State and Local Government Finance and Policy

TWELFTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 14, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
POLICY AND FINANCE MINUTES

Representative Klevorn, Chair of the State and Local Government Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:31 A.M. on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
KLEVORN, Ginny (Chair)
HUOT, John (Vice Chair)
NASH, Jim (GOP Lead)
BAHNER, Kristin
Berg, Kaela
FREIBERG, Mike
HANSEN, Rick
HARDER, Bobbie
HER, Kaohly Vang
JOY, Jim
KOZNICK, Jon
NADEAU, Danny
NEWTON, Jerry

A quorum was present.

Representative Koznick moved to approve the minutes from Wednesday, February 9, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF383 (Reyer); Advisory Task Force on State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities recommendations adopted, and report required.

Chair Klevorn moved that HF383 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus bill.

Representative Reyer presented HF383.

Testifying on the bill:
- Trevor Turner, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council on Disability
- Maria Rodriquez-Dively, Outreach Director, Minnesota Department of Human Rights

Chair Klevorn renewed the motion that HF383 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus bill. The bill is laid over.

HF1213 (Acomb); Political subdivision compensation limit repealed.

Chair Klevorn moved that HF1213 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus bill.

Representative Acomb presented HF1213.

Testifying on the bill:
- Patrick Keane, Councilmember, City of Rochester
- Rebecca Schack, Councilmember, City of Minnetonka
- Matthew Massman, Executive Director, Minnesota Inter-County Association
- Gary Carlson, Intergovernmental Relations Director, League of Minnesota Cities

Chair KLEVORN renewed the motion that HF1213 be laid over for possible inclusion in the State and Local Government Finance and Policy omnibus bill. The bill is laid over.

HF1199 (Wolgamott); Administrative changes made to statutes governing retirement plans administered by Minnesota State Retirement System.

Chair Klevorn and Representative Nash made a joint motion that HF1199 be placed on the General Register with a further recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Chair Klevorn moved to adopt the DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Wolgamott presented HF1199, as amended.

Testifying on the bill:
- Susan Lenczewski, Executive Director, Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement

Chair Klevorn and Representative Nash renewed the joint motion that HF1199 be placed on the General Register with a further recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF800 (Lillie); Labor agreements and memorandums of understanding ratified.

Chair Klevorn and Representative Nash made a joint motion that HF800 be placed on the General Register with a further recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar.

Representative Lillie presented HF800.

Testifying on the bill:
- Michelle Weber, Executive Director, Legislative Coordinating Commission
- Jennifer Claseman, Director of Labor Relations, Minnesota Management and Budget

Chair Klevorn and Representative Nash renewed the joint motion that HF800 be placed on the General Register with a further recommendation that it be placed on the Consent Calendar. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:44 A.M.

Representative Rick Hansen, Chair

Samuel O’Neill, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:

HF0800 (Lillie) - Labor agreements and memorandums of understanding ratified.
HF1199 (Wolgamott) - Administrative changes made to the statutes governing the retirement plans administered by the Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement Association, and the Teachers Retirement Association; and experience requirements modified for a Teachers Retirement Association executive director.
HF0383 (Reyer) - Advisory Task Force on State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities recommendations adopted, and report required.
HF1213 (Acomb) - Political subdivision compensation limit repealed.

Documents:

State & Local Gov 2-14-2023 Agenda.pdf - 2/8/2023
HF 800 Summary.pdf - 2/8/2023
HF 1213 -- MLC Letter of Support.pdf - 2/10/2023
H1199-DE1.pdf - 2/10/2023
HF 383 -- Legal Aid (Supports).pdf - 2/12/2023
HF 1213 -- Burnsville City Council (Supports).pdf - 2/12/2023
HF 1213 -- LMC (Supports).pdf - 2/12/2023
HF 1213 -- City of Rochester (Supports).pdf - 2/12/2023
HF1213 -- Metro Cities (Supports).pdf - 2/12/2023
H1199-DE1.Summary.pdf - 2/13/2023
State Gov -- 2-9-2023 Minutes.pdf - 2/13/2023
HF 1213 -- HRD Summary.pdf - 2/13/2023
HF 383 -- HRD Summary.pdf - 2/13/2023
HF1213 -- MN Municipal Utilities Assoc (Supports).pdf - 2/13/2023
HF383-0 Completed FN.pdf - 2/13/2023
HF 800 -- HRD.pdf - 2/13/2023
HF 383 -- MN Council on Disability (Supports).pdf - 2/13/2023

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01:21 - HF383 (Reyer) Advisory Task Force on State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities recommendations adopted, and report required.
20:47 - HF1213 (Acomb) Political subdivision compensation limit repealed.
50:27 - HF1199 (Wolgamott) Administrative changes made to statutes governing retirement plans administered by Minnesota State Retirement System.
59:42 - HF800 (Lillie) Labor agreements and memorandums of understanding ratified.
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H.F. 383 (Reyer) Advisory Task Force on State Employment and Retention of Employees with Disabilities recommendations adopted, and report required.
H.F. 1213 (Acomb) Political subdivision compensation limit repealed.
H.F. 1199 (Wolgamott) Administrative changes made to statutes governing retirement plans administered by Minnesota State Retirement System.
H.F. 800 (Lillie) Labor agreements and memorandums of understanding ratified.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
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*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.