Rules and Legislative Administration
Chair: Rep. Ryan Winkler

Meeting:
Tuesday, April 5, 2020
8:30AM to 9:00AM
Remote Hearing
This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes for May 4, 2020

IV. Calendar for the Day for May 7, 2020

V. Adjournment

This committee hearing may be listened to live via the following methods:

This remote hearing may be viewed live via the following methods:
1) Live stream via House website: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/2
2) YouTube: https://youtu.be/S4StGoFeqig

Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at rules@house.mn. If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff at least one hour prior to the start of the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803.

This remote hearing is taking place under Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

Agenda:

I. HF 4571 (Lesch) Forfeiture Reform (Pending referral from Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Division)

Testimony:

II. HF 3568 (Considine) Mental illness decriminalization planning group provided, and report required. (Pending referral from Government Operations

Testimony:

III. HF 1740 (Huot) Capitol flag program for families of military service members and first responders who die in the line of duty established.
(Division will take up the DE3 Amendment adopted by the Division on February 18, 2020.)

Testimony:

IV. Additional bill(s) may be added to the agenda

V. Adjourn

Public Viewing Information:

This remote hearing may be viewed live via the following methods:

1) Live stream via House website: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/1
2) Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MNHouseInfo/
3) YouTube: https://youtu.be/RpbRvaeDjdc

Meeting Documents will be posted on the State Government Finance Division's Website at:
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/91032

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803.

• Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at jim.gelbmann@house.mn
• If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff at least one hour prior to the start of the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.
• Public Testimony will be taken at the end of the presentation of each bill, as is custom with in person hearings. Public testimony will occur based on the order of requests recieved.

The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote meetings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.

This audio remote hearing is taking place under Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

I. Final Action on HF 4490 (Poppe) Supplemental Ag Finance bill
II. BILL ADDED: HF 4599 (Lippert) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act time period in 2020 modified.

Other bills may be added

*NOTES: Amendments to the DE to HF 4490 will be considered and the bill will be voted out. They are due by 9:45 am on Monday, May 4.

If you would like to testify on HF 4599, please contact carl.kaase@house.mn by 5:00 PM, May 4, 2020 for instruction. Written testimony that is submitted (to carl.kaase@house.mn) by 5:00 PM, May 4, 2020 will be provided to members and posted on the division website.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Agriculture & Food Finance and Policy Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/91015

This remote hearing may be viewed live via the following methods:
1) Live stream via House website: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/1
2) Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MNHouseInfo/
3) YouTube: https://youtu.be/RpbRvaeDjdc

If you have questions about the technology associated with/accessibility of remote hearings, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803. Please do not contact him on matters directly related to the agenda.

The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote meetings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.

HF4257 (Moller) Teacher license renewal requirements amended to include mental illness training, and rulemaking required.

HF4527 (Bahner) MN.IT office renamed to Department of Information Technology Services.

HF4536 (Bahner) Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity established and legislative appointments provided.

HF4605 (Freiberg) Counties, cities, and townships authorized to accept documents and signatures electronically, by mail, or fascimile.


This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm.

The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote meetings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.

TESTIFYING: Testimony will be limited. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator (amanda.rudolph@house.mn) at least 2 hours before the start of the meeting and you will receive information on how to participate.

HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF format and emailed by 3 p.m. the day before the meeting to the committee administrator.

ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803.

*Bills may be added or removed from the agenda.

This remote hearing is taking place under Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

I. BILL ADDED: HF4582 (Halverson) Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) onetime supplemental payment funding provided, and money appropriated.

Meeting documents and links for public viewing will be posted on the Ways and Means website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/91014

This remote hearing may be viewed live via the following methods:
1) Live stream via House website: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/1
2) Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/MNHouseInfo/
3) YouTube: https://youtu.be/RpbRvaeDjdc

If you have questions about the technology associated with/accessibility of remote hearings, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803. Please do not contact him on matters directly related to the agenda.

The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote meetings to be held that are accessible to the public. We expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience as we adapt

HF3727 (Moran): Health care policy bill

NOTE: This hearing will include a presentation of the DE1 amendment, as well as votes for amendments and final passage of the bill. Provisions of the DE1 amendment not previously heard by the committee will be presented by their chief authors with testifiers. Documents related to the hearing will be added to this posting as they become available.

Public Testimony Information:
• This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm. Members of the public with questions about this process may contact committee staff at chris.mccall@house.mn.
• If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff at least two hours prior to the start of the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.
• Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted electronically to chris.mccall@house.mn by 5:00PM on Monday, May 4.


Public Viewing Information:
This remote hearing may be viewed live via the following methods:
1) Live stream via House website: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/2
2) YouTube: https://youtu.be/S4StGoFeqig

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require anaccommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803.

This remote hearing is taking place under Rule 10.01, which you may view here:
https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at adeline.miller@house.mn. If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff at least one hour prior to the start of the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.

Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of minutes of April 28, 2020

III. HF 3089 (Koegel) - Addiction medicine graduate medical education fellowship program funding provided, and money appropriated.

IV. HF 3232 (Pelowski) - Career and technical education teacher training pilot project created, and money appropriated.

V. HF 3392 (Bernardy) - Office of Higher Education policy changes provided, including financial aid, institutional approval, and Minnesota college savings plan; and report required.
A. DE2 Amendment

VI. Adjournment

Note: HF 3089 and HF 3232 received a full hearing earlier in the session and therefore will have limited testimony.

This committee hearing may be listened to live via the following methods:

1) Live stream via House website:https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/1
2) Facebook Live:https://www.facebook.com/MNHouseInfo/
3) YouTube: https://youtu.be/RpbRvaeDjdc

If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff (adeline.miller@house.mn) at least 1 hour before the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require assistance to arrange the necessary service to participate as a testifier, please contact Blake Wilcox by emailing him at Blake.Wilcox@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-8803.

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