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Thursday, February 21, 2008

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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 8:00 AM

E-12 Education

Chair: Rep. Calros Mariani
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2982 (Bly) Alternative learning centers and charter schools five-year pilot program established to identify systemic improvement measures to best serve eligible students, and money appropriated.
HF3292 (Dittrich) School trust fund lands management provided, school trust fund land return improvements provided, Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee mission redefined, and report provided.
HF3290 (Peterson, S.) School readiness assessments and kindergarten transition strategies provided, and money appropriated.

HF2974 (Dittrich) has been removed from the agenda.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 8:00 AM

Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Jean Wagenius
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2957 (Wagenius) Beneficial use of wastewater demonstration projects grants provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 8:00 AM

Minnesota Heritage Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Mike Jaros
Location: 500N State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2504 (Madore) Minnesota Zoological Garden asset preservation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3256 (Madore) - Zoo Master Plan Design Construction.
HF1181 (Kahn) Noncommercial television grants money appropriated.
HF3174 (Kahn) Minnesota Public Radio digital conversion funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3269 (Kahn) AMPRS -- Digital Conversion.
HF2481 (Hausman) Como Zoo infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2520 (Jaros) Duluth; Lake Superior Zoo polar bear exhibit expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3008 (Slocum) Fort Snelling revitalization funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3070 (Westrom) Kensington Area Historical Society funding provided and money appropriated.
HF388 (Cornish) Waseca; Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center operations provided and money appropriated. (revisited)
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 8:00 AM

Public Safety Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Michael Paymar
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Public Safety Finance bonding recommendations
HF2859 (Paymar) Bonding vehicle bill
Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Paul Thissen
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Overview of the current Minnesota health care delivery system
Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Capital bonding bills pending before the division, including:
HF1757 (Juhnke) Spicer historic military airplane enclosure;
HF2642 (Anzelc) appropriating money for infrastructure and other improvements for a steel mill in Itasca County;
HF2897 (Rukavina) appropriating money for a veterans memorial in the city of Virginia;
HF3020 (Gunther) appropriating money for the Martin County Community Center;
HF3018 (Gunther) appropriating money for a Sports Complex in the city of Fairmont;
HF2770 (Kahn) University Research Park;
HF1659 (Bunn) Bayport sewer system;
HF2508 (Knuth) Arden Hills highway interchange improvements;
HF3226 (Laine) Columbia Heights pedestrian bridge; and
HF1646 (Hamilton) clarifying requirements of a grant to the city of Worthington
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 1:00 PM
Time Note: RESCHEDULED FOR 2/22/2008 AT 10:00 AM IN STATE OFFICE BUILDING 200

Ways and Means

Time Changed Location Changed Agenda Changed Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Loren Solberg
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2553 (Winkler) Catastrophe survivor compensation fund established, and money appropriated.
HF3055 (Solberg) State agencies deficiency funding provided, and money appropriated
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 2:00 PM

Health and Human Services

HHS Policy and HCHS Finance Division

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Tom Huntley
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Overview of the current Minnesota health care delivery system
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 2:00 PM

Minnesota Heritage Finance Division

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Mike Jaros
Location: 400S State Office Building
Agenda:
Agenda TBA
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 2:15 PM

Capital Investment Finance Division

Location Changed Agenda Changed Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Alice Hausman
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF XXX (Hausman) University of Minnesota biomedical science research facilities
Minnesota Department of Public Safety; Overview of statewide master plan for fire and law enforcement training facilities in Minnesota and public safety training facilities requests for Camp Ripley and Olmsted County

Discussion of LRT alignment at Capitol Complex has been removed
Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
*This portion of the meeting was canceled due to an extended House floor session.*

Report from task force to compare federal and state special education requirements
Persons interested in testifying should contact Christina Gosack at 651-296-5524 or Shannon Patrick at 651-296-5098.
Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Report from task force to compare federal and state special education requirements

Persons interested in testifying should contact Christina Gosack at 651-296-5524 or Shannon Patrick at 651-296-5098.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 4:00 PM

Commerce and Labor

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Joe Atkins
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF766 (Westrom) Motor fuel specifications, standards, and requirements modified
HF2964 (Hilstrom) Horse racing; purse set-aside and breeder's fund revenue sharing provided, and simulcasting restriction modified
HF3115 (Atkins) First party good faith insurance practices regulated, and remedies provided

***All bills on the agenda will be added to Tuesday, 2/26/08 agenda***
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 4:00 PM

Early Childhood Learning Finance Division

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Nora Slawik
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Presentation by the Department of Education and three grantees on the after school program grants
HF2920 (Murphy, E) A bill for an act relating to early childhood education; modifying developmental screening aid
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 4:00 PM

Environment and Natural Resources

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Kent Eken
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF2737 (Anzelc) Wetland bank credit provided under certain state-held conservation easements
HF2777 (Gardner) Solid waste management tax revenue disposition modified
HF3068 (Dill) Snowmobile registration and sticker expiration date provided, temporary permit effective period extended for snowmobiles, off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and watercraft, and temporary permit information requirements modified
HF3106 (Morrow) Ethanol plant expansion discretionary environmental impact statements provision provided

HF2527 (Moe) and HF2963 (Hansen) have been removed from agenda
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 4:00 PM

Public Safety and Civil Justice

Time Changed Location Changed Agenda Changed Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Joe Mullery
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1625 (Hosch), HF1627 (Hilstrom), HF2304 (Masin), HF2991 (Simon), HF3007 (Simon), and HF2470 (Kahn) have been removed from the agenda.

HF635 (Masin) Minnesota Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act adopted;
HF847 (Hosch) Counties and cities authorized to impose administrative penalties for certain traffic violations;
HF3000 (Hilstrom) Statewide public safety radio system financing technical correction provided;
HF3099 (Kalin) Requiring emergency management training for certain executive branch employees.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 4:00 PM
Time Note: or at the call of the chair

State Government Finance Division

Time Changed Location Changed
Chair: Rep. Phyllis Kahn
Location: 500S State Office Building
Agenda:
Bonding bill day: HF1874 (Davnie) Green building innovation grant program established, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Thursday, February 21, 2008 , 4:00 PM
Time Note: RESCHEDULED TO 10 A.M. FRIDAY

Transportation Finance Division

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Bernie Lieder
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF379 (Hausman) St. Paul Union Depot improvements provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF380 (Hausman) High-speed rail line between St. Paul and Chicago state's share provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF381 (Hausman) Central Corridor Transit Way between St. Paul and Minneapolis provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF386 (Kalin) St. Paul to Hinckley Rush Line Corridor provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF418 (Bigham) Red Rock Corridor transitway funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF581 (Lenczewski) I-494 corridor transit way feasibility study provided, and money appropriated.
HF959 (Bunn) I-94 corridor transportation and transit improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2478 (Pelowski) Port development assistance funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2844 (Simon) Southwest Transit Way Corridor environmental impact statement and preliminary engineering funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2956 (Murphy, M) Northshore Express Inter-City Passenger Rail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF2693 (Laine) Fridley Northstar commuter train station funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
NOTE: The committee will not take testimony on bills which have already had a hearing.
Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Bonding bills pending before the division; including:
HF28 (Scalze) appropriating money for Rice Street bridge in Ramsey County;
HF3155 (Madore) establishing accounts and a transit improvement area program; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds;
HF2915 (Morrow) appropriating money for North Mankato land acquisition for Caswell Park;
HF2476 (Simpson) Wadena regional wellness center;
HF2484 (Welti) appropriating money for Rochester Community and Technical College; and
HF2894 (Anzelc) appropriating money for a grant to Coleraine, Bovey, and Taconite.

Additional bills for consideration by the Division, including:
HF1269 (Davnie) appropriating money for a grant to the city of Minneapolis to pay the principal on the city's bonds for the Target Center;
HF2593 (Koenen) appropriating money for the southwest area storm sewer project in the city of Olivia;
HF2685 (Fritz) appropriating money for city of Blooming Prairie sewer improvements;
HF2565 (Hilty) Carlton supply well;
HF 3187 (Anzelc) Bovey wastewater infrustructure;
HF3067 (Swails) Century college science lab renovation;
HF3183 (Bunn) Century college rennovation;
HF3182 (McFarlane) Century College;
HF3152 (Knuth) New Brighton environmental remediation;
HF3121 (Westrom) University of Minnesota - Morris community services building;
HF3100 (Heidgerken) Saint Martin wastewater rehabilitation;
HF3097 (Heidgerken) New Munich wastewater treatment plant;
HF3088 (Poppe) Lansing Township wastewater infrastructure;
HF3087 (Poppe) Racine wastewater infrastructure funding;
HF3086 (Poppe) Austin wastewater infrastructure;
HF3081 (Poppe) Nicoville wastewater infrastructure;
HF3074 (Faust) Pine City wastewater infrastructure;
HF3073 (Faust) Sandstone wastewater infrastructure funding;
HF3071 (Thao) Saint Paul Youth Drop-in Center;
HF3058 (Tschumper) Brownsville wastewater infrastructure grant;
HF3047 (Tschumper) Brownsville wastewatrer infrastructure grant;
HF3056 (Hosch) Richmond sewer service extension;
HF3049 (Moe) Deer River wastewater treatment facility;
HF3048 (Tschumper) LaCrescent wastewater treatment system;
HF3047 (Tschumper) Whalen unsewered collection and treatment project;
HF3038 (Ward) Central Lakes College asset preservation and capital improvements;
HF3033 (Tschumper) Fountain sewer system expansion;
HF3031 (Olin) Middle River wastewater treatment lagoons;
HF3027 (Wollschlager) Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical College in Red Wing - asset presevation;
HF3025 (Tschumper) Peterson wastewater treatment facility;
HF2677 (Fritz) appropriating money for construction of a water reclamation facility in Faribault;
HF2861 (Olin) Northland Community and Technical college, Thief River Falls campus upgrades;
HF2685 (Fritz) Blooming Prairie sewer improvements;
HF2666 (Rukavina) Gilbert wastewater treatment facility;
HF2659 (Rukavina) Virginia capital investment initiative;
HF2655 (Rukavina) Aurora wastewater treatment facility;
HF2654 (Rukavina) Iron Junction capital investment initiative;
HF2616 (Sertich) Chisholm street improvements;
HF2592 (Koenen) Upper Sioux community water system;
HF2544 (Atkins) Inver Grove Heights veterans memorial community center;
HF2430 (Sertich) Hibbing sewer and water extension;
HF372 (Slocum) Richfield new artirial street construction;
HF371 (Slocum) Richfield athletic fields;
HF1099 (Peterson, A) Lewis and Clark rural water systems grants converted from the bond proceeds fund to the general fund;
HF2865 (Ward) Brainerd downtown infrastructure improvements;
HF2901 (Doty) Tri-county regional services center in Motley;
HF3004 (Dittrich) Anoka-Ramsey Community College renovation;
HF2933 (Dittrich) Anoka-Ramsey Community College asset preservation; and
HF2724 (Haws) Saint Cloud State University asset preservation.