Monday, February 14

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

Public Safety Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Jane Ranum
12 noon or immediately following session Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Presentation of Governor's budget recommendations and program overviews:
Board of Public Defense.

State and Local Government Operations Committee
Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
12 noon Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 525-Kiscaden: Changing terminology for mentally retarded, mental retardation, physically handicapped and similar terms.
S.F. 548-Higgins: Authorizing participation of DT&H providers in state cooperative purchasing agreements.

Compensation Council
Convener: Tom Swain
1:30 p.m. Room 5 State Office Building
Agenda: Organizational meeting.

Elections Committee
Chair: Sen. Charles "Chuck" Wiger
3 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 733-Wiger: Changing campaign finance and public disclosure provisions.
S.F. 852-Higgins: Facilitating voter registration by college students.
S.F. xxx-Higgins: Providing for the post-election security and certification review to apply to federal constitutional and legislative offices.

Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Update on and evaluation of the JOBZ program:
Center for Rural Policy and Development -- Dr. Jack Geller, president; Dept. of Employment and Economic Development -- Bob Isaacson, director of analysis and evaluation, and Paul A. Moe, director of business and community finance.

Joint Senate and House Education Panels
Chairs: Sen. Steve Kelley and Rep. Mark Buesgens
4 p.m. Room 200 State Office Building
Agenda: Recommend candidates for the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.

***Meeting addition***
K-12 Education Budget Divison
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Overview of Teacher Advancement Program, TAP.

State Government Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sheila Kiscaden
9 a.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 290-Higgins: HAVA equipment bill.
Budget overviews from Chicano/Latino Affairs Council, Asian-Pacific Council, Governor's Office, Auditor's Office, and Secretary of State's Office.

Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 485-Johnson, D.E.: Prinsburg School District Levy.
Continued testimony on S.F. 318-Pogemiller: Truth and Fairness in Taxation Act.
Other items to be announced.

Environment, Agriculture and Economic Developement Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12 noon Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Governor's budget overview:
Department of Labor and Industry and
Department of Commerce.

Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12 noon Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Informational testimony from David Durenberger on Citizens' Forum on Health Care.
DHS presentation on Health Care Services Study.

Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12 noon Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Presentation by the Minnesota Private College Council.
Higher Education Services Office overview and discussion of federal Pell Grant changes on Minnesota State Grant Program.

Judiciary Committee
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12 noon Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 647-Cohen: Providing for the allocation of the common expenses of certain condominiums.
S.F. 478-Betzold: Revisor's bill.
S.F. 657-Betzold: Providing additional time for hearings on commitment of sexual psychopathic personalities and sexually dangerous persons.
S.F. 643-Betzold: Civil commitment chemically dependent pregnant women early intervention treatment.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
3 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F.51-Berglin: Methamphetamine precursor drugs sale regulation.
S.F. 423-Rosen: Methamphetamine and precursor drugs sale regulation and crimes definition.
S.F.XXX-Skoglund: Relating to crimes regarding methamphetamine.
This meeting will be testimony only.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Joint Early Childhood Policy and Budget Division and Education Committee
Chairs: Sen. John C. Hottinger and Sen. Steve Kelley
3 p.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten standards overview.
S.F. 592-Kierlan: Early childhood learning standards and quality rating system.
S.F. 906-Kelley: Early childhood developmental screening provisions modifications; school readiness kindergarten assessment initiative.

Transportation Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Murphy
3 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 298-McGinn: Motor vehicle operators child restraint systems use requirement expansion.
Mn/DOT Budget Presentations - aeronautics, Greater Minnesota transit, freight & CVO and local roads.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
K-12 Education Budget Divison
Chair: Sen. LeRoy Stumpf
9 a.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: Health and safety levies (no bills).

***Revision 1: Room change***
Tax Committee
Chair: Sen. Lawrence Pogemiller
9 a.m. Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 699-Betzold: Moundsview TIF District.
S.F. 310-Tomassoni: Clarifying spending and levy authority for townships.

The Senate will be in session at 11:30 a.m.

The Senate and House of Representatives will meet in Joint Convention at 12 noon.

Jobs, Energy and Community Development Committee
Chair: Sen. Ellen Anderson
3 p.m. Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: Dept. of Commerce Wind Integration Study: Ken Wolf, reliability administrator, and Matt Schuerger, consultant/technical advisor.
Report from the CapX 2020 Transmission Initiative.
LEETF Interim Activities Report.

Environment, Agriculture and Economic Developement Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Dallas Sams
12 noon Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Board of Water and Soil Resources.
Minnesota History Center.

***Meeting addition***
Health and Family Security Committee
Chair: Sen. Becky Lourey
12 noon Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 378-Kiscaden: Caregivers support services.
S.F. 540-Berglin: Long term care partnership program.
S.F. 687-Higgins: Hospice care providers regulation provisions modifications.
S.F. 811-Lourey: Nursing facilities and community services providers Medical Assistance payment rate increases and health insurance purchasing pool; nursing assistants and home health aides training curriculum review; long term care system redesign.

***Meeting canceled***
Higher Education Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
12 noon Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: To be announced.

***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Judiciary Subcommittee on Family Law
Chair: Sen. Tom Neuville
12 noon Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 563-Marty: Disallowing sex offenders from becoming custodians of unrelated children.
S.F. 644-Betzold: Changing certain procedures for removal of a child’s residence from Minnesota.
S.F. 751-Betzold: A bill for an act relating to paternity; changing certain presumptions.

***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee
Chair: Sen. Leo Foley
3 p.m. Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: S.F.51-Berglin: Methamphetamine precursor drugs sale regulation.
S.F. 423-Rosen: Methamphetamine and precursor drugs sale regulation and crimes definition.
S.F.XXX-Skoglund: Relating to crimes regarding methamphetamine.
Action will be taken on bills at this meeting.

***Meeting addition***
Education Committee
Chair: Sen. Steve Kelley
3 p.m. Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: S.F. 367-Kiscaden: School districts competitive high school diving pools use notice requirement expansion.
S.F. 244-Kiscaden: Probationary teachers consecutive teaching experience after active military service.