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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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Biosciences and Emerging Technology

2/28/2007
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HF1203 (Poppe) Bioscience institute facilities construction materials and equipment sales tax exemption provided.

Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division

2/28/2007
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Department of Agriculture Budget Overviews

Bills Removed:
HF954 (Welti) Agricultural research funding provided to the University of Minnesota.

Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division

2/28/2007
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HF1205 (Kranz) Displaced residents relocation compensation required relating to manufactured homes.
HF1301 (Moe) Establishing a resident right of refusal when a manufactured home park is being sold.

Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

2/28/2007
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Department of Employment and Economic Development budget overview
Testimony from high school students and parents regarding access to higher education

Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

2/28/2007
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HF842 (Huntley) Child care, children and family, licensing, health care, continuing care, mental health, health insurance and Department of Health provisions modified. (discussion only)

Energy Finance and Policy Division

2/28/2007
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Added to the agenda - HF774 (Dill) Bois Forte Band of Chippewa renewable energy facility feasibility grant provided, and money appropriated.
Presentations on decoupling

K-12 Finance Division

2/28/2007
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HF987 (Davnie) Contract alternative program students over the age of 21 authorized to receive instruction until graduation.
HF703 (Peterson, A) School districts that have participated in the cooperative secondary facilities program authorized to levy for certain unfunded severance and retirement costs.
HF1324 (Heidgerken) Levy authority authorized for unfunded severance and reitrement costs faced by school districts that have participated in the cooperative secondary facilities program.
HF831 (Sailer) Independent School District No. 2311, Clearbrook-Gonvick, authorized to use health and safety revenue to demolish a building.
HF1147 (Sailer) Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake, security improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF982 (Norton) Independent School District No. 535, Rochester, property tax levy certification deadline date extended.
HF980 (Knuth) Referendum aid adjustment modified for open enrollment students.
Members and staff visit for demonstration of St. Croix River Education District reading model

Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee

2/28/2007
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Field hearing on transit
HF1219 (Juhnke) Milk truck weight exemption sunset date repealed.
HF1059 (Madore) Drivers required to possess a valid and unexpired driver's license.
HF1060 (Madore) Driver's license required information modified.
HF1061 (Madore) Driver's license cancellation provisions modified.
HF818 (Hortman) Towing authority granted to Department of Transportation within metropolitan district, and hazardous materials and motor vehicle carrier provisions modified.

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

2/28/2007
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HF406 (Welti) Small city definition modified relating to tax increment financing.
HF919 (Welti) Elgin, Eyota, Byron and Oronoco authorized to act as small cities for purposes of use of revenues from certain economic development districts.
HF571 (Hilstrom) Best value defined relating to construction contracts, and acquisition and competitive bidding provisions modified.
HF102 (Shimanski) Winsted authorized to issue bonds for acquisition of a city hall, community center and police station.

Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee

2/27/2007
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HF374 (Hansen) Board of Water and Soil Resources general services grants provided.

Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

2/27/2007
Consider the governor's nominees for regents of the University of Minnesota for possible presentation to a joint convention of the Legislature.
HF34 (Kahn) Stem cell research state policy established authorizing the University of Minnesota to spend state-appropriated funds on stem cell research and criminal penalties imposed (continued from Feb. 22 agenda).
HF771 (Mariani) A resolution memorializing the president and Congress to promote the United States' ability to compete in the global marketplace for talented and necessary workers.
HF874 (Anzelc) Northome municipal building funding provided.
HF640 (Howes) Walker Area Community Center funding provided
HF358, HF118, HF461 and HF519 have been removed from the agenda.

K-12 Finance Division

2/27/2007
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HF975 (Koenen) Comprehensive school reform funding provided to replace reduced federal funds.
HF988 (Winkler) Technology task force and grants established for schools, and school district technology plan developed.
HF1080 (Morgan) School district technology needs aid provided.
HF803 (Benson) SMART Board pilot program funding provided in school districts throughout the state.

Capital Investment Finance Division

2/27/2007
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HF143 (Peterson, A.) Minnesota River Trail funding provided.
HF262 (Greiling) Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota funding provided.
HF335 (Hosch) Stearns County grant provided to purchase property for Kraemer Lake Park.
HF378 (Johnson, S.) St. Paul National Great River Park improvements provided.
HF604 (Laine) Springbrook Nature Center redevelopment funding provided.

Health and Human Services

2/27/2007
HF320 (Anzelc) establishing a method to determine reimbursement of nursing facility Public Employees Retirement Association costs
HF400 (Hosch) allowing contracts with nursing facilities for the provision of additional specialized services; modifying reimbursement for short-stay residents; increasing nursing facility operating payment rates; implementing new case mix indices and providing interim rate adjustments; rebasing nursing facility rates; providing additional nursing facility quality add-ons
HF401 (Thissen) providing additional criteria for ranking nursing facility moratorium exception proposals; increasing the limit on allowable interest on equipment; increasing the replacement-cost-new per bed limit; providing reimbursement for certain nursing facility property costs; authorizing funding of moratorium exception projects
HF721 (Fritz) providing long-term care provider rate increases; requiring the use of new nursing facility case mix indices; providing an exemption from the MinnesotaCare program prohibition on employer-subsidized coverage; requiring workforce initiatives; requiring a study of nursing facility rate rebasing
HFXXX (Thissen) has been removed from the agenda

State Government Finance Division

2/27/2007
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Department of Employee Relations: agency overview, budget presentation, and discussion of DOER's proposed merger.
HF1048 (Pelowski) Department of Employee Relations abolished and duties transferred. *** added to agenda ***

Transportation Finance Division

2/27/2007
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Department of Transportation budget overview

Early Childhood Learning Finance Division

2/27/2007
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HF20 (Thissen) Pre-kindergarten scholarship granting organizations contribution income tax credit provided
HF123 (Slawik) Education expense tax credit and deduction applied to certain expenditures for pre-kindergarten expenses and museum memberships
HF235 (Murphy, E) Developmental screening aid funding increased
HF585 (Bly) Early childhood developmental screening expanded and kindergarten entrance assessment established

Commerce and Labor

2/27/2007
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HF219 (Walker) A bill for an act relating to employment; modifying use of personal sick leave benefits
HF966 (Howes) Nurse overtime orders of compliance authorized.
HF648 (Mahoney) Unemployment Insurance policy, housekeeping, and style modifications provided; administrative rules incorporated into statute; and fraud penalties modified.
HF643 (Hansen) Meatpacking industry workers bill of rights and ombudsman positions established.

HF512 (Atkins) has been removed from the agenda
HF1104 (Laine) has been removed from the agenda

Environment and Natural Resources

2/27/2007
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HF719 (Dill) Lake County; temporary suspension of tax-forfeited lands proceeds provided to reimburse county for purchase of Clair A. Nelson Memorial Forest land
HF790 (Moe) Minnesota Public Facilities Authority Act provisions modified, technical and housekeeping changes made, and Pollution Control Agency project priority rule modified
HF934 (Clark) Polybrominated diphenyl ether manufacture and sale restricted
Division Report(s):
HF 278 (Hansen) Deer license surcharge imposed for deer management and reimbursing the cost of processing deer donated for charitable purposes.

Ways and Means

2/27/2007
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Presentations from the following House finance divisions: Public Safety; Agriculture. Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs; Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health; and Health Care and Human Services.
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