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Audio/Video Archives - 2007-2008 Regular Session

Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.

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Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

2/28/2008
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HF2779 (Paulsen) establishing a lifelong learning account program; allowing tax credits to employees and employers for contributions to lifelong learning accounts
HF2676 (Mullery) Voluntary paid paternal leave provided
HF2629 (Rukavina) Unemployed worker direct assistance funds provided
HF3363 (Haws) relating to higher education; clarifying certain scholarship program provisions
HF3349 (Rukavina) relating to higher education; removing a surplus appropriation sunset provision

Health and Human Services

2/28/2008
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HF3390 (Loeffler) Public health reform
HF3391 (Huntley) Health care reform

Public Safety and Civil Justice

2/28/2008
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HF1213 (Clark) Drug free and prostitution free zones expanded, pilot project funding provided for Minneapolis and St. Paul, and money appropriated.
HF1262 (Mahoney) Joint physical custody presumption created, parenting plans required in certain cases, and custody designations modified for parenting plans that use alternative terminology;
HF2627 (Hilstrom) Making changes to public nuisance law affecting evidentiary thresholds and numbers of triggering incidents required for specific offenses;
HF2898 (Paymar) Regulating claim denials under aviation liability coverage;
HF3175 (Benson) Attempted robbery penalty increased, robbery involving a motor vehicle crime created;
HF3228 (Paymar) Modifying trespassing on critical public service property;
HF3257 (Loeffler) Sexual offenders facing civil commitment allowed to choose to be confined in correctional facilities while petition is adjudicated, civil commitment cost addressed, and county attorney access to data addressed;
HF3331 (Simon) Retail property and retail establishment under theft definitions added, and new penalties created.

HF2811 (Atkins) and HF2911 (Atkins) have been removed from the agenda.

State Government Finance Division

2/28/2008
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SF1436 (Hilstrom/Robling) Political subdivision defined relating to state auditor
OET report: Electronic Documents Study
OET report: IT Funding Strategies
Jim Nobles: A history of Legislative Auditor Reports and the results of their recommendations

Transportation Finance Division

2/28/2008
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HF1601 (Anderson, B.) Novice driver safety education program established, driver instruction permit and provisional drivers' license provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Subcommittee Reports for: HF3124 (Juhnke), HF2628 (Norton) and HF3211(Koenen)

Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division

2/28/2008
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HF3232 (Bunn) Washington County Landfill funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Presentation on Prairie Futures

Public Safety Finance Division

2/28/2008
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Corrections Ombudsman report
HF1043 (Simon) Requiring predatory offenders to register electronic mail addresses and related information to law enforcement

Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division

2/27/2008
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HF3346 (Davnie) Mortgage foreclosure assistance provided, and maximum amount of financial assistance increased.
Update on 2007 legislation from the Department of Human Services
Presentation from Minnesota Community Action Partnership

Energy Finance and Policy Division

2/27/2008
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HF3343 (Juhnke) Wind energy conversion system aggregation program and account established
HF3368 (Slocum) Setting a filling deadline for certain reports, regulating consumer payment arrangements during the cold weather period, regulating payment agreements for certain utility services, prohibiting disconnections of services if certain medical conditions exist
HF3401 (Hilty) Providing for development and application of building energy usage performance standards

Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

2/27/2008
Overview of primary care in Minnesota
Overview of rural health care
Overview of education efforts targeted at primary care providers

Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee

2/27/2008
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HF3124 (Juhnke) Coffee shop qualification clarified in determining eligibility for specific service signs.
HF3211 (Koenen) Trunk highway statewide snow removal standards required, trunk highway closures limited, flashing lights prohibited, civil damages limited for rescue, and barricade passing crime reclassified as petty misdemeanor.
HF2628 (Norton) Provisional driver's license requirements modified.
HF2372 (Eken) Trailer and tractor semiannual registration established.

Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

2/27/2008
HF3138 (Bigham) State labor contracts ratified.
HF3292 (Dittrich) School trust fund lands management provided, Permanent school Fund Advisory Committee mission redefined, and report provided.
HF3130(Murphy, E.) Child Care Advisory Task Force established, and report required.
HF863 (Hortman) California vehicle emissions standards adopted, and updates provided to comply with the federal Clean Air Act.

Public Safety and Civil Justice

2/27/2008
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HF847 (Hosch) Counties and cities authorized to impose administrative penalties for certain traffic violations;
HF2991 (Simon) Safe at Home program provisions modified;
HF3000 (Hilstrom) Statewide public safety radio system financing technical correction provided;
HF3099 (Kalin) Requiring emergency management training for certain executive branch employees.

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

2/27/2008
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HF2753 (Rukavina) White Community Hospital District established and authorized to levy property taxes.
HF2780 (Jaros) Duluth; Food and beverage sales tax rate increase authorized; proceeds authorized for certain improvements.
HF3225 (Fritz) Medford; Local sales and use tax authorized.
HF2896 (Thissen) War veterans memorial referendum requirement removed.
HF2827 (Welti) County historical society funding modified relating to cities of the first class.
HF2907 (Peterson, A.) Yellow Medicine County; appointive offices process provided.
HF2816 (Morrow) Nicollet County auditor-treasurer office made appointive.
HF2906 (Paymar) Dangerous dogs regulating provisions changed.
HF2249/SF357* (Clark) Low-income and moderate-income housing developers transactions with local units of government regulated.
HF2932 (Moe) Cemetery fund use specified

Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

2/27/2008
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HF3151 (Norton) Lifetrack Resources pilot project in Rochester
HF3150 (Norton) Small business development assistance provided
HF3050 (Olin) Greater Minnesota business development funding
HF3299 (Gunther) Entrepreneurial economic development initiatives implemented
HF743 (Mullery) appropriating money for grants to encourage women to enter nontraditional careers

K-12 Finance Division

2/27/2008
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HF3206 (Rukavina) School technology permanent funding source created, and fund endowment income distribution modified.
HF2981 (Carlson) Intermediate school districts authorized to borrow in anticipation of revenue payments.
HF2650 (Brown) Principals' Leadership Institute money appropriated.
HF2559 (Brown) Wind energy production tax removed from county apportionment deduction for school districts.

HF2975 (Dittrich) and HF2973 (Dittrich) removed. See 2/26 agenda.

Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division

2/27/2008
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HF2683 (Otremba) Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council expiration date modified.

County veterans service officers testimony on Minnesota veterans programs, new and emerging needs in the veterans community, priorities for 2008 session, and the legislative auditor's report on county veterans service offices.

Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs

2/27/2008
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HF2928 (Peterson) Anhydrous Ammonia Tanks authorized for farm use, refilling provided, and rules to provide safety and environmental safeguards authorized.
HF3145 (Severson) Historic farm machinery operation licensing requirements modified.
HF3139 (Tschumper) Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification recognized, drug use limited, requirements changed, and prescription of drugs regulated.

Biosciences and Emerging Technology

2/27/2008
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Presentation from The BioBusiness Alliance of Minnesota, including their system dynamics model for Minnesota's renewable energy future.

Commerce and Labor

2/26/2008
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HF3356 (Moe) Explore Minnesota tourism vacation rental lodging study
HF3212 (Johnson) Video programming arbitration provided, and rulemaking required
HF2964 (Hilstrom) Horse racing; purse set-aside and breeder's fund revenue sharing provided, and simulcasting restriction modified
HF3115 (Atkins) First party good faith insurance practices regulated, and remedies provided

HF2940 (Hortman) has been removed from agenda
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