WEDNESDAY, March 1

7:30 a.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2809 (Howes) Ah-Gwah-Ching Nursing Center admissions criteria clarified, and center required to provide information on and promote geriatric rapid assessment stabilization program.
HF2935 (Larsen, P.) Dental services disclosures and consumer protection requirements clarified, and specified dental benefits disclosures required.
HF2623 (Anderson, B.) Infant inborn metabolic defect testing and follow-up program expanded to include medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, rules amended, and money appropriated.
HF3278 (Abeler) Seniors' agenda for independent living program expanded, congregate housing services project administration modified, and money appropriated.
HF3811 (Boudreau) Alternative rate-setting methodologies authorized for day training and habilitation vendors, task force extended, and money appropriated.
HF3052 (Solberg) Itasca County medical assistance prepayment demonstration project participation extended.
HF3250 (Greenfield) Vulnerable adult maltreatment determinations review and reconsideration rights specified.
HF537 (Boudreau) Complementary and alternative health care freedom of access act adopted.
HF3839 (Goodno) Speech-language pathologist, audiologist, unlicensed mental health practitioners, alcohol and drug counselors, and hearing instrument dispensers training, practice, licensure, and registration practices modified.
Note: The committee will reconvene after session.

8 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3110 (Mares) Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission
exhibition participation provision repealed.
HF3679 (Seagren) Charter school appeals considered by the Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation, and charter school approval process modified.
HF3327 (Broecker) Local government authorization to petition to amend or repeal rules sunset eliminated.
HF3852 (Westfall) State government decentralized.
HF3557 (Krinkie) Previous Mankato area growth management and planning study completion transferred to the office of strategic and long-range planning, and
technology initiatives inventory required.
HF3853 (Krinkie) State internal service funds budgetary information and reports required.
Note: The committee will reconvene at 3:30 p.m. in 500N State Office Building if the morning agenda is not completed.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3900 (Abrams) Guthrie Theater project, money appropriated.
HF3299 (Wejcman) Minneapolis empowerment zone sub-projects infrastructure improvements authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3073 (Solberg) Fort Snelling Building No. 17 restored for use as an international hostel, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2702 (Osthoff) St. Paul: new Maxson-Dale business center roads constructed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3117 (Mahoney) St. Paul Phalen Corridor Initiative west segment construction gap financing grant authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3182 (Paymar) St. Paul Trunk Highway No. 5 landscaping improvements authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3227 (Dawkins) St. Paul; Pierce Butler Avenue relocated and extended, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3419 (McGuire) Ramsey County; Gibbs Farm interpretive/visitors center construction authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3298 (Entenza) Minnesota Children's Museum permanent exhibits grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1510 (Erhardt) Filing fees modified for securities issued by open-end management companies and unit investments trusts.
Note: The committee will recess and reconvene at 6:30 p.m. in 200 State Office Building.

Joint TRANSPORTATION POLICY/
TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chrs. Rep. Tom Workman,
Rep. Carol Molnau
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2891 (Molnau) Motor vehicles sales tax portions deposited in the highway user tax distribution fund and the multimodal transportation fund, exclusive bus transit ways established, transit improvement financed, and money appropriated.
HF3967 (Vandeveer) Passenger automobile registration tax credit provided.
HF446 (Kuisle) Passenger automobile registration tax depreciation rate decreased, and motor vehicle sales tax revenue allocated.

10 a.m.

CIVIL LAW
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3695 (Holberg) Guardian and conservatorship system advisory committee established and report required.
HF2751 (Stanek) Financial institutions provided limited liability for information furnished for investigative purposes, stolen and counterfeit check reporting or transfer provided criminal penalties, and racketeering expanded.
HF3574 (Olson) Ethical standards for the chief administrative law judge, administrative law judges, and compensation judges provided; and tape recordings included with file of hearings.
HF3347 (Gleason) Chief administrative law judge authorized to establish a subject matter specialization system for judges.
HF3105 (Hasskamp) Indigent persons represented by legal aid offices conflicts of interest studied by court-appointed attorney task force.
HF3518 (Smith) Juvenile and adult criminal history data practices provisions modified.
HF2768 (Bishop) Revenue recapture claims time limit specified for eligible spouses.
HF591 (Anderson, B.) Property owner costs and fees reimbursement provided in specified eminent domain proceedings.
HF919 (Kuisle) Right of first refusal extended to railroad right-of-way property leaseholders and interest notice required.
HF3517 (Biernat) Child support provisions clarified, notice to remove filing period modified, and specified requirements repealed.
HF3208 (Dawkins) Residential real estate held in trust homestead treatment clarified, appeal periods consistency provided, and specified uniform probate code provisions modified.
HF3519 (Biernat) Expedited child support process provisions modified.
HF3534 (Harder) Agricultural contract requirements and enforcement procedures modified.
Note: Anything not heard in the morning will be heard in the Basement Hearing Room immediately after session.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF304 (Tunheim) Shipment and possession of wild animals taken on the Red Lake Indian Reservation north of the 49th parallel authorized, and no state license required.
HF2559 (Howes) Inland water sunken logs recovery provided.
HF2991 (Swenson) State park additions and deletions provided.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: HF2611 (Dehler) Community and technical college resident tuition rates provided to nonresidents and contract requirements specified.
Finalize committee bonding priorities.
Bills to be added.

K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3725 (Sviggum) School facility floor covering replacement costs included in health and safety revenue.
HF3231 (Seagren) General education, special programs, lifework development, facilities and technology, education excellence, nutrition programs, and libraries provisions modified.
HF3668 (Seagren) School district net tax capacity assessment/sales ratio study annual adjustment modified.
HF3130 (Koskinen) School district equity revenue program increased and money appropriated.
HF2874 (Carlson) General education funding increased for class size reduction and full-day kindergarten, and money appropriated.
HF2754 (Dorn) Teacher mentorship programs funded through increased general education revenue and money
appropriated.
HF2756 (Kelliher) Intervention programs funded through additional general education revenue and money appropriated.
HF3747 (Rukavina) School district declining pupil unit aid established and money appropriated.
HF3760 (Ness) Small school enhanced equity revenue component added to general education revenue.
HF3594 (Ness) School district adjusted pupil units modified.
HF2616 (Dawkins) Youth Works grant funds authorized to be used for percentage of administrative costs, other costs designated, and money appropriated.

Property Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Erhardt
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3672 (Davids) Electric generation peaking facility personal property tax exemption provided.
HF3765 (Ness) Relative homestead treatment requirement that agricultural property owner be a Minnesota resident eliminated.
HF3746 (Mulder) Agricultural property exempt from general education levies.
HF2886 (Bakk) County natural resources land in lieu of tax payment provided inflation adjustment and program administration transferred to the Commissioner of Revenue.
HFXXXX (Rest) Providing a levy limit adjustment appeals procedure for reserve spend down in 2000.
Proposal from Rep. Rest regarding special levies; operation and maintenance costs of county jails; includes a facility that is licensed by the Department of Human Services and used for correctional out-of-home placements.
Additional bills may be added.

12:30 p.m.

AGRICULTURE POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3214 (Knoblach) Partition fence law applicability limited.
HF3582 (Holsten) Phosphorus plant food use prohibition provisions modified for specified counties, and adulteration factors clarified.
HF2796 (Ness) Farm real estate or operations third-party debtor disclosure required and remedies provided.
HF3271 (Ness) Feedlot permit obligations disclosure and timely permit issuance required, and remedies provided for permit denied.
HF3692 (Kuisle) Feedlot permit provisions modified, manure applicator education and training requirements provided, and administrative penalty order requirements expanded.

FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Barb Sykora
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3533 (Juhnke) Community education revenue provided for youth programs and money appropriated.
HF3693 (Mullery) Early Head Start programs funded, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds transferred, and money appropriated.
HF3722 (Mullery) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants transferred for Early Childhood Family Education programs funding and money appropriated.
HF2805 (Mulder) Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) state aid increased and money appropriated.
HF3660 (Mariani) Children's development fund created with tobacco settlement proceeds, advisory task force established, money appropriated, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF3865 (Chaudhary) Basic Sliding Fee child care assistance funded through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) fund transfers and money appropriated.
Additional agenda items may be added.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3057 (McElroy) Business subsidy provisions clarified.
HF590 (Anderson, B.) Private property rights protection act adopted.
HF3530 (Abrams) Metropolitan area transit and paratransit additional bonding authority provided for capital expenditures.
HF3807 (Abrams) Minnetonka replacement service transit program authorized.
HF3814 (Anderson, B.) Aggregate material importer definition clarified and Wright County exported materials production tax authorized.
HF3786 (Anderson, B.) Wright County ditch conveyance to St. Michael and Albertville authorized.
HF3936 (Larsen, P.) Metropolitan government task force created and recommendations required.
HF3378 (Tomassoni) St. Louis County unclassified service position authorized number increased
HF3729 (Jennings) Wyoming and Chisago City orderly annexed property reimbursement duration limit exemption provided.
HF2436 (Dawkins) Cruelty to animals and dangerous dog regulations modified, animal disposition provisions expanded, and evidence preservation provided.
HF2843 (Trimble) Ramsey County exempted from imposing county conservation fees.
Additional bills may be announced. Final order may vary.
Note: It is anticipated that the committee will recess for session and reconvene at the call of the chair in 316 State Capitol.

Regulated Industries Subcommittee/
COMMERCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ken Wolf
Agenda: Discussion of telecommunication proposals:
HF2937 (Wolf) Telecommunications statutes modified and recodified, and money appropriated.
HF3329 (Wolf) Minnesota telecommunications act adopted.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: This meeting will be continued at 5:30 p.m. in 500S State Office Building.

2:30 p.m.

***ADD***
RULES & LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATION
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Pawlenty
Agenda: Calendar for the Day for March 2.
Motion regarding Calendar for the Day
5 p.m. deadline.
HR16 (Krinkie) A resolution giving consent to certain persons to pursue a legal action during the legislative session.

3 p.m.

The House meets in Session.

6:30 p.m.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2916 (Erickson) Mora Workforce Center elevator provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3738 (Rhodes) St. Paul RiverCentre's Roy Wilkins Auditorium redevelopment planned, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3926 (Rhodes) Schubert Theater project, money appropriated.
HF3186 (Trimble) Minnesota Council for Quality grant authorized, and money appropriated.
HF3072 (Kubly) Olivia agricultural innovation center established, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3560 (Wenzel) Little Falls Minnesota fishing museum construction grant authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3563 (Clark, K.) Minneapolis Hiawatha Corridor affordable housing, and mixed commercial and residential development appropriation provided; streets, infrastructure and capital improvements authorized; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
HF3847 (Clark, K.) Publicly owned low-income disabled and elderly high rise air-conditioning grants provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2266 (Skoe) Bagley stormwater and sediment control project appropriation provided.
HF3572 (Rukavina) Virginia Silver Lake storm sewer outlet relocation provided, and money appropriated.
HF3812 (Larson, D.) Historic Grimm farm program/support facility construction grant provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3830 (Daggett) New York Mills wastewater funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3938 (Daggett) Becker County tourism funding, money appropriated.
HF3269 (Jaros) Duluth Lake Superior College multipurpose recreation complex authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3899 (Jennings) North West Company fur post interpretive center permanent exhibits constructed, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3838 (Reuter) Owatonna infrastructure improvements authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3651 (Sykora) Department of Children, Families and Learning energy assistance responsibilities transferred to the Department of Economic Security; energy assistance program requirements provided; and report required.
Note: If the committee is not able to get through the whole agenda Wednesday evening, the agenda will be continued on Friday, March 3 at 8 a.m. in 200 State Office Building.

7 p.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee recommendations on the following capital budget requests: Department of Natural Resources; Office of Environmental Assistance; Board of Water and Soil Resources and any other requests that fall under the purview of this committee.

THURSDAY, March 2

7:30 a.m.

***NOTE TIME CHANGE***
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3209 (Seifert, J.) Health care cost containment major commitment expenditure report requirements modified.
HF3356 (Abeler) Essential community provider status application deadline extended for a nonprofit community health care facility serving Southeast Asian immigrants and refugees, and termination and renewal designation modified.
HF1757 (Haas) Health insurer and health maintenance organization regulations simplified.
HF3642 (Huntley) Medical education program funds application and distribution provisions modified.
Note: This meeting will be continued after session.

8 a.m.

JOBS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Arlon Lindner
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3806 (Wolf) Nonprofit organization reemployment compensation provisions modified.
HF3290 (Dorman) Specified discrimination complaint communications classified as privileged.
HF2784 (Dorman) Rural challenge grant program loan repayments regulated.
Followup discussion from Feb. 24 meeting on the governor's workforce development plan, Department of Economic Security, and the Department of Human Services.
Bills may be added.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Sherry Broecker
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2533 (Kielkucki) Correctional fees allocated and probation officer salary state reimbursement proration eliminated.
HF2892 (Stanek) Omnibus sex offender bill.
HF3085 (Bishop) Judicial branch, criminal justice technology infrastructure improvements and grants, community corrections act subsidy grants, and sex offender supervision caseload reduction grants funding provided; and money appropriated.
HF3361 (Stanek) Board of Public Defense responsibility for specified criminal defense costs provided.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3753 (Workman) Freeway metered ramp study required and money appropriated.
HF2953 (Workman) Motor vehicle registration and titling provisions, plate impoundment provisions, and interstate commercial vehicle registration modified.
HF2564 (Workman) Public utility facilities relocated due to light rail construction entitled to expense reimbursement from the state.
HF3030 (Seagren) Truck traffic prohibited on Hennepin County Road No. 1 between Trunk Highway No. 169 and Flying Cloud Drive.

8:30 a.m.

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3000 (Seifert, M.) Administrative rules sunset provided, governmental operations committees authorized to formally object to rules, proposed rule reviews modified, and rules task force created.
Other bills may be added.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2655 (Leppik) Underage persons attempting to purchase alcohol or tobacco products with false identification provided increased penalties and driver license sanctions, and retailers authorized to seize false I.D.
HF2712 (Broecker) Private counsel retained for appeal or post conviction matters required to make transcript fee arrangements with the state public defender.
HF3614 (Holberg) Automobile theft prevention special revenue account funds provided for prevention activities, insurance surcharge exemptions provided for specified vehicles, and money appropriated.
HF3624 (Olson) Character development program completion required for juvenile property offenders on probation and repeat offenders required to pay full restitution plus program completion.
HF3825 (Smith)Tribal police departments annual insurance cap established.
HF3846 (Bishop) Community notification law inclusion of predatory offenders clarified.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: If the agenda is not completed during the regular meeting time, the CRIME PREVENTION Committee will meet from 12:30-2:30 p.m. in 300S State Office Building.

EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: To be announced.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3576 (Osskopp) Solid waste and wastewater treatment facilities reporting requirements modified, and toxics in packaging exemption period extended.
HF2823 (Howes) Artificial light use provisions modified during hunting season.
HF2807 (Howes) Perch; daily and in possession bag limits imposed.
HF3604 (Hackbarth) All-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety training and youth operating provisions modified.
HF3630 (Buesgens) Public entity construction debris recycling encouraged.
Note: If necessary, the committee will recess and reconvene in 5 State Office Building after 5 p.m.

TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: HF2941 (Daggett) Individual income tax rates reduced, health insurance premium subtraction provided, and corporate franchise tax appointment formulas modified.
HF3028 (Abrams) Individual income tax long-term capital gain exclusion authorized.
HF3101 (Abrams) Individual income tax long-term capital gain exclusion authorized.
HF3175 (Sykora) Personal and dependent income tax exemption subtraction provided.
HF2348 (Larsen, P) Automatic income tax rebate provided and money appropriated.
HF3728 (Rest) Working family income tax credit increased.

12:30 p.m.

AGRICULTURE POLICY
***NOTE ROOM CHANGE***
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tim Finseth
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3325 (Westrom) Seed germination test time period extended.
HF3802 (Westfall) Canadian geese crop depredation abatement materials purchased, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2796 (Ness) Farm real estate or operations third-party debtor disclosure required and remedies provided.
HF2877 (Peterson) Attorney general agri-business investigative unit established, "support family farms" license plates authorized, and money appropriated.

CAPITAL INVESTMENT
***NOTE ROOM CHANGE***
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Jobs and Economic Development Finance Committee recommendations on the following capital budget requests: Department of Trade and Economic Development; Energy Investment Loan Programs; MN Historical Society; Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and grants to political subdivisions.
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE Committee recommendations on capital budget requests from the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
Note: This meeting will recess for session and reconvene at 7 p.m.

COMMERCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: Continuation of bills not heard on Feb. 29.
HF3310 (Abeler) Health plan contract stacking regulated and remedy provided.
HF1841 (Davids) Insurance compliance self-audit privilege established.
HF2644 (Carlson) Continued employer-paid health insurance coverage provided for dependent spouses of retirees.
HF3833 (Goodno) Uniform prescription drug information card issuance required of health benefit plans.
HF3964 (Wilkin) Comprehensive health association eligibility and coverage modified, and premium rates study required.
HF2935 (Larsen, P.) Dental services disclosures and consumer protection requirements clarified, and specified dental benefits disclosures required.
HF3464 (Rukavina) Merged or consolidated electric cooperative members authorized to reestablish former electric cooperative.
HF3421 (Bakk) Electric cooperative's election to be regulated petition and balloting provisions modified.
HF3238 (Swenson) Farm equipment manufacturers and dealers regulated.
HF3375 (Mulder) Health care purchasing alliances modified.
HF2694 (Ozment) Vasa township detached banking facility authorized.
HF2394 (McGuire) Violent video games sale to children prohibited, display in public places restricted, and remedies provided.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: This meeting will be continued 30 minutes after session in 500S State Office Building.

***ADD***
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: To be announced.

3 p.m.

The House meets in Session.

4 p.m. or after Session

***ADD***
CIVIL LAW
500N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
Agenda: HF3742 (Smith) Revenue recapture act collection of conciliation court judgments authorized, claims priority specified, and money appropriated.
HF3424 (Pawlenty) Electronic filing of real estate documents task force established and report to the Legislature required.
HF3311 (Dawkins) Parenting plans provided, terminology modified, and money appropriated.
HF3756 (Abrams) Holocaust victims insurance relief act established and civil penalties imposed.
HF3658 (Smith) Germany and Japan; forced labor actions statue of limitations waived.
HF2810 (Buesgens) Financial institution federal data privacy regulation conformity required and state enforcement provided.

***ADD***
Subcommittee on Metropolitan Council and Agencies/
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
400N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mary Liz Holberg
Agenda: To be announced.

WAYS & MEANS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dave Bishop
Agenda: To be announced.

FRIDAY, March 3

8 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: To be announced.

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: To be announced, if meeting is required.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: To be announced, if meeting is needed.

10 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3766 (Skoglund) Pawnbrokers providing electronic transaction records to law enforcement agencies required to use most current version of the interchange file specification format.
HF2939 (Rhodes) Adult court jurisdiction provided over juvenile offenders charged with serious crimes involving firearms.
HF3369 (Peterson) Anhydrous ammonia tampering prohibited, and civil and criminal penalties imposed.
HF3402 (Entenza) Nonlicensed classroom instructor criminal background checks required.
HF3303 (Entenza) Failure to pay over state funds criminal penalties provision expanded to include failure to remit a tax.
HF3571 (Osskopp) Dangerous weapon possession at gambling establishment
felony penalty provided, signage required, detention of suspects provided,
shipment of gambling devices regulated, and definitions and penalties provided for cheating.
HF3023 (Broecker) Lawful gambling fraud defined and felony penalties imposed.
HF3659 (Wenzel) Child abuse services professionals training requirements expanded, services determinations to consider risks of child living with unrelated adult, child endangerment felony penalties increased, and minimum sentencing imposed.
Other bills to be announced.
Note: The committee will continue meeting in the Basement Hearing Room until the agenda is completed.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF2798 (Ness) Specified feedlot penalty orders alternative uses authorized.
HF2962 (Haas) Seizure and administrative forfeiture of firearms and abandoned property provided, trespass citation authority and vehicle forfeiture provisions modified, conservation officer residency required, and money appropriated.

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: HF2906 (Peterson) University of Minnesota College of Agriculture report to the legislature required.
HF3417 (Opatz) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) provided funding comparable to national peer institutions, and money appropriated.
HF3726 (Bishop) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) increased enrollment efforts appropriated money.
Bills to be added.

K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3609 (Sykora) Full-day enrichment kindergarten pilot grant program established and money appropriated.
HF3206 (Rifenberg) Rural teacher education loan forgiveness program created and money appropriated.
HF3698 (Seagren) Excellent teacher recruitment improved, loan forgiveness program created, and money appropriated.
HF2858 (Gunther) Minnesota talented youth math project expanded and money appropriated.
HF3293 (Kielkucki) Public school employees mandatory statewide health care plan studied and money appropriated.
HF3567 (Mares) School district facilities levies consolidation provided, and handicapped access and fire safety program revenue cap eliminated.
HF3160 (Pugh) Debt service equalization aid funding increased, new school buildings property tax levy lowered, and money appropriated.
HF2818 (Opatz) Board of Teaching required to report on performance of teacher candidates on reading, writing, and math skills exam and on common core assessments.

TAXES
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
***NOTE CHANGE***
Agenda: HF3044 (Dehler) Income tax long-term care insurance credit inflation protection requirement removed.
HF3089 (Tomassoni) Income tax long-term care insurance credit modified.
HF3544 (Chaudhary) Long-term care income tax credit epxanded and money appropriated.
HF3469 (Van Dellen) Charity care aid paid to counties for indigent nonresident medical care expenses and to reduce reliance on property TAXES.
HF2586 (Erhardt) Vending machine items sales tax exemption provided and products specified.
HF2237 (Seifert, M.) Southwest regional emergency response and fire training center construction materials sales and use tax exemption provided.

12:30 p.m.

***ADD***
LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peg Larsen
Agenda: To be announced.

2 p.m.

***ADD***
CIVIL LAW
500S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Steve Smith
Agenda: SF551 (Fuller) Orders for protection service short form notification authorized, domestic abuse crime sentences and provisions modified, cash bail increased, domestic assault defined as crime of violence, and criminal penalties imposed.
HF2673 (Rest) Political subdivision corporation creation standards established and existing corporations continued.
HF3662 (Olson) Internet parent information act adopted.
HF3512 (Anderson, B.) Local and state correctional facility inmate telephone access regulated.
HF3731 (Seifert, J.) Internet privacy policy provided for state and local governments, model online privacy notice developed, and subscriber personal information release restricted.

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