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Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

3/19/2007
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HF1149 (Morrow) appropriating money for the Rural Policy and Development Center fund
HF1150 (Morrow) appropriating money for the Rural Policy and Development Center
HF1471 (Morrow) adding a representative of private colleges to the Minnesota Agriculture Education Leadership Council
HF1773 (Nelson) establishing grants for construction management education
HF1497 (Johnson) appropriating money for workforce development for adjudicated youth reentering the community and at-risk youth
HF1654 (Peterson, A.) requiring a study of higher education training needs in the renewable energy economy
HF1755 (Poppe) authorizing collaborative Minnesota State Colleges and Universities community-based energy development pilot projects
HF1689 (Hortman) money for industry sector training initiatives
HF1929 (Mahoney) appropriating money for a research and training facility at St. Paul College
HF2127 (Clark) appropriating money for the Metropolitan Economic Development Association
HF1457 (Rukavina) increasing the size of the MnSCU Board of Trustees and changing appointments to the board

Public Safety and Civil Justice

3/19/2007
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HF772 (Paymar) Increasing the required minimum liability limits on aircraft insurance; providing that aircraft liability insurance is not voidable retroactively after a claim;
HF1438 (Mariani) Prohibiting commissioner of public safety from complying with Real ID Act;
HF1896 (Winkler) Establishing Legislative Commission on Terror and Disaster Preparedness; appropriating money;
HF1621 (Bunn) Establishing an environmental health tracking and biomonitoring program; appropriating money;

HF1282 (Holberg) Classifying certain transportation department data;
HF1305 (Holberg) Requiring state and local law enforcement agencies to provide certain information;
HF1306 (Holberg) Regulating business screening agencies; providing civil penalties;
HF1465 (Kohls) Requiring the commissioner of corrections to develop a standard formula for calculating the per diem cost in county and regional jails.
HF655 (Huntley) Providing for the medical use of marijuana; providing civil and criminal penalties; establishing application and renewal fees; appropriating money.
HF1019 (Olin) Requiring certain persons under the age of 18 to register as predatory offenders;

Housing Policy and Finance and Public Health Finance Division

3/19/2007
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HF196 (Greiling) Mental health provisions modified, inmate assessments required, children's mental health grants and training established, medical assistance covered services modified, Crisis Intervention Team State Council created, and money appropriated.
HF1047 (Tschumper) Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification recognized, fees provided, and drug use and prescription regulated.
HF291 (Dominguez) Veterans home employees granted commissary privileges when working double shifts.
HF1744 (Davnie) Homeownership education, counseling and training program funding provided.
HF1851 (Morgan) Housing trust fund appropriation provided.
HF1908 (Clark) Lead cleanup funding provided from the petroleum tank fund, and money appropriated.
HF1837 (Madore) Options Too disability services interagency work group funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF298 (Huntley) Family planning access increased to prevent unintended pregnancies, nurses authorized to dispense oral contraceptives at clinics, reimbursement rates increased, grant reductions eliminated, and money appropriated.

Property Tax Relief and Local Sales Tax Division

3/16/2007
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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)

Veterans Affairs Division

3/16/2007
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HF1891 (Haws) Veterans Homes Board member and executive director service qualifications modified.

Transportation Finance Division

3/16/2007
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Mark-up of omnibus transportation finance bill

Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division

3/16/2007
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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.

Labor and Consumer Protection Division

3/16/2007
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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.

Mental Health Division

3/16/2007
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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

Energy Finance and Policy Division

3/16/2007
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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.

E-12 Education

3/16/2007
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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.

Capital Investment Finance Division

3/16/2007
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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

Health and Human Services

3/16/2007
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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

Public Safety Finance Division

3/16/2007
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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 ***

K-12 Finance Division

3/16/2007
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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.

Crime Victims Subcommittee

3/16/2007
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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.

Public Safety Finance Division

3/15/2007
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HF1496 (Johnson) Appropriating money for a pilot project for Ramsey County's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative
HF1864 (Hilstrom) Appropriating grants to supervised parenting time service providers.
HF1454 (Peterson, S.) Appropriating money to neighborhood youth organization.
HF1761 (Lesch) Appropriating money for emergency preparedness coordinator *** bill added ***

Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division

3/15/2007
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HF299 (Dill) Timber permit extension, cancellation, and terminations provided.
HF602 (Dill) International Wolf Center renovations funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF364 (Olin) Bovine tuberculosis disease transmission prevention funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF328 (Hosch) Stearns County grant provided to purchase land for Kraemer Lake Park, and money appropriated.
HF1126 (Eken) Red River mediation implementation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF733 (Lieder) Red River Valley flood protection farmstead ring levees construction funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1522 (Lillie) Gateway Trail tunnel funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1373 (Hansen) Roadsides for wildlife program funding provided and money appropriated.
Bills that were not heard during the earlier Environment & Natural Resources Finance Division hearing today are continued on the agenda for this meeting.
HF1788 (Ward) Silvicultural research funding provided to improve the quality and quantity of timber fiber, and money appropriated.
HF1903 (Sailer) Conservation officer position funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1045 (Dominguez) State lottery gross proceeds in lieu of sales tax distribution for metropolitan parks and open space clarified, and parks and open space commission member compensation modified.
HF1035 (Solberg) Itasca County; tax-forfeited land assurance fee exemptions provided for certain exchanged land.—not in Env. Fin. yet
HF278 (Hansen) Deer license surcharge imposed for deer management and reimbursing the cost of processing deer donated for charitable purposes, and money appropriated.
HF631 (Anzelc) Natural resources department sales authority modified, forest resource assessment products and services account established, decorative boughs provisions modified, sustainable resources provision expiration removed, and money appropriated.
HF1666 (Eken) Terrestrial and geologic carbon sequestration reports and studies required, and money appropriated.
HF632 (McNamara) Vermillion Highlands Wildlife Management Area designated.
HF325 (Demmer) Lake Zumbro restoration funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF152 (Nornes) Senior citizen resident fishing license provided.
HF516 (Cornish) Blue Earth County Rapidan Dam study provided, and money appropriated.

HF299 (Dill) and HF602 (Dill) have been removed from the agenda

Health Care and Human Services Finance Division

3/15/2007
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HF305 (Huntley) Freedom to Breathe Act of 2007 adopted establishing public policy to protect employees and the public from hazards of secondhand smoke and prohibiting persons from smoking in specified areas.
HF1807 (Huntley) Inpatient hospital services payment required on a fee-for-services basis for the general assistance medical care program.
HF842 (Huntley) Child care, children and family, licensing, health care, continuing care, mental health, health insurance and Department of Health provisions modified. Public testimony on Articles 1,3,5,6,7,9

HF1811 (Huntley) Removed from the agenda.

Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division

3/15/2007
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HF1142 (Atkins) modifying the state grant program for post-secondary student financial aid
HF675 (Rukavina) Governor's recommendations for higher education - focus will be on financial aid programs in Article 2
HF1508 (Moe) creating a textbook pricing and access act; establishing a pilot textbook rental program
HF 1484 (Dittrich) requiring information and skills training in personal financial management
HF626 (Nornes) establishing the academic competitiveness highlighting individual excellence and valuing education scholarship program
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