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I. Call to Order
II. Approval of February 17, 2025, meeting minutes
III. Department of Human Services (DHS) presentation regarding oversight of DHS-licensed daycare facilities that receive Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) funding.

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 17, 2025, Meeting Minutes
3. HF3 (Nash) Legislative auditor required to submit a report to the legislature related to an agency's implementation of internal control or fiscal management recommendations, and money appropriated.
4. Presentation from House non-partisan staff and Minnesota Management and Budget on the issue and impact of estimates of discretionary inflation on the biennial budget.
5. Adjournment

- Presentation from state FFA officers
- Office of the Legislative Auditor report on Bioincentive and Biofuel Infrastructure Grant Programs
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture response
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture proposed budget

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 438 (Skraba) Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District permitted to have a three-member board of managers.
Testifiers:
• Rob Scott, Chair, Crane Lake Water & Sanitary District.

IV. HF 1058 (Skraba) North Koochiching sanitary sewer board composition modified.

V. HF 286 (Perryman) Local units of government authorized to conduct criminal background checks under certain circumstances.
Testifiers:
• Dave Bentrude, Police Chief (Retired), Waite Park
• Tony Reznicek, Police Chief, Waite Park

VI. HF 550 (Torkelson) Bipartisan Redistricting Commission established, principles to be used in adopting legislative and congressional districts established, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Testifiers:
• Brian Cook, Director of Taxes, Fiscal Policy, and Elections, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
• Michael Li, Senior Counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law.
• Tom Wiesen
• May Yang, Senior Policy and Partnerships Manager, Minnesota Council on Foundations
• Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera, Executive Director, Common Cause MN

VII. Adjournment

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF337 (Zeleznikar) Ambulance operating deficit grant program established, account established, and reports required.

IV. HF36 (Huot) Payment rates for nonemergency medical transportation increased.

V. HF93 (Backer) Ambulance service training and staffing grant program established, and money appropriated.

VI. HF94 (Backer) Reimbursement requirements for ambulance attendant education costs modified, and money appropriated.

VII. HF715 (Backer) Ambulance services medical assistance payment rates increase provided.

VIII. Adjournment

Removed from the agenda: HF 86 (Huot) Community emergency medical technician certification requirements modified, and medical assistance coverage of community emergency medical technician services modified.

Three bills on the agenda to be heard.
Agenda:
I Call to order
II Approval of Minutes from Monday 2/17/25

IV. Bills Heard:

• HF 269 (Koznick) Commissioner of transportation and the Metropolitan Council required to request approval to discontinue Northstar passenger rail operations, and report required.

• HF 749 (Koznick) Northstar Commuter Rail line performance requirements and conditional termination established.

• HF795 (Myers) Online booking availability of driver's license road skills examinations modified, and fees for cancellation modified.

III. Adjournment

Note: If you would like to testify on these bills, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Friday 02/21/25. Phone: 651-297-5723 Email: Cyndy.Wallin@house.mn.gov . Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes maximum per testifier. Also no more than one testifier per organization. Any handouts or letters should be emailed to the committee legislative assistant by 3 pm on Friday 02/21/25.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Presentation on the Liquor System
IV. Presentation on Lawful Gambling
V. Adjournment

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes from 2/20/2025

III. Presentation from the Department of Children and Families

IV. Presentation from Direct Care and Treatment

V. Adjournment


*This is an informational hearing, public testimony will not be taken

Agenda
I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. Department of Administration: Strategic Facilities Plan and Overview

IV. Department of Revenue: Overview

V. Minnesota IT Services: Overview

VI. Adjournment
*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

I. Conclusion of questions from overview by Dept. of Employment and Economic Development regarding paid leave program buildout

II. H.F. 661 (Hicks) - Bridges to Healthcare funding provided

III. H.F. 610 (Davids) - Emergency medicine career pathways program appropriation

IV. H.F. 606 (Rymer) / H.F. XXXX - FATHER Project grant funding provided
**** this bill will be presented jointly with a bill being introduced by Rep. Wayne Johnson on Monday, Feb. 24th. These two bills are the same, and the bill number for the Johnson bill will be put here once assigned a number. Both bills will be laid over. The SF591 language in this posting will be the language of that bill.

Agenda:
State Agency Governor Bonding Requests Presentations:

MN Zoo

Met Council

MN Historical Society

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. HF 747 (Niska): Minnesota Business Corporation Act modified - pending re-referral.
IV. HF 360 (Scott): Uniform Trust Code, Powers of Appointment, and the Uniform Probate Code various provisions modified; and technical, clarifying, and conforming changes made.
V. Presentation by the Uniform State Laws Commission
VI. Presentation by Minnesota District Judges
VII. Adjournment

*Agenda items (including bills) may be added or removed, and/or order may change.

TESTIMONY: If you would like to testify on a bill, please email the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 24, 2025. Include the bill number, your name, title and/or organization where applicable, and whether your testimony will be in support of or opposition to the bill.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY & HANDOUTS: Please send electronically in accessible .pdf format to the Committee Administrator, marissa.manteufel@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM on Monday, February 24, 2025.

I. Call to Order.
II. HF4 (Johnson, W) - Portion of projected budget surplus required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.
III. HF173 (Robbins) - Income and corporate franchise tax; research credit modified.
IV. Adjourn.

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order

• HF 1 (Anderson, PE) - Office of the Inspector General established, powers provided, duties specified, fraud reporting tools required, grant oversight duties and powers transferred, executive Offices of Inspector General modified or repealed, and money appropriated. (Pending Referral)

• HF 779 (Kresha) - Advance payment of the education credit established, education credit assignments disallowed, and report on delivering advance payments using an electronic benefits transfer card required.

• HF 1034 (Kresha) - Aeronautics and commercial over-the-road technical program eligible grant expenditures clarified.

V. Adjournment

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on any of the scheduled bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, February 24, 2025.

I. Call to Order

II. Minutes from February 20, 2025

III. HF 249 (Igo) - Carbon-free definition amended.

IV. HF 1311 (Mekeland) - Procedures governing cost recovery for public utility electric generation and transmission assets modified.

V. Adjournment

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

If you wish to testify or submit written testimony, please email aj.borowiak@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on 2/24/2025.

- HF 1120 (Myers) Keep it Clean program established, and money appropriated.
- HF 1218 (Heintzeman) Funding from the environment and natural resources trust fund, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
**Other bills may be added**

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
Chair: Rep. Marion Rarick

Meeting: Tuesday, February 25, 2025
1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Capitol G23

Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. University of Minnesota Presentation and Overview (cont.)

a. Public Safety and Health Science

IV. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Thursday, February 27th, 2025

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. HF 628, Torkelson, Child care staff qualification, staff ratio, and group size licensing standards modified.
a. Maria Harms, Snug as a Bug Childcare, Owner and Operator
IV. HF 1247, Nadeau, Commissioner of children, youth, and families required to amend rules on teacher's aides
V. Adjournment

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

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order

• HF 62 (Keeler) References to statutes governing student attendance provided.
• HF 1030 (Keeler) Student attendance reporting required.
• HF 1053 (Bakeberg) Reenrollment after student withdrawal from school encouraged, and notification and resources required for the family of an unenrolled child.
• HF 1054 (Bakeberg) Student attendance data reporting required in school performance reports.
• HF XXXX (Bakeberg) – Modifying attendance reporting requirements. (Pending Introduction)

VI. Adjournment

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on the scheduled bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, February 24, 2025. As these bills relate to the subject of student attendance and truancy, testifiers will be recognized once and may testify on specific bills posted, or all bills in combination within the allotted time.

I. HF 177 (Myers) – Refundable construction tax exception provided for construction of new single-family residential housing for first-time homebuyers.
A. Representative Myers
II. HF 178 (Myers) - Refundable construction tax exemption provided for construction of new multifamily residential housing for first-time homebuyers.
A. Representative Myers

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. HF 963 (Rarick) – Commissioner of corrections authorized to revoke earned incentive credits granted under Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act.
4. HF 533 (Bliss) – Earned incentive release credit exclusions expanded.
5. HF 435 (Franson) – Commissioner of corrections required to house only biological female inmates at the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Shakopee.
6. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes from 2/25/2025

III. HF 729 (Noor) Medical assistance provisions modified relating to care evaluations, homemaker services rates, and home care.

IV. HF 728 (Hicks) Out-of-home respite care for children services modified.

V. Adjournment


*Additional bills may be added to the agenda

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of February 12, 2025 Minutes
3. Approval of February 19, 2025 Minutes
4. HF 26 (Roach) – Governor's power to declare emergency repealed, legislative emergency declaration and extension process established, governor's authority to adopt orders and expedited rules during an emergency repealed, citizen rights protected, and technical corrections made.
5. HF 648 (Skraba) – Veterans on the Lake grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
6. HF 532 (Bliss) – Veteran retreats funding provided, and money appropriated.
7. HF 492 (Hill) – Currently serving military personnel and veterans provided funding for mental health services and outdoor activities, and money appropriated.
8. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

I. Department of Labor presentation regarding misclassification fraud

II. Bureau of Mediation Services agency overview

III. Explore Minnesota agency overview

I.V. (pending re-referral) H.F. 961 (Baker) - Hospitality education grant funding provided

Parks and trails presentation from the Department of Natural Resources, Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission, and Met Council Parks.

- Presentation from the Poultry Industry
- Board of Animal Health Budget Presentation and status update on livestock and poultry diseases
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture reports on depredation programs
- Presentation from CelluComp

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. HF 931 (Nash) Requirements related to certain mailings containing an absentee ballot application or sample ballot sent by or on behalf of a committee or other private organization provided.


IV. HF 1253 (Davis) Requirements related to the return of absentee ballots on election day modified, and absentee voting period modified for certain voters.


V. HF 1329 (Koznick) Metropolitan Council governance modified, and Transportation Advisory Board eliminated.


VI. HF 124 (Berg) Acceptance of certain gifts related to a line of duty death of a public safety officer allowed.


VII. HF 977 (Freiberg) Money transferred to the voting operations, technology, and election resources account.

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF 129 (Repinski) Director of child sex trafficking prevention required to submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature.

IV. HF 958 (Nadeau) Medical assistance coverage of psychiatric Collaborative Care Model provided.

V. HF 953 (West) Hospitals and birth centers required to educate parents on recognizing physical abuse in infants.

VI. HF 981 (Bierman) Opioid prevention and education funding provided, and money appropriated.

VII. Adjournment

2 bills will be heard:

Agenda:
I Call to order
II Approval of Minutes from Monday 2/24/25

IV. Bills Heard:

• HF 376 (Murphy) Clean Car Rules Repealed

• HF 367 (Murphy) Action for damages for highway obstruction authorized, and civil penalties imposed.

III. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Monday March 03, 2025

Note: If you would like to testify on these bills, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Tuesday 2/25/25. Phone: 651-297-5723 Email: Cyndy.Wallin@house.mn.gov . Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes maximum per testifier. Also no more than one testifier per organization. The Chair may limit the testimony to no more than 15 minutes per side on each bill. Any handouts or letters should be emailed to the committee legislative assistant by 3 pm on Tuesday 2/25/25. The Chair can determine the order the bills will be heard in.

Agenda
I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. HFXXXX, Nash, relating to maltreatment, modifying training requirements for mandatory reporters.*
*Pending Referral
IV. HF 1169, Nelson, Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases.
V. HF 1276, Hicks, Northstar Care for Children benefits modified for children under the age of six and children transferred into Northstar Care for Children.
VI. Adjournment

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

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Bills May Be Taken in Any Order

- HF15 (Engen) - Student and staff safety measures required to be included in each school district's long-term facilities maintenance school facility plan, safe schools funding increased, school security systems grants created, and money appropriated.
- HF22 (Gillman) - Parent's bill of rights created.

VI. Adjournment

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on the posted bills should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. HF 688 (Frazier) – Service dog provisions modified in housing
accommodations for persons with disabilities.
A. Representative Frazier
IV. HF 1143 (Howard) - Greater Minnesota housing infrastructure
program funding provided, and money appropriated.
A. Representative Howard

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. HF 924 (Nash) – Certain retired peace officers authorized to possess firearms in the Capitol complex.
4. HF 284 (Heintzeman) – Information collected and scope of background check conducted expanded for noncitizen permit to carry applicants.
5. HF 13 (Bliss) – Duty to retreat before using reasonable force in defense of self or others eliminated.
6. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to Committee Administrator john.hultquist@house.mn.gov no less than 24 hours prior to the start of the committee hearing. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints. Committee documents will be posted in advance of the hearing.

- HF 944 (Gillman) Trespass law modified to allow purple markings.
- HF 819 (Schultz) Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force established, appointments provided, and report required.
**Other bills may be added**

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Elect 2025-2027 Legislative Audit Commission Chair and Vice Chair, and establish subcommittees.

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