Currently Posted Meetings

HF1299 (Frederick) Chemical dependency treatment administrative rule provision repealed
HF471 (Baker) Licensed substance use disorder treatment provider alternative licensing inspections established
HF1529 (Fischer) Hospital bed license transfer and moratorium exceptions, monitoring and enforcement established


• This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm
• Members of the public with questions about this process may contact committee staff at chris.mccall@house.mn
• If you wish to testify or submit documents, please contact Committee Administrator Chris McCall at chris.mccall@house.mn by Noon on Tuesday, March 9 and you will be provided with further instructions. Written testimony is encouraged and may be submitted for the record up to 24 hours after the hearing ends.


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

NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.


Meeting documents will be posted on the House Behavioral Health Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92014

HF 1337 (Lislegard) Career pathway grant program created, online learning through authorized through contracts with qualifying supplemental online learning providers, and money appropriated.

Informational Hearing: Revisor Number 21-03405 (Sandell) Appropriating money for school-based health clinics.

**If you are interested in providing written testimony, oral testimony, or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5 pm the day before the hearing to get instructions.

CA: Owen.Wirth@house.mn
CLA: Tara.Schaefle@house.mn

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

NOTE: This meeting is held in accordance to House Rule 10.01 https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact Jenny with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. If you have questions regarding the substance of the agenda, please contact the Committee Administrator, Owen Wirth.

HF634 (Becker-Finn) - Outdoor heritage fund money appropriated, and restrictions on using money from outdoor heritage fund modified.
HF1266 (Jordan) - Minnesota Humanities Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1938 (Wazlawik) - Appropriating money for Minnesota Historical Society
HF1248 (Lillie) - Legacy dedicated funding website funding provided, and money appropriated.
*Bills may be added to the agenda

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01.

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

Note: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Do not contact Jenny about the content of this meeting.

Public Testimony:
• Members of the public who are interested in testifying must email Mike.Molzahn@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to ensure consideration. Testimony may be limited due to time constraints.
• If you plan to submit written testimony, please send it to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting.

Meeting documents will be posted on the committee website: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92022

*Agenda Change: Bill Added.

HF1565 (Elkins) Municipality authorized to establish street improvement district.
HF1481 (Olson, L.) Duluth; Seaway Port Authority modified to allow for creation of a nonprofit.
*HF1947 (Olson, L.) Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center enacting language modified.
HF1671 (Nelson, M.) County competitive bidding modified.
**Amendments are due by 8:30 am, Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Local Government Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92010

Public Testimony:
• Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn
• If you wish to testify, please contact Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn and copy Josh.Kilgard@house.mn by 4:00pm on Tuesday, March 9, 2021
• If you plan to submit written testimony, please send to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 8:30 am, Tuesday, March 9, 2021

HF 1742 (Berg) Student support personnel aid established, and money appropriated.
HF 1712 (Keeler) World's best workforce performance measure modified.
*More items may be added to the agenda.*

Instructions to the public on testimony:
• If you wish to testify on a bill, please contact brittney.sunderland@house.mn and copy sarah.burt@house.mn by close of business (COB) the day prior to the hearing to get instructions. Clearly indicate the House File number you will be speaking to in the subject of your email. Due to technology constraints testifying on multiple bills is not possible.
• Written testimony is welcome, please see the template saved under permanent committee documents and submit your comments by COB the day prior to the committee by emailing them to: sarah.burt@house.mn

This meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

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

NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Remote Hearing
This meeting is held in accordance with House Rule 10.01


Agenda:


1. HF1273 (Keeler) Office of the Ombudsperson for American Indian Families created, American Indian community-specific board provisions modified, money transferred, and money appropriated.



2. HF1390 (Bierman) Community behavioral health clinic provisions modified, advisory working group established, rulemaking authorized, and report required.

3. HF740 (Edelson) Intermediate care facility payment rates for persons with developmental disabilities modified.

4. HF1420 (Hassan) Relative foster care case management, licensing support, and training services and resources established; local service agencies required to work with community-based organization to conduct required searches; commissioner of human services instructed to review opportunities to implement relative search services and kindship navigator models; and money appropriated.


5. HF1822 (Wolgamott) COVID-19; human services programs temporary modifications established as permanent changes.




Agenda items may be added or removed.

*PLEASE NOTE: If we are unable to complete the entire agenda by 12 pm, the committee will recess and reconvene @ 6 pm to finish the agenda.*

Bills removed:
HF1151 (Agbaje) Child welfare provisions modified, Minnesota African American family Preservation Act established, criminal penalties provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Public Viewing:

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

Notes:

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

Members of the public with questions about this process may contact committee staff at Yingya.Vang@House.mn

If you wish to testify, please contact Committee Administrator Yingya Vang at Yingya.Vang@House.mn by 10:30AM on Tuesday, March 9 and you will be provided with further instructions. Written testimony is encouraged and may be submitted for the record up to 24 hours after the hearing ends.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp. NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.

*Agenda Updated*

I. Presentation on Support Services at the Steve O'Neil Apartments by Lee Stuart

II. HF 1382 (Koegel) - Long-term homelessness support service funding provided, and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

If you would like to sign up to testify or submit written testimony, please email sean.herring@house.mn at least two hours prior to the start of the remote hearing. Public testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing if time is available. If there is not time for testimony during the hearing, members of the public will be asked to submit their testimony in writing.

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

HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Preventing Homelessness Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92017

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

HF1721 (Schultz) - Tobacco product definition amended to include electronic delivery devices, cigarette and tobacco product excise tax increased, special revenue fund tobacco prevention and cessation account established, and money appropriated.

HF1307 (Edelson) - Healthy children's meal requirements established at restaurants to be implemented on a phased-in basis, and enforcement provided.
***HF 1307 will be informational only. No formal action will be taken.***


*Agenda items may be added or removed. Bills may be taken in any order*

If you would like to sign up to testify via zoom, please email Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Public Testimony will be limited to two minutes per person within available committee time. If there is not enough time, members of the public will be asked to submit their testimony in writing.

Members of the public, organizations, and stakeholders are always welcome to submit written testimony in lieu of testifying via zoom. Please email your testimony as an attached MS Word Document or PDF file with OCR to Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn. Written testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours following the hearing. Written testimony received by 5:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 9, 2021 will be part of the “virtual committee packet.”

This remote meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 which can be found here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

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

NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

I. *HF 1898 (Sundin) - 2021 Ag Policy bill (final action)
II. HF1687 (Vang) Agriculture cooperative grant program provided, and rulemaking authorized.
III. HF1543 (Thompson) COVID-19; commercial pesticide applicator licensing exemption provided for sanitizer and disinfectant use.
IV. BILL ADDED: HF 1830 (Petersburg) Local food promotion and education event funding provided, and money appropriated.
V. BILL ADDED: HF 2037 (Sundin) Agricultural Utilization Research Institute meat scientist funding

Other bills may be added.

BILL REMOVED: HF1542 (Thompson) COVID-19; commercial pesticide applicator licensing exemption provided for sanitizer and disinfectant use.

*The MDA Ag Policy bill will be heard and testimony taken on 3/8/2021. It will be the vehicle for the 2021 Ag Policy bill. Amendment deadline is 4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 9. Amendments will be considered and final action taken 3/10.

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

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 4:00 PM, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify (testimony may be limited to 2 minutes/person). Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 4:00 PM, March 9th to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing.

PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

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

1. Adopt minutes of the March 5, 2021 meeting
2. Discuss and determine recommendations
3. Discuss report format

The remote meeting may be viewed live via the LCC YouTube Channel.

Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with Minnesota Statute 13D.021; Meetings by Telephone or Other Electronic Means.

To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access or contact the Legislative Coordinating Commission at lcc@lcc.leg.mn

For more agenda information, click here

Walk through and public testimony of Education Policy Omnibus Bill.
The DE amendment (containing the language of the Omnibus Bill) will be posted at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing.

Time will be allotted for public testimony (up to 2 minutes each) in response to the posted DE Amendment (omnibus bill). If we run out of time, you are encouraged to submit your comments in writing after the hearing.

If you would like to sign up to testify live via zoom, please email Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn by Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 6:00 P.M.

If you would like to submit written testimony, please email your testimony as an attached MS Word Document or PDF file with OCR to Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn. If you email it by 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, your written testimony will be included in the “virtual committee packet.” Written testimony may also be submitted up to 24 hours following the hearing to be included in the record.

This remote meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 which can be found here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp

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

NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.

I. HF 363 (Reyer) Revenue recapture; disallowing claims from hospitals and ambulance services
II. HF 1893 (Sandstede) Hibbing: school building construction material exemption provided
III. HF 1561 (Lislegard) Providing a construction materials exemption for certain school district facilities
IV. HF 1813 (Youakim) Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport public infrastructure refundable construction exemption provided
V. HF 1909 (Davids) Pass through entity allowed to file and pay a pass through entity tax
VI. HF 1019 pending floor referral (Marquart) Proposed tax expenditures required to expire, legislative Tax Expenditure Review Commission established, appointments provided, and Department of Revenue tax expenditure report requirements modified.

If you are interested in providing testimony on any of these bills, please contact the committee administrator at: nathan.jesson@house.mn no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony is encouraged.

This remote may be viewed via the House webcast page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE HTV1 and HTV2 will have live closed captioning. Video archives of HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Do not contact her with questions about the substance of the agenda.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01.

HF 1750 (Christensen) Energy Transition Legacy Office established
Mayor Mary McComber, City of Oak Park Heights
Max Peters, Cohasset City Administrator
Jamie Fitzke, Center for Energy and Environment
Audrey Partridge, Center for Energy and Environment
Evan Mulholland, Supervising Attorney at MCEA
Thor Underdahl, MN Power

HF 1206 (Agbaje) Summit Academy OIC funding provided, and money appropriated.
Louis King, President & CEO of Summit Academy
Gerald Graffunder, graduate of Summit Academy, Atomic Data employee

HF 1105 (Xiong, J) Youth job skills and career development funding provided, and money appropriated.
Terryl Brumm, CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
Lamah Bility, Boys & Girls Club Alumni

HF 1324 (Baker) ProStart and Hospitality Tourism Management Program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Ben Wogsland, Hospitality Minnesota

If you would like to testify please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn at least three hours prior to the start of the hearing.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

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

NOTE: The committee will recess at 4:30 PM and reconvene at 6:00 PM. Bills not taken up before 4:30 PM will be taken up when the committee reconvenes. HF 1433, HF 1165, and HF 737 are likely to be during the 6:00 PM meeting.

HF 970 (Vang) - Mental health service payment and denial of payment clarified, health professional education loan forgiveness program provisions modified, mental health professional licensing board requirements modified, mental health provider continuing education requirements modified, mental health practitioner requirements modified, and various other provisions modified; and money appropriated. *Discussion/amendments/testimony will be limited to sections 1-6 only.*

HF 586 (Murphy) - Volunteer drivers receiving funding from public transit participation program clarified as not for hire.

HF 1576 (Bahner) - Pharmacy benefit managers prohibited from contractually restricting pharmacies from discussing reimbursement amount to enrollees or health carriers.

HF 1493 (Stephenson) - Student loan servicers licensure required, certain student loan servicing practices prohibited, and money appropriated.

HF 1433 (Frederick) - Biofuels education and marketing program provided, biofuel education and promotion council established, compatibility standard compliance required, minimum biofuel standard modified, technical changes made, and reports required.

HF 1165 (Wazlawik) - Biodegradable or compostable item labeling requirements modified.

HF 737 (O’Driscoll) -Real property appraiser continuing education credit, evaluations, and standards of conduct modified.

HF 1067 (Davnie) - Checking account requirements modified.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion. Items may be taken up in any order.

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

*NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. PLEASE DO NOT contact Jenny regarding agenda items, testimony, or the substance of the hearing.

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

Any meeting documents will be posted on the House Commerce committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92003

To submit written testimony to be included in the official record, please email the Committee Administrator no later than 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 11th, at adeline.miller@house.mn. To request to testify orally, please email the Committee Administrator as soon as possible (no less than 24 hours ahead of time preferred) at adeline.miller@house.mn. **To have materials included in the members’ digital folders and posted online before committee, they must be submitted by 2:00 pm the day of the hearing.

UPDATE: The Health Finance and Policy Committee will reconvene at 6 PM to take up HF486 and HF1131a.

HF1002 (Schultz) ACA benefits into state statute
HF520 (Morrison) Prescription contraceptive supply requirements established; health plans required to cover contraceptives, contraceptive services, sterilization, and related medical services, patient education, and counseling; and accommodations established for eligible organizations.
HF 1516 (Schultz) Pharmacy and provider choice allowed relating to biological product prescription and dispensation, and report required.
HF486: (Feist) Suicide prevention training for teachers funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1372 (Huot) Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board regional emergency medical service program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1131 (Reyer) Rural Health Advisory Committee member added.

Agenda items may be added/removed.

Members of the public interested in testifying on should email Patrick McQuillan at Patrick.McQuillan@house.mn by 3 pm on Tuesday, March 9th. Testimony will be limited to two minutes per person. Written testimony will be accepted.

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

NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. 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.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. For other questions, please contact Patrick McQuillan (patrick.mcquillan@house.mn).

The MN House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote meetings to be held that are accessible to the public. Thank you for your patience as we adapt.

I. HF1181 (Bernardy) - Higher education policy changes made, including student access restrictions to transcripts, grant and loan program modifications, school accountability provisions, and college savings plans.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

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

HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Higher Education Finance & Policy Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92015

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

HF 41 (Frazier) COVID-19; emergency paid sick leave provided to health care employees excluded from Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

HF 984 (Lislegard) Outside contractors working at high-hazard facilities required to have apprenticeship-level training
Brendan Cummins, Minnesota Pipe Trades Association
Nicole Blissenbach, Deputy Commissioner, MN Department of Labor and Industry
Tim Mahoney
Matthew Foss, Fire Mechanic/Rescue Lieutenant
Kevin Chapdelaine, Newport City Council Member
Dean Mills, Director of Training and Apprenticeship, Laborers Training Center
Adam Hanson, Director of Government and Public Affairs, Associated Builders and Contractors of MN/ND

If you would like to testify please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn at least three hours prior to the start of the hearing.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

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. HF 1311 (Youakim) Energy improvement project special assessments allowed
II. HF 1507 (Hamilton) Five year rule extended to ten years, district duration extended by five years
III. HF 1508 (Hamilton) Mountain Lake; five year rule extended for a tax increment financing district
IV. HF 1736 (Fischer) Tax increment financing; increment use flexibility provided, and redevelopment district five year rule extended.
V. HF 1587 (Torkelson) Tax increment financing; five year pooling rule extended to ten years for redevelopment districts located outside the metro area
VI. HF 1666 (Howard) Tax increment authorized for housing projects
VII. HF 1157 (Howard) Class 4d rate property tax modified
VIII. HF 1298 (Her) Revenue commissioner required to conduct a study on class 4d properties

If you are interested in providing testimony on any of these bills, please contact the committee administrator at nathan.jesson@house.mn no later than 5pm the day before the hearing. Written testimony is encouraged.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE HTV1 and HTV2 will have live closed captioning. HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the agenda.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01.

NOTE: Bills not taken up before 4:30 PM on 3/10 will be taken up when the committee reconvenes at 6:00 PM. HF 1433, HF 1165, and HF 737 are likely to be during the 6:00 PM meeting.

HF 970 (Vang) - Mental health service payment and denial of payment clarified, health professional education loan forgiveness program provisions modified, mental health professional licensing board requirements modified, mental health provider continuing education requirements modified, mental health practitioner requirements modified, and various other provisions modified; and money appropriated. *Discussion/amendments/testimony will be limited to sections 1-6 only.*

HF 586 (Murphy) - Volunteer drivers receiving funding from public transit participation program clarified as not for hire.

HF 1576 (Bahner) - Pharmacy benefit managers prohibited from contractually restricting pharmacies from discussing reimbursement amount to enrollees or health carriers.

HF 1493 (Stephenson) - Student loan servicers licensure required, certain student loan servicing practices prohibited, and money appropriated.

HF 1433 (Frederick) - Biofuels education and marketing program provided, biofuel education and promotion council established, compatibility standard compliance required, minimum biofuel standard modified, technical changes made, and reports required.

HF 1165 (Wazlawik) - Biodegradable or compostable item labeling requirements modified.

HF 737 (O’Driscoll) -Real property appraiser continuing education credit, evaluations, and standards of conduct modified.

HF 1067 (Davnie) - Checking account requirements modified.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion. Items may be taken up in any order.

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

*NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. PLEASE DO NOT contact Jenny regarding agenda items, testimony, or the substance of the hearing.

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

Any meeting documents will be posted on the House Commerce committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92003

To submit written testimony to be included in the official record, please email the Committee Administrator no later than 7:30 pm on Thursday, March 11th, at adeline.miller@house.mn. To request to testify orally, please email the Committee Administrator as soon as possible (no less than 24 hours ahead of time preferred) at adeline.miller@house.mn. **To have materials included in the members’ digital folders and posted online before committee, they must be submitted by 2:00 pm the day of the hearing.

HF702 (Becker-Finn) Cities and towns allowed to require additional licensing for hotels.
***vote on HF702 by 7:05 p.m.***

HF1869 (Becker-Finn) Secretary of state governing provisions modified.
***vote on HF1869 by 7:25 p.m.***

HF2080 (Schultz) A bill for an act relating to national criminal history record checks; providing for compliance with section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code and IRS Publication 1075 for certain individuals with access to federal tax information; classifying data; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 270B.13, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.
***vote on HF2080 by 7:40 p.m.***

HF1359 (Freiberg) Towns and political subdivision authorized to established inflow and infiltration prevention programs and make loans or grants to property owners.
***vote on HF1359 by 7:50 p.m.***

HF801 (Morrison) Prescription drug affordability board and prescription drug affordability advisory council established, prescription drug cost reviews and remedies provided, report required, and money appropriated.
***vote on HF801 by 8:15 p.m.***

HF58 (Elkins) Manufacturers required to report and maintain prescription drug prices, health plan prescription drug formularies filing required, health care coverage provisions modified, prescription benefit tool requirements established, and prescription drug benefit transparency and disclosure required.
***vote on HF58 by 8:40 p.m.***

*Agenda items may be added or removed.
**Amendment deadline has been extended to 5 pm, the business day before the hearing.**

TESTIFYING: If you would like to testify or submit written testimony, please email the committee administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn no later than 5 p.m. the business day before the hearing. Testimony will be limited and as time permits, therefore written testimony is encouraged. Please plan accordingly.

HANDOUTS: Handouts must be in PDF format with Optical Character Recognition ability and emailed to the committee administrator at amanda.rudolph@house.mn no later than 5 p.m. the business day before the hearing.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State Government Finance and Elections Committee webpage https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/committees/home/92009

VIEW HEARING: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

ACCESSIBILITY: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

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