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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012  
8:30 a.m.  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Committee on Finance
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
FY 2012-13 Enacted State Budget Overview and November Forecast Update: Brent Gustafson, Lead Fiscal Analyst - Senate Council, Research and Fiscal Analysis

 
9:00 a.m.  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
***Revision 1: Time change***
Committee on Taxes
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
09:00 AM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
Informational Hearing
     Council of Local Results and Innovation presentation by Jay Kiedrowski

 
10:30 a.m.  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Geoff Michel
10:30 AM
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 1624 Pederson Business property taxes reduction.

 
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Committee on Health and Human Services
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. David W. Hann
10:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
Commerce Commissioner Michael Rothman Health Exchange Task Force Update.

 
12 Noon  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunset Advisory Commission
Chair: Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer
12 Noon
Room 300S State Office Building
Agenda: 
Review/approve recommendations

 
1:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Warren Limmer
01:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
Confirmation of Commissioner Kevin M. Lindsey
     MN Department of Human Rights
Confirmation of Commissioner Thomas A. Roy
     MN Department of Corrections
MN Department of Corrections Bonding Requests
MN Department of Public Safety Bonding Request

 
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Transportation
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Joe Gimse
01:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol

S.F. 1072 will be the vehicle for the Omnibus Transportation Policy bill. The author's delete-all amendment is posted under the Select Committee Amendments link that can be found at the Minnsota Senate website (www.senate.mn).
Agenda: 
S.F. 1347 Newman Turn signal requirement exemption for vehicles exiting a roundabout.
S.F. 1356 Ingebrigtsen Elbow Lake Municipal-Pride of the Prairie airport seaplane base license issuance.
S.F. 1422 Parry Speed limit violations on driving record modification.
S.F. 1072 Gimse Train crews drivers license requirement exemption.
S.F. 992 Wolf School bus crossing control arms requirement.

 
3:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Julie A. Rosen
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
Telecommunications Continued
     FCC order adressing Universal Service Funding and Intercarrier Compensation

 
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Committee on Education
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Gen Olson
03:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 1528 Nelson K-12 online learning parameters modifications; online learning change to digital learning.
S.F. 1493 Daley Teacher candidates basic skills exam pass requirement.

 
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)***
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen
03:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: 
S.F. 1567 Ingebrigtsen Environmental permits efficiency and environmental review modifications.
S.F. 1486 Saxhaug Cellulosic biofuel facilities environmental review requirements modifications.
S.F. 1560 Pederson Public waters conservation rate structure requirement elimination.

 
5:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Chair: Rep. Morrie Lanning
5:00 p.m.
Room 5 State Office Building
Agenda: 
HF1555 (Murphy, M.); SF927 (Rosen): Minnesota public pension plan investment authority provisions revised.

HF1167 (Smith); SF1182 (Rosen): PERA privatizations; Adding Cedarview Care Center and Traverse Care Center to the list of privatized facilities covered by Chapter 353F.

HF1759 (Smith, by request); SF1181 (Rosen, by request): PERA privatizations; Decreasing augmentation rates applicable to new privatizations.

HF215 (Rukavina); SF106 (Tomassoni): Administrative consolidation of the Virginia Fire Department Relief Association into PERA-P&F.

HF2028 (Gunther); SFxxxx (Rosen): Total consolidation of the Fairmont Police Relief Association into PERA-P&F.

HF2005 (Kahn); SF1604 (Dibble): Former Minneapolis Police Relief Association; providing for successor custodian for transferred health insurance account assets.
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