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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Time

Location

Committee

(8:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[10 State Office Building]
Civil Law and Data Practices
(8:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[Basement Hearing Room]
Education Innovation Policy
(8:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[5 State Office Building]
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
(8:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[200 State Office Building]
State Government Finance
(10:00 AM) 3/17/2015
[Basement]
Rules and Legislative Administration
(10:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[5 State Office Building]
Agriculture Policy
(10:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[Basement Hearing Room]
Government Operations and Elections Policy
(10:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[10 State Office Building]
Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance
(10:15 AM) 3/17/2015
[200 State Office Building]
Taxes
(12:15 PM) 3/17/2015
House Chamber
[House Chamber]
Floor Session
(12:45 PM) 3/17/2015
[5 State Office Building]
Education Finance
(12:45 PM) 3/17/2015
[Basement Hearing Room]
Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy
(12:45 PM) 3/17/2015
[200 State Office Building]
Health and Human Services Finance
(2:45 PM) 3/17/2015
[Basement Hearing Room]
Commerce and Regulatory Reform
(2:45 PM) 3/17/2015
[200 State Office Building]
Health and Human Services Reform
(2:45 PM) 3/17/2015
[5 State Office Building]
Higher Education Policy and Finance
(2:45 PM) 3/17/2015
[10 State Office Building]
Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy
(5:00 PM) 3/17/2015
[10 State Office Building]
Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance
(5:30 PM) 3/17/2015
[400N State Office Building]
Location Changed
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement [Commission] Agenda Changed
(6:00 PM) 3/17/2015
Time Changed
[500 North State Office Building ]
Location Changed
Civil Law and Data Practices
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 8:15 AM

Civil Law and Data Practices

Chair: Rep. Peggy Scott
Location: 10 State Office Building
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 8:15 AM
Time Note: If necessary, the committee will reconvene in Rm 5 at 6pm.

Education Innovation Policy

Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
Overview of the HF1591 author's delete all amendment to make this the omnibus education policy bill. The amendment will be posted Monday.

If you'd like to testify on the delete all, please contact Carmen Mayo at carmen.mayo@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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 8:15 AM

Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Denny McNamara
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
***Other bills may be 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.
  • 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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 8:15 AM

State Government Finance

Chair: Rep. Sarah Anderson
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Presentation and Oversight:

Minnesota Public Radio
Lisa Radzak, Managing Director, Community and Govt Relations
Chris Cross, MPR Network Station Manager, Rochester

Public Television
Bill Strusinski, Friends of Public Televison

Minnesota Humanites Commission
David O'Fallon, President
Trista Matascastillo, Program Officer - Veterans Voices

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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 10:00 AM

Rules and Legislative Administration

Chair: Rep. Joyce Peppin
Location: Basement
Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Calendar for the Day: March 19, 2015

V. Adjournment


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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 10:15 AM

Agriculture Policy

Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
A delete-all amendment to HF1554 will be posted by close of business Friday, March 13th. The only action taken on HF1554 at this meeting will be adoption of the delete-all amendment and opportunity for public testimony. Further action on the bill will be taken on Wednesday March 18th.
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 10:15 AM
Time Note: The committee will reconvene in room 300S of the State Office Building at 6pm or the call of the chair to finish the agenda, if necessary.

Government Operations and Elections Policy

Chair: Rep. Tim Sanders
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
Bills may be taken in any order.

More bills may be added.
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 10:15 AM

Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Tony Cornish
Location: 10 State Office Building
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 10:15 AM

Taxes

Chair: Rep. Greg Davids
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Presentation on the Tax Incidence Study by the Minnesota Department of Revenue

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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 12:15 PM

Floor Session

Location: House Chamber
Agenda:

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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 12:45 PM

Education Finance

Chair: Rep. Jenifer Loon
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Early Learning Bills
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
Chair: Rep. Bob Gunther
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Bills Added
Bills Removed
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 12:45 PM

Health and Human Services Finance

Chair: Rep. Matt Dean
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Additional bills may be added.

If you would like to testify, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant, Chris Stolarzyk, at Chris.Stolarzyk@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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 2:45 PM

Commerce and Regulatory Reform

Chair: Rep. Joe Hoppe
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Bills Added
Bills Removed
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 2:45 PM

Health and Human Services Reform

Chair: Rep. Tara Mack
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
***Additional bills may be added
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 2:45 PM

Higher Education Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Location: 5 State Office Building
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 2:45 PM

Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy

Chair: Rep. Tom Hackbarth
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
If you would like to testify on any of the bills that have been posted, please email Claire Leiter at Claire.leiter@house.mn.

*In light of the upcoming March 20th Policy deadline, additional bills may be added.
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.
  • 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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 5:00 PM

Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance

Chair: Rep. Pat Garofalo
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Additional bills may be added to the agenda.
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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 5:30 PM

Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement

Location Changed Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Tim O'Driscoll
Location: 400N State Office Building
Agenda:
**BILLS ADDED**

Approval of mortality assumption changes proposed for seven monthly benefit volunteer firefighter relief associations.

HF477 (Mahoney); SF580 (Hawj): PERA; Service credit purchase for unreported St. Paul Public Schools employment.

HF1114 (Hansen); SF1342 (Metzen): MSRS; Service credit purchase for pre-1996 Department of Revenue seasonal employment.

HF1121 (Sanders); SFxxxx: PERA; Service credit purchase for uncredited employment by Hennepin County Medical Center employee.

HF1521 (Hoppe); SF1373 (Pappas): MSRS-General, MSRS-Unclassified; Clarification of coverage for part-time legislative employees.

HF1292 (Nelson); SFxxxx: MSRS-Unclassified; MSRS-General; Election options for legislators.

HF1717 (Johnson, C.); SF1791 (Rosen): PERA; Coverage for Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging employees.

ADDED:
HF1803 (Thissen); SF1684 (Hayden): PERA; Excluding certain Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board members.

SFxxxx (Hann): Hopkins VFRA; Public pension problem of a certain Hopkins Volunteer Firefighter Relief Association deferred member.

HF1832 (Davids): PERA privatization; Green Lee Manor in Mabel

NOTE: Click on"For more agenda information" below for meeting materials.

To testify, please contact Commission Assistant Lisa Diesslin at lisa.diesslin@lcpr.leg.mn or 651-296-2750.
For more agenda information, click here

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
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 , 6:00 PM

Civil Law and Data Practices

Time Changed Location Changed
Chair: Rep. Peggy Scott
Location: 500 North State Office Building
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.
  • 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