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Senate Schedule for the week of February 18-22

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Update: February 21, 2002 6 p.m.

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Monday, February 18

The Senate will be in session at 9 a.m.

Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3005-Wiener: Modifying certain protocols for nurses. S.F. 3006-Wiener: Providing for clinical nurse specialists waiver. S.F. 3026-Kelley, S.P.: Regulating the provision of interstate telemedicine services. S.F. 3025-Kelley, S.P.: Modifying registration requirements for speech-language pathologists. S.F. 2865-Stevens: Modifying terms of temporary licensure for occupational therapists. S.F. 2768-Lessard: Changing provisions in the medical assistance demonstration project. S.F. 3126-Foley: Making technical changes in health care programs. S.F. 3124-Foley: Modifying resident reimbursement classifications.

Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Deanna Wiener
1 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Presentation of the University of Minnesota's required reports by Frank Cerra, senior vice president for Health Sciences; Robert Bruiniks, executive vice president and provost; Richard Pfutzenreuter, associate vice president and chief financial officer; Charles Casey, dean and director of Extension Service and Charles Muscoplat, vice president of Agricultural Policy.

***Revision 1: Time change***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Sandra Pappas
4 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2488-Larson: Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution; providing for appointment of members of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. S.F. 2573-Berg: Allowing independent school district 801, Browns Valley, to begin the school year as early as August 27. S.F.2828- Robertson: Modifying a limitation on the ability of the board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and intermediate school districts to enter into certain property agreements. S.F. 3027-Pappas: Allowing undocumented noncitizens to qualify as residents of Minnesota for state higher education purposes.

Jobs, Housing and Community Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
6 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: MHFA Report on Inclusionary Housing Initiatives. S.F. 2881-Cohen: Inclusionary housing. S.F. 3169-Rest: Mixed housing development. S.F. 2968-Higgins: Manufactured home park owners residents discrimination prohibition. MHFA Report on Rental Application Fees. S.F. 3118-Sabo: Rental application fees. S.F. 2652-Anderson: Family homeless prevention and assistance program. S.F. 3065-Solon: Emergency assistance and transitional housing. S.F. 2680-Limmer: Housing/energy code. S.F. 3148-Accessory dwelling units. Other housing-related bills may be added.

***Revision 3: Agenda addition***
Judiciary Subcommittee on Data Practices
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
7 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2756-Betzold: Labor and Industry and Revenue Departments wage and employment information exchange authority. S.F. 1372-Betzold: Child maltreatment assessment and investigation data classification. S.F. 2949-Betzold: School bus drivers, private detectives and protective agents and liquor license applicants criminal background checks. S.F. 2669- Hottinger: Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act. S.F. 3045-Betzold: Authorizing extension of the domestic fatality review team pilot project in the Fourth Judicial District. S.F. 3111- Ranum: Requiring the juvenile court to send data relating to juvenile petitions to the statewide supervision system. S.F. 3167-Betzold: Providing access to data for purposes of the commissioner's preliminary determination whether a petition of civil commitment as a sexual psychopathic personality or sexually dangerous person is appropriate. S.F. 3097-Foley: Child support collection and enforcement provisions modifications. S.F. 3231-Betzold: Providing that nondesignated addresses on license applications are not public data. S.F. 3175-Pappas: Educational private data disclosure provision modifications. S.F. 3074-Limmer: Medical information release prohibition clarification.

Tuesday, February 19

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Krentz
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2311-Anderson: Enacting regulations regarding persistent bioaccumulative toxics. S.F. 2516-Sams: Modifications to feedlot permitting regulations. S.F. 2604-Johnson, Douglas: Permitting sanitary districts to receive processing payments. S.F. 2952 Tomassoni: Requiring auxiliary lights on snowmobiles. S.F. 3054-Tomassoni: Modifying provisions relating to petrofund contractors and consultants. S.F. 2664-Scheevel: Open air swine lagoon ban and modification of pollutant release liability. S.F. 3013-Lourey: Permanent prohibition on open-air swine waste lagoons. S.F. 3177-Frederickson: Modifying the wastewater infrastructure fund.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2814-Murphy: Cooperative members electronic voting. S.F. 2697-Rest: Real estate transactions disclosure requirements. S.F. 2917-Rest: Eminent domain appraisal fees reimbursement limit increase. S.F. 2669-Hottinger: Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act. S.F. 2541-Neuville: Real property conveyance and document recording provisions. S.F. 2611-Ranum: Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision. S.F. 2838-Ranum: Closed public meetings for security issues discussion. S.F. 2625-Higgins: Continuation of Assisted Reproduction Act. S.F. 1000-Stevens: Local government units eminent domain acquired property sale restriction. S.F. 2937- Hottinger: Environmental release response costs recovery statute of limitations. S.F. 3074-Limmer: Medical information release prohibition clarification.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Transportation Committee
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3191-Murphy: Transportation housekeeping bill. S.F. XXXX-Johnson, Dean: Transportation housekeeping bill #2. S.F. 3278-Scheid: Organ donation education requirement. S.F. 2633- Langseth: Restricted farm work drivers license. S.F. 3076-Cohen: Emergency vehicle obstruction penalties. S.F. 2422- Fischbach: Motor vehicle dealers purchased vehicles certificates of title delivery time limit clarification.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
1 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3041-Scheid: Ratifying state labor contract. S.F. XXXX-Moe, R.D.: Public employee labor contracts. S.F. 1755-Stumpf: Mandatory statewide health insurance plan for school district employees. S.F. 2873-Johnson, Douglas: Authorizing Cook County to convey Mineral Center Cemetery to Grand Portage Reservation. S.F. 2944-Johnson, Douglas: Relating to Cook County; authorizing county to expend the proceeds of a certain levy for road and bridge purposes. S.F. 2834-Day: Permitting appointment of county recorder in Steele County. S.F. 2930-Pogemiller: Financing of Metro Area transit and paratransit capital expenditures. S.F. 2971-Knutson: State procurement; competitive bidding for building and construction contracts. S.F. 3147-Orfield: Modifying affirmative action programs.

***Revision 5: Agenda change***
Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities Committee
Chair: Sen. James Metzen
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: H.F. 2624-Robling: Shakopee public utilities commission membership increase. S.F. 2801-Olson: Delano public utilities commission membership increase. S.F. XXXX-Pogemiller: Crown Hydro personal property tax exemption. S.F. 2908-Kelley S.P.: Internet privacy and commercial electronic mail solicitation regulation. S.F. XXXX-Kelley S.P.: Telecommunications privacy. S.F. 3205-Kelley S.P.: Public telecommunication services fund. S.F. 3222-Stumpf: MN Broadband Access Availability Act

***Meeting canceled***
Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
4 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Review of supplemental budget items: Department of Corrections, Veterans Homes, Health Department and Board of Chiropractors. S.F. 819-Lourey: Plumbers licensing requirements modifications. S.F. 887-Lourey: Medical and specialized medical response units registration. Presentation on Federal Allocations to Minnesota on Bio-Terrorism in the Health Care Area.

Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
4 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Final report of the Minnesota Stadium Task Force.

***Meeting canceled***
Transportation and Public Safety Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
4 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2336-Stumpf: Joint vehicle maintenance and storage building construction bond issue. S.F. 2639-Ourada: Inter-regional corridor development TH #55. S.F. 2730- Lourey: Aitkin County Great River Road funding. Administration trunk highway bonding requests- MnDOT headquarters building exterior, service shop consolidation, Mankato headquarters replacement, digital equipment backbone appropriations. S.F. 2911-Johnson, Dean: Agency consulting contract modifications.

***Meeting addition***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
6 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2669-Hottinger: Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act. S.F. 2838- Ranum: Closed public meetings for security issues discussion. S.F. 1000-Stevens: Local government units eminent domain acquired property sale restriction. S.F. 3074-Limmer: Medical information release prohibition clarification.

Wednesday, February 20

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Agriculture, General Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3068-Murphy: Providing certain protections to persons called or ordered to active service. S.F. 2898-Tomassoni: Permitting the harvesting of farmed cervidae on licensed shooting preserves. S.F. 3201-Oliver: Creating a task force to study the design of the state flag. S.F. 3145-Foley: Revising the Minnesota military code of justice. S.F. 3192-Krentz: Providing for agriculture and pollution control, terrorist activity prevention, response, and investigation policies; appropriating money for antiterrorism initiatives. S.F. 2815-Murphy: Establishing a livestock development program. S.F. 3219-Murphy: Changing certain pesticide provisions. S.F. 3262-Pogemiller: Clarifying and increasing regulation of pesticide use. S.F. 3284-Lessard: Making residents who are awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor eligible for state-paid life, hospital, medical, and dental insurance. S.F. 3269-Lesewski: Providing for uniformity of certain Minnesota food rules with certain federal standards. S.F. 3268-Lesweski: Changing certain powers concerning grain. S.F. 3267- Dille: Changing eligibility criteria for certain loan programs

***Revision 2: Agenda addition***
Commerce Committee
Vice Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 709-Higgins: Authorizing Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington & Duluth to adopt ordinances to extend bar hours at hotels. S.F. 2739-Metzen: Omnibus liquor bill. S.F. 2443-Kierlin: Providing for measurement of minimum distance from state university campuses for licenses. S.F. 2665-Schwab: Authorizing three additional on-sale liquor licences in Albert Lea. S.F. 3032-Solon, Y.P.: Authorizing city of Proctor to issue additional liquor licenses. S.F. 3159-Terwilliger: Authorizing Eden Prairie to issue up to five on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses in addition to the number authorized by law. S.F. 3080-Rest: Modifying certain provisions relating to preneed funeral trust accounts. S.F. 2150-Stevens: Low voltage bill. S.F. 3193- Samuelson: Modifying provisions relating to electricians; adding power limited licensing classifications and requiring rulemaking. S.F. 3030-Pappas: Responsible lending. S.F. 3246- Cohen: State do not call list. Others may be added.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2638-Foley: Felony offense for employing runners. S.F. 2989-Dave Johnson: DOC housekeeping bill. S.F. 3157-Schwab: Imposing criminal penalties for failing to yield to right of way. S.F. 3109-Schwab: Permitting municipal police departments to utilize black patrol vehicles. S.F. 2678-Higgins: Modifications to game and hunting laws. S.F. 3172-Knutson: Requiring ten year conditional release period for certain sex offense convictions. Bills referred from other committees.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Jobs, Housing and Economic Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
9 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2960-Johnson, Debbie: Employment leave for volunteer firefighters. S.F. 2456-Anderson: Unpaid parental leave for foster parents. S.F. 2856-Johnson, David: Unemployment benefits eligibility and maximum amount. S.F. 2857-Johnson, David: Unemployment base period and benefit account modifications. S.F. 3128-Lourey: School employees unemployment eligibility restrictions removal.

Legislative Audit Commission
Chair: Sen. Ann Rest
10 a.m. Room 118 Capitol
Agenda: Release and review of program evaluation report of: State Employee Health Insurance. Report of the Specical Subcommittee on Data Access and Topic Selection.

The Senate will be in session at 12 noon

***Revision 4: Agenda additions***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Sandra Pappas
1 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2725-Lourey: Department of Children, Families and Learning early childhood administrative policy bill. S.F. 2894-Kelley: Providing an additional method for school districts to form and sponsor a charter school. S.F. 3094-Kelley: Authorizing city sponsorship of a performing arts charter school. S.F. 3187-Pappas: Repealing and amending unneeded and obsolete education provisions. S.F. 2519-Sabo: Directing school boards to adopt a policy on student-on-student abuse. S.F. 2733-Kinkel: Limiting enrollment in physical education courses for post-secondary enrollment options students. S.F. 2902-Bachmann: Enacting the American Heritage Education in Minnesota Public Schools Act. S.F. 2931-Scheevel: Delaying use of the Test of Emerging Academic English to identify limited English proficient pupils. S.F. 2982-Limmer: Decreasing the required length of school year by three days. S.F. 2986-Robertson: Requiring school districts to submit timely information about teacher contract settlements. S.F. 2736-Pappas: CFL administrative policy bill--unresolved sections. S.F. 2755-Pappas: Requiring nonpublic schools to annually provide notice of equal transportation requirements. S.F. 3175- Pappas: Providing for the disclosure of data on individuals approved for free and reduced-price school meals. S.F. 3181-Tomassoni: Permitting the Minnesota State High School League to enter into corporate partnerships and similar agreements. S.F. 3245-Cohen: Authorizing the creation of a library agency. S.F. 3230-Rest: Establishing a task force to examine and make recommendations about eliminating violence, discrimination, intimidation, and harassment against Minnesota youth.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2877-Ranum: Placing a moratorium on the establishment, licensure, and public financing of large institutions. S.F. 3098-Berglin: Making technical changes to continuing care programs. S.F. 3100-Berglin: Establishing approved tribal health professionals as medical assistance providers. S.F. 2918-Berglin: Imposing a moratorium on the sixty month time limit on MFIP. S.F. 3211-Kiscaden: Developing a pilot project to deliver services to deaf- blind individuals. S.F. 2625-Higgins: Authorizing collaborative reproduction and embryo agreements. S.F. 3331-Berglin: Modifying access to health records.

***Meeting addition***
Conference Committee on H.F. 351
Chairs Sen. Douglas J. Johnson and Rep. Rich Stanek
4 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Omnibus budget reconciliation bill.

***Revision 2: Agenda addition***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
4 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2875-Moua: Establishing an environmental sustainability policy. S.F. 2392-Metzen: Emergency 911 telecommunications system. S.F. 3015-Scheid: Establish insurance fraud division. S.F. 3189-Pappas: Establishing retroactive effective date for St. Paul civil service separation. S.F. 2403-Higgins: Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to lease certain property. S.F. 3069-Price: Requiring state and local governmental units to give public notice. S.F. 2675-Krentz: Modifying application of recyclable material container requirements for public entities S.F. 3117-Metzen: Disposal of interceptor facilities. S.F. 3084-Rest: Modifying state and local auditing procedures. S.F. 3132-Stumpf: Authorizing northern counties land use coordinating board. S.F. 3093-Stumpf: Regulating lease agreements between MAC and civil air patrol.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Transportation and Public Safety Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
4 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2336-Stumpf: Joint vehicle maintenance and storage building construction bond issue. S.F. 2639-Ourada: Inter-regional corridor development TH #55. S.F. 2730- Lourey: Aitkin County Great River Road funding. Administration trunk highway bonding requests- MnDOT headquarters building exterior, service shop consolidation, Mankato headquarters replacement, digital equipment backbone appropriations. S.F. 2911-Johnson, Dean: Agency consulting contract modifications. S.F. 3062-Limmer: TH #610 Freeway project completion.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Transportation Committee
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
6 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. XXXX-Johnson, Dean: MnDOT housekeeping bill. S.F. 3178-Johnson, Dean: Drivers license applicants selective service registration proof. S.F. 2855-Ranum: Non- citizen drivers license and identification card duration limits. S.F. 3101-Samuelson: Brainerd Lakes Area Rest Stop. S.F. 3233-Murphy: DPS housekeeping bill. S.F. 3259-Murphy: Metropolitan Area highway motor vehicle overweight permits. S.F. 160-Stumpf: Fire department motor vehicle fires extinguishment expenses reimbursement. S.F. 1603-Fowler: Towns snow removal expenses grant appropriation. S.F. 3243- Higgins: Motor Vehicle parallel parking clarification. S.F. 3184-Tomassoni: Weight restrictions, county roads. S.F. 2704-Wiger: Washington County motor vehicle registration renewals electronic processing authority. S.F. 2612-Kleis: Traffic regulation- funeral procession. S.F. 2637-Day: Agricultural crops transport seasonal gross weight limit increase provision. S.F. 3277- Johnson, David: National highways under interstate highways construction plan procedures.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Sandra Pappas
7 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Bills not heard from afternoon agenda.

Thursday, February 21

***Revision 4: Time change and agenda addition***
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Krentz
8:30 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1953-Orfield: Allowing for the appointment of Hennepin County Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors. S.F. 2125-Moe: Designation of Consolidated Conservation lands. S.F. 2674-Krentz: Department of Natural Resources game, fish, and habitat bill. S.F. 3240-Price: Modifying bear season provisions. S.F. 3192-Krentz: Providing for agriculture and pollution control, terrorist activity prevention, response, and invetigation policies. S.F. 2516-Sams: Modifying feedlot provisions. S.F. 2631-Kinkel: Establishing limits for yellow perch.

***Revision 3: Agenda addition***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3218-Higgins: Children in need of protection relative placement requirement. S.F. 3200-Johnson, Dean: Environmental learning center provision modification. S.F. 2756-Betzold: Labor and Industry and Revenue Departments wage and employment information exchange authority. S.F. 1372-Betzold: Child maltreatment assessment and investigation data classification. S.F. 2949-Betzold: School bus drivers, private detectives and protective agents and liquor license applicants criminal background checks. S.F. 3045-Betzold: Fourth Judicial District domestic fatality review team pilot project extension. S.F. 3167-Betzold: Sex offenders civil commitment determinations data access authority. S.F. 3231-Betzold: License applicants nondesignated addresses classification. S.F. 2792-Betzold: Revisor's bill. S.F. 3111-Ranum: Juvenile Court data in statewide supervision system. S.F. 3030-Pappas: Responsible Lending Act of 2002. S.F. 3175-Pappas: Educational private data disclosure provision modifications. S.F. 3108-Kiscaden: Human services licensing provisions modifications. S.F. 2575-Price: Household hazardous waste programs municipalities operation or participation indemnification. S.F. 2697-Rest: Real estate transactions disclosure requirements. S.F. 2937-Hottinger: Environmental release response costs recovery statute of limitations.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Transportation Committee
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3298-Johnson, Dean: MnDOT housekeeping bill. S.F. 3233-Murphy: DPS housekeeping bill. S.F. 2704-Wiger:Washington County motor vehicle registration renewals electronic processing authority. S.F. 3277-Johnson, David: National highways under interstate highways construction plan procedures.

***Time change***
The Senate will be in session at 12 noon

***Revision 5: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
1 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3206-Marty: Shifting social security administrative duties from the Dept. of Employee Relations to Public Employees Retirement Association. S.F. 3162-Vickerman: Appointment of county recorder for Murray County. S.F. XXXX-Scheid: Organ donor rules. S.F. 2622-Kiscaden: Volunteer health care provider program. S.F. 2562-Scheid: Modifying licensure requirements. S.F. 3055-Betzold: Extending pension coverage to part-time metro transit police officers. S.F. XXXX-Kelley: Vikings stadium. S.F. 2900-Bachmann: Allowing a city to establish cartways. S.F. 2769-Lessard: Increasing per capita spending limit in Itasca and Koochiching Counties. S.F. 3257-Solon, YP: Housing and redevelopment authority officers. S.F. 3169-Rest: Housing development. S.F. 3347-Moe: Resolution ensuring replacement of Indian trust land. S.F. 2752- Robertson: Hennepin County Design Building. S.F. 2991-Betzold: Military payment of salary differential to certain state employees.

***Revision 4: Time and room change***
Telecommunications, Energy and Utilities Committee
Chair: Sen. James Metzen
15 minutes after session ends Room 318 Capitol
Agenda: Confirmation of Phyllis Reha's appointment to the Public Utilities Commission. S.F. 3002-Tomassoni: Multiline telephone systems 911 calls prohibited practices and training requirements. S.F. 3115-Kelley, S.P.: State government guaranteed energy savings contract. S.F. 3279-Anderson: Nuclear waste security council. S.F. 3246-Cohen: Telephone solicitaion calls regulation. S.F. 3190-Lesewski: Wind energy conversion systems. Continue previous discussion of the 9-1-1 fee increases.

***Meeting addition***
Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
4 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Presentation by Health Department on federal allocations to Minnesota on bio- terrorism in the health care area. Review of supplemental budget items: Department of Corrections, Department of Health, Board of Chiropractic and Veterans Homes. S.F. 819- Lourey: Plumbers licensing requirements modifications. S.F. 887-Lourey: Medical and specialized medical response units registration.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
4 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F.1857-Johnson, Dean: Stadium bill.

***Meeting canceled***
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Krentz
7 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Bills not completed at morning meeting.

Friday, February 22

The Senate will be in session at 8:45 a.m.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Agriculture, General Legislation and Veterans Affairs Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
Immediately following session Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1555-Higgins: Phosphorous fertilizers regulation. S.F. 2815-Murphy: Establishing a livestock development program.S.F. 3269-Lesewski: Providing for uniformity of certain Minnesota food rules with certain federal standards. S.F. 3268-Lesewski: Changing certain powers concerning grain. S.F. 3267- Dille: Changing eligibility criteria for certain loan programs. S.F. 3219-Murphy: Changing certain pesticide provisions. S.F. 3325-Murphy: Clarifying certain requirements under agricultural contracts. Discussion of the University of Minnesota's Agriculture Extension program, Dr. Charles Casey, dean and director of the University of Minnesota Extension Service and Dr. Robert Bruininks, executive vice president of provost, University of Minnesota.

***Revision 7: Agenda addition***
Commerce Committee
Vice Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2821-Scheid: Regulating conduct of real estate industry licensees; modifying disclosures; regulating investigations. S.F. 2827-Weiner: Registration of agents and student athletes. S.F. 3174-Kelley: Money Transmitter Act. S.F. 2913-Limmer: Allowing retired individuals licensed by board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience, and interior design to use retired professional designation. S.F. 3016-Johnson, Douglas: Providing limitation on CPA relationships. S.F. 2532-Samuelson: Minnesota Fair Health Plan Contracting Act. Others will be added.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention Committee
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3076-Cohen: Imposing misdemeanor penalty for intentionally obstructing emergency vehicle during emergency duty. S.F. 2618-Douglas Johnson: Guilty but mentally ill. S.F. 3073-Knutson: Clarifying the standard for a misdemeanor violation of an OFP. S.F. 3167-Betzold: Sex offenders civil commitment determinations data access authority. Bills referred from other committees.

***Revision 1: Agenda addition***
Jobs, Housing and Economic Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
9 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2763-Higgins: Employees expenses payment prohibition. S.F. 3059- Higgins: Early childhood learning and child protection facilities construction projects youth employment involvement requirements modification. S.F. 2462-Anderson: Workforce development fund assessment increase. S.F. 3089-Anderson: Hazardous substance piping installation and repair regulation. S.F. 3154-Robertson: Occupational Safety and Health Act health commissioner responsibilities elimination and serious violation penalty limit increase. S.F. 3074-Limmer: Medical information release prohibition clarification.

***Meeting canceled***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Sandra Pappas
1 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: To be announced.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. XXXX-Knutson: Court judgements interest rates. S.F. 2460-Kleis: Crime of assuming responsibility for criminal acts. S.F. 2922-Neuville: Marriage dissolution family farm property division. S.F. 3097-Foley: Child support collection and enforcement provisions modifications. S.F. 3217-Anderson: Child protection or parental rights termination proceeding rights and status clarification. S.F. 3246-Cohen: Telephone solicitation calls regulation. S.F. 2892-Cohen: Second Judicial District combined jurisdiction program. S.F. 3272-Kelley: Telecommunications Consumer Privacy Act. S.F. 2908-Kelley: Internet privacy and commercial electronic mail solicitation regulation. S.F. 3313: Kelley: Real estate documents electronic filing. S.F. 3368-Moua: Hmong Mej Koob marriage solemnization recognized. S.F. 3319-Rest: Domestic abuse victim support services data classification and release. S.F. 3086- Sabo: Domestic abuse cases temporary child custody provisions. Other re-referrals may be added.

Saturday, February 23

No meetings scheduled



 


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