HF 4509 (Hornstein) Tending the Soil new facility site selection planning and predesign funding provided, and money appropriated
Debbie Prokopf, Minnesota Training Partnership
Rena Wong, President UFCW Local 663

HF 4968 (Agbaje) North Minneapolis; Change Starts with Community grant funding provided, and money appropriated
Jalilia A-Brown, Executive Director. Change Starts With Community


HF 4943 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) WomenVenture grant funding provided, and money appropriated
LeeAnn Rasachak, WomenVenture

HF 4848 (Hassan) African Immigrants Community Services workforce development grant provided, and money appropriated
Bilaal Mohamed
Iman Abdi

HF 4690 (Frazier) Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce funding provided, and money appropriated

HF 4930 (Anderson, P.H.) Meat cutting and butchery training grants funding provided, and money appropriated
Amy Mastin, MN Association of Agricultural Educators

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HF 4123 (Lillie) Explore Minnesota funding provided, and money appropriated
Christy Sovereign, President & CEO, 2026 USA Games
Abby Hirsch, Special Olympics athlete

HF 4773 (Vang) Coalition of Asian American Leaders grant funding provided
ThaoMee Xiong, Executive & Network Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL)
Laura Boller, Small Business Owner

HF 3449 (Hassan) Economic development; technical changes made to certain appropriations
Kevin McKinnon, Deputy Commissioner, Dept of Employment and Economic Development

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Approval of the Minutes from March 26th, 2024
HF 3827 (Keeler) Student attendance reporting required.
HF 3682 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) State academic standards required in health education, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
HF 3372 (Clardy) Microcredential for teachers and administrators of English learners established, student support personnel aid for area learning centers provided, fully funded alternative programs and English learner programs task force established, rulemaking authorized, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 1348 (Tabke) Employee health insurance provided, minimum starting salary for nonlicensed school personnel increased, paid orientation and professional development for paraprofessionals provided, and money appropriated.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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Public Testimony:
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HF4996 (Lee) - Funding provided to celebrate 50 years of Hmong and Southeast Asian communities in Minnesota, and money appropriated.
HF4902 (Sencer-Mura) - Funding provided to develop cultural studies materials for underrepresented groups, and money appropriated.
HF3517 (Hussein) - Justus Ramsey Stone House relocation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3388 (Clardy) - Lawshe Memorial Museum funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF3355 (Hansen) - South St. Paul; Hrvatski Dom Croatian Hall funding provided, and money appropriated.
*Items may be added to the agenda

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UPDATE #2/BILL ADDED: HF5062 (Sencer-Mura) has been added to the agenda for Wednesday's hearing.

HF4540 (Kozlowski) Property tax exemption established for property owned by an Indian Tribe.
HF3992 (Lislegard) Onetime aid program established for licensed ambulance services, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF5046 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Eden Prairie; tax increment financing special rules authorized.
HF5062 (Sencer-Mura) Property tax exemption for property owned by an Indian Tribe established. (NEW)

Items may be added/removed from the agenda. Materials will be posted to the Committee website when they are available. Public testifiers should email their full name, organization (if applicable) and preferred title to the Committee Administrator (Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn.gov) and the CLA (Carl Kaase Carl.Kaase@house.mn.gov) by 1 PM on Tuesday, March 26th. Materials to be distributed to the Committee members are also due by 1 PM on on Tuesday, March 26th. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline. Testimony may be limited to two minutes per testifier.

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All bills will be heard on an informational-only basis. Amendments may be offered for reference only.
Removed: HF 1630 (Pelowski) One-third user financing requirement eliminated for future capital improvement projects at public postsecondary institutions. HF 1630 will be rescheduled.

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HF4757 (Stephenson); Cannabis policy bill
DE amendment posted

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

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HF4934 (Norris) Commissioner of revenue made bound by Tax Court opinions.
HF4826 (Robbins) Property tax provisions modified, process for seniors to receive an advance credit of homestead credit refund established, and advance credit established.

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HF4938 (Hollins) - Anaerobic digestor energy system funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF4759 (Acomb) - Geothermal energy system grant award program established for political subdivisions to assess feasibility of installation.
*Items may be added to the agenda

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The Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee is not meeting on March 27, 2024.

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