- Presentation on Administration Early Education Budget Proposal
- Walk through and Public Testimony of HF2476 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
**NOTE: The House Children and Families Finance budget bill is posted below as "HF2476 A24-0299 Budget Bill"
Agenda Items may be changed or added.


Accessibility: For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov. If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator, Colie Colburn, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov as soon as possible.

Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible PDF Format (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.

Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00 PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair.

1. HF 4838 (Becker-Finn) Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act changes made, and conforming statutory changes made.*
2. HF 2257 (Bahner) Minnesota Age-Appropriate Design Code Act created, obligations placed on businesses regarding children's consumer information, and attorney general enforcement provided.
3. HF 5049 (Hicks) Family law; rights provided for parents with disabilities.

*A delete-everything amendment (A24-0278) to HF 4838 has been posted.

Committee discussion of all bills will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the chair's discretion.

HANDOUTS: Handouts in Word or PDF format should be emailed to the committee administrator by 10am the business day before the hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It will be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 5pm the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law webpage.
LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov. To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the committee administrator as soon as possible.

HF 3431 (Klevorn) State and Local Government Bill
Monday, April 15, 2024: DE4 to HF 3431 (Klevorn) will be posted
Tuesday, April 16, 2024: Walk through and testimony
Wednesday, April 17, 2024: Amendments due at 12 pm, noon
Thursday, April 18, 2024: Mark up and move to Ways and Means Committee

AGENDA
DE4 to HF 3431 (Klevorn) State and Local Government Bill -- Walk through and testimony. No formal action will be taken.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 copies. 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.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

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April 9, 2024 hearing minutes

HF5242 (Hornstein) Tribal worksite training program authorized, transportation facilities capital program established, collection of passenger rail user fees and revenue authorized, previous appropriations modified, driver's license testing funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF5057 (Tabke) Lights On grant program established, and money appropriated.

HF5182 (F. Lee) Annual transportation financial review by Metropolitan Council required.

HF5220 (F. Lee) Spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established and existing programs modified, prior appropriations modified, bonds issued, and money appropriated. (Informational, no official action.)

HF3588 (F. Lee) Zero-emission transit bus transition provided, and money appropriated.




Agenda is subject to change


Notes:
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Public Testimony:
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This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions

Please note that this list serv notification email is not monitored. If you wish to reply, please email me directly at: matt.baumann@house.mn.gov


Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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Public Testimony:
Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator matt.baumann@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM the day before each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions


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1. Welcome and Call to Order
2. Approval of the Minutes – Monday, April 15th
3. Calendar for the Day – Thursday, April 18th
4. Deadline Waivers
HF3276 (Frazier) Ranked choice voting provided; jurisdictions authorized to adopt ranked choice voting for local offices; adoption, implementation, and use procedures established; and use of electronic voting systems with reallocation feature allowed.
HF4010 (Kozlowski) Multifamily residential developments in cities requirements established.

5. Adjournment

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Approval of the Minutes from April 15th, 2024
Testimony on HF 5237 (Youakim) Prekindergarten through grade 12 education supplemental funding provided; general education, education excellence, American Indian education, teachers, charter schools, special education, facilities, nutrition, libraries, early childhood education, and state agencies provisions modified; forecast adjustments made; and money appropriated. ​**NOTE: A DE Amendment to HF 5237 (Youakim) that will serve as the House Education Finance bill will be posted on Sunday April 14th.

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Notes:
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For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov or 651-296-5524.

Public Testimony:
Testimony on HF 5237 (Youakim) will be taken on Tuesday April 16th. If you are interested in providing testimony on HF 5237 (Youakim) please contact the committee administrator at: polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm on Monday, April 15th. Written testimony is encouraged. Testimony may be limited.

HF4571 (Liebling): the Health Budget bill.

This hearing of the Health Finance & Policy Committee has been canceled.

The committee plans to do a walkthrough and take public testimony on HF4571 (Liebling), the Health Budget bill, on Thursday, April 18.

The DE “Delete Everything” amendment to HF4571 will be posted to the committee page by Wednesday, April 17.

Further details are forthcoming.

HF3887 (Coulter) Matching funds provided to institutions for childcare programs, and money appropriated.

Public Testimony: If you would like to testify to the bill you must send the request to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov by 2pm Monday, April 15.

Written Testimony: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov and Christopher.Olendorf@house.mn.gov by 2pm Monday, April 15.

Amendments: Must be submitted to Owen.Wirth@house.mn.gov by 10am, Monday, April 15.

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HF 5216 (Moller) Department of Public Safety, Department of Corrections, and Clemency Review Commission funding and related policy changes provided; and money appropriated.

Note: A DE for HF 5216 containing the contents of the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee Budget Bill is posted.

In-Person Testimony: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. The deadline to sign up for in-person testimony for all bills on the agenda will be 4:00 PM, April 15th. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator, ellen.mcdaniel@house.mn.gov.

Written Testimony: The deadline to submit written testimony for all bills on the agenda will be 4:00 PM, April 15th. All written testimony must be submitted in a PDF document without hyperlinks. All testimony should be sent to the committee administrator, ellen.mcdaniel@house.mn.gov.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov

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DE1 HF 3763 (Vang) Agriculture Bill
Monday, April 15, 2024: DE1 to HF 3763 (Vang) will be posted
Tuesday, April 16, 2024: Walk through and testimony
Wednesday, April 17, 2024: Amendments due at 12 pm, noon
Thursday, April 18, 2024: Mark up and move to Ways and Means Committee

AGENDA
DE1 HF 3763 (Vang) Agriculture Bill -- Walk through and testimony. No formal action will be taken.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.  If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 copies.  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.
TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the business day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
VIEWING: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page.  All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.
ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.  If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

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I. Walkthrough and public testimony on HF5280 (Noor) - Human Services Budget Bill.

A delete-all amendment and spreadsheet to HF5280 will be posted on Monday, April 15. Walkthrough and public testimony on the DE Amendment will be taken on Tuesday, April 16. No action will be taken on the bill during the April 16 meeting.

Action will be taken on amendments and the bill on Thursday, April 18.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator and Committee Legislative Assistant at least 12 hours prior to the start of a committee meeting. Handouts should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage. Contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov to submit handouts or for more information about acceptable electronic formats.

TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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HF 4509 (Hornstein) Tending the Soil new facility site selection planning and predesign funding provided, and money appropriated INFORMATIONAL HEARING ONLY
Kay Brown, Vice President, SEIU Local 26
Deborah Prokopf, Minnesota Training Partnership

HF 5217 (Nelson, M) Bureau of Mediation Services supplemental appropriations and other provisions modified
Nonpartisan Staff Overview of DE and Spreadsheet
Kate Perushek, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Labor and Industry
John Thorson, LIUNA
Jake Schwitzer. Executive Director, North Star Policy Action
Dr. Tracey Blasenheim

If you would like to testify or provide materials for the hearing, please contact travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 11am on Tuesday, April 16

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Walkthrough and public testimony on HF 4177 (Acomb) Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Bill.

A DE amendment and spreadsheet will be posted on Monday, April 15. Notice will be sent when materials are posted.

No action will be taken during this meeting. Action will be taken on amendments and the bill on Wednesday, April 17.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify in person, please send the written testimony or the request to testify to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn.gov by 9 a.m. the day of the meeting. Written testimony is preferred and will be accepted after the deadline. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

This hearing may be viewed in person or via the House webcast schedule page

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Walk-through and Public Testimony of Delete-All amendment to HF3911 (Hansen) Environment and Natural Resources Supplemental Finance and Policy Bill.

*An author’s delete-all amendment to HF3911 (Hansen) is posted below. The deadline to submit amendments to the DE electronically to the Committee Administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) is 7:00pm on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

No action will be taken during this meeting. Action will be taken on amendments and the bill on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Written Testimony on the DE amendment must be submitted to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 9:00am, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

If you would like to sign up to testify, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 9:00am, Tuesday, April 16, 2024.

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Walkthrough and testimony on HF4194 (Howard)

**NOTE: a delete-all amendment to HF4194 that will serve as the House Housing Finance bill will be posted.

No formal action will be taken. Action on amendments and the bill will be taken on Wednesday, April 17.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony received after this time may not be included in members' packets.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Housing Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator, Jack Dockendorf (jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov).

LIVESTREAM: This hearing may be viewed on the House webcast schedule page. All video events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

HF5181 (Newton) Department of Military Affairs and Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations modified, maximum bonded indebtedness allowed increased for State Armory Building Commission, and Gopher Gunners Memorial Bridge designated.

**Please note the hearing is not at our regular time and location.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify or provide handouts to the committee please email jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony received after this time may not be included in members' packets.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Housing Finance and Policy Committee webpage.

ACCESSIBILITY: To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator, Jack Dockendorf (jack.dockendorf@house.mn.gov).

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Finish morning agenda, if necessary


Agenda may be modified.


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