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Monday, February 20, 2012
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Monday, February 20, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change*** Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans
 Chair: Sen. Mike Parry 01:00 PM Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1614 | Daley | Small Business Regulatory Relief Act. | | S.F. 993 | Newman | Office of administrative hearings disposition of contested case hearings requirement. | | S.F. 1457 | Nienow | Legislators and governor compensation suspension until budget bill passage. | | S.F. 1922 | Pederson | State agency rules review and reporting methods provisions modifications. |
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Monday, February 20, 2012 Committee on Local Government and Elections
 Chair: Sen. Ray Vandeveer 01:00 PM Room 112 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1450 | Carlson, J. | Municipality detachment process. | | S.F. 1544 | DeKruif | Montgomery property conveyance authority. | | S.F. 1190 | Chamberlain | Vacation rental of residential property as permitted use requirement. This bill was passed by the committee in 2011, but was returned to committee under Rule 47 after session adjourned. An amendment is expected, and testimony will be heard. |
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Monday, February 20, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change*** Committee on Health and Human Services
 Chair: Sen. David W. Hann 01:00 PM Room 15 Capitol
S.F. 1426 Removed from Agenda.
| | Agenda: | | | H.F. 1766 | Lillie | Child care assistance fund payments, union dues or fair share fees deduction prohibition. |
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Monday, February 20, 2012 Committee on Education
 Chair: Sen. Gen Olson 03:00 PM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | H.F. 1585 | Gimse | Interscholastic conference membership state high school league arrangement requirement exception authorization. | | S.F. 1165 | Nienow | Children early intervention criteria modification. |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Committee on Health and Human Services
 Chair: Sen. David W. Hann 10:30 AM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1701 | Kruse | Restaurant Recovery and Jobs Creation Act of 2011. | | S.F. 1675 | Benson | Children and family services modifications; adoption of children under guardianship of commissioner reform; newborn relinquishment provisions modifications; child maltreatment review panel repeal. |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Committee on Transportation
 Chair: Sen. Joe Gimse 01:00 PM Room 123 Capitol
S.F. 1803 has been added to the agenda. This hearing will be for informational purposes only. Formal action will not be taken on any of the bills heard by the Committee.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 320 | Rosen | Highway-railroad grade crossing warning devices bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 263 | Dahms | Minnesota Valley regional rail authority bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 1803 | Tomassoni | Range regional airport terminal capital improvements grant bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 1729 | Gimse | Publicly owned airports capital improvements bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 1495 | Dibble | Minneapolis I-35W storm tunnel bond issue and appropriation. | | MnDOT Bonding Recommendations |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
***Revision 1: Room and agenda change*** Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
 Chair: Sen. Julie A. Rosen 03:00 PM Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1788 | Howe | Public utilities commission (PUC) regulatory burdens study requirement. | | Continued Discussion of the Renewable Development Fund |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Committee on Education
 Chair: Sen. Gen Olson 03:00 PM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | H.F. 1870 | Wolf | School districts to base leave of absence and discharge decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes. |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
 Chair: Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen 03:00 PM Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1843 | DeKruif | State park and recreation area appropriation and operation continuation when
biennial appropriations have not been enacted. | | S.F. 1844 | DeKruif | Minnesota zoological garden continued operation when biennial appropriations
have not been enacted. | | S.F. 1911 | Gazelka | Freedom to Hunt and Fish Act of 2012. |
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement Chair: Rep. Morrie Lanning 5:00 p.m. Room 5 State Office Building
AGENDA CHANGE |
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HF215 (Rukavina); SF106 (Tomassoni): PERA-P&F; Merger of Virginia Fire consolidation account.
HF1555 (Murphy, M.); SF927 (Rosen): State Auditor's investment authority working group recommendations.
HF1626 (Murphy, M.); SF1367 (Daley): MSRS-Unclassified; Coverage transfer provision clarified.
HF1987 (Lanning); SF1692 (Rosen): TRA; Administrative provisions.
HF2265 (Lanning); SF1890 (Rosen): MSRS health care savings plan administrative provisions.
HF2266 (Lanning); SF1891 (Rosen): PERA administrative provisions.
Bills added:
HF2360 (O'Driscoll); SFxxxx: PERA; Membership salary threshold increased.
HF2199 (Lanning); SF1808 (Rosen): MSRS-Correctional; Dept. of Human Services plan coverage change recommendations.
HF2411 (Lanning); SFxxxx: Teacher plans; Deferred annuity augmentation rates for pre-2010 deferred retirees. For more agenda information, click here |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Committee on Capital Investment
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
***Revision 1: Editing change*** Committee on Taxes
 Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman 08:30 AM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1596 | Ortman | Exempting first $100,000 in commercial-industrial property from state general levy, phasing-out state general levy, increasing homeowner property tax refund programs. | | S.F. 1624 | Pederson | Reduction of business property taxes. | | S.F. 1972 | Ortman | Phase-out of state property tax and increase in homeowner property tax refund program. | | No formal actions will be taken on bills. Informational hearing. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda Addition(s)*** Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
 Chair: Sen. Geoff Michel 10:30 AM Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1717 | Miller | State building code construction licensing requirements modifications. | | S.F. 1964 | Daley | Window cleaning safety measures state building code inclusion requirement. | | S.F. 1524 | Pederson | Architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience, and interior design professional licensing provisions and fees modifications. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Committee on Health and Human Services
 Chair: Sen. David W. Hann 10:30 AM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1835 | Gazelka | Minnesota family investment program (MFIP) and general assistance (GA) residency requirements modifications. | | S.F. 1834 | Benson | Electronic benefit transaction (EBT) card limitations. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Committee on Local Government and Elections
 Chair: Sen. Ray Vandeveer 01:00 PM Room 112 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | Overview presentation by Metropolitan Council staff on current and planned activities related to housing. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans
 Chair: Sen. Mike Parry 01:00 PM Room 123 Capitol
NOTE: In regards to S.F. 1577, this committee has jurisdiction over a potential fiscal impact to the Secretary of State. Please keep any testimony within this jurisdiction.
Written Testimony for SF 1577
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1577 | Newman | Constitutional amendment for voter photographic identification (photo ID) requirement. | | S.F. 1631 | Lillie | State agencies rulemaking temporary moratorium. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Committee on Higher Education
Chair: Sen. Michelle L. Fischbach 03:00 PM Room 107 Capitol
S.F. 1869 has been removed from the agenda
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1512 | Pappas | State regulation exemption modification for certain schools. | | S.F. 1780 | Carlson, J. | Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) system operations during a budget impasse clarification. |
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Committee on Education
 Chair: Sen. Gen Olson 03:00 PM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 451 | Stumpf | School districts career and technical levy formula modification; career and technical education academic credit requirement. | | S.F. 1531 | Olson, G. | Postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) program expansion. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 Committee on Taxes
 Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman 08:30 AM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | School Finance presentation by Eric Nauman (continuation of Feb. 15th hearing) | | S.F. 1636 | DeKruif | Sales and Use Tax related to rent/lease-to-own used vehicles. | | S.F. 780 | Pederson | Repealing the 2% contractor withholding tax requirement. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)*** Committee on Finance
 Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling 08:30 AM Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1586 | Limmer | Criminal neglect of vulnerable adults penalties modifications. | | S.F. 1713 | Rosen | Immigrant and minority pilot microloan program establishment and agroforestry loan program repeal. | | S.F. 1260 | Kruse | County publication requirements modifications; Ramsey county community corrections department duties modifications; collective bargaining agreement on aggregate value of benefits modifications; local provisions repeal. | | S.F. 1567 | Ingebrigtsen | Environmental permits efficiency; environmental review modifications; conservation rate structure requirement elimination; appropriation. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012 Committee on Transportation
 Chair: Sen. Joe Gimse 01:00 PM Room 123 Capitol
S.F. 413 and S.F. 1497 have been added to the agenda. Bills will be heard for informational purposes only. Those wishing to testify, please contact Patrick Murray at patrick.murray@senate.mn.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1685 | Pederson | Local road improvement bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 1686 | Pederson | Local bridge replacement and rehabilitation bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 120 | Miller | Port development assistance bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 1439 | Goodwin | Safe routes to school program establishment, bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 413 | Wolf | Anoka county trunk highway #10 noise barrier bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 1497 | Reinert | Duluth transit center bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 1762 | Gimse | Water and soil resources board (BWSR) wetland replacement and preservation bond issue and appropriation. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Time change*** Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
 Chair: Sen. Warren Limmer 01:00 PM Room 15 Capitol
Committee will start at 1:30 pm.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1825 | Nienow | Prior driving while impaired (DWI) drivers license revocations and convictions criminal penalty enhancements authority. | | S.F. 1958 | Limmer | Explosives possession permit applicants law enforcement background checks electronic civil commitment data access authorization. | | S.F. 1298 | Thompson | State agencies civil penalties imposition regulation and prevailing parties fees and expenses awards. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change*** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
 Chair: Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen 03:00 PM Room 107 Capitol
If you would like to testify, please email Mike Karbo at michael.karbo@senate.mn as soon as possible before the committee meeting begins.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1885 | Dahms | Local water management provisions modification. | | S.F. 1860 | Pederson | Concrete diamond grinding and saw slurry disposal provision in highway
construction, improvement, or repair contracts requirement. | | S.F. 1859 | Carlson, J. | Subsurface sewage treatment systems local ordinances rules adoption delay
implementation modification. |
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)*** Committee on Education
 Chair: Sen. Gen Olson 03:00 PM Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1908 | Hall | School district cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator instruction requirement clarification. | | S.F. 1531 | Olson, G. | Postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) program expansion. | | Presentation by Katherine Kersten-"Our Immense Achievement Gap" |
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Friday, February 24, 2012
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Friday, February 24, 2012 State Government Innovations and Veterans - Subcommittee on Reform and Redesign
 Chair: Sen. Sean R. Nienow 08:30 AM Room 112 Capitol
Meeting will adjourn at 10:00 AM.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 933 | Daley | Back Office Consolidation Act. | | Statewide Integrated Financial Tools (SWIFT) Program Update - Assistant MMB Commissioner - Lori Mo SWIFT Program Director - Jim Manion |
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Sunset Advisory Commission Chair: Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer 10:00 a.m. Room 10 State Office Building |
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Continue discussion on health licensing board transparency;
Review the draft legislation |
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