Schedules posted

Yesterday at the Capitol

Lawmakers did not meet yesterday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Today at the Capitol

8:15 AM
House Education Reform
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Agenda: HF3 (Mariani) Alternative teacher preparation program and limited term teacher license established.
HF63 (Garofalo) Teacher licensure provisions amended, alternative teacher preparation program and limited-term teacher license established, and report required.

8:15 AM
House State Government Finance
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chairs: Rep. Morrie Lanning
Agenda: Public Sector Pension Informational Overview and Update:
Testifying:
Lawrence Martin, Executive Director of Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement;
Edward Burek, Deputy Director of Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement; Mary Vanek, Executive Director of Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA); Dave Bergstrom, Executive Director of Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS); Laurie Hacking, Executive Director of Teachers Retirement Association (TRA); and Howard Bicker, Executive Director of Minnesota State Board of Investment

10:15 AM
House Taxes
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Greg Davids
Agenda: HF79 - Conforming to the federal extension of the exclusion of dependent health care coverage to adult children through age 26 for tax year 2010
HFXXXX (Mahoney) Establishing a Minnesota science and technology program

10:15 AM
House Government Operations and Elections
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Joyce Peppin
Agenda: Public Sector Pension Informational Overview and Update:
Testifying:
Lawrence Martin, Executive Director of Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement;
Edward Burek, Deputy Director of Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement;
Mary Vanek, Executive Director of Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA);
Dave Bergstrom, Executive Director of Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS);
Laurie Hacking, Executive Director of Teachers Retirement Association (TRA); and
Howard Bicker, Executive Director of Minnesota State Board of Investment

11:00 AM
Senate in Session

12:30 PM
House Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee
Room: Basement Hearing Room, State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Agenda: Minnesota Office of Higher Education overview

3:00 PM
Senate Education Committee
Room: 15 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Gen Olson
Agenda:
Teacher Licensure
Presentation by Katie Balmer, Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Teaching
John Melick, Director Educator Licensing Division of the Minnesota Dept. of Education
Public testimony about the teacher licensing process - as available

3:00 PM
House in Session

Looking Ahead

Wednesday, January 19

8:15 AM
House State Government Finance
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chairs: Rep. Morrie Lanning
Agenda: Overview of State Labor Negotiating Process and Contracts
Testifying:
Greg Hubinger, Director of Legislative Coordinating Commission
Barb Holmes, Assistant Commissioner & State Labor Negotiator for Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB)

10:30 AM
Senate Jobs and Economic Growth
Room: 107 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Geoff Michel
Agenda: Overview from MN Department of Labor/Introduction of Commissioner Ken Peterson
S.F. 1-Michel: Introduction and discussion of property tax provision of SF 1.

2:30 PM
House Capital Investment
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Larry Howes
Agenda: Introductions
Committee guidelines
Gay Grieter, Capital Budget Coordinator for Minnesota Management & Budget
Meeting Documents: Capital Budget Process

Minnesota Debt Management


3:00 PM
Senate Education Committee
Room: 15 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Gen Olson
Agenda: Teach for America - Testimony by Daniel Sellers, Executive Director of Teach For America, Twin Cities

3:00 PM
Senate Higher Education Policy and Finance
Room: 107 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Michelle Fischbach
Agenda: Overview presentation from the University of Minnesota

Thursday, January 20

8:15 AM
House Education Reform
Room: Basement State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Sondra Erickson
Agenda: Increasing Educational Acheivement, Emphasizing and Supporting Teacher Effectiveness
Peter Hutchinson, Bush Foundation, President
Susan Heegaard, Bush Foundation, Vice President, Educational Achievement

8:30 AM
Senate Finance
Room: 123 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Claire A. Robling
Agenda: Continuation of budget overview presentation by Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis Staff

8:30 AM
Senate Taxes
Room: 15 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Julianne E. Ortman
Agenda: SFXXX Federal conformity bill related to income tax treatment of dependent health care coverage for adult children 26 and under.
Overview on Tax Aids and Credits

11:00 AM
Senate in Session

12:30 PM
House Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee
Room: Basement Hearing Room, State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Bud Nornes
Agenda: University of Minnesota overview

Monday, January 24

3:00 PM
Senate Higher Education Policy and Finance
Room: 107 Capitol
Chair: Sen. Michelle Fischbach
Agenda: Overview presentation from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities