Announcement expected today on bonding bill, House to take up HF 1671

Good morning. We anticipate an announcement by the governor today about his line-item veto action on the bonding bill. We will keep you posted as we learn more.

This week we can expect the House to take up HF 1671, the supplemental budget bill, in the Ways and Means committee where it is expected to be merged with a forthcoming tax bill from the House Tax committee. As a reminder, included in that bill is a $10.5 million reduction to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.

In the Senate, their version of the supplemental budget bill, SF 3223, was scheduled to be taken up in the Senate Tax committee this morning, but the hearing was canceled. The Senate bill also includes a $10.5 million reduction to the system. Stay tuned as lawmakers continue to work on resolving the almost $1 billion budget deficit.

Senate Supplemental Budget Bill (SF 3223):


House Supplemental Budget bill (HF 1671):
The full bill has not yet been posted. Attached, please find HF 1835, the bill as passed out of the Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division.

Today at the Capitol

9:00 AM *Meeting Canceled*
Senate Taxes
Room: 15 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Tom Bakk
Agenda: 2010 Supplemental Budget

11:00 AM
Senate in Session

12:30 PM
Senate State Government Budget Division
Room: 112 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
Agenda:
S.F. 2629-Sieben: County assistive voting, vote-counting and optical scan equipment grants appropriation.
S.F. 2870-Rest: Legislative auditor audit costs payment authorization from heritage funds appropriations.
S.F. 2915-Dahle: Fiscal note requirements modification.
S.F. 3134-Betzold: State government appropriations, appropriation reductions and one-time transfers.

1:00 PM
House in Session


Looking Ahead

Tuesday, March 16

8:30 AM
Senate Education
Room: 112 Capitol
Chair: Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf
Agenda:
S.F. 2757-Bonoff: Teaching board teacher preparation and licensure programs authorization.
S.F. 3104-Saltzman: School and parent conciliation conference requirements clarification.
S.F. 2698-Koch: Graduation required assessment for diploma (GRAD) retake requirement modification.
S.F. 3002-Bonoff: School desegregation and integration advisory task force establishment.

8:30 AM
House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Agenda: HF2867 (Newton) Child with a disability definition clarified and obligations to children with disabilities specified.
Presentation by Margaret Bird, the director of Utah's Children's Land Alliance Supporting Schools (CLASS) and Kevin Carter, director of the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration on Utah school trust land governance and land management practices

8:30 AM
House State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski
Agenda: HF3389 (Mahoney) Minnesota Science and Technology authority created, and money appropriated.
HF3106 (Bigham) Implied consent, driving while impaired, and ignition interlock provisions modified.
HF3124 (Dill) Aquaculture provisions modified, provisions for taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals modified, fish and wildlife management plans requirements modified, and game and fish license provisions modified.
HF3475 (Dittrich) Independent agency created to oversee management of Minnesota's permanent school fund lands.
HF1828 (Hornstein) Municipal comprehensive plan for affordable housing amendments authorized to be approved by a simple majority.
HF2660 (Thissen) Minnesota Coalition for Innovation and Collaboration created, rule and law waivers provided, and money appropriated.
HF3055 (Thissen) State-County Results, Accountability, and Service Delivery Redesign Act changes made, and public employee status specified for service delivery units.
HF2510 (Gardner) Threats of reprisal against a person who is or is considering being a candidate prohibited.

9:00 AM
Joint Senate Finance and Taxes
Room: 15 Capitol
Chairs: Sen. Richard Cohen and Sen. Tom Bakk
Agenda: Discussion with David Walker, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Former Comptroller General of the United States, Former head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO)

12:30 PM
Senate Higher Education Budget and Policy Division
Room: 123 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
Agenda:
MHEC: Discussion of purchasing and CREST agreements
Discussion of MnSCU purchasing agreement
Discussion on salary freezes and furloughs at MnSCU and U of M
S.F. 2941-Saltzman: 4-H funding procedure modification; county and state fair surcharges authorization; University of Minnesota extension service policy modification for 4-H programs support.
Budget Plan Report (March 15th Report)

1:00 PM
House Higher Education and Workforce Development Finance and Policy Division
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Tom Rukavina
Agenda: TBA

2:45 PM
House Capital Investment Finance Division
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Alice Hausman
Agenda: Discussion on bonding policy issues

Wednesday, March 17

8:30 AM
House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Carlos Mariani
Agenda: HF3421 (Mariani) High school assessments established to determine college and career readiness.

12:30 PM
House in Session

12:30 Pm
Senate State Government Budget Division
Room: 112 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Don Betzold
Agenda:
S.F. 2858-Robling: State agency deposit receipts amount requirement change; state employee combined charities campaign use of fees clarification.
S.F. 3096-Robling: State owned buildings disposal process.
S.F. 2188-Betzold: State webmaster position establishment and appointment; state chief information officer policy and report development requirements.

Thursday, March 18

8:30 AM
House State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Gene Pelowski
Agenda: HF2952 (Murphy) State employees retirement plan contribution rates increased, interest rates on refunds and certain benefit accrual rates reduced, vesting requirements and early retirement reduction rates increased, and certain amortization periods extended.
HF3281 (Murphy) Volunteer fire relief associations technical corrections made, break-in-service return revised, Minnesota deferred compensation plan service pension transfers authorized, payout defaults revised in survivor benefits, and corrections of certain special fund deposits authorized.
Recommendations from the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement.

10:30 AM
House in Session

12:30 PM
Senate Higher Education Budget and Policy Division
Room: 123 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Sandra L. Pappas
Agenda: To be announced

2:45 PM
House Education K-12 Finance
Room: 10 State Office Building
Agenda:
HF3043 (Kalin) Computer-adaptive assessments provided for general education students.
HF3267 (Newton) Advisory task force established on school desegregation and integration.
HF3163 (Mariani) Prekindergarten through grade 12 funding provided, including general education, education excellence, special programs, and early childhood education.