Minnesota Senate Daily Schedule

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Property Tax Division

(02:26:12)

Chair: Sen. Rod Skoe
8:30 a.m.
Room 15 Capitol

Agenda:
Department of Revenue report on CRP lands
S.F. 724	Murphy	Property tax class rates on utility property increase tax.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
E-12 Education Budget Division

(02:02:17)

Chair: Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf
8:30 a.m.
Room 112 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 750	Stumpf	Continued discussion K-12 education funding provisions.

9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Health and Human Services Budget Division
Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
9 a.m.
Room 123 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 34	Pappas	Hennepin and Ramsey counties group residential housing rate modification.
S.F. 164	Prettner Solon	Stearns and St. Louis counties group residential housing facility supplementary payment rate modification.
S.F. 571	Wergin	St. Louis county group residential housing rate modification.
S.F. 673	Berglin	Hennepin and Ramsey counties supplemental group residential housing rate.
S.F. 678	Dibble	HIV information and referral service appropriation.
S.F. 700	Dille	Meeker county day training and habilitation reimbursement rate increase; human services per diem rate disparity correction proposed legislation requirement.

11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

The Senate will be in Session at 11 a.m.

(01:05:34)

(01:02:00) (Real Media)

11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Committee on Capital Investment

(00:10:22)

Chair: Sen. Keith Langseth
11:30 a.m.
Room 123 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 258	Prettner Solon	Bonding for the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center arena.
S.F. 292	Clark	Bonding for National Hockey Center at St. Cloud State University.
S.F. 227	Vickerman	Bonding for the Rural Finance Authority.

12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Meeting Minutes

(02:02:15)

Chair: Sen. Satveer S. Chaudhary
12:30 p.m.
Room 107 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 235	Higgins	Video display devices collection and recycling; electronic waste account.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Committee on Business, Industry and Jobs

(01:25:38)

Chair: Sen. James P. Metzen
12:30 p.m.
Room 318 Capitol

***Note Room Change***

Agenda:
Workforce Development Overview
S.F. 543	Tomassoni	Resolution for employee free choice act support.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
State Government Budget Division

(01:23:16)

Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m.
Room 112 Capitol

Agenda:
The Governor's recomendation for the Office of Enterprise Technology.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Committee on Health, Housing and Family Security
Meeting Minutes

(01:31:28)

Chair: Sen. John Marty
12:30 p.m.
Room 15 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 679	Marty	Nursing care facilities; long-term care provider rate increases.
S.F. 281	Prettner Solon	Nursing Care facilities.
S.F. 843	Berglin	Intermediate Care Facilities Provider Rates.
S.F. 286	Vickerman	Adjustment in Med. Assist. pymt rates for low-pay nursing facilities.
S.F. 178	Wergin	Nursing facility payment rates.
S.F. 377	Kubly	Big Stone County nursing facility rate adjustment.
S.F. 261	Berglin	Nursing home exception proposal criteria and Nursing property funding.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
State Government Budget Division

(01:23:16)

Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
12:30 p.m. or 30 Minutes After Session
Room 112 Capitol

Agenda:
Governor's budget recommendation for the Office of Enterprise Technology

3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on Education
Meeting Minutes

(02:37:20)

(02:31:00) (Real Media)

Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
3 p.m.
Room 15 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 579	Bonoff	Early Childhood Developmental Screening.
S.F. 646	Moua	Electronic and Internet Intimidation and Bullying Prohibition in Schools.
S.F. 381	Lynch	Labor Day Start Repealer.
S.F. 465	Michel	Increasing the Length of the School Year; Repealing Labor Day Start.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Public Safety Budget Division
Meeting Minutes

(01:52:47)

Chair: Sen. Linda Higgins
3 p.m.
Room 112 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 298	Wergin	Peace officer standards and training (POST) board appropriation increase.
S.F. 334	Koering	Law enforcement agencies defibrillators purchase appropriation.
S.F. 779	Murphy	Chemical dependency treatment services expansion.
S.F. 1022	Marty	DWI and chemical dependency prevention initiatives (Discussion Only).

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
***Revision 1: Agenda change***
Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight
Meeting Minutes

(01:04:38)

Chair: Sen. Tony Lourey
3 p.m.
Room 318 Capitol

Removal of Confirmation Hearing for Judson Bemis, Jr. and Andrew Berryhill

Agenda:
Approval of the Minutes
Presentation on the Administrative Rules Process with Judge Bruce Johnson, Assistant Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings
Confirmation Hearing: Minnesota State Arts Board Members - Pam Perri Weaver, Margaret Rapp, Matthew Anderson
Confirmation Hearing: Minnesota Racing Commission Members - William Kozitzka, Lynn Leegard, Camille McArdle
S.F. 736	Lynch	Metropolitan inter-county association name change to Minnesota inter-county association.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Economic Development Budget Division

(01:24:11)

Chair: Sen. David J. Tomassoni
3 p.m.
Room 107 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 881	Kubly	Bird Island Tim Orth memorial victory center grant bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 584	Koering	Upsala regional community center bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 167	Sparks	Unemployment insurance provisions modification.
S.F. 549	Senjem	Rochester national volleyball center expansion grant bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 397	Rosen	Fairmont sports complex bond issue and appropriation.
S.F. 176	Lynch	University of Minnesota and Mayo foundation biotechnology and medical genomics research partnership operating expenses appropriation.

6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Environment and Natural Resources - Subcommittee on Forestry

(01:28:03)

Chair: Sen. Tom Saxhaug
6 p.m.
Room 107 Capitol

Agenda:
S.F. 91	Saxhaug	Timber harvesting land withdrawal local economic impact statement requirement.
S.F. 260	Saxhaug	Timber permits voluntary termination.
S.F. 438	Saxhaug	Forest and agricultural product loads restrictions modification; tax-forfeited lands timber sales provisions modification.
S.F. 420	Saxhaug	Firewood pest control, sale and distribution regulation.
S.F. 1118	Saxhaug	Forest product loads restrictions modification; wood products industry definition.

6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
***Revision 1: Time change***
Committee on Education

(02:37:20)

(02:31:00) (Real Media)

Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
6:30 p.m.
Site Visit - Bourroughs School, 1501 West 50th Street, Minneapolis

Agenda:
Discussion with District 1, local officials, and others regarding educational issues.

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