Note: Amendments to the DE are due to Pension Commission staff by 12:00 noon on Sunday, April 2, and must be in paper format for the meeting.
Submitted testimony is and will continue to be posted until the 1:00 PM Sunday deadline.

AGENDA

1. Approval of March 27, 2023, meeting minutes.
    
2. 2023 Pension Budget Omnibus Bill
   • Delete-everything Amendment H3100.S3162-DE1
   • Summary of the DE; Summary of Article 7
   • Amendment H3100.S3162-1A
   • Amendment H3100.S3162-2A
   • Amendment H3100.S3162-3A
   • Updated spreadsheet
   • Motion: Authorizing staff to make any necessary technical corrections
   • Final action on the 2023 Pension Budget Omnibus Bill:
     • Adoption of HF3100 (Her); SF3162 (Frentz), as amended, as the 2023 Pension Budget Bill
   • Submitted Testimony:
     • MSRS provisions: MSRS Executive Director Letter
     • PERA provisions: PERA Executive Director Letter
       MNCORA Letter (specifically on the Correctional plan provisions)
     • Secure Choice provisions: MN Chamber of Commerce Letter
     • St. Paul Teachers provisions: St. Paul Teachers Executive Director Letter
     • TRA provisions: TRA Executive Director Letter
       Robert Laine, Lake of the Woods School
       Steven Bliven, elementary teacher, Stillwater Area Schools
       Diane Solberg, teacher, North Branch Area Public Schools
       Karl Kaufmann, retired teacher
       Mollie H. Olson, ELA teacher, Minneapolis Public Schools
       Paul Peterson, special education teacher, Falls Elementary School, Intl. Falls
       Lisa Jepson, teacher, Moorhead Area Schools
       Dave Wik, 33-year veteran teacher
       Sara Strege, 28-year teaching veteran
       Cindy Palm, teacher
       Shane Lee, teacher, Wheaton Area Schools
       Julie Seiler, Tier II educator of 33 years
       Josh Franklin, math teacher, Milaca High School
       Tarah Kipka, first grade teacher, Milaca
       Keith Anderson, teacher
       Jeff Soma, 5th grade teacher, Hoover Elementary, Mankato
       Allison Goodman, special education teacher
       Becky Hartung, physical/health education teacher, Hastings Middle School
       Bill Schultz, teacher, PEM Schools, Plainview
       Jessica Frisco, 18-year teacher
       Sue Helberg, elementary teacher
       Jocelyn Berg, health/physical education/DAPE teacher, Milaca
       Kurt Kragt, high school studies teacher, Milaca
       Belinda Ash, special education teacher, Milaca Elementary
       Sarah Ranweiler, first grade teacher, Milaca
       Jeff Aas, social studies teacher, Bemidji High School
       Rebecca Haukos, elementary preschool teacher, Milaca
       Geri Wild, special education teacher, Milaca Elementary
       Robert Brakke, high school assistant principal
       Jason Savage, high school principal, Pillager Schools
       Todd Richter, school counselor, Roseville Area Middle School
       Steve Clouse, teacher, Nashwauk-Keewatin Schools
       Kari Pidde, 1st grade teacher, Stillwater Area Schools
       Valerie Anderson, ESL teacher, Milaca
       Vickie Penick, teacher
       Sara Miles, teacher, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan Schools
       Thomas Murphy, elementary teacher, Nicollet Public School
       Michael Pothast, teacher
       Shelly Streich-Simondet, teacher, Eden Prairie Schools
       Kahla Jourdan, elementary library and technology teacher, Pine Island
       Greg Douma, 25-year veteran teacher, ISD. No. 196
       Kim Motschenbacher, speech-language pathologist, District 181
       Ann Reed, 32-year educator
       Bridget Peterson, K-12 media specialist, Esko Public Schools
       Monica Schnobrich, special education teacher, Sawtooth Mountain Elementary School
       Kelly Feldkamp, 1st grade teacher, Stillwater Area Schools

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Working session to narrow list to 10 topics for placement on legislative survey.

• Background Papers
• Criteria Comparison Matrix
• Most-Least Promising
• Additional Balance Considerations
• Topic Selection Criteria for 2023

This meeting will be streamed via YouTube.  

Morning Agenda:
HF3 (Greenman) Voter registration provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; express advocacy definition expanded; penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF463 (Vang) Rural Finance Authority funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 1999 (Lillie) Clean water, parks and trails, and arts and cultural heritage funds funding provided, and money appropriated.

Afternoon Agenda:
HF2073 (Pelowski) Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs created and modified; direct admissions program created; reports required; and money appropriated. (Pending referral from the Higher Education Finance & Policy committee)

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1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of the Minutes – Thursday, March 30th

3. Deadline Waiver: HF402 Requirements for health care entity transactions (Bierman)
NOTE: The jurisdiction of the Rules Committee for HF402 only extends to its recommendation for a re-referral for a substantive hearing, pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03. No public testimony or amendments will be accepted in this hearing.

4. Adjournment
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NOTE: HF XXX (Vang) has been replaced with:
HF 3175 (Vang) Brooklyn Center; economic hub funding provided, and money appropriated.

Action will be taken on:
HF 24 (Jordan) Authority modified to ensure safe drinking water, drinking water revolving fund provisions modified, grant program established to replace lead drinking water service lines, grant program established for mapping lead service lines, report required, and money appropriated. NOTE: HF 24 received a full hearing on Monday, February 27. The A6 amendment (attached below) was adopted and the HF 24 was laid over as amended.

Public testimony was previously taken on HF 24 and will not be taken on Monday, 4/3.

All bills (other than HF 24) will be heard on an informational-only basis. No formal action will be taken.

HF0532 (Grossell) Lake of the Woods County; new law enforcement and government facilities funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1446 (Edelson) Edina; community health and safety center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1519 (Urdahl) Bird Island elementary school redevelopment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1985 (Kiel) Crookston; Care and Share grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2276 (Hassan) Minneapolis; Parents in Community Action funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2547 (Hanson) Burnsville; cleanup of freeway landfill and dump funded, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2851 (Urdahl) Gibbon, Fairfax, and Winthrop; vacant GFW school district properties redevelopment funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3077 (Hornstein) Minneapolis; Rise Up Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3152 (Pelowski) Lewiston; public safety facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2863 (Lillie) Wildlife rehabilitation facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 3175 (Vang) Brooklyn Center; economic hub funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF XXX (Edelson) Crosstown Pedestrian Bridge- draft attached below
HF XXX (Wolgamott) East African Cultural Mall- draft attached below

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HF 2369 (Hassan) Transportation network company driver protections established, civil action provided, and money appropriated.

The committee will not be accepting public testimony on this bill, as this bill has been heard in this committee already. If you would like to submit written testimony, you may do so by contacting Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 10:00am on Monday, April 3, 2023

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