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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 8:00 AM

Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs

Chair: Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF390 (Rukavina) Disabled veteran or surviving spouse homestead property tax exemption provided.
HF533 (Lieder) Veterans' tuition and fee assistance and reimbursement provided for military veterans and their surviving spouses and children at public colleges and universities, and money appropriated.
HF162 (Haws) Minnesota GI Bill program established to provide postsecondary education assistance to veterans, and money appropriated.
HF300 (Haws) Military pay tax deduction expanded and military pension subtraction including survivor benefits created
HF142 (Wardlow) Property tax refund household income definition modified to exempt the amount of any military disability pay received by a veteran from the federal government.
HF284 (Ruth) Special assessment deferments authorized for members of the armed forces, and grants from the Support Our Troops account authorized for eligible individuals to pay special assessments.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 8:00 AM

Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections

Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board: Confirmation hearing of new board members.
HF1034 (Peterson, A) Heating and cooling policy for state building projects.
HF15/SF19* (Hilstrom) Legislative Commission on Metropolitan Government terminated.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 8:00 AM

Public Safety Finance Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Michael Paymar
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Uniform Laws budget presentation
Private Detective Board budget presentation
CriMNet budget and presentation
Chair: Rep. Al Juhnke
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
Department of Agriculture Budget Overviews

Bills Removed:
HF954 (Welti) Agricultural research funding provided to the University of Minnesota.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Biosciences and Emerging Technology

Chair: Rep. Tim Mahoney
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1203 (Poppe) Bioscience institute facilities construction materials and equipment sales tax exemption provided.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Karen Clark
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1205 (Kranz) Displaced residents relocation compensation required relating to manufactured homes.
HF1301 (Moe) Establishing a resident right of refusal when a manufactured home park is being sold.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Taxes

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Ann Lenczewski
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF569 (Mullery) Hennepin and Ramsey counties authorized to impose the existing mortgage registry taxes permanently.
HF1042 (Murphy, E.) Hennepin and Ramsey counties mortgage registry and deed tax authority expiration removed.
HF362 (Hortman) Anoka County deed and mortgage tax authorized, and environmental response fund created.
HF718 (Erhardt) Federal tax conformity provided for individual income, corporate franchise, estate taxes and property tax refund.
HF897 (Simpson) Federal income tax conformity provided relating to 2006 and 2007 provisions authorizing expensing of certain depreciable assets.
HF955 (Nornes) Individual income and corporate franchise taxes; conforming to federal rules on section 179 expensing retroactively
HF1007 (Bunn) Conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax years 2006 and 2007
HF1258 (Lenczewski) Federal conformity
HF1384(Bunn) Conforming certain income, franchise, and property tax refund provisions for tax year 2007 and following years
HF1466 (Atkins) Dakota County authorized to impose a county mortgage registry and deed tax, and use of the proceeds provided
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 12:30 PM

Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Thomas Huntley
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF842 (Huntley) Child care, children and family, licensing, health care, continuing care, mental health, health insurance and Department of Health provisions modified. (discussion only)
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Department of Employment and Economic Development budget overview
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 12:30 PM

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Chair: Rep. Deb Hilstrom
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF406 (Welti) Small city definition modified relating to tax increment financing.
HF919 (Welti) Elgin, Eyota, Byron and Oronoco authorized to act as small cities for purposes of use of revenues from certain economic development districts.
HF571 (Hilstrom) Best value defined relating to construction contracts, and acquisition and competitive bidding provisions modified.
HF102 (Shimanski) Winsted authorized to issue bonds for acquisition of a city hall, community center and police station.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 2:15 PM

Energy Finance and Policy Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Bill Hilty
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Added to the agenda - HF774 (Dill) Bois Forte Band of Chippewa renewable energy facility feasibility grant provided, and money appropriated.
Presentations on decoupling
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 2:15 PM

K-12 Finance Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF987 (Davnie) Contract alternative program students over the age of 21 authorized to receive instruction until graduation.
HF703 (Peterson, A) School districts that have participated in the cooperative secondary facilities program authorized to levy for certain unfunded severance and retirement costs.
HF1324 (Heidgerken) Levy authority authorized for unfunded severance and reitrement costs faced by school districts that have participated in the cooperative secondary facilities program.
HF831 (Sailer) Independent School District No. 2311, Clearbrook-Gonvick, authorized to use health and safety revenue to demolish a building.
HF1147 (Sailer) Independent School District No. 38, Red Lake, security improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF982 (Norton) Independent School District No. 535, Rochester, property tax levy certification deadline date extended.
HF980 (Knuth) Referendum aid adjustment modified for open enrollment students.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 2:15 PM

Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee

Chair: Rep. Frank Hornstein
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1219 (Juhnke) Milk truck weight exemption sunset date repealed.
HF1059 (Madore) Drivers required to possess a valid and unexpired driver's license.
HF1060 (Madore) Driver's license required information modified.
HF1061 (Madore) Driver's license cancellation provisions modified.
HF818 (Hortman) Towing authority granted to Department of Transportation within metropolitan district, and hazardous materials and motor vehicle carrier provisions modified.
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Location: Rondo Education Center, 560 Concordia Ave, St. Paul
Agenda:
Testimony from high school students and parents regarding access to higher education
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 , 7:00 PM

K-12 Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Location: Hinckley Elementary, Hinckley
Agenda:
Members and staff visit for demonstration of St. Croix River Education District reading model
Chair: Sen. Scott Dibble
Location: Minnetonka City Hall, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd.
Agenda:
Field hearing on transit