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Sunday, February 19, 2012 - Saturday, February 25, 2012

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The Senate publishes a schedule of Senate committee hearings and floor sessions. The schedule is continually updated.

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Monday, February 20, 2012  
1:00 p.m.  
Monday, February 20, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Monday, February 20, 2012
Committee on Local Government and Elections
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Monday, February 20, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on Health and Human Services
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
3:00 p.m.  
Monday, February 20, 2012
Committee on Education
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Tuesday, February 21, 2012  
10:30 a.m.  
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Geoff Michel
10:30 AM
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 1416 Fischbach Manufactured home unaffixment from real property process establishment.
S.F. 1717 Miller State building code construction licensing requirements modifications.

 
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Committee on Health and Human Services
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
1:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Committee on Transportation
Meeting Minutes
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

 
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
***Revision 1: Room and agenda change***
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Scott J. Newman
01:00 PM
Room 112 Capitol

**Note - Agenda and Room Change**
Agenda: 
S.F. 1994 Limmer Sex offender community notification upon release requirement.

 
3:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Meeting Minutes
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

 
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Committee on Education
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
5:00 p.m.  
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
Agenda: 
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

 
Wednesday, February 22, 2012  
8:30 a.m.  
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Committee on Capital Investment
Chair: Sen. David H. Senjem
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol


Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Capital Investment Presentation
Department of Administration Capital Investment Presentation
Minnesota Zoo Capital Investment Presentation
Agenda: 
** The listed state agencies have been invited to give testimony regarding their capital investment requests. At this hearing, the committee will not be taking up any individual bills.
- Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
- Department of Administration
- Minnesota Zoo

 
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
***Revision 1: Editing change***
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
10:30 a.m.  
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Chris Gerlach
10:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 752 Dahms Online motor vehicle insurance verification system establishment.
S.F. 1735 Sparks Bank closures for holidays clarification.
S.F. 1572 Gerlach Minnesota Public Benefit Corporation Act.

 
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Committee on Health and Human Services
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
1:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Committee on Local Government and Elections
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
3:00 p.m.  
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.

 
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Committee on Education
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Thursday, February 23, 2012  
8:30 a.m.  
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Finance
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
1:00 p.m.  
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Committee on Transportation
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Time change***
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
3:00 p.m.  
Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Meeting Minutes
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.

 
Thursday, February 23, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Education
Meeting Minutes
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"

 
Friday, February 24, 2012  
8:30 a.m.  
Friday, February 24, 2012
State Government Innovations and Veterans - Subcommittee on Reform and Redesign
Meeting Minutes
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

 
10:00 a.m.  
Friday, February 24, 2012
Sunset Advisory Commission
Chair: Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer
10:00 a.m.
Room 10 State Office Building
Agenda: 
Continue discussion on health licensing board transparency;
Review the draft legislation

 

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