1.  Release OLA’s evaluation, Petroleum Remediation Program

Office of the Legislative Auditor

Judy Randall, Legislative Auditor

Caitlin Badger, Evaluation Manager

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Kirk Koudelka, Assistant Commissioner

Jamie Wallerstedt, Division Director, Remediation Division

Presentation

2.  Discussion on requesting OLA audits, evaluations, and special reviews

This meeting will be streamed via YouTube.

The report will be available at 8:30 a.m. at https://www.auditor.leg.state.mn.us/

I. HF2900 (Frazier) COVID-19; frontline worker payments authorized, data classified, report required, and money appropriated.
II. HF2875 (Long) Prairie Island Net Zero project modified, grant established, and money appropriated.

MEETING DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents will be posted on the House Ways & Means Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92029

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

I. HF2996 (Vang) Industrial hemp extract food additives authorized.
-John Dugas, Superior Molecular
-Beecher Vialanncourt, Blncd Naturals

II. HF3104 (Lislegard) County agricultural society sales tax exemption expanded to include sales prior to county fair, and county agricultural society tax saving transfer to fairground owner requirement removed.
-Andrew Duerr, MN Federation of County Fairs
-Tiffany Gustin, MN Federation of County Fairs

III. HF3217 (Klevorn) Protecting data about individuals connected to farming or agriculture who seek mental or behavioral health assistance or who contact the Minnesota Farm and Rural Helpline
-Meg Moynihan, MDA's Senior Advisor, Strategy & Innovation

IV. HF2969 (P. Anderson) Grain buyer license requirements modified.
-Greg Ries, Vermillion Elevator Incorporated
-Laura Lemke, Executive Director, Minnesota Grain and Feed Association

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to sign up to testify, email Nancy.conley@house.mn no later than 4:30 PM, Friday, February 18. Depending on the number of people who sign up, testimony may be limited to 3 minutes/per person. Please use the same email and deadline if you would like to submit written testimony (in PDF file format).

AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 4:30 pm on Friday, Feb. 18.

MEETING DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents will be posted on the House Agriculture Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92001

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp
All events are closed-captioned. To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

HF3260 (Hanson, J.) Education; malicious and sadistic conduct prohibited involving race, religion, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, and sexual exploitation.

HF3378 (Berg) Student bullying policy provisions modified.

Additional items or bills may be added to the agenda.

Meeting:
Monday, February 21st, 2022
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Remote Hearing via Zoom
Held Pursuant to Rule 10.01


Any meeting documents will be posted on the Education Policy committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92006

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

*If you are interested in testifying before the committee, or are providing written testimony or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5:00 PM on the last business day before the hearing (Friday, Feb 18).

CA: Sydney.Spreck@house.mn
CLA: Isabel.Rolfes@house.mn

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

Governor Walz's MDH Supplemental Budget Briefing
Minnesota Department of Health

Loan Forgiveness Overview/Governor's Loan Forgiveness Proposal
Minnesota Department of Health

HF853 (Freiberg) Acupuncture practitioner added to practitioners eligible for health professional education loan forgiveness program, and money appropriated.

HF1310 (Huot) Health professional education loan forgiveness program funding provided for physicians and midlevel practitioners.

HF2715 (Edelson) Home and community-based employee scholarship program modified to permit loan forgiveness, and employment requirements temporarily modified for nursing assistants.

HF3418 (Vang) Mental health additional professionals made eligible for loan forgiveness under the health professional education loan forgiveness program, mental health provider supervision grant program and mental health professional scholarship grant program established, qualifications modified for case managers, and money appropriated. (The Committee will be giving the bill an Informational hearing)

Amendment and testifier Deadline will be 1 PM on Sunday, February 20th. Items may be added or deleted.

This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/docs/HmNgjtZ_KkKBF3cKO2DXmw.pdf

Public Viewing Information:
This remote hearing will be live-streamed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp All events are closed-captioned. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

Meeting documents will be posted on the House Health Finance and Policy Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92011.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please contact Health Committee Administrator, Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn with questions on the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

HF 3250 (Richardson) Appropriating money to the Center for Economic Inclusion
- Tawanna Black, Founder and CEO, Center for Economic Inclusion

HF 3342 (Jordan) East Side Neighborhood Services funding provided
- Kristine Martin, President, East Side Neighborhood Services
- Barbara Freeman, Program Facilitator, Senior Community Service Employment Program at East Side Neighborhood Services

HF 3236 (Xiong, J.) Appropriating money to African Economic Development Solutions for a loan fund
- Gene Gelgelu, President and CEO, African Economic Development Solutions
- Dr. Abe Dalu, Business Owner, A&A Reliable Home Health Care LLC
- Vanlice Washington, Business Owner, Vanlice Lemonade
- Idris Mohamed; Director of Business Development, Housing, and Workforce Development; African Economic Development Solution

If you would like to testify, please contact the Committee Administrators, Nick Stumo-Langer nick.stumo-langer@house.mn.
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This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business