Tentative Senate Schedule for the month of March, 2004

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Update: March 31, 2004 12:05 p.m.

Monday, March 1

***Meeting canceled***
Finance Committee
Chair: Sen. Richard J. Cohen
1 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Governor Pawlenty's supplemental budget.

***Meeting canceled***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's supplemental budget.

Wednesday, March 3

Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of S.F. 1934-Dibble: Requiring motor vehicle manufacturers to establish a mercury switch program.
S.F.1603-Rest: Resolution for Great Lakes waters diversion opposition continuation and annex 2001 finalization issues resolution.
S.F. 1963-Wiger: Smoke detectors disposal prohibition.
S.F.1900-Jungbauer: Individual sewage treatment systems design proposed soil treatment areas evaluation requirement.
S.F. 2125-Skoe: Ice houses on state waters deadline exception.
S.F. 2204-Saxhaug: State lands sale and management provisions modifications.

State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Confirmation hearing:
Office of Administrative Hearings - Chief Administrative Law Judge Raymond R. Krause;
Minnesota Board of the Arts - Chris Osgood, William Miller, Yvonne Condell, Pam Perri Weaver, Matt Anderson, Ed Oliver, Diana Lewis, and Sarah Caruso.
S.F. 1519-Kubly: Requiring purchases of the Department of Corrections be made in the state.
S.F. 1653-Solon: Relating to real property; clarifying plat and survey approval requirements.
S.F. 1836-Knutson; Secretary of State filing requirement modification and simplification.
S.F. 2181-Rest: State Lottery; amending provisions relating to the director; creating a task force and requiring a report.

***Revision 1: Time change***
Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
1 p.m. and Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2412-Anderson: Regulating foreclosure reconveyance.

Legislative Audit Commission
Chair: Rep. Tim Wilkin
3 p.m. Room 300S State Office Building
Agenda: Review Program Evaluation Report on CriMNet.
Review Financial Audit Report on CriMNet.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Agriculture, Veterans and Gaming Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Confirmation hearings:
Jeffery Olson, commissioner, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs;
Frank W. Budd, Mel Euteneuer, Jeffery L. Johnson, Lawrence Greenberg, Dan Williams, Minnesota Veterans Home Board of Directors.
Minnesota Department of Military Affairs presentation.
S.F. 2260-Vickerman: Veteran training programs transferred from Department of Education to Department of Veterans Affairs.
S.F. 2483-Vickerman: National Guard bill.

Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2313-Frederickson: Public facilities authority bonding authority increase and modification.
S.F. 2298-Sams: Cities broadband infrastructure grant program, bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2269-Kelley: Minnesota redevelopment accounts modifications and biotechnology and health sciences industry zone projects bond issue and appropriation.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Chair: Rep. Steve Smith
5 p.m. Room 5 State Office Building
Agenda: H.F. XXXX/S.F. 2039-Betzold: TRA; Authorize acquisition of allowable and formula service credit for a paid leave of absence period.
H.F. 2030-Smith/S.F. 2085-Pogemiller: MFRA; Executive secretary salary revision.
H.F. 2179-Sertich/S.F. 2229-Tomassoni: PERA; Authorizing a onetime second chance actuarial equivalent optional retirement annuity election.
H.F. 2180-Sertich/S.F. 2228-Tomassoni: PERA; Authorizing a onetime second chance actuarial equivalent optional retirement annuity election in certain instances.
H.F. 2248-Thissen/S.F. 2200-Ranum: Teacher Plans; Authorizing service credit purchases for out-of-state public college and university teaching.
H.F. 2458-Smith/S.F. 1806-Kubly: Public pension plans authorized investment securities expansion.
H.F. XXXX/S.F. 2297-Kiscaden: TRA; Authorizing certain members to designate their children as optional annuity beneficiaries.
Other items as designated by the commission chair.

Thursday, March 4

Rules and Administration Committee
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
8:30 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: To be announced.

The Senate will be in session at 11 a.m.

***Revision 4: Agenda change***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's Workforce Development Council - Minnesota's Workforce Service Areas (WSA).
Recommendations to strengthen Minnesota's Dislocated Worker programs.
S.F. 2021-Vickerman: Bonding for flood water retention sys. in area 2.
S.F. 2027-Metzen: Bonding for So. St. Paul landfill reclamation.
S.F. 1996-Higgins: Bonding for MN Shubert Center.
S.F. 373-Dille: Bonding for state park & recreation acquisition.
S.F. 2382-Saxhaug: Bonding for acquisition of forest land.
S.F. 2384-Dibble: Bonding to acquire and to better public land.
S.F. 1950-Dibble: Bonding for J.D. Rivers Urban Agricultural Center.
S.F. 1930-Dibble: Bonding to mitigate flooding at Lake of the Isles.
S.F. XXXX-Kleis: Bonding for St. Cloud Civic Center.
S.F. 2224-Sams: Wastewater treatment projects grant program.
S.F. 2259-Vickerman: Lewis & Clark Rural Water System.
S.F. 1724-Sams: Bonding to acquire land for wildlife management areas.
S.F. 2454-Frederickson: Bonding for recycling facility at Lamberton.
S.F. 2380-Anderson: Bonding for metropolitan regional park acquisition.
S.F. 2456-Anderson: Bonding for St. Paul bio-science corridor.
S.F. 2392-Sams: Bonding for natural resource and environmental projects.
Meeting will continue until agenda is complete.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1604-Berglin: Nursing facilities planned closures negotiation budget neutral requirement.
S.F. 1605-Berglin: Nursing facility Medical Assistance payment rates adjustment.
S.F. 1716-Saxhaug: Itasca County Hospital construction moratorium exception.
S.F. 1757-Bachmann: Adult foster care and family adult day care licensure conditions modifications.
S.F. 1789-Lourey: Public employees group long term care insurance program eligibility expansion.
S.F. 2267-Berglin: Public employees group long term care insurance program eligibility expansion and new bids request requirement will be presented as an amendment to S.F. 1789.
S.F. 1835-Fischbach: Hospital construction moratorium exceptions review.
S.F. 1876-Berglin: Medical Assistance nursing facilities case mix classifications calculation modification for reimbursement purposes.
S.F. 2020-Sparks: Nursing home bed moratorium exception.
S.F. 2179-Kiscaden: Human services licensing act provisions modifications.
S.F. 2255-LeClair: Nursing facilities private pay rates authority and special services availability requirements.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1923-Cohen: University of Minnesota Rochester medical research facility purchase bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2411-Pappas: St. Paul health care education and training center construction grant bond issue and appropriation.
University of Minnesota Carlson School bonding request.

Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1804-Ruud: Common interest communities.
S.F. 1384-Pogemiller: Employment familial status discrimination prohibition.
S.F. 2165-Betzold: Power to consent to the administration of neuroleptic medications by guardians.
S.F. 1848-Betzold: Civil commitment; Predatory Offender Screening Committee.
S.F. 1530-Betzold: Imposing limits on ownership and possession of certain dangerous animals; requiring registration.

***Revision 1: Agenda and room change***
Early Childhood Policy and Budget Committee
Chair: Sen. John C. Hottinger
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Information hearing:
School readiness kindergarten assessment initiative - Betty Cooke, Department of Education and Barbara O’Sullivan, Department of Human Services.
The impact to families and children of early childhood programs by the 03 budget cuts: Gail Dorfman, Hennepin County commissioner and Carol Miller, Hennepin County program manager, and Deborah Schlick, Ramsey County human services planner.
Birth defects information system: Phil Griffin and Marianne Keuhn, March of Dimes, and Robb Vaules.

Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1760-Berglin: Health care cost containment provisions.
S.F. 1882-Tommassoni: Physical education and health as academic standard.
S.F. 1742-Pappas: World languages as academic standard.
S.F. 2443-Pappas: Comprehensive family life and sexuality education programs.
S.F. 2088-Kelley: Public school privatization contracts regulation.

Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 457-Belanger: Garbage trucks highway weight restriction exemption.
S.F. 1324-Saxhaug: Highway vehicle weight restriction exemption.
S.F. 1729-Kierlin: Prohibiting leaving a child under the age of nine unattended in a passenger vehicle.
S.F. 2178-Jungbauer: Prohibiting the closure of a municipal airport without approval of the Legislature.
S.F. 1953-Rest: Repealing requirement that designation of natural preservation routes on county state aid highways be reviewed by advisory committee.
S.F. 1954-Rest: Deleting requirements for regional development commissions or Metropolitan Council approval of projects funded from state transportation fund.
S.F. 1904-Wiger: Clarifying railroad grade crossing requirements.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
7 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1841-Dille: Relating to marriage; changing administrative responsibilities.
S.F. 1846-Dille: Parent Education Program in contested custody.
H.F. 778/S.F. 758-Neuville: Child support modifications.

Friday, March 5

Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
10 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Review/recommend waivers from the local government compensation limit:
Ramsey County manager
Washington County administrator
Review/discuss local government compensation limit.
Other items as approved by the chair.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Elections Committee
Chair: Sen. Charles "Chuck" Wiger
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 998-Hottinger: Fair and clean elections.
S.F. 6-Marty: Clean money elections.
S.F. 11-Marty: Independent expenditures by political parties.
S.F. 1249-Higgins: Election candidates income tax payments receipt eligibility modification and major political party status retention time limit extension.

***Meeting addition***
MNSCU Trustee Candidate Advisory Council
Chair: Ben Vander Kooi, Jr.
1:30 p.m. Basement Hearing Room State Office Building
Agenda: Review agenda.
Announcements.
*Guest Speaker: Discussion with MnSCU Chancellor James McCormick.
Legislative update (S.F. 1949 and H.F. 21770.
Review of procedures for selection of interviewees.
Selection of interviewees.
Notification of interviewees: Volunteers to call.
Interviews: Procedure details.
Other.

Monday, March 8

Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2257-Michel: Required premium reserves calculation for title insurers.
S.F. 1559-Higgins: Minnesota Museum Property Act.
S.F. 2418-Sparks: Regulating safe deposit companies.
S.F. 1760-Berglin: Modifying premium rate restrictions.
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Presentation of the Department of Corrections Faribault expansion proposal.
S.F. 2486-Kleis: Sex offenders indeterminate and mandatory life sentences and minimum terms of imprisonment; sex offender review board.
S.F. 2548-Kleis: Sex offenders registration and regulation modifications.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of S.F.1900-Jungbauer: Individual sewage treatment systems design proposed soil treatment areas evaluation requirement.
S.F.2204-Saxhaug: State lands sale and management provisions modifications.
S.F. 1662-Bakk: Cook County Horseshoe Bay state lease restrictions modifications.
S.F. 2090-Sams: Wastewater treatment technology certification.
S.F. 2201-Betzold: Public waters violations corrective and administrative penalty orders.
S.F. 2216-Marty: Natural Resources Department provisions modifications.
S.F. 2222-Kelley: Resolution for boundary waters canoe area wilderness reservation fee increase.
S.F. 2236-Olson: Sewage treatment warrantied systems provisions modifications.
S.F. 2266-Marty: Environmental response and liability remediation fund authorized uses clarification.
S.F. 2363-Hottinger: Wetlands delineation and federal Clean Water Act 401 certifications; environmental review requirements modifications.
S.F. 2549-Hottinger: Individual sewage treatment systems program requirements modifications.
S.F. 1988-Frederickson: Redwood County surplus state land conveyance.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2350-Rosen: State government; merging the Department of Economic Security and the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Technical and housekeeping bills:
S.F. 1866-Scheid: State employment; ratifying certain labor agreements and compensation plans.
S.F. 2141-Kelley: Education; modifying the membership of the Commission on National and Community Service.
S.F. 2376-Wiger: State employment; modifying affirmative action provisions.

Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Water
Chair: Sen. Tom Saxhaug
Immediately following full committee Room 107 Capitol
Agenda:S.F. 2419-Tomassoni: St. Louis County tax-forfeited land sales.
S.F. 2484-Koering: Crow Wing County tax-forfeited land sale.
S.F. XXXX-Skoe: Mahnomen County tax-forfeited land sale.
S.F. 2205-Saxhaug: State land sales; George Washington State Forest land deletion.

Agriculture, Veterans and Gaming Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2537-Anderson: Dr. Norman E. Borlaug World Food Prize Day.
S.F. 2218-Murphy: Veterans; property tax exemption.
S.F. 2428-Vickerman: Agriculture; electronic documents.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2429-Murphy: Employee termination advance notice requirement.
S.F. 2474-Anderson: Utility Cold Weather Disconnection Rule and budget billing plan provisions modifications.
S.F. 2457-Betzold: Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority economic development authority powers.
S.F. 2580-Anderson: Greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan.

Tuesday, March 9

K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: “Determining the Cost of an Education in Minnesota” – Study by the Center for Public Finance Research and MN Taxpayers Association.
S.F. 1586-Dille: McLeod West fund transfer.
S.F. 1599-Fischbach: Kimball fund transfer.
S.F. 1938-Kubly: M.A.C.C.R.A.Y. fund transfer.
S.F. 2002-Wiger: Northeast Metro Intermediate District fund transfer.
S.F. 2094-Wergin: Foley fund transfer.
S.F. 2485-Koering: Pillager fund transfer.
S.F. 2574-Frederickson: Butterfield fund transfer.

***Meeting addition***
State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's 2004 supplemental budget recommendations.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Discussion of the February forecast.
Governor's supplemental budget.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1664-Bakk: Bonding for the Lake Superior Zoo.
S.F. 1811-Bakk: Bonding for Two Harbors wastewater treatment plant equalization basin.
S.F. 1764-Murply: Bonding for land acquisition along the metropolitan Mississippi River.
S.F. 2529-Higgins: Bonding for Phase I of the Lowry Avenue corridor in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Environmental Partnership - Protect our water bonding agenda.

Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1665-Marty: Family life and sexuality education.
S.F. 1990-Dille: Family planning information requirements.
S.F. 570-Nienow: Parental consent for medical treatment.
S.F. 2381-Dibble: Clean Indoor Air Act provisions modifications.
S.F. 1206-Lourey: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.

Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1755-Bakk: Lake Superior college addition construction bond issue and appropriation.
S.F.1784-Kiscaden: Rochester University Center buildings renovation bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 1886-Solon: University of Minnesota Duluth capital improvements bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 1949-Kleis: State colleges and universities independent self governance and funding formula.
S.F. 2276-Hottinger: St. Cloud State University and Minnesota State University Mankato doctoral programs or degrees offering report.
S.F. 2361-Hottinger: Minnesota state universities advanced degrees.
S.F. 2475-Dibble: Minneapolis Technical and Community College science facilities remodeling bond issue and appropriation bonding for MTCT.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2065-Chaudhary: Municipal tort liability.
S.F. 2037-Kiscaden: Eminent domain; awarding attorney fees to land owners.
S.F. 2246-Kiscaden: Local government units day or child care programs claims liability.
S.F. 2041-Rosen: Recording and registration fees.
S.F. 2498-Skoglund: Providing that ex parte orders for protection and temporary restraining orders are effective upon a referee's signature.
S.F. 2131-Betzold: Revisors bill.
S.F. 2332-Betzold: Uniform Commercial Code.
S.F. 2412-Anderson: Mortgage foreclosure reconveyances regulation.

***Meeting addition***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2443-Pappas: Comprehensive family life and sexuality education programs.
S.F. 800-Kelley: Providing for alternative school district organization.
S.F. 2324-Michel: Charter schools provisions modifications.
S.F. 2183-Kelley: On line learning education courses funding modifications.

***Revision 4: Agenda change***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Lt. Governor/Commissioner of Transportation Carol Molnau will present MnDOT's development of toll facilities.
S.F. 2397-Dibble: Road toll facilities construction plan requirements.
S.F. 2399-Marko: Road toll facilities prohibition.
S.F. 2178-Jungbauer: Municipal airports closure restriction.
S.F. 1639-Scheid: Unattended motor vehicles impoundment.
S.F. 2263-Ortman: Highway provisions modifications.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Chair: Rep. Steve Smith
5 p.m. Room 300S State Office Building
Agenda: H.F. 282-Beard/S.F. 213-Larson: TRA; Ad hoc post-retirement adjustment for certain pre-1969 teachers.
H.F. 1975-Dempsey/S.F.1756-Murphy: PERA-P&F; Authorizing continued service after early retirement.
H.F. 1795-Swenson/S.F. XXX: PERA; Optional annuity survivor designation change.
Report of the executive committee on the provision of actuarial services.
H.F. 1699-DeLaForest/S.F. 1619-Betzold: PERA; Coverage for Anoka County Achieve program former employees.
H.F. 1700-DeLaForest/S.F. 1620-Betzold: PERA; Privatized public hospital benefits for Anoka County Achieve program employees.
H.F. 2460-Simpson/S.F. 2341-Larson: PERA Privatization; Inclusion of Fair Oaks Lodge nursing home.
H.F. 2672-Koenen/S.F. 1871-Kubly: PERA Privatization; Inclusion of RenVilla nursing home.
Potential amendment for government training service privatization (Rep. Smith).
H.F. XXX/S.F. 2039-Betzold: TRA; Authorize acquisition of allowable and formula service credit for a paid leave of absence period.
H.F. 2422-Smith/S.F. 2507-Pogemiller: Service credit purchase deadlines extension.
H.F. 2449-Rukavina/S.F. 2340-Murphy: Military service credit purchase sunset date eliminated.
H.F. 2573-Erickson/S.F. XXX: Teacher Plans/Sunset extended leave of absence programs.
H.F. 2827-Mullery/S.F. XXX: MTRFA; North high school teacher service credit purchase.
Other items as designated by the commission chair.
Note: If necessary, bills not heard will be carried over to Wednesday's meeting.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
6:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1875-Berglin: Child out of home placement relative resource consideration modification.
S.F. 2242-Kiscaden: Birth defects information system provisions modification and clarification.
S.F. 2308-Bakk: Rural hospital capital improvement grant and loan program loan repayment conditions.
S.F. 2477-Lourey: General assistance medical care application date modification and inpatient hospitalization services copayment reduction.
S.F. XXXX-Lourey: MFIP family cap repeal.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Judiciary Subcommittee on Data Practices
Chair: Sen. Wesley Skoglund
7 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2365–Kelley: Adverse health care events reporting requirements modifications.
S.F. 565–Kelley: Social security numbers use and display restrictions.
S.F. 2187–Frederickson: Ambulance services licenses social security numbers collection prohibition.
S.F. 874–Higgins: Health and welfare data sharing.
S.F. 1199–Wergin: Public employees personnel data classification modification.
S.F. 1617–Betzold: Mental health center data disclosure and sharing.
S.F. 1618–Betzold: Mental health center data disclosure and sharing.
S.F. 1785–Betzold: Domestic abuse reports release requirement.
S.F. 2166–Betzold: Local government units income property assessment data access regulation.
S.F. 2223–Betzold: Employment and economic development department data classification provisions and technical corrections.
S.F. 2589–Betzold: DNR classifying specific location data.
S.F. 1889–Skoglund: Government data classification and dissemination provisions.
S.F. 2501–Skoglund: Municipal utility customer and municipal electronic newsletter subscription data classification.
S.F. 2552–Skoglund: Fourth Judicial District domestic fatality review team pilot project additional extension.
Order of agenda subject to change.

Wednesday, March 10

***Revision 2: Time change***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
8:30 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2430-Moua: Department of Revenue technical bill. S.F. 1499-Marty: Housing interest deduction.
S.F. 1419-Olson: Income tax credit for school organizations.
S.F. 2495-Moua: Modifying dependent care credit.
S.F. 1472-Kubly: Income tax credit for quality milk production.
S.F. 2565-Pappas: Income tax credit for historic structure rehabilitation.
S.F. 2171-Scheid: Subtraction for expenses related to organ donation.

Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
9 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Disparities and barriers to utilization among Minnesota health care program enrollees report.
Governor's budget recommendations: Department of Health.
Governor's budget recommendations: Department of Corrections.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. xxxx-governor's supplemental budget bill.
S.F. 1606-Stumpf: East Grand Forks disability access levy authority.
S.F. 1868-Skoe: Fertile-Beltrami tax base adjustment.
S.F. 1890-Dille: Glencoe-Silver Lake levy.
S.F. 2016-Murphy: Red Wing levy.
S.F. 2024-Stumpf: Askov School facility sale and maximum effort loan.
S.F. 2087-Betzold: Mounds View levy for maintenance facility construction.
S.F. 2524-Ourada: Expanding the use of the building lease levy.
S.F. 1891-Dille: Glencoe-Silver Lake ECFE revenue reduction recapture.
S.F. 2390-Fischbach: Sartell garage lease levy extension

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's 2004 supplemental budget recommendations: Department of Public Safety.
Legislative Auditor's report on the Minnesota Lottery

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2391-Larson: Disclosure of investigatory data.
S.F. 2466-Metzen: Petroleum inspection fee.
S.F. 2491-Stumpf: School employees statewide health plan.
S.F. 1922-Rest: Regulating nonrenewals and underwriting of homeowner's insurance.
Other bills may be added.
SF 914-Scheid: Authorizing wine sales in grocery stores.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1791-Marty: Cigarettes fire resistant standards adoption requirement.
S.F. 2426-Berglin: Public defender representation requirements modification and Public Defense Board operational expenses appropriation.
S.F. 2357-Foley: Criminal justice collateral sanctions laws cross references statutory chapter creation.
S.F. 2479-Foley: Postconviction relief petition limits.
S.F. 2148-Chaudhary: Methamphetamine crimes expansion and controlled substance manufactures restitution requirements.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of Monday’s agenda.
S.F.1900-Jungbauer: Individual sewage treatment systems design proposed soil treatment areas evaluation requirement.
S.F. 2363-Hottinger: Wetlands delineation and federal Clean Water Act 401 certifications; environmental review requirements modifications.
S.F. 2549-Hottinger: Individual sewage treatment systems program requirements modifications.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1792-Bakk: Requiring that state agency contracts for services be performed by United States citizens or by individuals authorized to work in the United States.
S.F. 2455-Murphy: Public safety; removing sunset date on propane education and research council established under federal law.
S.F. 1928-Dille: Making changes in the board membership of MCHA; requiring the association to post notice of the reasons for a change in writing carriers.
S.F. 2573-Dibble: State government; codifying transfer of planning office to Dept. of Administration; authorizing forward pricing for energy purchases; reinstating Small Business Procurement Advisory Council.
S.F. 2386-Dibble: Economic development; providing a bidding exception for certain federally subsidized transit facilities.
S.F. 2154-Kubly: Relating to fuel purchased for use in certain state- owned vehicles; requiring the use of E85 fuel in flexible-fuel vehicles.
S.F. XXXX-Wiger: Local government; authorizing the city of St. Paul to participate in the creation of, and to contract with, a nonprofit organization for management and operation of the RiverCentre complex.
S.F. 2177-Higgins: Metropolitan government; modifying the method for determining each municipality's affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities amount.
S.F. 2343-Higgins: Open meeting law; permitting closed meetings to discuss security information under certain circumstances.
S.F. 2522-Dibble: Authorizing a pilot project under which the State Board of Investment may make certain additional investments.
S.F. 2377-Anderson: MN Humanities Commission benefits.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Game and Fish
Chair: Sen. Tom Saxhaug
immediately following the full committee Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1777-Fischbach: Hunter harvested cervidae carcasses importation restriction exceptionon.
S.F. 1823-Pariseau: Nonresident fishing licenses validity suspension.
S.F. 1878-Bakk: Small game trapping by nonresidents; snare tending frequency requirement modification.
S.F. 2203-Saxhaug: Game and fish provisions modificiations.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Agriculture, Veterans and Gaming Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2437-Rest: Farm products; regulating liens.
S.F. 2572-Kubly: Co-op ownership of livestock processing plants.
S.F. 2356-Kubly: Seed registration.
S.F. 2366-Metzen: National Guard Youth Camp.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 3-Anderson: Minimum wage increase.
S.F. 2674-Hottinger: Business subsidy clarification.

***Meeting addition***
Legislative Audit Commission Topic Selection Subcommittee
Chair: Rep. Tim Wilkin
6 p.m. Room 400 South State Office Building
Agenda: Working session to review list of possible Program Evaluation topics and select approximately 12 topics for "interest survey" of all Legislators.

***Meeting addition***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
6:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of the afternoon agenda, if necessary.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Chair: Rep. Steve Smith
7 p.m. Room 500S State Office Building
Agenda: H.F. 2179-Sertich/S.F. 2229-Tomassoni: PERA; Authorizing a onetime second chance actuarial equivalent optional retirement annuity election.
H.F. 2180-Sertich/S.F. 2228-Tomassoni: PERA; Authorizing a onetime second chance actuarial equivalent optional retirement annuity election in certain instances.
H.F. XXX/S.F. 2280-Pogemiller: PERA; MAC police reemployed annuitant earnings limit exemption.
H.F. 2458-Smith/S.F. 1806-Kubly: Public pension plans authorized investment securities expansion.
H.F. 2347-Krinkie/S.F. 2212-Reiter: PERA; Coverage for Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Dept. employees.
H.F. 2376-Rhodes/S.F. 2220-Kelley: Hopkins VFRA; Deferred lump sum service pensions interest rate.
Potential amendment limiting teacher covered salary for pension purposes (Senator Larson).
H.F. XXX/S.F. 2121-Betzold: MSRS; Health care savings plan expansion.
H.F. 2541-Beard/S.F. XXX: MSRS; Modifying a special retirement coverage provision for DOT aircraft pilots.
H.F. 2844-Kahn/S.F. XXX: Minneapols Police; Benefit increases and amortization date revision.
H.F. 2773-Knoblach/S.F. XXX: MTRFA; Investment authority transferred to the Mpls. school district, other investment regulation provisions modified.
H.F. 2886-Haas/S.F. 2796-Betzold: Creating a task force to study the advantages and disadvantages of the creation of a statewide volunteer firefighter retirement plan.
Other items as designated by the commission chair.

Thursday, March 11

***Meeting addition***
Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
One half hour after session Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of the governor's budget recommendations for Department of Human Services.

***Meeting canceled***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: To be announced.

***Meeting addition***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda:S.F. 2077-Kelley: Stem cell research state policy.
S.F. 2438-Higgins: Nursing facilities and community services providers medical assistance payment rate increases.
Informational testimony about nursing home staffing.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2314-Belanger: Tax Court vacancies.
S.F. 2189-Pappas: Prescription drug practitioners gift ban expansion.
S.F. 2219-Wergin: Recovery of attorney fees by funeral providers.
S.F. 2231-Pogemiller: Clarifying when a peace officer may recoup attorney fees and costs in a civilian complaint proceeding.
S.F. 2393-Scheid: Purchase money mortgages.
S.F. 2365-Kelley: Adverse health care events.
S.F. 1804-Ruud: Common interest communities.
S.F. 1760-Berglin: Electronic medical record system.
S.F. 565-Kelley: Social Security numbers use and display restrictions.

****Revision 2: Time and agenda change***
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
1 p.m. Room 118 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2022-Dille: University of Minnesota St. Paul campus dairy barn renovation bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2569-Lourey: Northland Community and Technical College relocation and remodeling projects bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2606-Pappas: Higher education student grants additional funding source.
S.F. 2649-Pogemiller: Post-secondary education students study abroad grant program.
S.F. 2670-Dille: University of Minnesota St. Paul campus joint plant pathology center capital improvements bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. XXX-Pappas: Higher Education Services Office technical bill.

***Meeting addition***
Early Childhood Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. John C. Hottinger
3:30 p.m. Room 107 State Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2034-Hottinger: Restoring funding for early childhood education programs.
S.F. 2035-Hottinger: Establishing funding for voluntary, full day kindergarten.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2178-Jungbauer: Municipal airports closure restriction.
S.F. 2263-Ortman: Highway provisions modifications.
S.F. 2611-Knutson: Motor vehicle operators child booster seat requirement.
Presentation of MnDOT's Rest Area Report, Betsy Parker, MnDOT.
S.F. 2327-Skoe: Highway rest area closure moratorium.
S.F. 2557-Murphy: Modifying provisions regulating highway safety rest areas.
S.F. 2482-Murphy: Providing for development and implementation of ten-ton system of county and county state-aid highways.
S.F. 2566-Murphy: Defining motorized scooters and regulating their use and operation.
S.F. 2144-Murphy: Provisional drivers licenses.
S.F. 2247-Murphy: Reallocating fees to motorcycle safety fund and removing funding cap.
S.F. 2395-Murphy: Peace officers vehicles operation authority.
S.F. 1957-Moua: Modifying vehicle certificate of title provisions affecting dealers.
S.F. 1904-Wiger: Clarifying railroad grade crossing requirements.

***Revision 1: Time change***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3:45 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2494-Marko: School Safety Patrols.
S.F. 2167-Lourey: Vending machines in school.
S.F. 2026-Kelley: MDE policy bill.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
6:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1604-Berglin: Nursing facilities planned closures negotiation budget neutral requirement.
S.F. 1605-Berglin: Nursing facility medical assistance payment rates adjustment.
S.F. 1671-Moua: Assisted living facilities under housing with services establishments law.
S.F. 1835- Fischbach: Hospital construction moratorium exceptions review.
S.F. 2023- Lourey: Human services providers medical assistance payment rate adjustments.
S.F. 2360-Berglin: Long term care partnership program.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
7 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 838-Higgins: Waste electronic products collection.
S.F. 1846-Dille: Parent education program in contested custody.
S.F. 2428-Vickerman: Grain transactions electronic documents.
S.F. 1559-Higgins: The Minnesota Museum Property Act.
S.F. 717-Sams: Foreign ownership of farm land.
S.F. 2037-Kiscaden: Eminent domain; Awarding Attorney fees to land owners.
S.F. 2246-Kiscaden: Local government units day or child care programs claims liability.
S.F. 2674-Hottinger: Business subsidies regulation modifications.
S.F. 2343-Higgins: Permitting closed meetings to discuss security information under certain circumstances.
S.F. 2426-Berglin: Providing public defender access to government data.
S.F. 1875-Berglin: Modifying requirements for a relative search.

Friday, March 12

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Commerce Subcommittee on Liquor
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
10 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2338-Pappas: Brewpubs and small malt liquor brewers license fees and production levels conformity.
S.F. 2209-Solon: Malt liquor brewers fee structure modification and direct sales authority.
S.F. 2696-Pappas: Liquor retail license location proximity restrictions clarified relating to county jails (companion to HF 2816).
S.F. 2749-Larson: Authorizing city of St. Paul to issue a liquor license for special events at the State Capitol.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Elections Committee
Chair: Sen. Charles "Chuck" Wiger
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2300–Michel: Redistricting adjusting the boundary between house districts 11A and 41B to correct an error.
S.F. 1907–Higgins: County attorneys; expanding membership of staff of the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board enforcement of unfair campaign practices.
S.F. 1820-Kelley: Amend Constitution lowering voting age to 17 years.
S.F. 303–Pariseau: Legislature size reduction and legislative and congressional districts coordination.
H.F. 307 (S.F. 497)–Hann: Exemption for noncommercial signs.

Monday, March 15

The Senate will be in session at 11 a.m.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2550-Murphy: Seat belt law expansion and violation as primary offense.
S.F. 2084-Murphy: Soft body armor reimbursement increases.
S.F. 1661-Scheid: Crime of fleeing a peace officer expansion.
S.F. 1888-Koering: Crime of interference with privacy penalty and protected minor victims age increases.
S.F. 2245-Pappas: Crime of promoting prostitution expansion and proceeds distribution formula modification.
S.F. 1630-Kleis: Trespass law time limits extension.
S.F. 1892-Skoglund: Crime of identity theft expansion and victims restitution.
S.F. 1945-Foley: DWI impounded motor vehicle license plates reissuance requirement clarification.
S.F. 2515-Foley: DWI license invalidation requirement modification.
S.F. 2211-Skoglund: Natural Resources Department exotic species control provisions modifications.
S.F. 1791-Marty: Cigarettes fire resistant standards adoption requirement.

Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F.1673-Saxhaug: Off-highway vehicles operation restriction modification.
S.F.1711-Koering: Off-highway vehicle operation in wetlands restriction modified.
S.F.1776-Stumpf: Off-highway motor vehicles operation restrictions modifications.
S.F. 2157-Saxhaug: Off highway vehicles operation restrictions modification.
S.F. 2367-Ruud: Utility or pipeline companies maintenance vehicles all- terrain vehicles regulations exemption.
S.F. 2665-Dibble: Off highway vehicle trails designation and grants accountability.
S.F. 2736-Marty: Off highway vehicles operation restrictions modifications; forest trails designation rulemaking exemption and forest classification status review requirements expansion.
S.F. 2761-Marty: Motorized trail grants in aid violation penalties and rules adoption requirements.
S.F. 2793-Frederickson: Off highway vehicle use on wetlands impact study.
S.F. 2831-Marty: Off highway vehicle equipment and enforcement provisions.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1769-Anderson: Providing for community ownership of the Twins.
S.F. 2739-Higgins: MAC; Requiring certain labor-related provisions in contracts with concession operators.
S.F. 1958-Tomassoni: Authorizing townships to make payments by electronic or wire transfer, and accept payment by credit card or other method.
S.F. 2772-Tomassoni: Authorizing the city of Hoyt Lakes to extend its zoning and subdivision regualtions within part of the town of White subject to the town of White's consent.
S.F. 2681-Hottinger: Modifying the structure of the Pollution Control Agency.

***Revision 1: Time change***
Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
12:45 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2653-Marty: Relating to insurance; amending retaliatory provisions.
S.F. 2613-Kiscaden: MCHA premium rates.
S.F. 2620-Sams: Prescribing certain notice requirements relating to fire insurance.
S.F. 1847-Kubly: Tampering with tractor clock hours prohibited.
S.F. 2650-Sparks: Requiring debt collection agency employees to be registered.
Other bills may be added.

Agriculture, Veterans and Gaming Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1766-Vickerman: Ethanol producer payments.
S.F. 2435-Vickerman: Making changes to charitable gaming provisions.
S.F. 2728-Vickerman: Making changes to lawful gambling.
S.F. 1583-Wiger: Permitting licensed veterans organizations to use gross profits from lawful gambling to attend WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.
S.F. 1796-Frederickson: Permitting licensed veterans organizations to use gross profits from lawful gambling to attend WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.
S.F. 2645-Murphy: Agriculture shared savings loan program.

***Meeting addition***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2757-Cohen: Biotechnology and health sciences industry zone projects bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2754-Kelley: University of Minnesota and Mayo clinic biotechnology and medical genomics research operating expenses appropriation.
S.F. 2631-Chaudhary: Packinghouse workers bill of rights.

***Meeting canceled***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
6 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of afternooon agenda, if necessary.

Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
6:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of afternoon agenda, if necessary.

Tuesday, March 16

K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Career and technical education presentation.
S.F. 2059-Stumpf: Referendum revenue ballot questions.
S.F. 2638-Stumpf: Education provisions modifications.

Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Discussion of revenue aspects of Senate minority budget proposal.
S.F. 2716-Moua: Department policy bill.
S.F. 774-Ourada: Clearwater sales tax.
S.F. 961-Lourey: Cloquet sales tax.
S.F. 2618-Kiscaden: Authorizing local option sales taxes.

***Revision 4: Agenda change***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1473-Kubly: Dairy stabilization loan program.
S.F. 1741-Larson: Appropriating money for the Great Lakes Comm.
S.F. 1974-Vickerman: Extending the availability of appropriations from the MN future resources fund.
S.F. 2198-Sams: Establishing a facilities management account.
S.F. 2271-Rosen: Providing assistance to Minnesota businesses seeking federal contracts.
S.F. 2396-Dibble: Appropriation for grants for certain employment support services.
S.F. 2410-Saxhaug: Restoring funding for the MN Historical Society.
S.F. 2581-Saxhaug: providing funding for commercial application of e-learning in rural MN.
S.F. 2630-Sams: Appropriation for water and soil resource mgmt.
Testimony on Buffalo Lake Ethanol Plant revenue bonds.
S.F. 1801-Rest: Providing for designation of an international economic development zone.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Health and Family Security Committee Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1966-Solon: Prescription drug bulk purchasing programs.
S.F. 2365-Kelley: Adverse health care events reporting requirements modifications.
S.F. 2091-Sams: Pharmacists prescription drug costs disclosure requirement.
S.F. 2150-Kiscaden: Pharmaceutical manufacturers rebate programs individuals participation right clarification for conflict of interest determination purposes.
S.F. 2192-Kiscaden: Controlled substances dispensing authority expansion.
S.F. 1970-Lourey: Drug rebate program rebates interest collection.
S.F. 1971-Lourey: Prescription drug manufacturers marketing expense reports.
S.F. 1627-Higgins: Health care providers kickbacks prohibition.
S.F. 2657-Lourey: County share for housing sex offenders.
S.F. 2225-Berglin: Sexual psychopathic personality treatment center patients employment option development requirement.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Presentations by the University of Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic on their bioscience initiatives.
S.F. 1825-Rest: Tuition reciprocity changes.
S.F. 2777-Chaudhary: Biosciences higher education industry workforce needs partnership.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1645-Reiter: Liability on land used for recreational purpose.
S.F. 2460-Berglin: Defining a nonprofit health care trust.
S.F. 2666-Marty: Human rights complaints processing procedures modifications.
S.F. 1414-Betzold: Appeals Bonds.
S.F. 1758-Betzold: Relating to paternity.
S.F. 2026-Kelley: K-12 education programs provisions.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Early Childhood Education Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. John Hottinger
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2878-Hottinger: Relating to early childhood education; establishing a school readiness kindergarten assessment initiative; appropriating money.
S.F. 2496-Hottinger: Modifying child care assistance provisions.
S.F. 2638-Stumpf: Amending perkindergarten through grad 12 education and early childhood and family education budget provisions.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: SF1853-Stumpf: NCLB resolution for more flexibility.
S.F. 1921-Bachmann: NCLB legislative affirmation
MCA testing interpretation.
S.F. 2886-Marko: Replacing the MCAs.
S.F. 2514-Ranum: OEA evaluation of the educational impact of NCLB.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 555-Saxhaug: Snowmobiles two way operation on trunk highway rights of way.
S.F. 2709-Ranum: Airport zoning scope expansion and aviation planning requirements.
S.F.2643-Rest: Providing for acquisition of property for transportation purposes.
S.F. 2742-Ourada: Grain carts operation restriction.
S.F. 2600-Ourada: Providing for county board approval of certain preliminary plats and initial plat fillings.
S.F. 2748-Murphy: Trunk highway improvement projects funding equal allocation requirement.

***Meeting addition***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
6:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2351-Kiscaden: Speech language pathologists and audiologists and occupational therapists licensing requirements clarification and modification.
S.F. 1985-Ranum: Physician assistants provisional registration.
S.F. 1924-Sams: Physician assistants regulation provisions modifications.
S.F. 2089-Sams: Podiatric medicine definition and licensing requirements clarification.
S.F. 1865-Higgins: Speech language pathology assistants certification.
S.F. 1968-Lourey: Dentistry practice licensure and registration modifications and clarifications and malpractice insurance requirement.
S.F. 2394-Berglin: Nurses licensure and certification requirements modifications.
S.F. 689-Higgins: Massage and Asian bodywork therapists registration and regulation.

Wednesday, March 17

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
9 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of the governor's budget recommendations for Department of Human Services.
Public Testimony will be taken on the governor's budget recommendations.
All persons wishing to testify should notify the committee at 651-296-4261 by noon on Tuesday, March 16, 2004.

K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2101-Kiscaden: Special education growth factor.
S.F. 2140-Rest: Special education growth factor.
S.F. 1986-Skoglund: Removal of LEP funding limit.
S.F. 2452-Kiscaden: Removal of LEP funding limit.
S.F. 2519-Kelley: Full payment of special school meals.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1803-Hottinger: Modifying the Uniform Limited Parternship Act of 2001.
S.F. 1829-Kelley: Regulating the organization, structure, and governance of business corporations, nonprofits and limited liability companies.
S.F. 1551-Vickerman: Regional development commissions local planning assistance grants.
S.F. 1786-Wiger: Counties retention of district court filing fees.
S.F. 2241-Ranum: Appropriating money for the technology enterprise fund.
S.F. 1836-Knutson: Office fo the Secretary of State, modifying provisions.

Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2406-Moua: Premiums tax reduction.
S.F. 830-Ourada: St Michael TIF District.
S.F. 2303-Pogemiller: Removing duration limitation on a TIF district.
S.F. 1502-Kiscaden: TIF; removing mileage restriction.
S.F. 1542-Rosen: Fairmont TIF tax capacity adjustment.
S.F. 1826-Rest: TIF for job training.
S.F. 2719-Langseth: Detroit Lakes redevelopment district.

The Senate will be in session at 11:45 a.m.

***Revision 4: Agenda change***
Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2134-Rest: Modifying regulation of joint self-insurance employee benefit plans.
S.F. 1651-Solon: Regulation of joint self-insurance plans.
S.F. 1408-Michel: No fault auto insurance personal injury protection coverage.
S.F. 2265-Sparks: Status of industrial loan and thrift companies that accept deposits.
S.F. 2613-Kiscaden: MCHA premium rates.
Other bills may be added.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Omnibus crime and public safety policy bill.
The omnibus bill will be a delete-everything amendment to S.F. 1863.

***Revision 5: Agenda change***
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2549-Hottinger: Individual sewage treatment systems program requirements modifications.
S.F. 2164-Vickerman: State park and recreation area fee and deposit requirements modifications.
S.F. 2205-Saxhaug: State land sales; George Washington state forest land deletion.
S.F.2319-Lourey: Water well monitoring for sewage sludge pollutants.
S.F. 2472-Frederickson: Natural Resources Department responsibilities modification.
S.F.2580-Anderson: Greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan.
S.F. 2726-Marty: Environmental education advisory board and solid waste management and prevention, reduction and recycling advisory councils expiration date extensions.
S.F. 2763-Frederickson: Pipeline routing permits.
S.F. 2848-Saxhaug: Aitkin draining district.
S.F. 2889-Marty: Impaired waters initiative.
S.F. 2681-Hottinger: Pollution Control Agency structure and powers modifications.
S.F. 2250-Stumpf: State trust lands construction aggregate evaluation.
S.F.1777-Fischbach: Hunter harvested cervidae carcasses importation restriction exceptions.
S.F. 2210-Bakk: DNR enforcement bill.
Other bills may be added.

***Revision 7: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2632-Saxhaug: Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation; providing for the name of the agency.
S.F. 2703-Ranum: State employment; modifying state hiring process provisions.
S.F. 2216-Marty: Natural resources; modifying electronic licensing provisions; clarifying certain wild rice provisions; modifying certain fee provisions.
S.F. 2273-Wergin: Authorizing municipalities to require the dedication of land for public purposes.
S.F. 1789-Lourey: Long-term care insurance provisions.
S.F. 2491-Stumpf: School employee health insurance pool.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Agriculture, Veterans and Gaming Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2756-Cohen: Clarifying basis on which food can be labeled as kosher.
S.F. 2731-Vickerman: Changing the amount of certain grain buyers’ bonds.
S.F. 2741-Vickerman: Making changes to farm trust and corporate farming law.
S.F. 1691-Dille: Relating to veterinary practice, providing for certain licenses.
S.F. 2481-Dille: County or district agricultural societies or associations provisions modifications.
S.F. 2145-Skoe: Conservation reserve program bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2626-Marko: Hastings veterans home property leasing authority.
S.F. 2866-Skoe: Agricultural operations nuisance claims limits.
S.F. 2428-Vickerman: Omnibus agriculture bill.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 260-Higgins: Workplace ergonomic hazards occupational safety and health standard adoption requirement.
S.F. 2739-Higgins: Metropolitan airports commission airport concession contract requirements
S.F. 2844-Bakk: Workers Compensation Advisory Council recommendations.
S.F. 2631-Chaudhary: Packinghouse workers bill of rights.

Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
6:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of afternoon agenda, if necessary.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
6:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1791-Marty: Requiring commissioner of public safety to adopt rules for fire-resistant standards for cigarettes and authorizing expedited process to adopt those rules.
S.F. 2713-Kelley: Local government; repealing the compensation limit for local government employees.
S.F. 2762–Kelley: Modifying the provision of telecommunications and information services by the commissioner of administration.
S.F. 2894–Kelley: BioSci/State Board of Investment.
S.F. 2798– Kelley: Reallocating federal funds; funding a study to merge the Minneapolis Library Board and the Hennepin County Library Board.

Thursday, March 18

***Meeting canceled***
State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
9 a.m. or immediately following session Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: To be announced.

***Meeting canceled***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
Immediately after session Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2683-Rest: Modifying AMT.
S.F. 2701-Rest: Modifying AMT.

***Meeting canceled***
Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
10 a.m. or immediately after session Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's budget recommendations for the Department of Corrections.
Governor's budget recommendations for the Department of Health.

***Meeting addition***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2333-Hottinger: Constitutional amendment affirming right of residents to affordable basic health care.
S.F. 2305-Berglin: Constitutional amendment for universal health care system.
S.F. 339-Foley: Minnesota universal health board and program and health care trust fund establishment.
S.F. 979-Marty: Universal health care system.
S.F. 2401-Solon: Children's Health Security Act.
S.F. 2635-Cohen: Stem cell research state policy.
S.F. 2570-Kelley: Abortion informed consent information medical and factual accuracy requirement.

Joint Higher Education Budget Division and Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Chairs: Sen. Sandra Pappas and Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Dr. Charles Muscoplat, Vice President, Ag Policy, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences U of M.
Dr. Charles Casey, Dean and Director University of Minnesota Extension Service.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2242-Kiscaden: Birth defects data, liability.
S.F. 1822-Solon: Debtor/creditors exemption.
S.F. 2437-Rest: Regulating liens and financing statements.
S.F. 2462-Anderson: Common interest communities housing authorities units lease restrictions prohibition.
S.F. 2223-Betzold: Employment and Economic Development Department data classification.
S.F. 2593-Betzold: Prohibiting restrictions on real estate use that restrict display of flag.
S.F. 1206-Lourey: Lead poisoning prevention act.
S.F. 2933-Hottinger: Joint and several liability.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Early Childhood Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. John Hottinger
3:30 p.m., Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2732–Cohen: Appropriating money for prekindergarten through grade 12 education.
S.F. 2502–Skoglund: Making four-year old students eligible for extended time programs.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2296-Wiger: Health and safety program to include classroom acoustics.
S.F. 2107-Hann: Transporation fees trial period.
Science standards.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2680-Solon: Public transit bus drivers duty of care to passengers.
S.F. 2805-Nienow: Youthful drivers cellphone use prohibition.
S.F. 2851-Wergin: Drivers instruction permits or provisional drivers licenses issuance prohibition.
S.F. 2104-Bakk: Tower two rivers project state share bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2748-Murphy: Imposing requirements on expenditure of certain trunk highway bond proceeds.
S.F. 2795-Murphy: Emergency vehicles safety on highways.
S.F. 1798-Wiger: County or town road construction or improvement contracts final payments regulation modification.
S.F. 2550-Murphy: Seat belt use law expansion and violation as primary offense

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee Game and Fish
Chair: Sen. Tom Saxhaug
6:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1353-Senjem: Spring turkey licenses selection provisions modifications.
S.F. 2686-Kubly: Live bait retail sale license requirement.
S.F. 2874-Pariseau: Dogs use for bear tracking and trailing.
S.F. 2940-Sams: Turtle sellers licenses issuance restriction modification.

***Meeting addition***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
6:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2504-Kiscaden: Health care purchasing alliances coverage of seasonal employees.
S.F. 1759-Berglin: Essential community health care providers application conditions modification.
S.F. 1563-Kiscaden: Sustainable Health Care Act.
S.F. 2468-Kiscaden: MinnesotaCare health care providers gross earnings tax reduction; cigarette and tobacco products tax increases for Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association member assessments elimination.
S.F. 2602-Lourey: Medical Assistance, General Assistance Medical Care and MinnesotaCare program provisions modifications.

***Revision 1: Agenda***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
6:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of afternoon hearing.
Discussion of trunk highway bonding proposals.
S.F. 2643-Rest: Providing for acquisition of property for transportation purposes.

Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
7 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Social studies standards.
Alternative proposals are on th Education Committee website.

Friday, March 19

***Meeting addition***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 689-Higgins: Massage and Asian bodywork therapists registration and regulation.
S.F. 2512-Lourey: Emergency Health Powers Act renewal.
S.F. 2255-LeClair: Nursing facilities private pay rates authority and special services availability requirements.
S.F. 2672-Lourey: Medical Assistance American Indian pharmaceutical care demonstration project implementation.
S.F. 2839- Kelley: Minnesota family investment program direct enrollment.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Telecommunications issues.
The telecom bills will be heard but the final votes will be next week:
S.F. 908-Sams: Independent telephone companies deregulation.
S.F. 1115-Sams: Small telephone companies alternative regulation provisions modifications.
S.F. 1936-Dibble: Telecommunications carriers long distance service charges prohibition after service cancellation.
S.F. 1937-Dibble: Telephone companies unauthorized charges billing prohibition. S.F. 2774-Kelley: Telecommunications providers incorrect directory assistance information customer credit requirement.
S.F. 2331-Kelley: Cable franchise procedures and requirements modifications.
S.F. 2402-Kelley: Telephone local calling areas expansion.
S.F. 2345-Sparks: Telephone companies deposits interest payment regulation. (A proposed amendment would expand this bill to cover all utilities).
S.F. 2346-Sparks: Telephone utilities and community calling plans rules repeal.
S.F. 2622-Sparks: Unauthorized electronic mail messages transmission protection.
S.F. 2608-Anderson: Cable communications systems provisions modifications and clarifications.
S.F. 1862-Bachmann: Wireless telecommunications services customers consumer protection.
The following bills are scheduled for a vote:
S.F. 1385-Day: Broadcast employment agreements noncompete provisions prohibition.
S.F. 2898-Tomassoni: Giants Ridge recreation area projects funding.

***Meeting canceled***
State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: To be announced.

***Revision 1: Room change***
Legislative Coordinating Commission Subcommittee on Employee Relations
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
10 a.m. Room 125 Capitol
Agenda: Review/approve collective bargaining agreements:
State Residential Schools Education Association
Middle Management Association
Other items as approved by the chair

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Elections Committee
Chair: Sen. Charles "Chuck" Wiger
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2778-Rest: Hennepin County, eliminating duplicate campaign finance filings.
S.F. 658–Higgins: Requiring distribution of voter registration forms to students who will be eligible to vote in upcoming elections.
S.F. 1565–Kleis: Initiative and Referendum.
S.F. 2172–Langseth: Amending the MN Constitution changing age of eligibility to hold elective office from 21 to 18.
S.F. 2358–Kleis: Amendment to MN Constitution to lower age of eligibility to hold office from 21 to 18.
S.F. 452–Scheid: Mail elections county auditor approval requirement elimination.
S.F. 1677–Jungbauer: Recall of members of Supreme Court consideration by disinterested judges of petitions to recall members of the Supreme Court.
S.F. 2800-Limmer: Judicial elections; ballot information.
S.F. 309–Higgins: Restoring eligibility to vote to certain convicted felons who are not incarcerated.

Monday, March 22

The Senate will be in session at 11 a.m.

Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2607-Scheid: Creating an insurance fraud unit.
S.F. 2379-Scheid: Regulating real estate brokers and salespersons.
S.F. 2248-Scheid: Homeowners Protection Act.
S.F. 2442-Pogemiller: Homeowners Protection Act.
S.F. 2453-Lourey: Weights and measures technical bill.
S.F. 2696-Pappas: Omnibus liquor bill.
Other bills may be added.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1614-Wiger: Service animal injuries restitution requirement.
S.F. 2347-Skoglund: Adult offender supervision interstate compact modification.
S.F. 2499-Skoglund: Correctional facilities five level classification system.
S.F. 1943-Metzen: Audiovisual recording devices use prohibition in motion picture theaters.
S.F. 1727-McGinn: Crime of falsely reporting police misconduct.
S.F. 2387-Moua: Correctional employees assault crime expansion.
S.F. 2640-Foley: Inmates nonconsensual blood sample collection expedited process.
S.F. 2790-Foley: Corrections department fugitive apprehension unit asset forfeitures sharing authority.
H.F. 1721-Foley: County board criminal offenders booking fees collection authority expansion.
S.F. 2727-Foley: CriMNet provisions modifications.

Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1997-Ruud: Public waters actions environmental impact statements preparation requirement.
S.F. 1999-Sparks: Fertilizers containing phosphorus use restriction expansion.
S.F. 2068-Dille: Trees planting prohibition.
S.F. 2145-Skoe: Reinvest in Minnesota conservation reserve program easements acquisition bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2299-Bakk: Petroleum storage tank violations enforcement procedures expansion.
S.F. 2422-Marty: PCB waste management.
S.F. 2583-Saxhaug: State Timber Act and sustainable forest resources interagency information cooperative modifications.
S.F. 2644-Kubly: Natural Resources Department watershed district construction activities permit requirement.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Informational presentation on Governor Pawlenty's Reorganization Order 191.
S.F. 2629-Kelley: Establishing a State Board of Education.
S.F. 1850-Kelley: The Electronic Real Estate Recording Task Force created by Laws 2000 (ERER).
S.F. 2449-Tomassoni: Clarifying levy and spending authority; defining total revenue.
S.F. 2733-Reiter: Flags in the Capitol area are required to be flown at half-staff following the death of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty.
H.F. 1737/S.F. 1770-LeClair: Permitting the City of Lake Elmo to adopt and implement a long-term comprehensive plan.
S.F. 2274-Vickerman: Providing certain limitations on municipal interim ordinances.
S.F. 2067-Vickerman: Changing provisions for publication of public notices in newspapers.
S.F. 2210-Bakk: Natural resources; modifying requirements for certain equipment used by the department.
S.F. 2512-Lourey: Emergency Health Powers Act renewal.
Agenda subject to change.

Agriculture, Veterans and Gaming Committee
Chair: Sen. Jim Vickerman
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Confirmation Hearings:
Commissioner Gene Hugoson, Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Mahesh Kumar, John P. Whitten, Board of Animal Health.
Lisa Heggedahl, Julian Sjostrom, Minnesota Rural Finance Agency.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2478-Moua: Job opportunity building zones retailers tax incentives limit.
S.F. 2571-Kubly: Small cities job opportunity building zones.
S.F. 2957-Anderson: Limiting what is a qualifying business in a job opportunity building zone.
S.F. 1268-Sparks: One call excavation notice system provisions modifications.
S.F. 2854-Anderson: Thermal energy customers stranded costs recovery.

Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee and Transportation Policy and Budget Division Hearing
Chairs: Sen. Leo Foley and Sen. Steve Murphy
7 p.m. Basement Hearing Room State Office Building
Agenda: Discussion of various public safety and transportation issues regarding Minnesota's immigrant community, including an update on status check policy.

Tuesday, March 23

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Agenda: S.F. XXXX:Governor’s education supplemental budget.
S.F 2111-Skoglund: Voluntary full-day kindergarten.
S.F. 2123-Rosen: Telecommunications/internet access equity aid.
S.F. 1921-Bachmann: NCLB legislative affirmation.
S.F. 2784-Knutson:All-day kindergarten study.
Other bills may be added.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1706-Solon: Construction exemption for St Mary's Duluth Clinic.
S.F. 1747-Kubly: Income tax exemption--ambulance personnel longevity awards.
S.F. 1773-Reiter: Conforming to federal tax changes to encourage consumer health plans.
S.F. 1879-Sams: Income tax credit for regional angel investment network fund.
S.F. 1940-Sams: Income/corporate franchise tax credit for qualifying investments.
S.F. 2031-Hottinger: Education credit for Pre-K expenses.
S.F. 22349-Dibble: Exempting hybrid vehicles from MVST.
S.F. 2119-Bakk: Exempting memorial stones.
S.F. 2230-Metzen: Members of National Guard non-residents for tax purposes.

State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen Jane Ranum
10 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's 2004 supplemental budget memorandum:
Article 7: State government appropriations and
Article 3: Criminal justice.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2363-Hottinger: Natural resources, wetlands, wetland delineations.
S.F. 838-Higgins: Prohibiting the placement in mixed municipal solid waste of electronic products with cathode ray tubes.
S.F. 2591-Sams: Creating a program to retain and create jobs; appropriating money.
S.F. 2954-Sams: Appropriating money for a statewide demonstration project of youth job skills development.

***Meeting addition***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2080-Higgins: Outpatient surgical centers and diagnostic imaging facilities licensure and regulation.
S.F. 2491-Stumpf: School district employees health insurance pool.
S.F. 2929-Kleis: Secure facility patients forensic procedures and bill of rights modifications.
S.F. 2882-Nienow: Human services policy provisions modifications.
S.F. 2883-Nienow: Human services provisions technical modifications.

***Meeting addition***
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Midwest Higher Education Compact report: "Responding to Constituents' Needs in a Changing Climate."
Minnesota P-16 Education Partnership proposals and update: College prep and transition initiatives, teacher quality initiatives.

***Revision 5: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2866-Skoe: Agricultural operations nuisance claims limits.
S.F. 2819-Moua: Department of Human Rights bill.
S.F. 2391-Larson: Commerce commissioner investigative information disclosure authority expansion.
H.F. 2288/S.F. 2500-Skoglund: Conciliation Court debtor disclosure requirements expansion.
S.F. 1976-Rest: Uniform Conflict of Laws-Limitations Act.
S.F. 2756-Cohen: Kosher food labeling basis clarification.
S.F. 1758-Betzold: Relating to paternity.
S.F. 1398-Pogemiller: Judgeship positions temporary reduction.
S.F. 2894-Kelley: Investment board venture capital investments increased participation.
S.F. 2391-Larson: Commerce commissioner investigative information.

***Revision 1: Room change***
Early Childhood Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. John Hottinger
3:30 p.m. Room 125 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2033-Hottinger: Constitutional Amendment providing for education of young children through age five.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 708-Dille: Hearing for termination or nonrenewal of a coach.
S.F. 2221-Kiscaden: Swimming pool depth requirements.
S.F. 2202-Ranum: School districts use of seclusion with aversive and deprivation.
S.F. 2609-Ranum: Mental health rep. on community transition team.
S.F. 2605-Ranum: Mental health screening when student is suspended.
S.F. 2595-Hottinger: Community service a community education teachers and PELRA.
S.F. 2109-Hann: Teachers alternative training program.
S.F. 2029-Olson: Value-added assessment program.
S.F. 2794-Michel: Charter schools chemically dependent students admission.
S.F. 2026-Kelley: Omnibus bill.

***Meeting addition***
Finance Committee
Chair: Sen. Richard J. Cohen
3:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda:S.F. 2709-Ranum, S.F. 2680-Solon, S.F. 2805-Nienow, S.F. 2851-Wergin, S.F. 1798-Wiger, S.F. 2748-Murphy, S.F. 2550-Murphy, S.F. 2643-Murphy, S.F. 2399-Marko, S.F. 2397-Dibble, S.F. 1615-Langseth, S.F. 1910-Ourada, S.F. 1788-Kleis, S.F. 1813-Wergin, S.F. 1592-Wiger, S.F. 1584-Wiger, S.F. 1674-LeClair, S.F. 1852-Reiter, S.F. 1324-Saxhaug, S.F. 1729-Kierlin, S.F. 457-Belanger, S.F. 1954-Rest, S.F. 1953-Rest, S.F. 2178-Jungbauer, S.F. 1639-Scheid, S.F. 2395-Murphy, S.F. 2247-Murphy, S.F. 2144-Murphy, S.F. 2263-Ortman, S.F. 2611-Knutson, and S.F. 555-Saxhaug.
These bills are all transportation policy only, therefore, will be passed directly out of full Finance without testimony.

***Meeting addition***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Testimony and discussion regarding the current Metro Transit bus drivers' strike.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
7 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2343-Higgins: Open Meeting Law.
S.F. 1889-Skoglund: Omnibus data practices bill.
S.F. 2287-Ortman: Criminal justice data classification and access provisions.
S.F. 2561-Betzold: Information management systems data classification and access.
S.F. 2430-Moua: Tax provisions technical corrections.
S.F. 2223-Betzold: Employment and Economic Development Department data classification.
S.F. 2879-Limmer: Government data classification and dissemination provisions. For discussion and possible amendment.

Wednesday, March 24

K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. xxxx-governor's supplemental budget bill.
S.F. 1869-Skoe: Advanced final payment eligibility.
S.F. 1845-Sams: Maximum effort school loan levy rate.
S.F. 2689-Scheid: School districts compensatory revenue allocation pilot program.
S.F. 2019-Rest: School Districts enrollment options compensatory revenue.
S.F 2768-Skoglund: School district bonds net debt limits exclusion.
Other bills may be added.

State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's 2004 supplemental budget memorandum:
Article 7: State government appropriations and
Article 3: Criminal justice.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2320-Belanger: Exempting certain estates of decedents.
S.F. 2403-Marty: Requiring add back of certain deductions for motor vehicles.
S.F. 2431-Rest: Publicly traded partnerships.
S.F. 2683-Rest: Modifying AMT.
S.F. 2701-Rest: Modifying AMT.
S.F. 2117-Lourey: Property used for child care as homestead.

***Revision 1: Agenda change**
Commerce Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Scheid
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2696-Pappas: Omnibus liquor bill.
Reconsideration: S.F. 1408-Michel: No fault auto insurance.
S.F. 2423-Chaudhary: Commercial auto insurance discounts for taxi operations.
S.F. 2884-Sparks: Omnibus insurance technical bill.
S.F. 1944-Sparks: Liability coverage for long term care facilities.
S.F. 2587-Sparks: Establishing risk-based capital requirements.
S.F. 2078-Sams: Private employers health coverage through service cooperatives.
S.F. 2877-Scheid: No fault auto insurance personal injury protection coverage.

Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1860-Reiter: Death penalty for first degree murder.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Environment and Natural Resources Committee
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1693-Tomassoni: Taconite tailings deposition permits clarification.
S.F. 1740-Kelley: Golden Valley, Crystal and New Hope consumptive groundwater use approval.
S.F. 2203-Saxhaug: Game and fish provisions modifications.
S.F. 2621-Rosen: Ethanol plants environmental impact statement preparation requirements exemption.
S.F. 2866-Skoe: Agricultural operations nuisance claims limits.
S.F. 2266-Bakk: Petroleum storage tank violations enforcement procedures expansion.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 676-Betzold: Omnibus pension bill.
S.F. 806-Betzold: Future actuarial services to the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement.
S.F. 2121-Betzold: Public employment; modifying health care savings plan provisions>
S.F. 2114-Kelley: Authorizing a public body to close a meeting to negotiate the purchase or sale of real or personal property.
S.F. 2122-Foley: Authorizing the county to establish a Personnel Board of Appeals.
S.F. 2472-Fredrickson: Natural Resources Department responsibilities modification.
S.F. 2067-Vickerman: Changing provisions for publication of public notices in newspapers.
S.F. 1334-Bachmann: City council members charter service prohibition.
S.F. 2211-Skoglund: Modifying provisions for the control of invasive and nonnative species; providing criminal and civil penalties; requiring rulemaking.
S.F. 2871-Marko: Increasing the efficiency of payroll processing.
S.F. 2342-Dibble: Providing that the county recorder may accept security deposits to guarantee payment of charges; making conforming changes.
S.F. 2285-Dibble: Adding to the list of unpaid special charges for which a city may collect a service charge as a special assessment.

***Meeting canceled***
Legislative Audit Commission Subcommittee on Topic Selection
Chair: Rep. Tim Wilkin
3 p.m. Room 300 North State Office Building
Agenda: Working session to review background papers and results of interest survey of Legislature to select 6 to 8 program evaluation topics for consideration by full Legislative Audit Commission.

***Meeting addition***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2326-Pappas: Perpich Center for Arts Education unclassified employees retroactive unemployment insurance coverage.
S.F. 2827-Ranum: Extra unemployment insurance benefits availability extension.
S.F. 2243-Anderson: Unemployment insurance provisions modifications.
S.F. 2009-Bakk: Tourism functions transfer.
S.F. 2646-Anderson: State dislocated worker program modifications.
S.F. 2350-Rosen: Employment and Economic Development and Economic Security Departments merger.
S.F. 2687-Kelley: Energy reliability utility assessments retroactivity.

***Meeting canceled***
State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
6:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1334-Bachmann: City council members charter service prohibition.
S.F. 2211-Skoglund: Modifying provisions for the control of invasive and nonnative species; providing criminal and civil penalties; requiring rulemaking.
S.F. 2871-Marko: Increasing the efficiency of payroll processing.
S.F. 2342-Dibble: Providing that the county recorder may accept security deposits to guarantee payment of charges; making conforming changes.
S.F. 2285-Dibble: Adding to the list of unpaid special charges for which a city may collect a service charge as a special assessment.

Thursday, March 25

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
9 a.m. or immediately after session Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2076-Berglin: MinnesotaCare tax for patient services proovided to certain facilities.
Information hearing only:
S.F. 1600-Wiger: Rate increase for Ramsey County nursing facility.
S.F. 2923-Skoe: Authorizing a planned closure rate adjustment for a nursing facility in Becker County.
S.F. 1969-Lourey: Transfer of a fetal alcohol appropriation.
S.F. 2124-Lourey: Modify child care center licensing fees.
S.F. 2318-Berglin: Modify provider tax paid by federally qualified health centers and rural health centers.

***Meeting addition***
Rules and Administration Committee
Chair: Sen. Dean E. Johnson
12 noon Room 107 Capitol
Agenda To be announced.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Development Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2275-Dibble: Appropriating money to fund grants for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
S.F. 1942-Sams: Methane digester loans interest free status extension.
S.F. 401-Sams: Constitutional amendment to dedicate sales and use tax receipts to natural resource purposes.
S.F. 2289-Rosen: Relating to vocational rehabilitation, authorizing a transfer of funds.

***Revision 5: Agenda change***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2103-Sams: Nursing facilities survey process modifications.
S.F. 1175-Anderson: Tobacco delivery sales regulated and enforcement provided.
S.F. 2112-Higgins: Medical Assistance eligibility asset transfers prohibition exception.
S.F. 2639-Higgins: Disability Council meetings by electronic means.
S.F. 2516-Kiscaden: Medical Assistance prepaid program collaborative home and community based service models.
S.F. 2869-Kiscaden: Radioactive and nuclear material fees modifications and Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreement approval>
S.F. 2882-Nienow: Human services policy provisions modifications.
S.F. 2883-Nienow: Human services provisions technical modifications.
S.F. 2844-Bakk: Workers compensation provisions modifications.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Growth and Justice report: "Workforce First" (higher education initiatives only).
S.F. 3002-Pappas: Creating a scholarship program for low-income students.
S.F. 3004-Solon: Establishing low-income nursing student scholarship program.

***Revision 4: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2763-Fredrickson: Pipeline routing permits.
S.F. 2680-Solon: Public transit bus drivers duty of care to passengers.
S.F. 2880-Ortman: Class actions certification.
S.F. 1639-Scheid: Unattended motor vehicles impoundment.
S.F. 2114-Kelley: Authorizing a public body to close a meeting to negotiate the purchase or sale of real or personal property.
S.F. 2248-Scheid: Home warranty claims attorney fees, procedural requirements.
S.F. 2379-Scheid: Real estate brokers and sales persons provisions recodification and modification.

***Meeting addition***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2335-Murphy: Metropolitan Area second multilane beltline plan development requirement (to be used as the Senate transportation policy omnibus bill).

***Revision 2: Time change***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
4 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F.2026-Kelley: Omnibus bill.
S.F. 2802-Schied: Participation in nonschool sports.
S.F. 2810-Solon: Negotiating plan for terminating, demoting, and reinstating principals.
S.F. 2048-Kelley: Wireless computers for students.
S.F. 2975-Kelley: Site-based achievement grants.
S.F. 2026-Kelley: Omnibus bill.

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
7 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1233-Ortman: Eminent domain inverse condemnation for government entry into private market.
S.F. 289/H.F.701-Betzold: Home Warranty Homeowners Protection Act established.
S.F. 2047-Neuville: Court attorney fee awards determination factor.

Friday, March 26

***Revision 3: Agenda change***
Joint Tax Committee and Finance Committee
Chairs: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller and Sen. Richard Cohen
9 a.m., Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Presentation by former Finance Commisioners John Gunyou and Jay Kiedrowski regarding budgets and structural deficit.
To be heard by the Finance Committee only:
S.F. 1324-Saxhaug: Highway vehicle weight limits exception.
S.F. 1801-Rest: International economic development zones.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
State and Local Government Operations
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2709-Ranum: Airport zoning scope expansion and aviation planning requirements.
S.F. 2607-Scheid: Commerce Department Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention.
S.F. 2613-Kiscaden: Comprehensive health insurance provisions modifications.
S.F. 2583-Saxhaug: State timber act and sustainable forest resources interagency information cooperative modifications.
S.F. 1798-Cohen: County or town road construction or improvement contracts final payments regulation modification.
S.F. 2263-Ortman: Highway provisions modifications.
S.F. 2178-Jungbauer: Municipal airports closure restriction.
S.F. 2895-Senjem: State agencies proposed rules local fiscal impact notes requirements.
S.F. 2903-Senjem: Towns annual audits subjection expansion.
S.F. 2037-Kiscaden: Eminent domain; requiring certain appraisals between commissioner of transportation and owner.
Agenda subject to change.

***Meeting addition***
Elections Committee
Chair: Sen. Charles "Chuck" Wiger
10 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: H.F. 3005/S.F. 2840–Lourey: Changing times for voting and changing county seats.

***Meeting addition***
Legislative Audit Commission Subcommittee on Topic Selection
Chair: Rep. Tim Wilkin
10 a.m. Room 300 North State Office Building
Agenda: Working session to review background papers and results of interest survey of Legislature to select 6 to 8 program evaluation topics for consideration by full Legislative Audit Commission.

***Meeting addition***
Jobs, Energy and Community Development
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
11 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Telecommunications issues.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2715-Bachmann: Constitutional amendment to recognize marriage as union between one man and one woman.
S.F. 3003-Betzold: Restricting the power of the judicial branch to define marriage or its equivalent.

***Revision 1: Time change***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
2:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda S.F. 2026 Kelley: Omnibus bill.

Monday, March 29

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2910-Belanger: Governor's bill.
S.F. 2445-Rest: Single sales.
S.F. 2540-Rest: Single sales.
S.F. 2208-Cohen: Single sales.
S.F. 1816-Stumpf: State property tax dedication to education reserve.
S.F. 2943-Senjem: Uses of TIF revenues pre 1979 districts.
S.F. 2302-Pogemiller: HRA pledge credit for housing bonds.
S.F. 2436-Higgins: Valuation exclusion for lead hazard reduction.
S.F. 996-Moua: Land value.
S.F. 2983-McGinn: Modifying special assessments-Caponi Art Park.
S.F. 2603-Ortman:Single sales.
S.F. 2890-Vickerman: Valuation of land-energy conversion.
S.F. 2633-Belanger: Fiscal disparities.

Tuesday, March 30

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 1550-Dille: School and head start bus inspection flexibility.
S.F. 2006-Metzen: Health and safety levy for school bus replacement.
S.F. 2043-Olson: School bus safety requirements modifications.
S.F. 3001-Stumpf: Education shifts included in future forecast priorities.
S.F. 2924-Scheid: School districts transition revenue calculation modification.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen Jane Ranum
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of governor's supplemental budget memorandum:
Courts
911 Fund
S.F. 1972-Ranum: Public safety radio communication system provisions modification and Metropolitan Radio Board increase and permanency; 911 emergency telephone services fee increase.
S.F. 1638–Kleis: Public Safety Radio communication systems provisions modifications.
S.F. 2480-Ranum: Real estate documents filing surcharge increase; legal services program appropriation.
S.F. 2937-Moua: Crime victim services programs and sexual violence and general crime prevention efforts appropriations.
S.F. 2809-Ranum: Dept. of Public Safety - Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety to restore public safety services.
S.F. 2366-Metzen: Appropriating money for Minnesota National Guard Youth Camp.
S.F. 2827-Ranum: Extra unemployment insurance benefits availability extension.
Legislative Auditor's report on CriMNet
S.F. 2079-Ortman: CriMNet local user implementation plan, bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2727–Foley: CriMNet provisions modifications.
There will also be an informational discussion of:
S.F. 2466-Metzen: Petroleum pump inspection and
S.F. 2260-Vickerman: National guard or military reserves active members and veterans benefits.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2476-Belanger: Disclosure for RALS.
S.F. 2528-Pogemiller: Modifying electronic filing requirements.
S.F. 2567-Tomassoni: Charitable contribution subtraction for non itemizers.
S.F. 2655-Dibble: Credit for car sharing.
S.F. 2654-Stumpf: Exemption for geothermal equipment.
S.F. 2921-Hottinger: Mankato local sales tax.
S.F. 2875-Day: Waseca local sales tax.
S.F. 2704-Sparks: Local sales tax for Albert Lea.
S.F. 2734-Murphy: Occasional sales exemption.
S.F. 2744-Tomassoni: Checkoff for survivors of law enforcement.
S.F. 2861-Tomassoni: Bibwabik lodging tax.
S.F. 2915-Tomassoni: Capital equipment up front exemption.
S.F. 168-Ruud: Bemidji sales and use tax.
S.F. 2801-Anderson: Corp franchise tax deductions for business expenses.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Developmetn Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2725-Koering: Modifying annual payments to counties.
Overview of the governor's supplemental budget.
S.F. 2965-Dibble: Dry cleaners environmental reimbursement fees collection period extension.
S.F. 2775-Kubly: Appropriating money for the pilot marketing program of the West Central Growth Alliance.

***Revision 2: Room change***
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2077-Kelley: Stem cell research state policy.
S.F. 2635-Cohen: Stem cell research state policy.
S.F. 2695-Pappas: Chair's recommendation.
S.F. 1760-Berglin: Health professionals loan forgiveness.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Health, Human Services and Corrections Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
1 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Discussion of Department of Human Services proposal to revise the nursing home system.
Discussion of increased costs due to changing referral patterns for mn sex offender program.
Department of Human Services Administrative reduction detail.
Informational hearing on the following bills:
S.F. 982-Kubly: Vets homes wood shop profits use.
S.F. 2351-Kiscaden: Modify licensing req. for speech-language pathologists, etc.
S.F. 2124-Lourey: Modify child care center licensing fees.
S.F. 2477-Lourey: Modify date of application for GAMC.
S.F. 1857- Berglin: Eliminate RX referrral.
S.F. 2426-Berglin: Public defense.

Early Childhood Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. John Hottinger
3:30 p.m. Room 125 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2282-Anderson: Modifying the adult basic education formula.
Way to Grow.
Violence prevention grants.
After-school enrichment grants.

Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3:30 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Confirmation hearing for:
Board of School Administrators - Kenneth LaCroix, Daniel Sullivan and Ann Zweber Werner;
Board of Teaching - Rosemary Crowe Campos, Dee Gorvoer-Thomas, Allen Hoffman, Renee Jesness and Richar Tschida; and
Board of the Perpich Center for Arts Education - Mark French, Penny Johnson, Mohammed Lawal, Jane B. McWilliams, Sonja Peterson, Dan Reigstad, and Marjorie Barton Savage.

Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3:30 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Confirmation hearing for acting MnDOT Commissioner Carol Molnau.

***Meeting canceled***
Transportation Policy and Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
One half hour after earlier meeting Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Senate transportation supplemental budget bill.

***Meeting canceled***
State Government Budget Division
Chair Sen. Jane Ranum
6 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda:Continuation of morning agenda.

Wednesday, March 31

***Revision 5: Agenda change***
State Government Budget Division
Chair Sen. Jane Ranum
9:45 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Office of the Legislative Auditor's report on CriMNet.
S.F. 1863-Foley: Omnibus crime bill.
S.F. 2687-Kelley: Energy reliability utility assessments retroactivity.
S.F. 1721-Sams: Modifying prior authorization requirements for health care services.
S.F. 1966-Solon: Providing for prescription drug bulk purchasing.
S.F. 1760-Berglin: Health care cost containment provisions.
S.F. 1866-Scheid: State Employment - ratifying certain labor agreements and compensation plans.
Information overview of:
S.F. 2607-Scheid: Commerce department division of fraud prevention; automobile theft prevention program responsibility transfer.
S.F. 1866–Scheid: State Employment; ratifying certain labor agreements and compensation plans.
S.F. 1907-Higgins: Election campaign finance and fair campaign practices provisions modifications.
S.F. 2366-Metzen: Appropriating money for Minnesota National Guard Youth Camp.
S.F. 2466-Metzen: Petroleum pump insptection.
S.F. 1786-Wiger: Counties retention of District Court filing fees.
S.F. 1850-Kelley: Electronic real estate recording task force extension.
S.F. 1966–Solon: Providing for prescription drug bulk purchasing.
S.F. 1760–Berglin: Healthcare cost containment provisions.
S.F. 2580-Anderson: Requiring the development of a state plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
S.F. 2694-Kelley: State Board of Investment.

***Revision 3: Time change***
K-12 Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
10:30 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2026-Kelley: Omnibus education policy bill.
S.F. 2439-Kelley: Charter school special education funding.

The Senate will be in session at 12 noon.

***Meeting addition***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
After Session Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2881-Kleis: Checkoff for donations to veterans.
S.F. 2971-Tomassoni: First class cities ceiling for NTC in TIF districts.
S.F. 1506-Tomassoni: Class rate on vacant CI.
S.F. 2105-Bakk: Production rate for taconite.
S.F. 2354-Bakk: PT treatment of seasonal rec property.
S.F. 2576-Bakk: Aggregate removal.
S.F. 2353-Stumpf: LGA/taconite.
S.F. 2682-Limmer: LGA payments.
S.F. 2873-Langseth: Modifying LGA.
S.F. 2908-Sams: Resort property LMV.
S.F. 2958-Hottinger: Aggregate resource preservation PT.
S.F. 3006-Rest: Amending LGA.
S.F. 2745-Ourada: Definition of property taxes.
S.F. 2218-Murphy: Property tax exemption for disabled veteran homestead.

***Revision 3: Room change***
Environment, Agriculture and Economic Developmetn Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12:30 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 2313-Frederickson: Modifying the bonding authority for the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority.
S.F. 2793-Frederickson: Modifying restrictions on the operation of off-highway vehicles.
S.F. 2462-Anderson: Housing and redevelopment authority residential properties.
S.F. 1934-Dibble: Requiring motor vehicle manufacturers to establish a mercury switch collection program.
S.F. 2145-Skoe: Conservation easements.
S.F. 2693-Berglin: Relating to pollution remediation.

***Meeting addition***
State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
3:30 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Continuation of morning's agenda if needed.