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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 8:00 AM
Time Note: Committee will recess at 9:30 a.m. and reconvene in 200 State Office Building at 6 p.m.

E-12 Education

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Calros Mariani
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1794 (Slawik) Children's early literacy funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1321 (Bunn) World languages provided as a required academic standard, and money appropriated.
HF1424 (Paulsen) World language academic standards, proficiency, resources, and capacity development provided; and money appropriated.
HF420 (Ward) Health and physical education course requirements provided
HF615 (Walker) Comprehensive family life and sexuality education programs provided, and money appropriated.
HF1698 (Norton) Scholar loan program established to encourage teacher diversity in schools, revolving account established, and money appropriated.
HF1087 (Mullery) Teacher residency induction program provided supporting effective instruction for diverse student populations, and money appropriated.

HF623 (Solberg) has been removed from the agenda.
HF1794 (Slawik) has been added to the agenda.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 8:00 AM

Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Jean Wagenius
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
MN League of Conservation Voters
HF926 (Peterson, A.) Septic systems' impact on the environment study provided through the University of Minnesota Extension Service, and money appropriated.
HF1488 (Peterson, A.) Ecological services for native habitats funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1489 (Peterson, A.) Clean Water Legacy Act ecological services funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 607 (Anzelc) Plasma torch gasification facility feasibility study funding provided, and funding appropriated.
HF944 (Juhnke) Fishing; Let's Go Fishing grants provided to promote fishing opportunities, and money appropriated.
HF299 (Dill) Timber permit extension, cancellation, and terminations provided.
HF602 (Dill) International Wolf Center renovations funding provided, and money appropriated.

Removed: HF354 (Anzelc)
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski
Location: 200 State Office Bldg.
Agenda:
HF1259 (Kalin) Absent voters procedures and requirements modified, emergency situations provided, and study required.
HF1110 (Hilty) Election definitions and procedures modified, complaint and resolution process established, penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
HF729 (Emmer) Competitive bidding contracts prohibited with companies or entities that have certain criminal or civil judgments.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 8:00 AM

Public Safety Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Michael Paymar
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF950 (Carlson) Resuming the payment of certain bail proceeds to the municipalities and subdivisions of government in Hennepin County.
HF1461 (Smith) Regulating interest on verdicts, awards, and judgments; modifying the method used to calculate interest.
HF1510 (Lesch) Appropriating money to replace eliminated federal funds.
HF693 (Lesch) Authorizing payment of drivers' license reinstatement fee and surcharge in installment payments.
Chair: Rep. Al Juhnke
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Agenda:
HF308 (Olin) Bovine tuberculosis control funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF710 (Peterson) Sustainable agriculture demonstration grants provided, and money appropriated.
HF846 (Doty) Organic certification cost-share assistance and sustainable agriculture demonstration grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF769 (Hansen) Native plant agronomic research funding provided, technical advisory committee established, and money appropriated.
HF884 (Otremba) Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF104 (Sailor) Animals killed by order of the Board of Animal Health reimbursement limits removed.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Biosciences and Emerging Technology

Chair: Rep. Tim Mahoney
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1747 (Davnie) Qualified business ventures investment income tax credit provided. (Informational Hearing)
Presentation about Venture Capital
Chair: Rep. Karen Clark
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF250 (Peterson, A.) Ambulance service and interhospital transfer provisions modified.
HF869 (Sailer) Urban and tribal Indian housing programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1233 (Benson) Foodshelf programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF724 (Madore) Family homeless prevention and assistance program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 10:00 AM

Taxes

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Ann Lenczewski
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Continue hearing income tax credit bills
Health and Human Services
HF309 (Gottwalt) Long-term care insurance income tax credit adjusted.
HF313 (Fritz) Home care tax credit established., and money appropriated.
HF338 (Seifert) Adoption income tax credit authorized.
HF1111 (Rukavina) Volunteer ambulance attendant and volunteer firefighter income tax credit provided, and money appropriated.
HF1249 (Atkins)Senior independent living personal technology income tax credit provided.
HF1341 (Tinglestad) Adoption expenses refundable income tax credit authorized, and money appropriated.
HF1312 (Jaros) Affordable housing contributions income tax credit provided.
HF1240 (Marquart) Historic structure rehabilitation income tax credit provided.

Introduction to income tax subtractions by House Research
HF300 (Haws) Military pay tax deduction expanded, and military pension subtraction including survivor benefits created.
HF551 (Wollschlager) Tax deduction for out-of-state active military duty clarified.

Bills added to the Agenda
HF1817 (Wollschlager) Military service income tax credit modified and increased.

Bills deleted from the Agenda
HF732 (Haws) Military pay income tax deduction expanded, and military pension and survivor benefit payments subtraction created.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 11:30 AM

Floor Session

Location: House Chamber
Agenda:
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 11:45 AM

Legislative Coordinating Commission Revisor's Subcommittee

Location: 546 State Office Building
Agenda:
Budget request for the Ofifce of the Revisor of Statutes

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 12:00 PM

Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

Time Changed Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Thomas Huntley
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF971 (Hosch) Senior citizen programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1587 (Tschumper) Office of Ombudsman for Older Minnesotans staff positions authorized, and money appropriated.
HF1170 (Hausman) Living-at-home/block nurse programs grant amounts increased and indexed, number of programs increased, grant administration funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF444 (Johnson) Senior nutrition funding restored, grants provided, and money appropriated.
HF1408 (Howes) Removed from the agenda.
Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF648 (Mahoney) making various policy, housekeeping, and style changes to the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law
HF1252 (Murphy) appropriating money for transition services for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind students
HF1338 (Brynaert) appropriating money for extended employment services for persons with disabilities
HF973 (Clark) authorizing employment support for persons with mental illness
HF1430 (Clark) allowing grants-in-aid to workforce development intermediaries
HF254 (Mahoney) appropriating money for job training programs
HF426 (Hamilton) has been removed from the agenda
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 12:30 PM

Public Safety and Civil Justice

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Joe Mullery
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1569 (Olin) Requiring credit be given to driver's license offenses committed in Canada;
HF1506 (Olin) Authorizing an innocent party's name associated with a criminal history to be redacted under certain circumstances;
HF1225 (Olin) Modifying the limitation on actions for damages based on services or construction to improve real property for certain actions;
HF1278 (Olin) Providing for homestead property;
HF767 (Dominguez) Appropriating money for an offender reentry pilot project;
HF1043 (Simon) Requiring predatory offenders to register electronic mail addresses and related information to law enforcement;
HF1063 (Simon) Adopting the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
HF1441 (Simon) Limited purpose companies; making nonsubstantive term changes.

HF1396 (Madore) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF1146 (Murphy, M) Has been removed from the agenda.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 12:30 PM

Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee

Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen
Location: 500S. State Office Building
Agenda:
HF 577 (Hansen) Ditch buffer and drainage and inspection requirements modified, and money appropriated.
HF 1143 (Morrow) Minnesota River Basin Joint Powers Board funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 816 (McNamara) Prairie and wetland restoration planning and resource inventory funding provided relating to University of Minnesota land in Dakota county.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 2:15 PM

Capital Investment Finance Division

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Alice Hausman
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF865 (Urdahl) Greenleaf Lake State Park land acquisition funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF858 (Sailer) Big Bog State Recreation Area funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF25 (Anzelc) Itasca County infrastructure funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF28 (Scalze) Trunk Highway 36 Rice Street bridge funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1646 (Hamilton) Worthington redevelopment grant requirements clarified.
HF1257 (Urdahl) Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Bills that are not heard during this meeting will be continued on the agenda for the 6:30pm meeting in Room 500N

Bill removed:
HF961 (Ruud) Eden Prairie veterans memorial funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 2:15 PM

Health and Human Services

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Paul Thissen
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1067 (Huntley) Mental health provisions modified, county board duties clarified, mental health service delivery reform provided, grants authorized; and medical assistance and MinnesotaCare coverage modified.
HF605 (Walker) Minnesota Family Investment Program and child care provisions modified.
HF609 (Loeffler) Food stamp requirements modified.
HF746 (Thissen) Family stabilization services program established, work participation bonus provided, work for low-income families support funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF842 (Huntley) Child care, children and family, licensing, health care, continuing care, mental health, health insurance and Department of Health provisions modified.
HF1401 (Fritz) Reverse mortgage incentive program established, eligibility requirements and other standards provided.
HF916 (Thissen) Child care centers and homes inspections and reports required.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 2:15 PM

K-12 Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF365 (Morgan) Alternative teacher pay calculation for intermediate school districts modified.
HF668 (Garofalo) School aid payment percentage increased from 90 percent to 95 percent.
HF805 (Ruud) Inflationary adjustment limitation removed relating to school district referendum allowance limit.
HF1428 (Davnie) Site decision-making program grants provided, and money appropriated.
HF558 (Peterson) School district sharing of superintendents incentive created, and money appropriated.
HF153 (Urdahl) School district shared superintendent aid provided, and money appropriated.
HF1411 (Howes) Small schools declining enrollment revenue provided.
HF1565 (Welti) Consolidating school districts state aid increased.
HF521 (Heidgerken) Veteran's Day paid day off provided to veterans employed by school districts, Veteran's Day educational instruction required, and private employers encouraged to grant paid holiday to veterans.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 2:15 PM

State Government Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Phyllis Kahn
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Office of the Secretary of State: agency overview and budget presentation;
Office of the Governor: agency overview and budget presentation.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 4:00 PM

Commerce and Labor

Chair: Rep. Joe Atkins
Location: Basement Hearing Room State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1190 (Nelson) Plumbing Council established.
HF1283 (Nelson) Misrepresentation of employees as independent contractors prohibited, and review of certifications of independent contractor status required.
HF754 (Mullery) Plumbers licenses required statewide.
HF1336 (Mahoney) Council of High Pressure Piping Systems established, and fees required.
HF0571(Hilstrom) Defining best value; changing provisions for acquisition and competitive bidding.
HF1208 (Mahoney) State Building Code modified, and construction code and licensing provisions modified and recodified.
HF1335 (Poppe) Real estate appraisers; consistent use of State Building Code's definition of a "story above grade" required.
HF1609 (Clark) Employee statements protected from employer retaliation, complaint procedures established, investigative jurisdiction specified, and civil penalties imposed.
HF0997 (Kahn) Off-sale wine licenses authorized for supermarkets.
Presentation and testimony on HF0997 will begin at 5:00pm. Those wishing to testify may contact Elizabeth Emerson, Committee Administrator, at 651-296-7175 or elizabeth.emerson@house.mn.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 4:00 PM

Early Childhood Learning Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Nora Slawik
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1275 (Lesch) St. Paul neighborhood circulators grant provided, and money appropriated
HF1276 (Murphy, E) St. Paul; professional development funding provided to parks and library staff who interact with children and families, and money appropriated
HF1277 (Mariani) St. Paul; grant provided to notify citizens of youth services available in the community, and money appropriated
HF1264 (Eastlund) Early childhood education access grants contribution and early childhood educational expenses income tax credit authorized
HF1056 (Slawik) Early childhood education provisions modified.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 4:00 PM
Time Note: The room is reserved for the evening.

Environment and Natural Resources

Chair: Rep. Kent Eken
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF593 (Juhnke) Public waters wetlands access restrictions modified
HF1024 (Wagenius) Natural resources; agency service requirements, drainage repair and abandonment requirements, wetlands replacement requirements and exemptions modified; civil enforcement provided; and money appropriated
HF1343 (Hansen) Wetland replacement requirements and agency service requirements modified, civil enforcement provided, and money appropriated
HF1935 (Ozment) Wetland conservation act changes proposed
HF1930 (Hansen) Board of Water and Soil Resources oversight of local government water management
**ADDED**·HF1016 (Hansen) Forest pest control measures provided
Game, Fish & Forestry Division Report:
HF1116 (Dill) Game and fish definitions, fees, license and stamp provisions, and possession and taking provisions modified; apprentice hunter validation provided; and criminal and civil penalties imposed
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 4:00 PM

Transportation Finance Division

Chair: Rep. Bernie Lieder
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Subcommittee report
HF1376 (Holberg) Extinguishing interest in abandoned town road requirements modified.
Hearings
HF546 (Hornstein) State employee cost comparison required before entering into transportation privatization contracts, ten percent savings requirement specified, and annual report required.
HF1714 (Hornstein) Railroad Walkways Safety Act adopted, state rail safety inspector position established, special account provided, penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
HF1772 (Morrow) Greater Minnesota transit federal funds use authorized.
HF1635 (Lieder) Highway safety improvement account established, and eligible purposes modified for expenditure of five percent of highway user tax distribution fund.
HF735 (Lieder) State entry authorized onto real property for geotechnical investigation under eminent domain, bridge and culvert provisions modified, rail service improvements funds regulated, state rail bank property regulated, and penalties imposed.
HF1920 (Hornstein)
HF1867 (Hilstrom) Vehicle registration taxes, title transaction fees, and driver's license fees increased.
HF1940 (Beard) A bill for an act relating to airports; creating an advisory task force to study airport funding issues and the state airports fund; requiring a report; appropriating money

HF1636 (Lieder) Trunk highway interchanges construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (has been removed from the agenda)
Location Changed
Chair: Rep. Karen Clark
Location: 400N State Office Building
Agenda:
HF595 (Laine) Family visiting program provisions modified, and money appropriated.
HF939 (Kranz) Deed tax percentage adjusted, rental housing assistance provided, housing account for leverage opportunity established, and money appropriated.
Location Changed
Chair: Rep. Paul Marquart
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF208 (Rukavina) School districts authorized to levy for health care costs.
HF836 (Kalin) Debt service equalization aid program state aid increased, and money appropriated.
HF837 (Lanning) Debt service equalization aid increased, and equalizing factors indexed.
HF839 (Welti) Debt service equalization aid program state aid increased, and money appropriated.
HF1083 (Anzelc) Maximum effort capital loan school districts tax base modified to calculate debt service levies.
HF101 (Demmer) Agricultural land excluded from the tax base for school bonded debt levies.
HF681 (Sviggum) Agricultural property excluded from tax base for school bonded debt levies, agricultural land valuation based on production value, and money appropriated.
HF466 (Dittrich) Property tax relief provided; and equity, transition, and referendum equalization levies increased and indexed.
HF467 (Dittrich) Property tax relief provided; and debt service equalization revenue, health and safety, deferred maintenance, and operating capital levies increased and indexed.
HF680 (Hilstrom) School finance equalizing factors indexed at 150 percent of the state average tax base per pupil.
HF927 (Hortman) Equity, transition, and referendum revenue programs equalizing factor increased.
HF1518 (Brown) Local government aid programs and appropriations modified, and school finance equalizing factors indexed.
HF800 (Demmer) School districts and counties mutually authorized to mutually agree to extend the time allowed before the date of the proposed property tax levy certification.
HF1692 (Davnie) Taxpayer notice modified on renewal of school district operating referendum.

Bill added to agenda
HF1868 (Abeler) Debt service and referendum equalization aid programs equalizing factors indexed.
Location Changed Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
HF208 (Rukavina) School districts authorized to levy for health care costs.
HF681 (Sviggum) Agricultural property excluded from tax base for school bonded debt levies, agricultural land valuation based on production value, and money appropriated.
HF1692 (Davnie) Taxpayer notice modified on renewal of school district operating referendum.
HF836 (Kalin) Debt service equalization aid program state aid increased, and money appropriated.
HF837 (Lanning) Debt service equalization aid increased, and equalizing factors indexed.
HF839 (Welti) Debt service equalization aid program state aid increased, and money appropriated.
HF1083 (Anzelc) Maximum effort capital loan school districts tax base modified to calculate debt service levies.
HF101 (Demmer) Agricultural land excluded from the tax base for school bonded debt levies.
HF466 (Dittrich) Property tax relief provided; and equity, transition, and referendum equalization levies increased and indexed.
HF467 (Dittrich) Property tax relief provided; and debt service equalization revenue, health and safety, deferred maintenance, and operating capital levies increased and indexed.
HF1868 (Abeler) Debt service and referendum equalization aid programs equalizing factors indexed has been added.
HF680 (Hilstrom) School finance equalizing factors indexed at 150 percent of the state average tax base per pupil.
HF927 (Hortman) Equity, transition, and referendum revenue programs equalizing factor increased.
HF1518 (Brown) Local government aid programs and appropriations modified, and school finance equalizing factors indexed.
HF800 (Demmer) School districts and counties mutually authorized to mutually agree to extend the time allowed before the date of the proposed property tax levy certification.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 6:00 PM

Public Safety and Civil Justice

Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Joe Mullery
Location: 400S, State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1823 (Paymar) Establishing a five-year demonstration project designed to apply best practices to improve and promote the recovery and success of high-risk adults who frequently use costly public services such as emergency rooms, treatment programs, jails, prisons, and detoxification facilities; combining an innovative management and governance structure; assembling core services currently provided separately, including housing, behavioral health, health care, employment, and community and family reengagement; appropriating money;
HF895 (Eken) Authorizing withdrawal by a county from a regional jail system;
HF1360 (Simon) Relating to data practices; clarifying duties and classifications; making technical changes;
HF1173 (Hornstein) Classifying certain labor relations data related to the Metropolitan Council as nonpublic data;
HF904 (Dill) Modifying land acquisition requirements; modifying land owners' bill of rights; modifying recordation requirements for mineral interests; adding to and deleting from state parks; authorizing public and private sales and conveyances of
certain state lands.

HF772 (Paymar) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF906 (Thissen) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF1171 (Davnie) Has been removed from the agenda.
HF1726 (Thissen) Has been removed from the agenda.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 6:30 PM

Capital Investment Finance Division

Location Changed Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Alice Hausman
Location: 500N State Office Building
Agenda:
Bills that were not heard during the earlier Capital Investment hearing today are continued on the agenda for this meeting.
Update from Minnesota Department of Transportation on Local Bridge Replacement Program
HF864 (McNamara) Hastings Veterans Home supportive housing funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1207 (McNamara) Red Wing juvenile corrections facility vocational education building funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1308 (Tingelstad) Anoka County regional forensic crime laboratory funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1523 (Bigham) Washington County Disabled Veteran's Rest Camp funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1673 (Sailer) Gonvick regional emergency training administration center predesign funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Bills Added:
HF502 (Beard) Scott County regional public safety training facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1243 (Bunn) Big Marine Park Reserve improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated
HF1263 (Abeler) Anoka County forensic crime lab funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 , 6:30 PM

Health and Human Services

Location Changed Agenda Changed
Chair: Rep. Paul Thissen
Location: 500S State Office Building
Agenda:
HF1409 (Gottwalt) Well contractor's license provisions modified.
HF1873 (Bunn) Health care cost containment goals annual reports required, medical expenditure review committee and health care transformation task force established, performance payments modified, grants provided.
HF1856 (Huntley) Universal health coverage provided, health care access portal established, dependent coverage extended, tax credits provided, prevention programs established, and money appropriated.
HF1726 (Thissen) Health Records Act adopted.
HF1588 (Winkler) State employees electronic health records pilot project established.
HF1870 (Thissen) Uniform health plan claims processing required.
HF1809 (Dominguez) Essential community provider status applications and renewals authorized, safety net health care providers grants provided, reimbursement rates modified, MinnesotaCare outreach grants and study required, and money appropriated
HF297 (Huntley) Health care premiums restricted, universal health care plan required, MinnesotaCare provisions modified, residents right to affordable health care stated, money appropriated, and constitutional amendment proposed.