Additional legislative deadlines announced
Legislative leaders and Governor Tim Walz laid out a new set of deadlines today, which they said are intended to bring public transparency to the conference committee process and to ensure that legislative decisions will be made in public.
Last week, legislative leaders set deadlines to get bills through committee and to the floor. As a reminder, the committee deadlines set for the 2019 legislative session are:
- Friday, March 15: committees must act favorably on bills in the house of origin
- Friday, March 29: committees must act favorably on bills, or companions of bills, that met the first deadline in the other body
- Friday, April 12: committees must act favorably on major appropriation and finance bills
The three new deadlines are:
- The House and Senate will pass all major finance bills off their respective floors and leadership will appoint conference committees by May 1
- The Governor, Senate Majority Leader and House Speaker will provide fiscal targets to the chairs of conference committees on major finance bills by May 6
- Conference committee chairs shall provide completed conference committee reports to the house of origin by May 13
Earned Sick and Safe Time
On Wednesday afternoon, the House Committee on Labor will consider a bill,
HF11
, that would provide employees in Minnesota with earned sick and safe time. Accruing at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, employees may use their sick and safe time for their own physical or mental health needs, those of a family member, or for needs related to domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. A maximum of 48 hours of earned sick and safe time may be accrued in a year and can be carried over, but the total time cannot exceed 80 hours at any point – unless the employer agrees to a higher amount.
Upcoming Senate higher education hearing
Tuesday afternoon Minnesota State will share workforce development initiatives with the Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy committee members. The committee will learn about the workforce development scholarships funded by a 2017 Minnesota State appropriation of $1 million. Each college received 14 scholarships the first year to prepare new students for careers in high demand sectors.
Committee members will also hear about one of the many partnerships Minnesota State colleges and universities have in their communities. They will learn about how Riverland Community College is partnering with The Hormel Foundation to develop a skilled workforce to fuel economic success.
And finally, tomorrow’s hearing will be an opportunity for
Minnesota State’s Centers of Excellence
to highlight the great work they’re doing. Minnesota State hosts eight Centers of Excellence, each serving a major industry that faces serious workforce shortages. The centers collaborate with industry and educators to attract and prepare students for success in high-demand careers. Strategically located throughout the state, the Minnesota State Centers of Excellence drive workforce innovation through education and industry collaboration, and provide thought leadership on workforce development in their respective industries.
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This Week at the Capitol
Tuesday, February 12
8:00 a.m.
House Jobs and Economic Development Finance
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Tim Mahoney
Agenda:
HF 369 (Albright) Federal research and development support program created
HF 180 (Sauke) Centers for independent living funding
HF 656 (Koznick) New American workforce training funding provided
HF 537 (Fischer) Orthotic and prosthetic digital technology center funding provided
8:00 AM
House Capital Investment
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Mary Murphy
Agenda: Presentations on:
Clay County Resource Recovery Campus
Western Lakes Sanitary Sewer District
Metropolitan Area Inflow and Infiltration
DHS Mental Health Crisis Center grants
9:45 a.m.
House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Jeanne Poppe
Agenda:
I. Begin MN Dept. of Ag budget and program overview
- Commissioner Thom Petersen
II. HF 47 (Anderson) Agriculture Fertilizer Research and Education Council and fee extended
- Grant Anderson, AFREC Board Chair
- Bill Bond, Executive Director, MN Crop Production Retailers
III. HF 270 (Anderson) Authorizing the Rural Finance Authority to issue or participate in more than one methane digester loan to a farmer
1:00 p.m.
Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy
Room: 15 Capitol
Chair: Senator Paul Anderson
Agenda:
Presentation from Minnesota State regarding workforce development initiatives
2:30 p.m.
House Higher Education Finance & Policy Division
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Connie Bernardy
Agenda: University of Minnesota Budget Request
1:00 p.m.
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy
Room: 1100 Senate Building
Chair: Sen. Warren Limmer
Agenda:
S.F. 74-Relph: Health and human services provisions modifications (re-referral).
S.F. 445-Ingebrigtsen: Security screening systems addition to ionizing radiation-producing
equipment fees; examination requirement exemption; appropriation (re-
referral).
S.F. 802-Limmer: Legislative commission on data practices and personal data privacy
3:00 p.m.
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Cheryl Youakim
Presentation: Education Standards
House Research
HF116 (Freiberg) - School districts authorized to renew expiring referendums by action of school board.
HF163 (Youakim) - School board vacancy technical changes made.
More bills may be added.
3:00 p.m.
Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, and Housing Policy
Room: 1150 Senate Building
Chair: Sen. Bill Weber
Agenda:
Agriculture Innovation
- Brian Thalmann, President, Minnesota Corn Growers Association
- Harold Stegeman, Swift and Chippewa County Farmer
- Tom Paulson, Owner/Executive Manager, Limitless Ag Solutions
- Tom Smude, Smude's Brand, AURI Ag Innovator of the Year
- Larry Johnson, AURI Board Member on Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company
Innovation
- Dan Skogen, AURI Government Relations Director on JavaCycle
- Shannon Schlect, AURI Executive Director on Road Sealant and Hemp
Initiatives
Wednesday, February 13
2:30 p.m.
House Higher Education Finance & Policy Division
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Connie Bernardy
Agenda:
University of Minnesota Presentation of Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) Request
Minnesota State Presentation of Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR) Request
Minnesota Association of Private College Students
2:30 p.m.
House Education Policy
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Cheryl Youakim
Location: 5 State Office Building
Agenda:
Presentation: School Calendar
House Research
HF606 (Hassan) - Student absence from school for religious holidays modified, and employee leave for religious holidays required.
HF314 (Youakim) - School districts allowed to begin school year before Labor Day.
HF531 (Christensen) - School districts authorized to begin the school year before Labor Day in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.
2:30 p.m.
House Labor
Room: 120 Capitol
Chair: Rep. Mike Sundin
Agenda: HF 6 (Mahoney) Wage Theft prohibited
**Bill is being reconsidered to fix a clerical mistake, no testimony will be taken**
HF 11 (Lesch) Earned sick and safe time
3:00 p.m.
Senate E-12 Finance and Policy
Room: 1100 Senate Building
Chair: Sen. Carla J. Nelson
Agenda:
Due to a full agenda, we are planning on dividing bill hearing times as follows: Each bill will have a total of 15 minutes for presentation, questions, and testimony pro and con. After presentation of a bill, the remaining portion of the 15 minutes will be evenly divided between testimonies pro and con.
S.F. 749-Dahms: Education alternative dispute resolution and due process hearings conciliation conference repeal.
S.F. 244-Anderson, P.: School conciliation conference requirements for individualized education program team modification.
S.F. 640-Utke: Disabled students individualized education plans transition from secondary to postsecondary services grade 9 planning requirement elimination.
S.F. 717-Dahms: Disabled students individualized education plan (IEP) functional behavior assessment authorization.
S.F. 482-Pratt: Individualized education program (IEP) requirements to permit reporting of student performance on assessments modification.
S.F. 159-Clausen: Individualized education program requirements modification
Thursday, February 14
8:00 a.m.
Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division
Room: 200 State Office Buiding
Chair: Rep. Tim Mahoney
Agenda:
HF 363
(Gunther) Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation, Southwest Initiative Foundation, and Neighborhood Development Center funding
HF 414
(Stephenson) Business competitive grant
HF 412
(Ecklund) Cook County Higher Education Board funding
HF 263
(Koegel) Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration grant
8:00 AM
House Capital Investment
Room: 10 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Mary Murphy
Agenda: Presentations on:
Hennepin County Regional Medical Examiner’s Facility
MHFA Housing Infrastructure Bonds/Public Housing Rehabilitation
Fort Snelling Visitor’s Center
11:00 a.m.
Senate in Session
1:00 p.m.
Senate Higher Education Finance and Policy
Room: 15 Capitol
Chair: Senator Paul Anderson
Agenda:
S.F. 776-Senjem: Teacher preparation program leading to a license to teach the blind or visually impaired appropriation.
S.F. 699-Draheim: Z-Degree program at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) establishment and appropriation; open educational resources review by instructors requirement.
S.F. 343-Clausen: Sexual assault victim notice to include information about the availability of legal advocacy services requirement
3:30 p.m.
House in Session
