INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Monday, March 9, 2009


The following House Files were introduced:

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1405, A bill for an act relating to taxation; disclosure of tax data to law enforcement authorities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 270B.14, subdivision 16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Dill, Atkins, Zellers, Brown, Davids, Anzelc, Howes, Hackbarth and Doty introduced:

H. F. 1406, A bill for an act relating to taxes; modifying provisions relating to lawful gambling taxes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297E.01, subdivisions 7, 8; 297E.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7, 10; 297E.13, subdivision 5; 349.12, subdivision 25; 349.166, subdivision 2; 349.19, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297E.02, subdivisions 4, 6, 11; 349.15, subdivision 3; 349.19, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Hackbarth introduced:

H. F. 1407, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article I; providing that the right of citizens to keep, bear, and use arms for certain purposes is fundamental and shall not be infringed.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Eken, Koenen, Olin, Murdock, Nornes and Sailer introduced:

H. F. 1408, A bill for an act relating to energy; creating small power producer grant program; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Loon introduced:

H. F. 1409, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting a certain Hennepin County employee to apply for disability by waiving minimum service requirements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Thissen and Olin introduced:

H. F. 1410, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing a factor for determining the amount of attorney fees awarded in certain actions; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 549.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Downey and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1411, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; funding various early, community, and adult education programs; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Cornish introduced:

H. F. 1412, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for wastewater treatment infrastructure in Waldorf; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Dettmer; Newton; Drazkowski; Urdahl; Zellers; Eastlund; Sanders; Anderson, B.; Shimanski; Howes and Holberg introduced:

H. F. 1413, A bill for an act relating to higher education; setting conditions on certain athletic scholarships; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Bigham, Seifert, Norton, Mahoney and Morrow introduced:

H. F. 1414, A bill for an act relating to higher education; changing eligibility for the state grant program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 136A.101, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Downey, Kahn, Seifert, Kiffmeyer, Brod, Mack and Emmer introduced:

H. F. 1415, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring public value impact statements for certain legislation; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Atkins, Howes and Smith introduced:

H. F. 1416, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; reducing class rate on certain recreational property; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.13, subdivision 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Loon; Brod; Zellers; Rosenthal; Garofalo; Sanders; Anderson, S.; Downey; Urdahl; Kohls; Scott; Lanning; Kiffmeyer and Abeler introduced:

H. F. 1417, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; allowing a subtraction for health insurance premiums; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.01, subdivision 19b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Nelson, Lillie, Hilstrom, Rukavina and Howes introduced:

H. F. 1418, A bill for an act relating to occupations and professions; regulating the practice of plumbing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.435, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Hilstrom, Howes, Fritz and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 1419, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; requiring certain qualifications for plumbing inspectors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.43, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1420, A bill for an act relating to horse racing; allowing racetracks outside of the seven-county metropolitan area; allowing these racetracks to operate card clubs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 240.05, subdivision 1; 240.10; 240.13, subdivisions 1, 5; 240.30, subdivisions 1, 5, 6, 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Scott, Newton, Urdahl and Anderson, S. introduced:

H. F. 1421, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; amending provisions related to speed limits; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 169.011, subdivisions 64, 90, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Bigham, Hilstrom, Paymar and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 1422, A bill for an act relating to public safety; changing the Financial Crimes Oversight Council to an advisory board; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.681.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Winkler and Bigham introduced:

H. F. 1423, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring municipalities to utilize state cooperative purchasing; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 471.345, subdivision 15.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Murphy, E.; Thissen; Norton; Kelliher; Clark; Abeler; Ruud; Loeffler; Davnie; Wagenius; Hornstein; Brynaert; Champion; Knuth; Huntley; Hausman; Anzelc; Hayden and Laine introduced:

H. F. 1424, A bill for an act relating to public health; creating a public health improvement account; modifying provisions of the statewide health improvement program; establishing a program to provide funding for health impact assessments; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.986, subdivisions 1, 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 145.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Sailer; Brynaert; Anderson, P.; Persell and Kalin introduced:

H. F. 1425, A bill for an act relating to energy; modifying renewable energy standard technology options for certain public utilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.1691, subdivision 2a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Hilty introduced:

H. F. 1426, A bill for an act relating to taxation; establishing a fire and ambulance special taxing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Lanning, Marquart and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 1427, A bill for an act relating to taxation; increasing border city enterprise allocations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.169, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Eastlund; Drazkowski; Dettmer; Kiffmeyer; Otremba; Severson; Anderson, B., and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. 1428, A bill for an act relating to marriage; modifying the grounds for marriage dissolution; requiring two-year waiting period in certain instances; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 518.06, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Eastlund; Gottwalt; Dettmer; Anderson, B.; Kiffmeyer and Severson introduced:

H. F. 1429, A bill for an act relating to counties and cities; permitting county boards to decrease their compensation at any time; modifying the limitations on salary changes for city council members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 375.055, subdivision 1; 383B.021; 415.11, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Peterson; Slawik; Kalin; Rosenthal; Murphy, E.; Laine and Liebling introduced:

H. F. 1430, A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Hortman, Tillberry, Loeffler, Dittrich and Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1431, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; transit improvement areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 469.174, subdivision 12; 469.176, subdivision 4c; 469.1763, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Rosenthal, Clark, Abeler, Benson and Slawik introduced:

H. F. 1432, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions related to children aging out of foster care; modifying the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.055, by adding a subdivision; 256K.45, subdivision 6; 260C.331, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C; repealing Laws 2007, chapter 147, article 2, section 60.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Simon, Atkins and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 1433, A bill for an act relating to insurance; regulating workers' compensation self-insurance group security requirements; providing exceptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 79A.04, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 79A.24, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Johnson; Hilty; Kalin; Murphy, E.; Thao; Hausman; Beard and Lesch introduced:

H. F. 1434, A bill for an act relating to utilities; creating mass transit zone for utility reinvestment and cost recovery; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.16, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Knuth introduced:

H. F. 1435, A bill for an act relating to transportation; modifying requirements for noise abatement on highway construction projects; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.125, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Slocum, Hausman and Howes introduced:

H. F. 1436, A bill for an act relating to finance; authorizing predesign of improvements to the historic Fort Snelling Museum and Visitor Center; amending Laws 2006, chapter 258, section 23, subdivision 3, as amended.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Seifert introduced:

H. F. 1437, A resolution memorializing the federal government to halt its practice of imposing mandates upon the states for purposes not enumerated by the Constitution of the United States and affirming Minnesota's sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. 1438, A bill for an act relating to transit; centralizing purchasing of transit vehicles and supplies, and other activities related to transit; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Juhnke introduced:

H. F. 1439, A bill for an act relating to commerce; providing for the registration and regulation of appraisal management companies; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 82C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

McNamara introduced:

H. F. 1440, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; defining financial assurance required for nonferrous metallic mineral mining; requiring rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 93.481, subdivisions 1, 7, by adding a subdivision; 93.49; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 93.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.

Brynaert; Mariani; Greiling; Kath; Morrow; Slocum; Benson; Bly; Ward; Hornstein; Winkler; Murphy, E.; Davnie; Dittrich and Swails introduced:

H. F. 1441, A bill for an act relating to education; establishing state measures of students' achievement growth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 120B.30; 120B.31; 120B.35; 120B.36; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 120B.362.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.

Olin introduced:

H. F. 1442, A bill for an act relating to crime; modifying crime of fleeing a peace officer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.487, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.487, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Hornstein, Brod, Ruud, Ward and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 1443, A bill for an act relating to taxation; creating a teleworking credit; providing a sales tax exemption for telework expenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 297A.67, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Koenen, Brod, Ward and Lieder introduced:

H. F. 1444, A bill for an act relating to taxation; expanding education subtraction and credit to broadband subscription expenses; providing a sales tax exemption for education-related broadband subscriptions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 290.01, subdivision 19b; 290.0674, subdivision 1; 297A.67, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Knuth, Carlson, Wagenius and Sailer introduced:

H. F. 1445, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; establishing a grant program for solar energy projects at regional parks; appropriating money for solar energy projects in metropolitan parks and state parks and recreation areas; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.019, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Welti; Faust; Doty; Hosch; Anderson, P.; Magnus; Juhnke; Hamilton; Eken; Brown and Shimanski introduced:

H. F. 1446, A bill for an act relating to agriculture finance; appropriating money to the University of Minnesota for agricultural research and extension; requiring report.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Otremba and Koenen introduced:

H. F. 1447, A bill for an act relating to higher education; establishing a veterinarian education loan forgiveness program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1448, A bill for an act relating to civil law; releasing information to health care agents; providing access to health care agents; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.384, subdivisions 2, 3; 144.225, subdivision 7; 144.419, subdivision 5; 169.09, subdivision 13; 246.70; 253B.10, subdivision 3; 253B.14; 253B.16, subdivision 2; 256B.48, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 1449, A bill for an act relating to public safety; classifying criminal intelligence data under the Data Practices Act; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1450, A bill for an act relating to civil commitment; clarifying civil commitment venue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 253B.02, by adding a subdivision; 253B.045, subdivision 2; 253B.05, subdivision 3; 253B.064, subdivision 1; 253B.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 2d; 253B.10, subdivision 3; 253B.185, subdivision 1; 253B.20, subdivision 4; 253B.23, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Eastlund; Shimanski; Dettmer; Anderson, B.; Emmer; Drazkowski; Gottwalt; Kiffmeyer; Buesgens; Gunther and Severson introduced:

H. F. 1451, A bill for an act relating to state government; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI; establishing budget reserve, setting amount of reserve, and providing for full funding of reserve.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Liebling and Norton introduced:

H. F. 1452, A bill for an act relating to taxation; sales tax; exempting pollution control machinery and equipment providing energy to health care facilities; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297A.68, by adding a subdivision; 297A.75, subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Faust introduced:

H. F. 1453, A bill for an act relating to taxation; tax increment financing; Pine County; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.174, subdivision 22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1454, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring commissioner of health to develop a uniform formulary exception document; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 62J.497, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Murphy, M.; Reinert; Dill and Huntley introduced:

H. F. 1455, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for an airliner maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) facility in Duluth; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Eken and Sailer introduced:

H. F. 1456, A bill for an act relating to energy; prohibiting discrimination by delivered fuel vendors against customers receiving fuel assistance; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Johnson, Olin and Dettmer introduced:

H. F. 1457, A bill for an act relating to public safety; eliminating various unfunded mandates affecting local governmental units; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 245C.05, subdivision 7; 260B.171, subdivision 3; 609.115, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 1458, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for the Juvenile Delinquent Alternatives Initiative in Ramsey County.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 1459, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a swift and certain sanctions act for persons on supervised release; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 1460, A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing an earned compliance credit program for persons on supervised release; providing for rulemaking; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Lesch introduced:

H. F. 1461, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing training and public awareness initiatives on human trafficking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.79, subdivisions 2, 3, 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Jackson, Slawik and Smith introduced:

H. F. 1462, A bill for an act relating to family law; enacting the Family Reunification Act of 2009; changing certain child placement procedures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 260C.201, subdivision 11; 260C.328; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Davnie introduced:

H. F. 1463, A bill for an act relating to the secretary of state; regulating various filings and fees; defining certain terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 5.12, subdivision 1; 5.29; 5.32; 270C.63, subdivision 13; 302A.821; 303.14; 303.16, subdivision 4; 308A.995; 308B.121, subdivisions 1, 2; 317A.823; 321.0206; 321.0210; 321.0810; 322B.960; 323A.1003; 333.055; 336A.04, subdivision 3; 336A.09, subdivision 2; 359.01, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Nelson, Lieder, Urdahl, Abeler, Hausman, Juhnke, Carlson, Solberg, Masin, Davnie, Hornstein and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1464, A bill for an act relating to railroads; modifying membership on Commuter Rail Corridor Coordinating Committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 174.86, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Nelson, Urdahl, Lieder, Abeler, Hausman, Juhnke, Carlson, Solberg, Hornstein, Smith, Davnie and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1465, A bill for an act relating to railroads; modifying requirements for railway walkways; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.501, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Nelson, Urdahl, Lieder, Abeler, Hausman, Juhnke, Carlson, Solberg, Hornstein, Smith, Davnie and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1466, A bill for an act relating to railroads; requiring lighting in switching yards; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 219.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Nelson, Urdahl, Lieder, Abeler, Hausman, Juhnke, Carlson, Solberg, Hornstein, Seifert, Smith, Beard, Masin, Davnie and Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1467, A bill for an act relating to railroads; directing commissioner to apply for federal grants for rail safety technology; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 219.01.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Knuth introduced:

H. F. 1468, A bill for an act relating to taxation; city of Arden Hills; authorizing creation of a tax increment financing district.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Johnson, Beard, Lesch, Mahoney and Kalin introduced:

H. F. 1469, A bill for an act relating to local government; city of St. Paul; appropriating money for demonstration program for commercial and industrial energy efficiency improvements.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Howes introduced:

H. F. 1470, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a new water treatment facility in the city of Hackensack; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. 1471, A bill for an act relating to commerce; eliminating the ability of financial institutions to make payday loans; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 47.59, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 47.60.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Slawik introduced:

H. F. 1472, A bill for an act relating to health; clarifying information provided by hospitals to sexual assault victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.4712, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Seifert, Magnus and Koenen introduced:

H. F. 1473, A bill for an act relating to finance; authorizing construction of wind energy and ethanol fuel training facilities; amending Laws 2008, chapter 179, section 15, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. 1474, A bill for an act relating to public safety; allowing prisoners facing civil commitment in certain cases to elect to remain confined in state correctional facilities beyond their scheduled release date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 244.05, subdivisions 1, 1b; 253B.045, subdivision 1; 253B.185, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 243.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Hayden and Paymar introduced:

H. F. 1475, A bill for an act relating to human services; addressing Minnesota family investment program eligibility and waivers for human trafficking victims; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256J.08, subdivision 90; 256J.32, subdivisions 4, 8; 256J.42, subdivision 4; 256J.425, subdivision 3; 256J.521, by adding a subdivision; 256J.575, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Atkins and Zellers introduced:

H. F. 1476, A bill for an act relating to alcohol; allowing exclusive liquor stores to sell multiple use bags; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 340A.412, subdivision 14.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Liebling, Norton, Demmer and Welti introduced:

H. F. 1477, A bill for an act relating to the city of Rochester; increasing the city's tax authority; amending Laws 2002, chapter 377, article 3, section 25.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sailer; Hilty; Anderson, P.; Brynaert; McNamara; Johnson and Benson introduced:

H. F. 1478, A bill for an act relating to utilities; regulating certain distributed energy resources; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.2411, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Kahn; Winkler; Morrow; Rukavina; Johnson; Anderson, S.; Hayden and Davnie introduced:

H. F. 1479, A bill for an act relating to taxation; individual income; providing a refundable credit for payment of principal and interest on student loans; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 290.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Haws, Hosch, Kiffmeyer, Gottwalt, Severson and Anderson, B. introduced:

H. F. 1480, A bill for an act relating to transportation; providing for oversight and distribution of transportation funding; requiring Department of Transportation to meet certain programmatic investment percentages and a certain minimum guarantee of state highway and bridge funding for all state transportation districts; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 174.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Persell, Howes and Solberg introduced:

H. F. 1481, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a sewer extension in the city of Remer; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Thissen, Huntley, Mullery, Poppe and Hortman introduced:

H. F. 1482, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions governing medical assistance claims and liens; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256B.15, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2; 514.983, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Koenen introduced:

H. F. 1483, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for wastewater treatment facility in the city of Morton; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Kath, Peterson, Tillberry, Fritz, Bly, Greiling, Mariani and Reinert introduced:

H. F. 1484, A bill for an act relating to education; refocusing educator relicensure on performance; implementing the legislative auditor's recommendations to the legislature for revising Q-Comp; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 122A.18, subdivision 4; 122A.40, subdivisions 6, 8; 122A.41, subdivisions 3, 5; 122A.413, subdivision 2; 122A.414, subdivisions 2, 2b; 122A.60, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.

Kath introduced:

H. F. 1485, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing the sale of state bonds; appropriating money for a grant to the city of Waseca for a new wastewater treatment system and plant.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Brod introduced:

H. F. 1486, A bill for an act relating to state government; requiring the commissioner of administration to review the privatization potential of state agency services and to prepare a database of all assets owned by the state; requiring a report; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.04, subdivisions 2, 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Olin and Sailer introduced:

H. F. 1487, A bill for an act relating to taxation; income; property; providing an income tax credit for bovine testing in certain parts of the state; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 273.1393; 290.06, by adding a subdivision; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 273.113.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Gottwalt introduced:

H. F. 1488, A bill for an act relating to traffic regulations; permitting tow of vehicle unlawfully parked in valet parking zone; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 169.041, subdivision 4.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

McFarlane introduced:

H. F. 1489, A bill for an act relating to real property; mortgages; providing for notice of sale and postponement; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 580.03; 580.07.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Davnie, Hornstein, Swails, Anzelc, Atkins, Abeler, Hortman, Hausman, Morgan, Newton, Morrow and Nelson introduced:

H. F. 1490, A bill for an act relating to transportation; regulating motor carriers of railroad employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 171.01, subdivision 22; 221.012, subdivisions 26, 38, by adding a subdivision; 221.0252, by adding a subdivision; 221.0314, by adding a subdivision; 221.141, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Transportation and Transit Policy and Oversight Division.

Hayden; Clark; Champion; Persell; Thissen; Murphy, E., and Fritz introduced:

H. F. 1491, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for homeless programs.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Simon introduced:

H. F. 1492, A bill for an act relating to taxation; authorizing the city of Hopkins to extend the duration of certain tax increment financing districts; modifying the application of certain rules to the districts.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Lillie, Davids, Eken, Dill, Persell, Knuth, Ward, Fritz, Gardner, Anzelc, Urdahl, Howes, Hansen, Scalze, Kalin, Sailer, Brown, McNamara, Poppe and Gunther introduced:

H. F. 1493, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for state parks and trails; requiring planning and a report.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment Policy and Oversight.

Simon, Kelliher, Hortman, Slawik and Hansen introduced:

H. F. 1494, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; providing for wrongful death actions by domestic partners; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.736, subdivision 6; 466.05, subdivision 2; 573.02, subdivisions 1, 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Kelly introduced:

H. F. 1495, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for the Goodhue Pioneer Trail; authorizing the sale and issuance of general obligation bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Kelly introduced:

H. F. 1496, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a biosolids processing facility in the city of Red Wing; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Kelly introduced:

H. F. 1497, A bill for an act relating to human services; providing a rate increase for an intermediate care facility in Red Wing; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256B.5013, by adding a subdivision.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Hilstrom and Rukavina introduced:

H. F. 1498, A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring Department of Corrections to annually report on felony DWI offenders; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1499, A bill for an act relating to economic development; appropriating money for summer youth employment.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Westrom introduced:

H. F. 1500, A bill for an act relating to towns; requiring special town meetings upon petition of electors; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 365.52, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 365.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Westrom introduced:

H. F. 1501, A bill for an act relating to local government; restructuring the Central Lakes Region Sanitary District as an elected body or alternatively providing for its dissolution; amending Laws 2003, chapter 127, article 9, section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Atkins introduced:

H. F. 1502, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; appropriating money for a trail connection to the Mississippi River Regional Trail.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Abeler, Tillberry, Thao, Fritz, Koenen, Bly, Hilstrom, Lanning, Nornes, Beard, Magnus, Howes, Falk, Gunther, Hackbarth, McFarlane and Ruud introduced:

H. F. 1503, A bill for an act relating to health occupations; establishing licensure for massage therapists; establishing fees; requiring rulemaking; providing penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 116J.70, subdivision 2a; 214.01, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 147F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Johnson introduced:

H. F. 1504, A bill for an act relating to data practices; prohibiting the reproduction of pornographic works involving a minor maintained by a government entity or court in connection with a criminal proceeding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.871, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 617.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Paymar introduced:

H. F. 1505, A bill for an act relating to public safety; increasing criminal penalties for certain sex trafficking offenses; adding sex trafficking to the definition of crime of violence; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 609.281, subdivision 5; 609.321, subdivision 7a; 609.322; 611A.036, subdivision 7; 624.712, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Sanders, Kelly, Zellers, Scott, Dettmer, Loon, Kohls, Drazkowski, Brod, Mack, Downey, Dittrich and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 1506, A bill for an act relating to taxation; deed tax; exempting certain deeds from the deed tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 287.22.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sanders; Kelly; Zellers; Scott; Dettmer; Loon; Kohls; Drazkowski; Brod; Mack; Dittrich; Anderson, P., and Downey introduced:

H. F. 1507, A bill for an act relating to taxation; mortgage tax; exempting certain residential mortgages from the mortgage tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 287.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Sanders; Kelly; Zellers; Scott; Dettmer; Loon; Kohls; Drazkowski; Brod; Mack; Dittrich; Anderson, P., and Downey introduced:

H. F. 1508, A bill for an act relating to taxation; mortgage tax; exempting certain residential mortgages for first-time homebuyers from the mortgage tax; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 287.04.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Hilstrom introduced:

H. F. 1509, A bill for an act relating to public safety; expanding the challenge incarceration program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 244.17; 244.172, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Zellers, Atkins, Lillie, Anzelc and Simon introduced:

H. F. 1510, A bill for an act relating to alcohol; clarifying that public facilities may allow noncommercial alcohol use without licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 340A.101, by adding a subdivision; 340A.401; 340A.414, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Atkins, Zellers, Anzelc, Brown and Dill introduced:

H. F. 1511, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying lawful purpose and other definitions; establishing a rating system for annual lawful purpose expenditures and imposing civil penalties; modifying provisions relating to licensing and permits and providing for fees; regulating conduct of bingo and other games; modifying lease requirements; regulating who may participate in lawful gambling; providing for expenditures of gross profits; providing for local approval; making clarifying, technical, and conforming changes to lawful gambling provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 349.11; 349.12, subdivisions 3a, 7, 7a, 12a, 18, 19, 21, 25, 29, 32a, 33; 349.15, subdivisions 1, 1a; 349.151, subdivision 4; 349.154, subdivision 1; 349.155, subdivisions 3, 4a; 349.16, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, by adding subdivisions; 349.162, subdivision 6; 349.1635, subdivision 3; 349.1641; 349.165, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 349.166, subdivision 2; 349.167, subdivision 2; 349.168, subdivision 8; 349.169, subdivisions 1, 3; 349.17, subdivisions 3, 5, 6, 7; 349.173; 349.18, subdivision 1; 349.19, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, 5, 10; 349.191, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, 2, 3, 4; 349.213, subdivisions 1, 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 349; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 349.15, subdivisions 4, 5; 349.154, subdivision 2; 349.155, subdivision 7; 349.16, subdivisions 9, 10; 349.166, subdivision 3; 349.168, subdivisions 4, 6, 7, 10; 349.18, subdivisions 2, 3; 349.2127, subdivision 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Atkins, Dill, Zellers, Brown, Davids, Anzelc, Howes, Bigham, Hackbarth and Doty introduced:

H. F. 1512, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; providing for electronic bingo; modifying pull-tab dispensing devices; making clarifying and conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 349.12, subdivisions 5, 12a, 18, 25b, 25c, 25d; 349.151, subdivisions 4b, 4c; 349.16, subdivision 7; 349.1635, subdivision 1; 349.17, subdivisions 6, 7, 8; 349.18, subdivision 1; 349.211, subdivision 1a.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Sailer introduced:

H. F. 1513, A bill for an act relating to state auditor; requiring employees and officers of local public pension plans to report unlawful actions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.456, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Hausman, Lesch and Smith introduced:

H. F. 1514, A bill for an act relating to public safety; appropriating money for the toll-free hotline for human trafficking victims.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Abeler, Thissen, McFarlane, Koenen and Loeffler introduced:

H. F. 1515, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying children's therapeutic services; exempting certain programs from licensing requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 157.16, by adding a subdivision; 245.4871, subdivision 10; 256B.0943, subdivisions 4, 6, 9.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Thissen, Hayden, Brynaert, Clark and Murphy, E. introduced:

H. F. 1516, A bill for an act relating to human services; appropriating money for long-term homeless supportive services.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Hosch, Reinert and Scalze introduced:

H. F. 1517, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing local units of government to impose administrative fines for certain offenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 6.74; 169.022; 169.985; 169.99, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Champion introduced:

H. F. 1518, A bill for an act relating to public safety; authorizing commissioner of public safety to gather, compile, and publish data on human trafficking every three years; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.785, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1519, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money to the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board; authorizing a carryover of certain funds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Falk, Koenen, Thissen and Anderson, P. introduced:

H. F. 1520, A bill for an act relating to health; providing funding for a rural health care purchasing alliance; appropriating money.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Liebling, Olin, Eastlund, Demmer, Norton and Welti introduced:

H. F. 1521, A bill for an act relating to public safety; providing earned release dates for imprisoned offenders and requiring that offenders who qualify be placed on enhanced reentry supervised release; repealing the law requiring that short-term offenders be incarcerated in local correctional facilities; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 244.01, by adding subdivisions; 244.101, subdivisions 1, 2, 3; 609.105, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 609.105, subdivisions 1a, 1b.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

Hayden introduced:

H. F. 1522, A bill for an act relating to human services; modifying provisions relating to treatment of income for determining county reimbursement for foster care, examination, or treatment; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.331, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Haws, Olin, Masin, Gottwalt and Nornes introduced:

H. F. 1523, A bill for an act relating to public safety; modifying fee for booking a person for confinement at a county or regional jail; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 641.12, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Falk; Koenen; Murphy, E.; Thissen; Huntley; Abeler; Hornstein; Anzelc and Morrow introduced:

H. F. 1524, A bill for an act relating to human services; offering supplemental hospital coverage under the MinnesotaCare program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 256L.03, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision; 256L.12, subdivision 6.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

Winkler and Dittrich introduced:

H. F. 1525, A bill for an act relating to education; requiring school districts to comply with the Schools Interoperability Framework specifications; establishing a working group.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.

Mahoney introduced:

H. F. 1526, A bill for an act relating to labor and industry; modifying municipal enforcement provisions of State Building Code; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 326B.106, subdivision 9; 326B.16.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

Kahn; Murphy, M.; Rukavina; Nelson and Smith introduced:

H. F. 1527, A bill for an act relating to retirement; authorizing the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities early separation incentive programs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 136F.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Kahn; Murphy, M.; Nelson and Smith introduced:

H. F. 1528, A bill for an act relating to retirement; permitting certain Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System tenured faculty to elect defined benefit plan retirement coverage; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 354B.21, subdivision 2.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1529, A bill for an act relating to civil proceedings; removing a dollar limitation on attorney or agent fees in certain cases; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 15.471, subdivision 5.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Hornstein introduced:

H. F. 1530, A bill for an act relating to the Metropolitan Airports Commission; requiring the commission to prohibit outsourcing of certain jobs; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Loeffler and Laine introduced:

H. F. 1531, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing additional whistleblower protection to state employees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 181.932, subdivision 1.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Kalin introduced:

H. F. 1532, A bill for an act relating to the secretary of state; regulating various filings, forms, records, submissions, motions, and orders; regulating certain dissolutions; defining a term; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 5.15; 5.23, subdivisions 1, 4; 5.26, subdivision 1; 270C.63, subdivision 4; 272.488, subdivision 2; 302A.151; 303.06; 303.11; 308B.215; 321.0809; 321.0902; 321.0906; 321.0909; 322B.91, subdivision 1; 322B.92; 336.9-519; 336.9-521; 336.9-525; 336A.03, subdivision 3; 545.05, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 5.03; 308B.121, subdivision 3; Minnesota Rules, part 8280.0470.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Sailer, Brynaert, Loeffler, Knuth and Gardner introduced:

H. F. 1533, A bill for an act relating to energy; providing cost recovery for utility's renewable facilities; providing for high-efficiency utility rate options; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 216B.1645, subdivision 2a; 216B.169, subdivision 2; repealing Laws 2007, chapter 3, section 3.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Energy Finance and Policy Division.

Downey, Kohls, Drazkowski, Dettmer and Kiffmeyer introduced:

H. F. 1534, A bill for an act relating to state government; providing conditions relating to acceptance and expenditure of federal stimulus funds.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Hausman introduced:

H. F. 1535, A bill for an act relating to metropolitan government; transferring transit functions from the Metropolitan Council; creating the Minnesota Transit Authority; increasing the general sales tax and dedicating the proceeds to the authority; abolishing certain local sales tax authority; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 297A.62, subdivision 1; 297A.94; 297A.99, subdivision 1; 297B.02, subdivision 1; 398A.04, subdivision 1; 398A.07, subdivision 1; 473.121, by adding a subdivision; 473.375; 473.382; 473.384; 473.385; 473.386; 473.3875; 473.388; 473.39, subdivisions 1, 1m, 2, 4, 5, as added; 473.392; 473.3997; 473.405; 473.4051, subdivision 1; 473.407, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5; 473.408; 473.409; 473.411; 473.415, subdivision 1; 473.416; 473.42; 473.436; 473.446; 473.448; 473.449; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 297A.992; 297A.993; 398A.04, subdivisions 2, 3; 398A.10; 473.384, subdivisions 6, 7; 473.387; 473.391; 473.399, subdivisions 1, 1a, 4, 5; 473.3994, subdivisions 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14; 473.4461; Laws 2008, chapter 152, article 6, section 8.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Nelson and Kahn introduced:

H. F. 1536, A bill for an act relating to the University of Minnesota; authorizing enacting of ordinances; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.84, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 137.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

Mullery introduced:

H. F. 1537, A bill for an act relating to eminent domain; modifying definition of public use; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 117.025, subdivision 11.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

Mariani introduced:

H. F. 1538, A bill for an act relating to education; fostering educational innovation to improve student and school performance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 126C.10, subdivision 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.

The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on K-12 Education Policy and Oversight.