Presentation: Minnesota Attorney General's Office-Opioid Settlements

Informational Only:
HF4265 (Olson) Opioid settlement proceed deposit and allocation provided, two accounts established in the opiate epidemic response fund, separate opioid account in the state treasury eliminated, time frame modified for eliminating the opioid manufacturer registration fee and reducing license fees, and municipal claims barred against litigants in settled opioid cases.

Presentation: Dept. of Human Services-Governor's 2022 Budget Recommendations: Healing Communities and Addressing the Opioid Pandemic

Informational Only:
HF3086 (Stephenson) - Department of Behavioral Health created, and state agency duties transferred.

Informational Only:
HF4534 (Fischer) - Commissioner of human services required to appoint behavioral health special advisor.

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HF 14 (Ecklund) Broadband grant program money deposit transferred.
HF 4375 (Ecklund) Commissioner of employment and economic development required to prepare and submit federal fund application, and money appropriated.

Additional items may be added to the agenda.

**If you are interested in providing written testimony please email the Committee Administrator by 5 pm the day before the hearing.

CA: Owen.Wirth@house.mn

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Informational hearing on HF 4377 (Hansen) Clean Water Fund Appropriations
The Clean Water Fund Appropriations language (DE3) and the spreadsheet are posted.
*Bills may be added to the agenda

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01.

If you wish to submit written testimony or testify during the meeting, please send the testimony or your request to Mike.Molzahn@house.mn by noon the day before the meeting.

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

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*Agenda Change: Bill Added.

HF4317 (Thompson) Homeownership opportunities created, African American and African Immigrant homeownership incentive account established, and money appropriated.
**Amendments are due for the bill above by 8:30am, Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

*HF4661 (Lislegard) Memorial Day observance annual spending amount by city amended.
**Amendments are due for HF4661 (Lislegard) by 6:00pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2022

**Additional bills may be added.

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

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 and haven’t previously testified on the bill, please contact Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn and copy Josh.Kilgard@house.mn by 4:00pm on Tuesday, March 29, 2022
• If you plan to submit written testimony, please send to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 8:30 am, Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
• If you wish to testify on HF4661(Lislegard), please contact Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 6:00 pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
• If you plan to submit written testimony on HF4661 (Lislegard), please send to Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn by 6:00 pm, Tuesday, March 29, 2022.

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All events are closed-captioned.

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HF 3926 (Keeler) Teacher preparation time modified.
HF 4233 (Edelson) Teacher due process forms and procedures time required.
HF 3506 (Erickson) Nonpublic pupil aid calculation modified, and money appropriated.
*Agenda items may be added or removed

**If a member of the public would like to testify on any of these bills please reach out to the CA, Sarah Burt, at the email address below by 6pm on Tuesday, March 29 to sign up. Please indicate in the subject line of your email which bill you will be testifying on. Written testimony is also accepted, please submit it by 6pm on Tuesday, March 29 to the CA email address. Direct your attention to the written testimony template that has been posted under committee documents.

CA: sarah.burt@house.mn
CLA: wilson.lee@house.mn

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HF3404 (Morrison) Foster care intensive treatment modified, various directions provided to the commissioner of human services, report required, and money appropriated.
HF4588 (Reyer) Adult mental health service funding modified, and money appropriated.
HF4584 (Frederick) Adult mental health initiative funding modified, and money appropriated.
HF1432 (Frederick) Vulnerable adult protection provisions modified.
HF3852 (Noor) Human services working groups established to implement policy recommendations, adult protection grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated for adult protection pilot projects and working groups.
Additional agenda items may be added.

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:
Members of the public wishing to submit written testimony should contact Yingya Vang at Yingya.Vang@house.mn by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, March 29.
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
All events are closed-captioned.
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I. HF 4225 (Gomez) - Homeless encampment policies required by local governments.

**A DE amendment for HF 4225 will serve as the Preventing Homelessness Division report. The DE amendment will be posted no later than Monday, March 28th, at 5pm. Amendments to the DE amendment will be due at 5pm Tuesday, March 29th.

*Agenda items may be added or removed

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If you have questions about the agenda or would like to sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator, Sean Herring, at sean.herring@house.mn. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up. Public testimony may be limited and written testimony is encouraged.

THE HOUSE MEETS IN SESSION

Calendar for the Day
House Floor Amendments
Order of Business

Approval of the Minutes from March 29th, 2022
HF 4198 (Marquart) Counties provided grants for education, jobs, and workforce development; Community Career Workforce Academies established, report required, and money appropriated. **pending referral
HF 3967 (Davids) Pass-through entity tax requirements modified.
HF 4513 (Marquart) Child protection; legislative auditor required to conduct special review of county costs, reports required, and money appropriated.

Additional Bills May Be Added

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/permrule.asp

All events are closed-captioned.

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HF 4565 (Becker-Finn) Appropriating money for a Leech Lake Area Health and Wellness Center in the city of Cass Lake. [INFORMATIONAL HEARING ONLY]
- LeRoy Staples Fairbanks, District III Representative, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
- Levi Brown, Chairperson, Noopiiming Local Indian Council

HF 4024 (Becker-Finn) GiveMN grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Jake Blumberg, Executive Director, GiveMN
- Cathy Maes, Executive Director, Loaves and Fishes

HF 4601 (Moran) St. Paul; YWCA redevelopment funding provided, and money appropriated. [INFORMATIONAL HEARING ONLY]
- Gaye Adams Massey, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA St. Paul

HF 4522 (Sandstede) COVID-19; pandemic relief grant program created, reports required, and money appropriated.
- Ben Wogsland, Executive Vice President, Hospitality Minnesota
- Shelly Hanson, President, Hibbing Chamber of Commerce

HF 4075 (Xiong, T.) Extended employment services funding provided for persons with severe disabilities, and money appropriated.
- Lisa Parteh, Vice President, Functional Industries
- Tyler Pinor, Program Participant, Extended Employment Services

HF 4215 (Noor) Prison-to-employment pathways funding provided for instruction to incarcerated individuals for employment after incarceration and work release, and money appropriated.
- Paul Schnell, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections
- Marlon Moore, Commissioner, Minnesota Civilian Public Safety Commission

HF 3807 (Noor) New American employment support services funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Jane Graupman, Executive Director, International Institute of Minnesota
- Mohammad Wasir Zalmai, Participant

HF 3475 (Greenman) Minority business development funding provided, and money appropriated

HF 4512 (Hamilton) Southwest Minnesota workforce development scholarship pilot program established, and money appropriated.
- Erik Simonson, Senior Lobbyist, Flaherty and Hood
- Mike Kuhle, Mayor, City of Worthington
- Myron Koets, Mayor, City of Pipestone
- Scott Marquardt, Senior Vice President, Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Carrie Bendix, Executive Director, Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council

HF 4707 (Koegel) Appropriating money to MNSBIR, Inc. for small business research and development support
- Pat Dillon, Executive Director, Minnesota Small Business Innovation Research, Inc.
- Rob Wudlick, Chief Executive Officer, Adaptive Design Works, LLC
- Dr. Ashley Mooneyham, Chief Executive Officer, Momease Solutions
- Dr. David Kallmes, President, Marblehead Medical

If you're interested in testifying, please contact Nick Stumo-Langer at .
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HF4205 (Kotyza-Witthuhn); Automobile theft prevention program funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF4430 (Schultz); Health Care Affordability Board and Health Care Affordability Advisory Council established, health care market trend monitoring and recommendations required, health care spending growth target programs established, reports required, civil penalties provided, and fund transfers required.

HF2603 (Richardson); Catalytic converter purchase requirements established, and penalties provided.

HF3784 (O’Driscoll); Minimum damage acquisition report, continuing education, and investigations by the commissioner changes made.

Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chairs' discretion.

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To submit written testimony to be included in the official record, please email the Committee Administrator no later than 4PM on Thursday, March 31, at simon.brown@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 simon.brown@house.mn.

Below is the hearing notice for Wednesday, 3/30. The Chair is cancelling the Tuesday, 3/29 hearing. We are planning to conduct a Friday hearing this week at 1 PM,.

Thanks,
Patrick

Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 3:00 PM
House Health Finance and Policy Committee Hearing
Chair: Rep. Tina Liebling
Location: Remotely via Zoom

Agenda:

HF3898 (Jordan) Elevated blood lead concentration level lowered from ten micrograms of lead to 3.5 micrograms
HF4115 (Jordan) Lead drinking water service line replacement grant established, lead service line mapping grant established, funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF4429 (Jordan) Community water system required to inventory service lines and establish plans to replace lead service lines by 2023; notices to customers, consumers, and owners required; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
HF4615 (Huot) Medical assistance; 12-month continuous eligibility provided for person 20 years of age or younger.

Testifier/document deadline will be Tuesday, 3/29 at 3 PM. Testimony is limited to two minutes per testifier. 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.

I. HF4119 (Lippert) - University of Minnesota; campus sustainability increase funding provided, and money appropriated.

II. HF3915 (Keeler) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities appropriation funding provided.

III. HF3581 (Winkler) - Peace officer education and training program established for highly qualified college degree holders, peace officer college scholarship program established for highly qualified high school graduates, and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

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 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.

If you have questions about the agenda or would like to sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator, Sean Herring, at sean.herring@house.mn. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up. Public testimony may be limited and written testimony is encouraged.

HF 4183 (Long) Appropriating money for a grant to Unidos MN Education Fund and the New Justice Project MN.
- Rod Adams, Executive Director, New Justice Project
- Maricruz Lozano Rios, Program Manager, Unidos MN
- Kyle Makarios, Training Program Consultant
- Megan Hennen, Director of Government and Public Affairs, Associated Builder and Contractors of MN/ND

HF 4647 (Berg) Providing for a licensing fee holiday
- Charlie Durenberger, Assistant Director of Construction Codes and Licensing Division, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

HF 4663 (Xiong, T.) Providing for military salary differential overpayments [INFORMATIONAL HEARING ONLY]
- Don Kerr, Executive Director, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
- Britta Reitan, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget
- Dorilee Leland, Enterprise Director for Employee Classification and Compensation, Minnesota Management and Budget

HF 165 (Dettmer) State Building Code; new buildings with pitched roofs exempted from window cleaning dedicated anchorage requirements.
- Greg Metz, State Program Manager of Construction Codes and Licensing Division, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

HF 4484 (Lislegard) Duluth Air National Guard Base aircraft shelter funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Don Kerr, Executive Director, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
- Jennifer Cady, Chair of Military Affairs Committee, Duluth Chamber of Commerce (Retired Member of the 148th Fighter Wing)

HF 215 (Lislegard) State Building Code inspection exemptions clarified.
- Joel Johnson, Legislative Director, IBEW State Council
- Mike Bull, Director of Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Minnesota Rural Electric Association
- Todd Green, Assistant Director of Construction Codes and Licensing, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

If you would like to testify, please contact Committee Administrator Nick Stumo-Langer at .
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Approval of the Minutes from March 23rd, 2022
Mark up of HF 4064 (Youakim) Mahnomen; local government aid calculation modified, and property tax reimbursement program aid increased. ***A delete all amendment for HF4064 that will serve as the Property Tax Division report has been posted.

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/permrule.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.

For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn or 651-296-5524.

Public Testimony:
Public testimony of HF4064 as amendment will be taken on March 28th. Written testimony is encouraged.

MEETING RECONVENE, 7 PM: The Workforce and Business Development committee will conclude its agenda from its afternoon hearing this evening at 7pm.

HF 3807 (Noor) New American employment support services funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Jane Graupman, Executive Director, International Institute of Minnesota
- Mohammad Wasir Zalmai, Participant

HF 3475 (Greenman) Minority business development funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Hollies Winston, Owner, Guaranteed America
- Frank Altman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Community Reinvestment Fund
- Enrique Blanco, Director of Operations, Latino Economic Development Center
- Patrick Pariseau, Vice President of Lending and Consulting, Metropolitan Economic Development Association
- Charles Carter, Founder and Owner, Taste of Rondo

HF 4512 (Hamilton) Southwest Minnesota workforce development scholarship pilot program established, and money appropriated.
- Erik Simonson, Senior Lobbyist, Flaherty and Hood
- Mike Kuhle, Mayor, City of Worthington
- Myron Koets, Mayor, City of Pipestone
- Scott Marquardt, Senior Vice President, Southwest Initiative Foundation
- Carrie Bendix, Executive Director, Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council

HF 4707 (Koegel) Appropriating money to MNSBIR, Inc. for small business research and development support.
- Pat Dillon, Executive Director, Minnesota Small Business Innovation Research, Inc.
- Rob Wudlick, Chief Executive Officer, Adaptive Design Works, LLC
- Dr. Ashley Mooneyham, Chief Executive Officer, Momease Solutions
- Dr. David Kallmes, President, Marblehead Medical

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.