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Minnesota Senate Monthly Schedule

For the Month of October 2008

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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.
 
Thursday, October 2, 2008  
9:00 a.m.  
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Environment, Energy, Natural Resources Budget Division - Energy Subdivision
Chair: Sen. Gary W. Kubly
9 a.m.
Meet Met Council Buses in front of Capitol at 9am

Tour of U of M renewable energy projects
Agenda: 
Center for Diesel Research, Diesel Engine Lab, Solar Energy Lab
Algae research project

 
Tuesday, October 7, 2008  
4:45 p.m.  
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Minnesota Senate Autism Task Force
4:45 p.m.
Room 300N State Office Bldg.

Election of Chair, set meeting schedule, initial discussions
Agenda:
To be announced.

 
Thursday, October 9, 2008  
10:00 a.m.  
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement Subcommittee on Actuarial Services
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Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
10 a.m.
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: 
Review of Laws 2008, Ch. 349, Art. 10, Sec. 9 and 17.
Consideration of the scope of actuarial services to be provided by the auditing consulting actuary.
Consideration of particular required qualifications of potential auditing consulting actuarial firms.
Consideration of a potential schedule for auditing of retirement plan regular actuarial valuations and experience studies.
Consideration of the preferred duration of an auditing consulting actuarial firm contract.
Consideration of potential request for proposal elements for an auditing consulting actuarial firm.

 
Monday, October 13, 2008  
8:30 a.m.  
Monday, October 13, 2008
Green Jobs Task Force
Chairs: Sen. Ellen R. Anderson and Rep. Jeremy Kalin
8:30 a.m.
University Enterprise Laboratories, 1000 Westgate Drive, St. Paul 55114
Agenda:
To be announced.

 
11:00 a.m.  
Monday, October 13, 2008
Health and Human Services Budget Division
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Chair: Sen. Linda Berglin
11 a.m.
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
Update on Minneapolis Veterans Home and Department of Justice Investigation
Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities report on Cambridge facility
DHS update on systems in place to prevent employee fraud and abuse

 
Thursday, October 16, 2008  
9:00 a.m.  
Thursday, October 16, 2008
***Revision 1: Meeting canceled***
Committee on Education
Chair: Sen. Charles W. Wiger
9 a.m.
Site Visit -La Crescent/Hokah-Winona Site Visits
Agenda: 
9:00 a.m. La Crescent-Hokah School District (1301 Lancer Boulevard La Crescent, 55947)
1:00 p.m. Winona State University -Science Atrium in Pasteur Hall
1:30 P.m. Winona State University River Explorer (Corner of Front Street and Johnson Street, Winona)

 
Monday, October 20, 2008  
10:00 a.m.  
Monday, October 20, 2008
Administrative Simplification Taskforce
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Chairs: Sen. Linda Berglin and Rep. Diane Loeffler
10 a.m.
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda:
To be announced.

 
Tuesday, October 21, 2008  
4:45 p.m.  
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Minnesota Senate Autism Task Force
4:45 p.m.
Room 300N State Office Bldg.
Agenda:
To be announced.

 
Wednesday, October 22, 2008  
10:30 a.m.  
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Committee on State and Local Government Operations and Oversight
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Chair: Sen. Ann H. Rest
10:30 a.m.
Room 123 Capitol

Enhanced Driver's License Workshop
Agenda: 
Presentations on Enhanced Drivers Licenses.

 
Wednesday, October 29, 2008  
1:00 p.m.  
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Joint Meeting: Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division - Subcommittee on Natural Resources; E-12 Education Budget Division
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Chairs: Sen. Tom Saxhaug, Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf
1 p.m.
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda: 
State Board of Investments presentation on the investments and returns of the School Trust Fund
Department of Natural Resources presentation on forest management practices and habitat benefits of School Trust Land
Minnesota Forest Resource Council presentation on improving management practices of School Trust Forest Land

 

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