Welcome to Minnesota House Live Webcast and Mobile Streaming

Meeting: Wednesday, January 22, 2025; 8:15 AM to 10:00 AM; 123 Capitol

Agenda:
I. Call To Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. OLA Presentation on: Department of Human Services: Outstanding Provider Debt in Minnesota's Medicaid Program Performance Audit - Lori Leysen, Deputy Legislative Auditor
IV. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Member and staff introductions

3. Chair Remarks

4. Overview of Minnesota Department of Military Affairs

5. Overview of Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

6. Commanders Task Force Presentation

7. County Veterans Service Officers Presentation

8. Adjourn

1. Call to order and welcome
2. Task force business: Approve January 8 meeting minutes and Review agenda
3. Updates from co-chairs
4. Final report walk through by LCC staff
5. Narrative statement discussion
6. Review draft recommendations and roll call votes
7. Additional roll call votes: Approval of final report, Approval of staff and co-chairs to make small edits as needed and Allow approval of January 22 Task Force minutes via email
8. Closing comments from members
9. Closing and adjourn

Member and staff introductions

Non-partisan staff update on Legacy reserves

Non-partisan overview of Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, Parks and Trails Fund, Clean Water Fund

Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council staff presentation on Outdoor Heritage Fund/Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council

I. Call to Order
II. House Research and Fiscal Department Overview of Taxes.
III. Adjourn

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Member and staff introductions
University of Minnesota
Agriculture Research, Education, Extension and Technolgy Transfer (AGREETT)
U of M Extension Farm Safety Initiatives
Opportunities and Challenges regarding broadband deployment in Minnesota (As of the date of posting, the Walz Administration has declined the committee's invitation to participate in this hearing.)

I. Call to Order
II. Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
Testifiers:
• Jeff Sigurdson, Executive Director, Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
III. League of Minnesota Cities
Testifiers:
• Craig Johnson, Senior Intergovernmental Relations Representative, League of Minnesota Cities
IV. Minnesota Association of Townships
Testifiers:
• Graham Berg-Moberg, Staff Attorney, Minnesota Association of Townships.
V. Other entities within the jurisdiction of the committee
VI. Adjournment

I. Call to Order
II. Updates from the Minnesota Hospital Association
III. Adjournment

Minnesota House of Representatives
Transportation Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 1:00pm.
Chair: Rep. Jon Koznick
Location: Minnesota State Capitol, Room 123

Agenda
II. H.F. 5 (Joy) Imposition and allocation of certain taxes modified, tax analysis required, retail delivery fee repealed, unlimited Social Security subtraction provided, and report required.

V. Adjournment



Note: If you would like to testify for or against this bill, HF5, please contact Committee Legislative Assistant Cyndy Wallin by 1pm on Tuesday 1/21/25. 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 1pm on Tuesday 1/21/25.

Agenda
I. Call to order.
II. Expert input on costly childcare regulations.
a. Cyndi Cunningham, Lead and Care Public Policy Chairperson
III. Adjournment.

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

Local Education Perspectives

Bills To Be Heard
- HF 6 (Bennett) - Read Act modified; appropriations cancelled; education innovation provisions modified; education innovation recodified and reorganized; Office of Achievement and Innovation established in the Department of Education; diversity, equity, and inclusion appropriation modified; and school performance reporting system established.

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify on HF 6 should contact the Committee Administrator Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

Agenda
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
III. Chair Igo Remarks
IV. Housing First
1. Mark Foster – Vice President
V. Coalition of Greater MN Cities
1. Elizabeth Wefel
VI. Minnesota Multi Housing Association
1. Cecil Smith – President and CEO
VII. Housing Partnership
1. Anne Mavity – Executive Director
VIII. Greater Minnesota Partnership
1. Darielle Dannen – Executive Director
IX. Builders Association
1. Grace Keliher – Executive Vice President
X. League of Minnesota Cities
1. Daniel Lightfoot
XI. Open Public Testimony


Agenda subject to change at the discretion of the chair.

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes
3. HF 7 Bail data and notice provisions modified, mandatory minimum sentences established for sex trafficking offenses, Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission provisions modified, crimes established, criminal penalties imposed, and money appropriated.
4. Overview of agencies in committee’s jurisdiction
5. Adjourn

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 Scandal 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.)

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

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

testifiers to be announced as signed up.