PFAS and Infrastructure Overview

Note: The Environment Finance and Policy Committee will recess at the end of the Joint Hearing and reconvene as their own committee at 3:45 pm.

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HF3577 (Jordan); Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act established, and rulemaking authorized.

HF3326 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger); Environment; mercury-containing lighting banned.

HF3578 (Bahner); Health care service prior authorization and coverage requirements modified, ground for disciplinary action against physicians modified, reports to the commissioner of commerce and the legislature required, data classified, and rulemaking authorized.

Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion

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PFAS and Infrastructure Overview

Note: The Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee will recess at the end of the Joint Hearing and reconvene at 3:45 pm in Room 10 State Office Building.

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Items may be added

- HF3483 (Feist) Guardian immunity amended, guardianship take force created, and report required.
a. Anne Murray, Parent
b. Emily Weischel, Attorney, Hennepin Adult Representation Services
c. Kristine Sundberg, Executive Director, Elder Voice Advocates
d. Megan Kelly, Attorney, Northwoods Law Group

- HF3907 (Virnig) Own home services provider capacity-building grants established, and money appropriated
a. Johnny Tvedt, Policy and Engagement Manager, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Stacy Roe, Board President, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM) & Vice of President of Services, Mains’l

- HF3712 (Hicks) Implementation of new rates for family residential services and life sharing services delayed, Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services established, reports required, and money appropriated.
a. Sara Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Jason Steck, Attorney, Minnesota Association of Residential Services Homes
c. Angela Strasser, Family Residential Services Provider, Farmington
d. Sandra Donohue, Family Residential Services Provider, Donohue Foster Services

- HF3939 (Curran) Foster care licensing moratorium modified
a. a. Ken Bence, Director of Research Analysis and Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
b. Jason Steck, Attorney, Minnesota Association of Residential Services Homes

- HF3940 (Curran) Disability waiver technology provisions modified
a. Alaina Gallagher, Executive Project Manager, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

Accommodations:
- To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov.
- If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send you comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.

HF1990 (Acomb) - Solar for schools program technical changes made.
HF3704 (Kraft) - Energy; submission of plan to Public Utilities Commission regarding implementation of grid enhancing technologies to increase electricity transmission capacity required.
HF3457 (Kraft) - Deadline established for state agencies to issue permits for a large electric power facility that has been granted a site or route permit.

*Items may be added to the agenda

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify in person, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 1 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

This hearing may be viewed in person or via the House webcast schedule page

-To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or email the LCC Accessibility Coordinator
-If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
-To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.

HF3782 (Rep. Pryor) - Provisions related to prekindergarten through grade 12 education including general education, education excellence, teachers, literacy, charter schools, nutrition, health and safety, early learning, and education partnerships and compacts modified; and reports required.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrator by 12pm (Noon) Tuesday.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator before 4p.m., Tuesday. If you are bringing hard copies to the committee, please bring 40 copies and check-in with the committee administrator before distribution.

TESTIFYING: 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 (PDF format), please email the committee administrator before 4p.m., Tuesday.

For any other questions or concerns, please reach out to the Committee Administrator at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov or 651-296-1913.
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o For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
o If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
o To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
o This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page . All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

HF3474 (Reyer) Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) reserve program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3579 (Lee, F.) Physical measurements of air emissions and reporting of emission-related statistics required.
HF671 (Lee, F.) Administrative penalties for repeat or serious environmental violations required to be unforgiveable.
HF3874 (Hansen) Administrative penalty order authority modified for enforcing public water and drainage dich buffer requirements, and certain lawns to legumes program data made private.

If you would like to sign up to testify or submit written testimony, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 5:00pm, Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.

HF3843 (Agbaje) - Landlords required to accept tenant's individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of Social Security number.

HF3961 (Noor) - Tenants provided with remedies related to new construction delays.

HF3844 (Agbaje) - Eviction records effective date amended.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony received after this time may not be included in members' packets.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Housing Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator, Jack Dockendorf (jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov).

LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business