March 7, 2008 , 1:00 PM

Trustee Candidate Advisory Council

Location: House Chamber
Agenda:
Presentation by MnSCU Chancellor James McCormick
Selection of interviewees

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

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