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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 8:00 AM

Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs

Chair: Rep. Mary Ellen Otremba
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF484 (Koenen) Beginning farmer program administered by the Rural Finance Authority provisions modified, and income tax credits provided to beginning farmers for participating in farm management programs.
HF1433 (Olin) Livestock compensation provisions modified.
HF878 (Doty) Board of Animal Health consultants expanded to include the commissioner of agriculture.
HF1047 (Tschumper) Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification recognized, fees provided, and drug use and prescription regulated.
HF643 (Hansen) Meatpacking industry workers bill of rights and ombudsman position established.
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF911 (Thissen) Self-directed personal supports option established and supplemental aid standard modified.
HF616/SF483* (Hilstrom) Major political party nomination 10 percent requirement eliminated. (Removed from agenda)
HF1110 (Hilty) Election definitions and procedures modified, complaint and resolution process established and penalties imposed.
HF1117 (Simon) Precinct caucuses moved from March to February, and state primary moved from September to June.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 8:00 AM

Public Safety Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Michael Paymar
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1148 (Thao) Appropriating money for Asian-American juvenile crime prevention grants
HF1353 (Hilstrom) Appropriating money for the Hennepin County Violent Offender Task Force
HF1456 (Dominguez) Appropriating money for squad car camera technology upgrade grants
Chair: Rep. Al Juhnke
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
Board of Animal Health Budget Presentation
HF954 (Welti) Agricultural research funding provided to the University of Minnesota.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Biosciences and Emerging Technology

Chair: Rep. Tim Mahoney
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1462 (Liebling) Biobusiness center construction materials sales tax exemption provided.
HF1256 (Masin) Bioscience business development and commercialization grants provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Chair: Rep. Karen Clark
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF942 (Davnie) HIV information and refferal service provided, and money appropriated.
HF301 (Davnie) Blighted housing rehabilitation program established, and nuisance properties transferred to nonprofit housing organizations.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Paul Marquart
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1113 (Wollschlager) Property tax class rates increased on certain utility property.
HF50 (Thissen) First tier commercial-industrial property exempted from the state general tax.
HF969 (Simpson) Tier I homestead resorts market value modified.
HF486 (Finstad) Homestead classification extended to certain property used for nonhomestead purposes.
HF469 (Sviggum) Property tax class 4c expanded to include certain nonprofit community service oriented organizations.
HF1459 (M.Murphy) Modular homes exempted from the property tax.
HF1125 (Dettmer) Class 4c property classification expanded to certain nonprofit community service-oriented organizations.
"Summary of Recommended Changes to Utility Valuation Rule and Estimated Fiscal Impactt" presented by Gordon Folkman, Department of Revenue

Bill removed from agenda:
HF962 (Lenczewski) has been removed from the agenda
HF957 (Zellers) has been removed from the agenda
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Taxes

Hearing Canceled
Chair: Rep. Ann Lenczewski
Location: 10 State Office Building
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 11:15 AM

Rules and Legislative Administration

Chair: Rep. Tony Sertich
Location: 118 State Capitol
Agenda:
House Legal Fees
Calendar for the Day for Thursday, March 8, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 11:30 AM

Floor Session

Location: House Chamber
Agenda:
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 12:30 PM

Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

Location Changed
Chair: Rep. Thomas Huntley
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF785 (Norton) Parental contribution for services for persons with developmental disabilities modified.
HF1288 (Murphy, E.) Day training and habilitation transportation rates modified.
HF708 (Thissen) Medicare Part D assistance program established, ombudsman for managed care funding provided, and limited medical assistance coverage provided for individuals eligible under Medicare Part D.
HF705 (Loeffler) Mental retardation and related conditions (MR/RC) waiver, family support grants and semi-independent living services funding provided.
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1352 (Moe) Youth job skills development statewide program funding provided.
HF1168 (Haws) Minnesota Youth Program funding provided.
HF850 (Clark) Youthbuild program funding provided.
HF459 (Johnson) Ramsey County summer employment for at-risk youth funding provided.
HF1020 (Johnson) St. Paul summer youth employment grants provided.
HF47 (Mullery) Learn to earn summer youth employment program funding provided.
HF743 (Mullery) Women in nontraditional careers grants provided.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 12:30 PM

Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs

Chair: Rep. Deb Hilstrom
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1175 (Murphy, M.) Aircraft facilities state financing modified to allow flexibility in obtaining a new lessee for a facility.
HF673 (Hornstein) Metropolitan Airports Commission agreements legislative authorization required.
HF1437 (Hornstein) Metropolitan Airports Commission required to meet in a neighborhood affected by airport noise, and advance notice of proposed annual budget required.
HF557 (Morgan) Metropolitan Airports Commission mayoral memberships added.
HF359 (Hansen) Metropolitan Airports Commission expanded to include mayors.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 2:15 PM
Time Note: The committee will recess at 4 p.m. and reconvene at 5 p.m.

Energy Finance and Policy Division

Chair: Rep. Bill Hilty
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1221 (Kalin) Energy savings activities required under the conservation investment program. To get on the agenda please contact Andy Pomroy at andy.pomroy@house.mn or (651) 296-4180.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 2:15 PM

K-12 Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF833 (Brown) Special education additional aid provided, program growth factors increased in regular and excess cost special education revenue, and money appropriated.
HF841 (Benson) Program growth factors reestablished, and special education programs funding increased.
HF977 (Davnie) Special education excessive costs state payment required, and program growth factor increased.
HF981 (Brown) State special education revenue formulas fully funded, and special education aid appropriation made open and standing.
HF1084 (Davnie) Special education programs funding increased and restored.
HF1318 (McFarlane) Special education funding increased, and two-year lag in base funding increased.
HF1057 (Urdahl) New teachers induction program established relating to high-need subject areas and schools, and money appropriated.
HF811 (Wardlow) Mathematics and science professional development programs provided, and money appropriated.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 , 2:15 PM

Transportation and Transit Policy Subcommittee

Chair: Rep. Frank Hornstein
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF679 (Morgan) "Concrete pump" as special mobile equipment defined.
HF825 (Morrow) Recreational vehicle combinations length limit for middle vehicle removed.
HF1095 (Morrow) Vehicle weights allowed on highways modified, and seasonal restrictions on gravel roads extended.
HF1162 (Morrow) Single vehicle length limit increased.
HF1551 (Nelson) Vehicle weight schedules modified for purposes of the vehicle registration tax.
HF1376 (Holberg) Extinguishing interest in abandoned town road requirements modified.