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Currently Posted Meetings
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
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(8:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[10 State Office Building]
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Aging and Long-Term Care Policy |
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(8:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[5 State Office Building]
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Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance |
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(8:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[Basement Hearing Room]
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Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division |
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(8:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[200 State Office Building]
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State Government Finance |
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(10:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[5 State Office Building]
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Agriculture Policy |
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(10:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[Basement Hearing Room]
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Government Operations and Elections Policy |
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(10:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[10 State Office Building]
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Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance |
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(10:15 AM)
2/11/2015
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[200 State Office Building]
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Taxes |
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(12:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[5 State Office Building]
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Education Finance |
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(12:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[200 State Office Building]
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Health and Human Services Finance |
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(12:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[10 State Office Building]
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Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance |
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(12:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[Basement State Office Building]
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Transportation Policy and Finance |
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(1:00 PM)
2/11/2015
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[500S State Office Building]
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Legislative Audit Commission - Evaluation Subcommittee [Commission] |
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(2:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[Basement Hearing Room]
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Commerce and Regulatory Reform |
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(2:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[200 State Office Building]
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Health and Human Services Reform |
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(2:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[5 State Office Building]
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Higher Education Policy and Finance |
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(2:45 PM)
2/11/2015
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[10 State Office Building]
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Mining and Outdoor Recreation Policy |
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Chair: Rep. Joe Schomacker
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Long-Term Care Workforce Presentation and Loan Forgiveness Overview - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development and Minnesota Department of Health.
No action will be taken on HF 3. If you would like to testify on HF 614 or HF 627, please contact Nick Lunneborg at Nick.Lunneborg@house.mn
No action will be taken on HF 3. If you would like to testify on HF 614 or HF 627, please contact Nick Lunneborg at Nick.Lunneborg@house.mn
Bills Added
HF3
(Schomacker)
Nursing facility employee scholarship costs modified, long-term care savings plan provided, income tax subtraction for contributions made to the long-term care savings plan provided, credit provided for the additional tax paid on early withdrawals from retirement accounts if used for long-term care expenses, and money appropriated.
Nursing facility employee scholarship costs modified, long-term care savings plan provided, income tax subtraction for contributions made to the long-term care savings plan provided, credit provided for the additional tax paid on early withdrawals from retirement accounts if used for long-term care expenses, and money appropriated.
HF627
(Franson)
Nursing facility employee scholarship costs modified, list of health professionals eligible for the health professional education loan forgiveness program modified, and money appropriated.
Nursing facility employee scholarship costs modified, list of health professionals eligible for the health professional education loan forgiveness program modified, and money appropriated.
HF614
(Baker)
Long-term care workforce needs provided, employee scholarships and loan forgiveness provided, health related licensing board authority to discipline health professionals for defaulting on loan or service obligations eliminated, nursing facility rate provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Long-term care workforce needs provided, employee scholarships and loan forgiveness provided, health related licensing board authority to discipline health professionals for defaulting on loan or service obligations eliminated, nursing facility rate provisions modified, and money appropriated.
Committee Documents:
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
- (2/10/2015)
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Denny McNamara
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
MPCA budget overview
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Steve Drazkowski
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Bills Added
HF473
(Youakim)
Valuation exclusion for improvements to homestead and commercial-industrial property authorized.
Valuation exclusion for improvements to homestead and commercial-industrial property authorized.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Sarah Anderson
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Continued Presentation of the Governor's Budget
Council on Black Minnesotans: Executive Director Edward C. McDonald
Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans: Executive Director Sia Her
Department of Human Rights
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
Council on Black Minnesotans: Executive Director Edward C. McDonald
Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans: Executive Director Sia Her
Department of Human Rights
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Paul Anderson
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Minnesota Department of Agriculture report on pesticide applicator education and training materials
Minnesota Department of Agriculture report on industrial hemp research
Minnesota Department of Agriculture report on industrial hemp research
Committee Documents:
- (2/6/2015)
- (2/6/2015)
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Tim Sanders
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Bills Added
HF337
(Sanders)
Campaign finance and public disclosure board provisions modified; enforcement, registration, fees, data, contributions, statements of economic interest, and other provisions administered by the board modified; penalties provided; and technical changes made.
Campaign finance and public disclosure board provisions modified; enforcement, registration, fees, data, contributions, statements of economic interest, and other provisions administered by the board modified; penalties provided; and technical changes made.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Tony Cornish
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Department of Public Safety Budget Presentation
Bills Added
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
, 10:15 AM
Taxes
Joint Taxes Committee and Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division
Chair: Rep. Greg Davids
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Overview of Report from the Legislative Auditor on the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act
Overview of Study from the Department of Revenue on Energy Producing Systems
Overview of Study from the Department of Revenue on Energy Producing Systems
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Jenifer Loon
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
The following bills are scheduled for a public hearing. Additional bills relating to early learning may be added to the agenda.
Bills Added
Committee Documents:
- (2/11/2015)
- (2/11/2015)
- (2/11/2015)
- (2/11/2015)
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Matt Dean
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 200 State Office Building
Agenda:
Public testimony on Governor's Health and Human Services Budget Recommendations.
Due to the large number of those who wish to testify, please keep testimony to 2-3 minutes to allow time for all testifiers. The committee will also accept written testimony. If you would like to testify, please contact Chris Stolarzyk at Chris.Stolarzyk@house.mn
Due to the large number of those who wish to testify, please keep testimony to 2-3 minutes to allow time for all testifiers. The committee will also accept written testimony. If you would like to testify, please contact Chris Stolarzyk at Chris.Stolarzyk@house.mn
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Pat Garofalo
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Commerce Department overview and review of Governor's budget recommendations for the Commerce Department.
If you would like to testify on HF65 (Anderson, S.) or HF66 (Anderson, S.) please contact Jonathan Fortner at jonathan.fortner@house.mn
If you would like to testify on HF65 (Anderson, S.) or HF66 (Anderson, S.) please contact Jonathan Fortner at jonathan.fortner@house.mn
Bills Added
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Tim Kelly
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: Basement State Office Building
Agenda:
Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) Governor's Budget Presentation
Testifiers:
Commissioner Charles Zelle
The Governors 2015 Dept of Transportation budget document can be found at:
http://www.mn.gov/mmb-stat/documents/budget/2015-gov-rec/t79.pdf
Testifiers:
Commissioner Charles Zelle
The Governors 2015 Dept of Transportation budget document can be found at:
http://www.mn.gov/mmb-stat/documents/budget/2015-gov-rec/t79.pdf
Committee Documents:
- (2/5/2015)
- (2/11/2015)
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Rick Hansen
Location: 500S State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 500S State Office Building
Agenda:
Release OLA Evaluation, Recycling and Waste Reduction
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Joe Hoppe
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Location: Basement Hearing Room
Bills Added
HF544
(Albright)
Federal weatherization program and low income home energy assistance program administration responsibilities transferred.
Federal weatherization program and low income home energy assistance program administration responsibilities transferred.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Tara Mack
Location: 200 State Office Building
Location: 200 State Office Building
Bills Added
HF229
(McDonald)
Individual subtraction provided for the value of the use of an employer provided fitness facility, and corporate subtraction provided for fitness facility dues for employees.
Individual subtraction provided for the value of the use of an employer provided fitness facility, and corporate subtraction provided for fitness facility dues for employees.
HF377
(Gruenhagen)
Charity health care services tax deduction allowed, and informational reports provided.
Charity health care services tax deduction allowed, and informational reports provided.
Bills Removed
Committee Documents:
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Overview of the Private Colleges and Universities in Minnesota
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form
Chair: Rep. Tom Hackbarth
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Location: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
Informational Deer Population Hearing.
INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:
- To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
- To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
- To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
- For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
- If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form