Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Bonding conferees named, Labor bill in House, Workforce report out

Yesterday at the Capitol:

Conferees were named for the capital investment bill. The Senate members will be Senators Keith Langseth (DFL- Glyndon), David Tomassoni (DFL- Chisholm), Sandy Pappas (DFL- St. Paul), Paul Koering (R- Fort Ripley) and Ann Lynch (DFL-Rochester). The House members are Representatives Alice Hausman (DFL- St. Paul), Jean Wagenius (DFL- Minneapolis), Loren Solberg (DFL-Grand Rapids), Bev Scalze (DFL-Little Canada) and Larry Howes (R-Walker). No committee dates have been announced yet, however, it is expected that the members will begin work soon. Stay tuned.

Today at the Capitol:

The bill on labor agreements and the ratification of compensation plans will be before the House State and Local Government Committee this morning. The Workforce Development report by the Office of the Legislative Auditor will be heard today in two committees; first, at the House Bioscience and Workforce Development Committee and then in the Senate at the Business, Industry and Jobs Committee.

Wednesday, February 17

Televised
8:30 AM
House State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski
Bill(s) Added
Agenda: HF2866 (Carlson) Executive branch authority modified to reduce unexpended allotments.
HF2758 (Lillie) Labor agreements and compensation plans ratified.
SF80 (Simon) Campaign finance and reporting requirements changed, and contribution limits provided for judicial candidates.

8:30 AM
House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Agenda: HF664 (Welti) Mental health model curriculum created.
HF2705 (Peterson) High school student transition plan implemented for successful pursuit of postsecondary education and employment, and money appropriated.
HF2814 (Swails) Pupil transportation provisions modified, certain lift buses included in category of revenue authorized reimbursement, and contracted transportation costs included as a method for allocating pupil transportation costs.

10:30 AM
House Bioscience and Workforce Development
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Tim Mahoney
Agenda: Office of the Legislative Auditor report: Workforce Programs

12:30 PM
Senate Business, Industry and Jobs
Room: 123 Capitol
Chair: Sen. James P. Metzen
Agenda: Unemployment Trust Fund Update
Legislative Auditor's Report: Workforce Programs

Televised
2:45 PM
House K-12 Education Finance Division
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Agenda: HF2645 (Greiling) Department of Management and Budget requirement repealed for school district state aid payments.
HF2783 (Howes) Department of Management and Budget school district state aid payment requirement repealed.
HF2683 (Dittrich) Education aid payment schedule adjusted.
HF2508 (Garofalo) State aid payment shift and


Thursday, February 18

8:30 AM
House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Agenda: HF2703 (Greiling) Board of Teaching rulemaking authority clarified.
HF2880 (Kath) Graduation-Required Assessment for Diploma requirement for retakes amended.
Board of Teaching rulemaking update.

8:30 AM
Senate E-12 Education Budget and Policy Division
Chair: Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf
Room 112 Capitol
Agenda:
S.F. 2305 Bonoff Education aid payment schedule modification.
S.F. 2326 Bonoff School district state aid payment reduction requirement prior to state short term borrowing repeal.
S.F. 2598 Saxhaug Collaborative urban educator grant program appropriation clarification.

Televised
11 AM
The House meets in Session.

Televised
12 noon
The Senate meets in session.

1:00 PM
House Higher Education and Work Force Development Policy and Finance Division
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Agenda: Fiscal condition of state financial aid programs
Governor’s higher education budget recommendation
David Metzen, Director of the Office of Higher Education
Response to the governor’s budget proposal from MnSCU and U of M

2:45 PM
House K-12 Education Finance Division
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Mindy Greiling
Agenda: Federal funding update

Friday, February 19

10 AM
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold/ Rep. Mary Murphy
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: Review of the 2009 actuarial valuation reports; presentation by the commission's reviewing actuary (Milliman, Inc.)
SFxxx/ HF2922 (Thissen): MERF/PERA; Administrative consolidation of MERF into PERA-General.

Tuesday, February 23

12:30 PM
Higher Education Budget and Policy Division
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
Room 123 Capitol
Agenda:
Bush Foundation Proposal-Peter Hutchinson
OHE: Preliminary Minnesota Postsecondary Enrollment Census for Fall 2009
Minnesota's 2008 High School Graduates Enrolled in College at Record Rates-Mark Misukanis & Alexandra Djurovich , OHE

Thursday, February 25

12:30 PM
Senate Higher Education Budget and Policy Division
Room: 123 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Sandy Pappas
Agenda: OLA evaluation report, MnSCU System Office - Joel Alter

Friday, February 26

10 AM
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold/Rep. Mary Murphy
Room 107 Capitol
Agenda: To be announced.

Friday, March 5, 2010


10:00 AM
Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement
Room: 107 State Capitol
Chairs: , Sen. Don Betzold
Agenda: TBA

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