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Meeting: Thursday, January 23, 2025; 8:15 AM to 10:00 AM; 123 Capitol

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Minutes

III. Public Testimony of the Governor’s Budget

IV. Adjournment


PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing on Thursday, January 23, 2025, must email the committee administrator at megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov by 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday January 22, 2025. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the Governer's Budget. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

I. Call to order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. H.F. 2 (Davis): Mandatory fraud reporting required when a state agency employee has reason to suspect the existence of fraud, grant management requirements strengthened, and criminal penalty established.

IV. Discussion on the Governor’s Budget Proposal

V. 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.

Impacts of Earned Sick and Safe Time and Paid Family and Medical Leave policies on school districts and educators.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. Permanent Rules of the House for the 2025-2026 Biennium

III. Adjournment

Minnesota House of Representatives
Capital Investment Committee
Thursday January 23, 2025 at 10:15 a.m.
Chair: Rep. Mary Franson
Location: Minnesota State Capitol, Room G-23

Agenda
I. Call to order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. Hearing on Minnesota Sustainable B3 Building Guidelines

Testifying:
a. Minnesota Legislative Auditor Office
presenting: Caitlin Badger, Evaluation Manager
Jodi Rodriguez, Deputy Legislative Auditor
b. Center for Sustainable Building Research
Richard Graves, FAIA, Director and Associate Professor

PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing on Thursday, January 23, 2025, must email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday January 22, 2025. 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.

IV. Adjournment

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

Note: As of the date of posting, the Walz Administration has declined the committee's invitation to participate in this hearing with it State Agencies which have declined to participate in House legislative hearings.

Minnesota B3 Guidelines https://www.b3mn.org/guidelines/

I. Call to Order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Review of Committee Rules
IV. Presentation from the State Guardian ad Litem Board
V. Adjournment

I. Call to Order
II. House Fiscal Analysis Taxes Overview
III. HF 4 (Johnson) - Portion of projected future budget surpluses required to be returned to state taxpayers, and constitutional amendment proposed.
IV. Adjourn


Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to sam.moyer@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Presentations
i. November Forecast and Anticipated Education Revenue
1. House Research and Fiscal Presentations Continued

V. Adjournment

Presentation on Minnesota Chamber Foundation Report, "Streamlining Minnesota's Environmental Permitting Process: Essential for Economic Growth"

HF 8 – Efficiency of Wetland Conservation Act determinations improved, efficiency of environmental and resource management permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency permit process modified, reports required, and money appropriated.

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to amy.zipko@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

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

Meeting: Thursday, January 23rd
1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Capitol G23

Agenda:
I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Office of Higher Education Overview and Budget Presentation

IV. Issue Overview and Member Discussion:
The awarding of the ‘University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Partner’ Award to Communities United Against Police Brutality by the
Office for Public Engagement

• Amber Cameron -Director, Public Engagement Initiatives
Office for Public Engagement University of Minnesota
• Silas Simpson - Vice President of Interfraternity Council University of Minnesota
• Erin Brumm – University of Minnesota Campus Safety Coalition
• Richard Painter – University of Minnesota Campus Safety Coalition
• Brian Peters – Executive Director of Minnesota Police and Peace Offers Association.

VI. Adjourn


Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

1. Welcome and purpose
2. Discussion of Recommendations
3. Vote on High Impact Recommendations and Final Report to the Legislature
4. Key Takeaways from Working Group Experience
5. Adjourn

Center of the American Experiment: Minnesota Fraud and Waste Tracker
presented by Bill Glahn, Policy Fellow

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.

Office of the Legislative Auditor presentation: Oversight of State-Funded Grants to Nonprofit Organizations

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to harry.kennedy@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Friday, January 24, 2025. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

-Review of Committee Rules
-Committee jurisdiction and budget overview by nonpartisan staff
-Governor's budget recommendation overview by nonpartisan staff
-Office of the Legislative Auditor Report on Incentives and Grants for Renewable Energy and Renewable Chemicals Programs
(Other items may be added to the agenda.)

Discussion on Statewide EMS Issues
-Dylan Ferguson, Director, Office of Emergency Medical Services
-Erik Simonson, representing Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
-Minnesota Ambulance Association
-Michael Juntunen, President of the Minnesota Ambulance Association, Mayo Clinic Ambulance
-Josh Fischer, Stevens County EMS
-Susan Long, President, Allina EMS
-Jesse Buhs, Fire/EMS Chief, Cloquet Area Fire District
-Rebecca Huebesch, Perham Area EMS Director
-Dr. Nick Simpson, Medical Director, Hennepin County Ambulance
-Buck McAlpin, Government Relations, Minnesota Ambulance Association

6 rail/guideway related bills will be heard
HF240 (Anderson, P E) Northern Lights Express passenger rail project expenditures prohibited.
HF241 (Anderson P E) Passenger rail appropriation modified.
HF272 (Anderson P E) Cost-benefit analysis for proposed guideways required, and report required.
Also HF14, HF84 and HF85 will be heard.

Note: If you would like to testify for or against this bill, HF5, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 3pm on Friday 1/24/25. Phone: 651-297-5723 Email: Cyndy.Wallin@house.mn.gov
Testimony will be limited to 2 minutes maximum per testifier and no more than 20 minutes each of testimony for and against.
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 1/24/25.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

I. Call to Order
II. Discussion on Governor's Executive Order to Transfer Commerce Fraud Bureau to the BCA
III. Adjournment

I. Call to order

II. Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes

III. H.F. XXXX (Quam): Establishing the SAVI program for state agencies to encourage innovation and cost savings.

IV. H.F. 23 (Robbins) Public employee whistleblower protections modified.

V. H.F. 152 (Robbins) Position of director of grants management and oversight established within the Department of Administration, standards related to grantmaking and grant management practices required, and report required.

VI. H.F. 21 (Robbins) Supermajority approval by each house of the legislature required to extend a peacetime emergency beyond 14 days.

VII. H.F. 208 (Olson) Legislative approval required to extend the duration of a peacetime emergency declared by the governor, and duration of peacetime emergency extensions limited.

VIII. 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) H.F. 11 (Baker): Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Minnesota Department of Education Agency Budget Overview

I. Call to Order

II. Minutes from January 21, 2025

III. Data centers and their impact to Minnesota

IV. Adjournment

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

If you wish to testify, please email aj.borowiak@house.mn.gov by 1:00 PM on 1/27/2025.

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

Meeting: Tuesday, January 28th
1:00 – 2:45 p.m.
Capitol G23

Agenda:
I. Call To Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of the Minutes
IV. Office of Higher Education Overview and Budget Presentation
V. Minnesota State Overview
VI. Adjourn


PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the Committee Administrator by 3:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill.

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

Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

Next Meeting: Thursday January 30, 2025

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Office of the Legislative Auditor Briefing
- Minnesota Department of Education: Oversight of Feeding Our Future (Special Review)

V. Adjournment

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Bills
Note: Two bills are on the agenda that do not have an active hyperlink yet. They are:
HF 249 (Knudsen) Persons subject to stays of adjudication in criminal sexual conduct cases required to register as predatory offenders.
HF 250 (Knudsen) Penalties for creating, distributing, and possessing sexually explicit materials involving children increased.
4. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to 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.

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Bills
4. Adjourn

Testimony: Written testimony or requests to testify in person are due via e-mail to 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.

I) discussion on long-term care facilities and nursing home staffing shortages and legislative solutions

testifiers to be announced as signed up.