THURSDAY, March 1
8:15 a.m.
EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: Read Across America presentation.
HF910 (Dempsey) Educational administrators board established, duties
transferred, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
HF770 (Carlson) State board of education established, membership provided,
and powers granted.
HF881 (Buesgens) State board of education established, elected state
superintendent provided, education responsibilities realigned, and task
force recommendations on resources and duties required.
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: HF713 (Boudreau) Day training and habilitation services medical
assistance coverage provided.
HF775 (Boudreau) Day training and habilitation service variance request
mediation process established, rate structure pilot project provided, county
responsibilities defined, task force extended, and money appropriated.
HF711 (Penas) Rural hospital grants provided and grant provisions modified,
health care technician and rural hospital nurse loan forgiveness programs
established. telemedicine coverage sunset repealed, and money appropriated.
HF811 (Swenson) Rural hospital capital improvement grant and loan program
established and money appropriated.
JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: Budget overview for the State Public Defenders.
Budget overview for the Uniform Laws Commission.
Department of Public Safety: Presentation on the Bomb Disposal & Domestic
Terrorism Plan.
TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF366 (Gleason) A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing
special registration plates for retired veterans.
HF423 (Greiling) A bill for an act relating to veterans; exempting combat
wounded veterans from the special motor vehicle license plate design that
identifies eligibility groups using decal stickers.
HF439 (Marko) A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing special
motor vehicle license plates for retired veterans.
HF799 (Osskopp) A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing
special motorcycle license plate for combat wounded veteran.
HF936 (Finseth) A bill for an act relating to motor vehicles; authorizing
special license plates for veterans who served in both World War II and the
Korean Conflict.
10:15 a.m.
CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. John Tuma
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF783 (Stanek) Deadly Force definition modified to exclude use of less lethal
munitions by peace officers
HF372 (McGuire) Crime victim notice of expungement proceedings required.
HF704 (Fuller) Emergency medical services personnel provided exemption
from criminal rehabilitation provisions.
HF865 (Fuller) Community service authorized in lieu of criminal fines.
HF953 (Fuller) Child abuse list of offenses modified to include violations from
other states.
HF570 (Hilstrom) Peace officer license revocation provisions and other
Peace Officer Standards and Training Board proposals.
HF707 (Skoglund) Classifying Carisoprodol as a controlled substance upon
federal ruling.
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF274 (Dorman) Mercury thermometer sales prohibited.
HF993 (Nornes) Central lakes trail established in Otter Tail, Grant, and
Douglas counties.
HF845 (Hackbarth) All-terrain vehicle (ATV) safety training and youth
operating provisions modified to include a riding component.
Sales and Income Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Elaine Harder
Agenda: HF502 (Paulsen) Sales tax exemption for certain items dispensed
through vending machines.
HF858 (Erhardt) Exempts certain food sold in vending machines from sales
and use taxes.
HF359 (Murphy) Exemption for sales tax on materials used in constructing a
Proctor community activity center.
HF367 (Murphy) Exemption for sales tax on materials used in constructing a
Hermantown indoor sports & physical education complex.
HF409 (Seifert) Exempts the purchase of property for use as a law
enforcement and family service center in Yellow Medicine county.
HF443 (Westerberg) Exempts the purchase of property for use as a city hall
and police department facility in Blaine.
HF498 (Holberg) Sales and use tax exemption for construction of a police
station and central maintenance facility in Farmington.
STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF218 (Krinkie) State Government Finance Bill.
Section 12, Subd. 7., proposed budget for Public Broadcasting.
HF197 (Bishop) Noncommercial television grants provided and money
appropriated.
(for discussion purposes only)
HF349 (Rifenberg) Independent School District No. 492, Austin, previously
canceled grant to construct a television transmitter reauthorized.
(for discussion purposes only)
12:30 p.m.
AGRICULTURE & RURAL
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Bob Ness
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
Progress of the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council
(MAELC), Patrick J. Plonski, Executive Director, MAELC; Pam Koenen, Past
President of Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators.
Importance of trade to Minnesota's farmers, Craig Damstrom, Agricultural
Trade Consultant, Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jim Knoblach
Agenda: To be announced.
COMMERCE, JOBS &
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF1115 (Haas) Relating to insurance; regulating the Minnesota
Comprehensive Health Association; modifying the definition of contributing
member; permitting extensions of writing carrier contract period; providing
subsidies to reduce assessments borne by individuals and small businesses.
HF655 (Wolf) Relating to unemployment insurance; making technical and
substantive changes; providing that certain applicants on leaves of absence
are ineligible for benefits; modifying definitions; clarifying procedures;
providing eligibility for benefits for certain victims of domestic abuse;
instructing the revisor to renumber sections and change terms.
HF694 (Davids) Relating to insurance; no-fault auto; regulating income loss
benefits to senior citizens.
HF850 (Mariani) Relating to the environment; appropriating money for
ethanol plant odor control.
3 p.m.
THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION.
4:15 p.m. or 15 minutes after session (whichever is later)
***ADD***
WAYS & MEANS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. David Bishop
Agenda: Review of February Forecast:
Tom Stinson, State Economist, Department of Finance;
Pam Wheelock, Commissioner, Department of Finance; and
Peggy Ingison, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Finance.
FRIDAY, March 2
8:15 a.m.
HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Kevin Goodno
Agenda: Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of
Human Services deep budget overview of Family Planning andTeen Pregnancy
Prevention Programs.
JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: Budget review of the Department of Trade and Economic
Development.
10:15 a.m.
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: Department of Natural Resources budget presentation:
Enforcement.
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
***NOTE ROOM CHANGE***
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE***
HF611 (Sykora) Relating to education finance; creating an education price
index; adjusting the general education formula allowance; appropriating
money.
HF1058 (Mares) Relating to education finance; establishing permanent
funding for gifted and talented programs as a component of general
education revenue; appropriating money.
HF247 (Anderson, I.) Relating to education; providing funding for all-day
kindergarten.
HF311 (Hilstrom) Relating to education finance; establishing funding for
voluntary, full-day kindergarten; appropriating money.
HF997 (Wagenius) Relating to education; phasing in full-day kindergarten for
all students; expanding the first grade preparedness program; appropriating
money.
HF922 (Mares) Relating to education finance; clarifying the relationship
between Century College and intermediate school district No. 916;
authorizing a grant; appropriating money.
11 a.m.
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
316 State Capitol
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: Commission Reorganization:
a. Election of Chair 2001-2003; b. Election of Vice Chair 2001-2003; c.
Election of Secretary 2001-2003; d. Discussion of potential meeting days
and times.
Report on July 1, 2000, Actuarial Valuations ‹ William Hogan, F.S.A., Milliman
& Robertson, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Other items as designated by the commission chair.
12 noon
Property Tax Division/TAXES
Duluth City Hall
City Council Chambers, Third Floor
411 W. 1st St.
Duluth, Minn.
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: HF511 (Sviggum) Governor's Tax Bill.
Sales and Income Tax Division/TAXES
Marshall City Hall
344 W. Main St.
Marshall, Minn.
Chr. Rep. Elaine Harder
Agenda: HF511 (Sviggum) Governor's Tax Bill.
LOOKING AHEAD...
MONDAY, March 5
10:15 a.m.
Property Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ron Erhardt
Agenda: Overview of Tax Increment Financing by Joel Michael, House
Research.
Presentation on Tax Increment Financing Report by Office of the State
Auditor.
6 p.m. or immediately following session
Elections Subcommittee/GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS
AFFAIRS POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Eric Lipman
Agenda: HF857 (Kielkucki) Election day registration to require picture
identification, additional registration information required, certain felony
convictions reported, and rulemaking authorized.
HF479 (Lipman) Election day voter registration identity and residence
requirements modified, election administration practice study requested,
election equipment purchase revolving loan fund created, and money
appropriated.
TUESDAY, March 6
7 p.m.
Sales and Income Tax Division/TAXES
Minneapolis YMCA
3335 Blaisdell Ave.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Chr. Rep. Ron Abrams
Agenda: HF511 (Sviggum) Governor's Tax Bill.
MONDAY, March 12
8:15 a.m.
Joint House and Senate Children's Environmental Health Working
Group
123 State Capitol
Chrs. Rep. Kathy Tingelstad,
Sen. Jane Krentz
Agenda: Indoor air quality in schools.
Presentation by the Department of Children, Families and Learning and the
Minnesota Department of Health.
