Roundup Ready Resistance
Invasive Species

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Testimony regarding government use of surveillance technologies and the balance of law enforcement purposes with individual rights of privacy.
i. ACLU Privacy Expert Catherine Crump
ii. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Ramona Dohman
iii. Department of Public Safety Assistant Commissioner Mark Dunaski
iv. Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Assistant Superintendent Drew Evans
v. Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau
vi. St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith
vii. Ramsey County Sheriff Matt Bostrom
viii. Olmstead County Sheriff Dave Mueller
ix. Don Gemberling, Minnesota Coalition on Government Information
x. Rich Neumeister
xi. Public Testimony

IV. Adjourn

Informational Hearing
HF2096 (Simon) Voter registration and absentee ballot application online submission provided
HF1961 (Halverson) Ethics in government; economic disclosure and conflicts of interest requirements expanded

TWO-DAY AGENDA (NOTE: Items may be taken out of order):

Scheduled for Tuesday, January 28
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Review of alternative retirement plan designs, second consideration:
-Commission staff: Approach to hybrid defined benefit/defined contribution retirement plans.
-Presentations on retirement plan design:
--Luke Martel, Senior Policy Specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures
--Josh McGee, VP of Public Accountability, John and Laura Arnold Foundation
--Diane Oakley, Executive Director, National Institute on Retirement Security

Scheduled for Wednesday, January 29
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Membership inclusions and exclusions, third consideration:
- Commission staff: Potential proposed legislation reorganizing and updating MSRS, PERA,
and TRA membership inclusions and exclusions statutory provisions.
- PERA minimum salary level for inclusion: Additional testimony and consideration of options.

Actuarial assumptions, third consideration: Post-retirement adjustment actuarial assumption options.

Chaska Volunteer Firefighter Relief Association; Requested Commission approval of proposed mortality actuarial assumption change.

Mandated study on the feasibility and requirements necessary for the consolidation of DTRFA and SPTRFA into TRA (Laws 2013, Ch. 111, Art. 13, Sec. 22).
-Presentation of the study report:
--Jay Stoffel , Executive Director, DTRFA
--Paul Doane, Executive Director, SPTRFA
--Laurie Hacking, Executive Director, TRA

Statewide retirement plan contribution rate deficiency revision recommendations.
-MSRS-General and MSRS-Correctional
-PERA-General

Commission Actuarial Services Subcommittee membership appointment.

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This hearing is informational and therefore NO formal action will be taken.

To testify please contact Committee Administrator Matthew Bergeron at matthew.bergeron@house.mn.

Informational Hearing on HF957 (Dettmer) School construction near former landfills prohibited, and notice required for schools located near former landfills.
Informational hearing on wolf management by the State of Minnesota.
If you want to testify, please contact Peter Strohmeier at Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn