8 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: HF159 (Sviggum) Unicameral legislature provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Kevin Goodno
Agenda: Presentation of capital budget request for building occupied by the Department of Health (717 Delaware St.) given by David Johnson, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Health and Kath Ouska, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Administration.
Presentation of capital budget requests given by the Veterans Homes Board.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: HF2682 (Hasskamp) Camp Knutson capital improvements grant provided and money appropriated.
HF2703 (Leighton) Austin Riverside arena expanded and remodeled, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2704 (Leighton) Austin historic paramount atmospheric theatre restoration grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2705 (Lieder) Polk County regional jail facility in Crookston provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2706 (Lieder) Ada outdoor recreation complex developed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2739 (Solberg) Itasca County railroad authority grant, Itasca County highway improvement grant, and Nashwauk wells and wastewater treatment facilities construction grant provided; bonds issued; and money appropriated.

TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Carol Molnau
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2844 (Knoblach) St. Cloud Department of Transportation facility renovation and addition provided, and money appropriated.
MnDOT bonding requests: local bridges; St. Cloud headquarters; Detroit Lakes headquarters; Moorhead truck station; Traffic Management Center.

10 a.m.

CIVIL LAW
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
Agenda: HF1865 (Pawlenty) Stay-at-home nursing mothers excused from jury duty.
HFXXXX (Holberg) Revisor's bill.
HF2527 (Biernat) Sole physical custody of a child modification standards altered.
HF2555 (Carruthers) Civil third-party liability imposed for damages caused by intoxicated persons under age 21.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: Department of Natural Resources bonding recommendations:
NB-5 Forest roads and bridges.
NB-14 State forest land acquisition.
NB-16 Forest recreation facility rehabilitation.
NB-10 Reforestation (governor zeroed out).
NB-6 Fisheries acquisition.
NB-7 RIM - fisheries improvement.
NB-9 Stream protection and restoration.
NB-17 Water access, fishing piers.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: Overview of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities bonding requests and priorities.

K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Continuation of HF2590 (Seagren) K-12 education code modified.
HF2569 (Kielkucki) School food service appropriation provisions modified.
HF2579 (Lieder) Fisher K-12 school building and community center construction provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2821 (Solberg) Independent school district Nos. 318, Grand Rapids, 316 Greenway, and 319, Nashwauk-Keewatin; enhanced pairing cooperation and combination aid provided, and money appropriated.
HF2633 (Luther) School health and safety program revenue eligibility expanded to include pupil and staff safety improvements.
HF2631 (Abeler) School district levy for crime prevention increased.

Property Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Erhardt
Agenda: HF2509 (Skoe) Local government aid base increased for eligible cities.
HF2640 (Haas) City base aid and maximum aid increased for eligible cities.
HF2724 (Ness) Local government aid base increased for eligible cities.

12:30 p.m.

AGRICULTURE POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Overview of the proposed feedlot rules from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Testimony from Gary Pulford, feedlot manager, and Gretchen Sabel, feedlot coordinator.
Farmers' comments on the proposed rules.
HF3022 (Westfall) Animal feedlot rules delayed implementation and enforcement provided.
HF2798 (Ness) Specified feedlot penalty orders alternative uses authorized.
Note: The committee will recess at 2:15 p.m. and then reconvene in 10 State Office Building later in the afternoon at the call of the chair.

FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Barb Sykora
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Childcare program integrity.
Testimony from Dan Haley, Department of Human Services; Tom Guthery and Michael Kline, MN Fraud Investigators Association.
HF2678 (Nornes) Early Childhood and Family Education (ECFE) previous appropriations increased for transitional housing programs and emergency services.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: HF590 (Anderson, B.) Private property rights protection act adopted.
HF591 (Anderson, B.) Private property protection act adopted.
HF2521 (Hasskamp) Township of Lake Edwards name changed to the township of Lake Edward.
HF2722 (Tunheim) Kittson County granted the authority to dissolve a town with less than five full-time residents.
Other business to be announced.

Regulated Industries Subcommittee/
COMMERCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ken Wolf
Agenda: HF2496 (Davids) Department of Public Service abolished, and powers and duties transferred.

4 p.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: HF2733 (Mares) Soccer; Amateur Sports Commission new facilities plan developed and implemented statewide, grants authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Testimony from Paul Erickson, MN Amateur Sports Commission; Julie Howell, MN Youth Soccer; and Tom Duffy.
DM&E;railroad issues (Dorn). Testimony from Gary Neumann, Rochester City Administrator.
HF2630 (Luther) Minnesota organ procurement organization capital improvements grant provided for organ, eye, and tissue donation initiatives; and money appropriated. Testimony from Susan Gunderson, Executive Director of Lifesource.
HF2583 (Anderson, I.) Koochiching County Minnesota cold weather testing center construction grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. Testimony from Jack Murray, Mayor of International Falls, and Paul McLaughlin, City Council Member.

THURSDAY, February 10

8 a.m.

HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HFXXXX (Nornes) Nursing facility case mix and MDS assessment systems consolidated.
HFXXXX (Howes) Senior Prescription Drug discount cards limited.
HFXXXX (Seifert, J.) Nursing facility and health care providers reimbursement increases.

JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Arlon Lindner
Agenda: HF2642 (Rhodes) Bond requirement waivers provided for eligible job search firms that were formerly licensed employment agencies.
HF2839 (Storm) Providing funding for the e-Business Institute.
HF2840 (Cassell) Providing support for the development of workforce identification systems.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Sherry Broecker
Agenda: HFXXXX (Broecker) Regional jails. Testimony from Kevin Corbid, Association of Minnesota Counties and Gary Waller, Gary Waller and Associates, Inc.
Overview of the courts budget, Sue Dosal, State Court Administrator.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: To be announced.

8:30 a.m.

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board bonding requests.
Department of Administration Capitol Project 2005 bonding request.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: HF2745 (Stanek) DWI; repeat DWI offenders provided felony penalties, and incarceration and intensive probation
supervision sentencing required.

EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: Listening and Learning Report, Lieutenant Governor Mae Schunk.
Other items to be determined.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2505 (Leppik) Annual state park permits effective for a 12 month period.
HFXXXX (Swenson) State park boundary bill.
HF2534 (Davids) Root River Trail designated as a dogsled route.
HF2506 (Hackbarth) Blaze orange requirements modified.
HFXXXX (Hackbarth) Archery bow fishing.
HFXXXX (Bakk) Archery bow fishing.
HF2559 (Howes) Inland water sunken logs recovery provided.
HF2888 (Peterson) Canoe and boating route marking authorized on a portion of the Chippewa River.
HF2603 (Hackbarth) Disabled hunters use of motorized vehicles authorized in wildlife management areas.

TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: To be announced.

12:30 p.m.

AGRICULTURE & RURAL
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Bob Ness
Agenda: HF2698 (Dorman) Ethanol producer payment eligibility expanded.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Overview of the regional jail facilities capital budget request.

COMMERCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2731 (Davids) Motor vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and factory branches unfair practices regulated.
HF1394 (Pawlenty) Uniform Commercial Code secured transactions provisions adopted, and revised article 9 provided.
Other bills to be announced.

3 p.m.

The House meets in Session.

Immediately Following Session

Elections & Rulemaking Subcommittee/
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
400N State Office Building
Chrs. Rep. Marty Seifert, Rep. Steve Dehler
Agenda: HF933 (Holberg) Legislative and congressional districts coordinated.
HFXXXX (Seifert, M.) Secretary of State's technical bill.
HF301 (Knoblach) Legislature size fixed after the 2000 census.
HF2570 (Bradley) Energy code rules to remain in effect for specified residential buildings.
Additional bills to be announced.

FRIDAY, February 11

8 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: HF159 (Sviggum) Unicameral legislature provided, and constitutional amendment proposed.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Optional day for carry-over discussion.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE
Chr. Rep. Kevin Goodno
Note: The Health and Human Services
Finance Committee will not meet today.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: HF2995 (Fuller) DWI; driving while impaired crimes and provisions recodified and simplified.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: Department of Natural Resources bonding recommendations:
NB-18 Trail acquisition - Paul Bunyan Trail.
NB-19 Lake Superior safe harbors.
G-1 Metro regional parks capital improvement.
G-2 State trail connections.
NB-11 RIM Critical habitat match.
NB-13 RIM Wildlife development.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: Overview of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities bonding requests and priorities continued.

K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: HF2497 (Rifenberg) Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia, maximum effort capital loan authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF628 (Fuller) Independent School District Nos. 38, Red Lake, 115, Cass Lake, 299, Caledonia, and 306, LaPorte, maximum effort capital loans approved; bonds issued; and money appropriated.

TAXES
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Note: Tax committee will not meet today.