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Sunday, March 25, 2012 - Saturday, March 31, 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, March 26, 2012  
8:00 a.m.  
Monday, March 26, 2012
Joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Claims
Chairs: Representative Smith, Senator Jungbauer
8:00 a.m.
Room 5 State Office Building

TIME CHANGE

AGENDA CHANGE
Agenda: 
1. Medical Reimbursement for Injury Claims under $500, Department of
Corrections
2. Claims against the Department of Corrections
a. Property Claims
b. Injury Claims
3. Claims against Minnesota Department of Revenue
4. Claims against the State Court Administrator

 
9:00 a.m.  
Monday, March 26, 2012
Legislative Audit Commission - Evaluation Subcommittee
Chair: Sen. Roger Reinert
9:00 a.m.
Room 500N State Office Building
Agenda: 
Select 5-6 evaluation topics for consideration by the full Legislative Audit Commission

 
9:30 a.m.  
Monday, March 26, 2012
Legislative Audit Commission
Chairs: Rep. Michael Beard, Sen. Roger Reinert
9:30 a.m.
Room 500N State Office Building
Agenda: 
Approve Evaluation Topics for 2012

 
10:15 a.m.  
Monday, March 26, 2012

 Conference Committee on H.F. 1870 

Chairs: Sen. Pam Wolf and Rep. Branden Petersen
10:15 AM
CONFEREES: SENATE: Wolf; Olson; Bonoff; Daley; Kruse - HOUSE: Petersen; Woodard; Erickson; Mariani; Downey
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: 
H.F. 1870 Wolf School districts to base leave of absence and discharge decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes.

 
6:00 p.m.  
Monday, March 26, 2012
***Revision 2: Time change***
Committee on Health and Human Services
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. David W. Hann
06:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol

If you would like to testify, please contact Brad Biers at (651)296-4151 or brad.biers@senate.mn
Agenda: 
Informational Hearing on the Legislative Auditors Report on Child Protection Screening.
S.F. 1872 Lourey Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act.
S.F. 2255 Gerlach Health plans receiving government subsidies prohibition; health benefits intermediaries regulation.

 
Tuesday, March 27, 2012  
8:30 a.m.  
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
***Revision 4: Time and Room change***
Committee on Health and Human Services
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. David W. Hann
08:30 AM
Room 112 Capitol

If you would like to testify, please contact Brad Biers at (651)296-4151 or brad.biers@senate.mn
Agenda: 
S.F. 2496 Wolf Medical assistance (MA) coverage for noncitizen emergency medical condition expansion.
S.F. 2372 Brown Continuing care contingent rate reductions repeal.
S.F. 2157 Rosen Child care assistance program absent days limit exception for certain children.
S.F. 2102 Hann Living skills training programs for persons with intractable epilepsy appropriation.

 
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Finance
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol

S.F. 1922 (Pederson) has been removed from the agenda at the request of the author.
Agenda: 
S.F. 1441 Rosen Redevelopment demolition loans authorization; contamination cleanup report modification.
S.F. 2181 Rosen Renewable development account regulation.
S.F. 2216 Magnus Community energy technical assistance and outreach assessment and grant requirement.
S.F. 1553 Carlson, J. Dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistant guest license provisions modifications; board of nursing home administrators prior appropriation base adjustment modification.
S.F. 1791 DeKruif Motor vehicle submission of bond for certificate of title clarification.

 
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
08:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 2321 Gimse Transportation Omnibus Policy Bill.
S.F. 2246 Ortman Making technical and clarifying changes and removing obsolete provisions.
S.F. 2135 Ortman Department of Revenue Policy Bill.
S.F. 2136 Ortman Department of Revenue Technical Bill.

 
Wednesday, March 28, 2012  
8:00 a.m.  
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 1: Time change***
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Warren Limmer
08:00 AM
Room 107 Capitol

Judiciary will meet to complete agenda immediately following Rules Committee in room 107.


Agenda: 
S.F. 2304 Bonoff Sunset advisory commission sunset review changes implementation, administrative procedures, and appropriation; combative sports commission abolishment and duties transfer.
S.F. 2357 Newman Human services legal, licensing, licensing data and office of inspector general provisions modifications; human services background studies act modification.

 
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 1: Room change***
Committee on Capital Investment
Chair: Sen. David H. Senjem
08:00 AM
Room 112 Capitol

**NOTE: This hearing will be in Room 112 State Capitol. We will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m.
Agenda: 
Capital Investment Committee Bonding Bill

 
8:30 a.m.  
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
08:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 2405 Lillie Woodbury public finance authorization for Bielenberg Sports Center.
S.F. 2467 Saxhaug Authorizing Itasca county to issue bonds for county nursing home.
S.F. 1325 Hall Hennepin County mortgage registry and deed tax extension.
S.F. 2158 Dahms Education Finance allowing transfer for New Ulm school district.
S.F. 2083 Michel Modifying liquor reporting requirement.
S.F. 1914 Bakk Changing interest rates on delinquent property taxes.
S.F. 1840 Dahms LGA payment for Vesta.
S.F. 1481 Saxhaug LGA payment for Bovey.
S.F. 1583 Saxhaug LGA payment for Big Fork.

 
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on Finance
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol

*Please note change to the order of bills on the agenda.

*If the commmittee does not hear all bills on the agenda during the regularly scheduled time, the committee will recess and reconvene after session.
Agenda: 
S.F. 2112 Jungbauer Corrections department claims against the state settlement provision and appropriation.
H.F. 2244 Kruse Permanent school fund advisory committee change into the legislative-citizen permanent school fund commission; permanent school find board establishment; director of trust lands and mineral assets appointment authorization.
S.F. 2186 Gerlach Licensed liquor retailers temporary authority to purchase alcohol without a buyers card.
S.F. 2172 Howe County state-aid highways, municipal state-aid streets, construction support and finance operations contingent appropriation authorization.
S.F. 1719 Hoffman Motorcycle road guard certificate requirement.
S.F. 1734 Gazelka Damaged vehicle salvage title and damage disclosure modifications.
S.F. 2321 Gimse Transportation contracting and procurement alternatives, state aid, traffic regulations, reports, vehicles and titles, school buses, transit fares, studies, and penalties provisions; state road contingent appropriation.

 
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 2: Room change***
Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Mike Parry
08:30 AM
Room 118 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 1832 Parry Help America Vote Act appropriation authorization.
S.F. 2328 Vandeveer Military pay differential law modification for school district employees.
Board of Arts Confirmations (Treuer, Brede, Gunyou, Charron, McInnis and Klipfel, Perri, Dowse)
Minnesota Racing Commission Confirmations (Urista, McArdle, Erhart and Roe)
Gambling Control Board Confirmations (Pint, Sigfrinius, Fragnito, McCarville, and Gillespie)

 
5:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 1: Meeting canceled***

 Conference Committee on H.F. 1870 

Chairs: Sen. Pam Wolf and Rep. Branden Petersen
05:00 PM
CONFEREES: SENATE: Wolf; Olson; Bonoff; Daley; Kruse - HOUSE: Petersen; Woodard; Erickson; Mariani; Downey
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: 
H.F. 1870 Wolf School districts to base leave of absence and discharge decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes.

 
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 1: Time change***

 Conference Committee on S.F. 1567 

Chairs: Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen and Rep. Dan Fabian
05:00 PM
CONFEREES: SENATE: Ingebrigtsen; Carlson; Gazelka; Pederson; Stumpf - HOUSE: Fabian; Hancock; Dill; McNamara; Torkelson
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 1567 Ingebrigtsen Environmental permits efficiency; environmental review modifications; water supply plans requirements modifications; appropriation.

 
6:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Committee on Health and Human Services
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. David W. Hann
06:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol

If you would like to testify, please contact Brad Biers at (651)296-4151 or brad.biers@senate.mn
Senate HHS Omnibus Finance Bill
Spreadsheet for Senate HHS omnibus bill
Agenda: 
S.F. 1824 Nienow Managed care plan and county-based purchasing plan financial reporting modifications.
S.F. 2093 Hann Group residential providers county negotiated supplementary rate authorization; early childhood programs grants restriction modification; general assistance program(GA) modification.

 
7:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

 Conference Committee on H.F. 2083 

Chairs: Sen. Gen Olson and Rep. Pat Garofalo
07:00 PM
CONFEREES: SENATE: Olson; Pederson; Daley; Kruse; Lillie - HOUSE: Garofalo; Kelly; Loon; Woodard; Greiling
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: 
H.F. 2083 Olson, G. Omnibus education finance appropriations.

 
15 Minutes After Session  
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Rules and Administration
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. David H. Senjem
15 Minutes After Session
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 2187 Koch Resolution urging the President and Congress to enact legislation and take other federal government action related to interim storage of used nuclear fuel.
S.F. 2206 Carlson, J. Resolution memorializing the President and Congress to take actions to protect Minnesota's lakes, rivers and streams from threats due to invasive Asian carp.
S.F. 2482 Olson, G. Education finance provisions modifications.
S.F. 2424 Michel House of representative district boundaries within Senate districts 39 and 49 modifications.
S.F. 1694 Jungbauer Fireworks manufacture, sale, and use regulations modifications.
S.F. 2262 Rosen Health provider peer grouping requirements modifications.
H.F. 2244 Kruse Permanent school fund advisory committee change into the legislative-citizen permanent school fund commission; permanent school find board establishment; director of trust lands and mineral assets appointment authorization.

 
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Committee on Transportation
Chair: Sen. Joe Gimse
15 Minutes After Session
Room 318 Capitol

Please note the Committee will now be meeting in Room 123 fifteen minutes after the Senate adjourns.
Agenda: 
S.F. 2571 Gimse Trunk highway bond issue and appropriation.
Informational hearing on the Governor's supplemental budget recommendation for Soft Body Armor Reimbursement for law enforcement officers and agencies.

 
Thursday, March 29, 2012  
8:30 a.m.  
Thursday, March 29, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
08:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol

Hearing will be extended to 11 am
Agenda: 
S.F. 1618 Magnus Removing wind production tax from levy limits.
S.F. 1968 Pederson Modifying local sales and use tax for St. Cloud.
S.F. 2155 Koch Modifying local sales tax revenues for Clearwater.
S.F. 1445 Bakk Local Taxes Authorized City of Proctor.
S.F. 2174 Howe Modification list of cities that share Rochester local sales tax.
S.F. 2211 Senjem City of Rochester lodging tax authority and local food and beverage.
S.F. 2077 Saxhaug Modifying LGA for Tamarack.
S.F. 2368 Ingebrigtsen Increasing city aid base for certain cities.
S.F. 2459 Ingebrigtsen Authorizing City of Vergas to impose aggregate tax.
S.F. 2164 Hoffman Sales and use tax exempting certain nursing home and boarding care home purchases.
S.F. 1914 Bakk Changing interest rates on delinquent property tax.
S.F. 2136 Ortman Department of Revenue technical bill.
S.F. 2246 Ortman Technical, clarifying changes and removing obsolete provisions.

 
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Committee on Finance
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol

* Additional bills may be added to the agenda.

* If the committee does not hear all bills on the agenda during the regularly scheduled time, the committee will recess and reconvene after session.
Agenda: 
S.F. XXXX Senjem Omnibus bonding bill.
S.F. 1808 Rosen Minnesota state retirement association (MSRS) correctional state employee coverage changes.
S.F. 1573 Fischbach Omnibus higher education provisions modifications and appropriations.
S.F. 1922 Pederson State agency rules review and reporting methods provisions modifications.
S.F. 2324 Pederson Satellite system contractors and installers licensure and regulation.
S.F. 1650 Nelson State agency reorganization services under master contract list of eligible contractors availability requirement.

 
1:00 p.m.  
Thursday, March 29, 2012
***Revision 1: Meeting canceled***

 Conference Committee on H.F. 1870 

Chairs: Sen. Pam Wolf and Rep. Branden Petersen
01:00 PM
CONFEREES: SENATE: Wolf; Olson; Bonoff; Daley; Kruse - HOUSE: Petersen; Woodard; Erickson; Mariani; Downey
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: 
H.F. 1870 Wolf School districts to base leave of absence and discharge decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes.

 
Friday, March 30, 2012  
8:00 a.m.  
Friday, March 30, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda change and Addition(s)***
Committee on Finance
Meeting Minutes
Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:00 AM
Room 123 Capitol

SF 2304 (Bonoff) has been removed from the agenda.

SF 1402 (Wolf) has been removed from the agenda.

SF 2093 (Hann) was added to the agenda.
Agenda: 
S.F. 2571 Gimse Trunk highway bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2469 Robling Legislative advisory commission request to spend federal money review requirements modification.
S.F. 2093 Hann Omnibus Health and Human Services Finance Bill.
S.F. 2482 Olson, G. Education finance provisions modifications.
S.F. 2201 Olson, G. Improved Achievement through Individualized Learning Act; individualized learning schools creation; site-governed school, postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO), and charter school provisions modifications.
H.F. 873 Olson, G. General education operating capital levy provision obsolete language removal.

 

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