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Updated Friday, January 26, 3:20 p.m.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

MONDAY, Jan. 29
8 a.m.

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & VETERANS AFFAIRS POLICY
Tour of National Guard,
Rosemount, Minn.
Chr. Rep. Jim Rhodes
Agenda: Overview and tour.

8:15 a.m.

Children's Environmental Health Working Group
125 State Capitol
Chrs. Rep. Kathy Tingelstad,
Sen. Jane Krentz
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE*** Children's environmental health issues - Report from John Helland, House Research.
Pesticide and integrated pest management issues, Department of Agriculture and University of Minnesota Extension.
Governor's "Healthy Kids Learn" initiative.

JOBS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dan McElroy
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE*** Overview of the budget books by the Department of Finance.
Budget review of the Department of Labor and Industry.
HFXXXX (McElroy) Waiver of freeze on Energy Assistance Funds (LI-HEAP) from the Department of Economic Security.

TRANSPORTATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Carol Molnau
Agenda: Commissioner Charlie Weaver, Department of Public Safety.
State Patrol budget presentation, Chief Anne Beers.

8:30 a.m.

Regent Candidate Advisory Council
400S State Office Building
Chr. Nedra Wicks
Agenda: Business meeting 8:30 a.m. to
9 a.m. Interviews for positions on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch break 12 noon to 1:15 p.m.).

10:15 a.m.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES FINANCE
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Mark Holsten
Agenda: Department of Finance budget overview.
MinnesotaWisconsin Boundary Commission budget presentation.
Science Museum of Minnesota budget presentation.

***CANCELED***
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
300S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Peggy Leppik
Agenda: ***CANCELED***
University of Minnesota testimony has been completed.
Northern Resources Research Institute (NRRI) and Physics and Electrical Engineering Department funding, Witness: Charles Nutter, CEO, Silicon Valley Corporation (if meeting is canceled, NRRI testimony will be rescheduled).

K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Alice Seagren
Agenda: Governor's budget presented by the Department of Children, Families and Learning.

Sales and Income Tax Division/TAXES
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Elaine Harder
Agenda: HF294 (Walz) Allows a subtraction for National Guard and active duty military pay from the individual income tax.
HF68 (Buesgens) Allows a subtraction for U.S. military pay from the individual income tax.
HF230 (Bernardy) Allows a subtraction of up to $5,000 for military pay in U.S. and U.N. armed forces from the individual income tax.
HF90 (Mulder) Allows a subtraction for military pension from the individual income tax.
HF91 (Mulder) Exempts sales tax for goods and admission for nonprofit dance clubs.

12:30 p.m.

FAMILY & EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION FINANCE
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Barb Sykora
Agenda: Federal funds overview.
Department of Children, Families and Learning staff: Mary ThissenMilder, Sue Devich, Lois Engstrom, Elizabeth Roe, Barbara O'Sullivan, Connie Greer, Barry Shaffer, and Joyce Swonger.
Department of Finance staff: John Breckenridge; Brent Gustafson.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT &
METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Jerry Dempsey
Agenda: Presentations: Office of State Auditor, Metropolitan Radio Board, and Metropolitan Airports Commission.
Other business.

REGULATED INDUSTRIES
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Ken Wolf
Agenda: HF264 (Wolf) Legislative Energy Task Force; correcting names of committees represented by members.
HFXXXX (Wolf) Relating to telecommunications; modifying and recodifying telecommunications laws (Governor's Telecommunications Reform Bill).
Presentation by the Department of Commerce on the governor's telecommunications bill.

3 p.m.
THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION.

15 minutes after session

WAYS & MEANS
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. David Bishop
Agenda: HF12 (Lipman) Constitutional amendment proposed requiring
threefifths vote to enact laws imposing or increasing taxes, fees or surcharges.

4 p.m.

ETHICS
400S State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Roxann Daggett
Agenda: Introductory comments from Chair Daggett.
Approval of committee rules.
Overview of committee process by House Research.

TUESDAY, January 30

8:15 a.m.

EDUCATION POLICY
200 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Harry Mares
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE*** Overview of policy and governor's budget. Witness: Commissioner Christine Jax, Department of Children, Families and Learning.
HF169 (Kubly) Independent School
District No. 2534, Bird IslandOliviaLake Lillian, grant authorized for contract deadline penalty, and money appropriated.

HEALTH & HUMAN
SERVICES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Fran Bradley
Agenda: ***NOTE CHANGE*** Presentation of the nursing home casemix system transition plan.
HF332 (Nornes) Nursing facility case mix transition plan established and fine imposed for noncompliance.
Presentation by the Minnesota Association of Counties.

JUDICIARY FINANCE
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Rich Stanek
Agenda: Ramsey County Domestic Abuse Pilot Project.
Domestic Fatality Review Team overview.
Bomb Disposal and Domestic Terrorism Plan overview.
Auto Theft Prevention Board overview.
Presentation on Governor Ventura's budget as it pertains to the section on Criminal Justice.
Gary Karger, House Fiscal Analyst.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
5 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Tom Workman
Agenda: HF254 (Seifert) Transportation obsolete rules repealed (continued from Jan. 25 meeting).
HF368 (Stang) Stearns County Highway 55 bridge designated as Old St. Anne's pass.
Others to be announced.

8:30 a.m.

Regent Candidate Advisory Council
400N State Office Building
Chr. Nedra Wicks
Agenda: Business meeting 8:30 a.m. to
9 a.m. Interviews for positions on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch break 12 noon to 1:15 p.m.).

10:15 a.m.

CRIME PREVENTION
Basement Hearing Room
State Office Building
Chr. Rep. John Tuma
Agenda: HF260 (Stanek) CriMNet Criminal justice information system improvements and appropriations.

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL
RESOURCES POLICY
10 State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Dennis Ozment
Agenda: HF80 (Hackbarth) Anoka County; Coon Lake water level control installation required.
Continuation of air toxic discussion,
American Lung Association.

STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE
300N State Office Building
Chr. Rep. Philip Krinkie
Agenda: HF218 (Krinkie) State Government Finance Bill.
Testimony on: Section 19, proposed budget for Veterans of Foreign Wars;
Section 20, proposed budget for the Military Order of the Purple Heart; Section 21, proposed budget for the Disabled American Veterans; and Section 18, proposed budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs.