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Update: March 10, 2000 10:15 a.m.
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Joint Human Resources Finance Committee and Economic Development Budget Division
Chairs: Sen. Linda Berglin and Sen. Jerry Janezich
8 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3382-Kelly, R.C.: Phalen Corridor. S.F. 3460-Berglin: Minneapolis
Hiawatha Corridor. S.F.3596-Berglin: Airconditioning infrastructure for publicly owned
residences housing
low-income elderly and disabled persons. S.F. 2973-Novak: Fort Snelling International Hostel;
and S.F. 3499-Johnson, D.H.: Grimm Farmstead.
The Senate will be in Session at 10 a.m.
Economic Development Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jerry Janezich
12 noon Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3252-Berglin: Nursing home facility conversion loan program. S.F.
2957-
Johnson, D.H.: MN Quality Council. S.F. 2406-Anderson: Family Homelessness Prevention
program. S.F. 3389-Janezich: Housing for MFIP recipients with TANF money. S.F. 2387-Day:
Heritage Halls appropriation. S.F. 3458-Novak: MN Project Innovation.
Election Laws Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12 noon Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3585-Novak: Ethical requirements for constitutional officers.
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. Bob Lessard
12 noon Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2289-Robertson: Modifying period of annual state park permits. S.F.
2946-Vickerman. Gasoline with MTBE sale prohibition. S.F. 3014-Johnson, D.J. Public sale of
tax-forfeited land in Lake County. S.F. 3323-Robling: Encouraging recycling of construction
debris by public entities.
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
12 noon Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2944-Scheid: Modifying mortgage release certificate language to include
assignment of rents and profits. S.F. 2464/H.F. 2749-Betzold: Revisors bill. S.F. 2728/H.F.
2911-Lesewski: Providing venue for actions against foreign and domestic corporations. S.F.
2094/H.F. 1865-Anderson: Jury service; excusing from service certain nursing mothers. S.F.
3291-Pappas: Clarifying the extent of motor vehicle liens; providing for the notice to the owner
of towing, sale and right to reclaim.
Crime Prevention Committee
Chair: Sen. Allan Spear
2 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 887-Cohen: Enhanced penalties for certain crimes motivated by bias.
S.F. 2677-Johnson, D.H.: DWI recodification and simplification. S.F. 2858-Spear: DHS/DOC
management of civilly committed sex offenders. S.F. 3455-Johnson, D.H.: Check
fraud penalties. S.F. 3580-Kelly, R.C.: Harassment definition, restraining order procedures.
Property Taxes and Local Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra Pappas
2 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F 3239-Johnson, D.J.: Requiring the commissioner of revenue to study the
taxation of forest land and report to the legislature. S.F. 2380-Moe, R.D.: Extending definition of
ag homestead. S.F. 2872-Langseth: Family farm coop homestead classification. S.F. 2985-
Langseth: Increasing ed ag credit. S.F. 3041-Langseth: Reducing the class rate for certain
property. S.F. 3110-Frederickson: Allowing certain shareholders of a family farm
corp/partnerships to reside off of homestead property. S.F. 3374-Sams: Extending time limit for
exempted property. S.F 3417-Cohen: Eligibility for senior citizens property tax deferral. S.F.
2671-Novak: Limiting increases in market value. S.F. 3536-Kierlin: Internet truth-in-taxation.
S.F. 3422-Janezich: Joint rec. board tax in School Dist. 2154, Eveleth-Gilbert. S.F 2935-Pappas:
Providing bonding for financing of metro area transit & paratransit capital expenditures.
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Judiciary Subcommittee on Family Law
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
5 p.m. Room 118 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1955-Dille: Providing for covenant marriage. S.F. 3169-Kiscaden:
Providing for parenting plans.
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
5:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Completion of MnSCU capital budget request presentation. S.F. 3551-Kinkel:
Increase MnSCU revenue bond capacity. S.F. 3592-Langseth: MnSCU land and buildings
technical bill. S.F. 3220-Janezich: Mesabi/Range firefighting, rescue and EMS projects. S.F.
3320-Janezich: Debt service exemption for certain projects. S.F. 2642-Kleis: St. Cloud State
University Centennial Hall planning money. S.F. 2643-Kleis: St. Cloud State University
Lawrence Hall remodel project. S.F. 3237-Kleis: St. Cloud State University Lawrence Hall,
Riverview Hall, Eastman Hall and athletic facility projects.
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Agriculture and Rural Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
6 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2840-Murphy: Delaying the implementation and enforcement of certain
animal feedlots. S.F. 3662-Dille: Establishing an agriforestry loan program.
S.F. 3402-Sams: Omnibus agriculture and rural development funding bill.
Confirmations the following: Board of Animal Health: Sharon Baker, Todd Searles, Darrell
Zehrer. Minnesota Rural Finance Authority: Leslie Anderson, Jim Molenaar.
Crime Prevention and Judiciary Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Randy Kelly
6:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2694-Murphy: Counties and DOC to share costs of Red Wing per diem.
S.F. 2769-Kelly, R.C.: Ramsey County domestic assault and child abuse prosecution unit
funding.
S.F. 3226-Murphy: Red Wing admissions criteria, per diem. S.F. 3608-Hottinger: Mankato South
Central regional law enforcement training center bonding. S.F. 3642-Kelly, R.C.: Pedestrian right
of way provisions modifications and crosswalk safety awareness campaign continuation.
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Judiciary Subcommittee on Data Privacy and Information Policy
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
7 p.m.. Room 318 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2396-Junge: Sex offender omnibus bill. Other bills that have met first
deadline in the House. S.F. 3423-Spear: Requiring the commissioner of commerce to assist
Holocaust victims to settle claims and recover proceeds from applicable insurance policies.
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K-12 Education Budget Division
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Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee
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Transportation Budget Division
***Meeting canceled***
K-12 Education Budget Division
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The Senate will be in Session at 11:45 a.m.
Election Laws Committee
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
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K-12 Education Budget DivisionTuesday, March 7
Family and Early Childhood Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Pat Piper
8 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3633-Janezich: Appropriating money to the Citizenship Promotion
Program. S.F. 3516-Janezich: Directing the commissioner of children, families and learning to
request a waiver from federal law. S.F. 3601-Hanson: Appropriating TANF funds for the early
childhood family education program. S.F. 3676-Hanson: Appropriating TANF funds for the
Head Start program. S.F. 3672-Higgings: Creating a child care program for adolescent parents
who are attending school.
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
8 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2501-Murphy: Fond du Lac library, offices, classrooms. S.F. 3551-
Kinkel: American Indian History Center and Museum. S.F. 2507-Kiscaden: University Center
Rochester horticultural facilities. S.F. 2329-Foley: Facilities at Anoka-Hennepin Technical
College. S.F. 3722-Weiner: Addition to the law school, University of Minnesota.
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
8 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2388-Kierlin: Expanding sponsors for charter school. S.F.
3344-Lesewski:
Grants for rural charter schools of excellence. S.F. 3523-Junge: Board of Innovation to consider
appeals.
S.F. 3607-Hottinger: Limiting appeal for school boards not sponsoring charters. S.F.
2504-Kierlin:
Alternative to profile for charter schools. S.F. 3311-Laidig: Permitting charters to participate in
extracurricular. S.F. 3559-Junge: Modifying charter school provisions. S.F. 2879-Hottinger:
District sponsored choice magnet schools. S.F. 3540-Hanson: Modifying criteria for area learning
center. S.F. 2286-Junge: Modifying composition of school site decision making team. S.F. 3247-
Lesewski: Contracts between private and public entities. S.f. 2394-Scheevel: Rural teacher loan
forgiveness program. S.F. 3519-Ring: Criminal background check for non licensed instructors.
S.F. 2752-Weiner: Teacher preparation program. S.F. 3560-Stumpf: Extending leaves of absence
to certain teachers. S.F. 3445-Runbeck: Alternative license for teachers trained in other states.
S.F. 3022-Ziegler: Recruitment of teachers; loan forgiveness program.
Health and Familty Security Committee
Chair: Sen. John Hottinger
10 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1231-Hottinger: Modifying provisions relating to optometrist licensing.
S.F. 3060-
Robertson: Requiring the human services commissioner to develop proposals to provide respite
care for family adult foster care providers. S.F. 3348-Johnson, D.E.: Modifying health
requirements for potluck events sponsored by organizations. S.F. 2566-Hottinger: Allowing
certain individuals to simultaneously receive family support grants and community-based
waivered
services; setting a floor for family support grants. S.F. 3253-Sams: Medical assistance
reimbursement for special transportation services. S.F. 3089-Sams: Permitting an additional
pharmacy technician in a pharmacy if the technician is nationally certified. S.F. 3658-Knutson:
Specifying the circumstances under which information held by health maintenance organizations
may be disclosed. S.F. 2732-Neuville: Requiring commissioner of children, families, and
learning
to use the SAVE system to verify immigration status. S.F. 689-Ring: Allowing complementary
and alternative health care practitioners to practice in certain circumstances; creating informed
consent and notice requirements. H.F.1326-Berglin: Family, foster, and day care human services
licensing and reporting requirements modified. S.F.2686-Robling: Funeral goods and services
and
preneed funeral arrangements sale regulation.
Chair: Sen. Steven Novak
10 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2512-Ring: Creating Northern Technology Initiative. S.F. 2810-Higgins:
Repealing laws governing entertainment agencies. S.F. 2894-Higgins: Occupational safety and
health. S.F. 2851-Pappas: Increasing penalties for violations for child labor laws. S.F. 3439-
Janezich: Energy conservation measures in cities discontinuing district heating systems.
Governmental Operations and Veterans Committee
Chair: Sen. James Metzen
12 noon Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1038-Solon: Licensing requirements for occupational therapists and
assistants.
S.F. 2676-Wiger: Removing the sunset on provisions for authorizing local governments to
petition to amend or repeal a rule. S.F. 3577-Murphy: Authorizing certain homeless and disabled
veterans programs at the Minneapolis and Hastings Veterans Homes. S.F. 3703-Lessard:
Recognizing the Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa as a state recognized Indian tribe.
S.F. 3562-Lessard: Authorizing a legislative commission on Minnesota-Ontario matters.
Confirmations- Board of Arts: Kirsten Giese, Penelope Haru Snipper, and Benjamin
Vander Kooi, Jr.. Minnesota Veterans Homes Board of Directors: George Ross and Wayne
Sletten.
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson,br>
12 noon Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S. F. 2328-Metzen: Wakota bridge construction completion bond issue and
appropriation. S. F. 2818-Janezich: Itasca County railroad access, pipeline and highway
improvements. S. F. 2875-Solon: Duluth seaway port authority warehouse bond issue and
appropriation. S. F. 3353-Hottinger: DM&E railroad improvement bonds.
Governmental Operations and Veterans Committee
Chair: Sen. James Metzen
6:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Carry over from afternoon meeting if necessary.
Wednesday, March 8
Family and Early Childhood Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Pat Piper
8 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3464-Hottinger: Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution
to create a children's development fund. S.F. 3630-Lourey: Appropriating
money for family service collaboratives. S.F. 3563-Robling: Allowing churches or religious
organizations to operate child care programs under the rules governing family day care or group
family day care.
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
8 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Graduation rule/high standards implementation.
Governmental Operations and Veterans Committee
Chair: Sen. James Metzen
10 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2972-Knutson: Authorizing open bidding for state purchases. S.F. 1843-
Knutson: Providing an exemption to the bid solicitation process for certain professional services.
S.F. XXXX-Foley: A.B.E. policy review board (adult basic education). S.F. 3006-Price:
Requiring certain purchases of products with recovered materials; requiring the commissioner of
administration to establish a process for consideration of environmental factors in state
purchasing. S.F. 721-Cohen: Appropriating money for grant to noncommercial television.
Transportation Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
10 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S. F. 2992-Betzold: Motor vehicle and drivers license records release federal
law conformity. S. F. 2749-Lourey: Family farm license plates; agribusiness investigative unit
and
fund. S. F. 2327-Metzen; S. F. 2822-Johnson, D. J.; and S. F. 2483-Day: Motor vehicle
registration tax rate reduction. S. F. 3356-Johnson, D. J.: Gasoline tax apportionment
snowmobile use percentage reduction elimination.
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12 noon Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: H.F. 484/S.F.678-Terwilliger: Initiative and referendum.
Chair: Sen. Bob Lessard
12 noon Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 173-Moe: Allowing shipment of wild animals that were taken on the
Northwest Angle portion of Red Lake Indian Reservation. S.F. 3290-Kelly, R.C. Modifying
reimbursement provisions for certain settlements for environmental response and liability act.
S.F.
3369-Ring: Grants for special purpose districts with environmental responsibilities.
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
12 noon Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2728-Lesewski: Providing venue for actions against foreign an domestic
corporations; etc. S.F. 2634-Betzold: Providing for notice to certain relatives of patients
receiving
or hospitalized for psychiatric or mental health care; modifying consent provisions for voluntary
mental health treatment for certain minors; etc. S.F. 3423-Spear: Holocaust Victims Relief Act.
S.F. 1733-Betzold: Imposing civil third party liability. S.F. 2396-Junge: Omnibus sex offender
bill.
S.F. 282/H.F. 90-Hottinger: Reapportioning joint and several liability. S.F. 689-Ring: Regulating
complementary and alternative health care practitioners. S.F. 2761-Hottinger: Providing an
exception to tort liability for geographic information systems information. S.F. 1238 Ourada:
Authorizing lap and shoulder belts on school buses. S.F. 3082-Solon: Authorizing the city
council
to establish or grant additional powers to a human rights commission. S.F. 1326-Berglin:
Modifying licensing and reporting requirements.
Crime Prevention Committee
Chair: Sen. Allan Spear
2 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1952-Berg: Providing warrant authority for DPS alcohol and gambling
agents.
S.F. 2701-Wiener: Creating the crime of gambling fraud. S.F. 2828-Wiger: Gambling penalities
and regulations. S.F. 2830-Wiger: Escape from custody extended to period between arrest and
commencement of trial proceedings. S.F. 2845-Knutson: Criminal and driver's license penalties
for use of false ID for purchase of alcohol or tobacco by underage persons; authorizing retailer
seizure of false ID. S.F. 3046-Lourey: Clarifying that the definition of peace officer in the fleeing
a peace officer crime includes tribal peace officers. S.F. 3108-Lesewski: Regulating telephone
access of persons held in local and state correctional facilities. S.F. 3566-Foley: Clarifying
application, penalty for certain tax crimes. S.F. 2770-Kelly,R.C.: Increasing maximum fines for
petty misdemeanors and misdemeanors.
Governmental Operations Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Leonard Price
2 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's supplemental/deficiency budget recommendations: S.F. 2668-
Vickerman: Regional planning grants. S.F.1495-Hottinger: Uniform Commercial Code. S.F.
2594-Pogemiller: Retired State Employees Health Care Reimbursement Plan and Postretirement
Health Care Task Force. S.F. 2675-Wiener: MCHA deficit funding. S.F. 2237-Betzold: Data
Practices. S.F. 2838-Price: Office of Technology Long Range Plan approval. S.F. 3331-Price:
Office of Technology name change. S.F.2837-Price: Internal Service Fund Budget requirements.
S.F. 2836-Price: State budget provision modifications.
Local and Metropolitan Government Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
2 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2756-Fischbach: Hospital districts annexation authority expansion. S.F.
3145-Oliver: Public bodies official newspaper priority. S.F. 3478-Kiscaden: Modifying
probationary periods of existing Rochester firefighters. S.F. 3727-Higgins: Metropolitan council
task force. Additional bills may be added. H.F.2723/S.F. 2528-Dille: Extending authority of
McLeod county to temporarily office in Glencoe township.
Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Sam Solon
4 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3203-Oliver: Department of Commerce NAIC statutory accounting
principles.
S.F. 2933-Wiener: Department of Commerce Insurance Technical Bill. S.F. 3441-Sams:
Regulating auto glass repair. S.F. 3699-Wiener: Enacting the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act. S.F. 2363-Sams: Clarifying certain disclosure and consumer protection requirements apply
for dental services. S.F. 3488-Scheid: Providing for an equitable adjustment of certain
Department of Commerce assessments. S.F. 3055-Kiscaden: Regulating contract stacking.
Environment and Agriculture Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Krentz
4 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2231-Sams: Eagle Bend wastewater. S.F. 2248-Sams: Clarissa
wastewater. S.F. 2308-Vickerman: Lewis & Clark rural water project. S.F. 2491-Johnson, DE:
Green Lake wastewater. S.F. 2526-Dille: Dassel wastewater. S.F. 2607-Vickerman: Funding for
State Revolving Fund and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund. S.F. 2697-Berg: Clara City
wastewater. S.F. 2797-Limmer: Dayton wastewater. S.F. 3177-Johnson, DJ: Duluth/North Shore
sanitary district. S.F. 3503-Sams: New York Mills wastewater. S.F. 3557-Samuelson: Garrison -
Kathio - West Mille Lacs wastewater. S.F. 3081-Solon: Fond du Lac sanitary service wastewater.
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
4 p.m. Room 125 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of 12 noon meeting.
Taxes Subcommittee on Income and Sales Tax
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
4 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1935-Murphy: Exempting certain machinery and equipment used by ski
areas; exempting sales of lift tickets. S.F. 1936-Sams: Providing that municipalities may use the
Revenue Recapture Act to collect delinquent payments for ambulance services. S.F. 2439-
Vickerman: Reducing the rates of tax on lawful gambling. S.F. 2632-Kelley, S.P.: Providing that
sales of certain fruit, vegetables, milk, milk products, juice, juice products, and other items sold
through vending machines are exempt from the sales tax. S.F. 3091-Murphy: Recodifying the
sales and use tax laws. S.F. 3094-Scheid: Providing that sales of patent drawings and documents
for certain purposes are exempt from sales and use tax. S.F. 3129-Murphy: Providing a direct
sales tax exemption for materials and supplies used to construct certain correctional facilities.
S.F. 3589-Scheid: Exempting construction materials used for qualified low-income housing
projects. S.F. 513-Vickerman: Exempting certain purchases by counties for road and bridge
maintenance from sales tax and the sales tax on motor vehicles. S.F. 2051-Kelly, R.C.:
Providing
an income tax checkoff to provide money for the children's trust fund for the prevention of child
abuse. S.F. 2142-Johnson, D.J.: Prohibiting local units of government from imposing certain
taxes on motor vehicles. S.F. 3733-Ourada: Authorizing the imposition of a sales and use tax
and
an excise tax and the issuance of bonds by the city of Buffalo to finance the acquisition and
betterment of a health and education center.
Crime Prevention and Judiciary Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Randy Kelly
6:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2659-Johnson, D.H.: DWI Felony. S.F. 2771-Kelly, R.C.: Juvenile
prostitution; increased penalties for prostituting minors between the ages of 16-18; juvenile
prostitution prevention program funding. S.F. 2931-Junge, Administration of battered women's
shelter per diem funding. S.F. 3036-Johnson, D.H.: DNR law enforcement bill: allocation of
DWI
forfeiture proceeds; trespass citations; providing conservation officers with peace officer implied
consent powers. S.F. 3296-Kelly, R.C.: Abolition of the Tax Court. S.F. 3320-Janezich: Public
safety and firefighter training facilities at the Mesabi Range Community and Technical College.
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
7 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3524-Sams: Modifying general ed revenue index. S.F. 2493-Ourada:
Clarifying definition of metro school district. S.F. 3414-Runbeck: Modifying pupil units. S.F.
3619-Lourey: Modifying definition of equity revenue. S.F. 2370-Kinkel: Increasing pupil units
for
grade 6, reserving revenue. S.F. 2727-Kinkel: Prohibiting schools from starting before Labor
Day.
S.F. 2544-Krentz: Permanent funding for gifted and talented. S.F. 2369-Kinkel: Adding gifted
and
talented to general ed revenue. S.F. 2317-Hanson: Allowing districts to dispose of surplus
computers. S.F. 2728-Lourey: Grant funds for Youth Works. S.F. 3104-Murphy: Prohibiting
expelled students from participating in enrollment options. S.F. 3659-Kiscaden: Authorizing
school nurses to administer non prescription drugs. S.F. 3449-Runbeck: Clarifying valid excuses
for student absences. S.F .2448-Runbeck: Determining number of school children with
ADD/ADH. S.F. 3653-Samuelson: Full day Kindergarten for Little Falls. S.F.
3463-Frederickson: Restoring levy authority for Glencoe Silver Lake. S.F. 3526-Ziegler:
Modifying pupil units. S.F. 3517-
Janezich: Northland Learning Center.
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