Chair: Rep. Ron Shimanski Location: Basement State Office Building Agenda:
HF1536 (Shimanski) Mandatory retirement date for judges modified, and incumbency designation eliminated for judicial offices.
HF1474 (Anderson, D) Judicial election districts created, mandatory judge retirement date amended, optional retirement dates created, and partial forfeiture of annuity imposed if elected retirement date results in governor appointment.
*Each bill will be given 30 minutes for testimony and questions, with any time remaining reserved for committee discussion.
**This hearing is INFORMATIONAL ONLY.
Chair: Rep. Torrey Westrom Location: Basement State Office Building Agenda:
HF1474 (Anderson, D) Judicial election districts created, mandatory judge retirement date amended, optional retirement dates created, and partial forfeiture of annuity imposed if elected retirement date results in governor appointment.
Informational hearing, testimony and discussion will be limited to 30 minutes for each bill with any remaining time to be used at the discretion of the Chairs. If you would like to testify please contact Brian Theis at 651-296-5494 or Brian.Theis@house.mn.
Bills Added
HF1536
(Shimanski)
Mandatory retirement date for judges modified, and incumbency designation eliminated for judicial offices.
Chair: Rep. Mary Liz Holberg Location: 200 State Office Building Agenda:
HF2909 (McElfatrick) Minnesota GI Bill Program purposes expanded to include apprenticeships and on-the-job training.
HF2949 (Garofalo) Early graduation education finance provisions modified.
Bills on the agenda have been heard in policy and/or finance committees. In such cases, it is the general practice of the House Ways and Means Committee that public testimony will not be taken.
It is preferred that amendments be submitted to alex.smith@house.mn by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27.
*** The following bills will be heard when the committee reconvenes after Session: HF2580, HF2729, HF2949, SF1528
The order of bills on the agenda is subject to change.
HF1787
(Gunther)
Architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience, and interior design professional licensing provisions and fees modified
HF2967
(Holberg)
Equalizing factors and threshold rates updated to reflect the changed adjusted net tax capacity tax base, education and human services appropriations updated for changes reflected in the February forecast, veterans job-training program provided for, supplemental budget appropriations provided, disposition of fees modified, newborn screening provisions modified, Housing Finance Agency provisions modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF2232
(Drazkowski)
Department of Human Services data sharing required, public assistance fraud investigation required, and eligibility determinations required.
HF2412
(Gottwalt)
Managed care plan financial reporting changes made, an annual independent third-party audit required, and reporting requirements eliminated and modified.
HF1918
(Dean)
State health care programs restructuring and reform plan in the event of federal changes to the Medicaid program required to be submitted by the commissioner of human services to the legislature.
HF2009
(Abeler)
Human services legal provisions changed; human services licensing, licensing data, and the Office of Inspector General related provisions modified; Human Services Background Studies Act amended; municipal license provisions modified; program integrity monitoring provided for; data sharing required; eligibility determinations required; and report required.