Bills to be heard at 8 a.m.:
HF1518 (Brown) Local government aid programs and appropriations modified, and school finance equalizing factors indexed
HF1534 (Hilstrom) Local government aid distribution modified, and appropriation increased.
HF1115 (Norton) Local government aid distribution mechanism amended to decrease volatility.
HF1381 (Atkins) Local government aid inflation adjustment provided.
HF346 (Severson) City aid local government aid base increased for certain cities.
HF1746 (Gottwalt) Local government aid city aid base increased for specified cities.
HF54 (Mullery) City aid base additions provided for certain cities, city aid appropriation limit increased, and aid required to be used for certain purposes.
HF1774 (Kalin) Local government aid payable to a specified city increased.
HF1881 (Bigham) Local government aid city base adjustment modified for certain cities has been added to the agenda.
HF1933 (Marquart) Local government aid distribution formula modified has been added

Bills to be heard at noon:
HF390 (Rukavina) Disabled veteran or surviving spouse homestead property tax exemption provided
HF2108 (Dettmer) Payment in lieu of taxes; allowing a town that incorporates into a city to continue receiving certain payments
HF2096 (Eastlund) Providing a valuation exclusion for homesteads of certain disabled military veterans
HF956(Lenczewski) Bloomington fiscal disparities pool contribution obligation eliminated.
HF1924 (Lenczewski) Metropolitan fiscal disparities program study required, and money appropriated.
HF1632 (Tillberry) Homeowners property tax refunds increased, and household income modified for persons age 65 or older.
HF1648 (Gottwalt) Senior citizen's property tax deferral program modified.
HF1260 (Severson) Taxable market value increase prohibited for homesteads owned by persons at least 65 years of age and within certain income limits
HF2150 (Hilstrom) Low-income rental housing required to participate in the crime free multihousing program to receive a reduced property tax class rate.
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.
HF1234 (S. Anderson) Supplemental refund provided under the additional property tax refund program.
HF1372 (Ward) Homeowners' property tax refunds maximum amount increased.
HF2052 (Atkins) Seasonal recreational property tax refund provided.
HF61 (Sviggum) Property tax rebate provided, and money appropriated
HF2122 (Brod) Property tax refunds; removing the maximum from the homeowner refund; implementing an income phaseout for the special refund
HF1947 (Marquart) Property tax petitions 60-day rule modified.
HF777 (Lesch) A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; providing a housing opportunity area tax abatement program

Bills Removed from Agenda:
HF1918 (Wagenius)

HFXXXX (Johnson) Statewide cable franchising.
Draft copies of this legislation are available outside 578 State Office Building
Those interested in testifying on this legislation, please contact Elizabeth Emerson, Committee Administrator, at (651) 296-7175 or elizabeth.emerson@house.mn.

Mark-up of omnibus transportation finance bill

HF1891 (Haws) Veterans Homes Board member and executive director service qualifications modified.

HF577 (Hansen) Ditch buffer and drainage and inspection requirements modified, and money appropriated.

HF0456 (Rukavina) Minimum wage increased and indexed, training wage eliminated, and new employee notice required.
HF1515 (Davnie) Credit counseling and debt management services businesses regulated, and money appropriated.
HF0872 (Anzelc) Ainsworth Lumber Company; extra unemployment benefits provided for certain workers.
HF1599 (Masin) Northwest Airlines, Inc., mechanics unemployment benefits eligibility and extra benefits provided.
HF0635 (Masin) Minnesota Wireless Telephone Consumer Protection Act adopted.
HF1334 (Lesch) Health Families, Healthy Workplaces Act adopted establishing minimum standards of sick leave.
HF1665 (Gardner) Consumer reports security freezes regulated, and fees provided.
HF1443 (Mullery) Contractors requirements and prevailing wage provisions modified, and penalties imposed.

HF794 (Otremba) modifying medical assistance coverage to include consultations with psychologists; increasing the medical assistance reimbursement rate for critical access mental health services
HF913 (Thissen) waiving the moratorium regarding beds and expending group residential housing supplemental rates
HF1590 (Brynaert) authorizing a Regional Children's Mental Health Initiative pilot project; developing an enhanced regional children's mental health service system

Budget resolution

HF1220 (Hilstrom) Providing for grants for child advocacy centers that perform certain core functions; appropriating money
HF239 (Lesch) Providing testimonial confidentiality for certain sexual assault counselors; eliminating the "mistake of age" defense for certain criminal sexual assault offenders; enhancing penalties for certain nonconsensual sexual contact offenses committed by professionals engaged in massage or bodywork;
HF414 (Liebling) Authorizing the Department of Public Safety to make emergency grants to crime victims; appropriating money
HF506 (Olin) Making repeat offenders who violate domestic abuse no contact orders guilty of a felony; defining qualified domestic violence-related offenses;
HF1273 (Kranz) Providing testimonial confidentiality for certain sexual assault counselors; eliminating the "mistake of age" defense for certain criminal sexual assault offenders; enhancing penalties for certain nonconsensual sexual contact offenses committed by professionals engaged in massage or bodywork
HF1354 (Paymar) Prohibiting mandatory polygraphs for criminal sexual conduct victims
HF1841 (Simon) Permitting victims of domestic abuse to terminate a lease in certain circumstances.
HF1858 (Cornish) Appropriating money for peace officer training related to domestic violence no contact orders
HF1859 (Cornish) Appropriating money for a uniform statewide no contact order form.

Bills not heard during the March 15 Capital Investment hearing are continued on the agenda for this meeting.
Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory update
HF372 (Slocum) Richfield; new arterial street construction provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF513 (Lenczewski) Bloomington; Old Cedar Avenue bridge removal and replacement funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF859 (Hausman) St. Paul RiverCentre loan repayment forgiven; city of St. Paul funding provided to defease, pay, redeem, or refund city bonds; and money appropriated.
HF870 (Fritz) Medford wastewater treatment facility funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF961 (Ruud) Eden Prairie veterans memorial funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1175 (Murphy, M.) Aircraft facilities state financing modified to allow flexibility in obtaining a new lessee for a facility, and other statutory provisions modified.
HF1269 (Davnie) Minneapolis; Target Center city bonds principal repayment grant provided, state bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1375 (Liebling) Rochester; Mayo Civic Center Complex improvements design funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1528 (Paymar) St. Paul; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1536 (Hansen) Mississippi River barrier construction provided to prevent aquatic invasive species from migrating up river, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1682 (Koenen) Upper Sioux Community water system improvements funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1786 (Hansen) Carbon sequestration demonstration project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1833 (Urdahl) Greenleaf Lake state park land acquisition required by a specified date.
HF1938 (Lanning) Multicounty regional chemical dependency treatment facility and correctional center in west central Minnesota predesign funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1962 (Ward) Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area trail development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF1522 (Lillie) Gateway Trail tunnel funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF1481 (Peterson, N.) has been removed from the agenda

HF1887 (Slawik) Hearing loss early education intervention coordinator provided, and money appropriated.
HF2085 (Mariani) Quantum opportunities program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1092 (Anzelc) Online Learning Option Act modified.
HF2023 (Erickson) Advisory task force to consider and recommend a redesign of middle schools convened, and money appropriated.
HF1800 (Dettmer) Staff development goals and expenditures clarified relating to education.

HF1090 (Dettmer), HF1794 (Slawik) and HF2011 (Hornstein) have been removed from the agenda.

HF1357 (Walker) Low-income heating assistance funding provided.
HF1453 (Hilty) Public Utilities Commission monthly reports required from utilities regarding residential accounts.
HF1645 (Bly) Low-income residential customers energy affordability programs criteria specified.
HF1679 (Johnson) Utility current and past due bills and undercharges payment arrangements provisions modified.
HF1770 (Sailer) Utility service disconnection and reconnecting conditions modified.
HF1544 (Gunther) Propane prepurchase funding provided as part of the low-income home energy assistance program, and money appropriated.
HF2097 (Gardner) Cold weather rule provided for public utilities relating to disconnections during winter.
HF1642 (Peterson, A.) Wind energy conversion systems capacity increased fro school board ownership.
HF1664 (Kalin) East central Minnesota renewable energy plant feasibility study grant authorized.

HF1078 (Huntley) Hospital public interest review and alternative approval process modified, and hospital accountability requirements established for tax purposes.
HF501 (Thissen) Radiation therapy facility construction limitations expiration date eliminated.
HF1402 (Thissen) A bill for an act relating to health; eliminating ratable reductions from rebased rate in certain circumstances
HF1403 (Thissen) A bill for an act relating to health; paying hospital services for actual cost of providing services
HF1404 (Thissen) A bill for an act relating to Human Services; providing a hospital outpatient services rate increase for a certain hospital
HF1885 (Huntley) A bill for an act relating to health; requiring nonprofit hospitals and outpatient surgical centers to report on community benefits in a standard way
HF175 (Erickson) A bill for an act relating to health; excluding aid and attendance benefits from the MinnesotaCare definition of income

HF1577 (Lesch), HF1621 (Bunn), HF1444 (Bigham) and HF1622 (Clark) have been removed from the agenda

HF482 (Hortman) School year length increased, and school start before Labor Day prohibition repealed. (information only)
HF443 (Peterson, S.) Alternative school year calendar program grants provided, and money appropriated. (information only)
HF835 (Demmer) Alternative school calendar pilot program established to examine the impact of school calendar arrangements on student learning, and money appropriated. (information only)
HF1698 (Norton) Scholar loan program established to encourage teacher diversity in schools, revolving account established, and money appropriated.
HF670 (Liebling) School districts authorized to include energy efficiency improvement projects in alternative facilities plan.
HF988 (Winkler) Technology task force and grants established for schools, school district technology plan developed, and money appropriated.
HF1888 (Dittrich) Academic rigor and 3R high schools provided, and money appropriated. (information only)
HF1092 (Anzelc) Online Learning Option Act modified. (information only)
HF752 (Hornstein) Career and college counseling pilot program established for high school students, program evaluation and reporting provided, research consortium established, and money appropriated. (moved back from Thursday's agenda)
Disparities in Student Support and Service Subcommittee report:
HF1082 (Loeffler) Four-year-old kindergarten programs funding increased.
HF396 (Dominguez) School district extended time revenue increased.
HF1086 (Davnie) Four-year-old students made eligible for extended time programs.
HF1426 (Davnie) Extended year kindergarten program created, and money appropriated.
HF489 (Hilstrom) Staff development funding authorized for school districts with schools not making adequate yearly progress, and money appropriated.

HF1734 (Dominguez) Establishing a pilot project to provide services to ex-criminal offenders now in the community; requiring a report; appropriating money
HF243 (Walker) Reestablishing the ombudsman for corrections; establishing the powers and duties of the ombudsman; appropriating money
HF1737 (Atkins) Establishing reduced ignition propensity standards for cigarettes; authorizing the state fire marshal to monitor and the state attorney general to enforce the standards; imposing a fee; establishing penalties for violations
HF700 (Eastlund) Creating a matching-grant pilot program to assist communities in providing safe transportation for intoxicated persons
HF698 (Hilstrom) Authorizing organizations providing mentoring services to request criminal background checks from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; appropriating money
HF1733 (Paymar) Authorizing a grant to address domestic violence and intimate partner violence among offenders re-entering the community after a period of incarceration; appropriating money
HF1220 (Hilstrom) Providing for grants for child advocacy centers that perform certain core functions; appropriating money
HF414 (Liebling) Authorizing the Department of Public Safety to make emergency grants to crime victims; appropriating money
HF1628 (Lesch) Reducing the surcharge on license tab violations from $72 to $4
HF1609 (Clark) Protecting certain employee statements from employer retaliation; establishing complaint procedures; establishing investigative jurisdiction for the commissioner of labor and industry; creating civil penalties *** bill added ***
HF1858 (Cornish) Appropriating money for peace officer training related to domestic violence no contact orders *** bill added ***
HF1859 (Cornish) Money for a uniform statewide no contact order form *** bill added ***

Discussion of the progress on preparing the plan and a way for members to become familiar with the work and to provide input.

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business