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Minnesota Senate Weekly Schedule

Sunday, January 24, 2010 - Saturday, January 30, 2010

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

01 Links to days that have meetings scheduled are shown in red on the calendar.
 
Monday, January 25, 2010  
1:00 p.m.  
Monday, January 25, 2010
Joint Meeting: Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs; House Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Chairs: Sen. James P. Metzen, Rep. Joe Atkins
1 p.m.
Room 10 State Office Bldg.
Agenda: 
H.F. 491 Liebling Prescription information prohibited for marketing purposes, and administrative penalties imposed.
H.F. 1640 Liebling Prescription drug academic detailing program established, and money appropriated.
H.F. 1641 Liebling Gifts from drug or medical device manufacturers or distributors to physicians and formulary committee members banned.
 
3:00 p.m.  
Monday, January 25, 2010
***Revision 1: Time change***
Education - Subcommittee on Charter Schools
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Chair: Sen. Kathy L. Saltzman
03:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol
Agenda: 
Update on financing costs for Charter School Facilities: Minnesota Department of Education
Alternative financing methods for Charter Schools: models in other states, Charter School Development Corporation
Discussion of recommendations to E-12 Education Committee
 
Tuesday, January 26, 2010  
12:30 p.m.  
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
***Revision 2: Agenda change***
Joint Meeting: Committee on Transportation; House Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy Division
Meeting Minutes     
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Chairs: Sen. Steve Murphy, Rep. Bernard Lieder
12:30 p.m.
Room 200 State Office Bldg.
Agenda: 
Metropolitan Council Bonding Requests
Minnesota Department of Transportation Bonding Requests
Statewide Freight & Passenger Rail Plan* - MnDot
     
     *This will be a time for members' questions and comments, but will not be a public comment forum nor will it include public testimony. Please see the MnDOT website for public comment opportunities, and for a link to the study.
     http://www.dot.state.mn.us/planning/railplan/
 
1:00 p.m.  
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
***Revision 6: Time and agenda change***
Economic Development and Housing Budget Division
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Chair: Sen. David J. Tomassoni
01:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol

NOTE: Murphy, Wiger, Metzen bills & MHFA ADDED.
Agenda: 
MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development (DEED) bonding proposals.
MN Public Facilities Authority bonding proposals
MN Historical Society bonding proposals
MN Housing Finance Agency bonding proposals.
S.F. 1602 Lourey Pine technical college entrepreneurship and technology business incubator construction grant bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2190 Lourey Carlton Co. Community services building.
S.F. 2368 Lynch Workforce co-location.
S.F. 1303 Anderson 3M site redevelopment grant bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2161 Anderson St. Paul regional baseball facility grant bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 2228 Moua St. Paul Port Authority dock wall construction.
S.F. 1665 Tomassoni Chisholm sanitary sewer and infrastructure improvements grant bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 46 Murphy Red Wing biosolids processing facility.
S.F. 2441 Wiger Ramsey County bioscience business development.
S.F. 2317 Metzen Metropolitan area cities inflow & infiltration in sewer system.
 
Wednesday, January 27, 2010  
10:00 a.m.  
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
***Revision 1: Editing change***
Joint Meeting: Economic Development and Housing Budget Division and Health, Housing and Family Security Committee - SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING; Committee on Health, Housing and Family Security
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Chairs: Sen. Kenneth S. Kelash, Sen. John Marty
10 a.m.
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
SFXXXX/HF2604 Foreclosure moratorium and renters rights - Dibble
 
11:00 a.m.  
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee
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Chairs: Sen. Charles W. Wiger and Rep. Denise Dittrich
11:00 AM
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda: 
Approve minutes from December 10, 2009 meeting
Subcommittee Reports, Recommendations and Discussion of Activities
Election of Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee Chair
Discussion of Future Meeting Topics and Schedule
 
Thursday, January 28, 2010  
12:30 p.m.  
Thursday, January 28, 2010
***Revision 1: Room change***
Committee on Transportation
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Jim Carlson
12:30 PM
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
Driver & Vehicle Services Overview
Department of Public Safety Overview
 
3:00 p.m.  
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Committee on Judiciary
Meeting Minutes
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Chair: Sen. Mee Moua
03:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: 
Informational hearing re: the use of Risk Assessment Instruments (RAI) in juvenile justice.
 

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