HF1152
(Daniels)
Home care employee work group established to review and make recommendations on vaccinating and screening home care employees, and money appropriated.
HF0805
(Youakim)
Silver Alert system working group established to study and make recommendations on establishing a Silver Alert System, and report required.
HF1056
(Norton)
Local law enforcement agency grant program established to develop or expand lifesaver programs that locate lost or wandering persons who are mentally impaired, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
HF1615
(Christensen)
Local law enforcement agency grant program established to develop or expand lifesaver programs that locate senior citizens who are mentally impaired, working group established to study and make recommendations on establishing a Silver Alert system, and money appropriated.
Chair: Rep. Denny McNamara Location: 5 State Office Building Agenda:
If the agenda cannot be completed during the normal committee hearing time the remaining bills will be heard on 3/12/15.
Bills Added
HF1326
(McNamara)
Public entity purchasing requirements modified, solid waste provisions modified, subsurface sewage treatment systems provisions modified, compensable losses due to harmful substances modified, grant eligibility modified, and rulemaking required.
Chair: Rep. Sarah Anderson Location: 200 State Office Building Agenda:
Continued Presentation of the Governor's Budget Proposal: MN.IT Services
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
, 10:15 AM Time Note:The committee will recess at noon and reconvene in Room 5 at 6:00 p.m. or at the call of the Chair, if necessary, to finish the agenda.
HF1051
(Poppe)
Agriculture related program funding provided for grants, scholarships, and courses; agricultural growth, research, and innovation programs extended; and money appropriated.
Chair: Rep. Tim Sanders Location: Basement Hearing Room
Bills Added
HF0777
(Hamilton)
Spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research grant program created, spinal cord and traumatic brain injury advisory council established, and money appropriated.
HF0278
(Kiel)
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias research grant program and public awareness campaign grant program established, Alzheimer's Research Advisory Council established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF0899
(Runbeck)
Transitway development and finance governed, legislative authorization requirements established, and permissible use specified and uses of revenue from a metropolitan transportation area sales tax prioritized.
HF0798
(Knoblach)
K-12 education expense subtraction and credit modified; credit extended to tuition; subtraction and credit amounts increased; income phaseout for the credit increased; and credit, subtraction amount, and credit phaseout threshold adjusted for inflation.
HF0856
(Christensen)
Special technology revenue established; revenue authority provided to school districts, charter schools, intermediate districts, and other cooperative units.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
, 12:45 PM Time Note:The Job Growth and Energy Affordability Committee is in recess until 6:30PM (or the call of the Chair) and will reconvene in Room 10 of the State Office Building at that time.
HF1262
(Hackbarth)
Upriver business grant program created for businesses affected by the closure of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, transportation economic development program modified, and money appropriated.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
, 2:45 PM Time Note:The Basement Hearing Room has been reserved until 5 PM in the event that the committee does not complete the agenda during the regular meeting time.
HF1290
(Loonan)
Insurance fraud prevention account funding provided, and annual money transfer from the automobile theft prevention program to the general fund ended.
HF0005
(Mack)
MNsure; commerce commissioner required to seek federal approval, salary limit imposed, health plan approval rates specified, notification of enrollment information required, individual coverage option provided, product lines prohibited, small business health care tax credit expansion proposal required, MNsure organizational changes made, background checks required, and exemptions removed.
HF1088
(O'Neill)
Crimes committed in a patient care zone penalties increased, and assaults by inmates in public institutions sentencing provisions amended.
HF0439
(Lohmer)
Health care practitioners required to deliver information relating to trisomy 13, 18, and 21; and duties imposed on the health commissioner.
HF1122
(Zerwas)
Intensive pediatric care category established for home care nursing services, payment rate increased for home care nursing services, and additional revenue required to be spent on patient-specific training.
HF1271
(Quam)
Group residential housing provisions modified, background study requirements established of group residential housing or supplementary services, and administration of a compliance system authorized for group residential housing.
HF0982
(Urdahl)
Public postsecondary institutions directed to give full credit to students for completed Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) courses, and report required.
HF0647
(McDonald)
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees required to establish supplemental academic instruction, and money appropriated.
HF1517
(Norton)
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota college degree completion plan required, and reports required.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
, 2:45 PM Time Note:The Committee will re-convene for a 6:15pm night hearing in 300S (after a recess from the afternoon hearing) to take up HF1406 (Hackbarth) (Game and Fish Bill) as well as HF1070 (McNamara).
Chair: Rep. Tom Hackbarth Location: 10 State Office Building Agenda:
The Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy Committee will consider HF1429 in light of the recommendations of the Lands Subcommittee during the afternoon session of the meeting (2:45-4:30pm).
During the evening session starting at 6:15pm, the Committee will consider HF1406 (Hackbarth) (Game and Fish Bill) and HF1070 (McNamara).
Bills Added
HF1429
(Dill)
Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Dakota, Goodhue, Hennepin, Hubbard, Lake, Martin, Pine, St. Louis, Todd, Washington, and Winona Counties; public and private sales and conveyances of state lands provided, and prior sale authority modified.
HF1329
(McNamara)
Invasive species provisions, state parks and trails provisions, fire training requirements, auxiliary forest provisions, forest bough account, and recreational vehicle provisions modified; review of grant-in-aid applications provided; and water use permit authority modified.
HF1406
(Hackbarth)
Life jacket requirements modified; wake surfing regulated; compliance with federal law provided; wild animal taking, possessing, and transporting provisions modified; criminal penalties provided; and rulemaking and reports required.