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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Tax Reform Division
Chair: Sen. Ann H. Rest
09:00 AM
Room 15 Capitol
SF 207 - REMOVED FROM AGENDA
| | Agenda: | | | Presentation on TAX INCREMENT FINANCING LEGISLATIVE REPORT - State Auditor Rebecca Otto | | S.F. 48 | Wiger | Oakdale tax increment financing (TIF) special rules authorization. | | S.F. 229 | Metzen | Dakota county community development agency tax increment financing (TIF) district establishment. |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Committee on Environment and Energy
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12 Noon
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 113 | Sparks | Drainage system provisions modifications. | | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: History of the Clean Water Act & Clean Water Legacy Amendment in MN; Watershed Restoration and Prevention Strategies | | Board of Soil and Water Resources: Implementation of restoration and prevention efforts | | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Wastewater efforts—MN River case study | | Board of Soil and Water Resources: Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District and Maplewood Mall case studies | | Board of Soil and Water Resources: Renville Soil and Water Conservation District case study | | Confirmation of Chair Beverly Jones Heydinger, MN Public Utilities Commission | | Confirmation of Thomas Cook to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources | | Confirmation of Nancy Gibson to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources | | Confirmation of Bonnie Harper-Lore to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources | | Confirmation of Norman Moody to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Judiciary Division
Chair: Sen. Ron Latz
12 Noon
Room 15 Capitol
The Judiciary Committee will meet first to process two agenda items.
| | Agenda: | | Judiciary Budget Overview
Chris Turner - Senate Fiscal Analyst |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Committee on Judiciary
Chair: Sen. Ron Latz
12 Noon
Room 15 Capitol
We will gavel into Judiciary Division for the budget overview after Judiciary Committee is completed.
| | Agenda: | | Data Privacy Overview
Laurie Beyer-Kropuenske - Director, Community Service Division,
Department of Administration
Stacie Christensen - Administrator, Information Policy Analysis Division
Department of Administration
*This item is carried over from the February 7th agenda. | | S.F. 157 | Latz | Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act. |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Committee on Education
Chair: Sen. Patricia Torres Ray
12 Noon
Room 112 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Overview of Assessments/Student Testing, continued
Jennifer Dugan, Director of Assessments, MN Department of Education | | Summary of Recommendations from the Commissioner's Assessment & Accountability Working Group Report, dated Dec. 2012. | | S.F. 38 | Hoffman, J. | Reduced-price school lunch meals state reimbursement increase and appropriation. | | S.F. 146 | Hayden | School lunch aid program provisions modification and appropriation. |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Chair: Sen. Terri E. Bonoff
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Confirmation Hearing - Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges &
Universities | Minnesota State Colleges & Universities - Budget Request -
Chancellor Steven J. Rosenstone |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
State Departments and Veterans Division
Chair: Sen. Tom Saxhaug
03:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Overview of Governor's Budget Recommendations for:
Capitol Area Architecture Planning Board
Amateur Sports Commission
Accountancy Board
Architecture Board
Barber Examiners Board
Humanities Commission |
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
5:30 p.m.
Room 112 State Capitol |
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Overview of Minnesota pensions:
- Minnesota retirement plan actuary: Bonita Wurst, ASA, Gabriel Roeder Smith
- Minnesota State Board of Investment: Howard Bicker, Executive Director, SBI
- Defined benefit plan elements and terminology: Lawrence A. Martin, Executive Director, LCPR
Brief introductions; Minnesota public pension plan administrators:
- DTRFA: J. Michael Stoffel
- MSRS: David Bergstrom
- PERA: Mary Most Vanek
- SPTRFA: Paul Doane
- TRA: Laurie Hacking
For more agenda information, click here |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
E-12 Division
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tax Reform Division
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Environment, Economic Development and Agriculture Division
Chair: Sen. David J. Tomassoni
12 Noon
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | MN Zoo budget overview | | MN Pollution Control Agency (PCA) budget overview | | MN Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) budget overview |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Committee on Health, Human Services and Housing
Chair: Sen. Kathy Sheran
12 Noon
Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 270 | Sheran | Drug formulary exception for psychotic episodes requirement; children with emotional disturbance case management services requirements; parent support program, first psychotic episode treatment, early psychosis training, and school-linked mental heal. | | S.F. 259 | Hoffman, J. | Children's school-linked mental health grants appropriation. | | S.F. 264 | Lourey | Mental health certified family peer specialists program establishment under medical assistance (MA); pediatric and children's mental health services annual review requirement. | | S.F. 265 | Sheran | Children's case management services provisions modifications; children's mental health crisis services, mental health first aid training, respite care, community health worker training and school-linked mental health services appropriations. | | S.F. 266 | Eaton | Mental health behavioral aide level II certification program. |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Transportation and Public Safety Division
Chair: Sen. D. Scott Dibble
03:00 PM
Room 15 Capitol
The committee will hear presentations on local community transportation priorities. If you would like to present to the committee on a specific project, please contact Michael Gordon at michael.gordon@senate.mn
Other bills may be added.
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 59 | Scalze | Ramsey county Twin Cities army ammunition plant (TCAAP) vicinity trunk highways and county state-aid highway construction and improvement appropriation. | | S.F. 61 | Scalze | Ramsey county Rice street and I-694 interchange environmental and design work appropriation. | | S.F. 168 | Jensen | Trunk highway #14 construction and upgrade to four-lane divided highway appropriation. | | S.F. 239 | Bonoff | I-494 additional lanes at trunk highway #55 bond issue and appropriation. | | S.F. 378 | Petersen | Ramsey U.S. highway #10 and Armstrong Boulevard interchange bond issue and appropriation. | | Central Minnesota Transportation Alliance presentation about corridor projects | | Presentation by Carver County about Highway 212 |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Committee on Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development
Chair: Sen. Dan Sparks
03:00 PM
Room 112 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council | | MNSCU – Ag Programs and Farm Business Management | | U of M College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Sciences | | U of M Extension | | Agricultural Utilization Research Institute |
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Committee on State and Local Government
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol
Members and Staff only. We will meet in the 123 Capitol hearing room at 3pm to hear a few words from the Dept. of Admin and will then begin the tour. Please wear comfortable shoes. The tour could include climbing some historic wooden ladders and ramps as well as areas with dirt flooring.
| | Agenda: | | | Restoration Tour of the State Capitol with the Department of Administration |
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
E-12 Division
Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
08:30 AM
Room 112 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 62 | Westrom | Independent school districts #611, Cyrus and #769, Morris consolidation facilitation and bond issue authorization. | | Discussion of governor's budget |
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Health and Human Services Division
Chair: Sen. Tony Lourey
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 1 | Lourey | Minnesota Insurance Marketplace Act
(pending passage in other divisions of jurisdiction). | | To testify, please email stacie.weeks@senate.mn with your name, organization, and contact information. |
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Committee on Taxes
Chair: Sen. Rod Skoe
08:30 AM
Room 15 Capitol
Added SF161
Removed SF 287
| | Agenda: | | | S.F. 119 | Skoe | Income, franchise and property tax refund provisions conformance for tax year 2012. | | S.F. 312 | Rest | Tax policy market values provisions modifications and clarifications. | | S.F. 161 | Wiger | Property tax exemption for electric generation facility personal property. | | S.F. 394 | Koenen | Real property definition for fermentation and beer wells or liquefaction tanks clarification. |
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Committee on Judiciary
Chair: Sen. Ron Latz
12 Noon
Room 15 Capitol | | Agenda: | | | S.F. 249 | Franzen | Affidavit of survivorship authorization; certificate of satisfaction and release or partial release by assignee requirement modification; interest in registered land after registration claim authorization. | | S.F. 336 | Franzen | Electronic funds transfers (EFT) uniform commercial code (UCC) applicability provisions modification. | | S.F. 196 | Ingebrigtsen | Homicide victim personal property protection inventory and emergency order authorization. | | S.F. 187 | Goodwin | Vulnerable adult offenses financial exploitation aggregation period allowance and venue options for expansion. | | S.F. 345 | Goodwin | Crime victims estate to request or enforce an order for restitution authorization. | | S.F. 33 | Latz | Assigned consumer debt default judgments regulation. |
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
Chair: Sen. Terri E. Bonoff
03:00 PM
Room 123 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Overview - Minnesota Private College Council -
Paul Pribbenow - President of Augsburg College
David R. Anderson - President of St. Olaf College
Andrea J. Lee, IHM - President of St. Catherine University | | Overview - Minnesota Career College Association |
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
State Departments and Veterans Division
Chair: Sen. Tom Saxhaug
03:00 PM
Room 107 Capitol | | Agenda: | | Overview of Governor's Budget Recommendations for:
Secretary of State
State Auditor
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Enterprise and Technology – MNIT |
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Monday, February 18, 2013
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Committee on Transportation and Public Safety
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Compensation Council
Chair:
5:30 p.m.
Room 10 State Office Building |
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I. Introduction of members
II. Election of chair
III. Review duties of the Compensation Council
IV. Salaries for Constitutional Officers, Judges and Legislators
V. Agency head salary ranges
VI. Testimony
VII. Council discussion |
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
Chair: Nancy Gibson
5:30 p.m.
Room 5 State Office Building |
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1. Approve agenda for LCCMR meeting for February 18, 2012
2. Approve the minutes for November 28, 2012
3. Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business
MS 116P.09 Subd 6 Conflict of interest. A commission member, technical advisory committee member, a peer review panelist, or an employee of the commission may not participate in or vote on a decision of the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel relating to an organization in which the member, panelist, or employee has either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel, or being an employee of the commission, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest.
4. LCCMR member and staff introductions
5. Overview
- Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) background and M.S. 116P (Biennial Report Appendix)
- 2013 Biennial Report (M.S. 116P.09 Subd. 7) adopted November 28, 2012
- LCCMR Strategic Plan adopted January 16, 2009, Reviewed November 17, 2011 and June 5, 2012 (Biennial Report Section I. Strategic Plan)
- Review Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Operating Procedures adopted September 23, 2008 -- including discussion of election procedures. Set date for elections of Executive Committee
6. Discuss 2013-2014 Calendar
7. Review Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund M.L. 2013 (FY 14-15) recommendations from November 28, 2012
8. Discuss LCCMR subcommittee to discuss contract fiscal agent for non-state appropriations and "direct and necessary" eligible expenses for future proposals - last action was to have Executive Committee appoint
9. Begin development of ENRTF 2013 Request for Proposal (RFP) to be issued by LCCMR (remaining ENRTF FY15 dollars available - $29,460,000)
10. Other business (as needed)
Next meeting February 25 to continue development new Request for Proposal (RFP) and any remaining agenda items from February 18, 2013
11. Adjourn
For more agenda information, click here |
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Committee on Rules and Administration
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Committees
Chair: Sen. Thomas M. Bakk
Room 112 Capitol
The Committee will meet immediately following full Rules Committee.
| | Agenda: | | | Appointments to Commissions. |
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Committee on Finance
Chair: Sen. Richard Cohen
08:30 AM
Room 123 Capitol
To testify, please email joshua.ney@senate.mn with your name, organization, and contact information.
All materials for the hearing must be submitted electronically 24 hours in advance.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Committee on Environment and Energy
Chair: Sen. John Marty
12 Noon
Room 107 Capitol
This hearing will be dedicated to reviewing bills on silica sand mining. Bills will be posted as soon as they are introduced. Please contact Senator Marty's office with questions.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Joint Meeting: Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development; House Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Call 651-296-0504