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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Monday, February 13, 2012
The Senate will be in Session at 12 Noon
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Claims
Chairs: Senator Jungbauer, Representative Smith
12 Noon
Room 107 State Capitol
Meeting will begin at noon or immediately following Senate Floor Session, whichever comes first.
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1) Review recommendations from November 22, 2011 meeting of the Joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Claims
2) Medical Reimbursement for Injury Claims under $500, Department of Corrections |
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Monday, February 13, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)*** Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans
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Chair: Sen. Mike Parry
01:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol
NOTE: There is an amendment for S.F. 1639 available on the Senate State Government Committee website under "Select Committee Amendments."
SF 1639 and SF 933 will be laid on the table and will be referred to the Reform and Redesign Subcommittee of the State Government Innovation and Veterans Committee for further action.
Adjutant General Nash Letter regarding S.F. 1639
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1639 | Parry | State government executive branch departments, agencies, and offices reduction. | | S.F. 933 | Daley | Back Office Consolidation Act. |
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Committee on Health and Human Services
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(01:22:26) |
Chair: Sen. David W. Hann
01:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Federal Grant Request Reviews
MN Dept. of Health
MN Dept. of Human Services | HHS Bonding Requests
MN Dept. of Human Services |
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Monday, February 13, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change*** Committee on Local Government and Elections
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Chair: Sen. Ray Vandeveer
01:00 PM
Room 112 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 953 | Kelash | Neighborhood revitalization program first class cities transition activities and termination provisions. | | S.F. 931 | Gimse | Melrose public utilities commission membership size, terms and qualifications for membership modification. | | S.F. 956 | Olson, G. | Hennepin county soil and water conservation district termination authority. | Senate Files 931 was passed by the committee in 2011, and returned under Rule 47. Unless there are amendments, this bill will be passed back to General Orders without further discussion.
The authors of Senate Files 953 and 956 have amendments to offer. As a result, we will accept debate and testimony on those bills.
Senate File 1190 will be withdrawn from the agenda. |
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Committee on Higher Education
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(01:39:48) |
Chair: Sen. Michelle L. Fischbach
03:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | Presentation from Chancellor Steven Rosenstone, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities |
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Committee on Education
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Chair: Sen. Gen Olson
03:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1690 | Wolf | School districts to base leave of absence and discharge decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes. |
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Monday, February 13, 2012
***Revision 1: Time change*** Committee on Capital Investment
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Chair: Sen. David H. Senjem
06:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | MMB discussion on bonding and debt capacity. |
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Immediately Following Session
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Committee on Rules and Administration
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(00:02:34) |
Chair: Sen. David H. Senjem
Immediately Following Session
Room 112 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | Appointments to Subcommittee on Conference Committees | | Appointments to Subcommittee on Committees |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Committee on Finance
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Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | Office of the Legislative Auditor Report on Fiscal Notes |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
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(01:43:32) |
Chair: Sen. Geoff Michel
10:30 AM
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1567 | Ingebrigtsen | Environmental permits efficiency; environmental review modifications; conservation rate structure requirement elimination. | | S.F. 1599 | Daley | Permissive preference for veterans and spouses of veterans in private employment. | | S.F. 1689 | DeKruif | Veterans reemployment rights protections extension. |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change*** Committee on Health and Human Services
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Chair: Sen. David W. Hann
10:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol
S.F. 1535 Removed from Agenda.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1507 | Gazelka | Electronic benefit transfer (EBT) debit cards photo requirement; general assistance (GA) residency requirement. | | S.F. 1674 | Benson | Electronic benefit transfer (EBT) debit cards issuance requirements modification. |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Committee on Transportation
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economies
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Chair: Sen. Doug Magnus
01:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1713 | Rosen | Immigrant and minority pilot microloan program establishment and agroforestry loan program repeal. | | Rural Finance Authority Overview | | Review of MN Department of Agriculture Bonding Requests |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
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Chair: Sen. Warren Limmer
01:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1212 | Brown | Adult children of deceased person patient definition addition. | | S.F. 1747 | Limmer | Challenge incarceration program eligibility criteria modification. | | S.F. 1759 | Latz | Corrections department report on performance measures and targets elimination. |
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
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Chair: Sen. Julie A. Rosen
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | Update from the Governor's Task Force on Broadband |
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Tuesday, February 14, 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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**BILL(S) ADDED**
HF1507 (Banaian); SFxxxx: Interest rate actuarial assumption revisions.
HF2168 (Lanning); SFxxxx: Interest rate, salary scale, and payroll growth actuarial assumption revisions.
HF2179 (Kiffmeyer); SFxxxx: MSRS-Unclassified coverage required for overtime salary.
Options relating to the potential establishment of a hybrid retirement plan.
For more agenda information, click here |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Committee on Taxes
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Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
08:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | Property Tax Working Group update from Chair Kathleen Gaylord | School Finance Presentation from Eric Nauman, Senate Fiscal Analyst
(continuation of Feb. 1st committee hearing) |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Committee on Capital Investment
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Chair: Sen. David H. Senjem
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | University of Minnesota capital investment requests. | | Education capital investment requests. | | Minnesota State Academies capital investment requests. | | Perpich School for Arts capital investment requests. |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda change*** Committee on Jobs and Economic Growth
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Chair: Sen. Geoff Michel
10:30 AM
Room 107 Capitol
SF 1768 has been removed from the agenda at the author's request.
| | Agenda: | | | Confirmation Hearing for Mary Tingerthal, Commissioner of Housing Finance Agency |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda Addition(s)*** Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change*** Committee on Health and Human Services
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Chair: Sen. David W. Hann
10:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol
S.F. 1699 Removed from Agenda
S.F. 1679 Removed from Agenda
| | Agenda: | | | 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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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
***Revision 2: Editing change*** Committee on Local Government and Elections
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Chair: Sen. Ray Vandeveer
01:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol
Note: Public testimony was completed at a prior hearing of the committee. Committee members will discuss the bill and potential amendments before voting on the bill.
Additional seating for the hearing will be available in room 112.
NOTE: There is an amendment for S.F. 1577 available on the Senate Local Government Committee website under "Select Committee Amendments."
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1577 | Newman | Constitutional amendment for voter photographic identification (photo ID) requirement. |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Committee on State Government Innovation and Veterans
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Committee on Higher Education
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Chair: Sen. Michelle L. Fischbach
03:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Presentation from University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler
Also presenting on behalf of the University:
1. Richard Pfutzenreuter, Chief Financial Officer
2. Chris Cramer, faculty, College of Science and Engineering
3. Katie Miron, student, College of College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Committee on Education
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Chair: Sen. Gen Olson
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1160 | Hann | Student school entrance comprehensive eye examinations parental recommendation requirement. | | S.F. 1690 | Wolf | School districts to base leave of absence and discharge decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes. | | S.F. 1602 | Miller | Independent school district #239, Rushford-Peterson; school facility bond issue and appropriation. This will be an informal consideration of the bill (currently in capitol investment). | | H.F. 873 | Olson, G. | General education operating capital levy provision obsolete language removal. |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The Senate will be in Session at 6:30 p.m.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Committee on Taxes
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Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
08:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Presentation of Fiscal Disparities Program report
Testifiers:
Julie Herlands and L.Carson Bise II from TischlerBise
Eric Willette, Property Tax Research Director MN Dept. of Revenue
Other public testimony will be taken |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Committee on Finance
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Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1528 | Nelson | Teachers 21st century tools; students online course encouragement; online learning advisory council provisions modifications. | | S.F. 1140 | Parry | Motor vehicle license plate placement clarification. | | S.F. 393 | Tomassoni | Retired firefighters special motor vehicle license plates. | | 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. 1072 | Gimse | Miscellaneous transportation provisions. | | *Please note: SF 393 and SF 1260 were heard and passed by the Finance Committee last year. After adjournment of the 2011 regular session, the identical bills were returned to the Committee. Public testimony on these bills has already taken place during committee consideration in the 2011 session. If an amendment is offered, the chair will allow testimony limited to the amendment. |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Senate will be in Session at 11 a.m.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
***Revision 2: Agenda change*** Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economies
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Chair: Sen. Doug Magnus
01:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol
S.F. 1635 (Magnus) has been removed from the agenda.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1534 | Brown | Wind easements limitations elimination effective date delay. | | Presenation on the Application of Advanced International Renewable Technologies to Minnesota Manufacturers, Distribution Systems and the end Users | | Next Generation Energy Board Update |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
***Revision 1: Time change*** Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
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Chair: Sen. Warren Limmer
01:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol
**Committee will start at 1:15 pm**
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1586 | Limmer | Criminal neglect of vulnerable adults penalties modifications. | | S.F. 1161 | Hall | Marriage dissolution education program participation requirement for couples with children. |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
***Revision 3: Agenda change*** Committee on Transportation
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Chair: Sen. Joe Gimse
01:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol
***Senate File 1147 has been removed from the agenda***
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1860 | Pederson | Requiring MnDOT Commissioner to include in each contract for concrete diamond grinding or concrete sawing a special provision relating to slurry disposal. | | S.F. 1530 | Gimse | Contingent appropriation for highways authorization. | | S.F. 1698 | DeKruif | Transportation commissioner (DOT) county state-aid roads and municipal state-aid streets authority limitation; complete streets provisions repeal. |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
***Revision 1: Agenda change and Addition(s)*** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
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Chair: Sen. Julie A. Rosen
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. XXXX | Rosen | Renewable Development Fund Reform (Discussion only). |
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force
Chair:
6:00 p.m.
Room 500S State Office Building |
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To be determined.
*If you have been appointed to this Task Force or represent one of the groups listed in the legislation, please contact Sen. Senjem's office at 651-296-3903. |
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Friday, February 17, 2012
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Sunset Advisory Commission
Chair: Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer
9:00 a.m.
Room 10 State Office Building |
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Reconsider the Commission's recommendations regarding the Board of Medical Practices
Public testimony will be allowed. If you would like to testify, please contact Sally Olson at (651) 296-9002 or sally.olson@lcc.leg.mn |
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Friday, February 17, 2012
State Government Innovations and Veterans - Subcommittee on Reform and Redesign
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Chair: Sen. Sean R. Nienow
10:00 AM
Room 112 Capitol
Meeting will end at 11:30 AM
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1639 | Parry | State government executive branch departments, agencies, and offices reduction. | | S.F. 933 | Daley | Back Office Consolidation Act. | | Secretary of State Overview on Voting Integrity - Secretary of State's office |
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Local Government Aid Study Group
Chairs: Rep. Linda Runbeck, Sen. Roger Chamberlain
10:00 a.m.
Room 5 State Office Building |
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Presentation by House Research/Senate Counsel
- Tax-exempt property
- Overburden of Regional Centers
- Projected 2013 Certified LGA
Discussion of LGA's purpose: Defining basic services
- LGA as a revenue sharing or tax equalization program
For more agenda information, click here |
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Call 651-296-0504