HF2121 (Hassan) - CornerHouse grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1385 (Reyer) - Community action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF2320 (Pinto) - Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; responsibilities of Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or changed

Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair

Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CLA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.

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1. HF 2023 (Long) Clean Slate Act established, automatic expungement process provided for offenders, waiting periods modified for expungements that require petition, offenses that are eligible for expungement amended, records received and retained by Bureau of Criminal Apprehension modified, creation of database required, data classified, and money appropriated.
2. HF 865 (Hollins) Building and construction contract requirements modified and clarified.
3. HF 1272 (Brand) Minimum crew size required for rail carriers, and penalties imposed.
4. HF 2234 (Edelson) Home and community-based services systemic critical incident review team established, adult foster care and community residential setting licensing provisions clarified, substance use disorder treatment requirements modified, councils and committees extended, provider-controlled and own-home settings clarified, technical and conforming changes made, effective dates clarified, and obsolete language related to chemical health pilot program repealed.
5. HF 1459 (Freiberg) Civil remedies for consumer protection violations amended.
6. HF 1655 (Finke) Human rights act sections removed that allow for discrimination based on sexual orientation.
7. HF 226 (Moller) Prosecutor-initiated sentence adjustments established, and sentencing reporting required.
8. HF 1581 (Becker-Finn) Miscellaneous technical corrections to laws and statues made; erroneous, obsolete, and omitted text and references corrected; and redundant, conflicting, and superseded provisions removed.
9. HF 1083 (Frazier) Criminal records expungement without petition authorized for individuals not guilty of crime as a result of identity theft or mistaken identity.
10. HF 1084 (Frazier) Criminal records sealing upon granting a pardon extraordinary authorized.
11. HF 118 (Scott) Forfeiture matter complaints permitted to be served by certified mail, statements of claim permitted in forfeiture matters to be served pursuant to Rules of Conciliation Court Procedure, and repealed statute references removed.

Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chairs' discretion.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
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HF 1600 (Tabke) Pattern bargaining precluded for law enforcement officers.
HF 1690 (Jordan) Public labor relations modified, and teacher probationary period requirements modified.
HF 3 (Greenman) Voter registration provisions modified; absentee voting provisions modified; voting instructions and sample ballot required to be multilingual and interpreters required to be provided; intimidation, deceptive practices, and interference with registration and voting regulated; campaign finance provisions modified; express advocacy definition expanded; penalties provided; reports required; and money appropriated.

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.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
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.

HF1997 (Hornstein) Miscellaneous technical corrections made to laws and statutes, and obsolete text and references corrected.

HF1998 (Hornstein) Miscellaneous technical corrections made to laws and statutes, and obsolete text and references corrected.

HF1822 (Torkelson) Selection process procedures modified for Corridors of Commerce projects.

HF1350 (Tabke) Policy changes made, including to veterans' license plates, dealer licenses and records, USDOT numbers, and driver's license applications.

HF2045 (Tabke) Transit enforcement governing requirements amended, transit service intervention project established, working group established, and money appropriated.


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1. Welcome and Call to Order

2. Approval of the Minutes – Monday, March 6th

3. Re-referral of Governor’s budget bills
NOTE: The jurisdiction of the Rules Committee for HF2598, HF2565, and HF2564 only extends to their recommendation for a re-referral to their committee of primary jurisdiction, pursuant to Joint Rule 2.03. No public testimony or amendments will be accepted in this hearing on either bill.
HF2598: Cannabis budget bill (Stephenson)
HF2565: Early learning budget bill (Pinto)
HF2564: DNR policy / technical bill (Hansen, R.)

4. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, March 9th

5. Adjournment
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Approval of the Minutes from March 3, 2023
HF 423 (Lislegard) School facility construction supplemental aid funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 620 (Youakim) Paraprofessional paid orientation required.
HF 1348 (Tabke) Employee health insurance provided, minimum starting salary for nonlicensed school personnel increased, paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals provided, and money appropriated. **pending referral
HF 336 (Kozlowski) Duluth; Independent School District No. 709 special education revenue adjusted, base adjustment created, supplemental special education aid authorized, and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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Public Testimony:
If you are interested in providing testimony on the scheduled bills please contact the committee administrator at: polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov no later than 2pm on Monday, March 6th. Written testimony is encouraged. Testimony may be limited.

HF2286 (Noor): Commissioner of human services procedures established related to transition from public health emergency, continuous medical assistance eligibility provided for children, state-funded cost-sharing reduction program established, and money appropriated.

HF17 (Stephenson): Excessive price increases by manufacturers to generic or off-patent drugs prohibited.

HF2621 (Schomacker): Health care capital expenditure notification and reporting changed.

HF2275 (Reyer): Definition added for medical assistance room and board rate, eligible grant fund uses modified etc.

HF2050 (Liebling): Vital record provisions changed for stillbirths.

This bill will function as a vehicle in the assembly of a Minnesota Department of Health policy omnibus. The bill will be amended by adding provisions previously laid over for omnibus inclusion.

HF1790 (Liebling): Health insurance; preexisting condition limitations prohibited in Medicare supplement insurance policies, and Medicare supplement benefits governing provisions modified and added.

Bills may be added or removed at the discretion of the Chair.

This hearing has been approved for extra time and will adjourn at 12:30PM

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows. Written testimony should also be submitted by 5pm the day prior, in Word or PDF format.

Remote or virtual testimony is not available.

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Presentation from the University of Minnesota on its supplemental budget request and an update on the proposed University of Minnesota Health System acquisition and operation of its health care facilities following the Sanford/Fairview merger announcement.

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Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Budget Presentation.

Presentation on POST Board Rules Relating to Education and Licensing of Peace Officers.

HF 855 (Frazier) Public safety innovation board established, community safety grants provided, law enforcement grants and policy provided, reports required, rulemaking provided, and money appropriated.

HF 538 (Frazier) Peace Officer Standards and Training Board required to revise standards of conduct for peace officers.

HF 25 (Frazier) Violent crime reduction and clearance support account established to support violent crime reduction strategies, grants established for crime and violence prevention and for evidence-processing technology and crisis response teams, supplemental funding provided for the force investigations unit, special revenue accounts established, report required, money transferred, and money appropriated. *

HF 2253 (Novotny) Use of force training reimbursement program established, and money appropriated.

* Public testimony will not be taken on HF 25. Public testimony was taken on Jan. 19th, 2023. Written testimony is still encouraged.

Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. Written Testimony is encouraged and must be submitted in word or PDF form to the Committee Administrator by 10:30 AM, 3/6.

*Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

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HF 1585 (Vang) Nonnative Phragmites added to noxious weeds provisions.
HF 2313 (Pursell) Border-to-border broadband grant program modified, and money appropriated.
HF 2277 (Vang) Eligibility for beginning farmer tax credit modified for sale of agricultural asset, credit administration funding provided, sunset of credit repealed, and money appropriated.
HF 1799 (Cha) Dairy industry regulating provisions modified.
HF 1638 (Sencer-Mura) Nursery and plant protection provisions modified.
HF 1678 (Pursell) Genetically engineered organisms provisions modified.
HF1868 (Rehm) Agriculture; international marketing funding provided, and money appropriated.

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.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
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*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

I. HF1660 (Hicks) - Medical assistance income and spenddown limits increased for persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and over.

II. HF1626 (Hassan) - Permanent increases in reimbursement rates established for qualified early intensive development and behavioral intervention providers, and money appropriated.

III. HF1634 (Noor) - Project ECHO program funding provided, and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator and Committee Legislative Assistant at least 12 hours prior to the start of a committee meeting. Handouts should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage. Contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov to submit handouts or for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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HF 981 (Hicks) State Building Code; installation of adult-size changing facilities required in restrooms accessible to public
Testimony will only be accepted on this bill if it relates to the posted A1 Author's Amendment
Roz Peterson, Public Policy Director, NAIOP

HF 1571 (Berg) Prevailing wage documentation required for projects utilizing state financial assistance
Tim Watkins, Fair Contracting Foundation

HF 2442 (Berg) Employer prohibited from forcing employees to attend political or religious meetings or otherwise listen to speech about politics and religion.
Bernie Burnham, President, MN AFL-CIO
Kip Hedges, IAM, Delta
Patrick Kennedy, OPEIU Local 12, Headway Emotional Services
Nate Krantz, SEIU, nursing home
John Arbogast, USW - Reading letter on behalf of David Smith
Jeff Schreiner, Teamsters Local 120
Dave Snyder, JCA

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 5pm on Monday, March 6, 2023

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HF1785 (Hornstein) Allocation of revenues from solid waste management tax modified.
HF2311 (Bierman) Income tax provisions modified, temporary credit for purchase and installation of solar energy systems provided.
HF2340 (Klevorn) Individual income tax provisions modified, and special education added as an eligible master's degree program for the credit for teachers attaining a master's degree.
HF2089 (Her) St. Paul; authorization to issue capital improvement bonds extended and increased.
HF2404 (Urdahl) Individual income tax provisions modified, and credit for teachers attaining master's degrees expanded to include special education degrees and newly licensed teachers.

Additional items may be added/removed to the agenda. Testimony is limited to two minutes. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) by 5 PM on Monday, March 6th. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 5 PM on Monday, March 6th to the Committee Administrator and the Committee Legislative Assistant Lauren Sabes (Lauren.Sabes@house.mn.gov). Please 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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HF849 (Hollins) - Grant program established to upgrade electric panels in residential buildings, and money appropriated.
HF2014 (Bierman) - Uses of state supplementary weatherization grants expanded, weatherization training grant program established, account created, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1973 (Acomb) - State greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals amended.
*Items may be added to the agenda.

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INFORMATIONAL WALKTHROUGH of DE Amendment of HF1269 (Rep. Pryor) - Prekindergarten through grade 12 provisions modified including general education accountability and transparency, education excellence, American Indian education, charter schools, discipline, teachers, special education, and early learning; and reports required.

MEMBER (CLARIFYING) QUESTIONS

Notes:
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TESTIFYING: Testimony will be taken on Wednesday, March 8th. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Remote testimony is available upon request. Written testimony is encouraged and is accounted as official committee record - to be distributed to committee members and public. If you would like to testify (or submit written testimony in PDF format) please email the committee administrator before 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday, March 7th.

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*Agenda Change: Bill Added.

HF2168 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Prescribed burning certification-related activities funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF81 (Jordan) Reporting of fish kills and development of protocol for state response required, and money appropriated.
*HF1945 (Hansen) Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) reserve program funding provided, and money appropriated.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Budget Presentation.

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HF 2235 (Elkins) Legalizing Affordable Housing Act; land use and planning requirement provisions addressed.*

HF 743 (Norris) Various grant programs created to fund municipal housing projects and initiatives, excise tax imposed on sale of residential property when buyer is a corporate entity created, maximum amount a housing and redevelopment authority may levy increased, housing infrastructure bonds authorized to finance affordable housing to low-income households, issuance of additional housing infrastructure bonds authorized, workforce housing added as eligible project for housing and redevelopment authorities, municipal relocation assistance program standards and procedures created, regulations on revenue derived from tax increments in tax increment financing districts modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated.*

*Amendment(s) posted

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HF2336 (Greenman); Minnesota Innovative Finance Authority established to provided financing and leverage private investment for clean energy and other projects, and report required.

HF2429 (Kraft); Financial institutions required to annually submit climate risk disclosure survey.

HF2325 (Cha); Emergency closure governing provisions modified, and examination requirements eliminated.

HF1706 (Edelson); Telehealth requirements modified, medical assistance reimbursement increased for protected transport services, grants established, and money appropriated.

HF2413 (Norris); Remedies to debtors with coerced debt provided.

Items may be taken up in any order, added, removed at the Chair’s discretion

**Public testimony may be limited at the Chair’s discretion**

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