8:15 AM      House
Meeting Time Note: If necessary, the committee with reconvene in the Basement hearing room to complete the agenda at 6 p.m.
Education Reform

Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Agenda: HF1870 (Petersen) School districts authorized to base leave of absence and discharge decisions on teacher evaluation outcomes.
HF1542 (Eken) School start date exception made for school districts that suffer natural disasters.
Testimony on HF1870 was taken on Jan. 31, no more testimony will be taken on that bill.

8:15 AM      House
Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance

Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Denny McNamara
Agenda: HF1644 (Wagenius) Watercraft surcharge and aquatic plant management fees modified.
Finish 2/1/12 agenda items:
Walk-through of DNR AIS language
DNR Long-Tern Funding Needs for AIS Programs Report
US Army Corps of Engineers
Public Testimony -- if you wish to testify please contact Amy Zipko at 651.296.1774 as soon as possible.

8:15 AM      House
Judiciary Policy and Finance

Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Ron Shimanski
Agenda: SF1183 (Dill) State and local government tort liability limits restored to pre-2008 levels, and state and local government contracts that require contractors to provide liability insurance or other security in excess of those limits prohibited.
HF1043 (Gauthier) Motor vehicle property crime penalties proposed for repeat violators.
HF1535 (Cornish) DWI, off-highway vehicle, drive-by shooting, designated offense, and controlled substance forfeiture laws changes made to provide more uniformity; monetary cap raised on the value of property forfeitures that may be adjudicated in conciliation court; forfeited property prohibited from being sold to prosecuting authorities or persons related to prosecuting authorities; and general criminal code forfeiture law, necessity of conviction, and burden of proof clarified.
Testifying:
SF1183 Doug Franzen, Lobbyist
HF1043 Gordon Ramsay, Chief of Police, Duluth Police Department
HF1535 John Kingrey, Minnesota County Attorneys Association
Kelly Keegan, Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Lee U. McGrath, Institute for Justice

8:15 AM      House
State Government Finance

Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Morrie Lanning
Agenda: HF560 (Downey) Government agency energy forward pricing mechanisms provisions modified.
HF1830 (Murray) Albert Lea; wastewater infrastructure fund grant terms modified.
HF1850 (Downey) State employee gainsharing program maximum award increased.
Presentation by Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA)
2012 Capital Budget requests (Water/sewer infrastructure projects)
testifiers: Executive Director Terry Kuhlman; Deputy Director Jeff Freeman
Note: The PFA presentation will take place first on agenda for this hearing

10:15 AM      House
Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance

Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Rod Hamilton
Agenda: HF539 (Anderson) Horses as livestock classification modified.
HF1890 (Fabian) Bovine tuberculosis property tax credit revived.
If you would like to testify on any items on the agenda, please contact Abigail Johnson 651-296-5068.

10:15 AM      House
Government Operations and Elections

Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Joyce Peppin
Agenda: HF2071 (Davids) Lanesboro Dam exempted from historic review.
HF2082 (Crawford) Sandstone and its economic development authority authorized to sell a housing development.
HF1812 (Stensrud) Department of Administration permitted to contract for waste-hauling without determining whether state employees are able to do the work, and state prohibited from purchasing waste-hauling vehicles for use in the Capitol complex.
HF1926 (Swedzinski) Certification provided for good manufacturing practices for commercial feed and feed ingredients, voluntary certification fees authorized, rule provisions relating to animal feed modified, and money appropriated.
HF2007 (Kahn) Consolidating counties and rationalizing other internal boundaries feasibility study required, and money appropriated.

10:15 AM      House
Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance

Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Tony Cornish
Agenda: HF1816 (Benson) Federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, and dealers authorized to possess and sell firearm silencers to authorized law enforcement and wildlife management agencies for authorized purposes.
HF1984 (Scott) Federally licensed firearms manufacturers' possession of federally registered firearm silencers authorized for the purpose of testing firearms manufactured for police and military agencies.
HF2046 (Woodard) Department of Human Services electronic civil commitment data access permitted to law enforcement for background checks on explosives possession permit applications.
Committee consideration of public safety bonding requests

Bill(s) Removed: HF2073 (Kelly) Medical director for the Department of Corrections authorized to act for juveniles without a parent or guardian for medical and mental health care.

10:15 AM      House
Taxes

Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: HF1822 (Loon) Tax reform action commission established, commission appointments authorized, report preparation directed to the legislature, and money appropriated.
Tax Expenditure Report Presentation - Dr. Paul Wilson, Department of Revenue

12:30 PM      House
Education Finance

Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Pat Garofalo
Agenda: Federal Grant Awards/Requests:
USDA Direct Certification Grant
Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge

12:30 PM      House
Health and Human Services Finance

Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Jim Abeler
Agenda: Implementation Status and Update from DHS on the following topics:
PCA Relative Care 20 percent Reduction
Corporate Foster Care Moratorium
Low Needs Reduction
If you would like to testify on any of the agenda items, e-mail Christine Kiel at christine.kiel@house.mn

12:30 PM      House
Higher Education Policy and Finance

Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Agenda: 2012 Capital Budget Request - University of Minnesota

12:30 PM      House
Jobs and Economic Development Finance

Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Bob Gunther
Bill(s) Removed
Agenda: HF1823 (Downey) Small business investment credit modified, and credit for start-up and emerging Minnesota businesses provided.
HF1676 (Gunther) Fast investment today program performance rewards created, tax benefits provided, and money appropriated.
HF1968 (Loon) Minnesota Children's Museum funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HFXXXX - Elimination of construction code fund transfers has been removed from the agenda

3:00 PM      House
The House Meets in Session