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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Time Location Committee
[200 State Office Building]
Ways and Means
[5 State Office Building]
Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division
[200 State Office Building]
Finance
[200 State Office Building]
Finance
[5 State Office Building]
Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division
[Basement State Office Building]
Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance Division
[500S State Office Building]
State Government Finance Division
[200 State Office Building]
Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
[Basement State Office Building]
Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division Agenda Changed
Time Changed
[200 State Office Building]
Health Care and Human Services Finance Division
Time Changed
[5 State Office Building]
Location Changed
K-12 Education Finance Division
[10 State Office Building]
Taxes Agenda Changed
[Basement State Office Building]
Energy Finance and Policy Division
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Ways and Means

Chair: Rep. Tony Sertich
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Amendment to the Budget Resolution;
HF925 (Sertich) Official measure of unemployment expanded;
SF643 (Brynaert) Eligibility for benefits under certain training programs provided;
SF550 (Hilty) Omnibus energy bill.

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. Mary Murphy
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
I. Indian Affairs Council, Council on Black Minnesotans, Chicano Latino Affairs Council and Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans report on their vision of how the 3/8ths money from the constitutional amendment should be considered
II. Bills heard for information only
HF2285 (Hansen) History education learning program grants established, money appropriated.
HF1634 (Clark) Minneapolis; Minnesota African American History Museum funding provided, bonds issued, money appropriated.
HF2165 (Clark) Ojibwe and Dakota immersion program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2260 (Clark) East Phillips Cultural and Community Center funding provided for a cultural fitness and wellness center, and money appropriated.
HF2184 (Swails) South Washington County; ISDN 833 Center for the Arts grant funding provided, money appropriated.
HF2276 (Kelly) Lake City; ISDN 813 funding provided for lighting and sound equipment, and money appropriated.
HF2241 (Hansen) Environmentally responsible a

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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Finance

Chair: Rep. Lyndon Carlson
Location: 200 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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Time Note: The committee will recess at 10:30 a.m. and reconvene at 6:30 p.m. to complete the agenda.

Finance

Chair: Rep. Lyndon Carlson
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1242 (Seifert) Brandon's law established, and procedures implemented for investigating missing person cases.
HF1657 (Paymar) Public safety omnibus finance bill
HF1122 (Juhnke) Agriculture and veterans affairs omnibus finance bill
HF2229 (Murphy, M.) Cultural and outdoor resources omnibus finance bill
HF1309 (Lieder) Transportation omnibus finance bill
HF2088 (Slawik) Early childhood education omnibus finance bill
HF2123 (Wagenius) Environment and natural resources omnibus finance bill

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. Tom Rukavina
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Omnibus bill amendments.
If amendments are complete, we will pass the bill out of division. If more amendments are pending, we will reconvene at 1 p.m. in the Basement Hearing Room to finish the bill.

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. Karen Clark
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2150 (Clark) Omnibus housing and public health finance bill. A delete-all amendment will be offered.

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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

State Government Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Phyllis Kahn
Location: 500S State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1781 (Kahn) Omnibus state government finance bill amendments

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. Tom Huntley
Location: 200 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
Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
If necessary, to complete amendments and pass out the bill

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
Time Changed
Chair: Rep. Thomas Huntley
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF120 (Hosch) Health care cooperative arrangement oversight established, rural area health care service access increased, and money appropriated.

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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

K-12 Education Finance Division

Time Changed Location Changed
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2 (Greiling) Omnibus K-12 Finance bill

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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Taxes

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Ann Lenczewski
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2254 (Doty) Little Falls; Food and beverage tax extended
HF1574 (Koenen) Utility property class rate increased
HF2297 (Koenen) Counties authorized to make joint purchases of energy and energy generation projects, and tax levy authorized.
HF2191 (Davnie) Tobacco provisions modified relating to moist snuff.
HF2194 (Erin Murphy) Minnesota Colorectal Cancer Prevention and women's heart health program established, tobacco-related taxes increased, funds designated for public health programs, and money appropriated.

The committee will reconvene at 2:15PM to complete the agenda:
HF1896 (Clark) Alcohol health and judicial impact fund established and impact fee imposed (INFORMATIONAL ONLY)
HF2125 (Clark) Chemical dependency aggressive initiative provided, alcoholic beverage tax increased to fund the initiative, obsolete language eliminated, technical corrections made, and money appropriated (INFORMATIONAL ONLY)

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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Energy Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Bill Hilty
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1744 (Hilty) Technology accessibility standards created for the state, rulemaking authorized, advisory committee established for technology standards for accessibility and usability, report required, and money appropriated.
HF932 (Bly) Rate schedule for renewable energy projects established, reports required.

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