COMMITTEE SCHEDULE
Updated Monday, Jan. 31, 5:15 p.m.
TUESDAY, February 1
8 a.m.
JUDICIARY FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Sherry Broecker
Agenda: Overview of 1999 for Department of Corrections (DOC) and outlook for 2000.
2000 DOC capital budget requests.
Introduction of new DOC staff members.
12 noon
The House meets in Session.
2 p.m.
Joint HOUSE FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINANCE/SENATE FAMILY & EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BUDGET DIVISION
200 State Office Building
Chrs. Rep. Barb Sykora,
Sen. Pat Piper
Agenda: Adult Basic Education.
WEDNESDAY, February 2
8 a.m.
***CANCELED***
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: Canceled.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: Completion of health care costs discussion.
Youth tobacco baseline study.
Presentation of legislative audit report on welfare reform.
JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: Review of the 1999 omnibus jobs and economic development finance bill.
Procedural issues for the 2000 bonding process.
Preview of upcoming reports.
Joint TRANSPORTATION POLICY/TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chrs. Rep. Tom Workman,
Rep. Carol Molnau
Agenda: 2000 Minnesota Road Transportation Needs Assessment Study.
Metropolitan Council's 2020 Transit Master Plan.
10 a.m.
CIVIL LAW
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
Agenda: HF2522 (Smith) Federal Immigration and Naturalization Service provided access to economic security data
on specific individuals or employers
under investigation.
HF2563 (Storm) Mechanics' lien requirements and procedures modified, penalties and civil cause of action provided, and
attorney fees authorized.
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: Department of Finance presentation by John Heintz, Environment and Economic Development Team
Leader.
Overview of capital budget plan.
Explanation of detailed capital budget documents.
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: HF2590 (Seagren) K-12 education code modified.
Property Tax Division/TAXES
Chr. Rep. Ron Erhardt
Note: There are no Property Tax meetings scheduled for this week. The next meeting will be Monday, Feb. 7.
12:30 p.m.
AGRICULTURE POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
Agenda: Overview of the University of Minnesota's emerging Life Sciences and Genomics Initiative.
Testimony from Dr. Charles Muscoplat, Dean, College of Agricultural Food and Environmental Sciences; Director, Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station and Vice President for Agricultural Policy.
Testimony from Dr. Robert Elde, Dean, College of Biological Sciences.
FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Barb Sykora
Agenda: Adult Basic Education.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: Introduction of members and staff.
Committee rules and procedures.
HF2549 (Tuma) relating to counties; authorizing the special assessment procedure for certain enhanced 911 program
expenses.
HF2489 (Skoglund) relating to bicycles; authorizing local units of government to require purchasers of impounded bicycles to
register them as a condition of the sale.
Presentations by agency and association representatives.
Regulated Industries Subcommittee/COMMERCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ken Wolf
Agenda: HFXXXX (Wolf) Extending the expiration date of Legislative Electric Energy Task Force.
HFXXXX (Wolf) Modifying electric power generating plant exemption from the Minnesota Power Plant Siting Act.
HF2451 (Davids) Establishing a depreciation range system for telephone companies.
1 p.m.
Legislative Audit Commission
316 State Capitol
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: Review of the program evaluation report on school district finances.
3 p.m.
RULES & LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Pawlenty
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Fiscal analyst's salary adjustments.
Administrative request by Rep. Rich Stanek.
Approval of LCC Benefits Book.
Technology Subcommittee.
Miscellaneous personnel report.
Resolution on administration of High School Page Program.
Informal hearing on amendments to Permanent House Rules referred to Rules Committee from House floor.
3.16 (Olson) - Major finance and revenue bills; motion to separate provisions.
Amendment to Permanent House Rules 5.071 (Olson) - Privileged bills.
Amendment to Permanent House Rules (McCollum) - Forming a bipartisan group of the Rules and Legislative Administration
Committee to develop and report to the House a proposal for standardized committee rules.
THURSDAY, February 3
8 a.m.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: ***Note bill number correction*** HF1662DE (Boudreau) Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, and other
state medical assistance programs modified.
HF2670 (Bradley) Family support grants and community-based waivered services simultaneous receipt authorized for eligible
individuals.
HF2671 (Bradley) Mental retardation protection public guardianship responsibility transfer recommendations developed and
legislative report required.
JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Arlon Lindner
Agenda: Department of Trade and Economic Development comprehensive marketing plan for the state: Marketing
Minnesota.
Department of Economic Security report on training programs: Inventory of Employment Training Programs.
JUDICIARY FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Sherry Broecker
Agenda: Remaining committee business from Feb. 1.
Overview of the Ombudsman for Corrections.
8:30 a.m.
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Phil Krinkie
Agenda: Various Department of Administration reports to the Legislature.
10 a.m.
CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: HFXXXX (Carruthers) Hennepin County court fines.
HF2503 (Carruthers) Misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor offenses provided increased maximum fines.
HF2516 (Smith) Harassment definition and provisions modified relating to restraining orders.
HF1172 (Holberg) Harassment and stalking enhanced criminal penalty
provision expanded to include violations from another state.
HF2486 (Murphy) Fleeing a peace officer crime clarified to include tribal officers.
Other bills to be announced.
EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: HF76 (Seagren) K-12 education technical changes provided; governor's workforce development council, state
interagency coordinating council, and certain lease purchase installment buys and transportation aid repealed.
Report on state expectations for student achievement, Department of Children, Families and Learning.
Report from Accountability in Education Working Group.
Report from School Safety Task Force.
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: Pollution Control Agency air toxics report.
Solid waste policy report, Office of Environmental Assistance.
TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: HFXXXX (Daggett) Department of Revenue technical bill.
HFXXXX (Abrams) Department of Revenue policy bill.
12 noon
**NOTE TIME & ROOM CHANGE**
Legislative Audit Commission
112 State Capitol
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: Review of the program evaluation report on state employee compensation.
2:30 p.m.
The House meets in Session.
3 p.m.
Joint HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS/
SENATE LOCAL & METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT
200 State Office Building
Chrs. Rep. Peg Larsen,
Sen. Jim Vickerman
Agenda: Celebrating Public Service presentations by local government officials and association representatives about
current issues and legislative affairs.
Note: This meeting will be televised for overflow seating in 10 State Office Building.
4:30 p.m.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: HF2651 (Tuma) Legacy 2000; statewide natural resources projects provided, bonds issued, and money
appropriated.
Overview of Boundary Waters Canoe Area fire concerns by Jerry Rose, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forestry
Division Chief, and Olin Phillips, DNR Fire Fighting Section Manager.
6 p.m.
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
400N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: Review of July 1, 1999 actuarial valuations for the statewide and major local retirement plans, Thomas
Custis, F.S.A., Milliman & Robertson, Inc.
Review of quadrennial projection actuarial valuation of the Minnesota State Retirement System, Thomas Custis.
Consideration of recommended actuarial assumption changes, Thomas Custis.
Consideration of the report of the fire subcommittee: volunteer firefighter relief association benefit and related changes;
Minneapolis Fire Department Relief Association additional post-retirement adjustment.
HF1444 (Krinkie); SF1468 (Stevens) PERA; Membership eligibility minimum salary requirement revision.
SF2255 (Kleis) PERA; Re-employed annuitant earnings limitation.
Other items as designated by the commission chair.
FRIDAY, February 4
8 a.m.
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: To be announced.
10 a.m.
CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: Bills left on General Register at the end of last session.
SF76 (Entenza) DWI; vehicle forfeiture proceedings held at the same time as implied consent hearings requirement
eliminated.
HF1590 (Mahoney) Warrant authority of alcohol and gambling agents clarified.
HF545 (Solberg) Sale of tobacco to minors criminal penalties modified.
Other bills to be announced.
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: Review of Department of Natural Resources bonding proposals.
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: School district finances presentation by the Legislative Auditor's Office: Roger Brooks, Deputy Legislative
Auditor; and John Yunker, Project Manager.
TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: To be announced.
TUESDAY, February 8
12:30 p.m.
COMMERCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: HFXXXX (Wolf) relating to consumer protection; regulating auto glass repair and replacement; and restricting
certain rebates and incentives.
HFXXXX (Haas) authorizing insurance coverage for vicarious liability for punitive and exemplary damages.
HFXXXX (Lieder/Davids) regulating rental vehicle auto insurance coverage.
Other bills to be announced.
2:30 p.m.
Liquor Subcommittee/COMMERCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Erik Paulsen
Agenda: Presentation by House Research on the restrictions of shipping liquor within the state.
Discussion by proponents and opponents of direct shipment.
Note: This meeting was rescheduled from Jan. 19.
MONDAY, February 14
4 p.m.
Hennepin County Delegation
318 State Capitol
Chr. Sen. Linda Higgins
Agenda: Discussion of Hennepin County's legislative proposals for the 2000 Session.
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