MN Pollution Control Agency outcomes based budgeting

Lessons learned on high school assessment and accountability
Dirk Mattson, director, Assessments and Testing, Minnesota Department of Education
Kent Pekel, director, College Readiness Consortium, University of Minnesota

Report Presentation from the Corrections Strategic Management and Operations Advisory Taskforce

*** NOTE *** For the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee, this joint hearing is in lieu of the regularly scheduled time (1:00 p.m.)

Governor's supplemental budget

Governor’s supplemental budget

HF2916 (Juhnke) Department of Veteran Affairs commissioner role clarified in providing certain resources for the county veterans service offices.
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs State Veterans Cemetery Study
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Medicare/Medicaid Feasibility Study

Presentation by the Minnesota Science and Technology Economic Development Project Committee
Presentation of DEED Uniform Program Accountability Measures

Open Forum for Cities, Developers, Contractors and others to propose changes in the TIF law for individual projects that currently have a developer.
The House Tax Committee is interested in learning what reasonable flexibility could be provided to stimulate the construction of new building projects across Minnesota. The committee is interested in projects that will begin construction no later than June 2011.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Testifying on HF 453:

Alexandra C. Fitzsimmons, Esq., Policy Director, Minnesota Catholic Conference; and
Linden Gawboy, Welfare Rights Coalition

Economic Development and Job Creation
Natural Resources Research Institute - Michael Lalich, director
Green energy development and other innovative natural resources strategies
Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment - Dick Hemmingsen, director

Legislative Auditor's Report on Internal Control Over Statewide Financial Reporting; MMB update on internal controls

NOTE: HF978 was passed by the Commerce & Labor committee to the House floor during the 2009 session. Therefore, the committee will spend a limited amout of time discussing HF978.

Presentation of the Minnesota QRIS Scaling Options Report (1st on the agenda)
Presentation of the MDE/DHS QRIS System Framework Workplan (2nd on the agenda)

Update from DNR on invasive species

Overview of governor's supplemental budget

The committees will hear presentations and discuss the need for collaboration between human services, education, health plans and juvenile justice.

SF1374/HF1569 (Metzen/Hansen): PERA-P&F; Joint and survivor annuity for the divorced spouse of a deceased retiree who elected a single life annuity.
HF2550 (Poppe): MSRS/MnSCU/TRA; Permitting the repayment of certain member contribution refunds; authorizing a second chance option to elect TRA retirement plan benefit coverage; mandating certain contributions.
SF2394 (Pariseau): PERA; Authorizing a late disability benefit application in certain cases.
HFxxx (Peterson, S.): SPTRFA; Service credit purchase for uncredited prior teaching service.
SF2463/HF2651 (Rummel/McFarlane): PERA-P&F; Revise Social Security leveling option to single-life annuity.
HFxxx (Atkins): PERA; Purchase of prior service credit for a period of omitted member deductions for certain Inver Grove Heights public school employees.
SFxxx (Olson, M.): TRA; Alternative retirement annuity computation for former Red Lake Senior High School principal.
HFxxx (Thissen): PERA-P&F/Faribault Fire; Revised post-retirement adjustment and annuity adjustment for retired Faribault firefighter.