February 16, 1990 Volume7 Number2

College entry requirements "We might not be sending a clear education systems in the state - the message of incentive," Nelson said University of Minnesota, community Is the state sending a message that during a Feb. 14 Education Committee colleges, technical colleges, and state students can get by with ho-hum aca­ meeting. "Maybe we have to start universities - say they all have prepara­ demic performance by offering higher questioning access. Without denying tion requirements, although they are education to nearly everyone? access, maybe we do have to start saying, slightly different. The systems also offer That was the question Rep. Ken Nelson 'You can get into some systems, but not remedial courses and counseling to help (DFL-Mpls) asked, wondering aloud all.' We have to somehow [push] these students who may not be as well prepared whether state higher education officials kids to achieve." academically. should reconsider their entrance require­ Representatives from the four higher Mary Gardner of the University of ments. Minnesota's admissions office says the ...... ·.-.··.·.·.·,·.·...... ;::::::::.;:;::;::;:::::::::--: university distributes a brochure to high :·..:=.:.::.:.:.:.=.:.· .. :.::.= .. :.=.. =.::.= .. =.=.... =..:.= .. :.=.. =.= .. =.=.= .. :.: .. = .. ~: ..: .. =..= ..= .. =.. =:.:.:::.::::=·= .. = .. =.. = .. =.. =...... · ...· .·.·. ·.·. ·.·. :-:·:·:::::::::::::::::::;:;:::: schools that outlines the university's entrance requirements. She says the university views college preparatory course work as meeting its entrance standards. Nancy Wangen, director of intersystem cooperation for the community college, technical college and state university systems, says the three systems want to work more closely with high schools to better match the systems' admission requirements with high school classes.

Mosquito control ------In the battle between man and mos­ quito for supremacy of the evenings, man may be gaining ground, a Local Govern­ ment and Metropolitan Affairs subcom­ mittee learned. Robert Sjogren, director of the Metro­ politan Mosquito Control District, told subcommittee members Feb. 13 that the mature mosquito population in the Twin Cities area has dropped over the past six years. "Our goal is to suppress the population to less than two mosquito landings [on people] in five minutes," Sjogren told the Metropolitan Affairs subcommittee. That's the number of mosquito landings people will tolerate during a five-minute $500. For repeat offenders, the fine time span, he says. would be $1,500 with an additional $500 The district attacks immature mosqui­ assessment tacked on. Currently, there is toes by treating breeding areas with a no minimum fine. larvicide called Altosid which comes in In addition,Wagenius' bill, HF1846, either briquet or granular form. Sjogren calls for the offenses to be listed on the assured committee members that an offenders' driving records if they used a independent panel of doctors is hired to motor vehicle to commit the misde­ ensure the environment is not harmed in meanor offense. That would allow law the treated areas. The larvicide is not enforcement officials to quickly identify used in fish habitat. repeat offenders and charge them with This year, the district begins its the more serious gross misdemeanor surveillance of deer in the metro area to offense. Currently, there is no statewide stem the spread of Lyme disease, which listing of such offenses. is borne by tiny deer ticks. Wagenius says this approach attacks The district plans to develop deer tick the root of the problem - the demand for monitoring methods and initiate field prostitutes - rather than the prostitutes surveys. It has targeted 300 wooded areas themselves. She says she considers for examination in the metro area. prostitutes victims. The Criminal Justice Division of the Judiciary Committee recommended the bill to pass and re-referred it to the full committee. The bill also lengthens the time a conviction stays on a criminal record from two years to five years. Rep. Terry Dempsey (IR-New Ulm) questioned why only the driving records of those using an automobile during the offense would be tracked. "I don't think we should limit this to those using cars," says Dempsey. "If you're walking on the sidewalk instead of driving, the crime is the same."

Child abuse ------A bill that would broaden the definition of child abuse to include "mental and threatened injuries" was approved Feb. 13 by the Health and Human Services Committee. Roger Batterall, assistant Minneapolis city HF1823, sponsored by Rep. Kathleen attorney, answers questions during a Vellenga (DFL-St.Paul), would require Judiciary committee meeting Feb. 14. teachers, doctors, and others to report "mental and threatened injuries" of children in addition to physical abuse and neglect. The bill defines "mental injury" as Those who patronize prostitutes may injury to the child's psychological think twice before using their services capacity or emotional stability, and again if a bill approved Feb. 14 by a "threatened injury" as a statement, overt division of the Judiciary Committee act, condition, or status which represents becomes law. an immediate and substantial risk of Rep. Jean Wagenius (DFL-Mpls) has sexual abuse or mental injury to the child. called for the offense of soliciting a "The threatened injury is if someone prostitute to carry a mandatory fine of presents psychological injuries to a child 2 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 by, for instance, saying, 'You are going to be tied to the bed, and I'm going to put three dogs chewing at your feet; I'm going to cut off your hands' - really severe things that cause real fear in a child," Vellenga says. An example of mental injury, she says, would be the repeated humiliation of a child. Vellenga told lawmakers that, in 1987, there were approximately 1,200 reports of emotional maltreatment (sometimes defined as mental injury) and more than 1,400 reports of threatened injury. She says projections for 1990 estimate 1,400 reports for emotional injury and nearly 1,700 reports of threatened injury. Vellenga told lawmakers the Depart­ Kim Wolson, Jodi Tidlund, and Sara Vandeventer, all of Minnetonka, check over ment of Human Services learned, last pending bills as they participate in the four-day YMCA Youth In Government spring that the state is losing significant legislative program at the Capitol Feb. 15. federal money by not including mental and threatened injuries under the state's Mandated Reporting Act. related article on page 10.) raiding of the MVET and the gutting of A human services "background Of the state's 436 school districts, 345 the state's reconstruction program for the information" report states that Minne­ participate in open enrollment. Slightly coming years," says Jack Nawrocki of the sota's child protection statutes are more than 3 ,200 students transferred this Southern Minnesota Highway Improve­ seriously out of compliance with federal year from their home school districts to ment Association. law. another district under this choice pro­ And transportation officials let The bill was sent to the Judiciary gram. lawmakers know they would be strongly Committee for further consideration. Forty-one percent of the open enroll­ opposed to any such proposal. ment participants came from 2,069 Currently, 35 percent of the money families. "A lot are coming [into a school raised from the sales tax is dedicated to district] with entire families," Urahn says. transportation needs. Officials say that Open enrollment "It's not so common that one child from a using MVET funds to remedy revenue Minnesota's open enrollment program family moves to another district." shortfalls in Minnesota would put a isn't upsetting the state's education Movement also is high when students number of necessary projects on hold system as some have suggested, says would have changed schools normally, again and could hamper economic Rep. Bob McEachem (DFL-Maple states the report. More students trans­ development. Lake). ferred under open enrollment at kinder­ "Losing the MVET dollars transfer for During a Feb. 14 Education Committee garten, and in entry grades for junior and transportation purposes over the next meeting, McEachem noted that less than senior high schools. three years would cost our communities one-half of 1 percent of the state's "We noticed a jump coming where kids dearly," says Jrunes Krautkremer, mayor students are taking advantage of open would be changing schools anyway," of Brooklyn Park and president of the enrollment Urahn says. North Metro Mayors Association. "The people who are the movers and Several people who testified at the shakers were telling us that open enroll­ hearing as well as those who were in the ment would take over education;" says MVET transfer audience said they spent a lot of time McEachem, the chair of the committee. lobbying for the MVET transfer and "Now we're finding that only a minute It was standing room only in a Feb. 14 don't want to see their effort wasted. [number] of students are using it." Transportation Committee meeting as The state faces a possible revenue Sue Urahn of the House Research transportation officials from around the shortfall of $161 million this year, Department presented the first in a series state banded together to protect their according to state estimates. The MVET of working papers on open emollment, share of the sales tax on motor vehicles. is projected to bring in $250 million in which allows K-12 students to attend Several people at the meeting said 1990, with $86 million going to transpor­ school in a district other than the one in they've heard the Legislature intends to tation needs. which they live. The choice program, use some, or all, of the Motor Vehicle officially called the Enrollment Options Excise Tax (MVET) funds to balance the Program, is one of four enrollment choice state budget. programs available to students. (See "We're looking at a situation here of a February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 3 Students at Thomas Jefferson Senior High School join Gov. Rudy Perpich in a pledge to be drug-free. The governor delivered his State of the State address Feb. 15 at the Bloomington school.

No more drugs Making steel Training for instructors --- "Drugs have no place in Minnesota," Minnesota may be on the verge of College administrators and faculty said Gov. Rudy Perpich during his 1990 developing a new method to produce members who advise students at public State of the State address Feb. 15 at steel. institutions in Minnesota would be Bloomington's Jefferson HighSchoor~- - ---!{en Reid of the University of Minne- required to get formal training in those Perpich says he will ask that 12 more sota's Mineral Resource Research Center fields if a bill proposea by Mike Jaros judges be hired to help the courts respond is seeking $700,000 in state funding for (DFL-Duluth) becomes law. quickly to the drug problem, and re­ further research on direct smelting of Members of the Education Commit­ quested that a variety of other programs taconite pellets. tee's Higher Education Division heard a be beefed up to address the drug issue. Reid asked for the research funding at bill Feb. 14 that would require college Specifically, he asks for more Bureau a Feb. 12 meeting of the Legislative administrators and faculty members to of Criminal Apprehension agents to Commission on Minnesota Resources take 30 quarter credits of course work improve law enforcement and for (LCMR). If the state agrees to fund the before they start their jobs, and continu­ additional training of local police. He research, he says both the Iron Range ing education courses each year. requests more funding for local law Resource Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) "I'm not saying teachers or adminstra­ enforcement task forces, developing and private industry would chip in an tors are good because of their training, chemical dependency aftercare programs, additional $700,000 apiece. That would but I think it helps," says Jaros, chair of and expanding the Head Start program. bring the total funding for the research the Higher Education Division. No other The governor also asks for the Legisla­ proposal to $2.1 million. state requires formal training for ture's support in increasing the number of "We think this is an exciting project," postsecondary instructors and administra­ sentencing alternatives and ways of says Bill Brice of the Mineral Resource tors. imposing supervised probation for Coordinating Committee, a free-standing HF168 would require the Higher nonviolent criminals. group that was created to advise state Education Coordinating Board (HECB) In addition, he calls for an expansion of policy makers on mineral issues. But he to develop rules to implement and drug treatment programs in the prison added that the committee doesn't have administer the requirements. system. "No one should ever leave prison enough information about the proposal For example, Jaros says administrators with a craving for drugs," he says. yet to offer a recommendation. He says could be required to take courses in the committee wants to withhold judg­ contracting, human relations, and ment on direct smelting until it is sure the affirmative action. And faculty advisers idea is commercially viable. could take courses in counseling and the Direct smelting is the process by which psychology of education. taconite pellets are converted to molten Jaros says that college instructors are iron in a single step. Currently, the often trained in research, but in some process takes two steps. cases lack skills in administration and Reid agreed to accelerate the research counseling. Better training would avoid and return to the LCMR in about a many so-called golden parachutes and the month. He also agreed to have an practice of "paying off' instructors to independent expert review the project. leave an institution, he adds, alluding to 4 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 highly-publicized events at the University case method of determining regulations of Minnesota. be stopped. Higher education officials at the But Wes Lane of Minnesota D.R.I.V.E. meeting were generally opposed to the Teamsters Union, Les Wilsey Jr. of bill. Indianhead Truck Lines in Roseville and Russ Stanton, representing faculty Lisa Peterson of Minnesota Carriers for from the state university and community Safe and Regulated Transportation college systems, says the bill would testified that Rosenthal does not re~resent financially burden every faculty member, the views of all carriers. They say only a since all advise students to some degree. few truckers have complained to them He also questioned whether there was a about the MRTB and the way it handles significant problem with advising complaints. students on the state's campuses. An official representing technical colleges says their current standards "are Pension review already above the level in the bill." Carol Carrier, assistant vice president Pension officials gave lawmakers a for Academic Affairs at the University of tour of the 1989 comprehensive pension Minnesota, says the university already bill that changed coverage and improved has a pilot training program for adminis­ benefits for state, county, and local trators and is developing a similar one for Lawmakers of today met a law maker of employees, teachers, judges, legislators, yesterday. Patrick Henry, who opposed police, firefighters, and other groups. faculty advisers. the U.S. Constitution because it didn't The committee laid the bill over for include a Bill of Rights, presented his Officials of the Legislative Commis­ two weeks. famous "Give me liberty or give me sion on Pensions and Retirement death" speech during a joint House­ (LCPR) answered legislators' questions Senate session Feb. 13. After his speech and crunched numbers during a Govern­ in the Senate chamber, Henry fielded Timber harvesting ----- questions and offered his opinion of mental Operations Committee meeting government then and now. Breathing life Feb. 13. The Environmental Quality Board has into the 18th century statesman was John Ed Burek, an LCPR representative, asked for $1 million to fund a study that "Chuck" Chalberg, a Normandale says legislators followed two principles would help determine whether Minnesota Community College instructor. The Min­ nesota Humanities Commission and the ~n making the changes: to provide general has enough forests to meet the needs of Minnesota Commission on the Bicenten­ improvement in benefit levels while an expanding timber industry. nial of the U.S. Constitution sponsored bringing more uniformity to the plans, The need for an independent environ­ the presentation. and to not "take away any benefits a mental impact study of the state's forests person has or would be entitled to have." is supported by the DNR, several envi­ Truck regulations The benefit formula changes affect the ronmental groups, and the Minnesota Minnesota State Retirement System timber industry. The president of a Minnesota trucking (MSRS), the Public Employees Retire­ But at the Feb. 13 Environment and trade group called on the Legislature to ment Association (PERA), Teachers Natural Resources Committee meeting, abolish the Minnesota Transportation Retirement Association (TRA), and legislators questioned whether taxpayers Regulation Board (MTRB) and transfer teachers' funds in cities of the first class should fund an independent study or its duties to the Department of Transpor­ -Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Duluth. whether the DNR should be ordered to tation (MnDOT). Highlights of the bill include extending conduct it. They also heard testimony Abe Rosenthal, president and CEO of PERA' s early retirement rules to other about the need for a so-called Generic the Minnesota Transport Services groups. Under the extension, current Environmental Impact Study (GEIS). Association, says some Minnesota emplbyees covered by the MSRS, TRA, The proposed study would evaluate truckers are on shaky ground because and first-class city teacher plans are what impact timber expansion would they don't know what the MTRB expects granted the Rule of 90, as well as a have on tree species in Minnesota and de­ of them. reduced penalty for early retirement. termine what is needed to sustain the Speaking Feb. 14 to the Agriculture, In addition, benefits improve for forests. It would also attempt to measure Transportation & Semi-State Division of people who retired before 1973. Rep. what effects the expansion would have on the Appropriations Committee, Rosenthal Jerry Knickerbocker (IR-Minnetonka) tourism, water quality, and soil erosion, criticized the MTRB for regulating called the provision "a permanent says Don Amosti of Project Environ­ truckers on a case-by-case basis rather solution to a problem that has been mental Foundation. than issuing guidelines that could be around for years." The Legislature kept The expansion of the timber industry in more easily followed. d~ppi~g into the general revenue every Minnesota has been tied to the increased He asked that trucking regulations be bienmum to compensate retirees who demand for fast-growing aspen trees clarified so truck carriers can more easily were "basically living in poverty" with which are used in the manufacture of understand them, and that the case-by- small pensions, he says. wafer board and paper. February 16, 1990/SESS!ON WEEKL y 5 Rep. Peter Rodosovich (DFL-Faribault) welcomes members back to the newly renovated House chamber and explains details of the restoration. Rodosovich chairs the House Restoration Committee.

Rep. Mary Murphy (DFL-Hermantown) Rep. Bob Johnson (DFL-Bemidji) found the new sound system in the chamber a points out new details of the chamber bit too loud on the opening day of session Feb. 12. skylight to Rep. Bernie Lieder (DFL­ Crookston). As members of the Minnesota House of Representatives reported back for the 76th session of the Minnesota Legislature Feb. 12, it was clear that things had changed at the Capitol. After 25 years, the old skylight in the House chamber was once again allowing soft light into the chamber. And the freshly painted walls, new carpeting, and refurbished furniture all helped to restore the chamber to the way architect Cass Gilbert had envisioned. Yet although the chamber had a new look, politics had the same old flavor. Just minutes after the session began, Minority Leader Bill Schreiber (IR­ Brooklyn Park) attempted to pass a bill that would ban political fund raisers during session. The bill is one of several measures likely to become controversial in this, an election year. Speaker Robert Vanasek (DFL-New Prague) said the session would be short, but not at the expense of quality. He urged lawmakers to "treat each other with respect and tolerance." One-year-old Alexander Carruthers gets a "low five" from his father, Rep. Phil Carruthers (DFL-Brooklyn Center), as his mother, Holly Slocum, looks on.

Assistant Sergeant at Arms LeClair Lambert gives the new House pages final instructions before the beginning of session Feb. 12. As It Happens ... Feb. 12 - 15, 1990

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Committee) Mental health-treatment, assessment Tuesday, Feb. 13 Higher Education Division/ HF1848/SF1731 (Segal, DFL- EDUCATION Technology assistance review panel St. Louis Park)-recommended to pass as HFl 728/SF1520 (Greenfield, DFL­ amended. VVednesday,Feb.14 Mpls)-recommended to pass as (SF in Senate Health & Human Services Postsecondary training­ amended; re-referred to Appropriations Committee) appropriations Committee. HF168/SF394 (Jaros, DFL-Duluth)­ (SF in Senate Health & Human Services Criminal Justice Division/ laid over. Committee) JUDICIARY (SF in Senate Education Committee) Child abuse- VVednesday,Feb.14 Cambridge--community college status mental, threatened injuries HF1823 (Vellenga, DFL-St. Paul)­ HF1771/SF1645 (Lasley, DFL­ Prostitution-patron fine increase recommended to pass as amended; re­ Cambridge)-recommended to pass; HF1846 (Wagenius, DFL-Mpls)-­ referred to Judiciary Committee. re-referred to Education Committee. recommended to pass as amended; re­ (SF in Senate Education Committee) Community Social Services Act­ referred to Judiciary Committee. state aid HF1831/SF1728 (Hasskamp, DFL­ ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL Crosby)-recommended to pass as RESOURCES amended; re-referred to Appropriations TRANSPORTATION Committee. VVednesday,Feb.14 (SF in Senate Health & Human Services VVednesday,Feb.14 Committee) VV ater statutes-recodification State-aid system-changes Drug distributors-licensing HF771/SF60* (Dille, IR-Dassel)­ HF1569/SF1420 (A. Johnson, DFL­ HF1847/SF1758 (Greenfield, DFL­ recommended to pass as amended. Spring Lake Park)--recommended to Mpls)-recommended to pass; re­ pass as amended. referred to Governmental Operations (SF in Senate Transportation Committee) Committee. (SF in Senate Health & Human Services

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On this day, Minnesota's first state governor, Henry Sibley, was born in Detroit, Mich. He was a pioneer, fur trader, statesman, military leader, and university regent. Sibley has been characterized as the most prominent figure in Minnesota from 1834, when he arrived, until 1891, when he died.

House Transportation Committee. 8 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 House

litics 'all in the family' for Long, Sch House Majority Leader House Minority Leader issues he faces as minority leader. While a typical member is usually assigned to Politics has always been a family affair Like most politicians, Minority Leader three or four committees, party leaders for Rep. Dee Long (DFL-Mpls), who was Bill Schreiber (IR-Brooklyn Park) says have to be aware of all the issues before his political interests were sparked within recently elected majority leader of the the House. That gives him the opportu­ his family. Minnesota House of Representatives. nity to learn about a wide variety of "My father always made politics seem His mother was a school board subjects. member, and his father was a member of like fun," she says. "He took me down to For this session, he says he wants to the planning commission and city the train station to see Harry Truman promote an effective drug and alcohol campaign from the back of a train." council. program, a health care proposal, and And she recalls going to the old Curtis Schreiber's public service began in programs that are tailored for local . 1967 as a member of the Brooklyn Park and Leamington hotels in Minneapolis communities to operate. Local control is City Council, where he served for five on election night to watch election an important issue for Schreiber. years. He decided to run for the Legisla­ returns trickle in to the respective "The Legislature has so overkilled with ture in 1972 when redistricting put him in Republican and Democratic-Farmer­ state mandates and state requirements a new district without an incumbent. Labor headquarters. that we are losing our effectiveness at the She says her parents were both active Schreiber says his rather unique local level," he says. position of being a farmer in the metro in politics, although not in the same He says the state's centralized author­ party. Her father knew many of the early area has helped him a lot. He can just as ity isn't working and that local govern­ easily talk about farming as he can DFL leaders in Minneapolis, and her ments are oftentimes better suited to metropolitan issues, and that helps him mother was active in grass-roots Republi­ provide needed services. communicate with all members. can politics. He studied business at St. Cloud State She says the growing civil rights and Despite the high pressure of being the University and is a member of his local minority leader, Schreiber has served in anti-war movements intensified her inter­ chamber of commerce. In 1974, he was that job since 1986. "The tenure as the est in politics, but it wasn't until Long was honored as Brooklyn Park's Outstanding minority leader is not that long, because in her mid-20s that she became active. Young Man and as one of Minnesota's She was elected a precinct delegate, there is a burnout factor that occurs," he Ten Outstanding Young Men. In 1984, he says. became active at the local level, and received the Excellence in County He says the job can be frustrating participated in some local campaigns Government Award from the Association because of the inherently weak position in Minneapolis. She says she never really of Minnesota Counties, and the Business considered running for public office of the minority party. A big role he plays Public Service Award for Citizen within the House, he says, is offering until her district's House seat was Legislators from the Minnesota Associa­ vacated in 1978. alternatives to the majority party's tion of Commerce and Industry. His She received encouragement to run, initiatives and improving on the major­ family was recognized as the Hennepin was elected, and has been re-elected ever ity's legislation. He also says the minor­ County Farm Family of the Year in 1980. since. Likewise, she says she never ity party usually doesn't receive the initially sought out the job as majority credit it deserves for its initiatives. leader. He says he enjoys the diversity of She didn't think about the post until former Majority Leader Ann Wynia resigned in 1989 to become commis­ sioner of the Department of Human Services. This is her first regular session as majority leader, and she says she looks forward to leading the DFL caucus on the House floor. Long has been involved with environmental issues for several years. She was named the environmental­ ist of the year by the local chapter of the Sierra Club, conservationist of the year by the local chapter of the National Audubon Society, and is a member of the House Environment and Natural Re­ sources Committee. She says her working relationship with the speaker is a "cooperative" one, and hopes she and Minority Leader Bill Schreiber (IR-Brooklyn Park) can work Majority leader Dee Long and Minority leader Bill Schreiber together to limit partisan problems. February 16, 1990/SESSJON WEEKLY 9 For your information...

use enrollment still

Open enrollment, the much-discussed less than a 1 percent change in total enrollment in 1988 using two steps: the choice program for Minnesota schools, enrollment as a result of open enrollment. choice program was mandatory in the continues to have limited student Only a dozen districts showed more than 1989-90 school year for districts with participation in the state. And a House a 5 percent enrollment change. more than 1,000 K-12 students, and Research Department study suggests that Almost all the districts that lost more mandatory for all districts beginning in it's likely to stay that way. than 4 percent of their total enrollment 1990-91. In "Open Enrollment Study, Student were small and had fewer than 300 However, school districts do retain and District Participation 1989-90," the students. options concerning non-resident students House Research Department found that The study also says the open enroll­ after the program becomes mandatory less than one-half of 1 percent of students ment program has the potential to next school year. A district can prevent or in grades K-12 used the open enrollment become a tool students and parents can limit the number of non-resident students program in the 1989-90 school year. use to sway district policies and deci­ it accepts if the district doesn't have the And of those who did take advantage sions. classroom space, a specific program is of the program, more than 40 percent said When students transfer to a new already filled, the grade-level is at the reason for school transfers was district, they take their state aid money capacity, or a specific class is filled. "convenience," the study states. Among with them. In some cases - where the Districts with state approved desegrega­ those reasons were the proximity of the district is small or where there is an tion plans also may limit transfers to school, the availability of latchkey or day exodus of students the loss of revenue ensure that they remain in compliance care services, the parents' work site, and can be substantial. with the desegregation plans. moving plans. The study notes, however, that students The analysis didn't include three of the Another 20 percent of the students have been allowed to change school state's 436 districts. Pine Point is an cited academic considerations as the districts for years provided the school experimental district within the Grand reason for attending a new school and boards from each district agree to the Rapids School District, and all of its cited either a specific program or greater idea. The process was formalized with funding goes to the Grand Rapids academic opportunity. the 1980 Agreements Between School District. Prinsburg and Franconia, having Only 6 percent of the student applica­ Boards program. no schools in their districts, send their tions indicated transfers because of The Legislature mandated open students to other districts. extracurricular, athletic, or social reasons. The Minnesota open enrollment program, approved by the 1988 Legisla­ ture, allows students to transfer from their home school districts to other districts for any reason. Officially called the Enroll­ ment Options Program, open enrollment is one of four enrollment options offered in Minnesota. The other three are Postsecondary Enrollment Options, High School Graduation Incentives, and Area Learning Centers. Since 96 percent of the state's K-12 students live in districts that are already participating in open enrollment, it is unlikely that participation will increase dramatically. The report says that most schools haven't experienced any significant change in enrollment since open enroll­ ment became available. Of the 345 districts participating, 257 experienced Seniors Roxanne Ginn and Gaova Vu leave their "WordPerfect" computer class at Como Senior High School in St. Paul. The two enrolled in the course through the open enrollment program. 10 SESSION WEEKL Y/February16, 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives

APPROPRIATIONS Education Division (25 members) (42 members) APPROPRIATIONS Mon., 10 a.m., Room 5* Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 200* (10 members) Information ...... 296-4247 Information ...... 296-4331 Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 300N* Wenzel-DFL, Chair Simoneau-DFL, Chair Information ...... 296-4255 Nelson, C.-DFL, Vice Chair Rodosovich-DFL, Vice Chair Carlson, L.-DFL, Chair Bauerly-DFL McDonald-IR Abrams-IR Lieder-DFL Dorn-DFL, Vice Chair Bertram-DFL McPherson-IR Anderson, G.-DFL Miller-IR Anderson, G.-DFL Munger-DFL Brown-DFL Olson, E.-DFL Anderson, R.-IR Morrison-IR Heap-IR Orenstein-DFL Cooper-DFL Olson, K.-DFL Battaglia-DFL Munger-DFL Jaros-DFL Poppenhagen-IR Dauner-DFL Omann-IR Bishop-IR Mmphy-DFL Morrison-IR Price-DFL Dille-IR Redalen-IR Carlson, D.-IR Orenstein-DFL Staff: Frederick-IR Richter-IR Carlson, L.-DFL Osthoff-DFL Molly A. Grove-Committee Administrator Girard-IR Sparby-DFL Clark-DFL Peterson-DFL 328 State Office Building ...... 296-5528 Hugoson-IR Steensma-DFL Dom-DFL Poppenhagen-IR Dolores E. Vaughan-Committee Secretary Kahn-DFL Uphus-IR Forsythe-JR Price-DFL 379 State Office Building ...... 296-3367 Kalis-DFL Winter-DFL Frerichs-IR Pugh-DFL (See Ways & Means for Fiscal Analysts) Krueger-DFL Greenfield-DFL Rice-DFL Staff: Gruenes-IR Sama-DFL Health & Human Services Division Pat Plonski--Committee Administrator Heap-IR Seaberg-IR APPROPRIATIONS 474 State Office Building ...... 296-4172 Jaros-DFL Segal-DFL Mary Ann Goschy--Committee Secretary Jennings-DFL Solberg-DFL (12 members) 487 State Office Building ...... 296-7191 Johnson, V.-IR Sparby-DFL Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 200* Kahn-DFL Stanius-IR Information ...... 296-0173 Agriculture Subcommittees Kalis-DFL Steensma-DFL Greenfield-DFL, Chair Krueger-DFL Trimble-DFL Segal-DFL, Vice Chair AGRICULTURE FINANCE & FARM Staff: Anderson, R.-IR Murphy-DFL PROGRAMS Carol A. Kummer-Committee Administrator Clark-DFL Pugh-DFL Sparby-DFL, Chair 363 State Office Building ...... 296-4281 Forsythe-IR Rodosovich-DFL Winter-DFL, Vice Chair Paula J. Hoover-Committee Secretary Gruenes-IR Stanius-IR Brown-DFL Redalen-IR 365 State Office Building ...... 296-9194 Jennings-DFL Simoneau-DFL Dille-IR Richter-IR (See Ways & Means for Fiscal Analysts) Hugoson-IR Steensma-DFL Staff: Kalis-DFL Wenzel-DFL Agriculture, Transportation Victor A. Thorstenson-Committee Administrator Krueger-DFL 304D State Office Building ...... 296-2317 & Semi-State Division Marguerite Maloney-Committee Secretary DAIRY & LIVESTOCK APPROPRIATIONS 375 State Office Building ...... 296-7189 Krueger-DFL, Chair (10 members) (See Ways & Means for Fiscal Analysts) Bauerly-DFL, Vice Chair McDonald-IR Olson, K.-DFL Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 400S* State Departments Division Information ...... 296-4262 McPherson-IR Omann-IR APPROPRIATIONS Nelson, C.-DFL Wenzel-DFL Rice-DFL, Chair Lieder-DFL, Vice Chair (12 members) GRASSHOPPER CONTROL Frerichs-IR Seaberg-IR Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 300S* Sparby-DFL, Chair Information ...... 296-4257 Nelson, C.-DFL Steensma-DFL Johnson, V.-IR Simoneau-DFL McDonald-IR Wenzel-DFL Kalis-DFL Steensma-DFL Kahn-DFL, Chair Redalen-IR Winter-DFL Sama-DFL Trimble-DFL Sparby-DFL, Vice Chair Richter-IR Staff: Abrams-IR Miller-IR R. Scott Dickman-Committee Administrator Battaglia-DFL Osthoff-DFL SOIL & WATER RESOURCES 383 State Office Building ...... 296-4115 Bishop-IR Peterson-DFL Bertram-DFL, Chair Mary M. Larson-Committee Secretary Carlson, D.-IR Simoneau-DFL Dauner-DFL, Vice Chair 381 State Office Building ...... 296-5486 Krueger-DFL Solberg-DFL Cooper-DFL Olson, E.-DFL (See Ways & Means for Fiscal Analysts) Staff: Frederick-IR Uphus-IR Susan Mainzer--Committee Administrator Girard-JR Wenzel-DFL 304C State Office Building ...... 296-4112 Kahn-DFL Judith Richardson-Committee Secretary 369 State Office Building ...... 296-7173 (See Ways & Means for Fiscal Analysts)

February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 11 Appropriations Subcommittees ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Rural Resource Development Division (36 members) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPUfER 111 Krueger-DFL, Chair Tues., Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 5 (13 members) Abrams-IR Osthoff-DFL Information ...... 296-9281 Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 300N* Carlson, L.-DFL Pappas-DFL Otis-DFL, Chair Information ...... 296-2676 Gruenes-IR Price-DFL Peterson-DFL, Vice Chair Murphy-DFL, Chair Heap-IR Pugh-DFL Anderson, G.-DFL Miller-IR Cooper-DFL, Vice Chair Johnson, V.-IR Rodosovich-DFL Burger-IR Murphy-DFL Dille-IR Olson, K.-DFL Kahn-DFL Seaberg-IR Carlson, L.-DFL Nelson, C.-DFL Girard-IR Otis-DFL JOINT CLAIMS Clark-DFL Neuenschwander-DFL Himle-IR Peterson-DFL House: Cooper-DFL Uphus-IR Lasley-D FL Poppenhagen-IR Lieder· DFL, Co-Chair Dawkins-DFL Olson, K.-DFL Marsh-IR Rukavina-DFL Seaberg-IR Steensma-DFL Dille-IR Pellow-IR Neuenschwander-DFL Frerichs-IR Pelowski-DFL Staff: Senate: Girard-IR Poppenhagen-IR Denesse E. Hoole-Committee Administrator Dahl-DFL, Co-Chair Heap-IR Rodosovich-DFL 570 State Office Building ...... 296-4288 Johnson, D.E.-IR Lantry-DFL Himle-IR Rukavina-DFL Patricia E. Wallner-Committee Secretary Hugoson-IR Schafer-IR 557 State Office Building ...... 296-5514 COMMERCE Kahn-DFL Segal-DFL (20 members) Krueger-DFL Sparby-DFL Economic Development Lasley-DFL Tjomhom-IR Tues., Thurs., 10 a.m., Marsh-IR Williams-DFL Subcommittees Basement Hearing Room* McLaughlin-DFL Winter-DFL Information ...... 296-4219 ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT Staff: Pelowski-DFL, Chair Todd B. Rapp-Committee Administrator Sarna-DFL, Chair Williams-DFL, Vice Chair Kinkel-DFL, Vice Chair 426 State Office Building ...... 296-5533 Burger-IR Otis-DFL Mabel S. Canty-Committee Secretary Anderson, R.-IR McEachem-DFL Himle-IR Pellow-IR Beard-DFL Milbert-DFL 403 State Office Building ...... 296-5372 Lasley-DFL Segal-DFL Bennett-IR Murphy-DFL Neuenschwander-DFL Bishop-IR O'Connor-DFL Community Stabilization Forsythe-IR Pellow-IR & Development Division JOB TRAINING & RETRAINING McLaughlin-DFL, Chair Frederick-IR Pelowski-DFL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Heap-IR Richter-IR Rukavina-DFL, Vice Chair Janezich-DFL Scheid-DFL (12 members) Dawkins-DFL Otis-DFL Jaros-DFL Solberg-DFL Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room JOOS* Dille-IR Rodosovich-DFL Staff: Information ...... 296-0294 Frerichs-IR Sparby-DFL Joseph P. Biernat-Committee Administrator Clark-DFL, Chair Heap-IR 568 State Office Building ...... 296-5318 Dawkins-DFL, Vice Chair Elizabeth A. Zentzis-Committee Secretary Burger-IR Schafer-IR EDUCATION 563 State Office Building ...... 296-5509 McLaughlin-DFL Segal-DFL (35 members) Nelson, C.-DFL Uphus-IR Mon., Wed., 8 a.m., Room 5* Commerce Subcommittees Otis-DFL Williams-DFL Information ...... 296-4237 Pellow-IR Winter-DFL McEachern-DFL, Chair CONSUMER AFFAIRS Staff: Milbert-DFL, Chair Sharon Vizenor-Committee Administrator Olson, K.-DFL, Vice Chair Janezich-DFL Beard-DFL 407 State Office Building ...... 296-1023 Bauerly-DFL Ostrom-DFL O'Connor-DFL Bennett-IR Denise K. Nicholson-Committee Secretary Beard-DFL Otis-DFL Frederick-IR Pellow-IR 407 State Office Building ...... 296-4836 Frederick-IR Ozment-IR Heap-IR Sama-DFL Girard-IR Pappas-DFL Hartle-IR Pellow-IR SMALL BUSINESS, ENERGY & REAL International Trade ESTATE Hasskamp-DFL Pelowski-DFL & Technology Division Hugoson-IR Rest-DFL Janezich-DFL, Chair ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Beard-DFL Pellow-IR Jaros-DFL Richter-IR Johnson, A.-DFL Bishop-IR Richter-IR (13 members) Schafer-IR Heap-IR Sama-DFL Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 400S* Kelso-DFL Scheid-DFL O'Connor-DFL Scheid-DFL Information ...... 296-3201 Kinkel-DFL Swenson-IR McDonald-IR Tunheim-DFL TOURISM Krueger-DFL, Chair McGuire-DFL Wagenius-DFL Kinkel-DFL, Chair Pelowski-DFL, Vice Chair McPherson-IR Waltman-IR Anderson, R.-IR O'Connor-DFL Anderson, G.-DFL Miller-IR Nelson, C.-DFL Weaver-IR Bennett-IR Pelowski-DFL Carlson, L.-DFL Otis-DFL Nelson, K.-DFL Wenzel-DFL Forsythe-IR Sama-DFL Frerichs-IR Rodosovich-DFL Omann-IR McEachem-DFL Solberg-DFL Heap-IR Sparby-DFL Staff: Murphy-DFL Hugoson-IR Tjomhom-IR Mark W. Mallander-Committee Administrator Kahn-DFL 320 State Office Building ...... 296-4374 Staff: Norma S. Christensen-Committee Secretary Roberta J. Hankey-Committee Administrator 343 State Office Building ...... 296-7175 433 State Office Building ...... 296-4104 Gerrie Canfield-Committee Secretary 433 State Office Building ...... 296-8880

12 SESSION WEEKLY/February 16, 1990 Education Finance Division ENVIRONMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATION & NATURAL RESOURCES & HOUSING (1S members) (31 members) (24 members) Mon., 12:30 p.m., Wed., 2:30 p.m., Tues., Thurs., 10 a.m., Room 10* Wed., 10 a.m., Basement Hearing Room* Fri., 10 a.m., Room 300N* Information ...... 296-4282 Information ...... 296-4224 Information ..•••.•....•..•.•••.....••.•...... 296-4244 Munger-DFL, Chair Osthoff-DFL, Chair Nelson, K.-DFL, Chair Johnson, R.-DFL, Vice Chair Bertram-DFL, Vice Chair Bauerly-DFL, Vice Chair Battaglia-DFL Ozment-IR Abrams-IR Lynch-IR Hartle-IR Pappas-DFL Begich-DFL Pauly-IR Boo-IR Morrison-IR Hugoson-IR Rest-DFI... Carlson, D.-IR Price-DFL Carlson, L.-DFI... Neuenschwander-DFL Kelso-DFL Schafer-IR Hausman-DFL Pugh-DFL Oark-DFI... O'Connor-DFL McEachem-DFL Scheid-DFL Himle-IR Redalen-IR Conway-DFL Olsen, S.-IR Ostrom-DFI... Tunheim-DFL Jennings-DFL Reding-DFL Dawkins-DFL Otis-DFL Otis-DFL Weaver-IR Johnson, A.-DFI... Rukavina-DFL Frerichs-IR Poppenhagen-IR Ozment-IR Johnson, V.-IR Schafer-IR Henry-IR Quinn-DFL Staff: Kahn-DFI... Skoglund-DFL Jacobs-DFI... Rodosovich-DFL Jim Hoskyn-Committee Administrator Long-DFI... Trimble-DFL Jefferson-DFL Sparby-DFL 322 State Office Building ...... 296-5483 Lynch-IR Wagenuis-DFL Knickerbocker-IR Tjomhom-IR Lillian A. Pohlkamp-Committee Secretary Marsh-IR Waltman-IR Staff: 367 State Office Building ...... 296-9552 McGuire-DFL Weaver-IR Virginia E. Lanegran-Committee Administrator McPherson-IR Winter-DFL 578 State Office Building ...... 296-2909 · Higher Education Division Neuenschwander-DFL Kristine M. Henry-Committee Secretary EDUCATION Staff: 591 State Office Building ...... 296-5342 Betty Goihl-Committee Administrator (19 members) 476 State Office Building ...... 296-8879 Housing Division Wed., 10 a.m., Room SOON* Margaret A. Lane-Committee Secretary FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & HOUSING Information ...... 296-4246 479 State Office Building ...... 296-3208 (13 members) Jaros-DFL, Chair Mon., 12:30 p.m., Room SOON* Trimble-DFL, Vice Chair Environment & Natural Resources Information ...... 296-7807 Beard-DFL Nelson, C.-DFL Subcommittees Frederick-IR Olson, K.-DFI... O'Connor-DFL, Chair Girard-IR Omann-IR ENVIRONMENT Jefferson-DFL, Vice Chair Hasskamp-DFL Pellow-IR Munger-DFL, Chair Bertram-DFL Morrison-IR Johnson, A.-DFI... Pelowski-DFL Johnson, A.-DFL, Vice Chair Boo-IR Olsen, S.-IR Kinkel-DFL Richter-IR Begich-DFL Price-DFL Oark-DFI... Osthoff-DFL McDonald-IR Waltman-IR Carlson, D.-IR Pugh-DFL Conway-DFL Sparby-DFL McGuire-DFL Wenzel-DFL Himle-IR Skoglund-DFL Dawkins-DFL Tjomhom-IR McPherson-IR Johnson, V.-IR Wagenius-DFL Frerichs-IR Staff: Kahn-DFI... Winter-DFL Staff: Denesse E. Hoole-Committee Administrator Jacqueline Davis-Committee Administrator/ GAME&FISH 570 State Office Building ...... 296-4288 Secretary Battaglia-DFL, Chair Mercedes E. Peterson-Committee Secretary 593 State Office Building ...... 296-4884 Reding-DFL, Vice Chair 559 State Office Building ...... 296-6937 Johnson, R.-DFL Redalen-IR Marsh-IR Schafer-IR Financial Institutions & Housing Education Subcommittees Munger-DFL Weaver-IR Subcommittee Neuenschwander-DFL JOINT HOUSE/SENATE LIBRARY BANKING House: SOLID WASTE Osthoff·DFL, Chair Pelowski-DFL, Co-Chair Trlmble-DFL, Chair Knickerbocker-IR, Vice Chair Bauerly-DFL Wagenius-DFL Rukavina-DFL, Vice Chair Abrams-IR Neuenschwander-DFL McEachem-DFL Weaver-IR Jennings-DFL Munger-DFL Boo-IR Olsen, S.-IR McPherson-IR Long-DFI... Ozment-IR Carlson, L.-DFI... Otis-DFL Senate: Lynch-IR Pauly-IR Henry-IR Poppenhagen-IR Peterson, D.C.-DFL, Co-Chair McGuire-DFL Waltman-IR Jacobs-DFI... Quinn-DFL Knaak-IR Reichgott-DFL McPherson-IR Jefferson-DFL Rodosovich-DFL Larson-IR Stumpf-DFL Lynch-IR Pehler-DFI... ETHICS School Facilities (6 members) Kelso-DFL, Chair Call of the Chair Bauerly-DFL Omann-IR Information ...... 296-236S Johnson, A.-DFI... Ozment-IR Solberg-DFL, Chair Nelson, C.-DFL Schafer-IR Anderson, R.-IR Pauly-IR Nelson, K.-DFI... Wagenius-DFL Bishop-IR Reding-DFL Olson, E.-DFL

February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 13 GENERAL LEGISLATION, GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Staff: (24 members) Scott Croonquist-Committee Administrator VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING 424 State Office Building ...... 296-7185 (20 members) Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m., Room 10* Mary Ellen Langenberger-Committee Sec. Tues., 12:30 p.m., Room SOOS* Information ...... 296-4193 437 State Office Building ...... 296-5356 Information ...... 296-4936 Reding-DFL, Chair Kostohryz-DFL, Chair Rukavina-DFL, Vice Chair Health & Human Services Price-DFL, Vice Chair Bertram-DFL Knickerbocker-IR Subcommittees Abrams-IR McEachern-DFL Burger-IR Lasley-DFL Bennett-IR Milbert-DFL Conway-DFL Limmer-IR FAMILY HEALTH Bertram-DFL Osthoff-DFL Cooper-DFL Lynch-IR Segal-DFL, Chair Boo-IR Ostrom-DFL Dawkins-DFL Macklin-IR Williams-DFL, Vice Chair Frederick-IR Quinn-DFL Dille-IR O'Connor-DFL Gruenes-IR Orenstein-DFL Gutknecht-IR Scheid-DFL Haukoos-IR Runbeck-IR Gutknecht-IR Run beck-IR Kinkel-DFL Solberg-DFL Hausman-DFL Tompkins-IR Kelso-DFL Swenson-IR Knickerbocker-IR Steensma-DFL Henry-IR Tjornhom-IR Ogren-DFL Welle-DFL McDonald-IR Sviggum-IR Jefferson-DFL Williams-DFL Johnson, R.-DFL Winter-DFL RURAL HEALTH CARE Staff: Cooper-DFL, Chair Sandra A. Dicke-Committee Administrator Staff: Hasskamp-DFL, Vice Chair 580 State Office Building ...... 296-4179 Albert T. Layman-Committee Administrator 530 State Office Building ...... 296-5508 Boo-IR Ostrom-DFL Marree A. Boland-Committee Secretary Dorn-DFL Tompkins-IR 585 State Office Building ...... 296-4388 Joan M. Sweeney-Committee Secretary 537 State Office Building ...... 296-1340 Macklin-IR Welle-DFL McLaughlin-DFL Elections Division GENERAL LEGISLATION, Governmental Operations SOCIAL SERVICES Subcommittees Jefferson-DFL, Chair VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING Dauner-DFL Onnen-IR (10 members) GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES Greenfield-DFL Sviggum-IR Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room SOON* Cooper-DFL, Chair Henry-IR Vellenga-DFL Information ...... 296-37Sl Bertram-DFL Reding-DFL Nelson, C.-DFL Welle-DFL Scheid-DFL, Chair Burger-IR Rukavina-DFL Omann-IR Conway-DFL Tompkins-IR Steensma-DFL, Vice Chair Haukoos-IR Winter-DFL INSURANCE Abrams-IR McEachem-DFL Macklin-IR Boo-IR Osthoff-DFL (22 members) Knickerbocker-IR Ostrom-DFL PENSIONS Wed., 12:30 p.m., Room 5* Kostohryz-DFL Sviggum-IR Johnson, R.-DFL, Chair Information ...... 296-4330 Knickerbocker-IR O' Connor-DFL Staff: Skoglund-DFL, Chair Daniel L. Kane-Committee Administrator Limmer-IR Reding-DFL 576 State Office Building ...... 296-6970 Lynch-IR Rukavina-DFL Winter-DFL, Vice Chair Blatz-IR Pappas-DFL Judith A. Bernet-Committee Secretary PERSONNEL 583 State Office Building ...... 296-5491 Burger-IR Peterson-DFL Lasley-DFL, Chair Carruthers-DFL Poppenhagen-IR Dawkins-DFL Reding-DFL Gaming Division Hartle-IR Pugh-DFL Dille-IR Runbeck-IR Haukoos-IR Reding-DFL GENERAL LEGISLATION, Henry-IR Tjornhom-IR Johnson, R.-DFL Runbeck-IR VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING Jefferson-DFL Williams-DFL Kelly-DFL Segal-DFL (11 members) Rukavina-DFL Kinkel-DFL Stanius-IR Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room SOOS* Knickerbocker-IR Wenzel-DFL Information ...... 296-2439 HEAL TH & HUMAN SERVICES Onnen-IR Williams-DFL Staff: Quinn-DFL, Chair (27 members) Tues., Thurs., 10 a.m., Room S* Greg W. Bergstrom-Committee Administrator Milbert-DFL, Vice Chair 422 State Office Building ...... 296-5396 Bennett-IR Kostohryz-DFL Information ...... 296-6206 Committee Secretary Bertram-DFL McDonald-IR Welle-DFL, Chair 409 State Office Building ...... 296-4178 Frederick-IR Price-DFL Dauner-DFL, Vice Chair Gutknecht-IR Solberg-DFL Boo-IR Ogren-DFL Kinkel-DFL Cooper-DFL Omann-IR Staff: Dorn-DFL Onnen-IR Daniel L. Kane-Committee Administrator Greenfield-DFL Orenstein-DFL 576 State Office Building ...... 296-6970 Gruenes-IR Ostrom-DFL Jan C. Peterson-Committee Secretary Gutknecht-IR Runbeck-IR 445 State Office Building ...... 296-5496 Hasskamp-DFL Segal-DFL Henry-IR Sviggum-IR General Legislation, Veterans Affairs Jefferson-DFL Swenson-IR Gaming Subcommittee Kelso-DFL Tompkins-IR & Macklin-IR Vellenga-DFL VETERANS AFFAIRS McLaughlin-DFL Williams-DFL Steensma-DFL, Chair Nelson, C.-DFL Kinkel-DFL, Vice Chair Bertram-DFL McDonald-IR Boo-IR McEachem-DFL Frederick-IR Milbert-DFL Kostohryz-DFL Quinn-DFL

14 SESSION WEEKL Y!February16, 1990 JUDICIARY Criminal Justice Division/ Staff: (25 members) Joel R. Larson-Committee Administrator Judiciary Subcommittees 522 State Office Building ...... 296-5366 Mon., 10 a.m., Fri., 12:30 p.m., CHILDREN'S JUSTICE Joan I. Harrison-Committee Secretary Basement Hearing Room* Wagenius-DFL, Chair 517 State Office Building ...... 296-7881 Information ...... 296-4277 Blatz-IR Rest-DFL Kelly-DFL, Chair Brown-DFL Seaberg-IR Local Government & Metropolitan Wagenius-DFL, Vice Chair Dempsey-IR Vellenga-DFL Affairs Subcommittees Bishop-IR Marsh-IR Kelly-DFL Blatz-IR Milbert-DFL MARRIAGE & DISSOLUTION LOCAL GOVERNMENT & STRUCTURES Brown-DFL Miller-IR Kelly-DFL, Chair Battaglia-DFL, Chair Carruthers-D FL Orenstein-DFL Blatz-IR Janezich-DFL Anderson, R.-IR Pauly-IR Conway-DFL Pappas-DFL Dempsey-IR Peterson-DFL Bauerly-DFL Sama-DFL Dempsey-IR Peterson-DFL Forsythe-IR Vellenga-DFL Hasskamp-DFL Valento-IR Forsythe-IR Pugh-DFL Haukoos-IR Weaver-IR Greenfield-DFL Rest-DFL Johnson, A.-DFL Hasskamp-DFL Seaberg-IR LABOR-MANAGEMENT METRO AFFAIRS Janezich-DFL Swenson-IR RELATIONS Limmer-IR Vellenga-DFL Carruthers-DFL, Chair (18 members) Battaglia-DFL Morrison-IR Macklin-IR Mon., 12:30 p.m., Room 200* Staff: Dom-DFL Olsen, S.-IR Information ...... 296-5063 Janezich-DFL Onnen-IR Patrick M. Hill-Committee Administrator 520 State Office Building ...... 296-5319 Begich-DFL, Chair Jefferson-DFL Rice-DFL Dianne L. Ruppert-Committee Secretary Beard-DFL, Vice Chair Johnson, V.-IR Tompkins-IR Lieder-DFL Trirnble-DFL 509 State Office Building ...... 296-4279 Abrams-IR McPherson-IR Battaglia-DFL Redalen-IR McGuire-DFL Judiciary Subcommittees Dille-IR Rice-DFL Girard-IR Rukavina-DFL REGULATED INDUSTRIES CIVIL LAW Jennings-DFL Sama-DFL (20 members) Orenstein-DFL, Chair Johnson, A.-DFL Sviggum-IR Mon., 10 a.m., Room 10* Milbert-DFL, Vice Chair Kelly-DFL Trimble-DFL Information ...... 296-4231 Conway-DFL Limmer-IR Limmer-IR Wenzel-DFL Dempsey-IR Macklin-IR Staff: Jacobs-DFL, Chair Forsythe-IR Miller-IR Bradley A. Lehto-Committee Administrator Tunheim-DFL, Vice Chair Hasskamp-DFL Peterson-DFL 475 State Office Building ...... 296-5367 Beard-DFL Jennings-DFL Kelly-DFL Pugh-DFL Maxine J. Wiech-Committee Secretary Bennett-IR O'Connor-DFL Boo-IR Ogren-DFL FACILITIES ASSESSMENT 477 State Office Building ...... 296-4371 Carlson, D.-IR Olson, E.-DFL Pappas,-DFL Chair Dawkins-DFL Osthoff-DFL Bishop-IR Orenstein-DFL Labor-Management Relations Gruenes-IR Ozment-IR Forsythe-IR Seaberg-IR Subcommittee Hartle-IR Quinn-DFL Greenfield-DFL Vellenga-DFL Haukoos-IR Solberg-DFL Kelly-DFL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE & WORKERS' COMPENSATION Jefferson-DFL Stanius-IR PRIVACY Beard-DFL, Chair Staff: Pugh-DFL, Chair Begich-DFL Rice-DFL Kristen Peterson-Committee Administrator Blatz-IR Dempsey-IR Dille-IR Sama-DFL 472 State Office Building ...... 296-6610 Carruthers-DFL Kelly-DFL Johnson, A.-DFL Sviggum-IR Lucille A. Finnegan-Committee Secretary Limmer-IR Trirnble-DFL 485 State Office Building ...... 296-7172 Criminal Justice Division Redalen-IR JUDICIARY RULES & LEGISLATIVE (16 members) LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION Wed., 10 a.m., Room SOOS* & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS (24 members) Information ...... 296-8799 (25 members) Call of the Chair, Room 400N* Vellenga-DFL, Chair Tues., Thurs., 12:30 p.m., Room 200* Information ...... 296-0171 Carruthers-DFL, Vice Chair Information ...... 296-2190 Long-DFL, Chair Bishop-IR Marsh-IR Battaglia-DFL, Chair Krueger-DFL, Vice Chair Blatz-IR Orenstein-DFL Johnson, A.-DFL, Vice Chair Anderson, G.-DFL Reding-DFL Brown-DFL Pappas-DFL Anderson, R.-IR Morrison-IR Blatz-IR Rest-DFL Dempsey-IR Rest-DFL Bauerly-DFL Olsen, S.-IR Carlson, L.-DFL Rice-DFL Greenfield-DFL Seaberg-IR Carruthers-DFL Onnen-IR Greenfield-DFL Rodosovich-DFL Janezich-DFL Swenson-IR Dom-DFL Pauly-IR Hirnle-IR Schreiber-IR Kelly-DFL Wagenius-DFL Hasskamp-DFL Runbeck-IR Jacobs-DFL Simoneau-DFL Staff: Haukoos-IR Rice-DFL Knickerbocker-IR Stanius-IR Mark Lynch-Committee Administrator Hausman-DFL Sama-DFL McLaughlin-DFL Sviggum-IR 528 State Office Building ...... 296-4283 Janezich-DFL Tompkins-IR Munger-DFL Valento-IR Patricia L. Larson-Committee Secretary Jefferson-DFL Trirnble-DFL Nelson, K.-DFL Vanasek-DFL 549 State Office Building ...... 296-1728 Johnson, V.-IR Valento-IR Ogren-DFL Vellenga-DFL Lieder-DFL Weaver-IR Staff: McGuire-DFL Sue Robertson-Committee Administrator 457 State Office Building ...... 296-1023 Nancy K. Anderson-Committee Secretary 459 State Office Building ...... 296-1544

February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 15 Rules & Legislative Administration TRANSPORTATION WAYS&MEANS Subcommittee (28 members) (18 members) Wed., 12:30 p.m., Room 10* Call of the Chair RULES Information ...... 296-4240 Information ...... 296-4229 Long·DFL, Chair Blatz-IR Schreiber-IR Kalis-DFL, Chair Vanasek-DFL, Chair Jacobs-DFL Simoneau-DFL Lasley-DFL, Vice Chair Welle-DFL, Vice Chair Krueger-DFL Begich-DFL Olson, E.-DFL Anderson, G.-DFL Kostohryz-DFL Brown-DFL Olson, K.-DFL Carlson, D.-IR Loog-DFL Carlson, D.-IR Orenstein-DFL Carlson, L.-DFL McEachem-DFL TAXES Dauner-DFL Pellow-IR Dempsey-IR Nelson, K.-DFL (35 members) Dempsey-IR Richter-IR Forsythe-IR Ogren-DFL Tues., Thurs., Fri., 8 a.m., Room 5* Hausman-DFL Seaberg-IR Greenfield-DFL Rice-DFL Information ...... 296-7808 Henry-IR Steensma-DFL Gruenes-IR Schreiber-IR Ogren-DFL, Chair Johnson, A.-DFL Tunheim-DFL Kahn-DFL Simoneau-DFL Olson, E.-DFL, Vice Chair Kelso-DFL Uphus-IR Staff: Lieder-DFL Valente-IR James S. Wafter-Committee Administrator Begich-DFL Neuenschwander-DFL McDonald-IR Wagenius-DFL 461 State Office Building ...... 296-4389 Bennett-IR Olsen, S.-IR McLaughlin-DFL Waltman-IR Laura M. DeRose-Cornmittee Secretary Blatz-IR Onnen-IR Morrison-IR Welle-DFL 463 State Office Building ...... 296-2955 Brown-DFL Pauly-IR Staff: Carruthers-DFL Quinn-DFL Patricia Lindgren-Committee Administrator Fiscal Analysts: Dauner-DFL Redalen-IR 532 State Office Building ...... 296-5398 Richard H. Pfutzenreuter--Staff Director Dempsey-IR Rest-DFL KathleencK. Bruss-Committee Secretary 373 State Office Building ...... 296-5069 Gutknecht-IR Scheid-DFL 543 State Office Building ...... 296-4271 Mike Berthelsen-Health & Human Services Hirnle-IR Schreiber-IR 374 State Office Building ...... 296-5346 Jacobs-DFL Skoglund-DFL Elizabeth A. Gamble Eull-Education · Janezich-DFL Sviggum-IR Transportation Subcommittees 385 State Office Building ...... 296-4181 Kelly-DFL Uphus-IR AIR TRANSPORTATION Mary Jane Hedstrom-Taxes Kostohryz-D FL V alento-IR Lieder· DFL, Chair 428 State Office Building ...... 296-1237 Long, DFL Vanasek-DFL Dauner-DFL McDonald-IR Calvin C. Herbert-Ag., Trans. & Semi-State McLaughlin-DFL Vellenga-DFL Dempsey-IR Morrison-IR 383 State Office Building ...... 296-3305 Milbert-DFL Welle-DFL Henry-IR Orenstein-DFL Marcia D. Jefferys-Health & Human Services Nelson, K.-DFL Kalis-DFL Seaberg-IR 376 State Office Building ...... 296-5384 Staff: Kelso-DFL W agenius-DFL Kevin Kajer--State Departments Bruce H. Nelson-Committee Administrator Lasley-DFL 372 State Office Building ...... 296-4117 434 State Office Building ...... 296-8826 William F. Marx-Education Finance Yvonne S. Arney-Committee Secretary REGULATED CARRIERS 361 State Office Building ...... 296-7176 443'State Office Building ...... 296-5376 Olson, K.-DFL, Chair Susan Nemitz-Education Begich-DFL Steensma-DFL 378 State Office Building ...... 296-7165 Taxes Subcommittees Kalis-DFL Tunheim-DFL Ronald G. Nickerson--State Departments Olson, E.-DFL Uphus-IR 370 State Office Building ...... 296-4119 PROPERTY TAX Pellow-IR Welle-DFL Liz Podolinsky-Taxes Rest-DFL, Chair Richter-IR 430 State Office Building ...... 296-3641 Begich-DFL Ogren-DFL SAFETY Matthew S. Shands-Taxes Bennett-IR Olson, E.-DFL 432 State Office Building ...... 296-4162 Blatz-IR Onnen-IR Steensma-DFL, Chair Begich-DFL Richter-IR Dauner-DFL Pauly-IR Dempsey-IR Redalen-IR Kalis-DFL Tunheim-DFL Olson, E.-DFL Uphus-IR Jacobs-DFL Scheid-DFL Welle-DFL Long-DFL Schreiber-IR Olson, K.-DFL Pellow-IR McLaughlin-DFL Uphus-IR Milbert-DFL Vellenga-DFL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION Nelson, K.-DFL Welle-DFL Johnson, A.·DFL, Chair Neuenschwander-DFL Brown-DFL McLaughlin-DFL PUBLIC FINANCE Carlson, D.-IR Seaberg-IR Dauner-DFL Valento-IR Rest-DFL, Chair Kalis-DFL Waltman-IR Carruthers-DFL Schreiber-IR Lasley-DFL Gutknecht-IR McLaughlin-DFL Lieder-DFL Long-DFL Ogren-DFL Olsen, S.-IR TAX LAWS Welle-DFL, Chair Brown-DFL Olsen, S.-IR Carruthers-DFL Quinn-DFL Gutknecht-IR Rest-DFL Hirnle-IR Schreiber-IR Janezich-DFL Skoglund-DFL Kelly-DFL Sviggurn-IR Kostohryz-DFL Valento-IR Ogren-DFL Vanasek-DFL

16 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 Minnesota House of Representatives

Abortion may be attracting attention in Community Stabilization the media, but the issue is not high on the .. Bovine growth hormone (BGH) in milk & Development Division

list of topics to be dealt with by the 11 Vertical integration (corporate farming) •Community Stabilization BilVJobs Health and Human Services Committee .. Farm contract legislation impact this legislative session. • Wetlands legislation •Economic conversion That was one of the findings of a • Grasshopper control - amendments to .. Community development on lead survey of House committee chairs and current law abatement administrators conducted by writers from • Natural wild rice economy in American the House Public Information Office. The Appropriations Indian community chairs and administrators were asked to International Trade rank, in order, the topics to be addressed • 1990 bonding bill & Technology Division in their respective committees. Agriculture, Transportation & Semi­ • How technology fits into competition In Health and Human Services, State Division • Advanced manufacturing abortion was ranked fifth, behind welfare 11 Capital budget requests from agencies "World Trade Center/World Trade reform, child abuse, the alternative care • Balancing the operating budget required Office grant program, and the rural health care through appropriation adjustments • Internal programs access program, which was listed as the 11 Providing supplemental appropriations • Greater Minnesota Corporation/ committee's top priority. to meet agency needs Stanford Research Institute The House's 17 policy-making committees and their 13 divisions listed a Education Division Rural Resource Development Division • Capital budget requests variety of other topics to be dealt with 11 Update on State Rock Park Study this session. • Financial aid issues • Review effect of current drought • Enrollment policy In the Agriculture Committee, the use 11 Timber resources in 21st century of bovine growth hormone (BGH) was " MSPAN I follow-up and MSPAN II listed as the top priority. BGH is a Health & Human Services Division Education synthetic hormone which increases the • Access to health care • Regional bargaining study-report from amount of milk produced by cows, but " Capitol budget requests the Legislative Commission on Public critics fear its possible economic effects Employee Relations and Legislative on small farmers and are concerned about State Departments Division Commission on Public Education possible health effects as well. • Capital budget requests • School facilities-consideration of the In the Environment and Natural •Operational budget (re-prioritize) Maximum Effort School Loan Program Resources Committee, a constitutional " Chemical use prevention/education dedication of funds to be used by the Commerce • Evaluation of the Jan. 15 district recently created Environment and Natural • Lemon law hearings contract settlement date Resources Trust Fund was listed as the • Usury rates top priority. The method of funding for • Consumer protection legislation Education Finance Division the trust fund is now cast in law, but "Tourism • General Education Formula some want the funding spelled out in the .. Small-business items .. Property tax levies constitution to insulate it from shifting " School building needs political tides. Economic Development • RegionaVstatewide bargaining In the Gaming Division of the General " Education districts • Funding for Capital Access Program Legislation, Veterans Affairs and Gaming • Arts school building .. Oversight of activities of the Greater Committee, changes in lawful, or Minnesota Corporation Higher Education Division charitable, gaming rules and regulations • Tax increment financing • Postsecondary administrators - was listed the top priority. • Evaluation and duplication of economic requiring administrative training And in the Local Government and development programs .. Campus status for Cambridge Metropolitan Committee, light rail transit .. Review of the implementation of 1989 •Declaring a state student day was listed as the top priority. The legislation .. 2 + 2 Programs (Anoka & Ramsey following are the survey results: Counties)

February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 17 Natural • Minnesota Compr~hensive Health Resources Association (MCHA) .. Life and Health Guaranty Association " Constitutional dedication of Environ­ mental Trust Fund •Toxic emissions and deposition listing, Judiciary monitoring and regulating • Child protection improvements " Toxic use reduction • Recommendations of Tort Reform " Wetlands preservation and restoration Commission " Groundwater use and protection •Charitable gambling enforcement • Drug issues raised by The Governor's Financial Institutions Select Committee on the Impact of Drugs & Housing • Bail reform " Community Reinvestment Act Criminal Justice Division " Mortgage Banking " Child maltreatment (abuse and neglect) •Bills from Housing Division • Adult certification of juvenile offenders " Banking and Credit Union bills " Domestic violence - recommendations from Supreme Court's Task Force for Housing Division Gender Fairness in the Courts • Rent to own conversion • Penalties for charitable gambling abuses " Right of first refusal for tenants in " Harassment mobile home park sales • Urban Revitalization Action Program labor-Management Relations (URAP) updates • Minimum wage " Role of security guards in labor disputes General legislation, " OSHA worker safety programs Veterans Affairs & Gaming • OSHA criminal penalties • Public safety dispatchers Elections Division .. Uniform Municipal Election Day bill • Presidential primary local Government .. Voter registration issues & Metropolitan Affairs " Light rail transit Gaming Division • Metro agency affirmative action .. Lawful (charitable) gambling enforce­ • Unified land planning ment and regulations .. Regional government • Lottery start-up • Local issues " Canterbury Downs - pari-mutuel betting issues Regulated Industries Governmental Operations • Electric utility service area boundaries .. Metropolitan extended area service for • Government purchasing from minority telephones and women businesses • Gas flexible rates " Pensions and retirement " Local government expenditures for lobbying at the Legislature Taxes " Local government pay equity • Tax Increment Financing • Budget cuts Health & Human Services • Technical bills - property, federal updates, procedures " Rural health care access • Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax " Alternative Care Grant Program • Child abuse • Welfare reform Transportation "Abortion .. Transportation-related bonding proposals Insurance • County state aid highway funding • Dimler amendment repeal " Medicare supplement insurance •Triple trailer trucks "Arson • Truck safety legislation

18 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 In the Hopper... Feb. 12 - Feb. 15, 1990

HF1802-HF1964 lVIonday,Feb.12,1990 HF1813-0lson, K. (DFL) HF1826-Milbert (DFL) Education Gen'I Leg., Vet's Affairs & Gaming HF1802-Lieder (DFL) Education district levy limits clarified. Hockey; two-tier tournament requirement repealed Transportation and responsibility returned to High School League. Motor Vehich Excise Tax; appropriation of HF1814-Forsythe (IR) revenues changed. Governmental Operations HF1827-Rest (DFL) Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund; certain Taxes HF1803-Lieder (DFL) deadlines extended for payment of extended leave Property tax; class 4c tax treatment extended to Transportation of absence contributions. low-income housing financed by local government Bridges; transportation bonds issued for city and loans. county bridges, and money appropriated. HF1815--Sparby (DFL) Agriculture HF1828-0lsen, S. (IR) HF1804-Bauerly (DFL) Farmer-Lender Mediation Act extended and money Governmental Operations Education appropriated. St. Louis Parle; a former city official allowed to Regional library system authorized to allocate levy purchase prior service credit in Public Employees authority for the region, and government subdivi­ HF1816-Sparby (DFL) Retirement Association. sion levy limit provided. Environment & Natural Resources Petroleum Tank Release Clean-up Fund; collection HF1829--Schreiber (IR) HF1805-Kelso (DFL) period and reimbursement terms changed. Gen'I Leg., Vet's Affairs & Gaming Education Political fund raising prohibited during the School buildings inspected by state fire marshal HF1817-0lson, E. (DFL) legislative session. every three years, additional personnel provided in Taxes public safety department, and money appropriated. Equalization aid and net tax capacity programs HF1830-Morrison (IR) modified. Judiciary HF1806-0'Connor (DFL) Child abuse; penalty increased for malicious Gen'I Leg., Vet's Affairs & Gaming HF1818-0renstein (DFL) punishment resulting in great bodily harm. Veterans redefined. Insurance Pharmacy services; health insurance providers, HF1831-Hasskamp (DFL) HF1807--Solberg (DFL) including health maintenance organizations, not Health & Human Services Regulated Industries allowed to discriminate. Community Social Services Act; distribution of Off-sale and combination liquor licenses; issuance state aid clarified. of licenses in unorganized territory restricted in HF1819-Blatz (IR) Itasca County. Transportation HF1832-Johnson, V. (IR) Motorcycle riders must be at least four years old Transportation HF1808-Nelson, C. (DFL) and able to remain on the seat without artificial Special transportation; volunteers driving private Agriculture support. automobiles exempted from certain transportation Grasshopper control provided with pesticides department rules. designated, label requirements specified, special HF1820-Valento (IR) levies and tax anticipation notes permitted, money Judiciary HF1833--Sparby (DFL) appropriated, and state reimbursement provided for Dog owners must cooperate with health and law Environment & Natural Resources grasshopper control in 1989. enforcement officials investigating dog bites, and Aquiculture provisions changed along with penalties provided. provisions that allow crayfish harvests and HF1809-Blatz (IR) commercial taking of rough fish on Lake of the Judiciary HF1821-Blatz (IR) Woods. Child abuse; penalty increased for malicious Judiciary punishment resulting in great bodily harm. Littering; penalties increased for littering HF1834-Wenzel (DFL) highways. Health & Human Services HF1810-Hartle (IR) Abortions not allowed for birth control purposes Judiciary HF1822-Hasskamp (DFL) and informed consent required before performing Religious corporations; certain deeds to real Commerce an abortion. property conveyed by religious corporations Private detectives and protection agents licensed validated. and regulated. HF1835~Boo(IR) Taxes HF1811-Carlson, D. (IR) HF1823-Vellenga (DFL) Motor vehicle registration tax refunded when Judiciary Judiciary ownership is transferred. State troopers allowed to assist other peace officers Child abuse; mental injuries and threatened injuries during labor disputes if an officer is in danger. Pilot reported as maltreatment of minors. HF1836-Carruthers (DFL) program established to stop drug trafficking on I-35 Judiciary between Duluth and metropolitan area, and money HF1824-Vellenga (DFL) Government data practices; meetings not closed on appropriated. Judiciary basis of data classification, final disposition of Foster care; procedures established for placement certain disciplinary actions defined, and closed HF1812-Anderson, R. (IR) and removal of children in foster homes. meetings allowed for certain discussions of Environment & Natural Resources misconduct against government employees. Otter Tail County to sell certain tax-forfeited state HF1825-Waltman (IR) lands. Health & Human Services Hospital-attached nursing homes exempted from rate deadline. February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 19 HF1837-Skoglund (DFL) HF1850-Schafer (IR) provided for certain students participating in open Insurance Education enrollment. Life and health insurance guaranty association Education districts; certain school districts allowed created and regulated to protect consumers, with to change into education districts. HF1864-Sviggum (IR) supervisory duties given to commerce commis­ Education sioner. HF1851-Tompkins (IR) Academic calendars; requirement for a common Education calendar in education districts repealed. HF1838-Jennings (DFL) Chemical use awareness and abuse prevention Financial Institutions & Housing training provided for school counselors. HF1865-Schafer (IR) Electronic fund transfer facilities regulated and Education access provided for transmission facilities. HF1852-Tompkins (IR) Alternative licensure provided for teachers. Health & Human Services HF1839-Kelly (DFL) Chemical abuse prevention; money appropriated HF1866-Kelly (DFL) Labor-Management Relations for parent communication network and toll-free Judiciary Minimum wage raised. parent drug counseling telephone line. Judicial vacancies filled in accordance with the commission on judicial selection. HF1840-Kelly (DFL) HF1853-Tompkins (IR) Judiciary Education HF1867-Frederick (IR) Firearms; penalties increased for drug crimes School district 192, Farmington; maximum effort Health & Human Services committed with firearms, penalties provided for capital loan approved. Controlled substance provisions changed in committing a crime while possessing soft body comprehensive legislation. armor (bullet proof vests), and forfeiture of HF1854-Pugh (DFL) weapons and soft body armor permitted. Judiciary HF1868-Kelly (DFL) Joint tenancy provisions changed in cases of Taxes HF1841-Kelly (DFL) marriage dissolution and certain contract County correctional facilities; building materials Commerce cancellations validated. exempted from taxation. Travel contracts and membership clubs regulated. HF1855-Kelly (DFL) HF1869-Rest (DFL) HF1842-Kelly (DFL) Judiciary Judiciary Taxes Child custody determined on basis of child's best County boards allowed to charge for examining Property tax delinquency date changed. interest, and mediation provided for disputes over real estate titles for certain possessory estate custody and visitation. procedures. HF1843-Kelly (DFL) Judiciary HF1856-Simoneau (DFL) HF1870-McEachern (DFL) Controlled substance provisions changed and Governmental Operations Gen'I Leg., Vet's Affairs & Gaming money appropriated. Public employees retirement association; provision School district election procedures changed. changed for surviving spouse benefits. HF1844-Carruthers (DFL) HF1871-Tompkins (IR) Regulated Industries HF1857-Lieder (DFL) Insurance Brooklyn Center; on-sale liquor license authorized Transportation Chemical abuse prevention; health care coverage for Earle Brown Heritage Center. Regional development commissions allowed to extended to cover drug and alcohol post-primary receive state finances for public transport treatment. HF1845-McLaughlin (DFL) programs, debarred persons further restricted when Health & Human Services dealing with public contracts, and interstate motor HF1872-Rodosovich (DFL) Nurse practitioners allowed to prescribe and carrier registration agreements changed. Taxes administer drugs and therapeutic devices. Annuities; certain federal retirement annuity HF1858-Bauerly (DFL) payments exempted from taxation. HF1846-Wagenius (DFL) Education Judiciary Area learning centers may provide programs on HF1873-Rodosovich (DFL) Prostitution; penalties increased for certain patrons Saturdays. Governmental Operations and driver's licenses revoked for repeat violators Identification cards no longer required to reflect who used a motor vehicle during commission of HF1859-Steensma (DFL) status as a senior citizen or distinguish it from a the offense. Transportation driver's license. Special transportation; volunteers driving private HF1847-Greenfleld (DFL) automobiles exempted from certain transportation HF1874-0renstein (DFL) Health & Human Services department passenger service rules. Governmental Operations Requiring the licensing of whole sale drug St. Paul Bureau of Health; service credit in Public distributors. HF1860-Sviggum (IR) Employees Retirement Association restored to Transportation preconsolidation status. HF1848-Segal (DFL) Headlights required during inclement weather. Health & Human Services HF1875-Gruenes (IR) Oarifying treatment and assessment requirements HF1861-Long (DFL) Taxes under the Minnesota Comprehensive Mental Health Environment & Natural Resources Property tax; certain towns removed from levy Acts for Adults and Children. Blowgun regulations provided by commissioner of limits. natural resources. Thursday,Feb.15,1990 HF1876-McEachern (DFL) HF1862-Schafer (IR) Education Education Maximum effort school aid capital loan program HF1849-Johnson, A. (DFL) Cooperation and combination aid increased. modified, state bonds issued, and money appropri­ Education ated. Early childhood family education programs HF1863-Sviggum (IR) expanded, model sites and grants provided for Transportation HF1877-Schreiber (IR) parenting programs, and money appropriated. Enrollment options program; certain deadlines Local Government & Metro. Affairs waived for new residents and transportation Hennepin County to issue bonds for a public safety building. 20 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 HF1878-Jaros (DFL) HF1890-Pugh (DFL) HF1901-Waltman (IR) Education Judiciary Education Students' day established. Government data practices; establishing procedures Providing for the use of average fund balances by for computerized comparisons of data; requiring cooperating districts in certain instances. HF1879-Tunheim (DFL) matching agreements; providing for contesting of Environment & Natural Resources data; requiring reviews and reports; imposing HF1902-Peterson (DFL) Lake of the Woods state forest established. penalties. Insurance Property and casualty insurance; requiring HF1880-McEachem (DFL) HF1891-Quinn (DFL) compensation to certain agents upon termination. Education Gen'I Legs., Vets Aff. & Gaming Establishing programs for senior citizens to be Lawful gambling; expanding definition of HF1903-Segal (DFL) mentors to pupils who are likely to not complete contraband; extending deadline for inventory of Health & Human Services secondary school; ·appropriating money for grants seized contraband; authorizing seizing authorities Authorizing loans to mental health residential for senior mentor programs. to use proceeds from forfeited contraband; programs for physical accessibility improvements; prohibiting possession or sale of unregistered video creating an exception to the maximum negotiated HF1881-Beard (DFL) pull-tab devices; prohibiting altered or counterfeit rates for residential programs receiving accessibil­ Environment & Natural Resources gambling equipment and possession thereof; ity loans. Designating certain highway within a state wild, prohibiting organizations from accepting checks for scenic, and recreational river corridor as possessing gambling equipment or chances; requiring posting HF1904-Segal (DFL) natural, scenic, historical, and aesthetic characteris­ of penalties for receiving cash on video games of Health & Human Services tics; protecting and maintaining these characteris­ chance; subjecting illegally used gambling Authorizing grants for research and development of tics; allowing commissioner of transportation to equipment to forfeiture. new approaches to services for persons who are provide state-aid funding. both mentally ill and chemically dependent. HF1892-Peterson (DFL) HF1882-Kelly (DFL) Judiciary HF190S-Segal (DFL) Judiciary Courts; providing for a pilot project in Oay County Financial Institutions & Housing Providing right to counsel in certain guardianship using mediation services for child custody and Human rights; prohibiting housing discrimination and conservatorship proceedings. visitation issues. against disabled persons because of their familial status. HF1883-Price (DFL) HF1893-Peterson (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs HF1906-Welle (DFL) Approving permits for the conswnptive use of Local government; authorizing certain towns to Health & Human Services groundwater at the Seneca wastewater treatment contribute to economic development organizations. Requiring proposals for decreasing the size of plant. intermediate care facilities for persons with mental HF1894-Johnson, R. (DFL) retardation. HF1884--Pappas (DFL) Governmental Operations Judiciary Limiting certain severance payments to public HF1907-Williams (DFL) Domestic abuse; improving prosecutorial employees; restricting administrative leaves for Health & Human Services procedures in domestic abuse cases; requiring the University of Minnesota employees. Requiring increases in rates for wages of commissioner of public safety to study the employees of intermediate care facilities for feasibility and costs of a statewide computerized HF189S-Kelly (DFL) persons with mental retardation, semi-independent data base on domestic abuse; appropriating money. Judiciary living services, home and community-based Courts; providing an alternative dispute resolution waivered services, developmental achievement HF1885-Gruenes (IR) pilot project in the Second Judicial District. centers, and mental health residential programs; Taxes requiring a fair wage plan. Property taxes; modifying the computation of levy HF1896-McLaughlin (DFL) limits for certain regional library systems. Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs HF1908-Cooper (DFL) City of Minneapolis; providing for the appointment Health & Human Services HF1886-0mann (IR) of the director of the civilian review board. Requiring duplication, contradiction, and archaic Education language in laws, rules, and regulations governing Approving a capital loan to the Pierz School HF1897-Winter (DFL) hwnan services to be reduced or eliminated; District. Insurance requiring one state agency to administer each Regulating liability insurance claim denials. service; requiring technical assistance, fiscal HF1887-Dauner (DFL) responsibility, and interpretative guidelines for all Health & Human Services HF1898-Lasley (DFL) regulatory standards; and establishing a legislative Providing limited prescription privileges for Transportation commission on regulatory reduction. physician assistants. Public safety; providing for inspection of commercial motor vehicles; setting fees; prescrib­ HF1909-Peterson (DFL) HF1888-Williams (DFL) ing a penalty; increasing complement of state Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs Health & Human Services patrol. Mille Lacs Indian Reservation; providing for the Children; establishing a board to plan, coordinate, retrocession to the United States of America of and oversee early childhood development programs HF1899-Kelly (DFL) criminal jurisdiction over Indians on the Mille Lacs and services; requiring local area planning councils Judiciary Indian Reservation in Minnesota. to be established; establishing a technical advisory Crimes; redefining the open bottle law to include committee. possessing marijuana and controlled substances in HF1910-Welle (DFL) a motor vehicle; prescribing penalties. Health & Human Services HF1889-Weaver (IR) Establishing limits for nursing home plant and Health & Human Services HF1900-0gren (DFL) maintenance expenses; authorizing the adjustment Health; providing programs and incentives for Insurance of nursing home appraised values to reflect costs of persons to volunteer as bone marrow donors; Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota new physical plant mandates, creating a deferred requiring the commissioner of health to educate Constitution requiring that an affordable health cost adjustment to nursing home operating costs. residents about the need for volunteers. insurance program be provided for Minnesota residents.

February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 21 HF1911-Welle (DFL) HF1921-Wagenius (DFL) HF1933-Winter (DFL) Health & Human Services Environment & Natural Resources Environment & Natural Resources Amending the Medicare certification requirement Waste; prohibiting the placement of certain dry cell Changing the terms for reimbursement of for nursing homes. batteries in mixed municipal solid waste; requiring petroleum tank release costs by the Petroleum Tank labeling of certain batteries by electrode content; Release Compensation Board. HF1912-Welle (DFL) establishing maximum content levels of mercury in Health & Human Services batteries; requiring that batteries in certain HF1934-Dawkins (DFL) Allowing an increase to the property rates for a consumer products be easily removable. Judiciary limited period; establishing a capital replacement Eliminating restrictions on disclosing birth record fund for nursing homes; providing for a phase-up HF1922-Dorn (DFL) of a child born to an unmarried woman. and extend,ing grandfather status for property costs Governmental Operations of certain nursing homes. Retirement; teachers retirement funds; providing an HF1935-Greentield (DFL) automatic bounce-back feature for period certain Health & Human Services HF1913-Scheid (DFL) and life optional annuity recipients where the Defining the term practitioner for the purpose of Financial Institutions & Housing designated beneficiary predeceases the annuitant. dispensing medicines and drugs; prohibiting the Commerce; regulating dividends on claims in dispensing of legend drugs for profit by anyone liquidation proceedings; industrial loan and thrift HF1923-Dawkins (DFL) other than a pharmacist. companies; regulating lending practices; regulating Transportation the lending practices of regulated lenders; Directing commissioner of transportation not to use HF1936-Rest (DFL) specifying the loan fees and charges that may be stop and go signals on certain entrance ramps to I- Taxes imposed by regulated lenders. 94 until 1992. Property taxes; making technical corrections and administrative changes; providing for the HF1914-Kinkel (DFL) HF1924-Dawkins (DFL) management and cleanup of tax-forfeited lands. Education Financial Institutions & Housing Allowing Independent School District No. 301 to Changing the definition of designated home HF1937-Kalis (DFL) transfer funds to the general fund upon consolida­ ownership area for the Minnesota rural and urban Governmental Operations tion homesteading program. Providing for location of a bust of Walter Mondale in the State Capitol. HF1915-Runbeck (IR) HF1925-Neuenschwander (DFL) Health & Human Services Appropriations HF1938-Kinkel (DFL) Controlled substances; proposing a variety of Providing a refund of a bond allocation deposit. Environment & Natural Resources measures to improve the enforcement and Allowing taking of deer after crop depredation. prosecution of controlled substance cases and the HF1926-Knickerbocker (IR) aftercare treatment of persons who are chemically Financial Institutions & Housing HF1939-Kinkel (DFL) dependent. Permitting interstate banking with an additional Environment & Natural Resources reciprocating state. Amending a certain requirement relating to the sale HF1916-Scheid (DFL) of state timber. · Gen'I Leg., Vets Aft'. & Gaming HF1927-0gren (DFL) Elections; requiring the designation of a local Transportation HF1940-Kinkel (DFL) government election for election of county, Regulating approaches of vehicles to certain Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs municipal, and school district officers, and officers intersections. Hubbard County; permitting the county board to of all other political subdivisions except certain assign certain duties to the county recorder and the towns; requiring that certain questions be voted on HF1928-Begich (DFL) county auditor. only at the local government election for the Labor-Management Relations political subdivision; requiring uniform and Prohibiting certain acts by protective agents and HF1941-Blatz (IR) coordinated election precincts and polling places security guards during a labor dispute. Transportation for municipalities and school districts; superseding Motor vehicles; regulating ownership and certain inconsistent general and special laws and HF1929-Pelowski (DFL) registration. home rule charter provisions; appropriating money. Education Deleting the four-year or equivalent limitation on HF1942-0mann (IR) HF1917-Schafer (IR) post-secondary child care grants. Education Environment & Natural Resources Approving a capital loan for the Sartell School Changing the collection period of the fee; changing HF1930-Bertram (DFL) District. the terms for reimbursement of petroleum tank Gen'I Leg., Vets Aft'. & Gaming release costs by the Petroleum Tank Release Authorizing the creation of a technical advisory HF1943-0mann (IR) Compensation Board. task force for emergency dispatch services; Judiciary requiring the submission of a multidisciplinary Appropriating money for a grant to cover costs of HF1918-Reding (DFL) report on training needs of emergency dispatchers the investigation of the Jacob Wetterling kidnap­ Environment & Natural Resources operating within 911 systems. ping. Metropolitan Waste Control Commission; providing for criminal and civil penalties for HF1931-Tunheim (DFL) HF1944-0renstein (DFL) violations of pretreatment standards. Education Health & Human Services Authorizing certain cooperating districts to qualify Establishing a nursing degree completion HF1919-Pappas (DFL) for sparsity aid. scholarship program; providing for funding Governmental Operations through a licensing surcharge. Ethnic Minnesotans; designating ethnic American HF1932-Tunheim (DFL) day. Health & Human Services HF1945-Welle (DFL) Authorizing special property rates for certain Health & Human Services HF1920-Pappas (DFL) nursing homes; extending the construction Renewing the authority for a nursing home to Judiciary commencement deadline for certain facilities that choose to have the commissioner apply the cost Sentencing; establishing standards for court­ have been granted exceptions to the nursing home limits that apply to facilities in a different ordered home detention as a condition of probation; moratorium. geographic group, for purposes of setting the including certain violations of a home detention nursing home's payment rates. order within the crime of escape.

22 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 HF1946-Clark (DFL) HF1957-Anderson, G. (DFL) Health & Human Services Education Authorizing grant funds to establish pilot project Providing for certain notice and board membership sobering stations; increasing taxes on wine and requirements under certain joint powers arrange­ dedicating certain revenues to a sobering station ments. project account. 2 0' 1 HF1958-Jefferson (DFL) HF1947-Munger (DFL) Governmental Operations Environment & Natural Resources Providing for a Roy Wilkins memorial in the On this day, the Territorial Legisla­ Recognizing the hydrological cycle of water Capitol area. purification through the abnosphere; establishing a ture established 12 counties - list of persistent toxic substances; requiring the HF1959-Johnson, A. (DFL) Brown, Carver, Dodge, Faribault, pollution control agency to establish best available Transportation reduction technology, to monitor toxic emissions, Motor vehicles; clarifying when inspection fee Freeborn, Mower, Olmsted, Renville, and to adopt standards and a plan to regulate toxic must be paid to receive certificate of inspection for Stearns, Steele, Todd, and Wright. release/discharge, ambient concentration, and salvage vehicle. deposition; requiring reports to the Legislature. Brown County was named after HF1960-Battaglia (DFL) Joseph Renshaw Brown, one of the HF1948-Price (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources Health & Human Services Amending certain provisions concerned with the most prominent pioneers of the Clarifying requirement for water well construction management of wildlife. state; Carver County after Capt. and ownership. HF1961-Neuenschwander (DFL) Jonathan Carver, the Connecticut HF1949-Winter (DFL) Taxes Yankee explorer who visited Environment & Natural Resources Providing that county levies to pay the cost of Changing certain requirements for municipal ambulance service within a subordinate service Minnesota in the mid-18th century. wastewater treabnent grants. district are exempt from levy limits.

HF1950-0renstein (DFL) HF1962-Runbeck (IR) Judiciary Education Privacy; providing for a cause of action for Making area learning center programs available on invasion of privacy. Saturday; providing for payment of general education aid. HF1951-Vellenga (DFL) Judiciary HF1963-Johnson, R. (DFL) Making the crime victim ombudsman accountable Governmental Operations to the commissioner of public safety; clarifying that Retirement; reallocating powers and duties among certain juvenile records are available to the actuaries retained by the Legislative Commission ombudsman. on Pensions and Retirement and various public pension plans. HF1952-Kelly (DFL) Judiciary HF1964-Begich (DFL) Permitting individuals to request that the Environment & Natural Resources Department of Public Safety not release the Mining; amending certain provisions relating to individual's residential address to the public; operators' bonds permitting individuals to designate a mailing address for purposes of the department's public records; increasing penalties for certain acts of harassment; authorizing courts to issue orders to restrain acts of harassment.

HF1953-Macklin (IR) Health & Human Services Controlled substances; proposing a variety of House Advisory Bills measures to improve the enforcement and prosecution of controlled substance cases and the aftercare treabnent of persons who are chemically Thursday, Feb.15 dependent. HA35-Kelly (DFL) HF1954-Tompkins (IR) A proposal to study a proposal for a playoff Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs between state high school hockey champions. City of Apple Valley; permitting the establishment of special service dis~ricts.

HF1955-Tompkins (IR) Health & Human Services Dakota County; authorizing the Dakota County Board to establish a juvenile diversion program and a chemical abuse prevention program.

HF1956-Anderson, G. (DFL) Education Providing for the notice of and place for meeting of certain joint powers organizations.

February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 23 Coming Up Next Week... Feb. 19 - Feb. 23, 1990

JUDICIARY Chr. Rep. Rich O'Connor This schedule is subject to change. For information updates, call House Calls Basement Hearing Room Agenda: at (612) 296-9283. All meetings are open State Office Building HF1669 (Morrison) Housing; requiring to the public. Chr. Rep. Randy Kelly the Housing Finance Agency to restrict Agenda: HF1952 (Kelly) Increasing funding for new single family housing penalties for certain acts of harassment. under certain circumstances. MONDAY, Feb.19 HF1830 (Morrison) Child abuse; penalty LABOR-MANAGEMENT increased for malicious punishment RELATIONS 8:00 a.m. resulting in great bodily harm. HF1846 200 State Office Building (Wagenius) Prostitution; penalties Education Division/ Chr. Rep. Joseph Begich increased for certain patrons and driver's APPROPRIATIONS Agenda: HF1839 (Kelly) Minimum licenses revoked for repeat violators who 300N State Office Building wage raised. used a motor vehicle during commission Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson of the offense. HF1836 (Carruthers) Agenda: An update on the University 1:00 p.m. Government data practices; meetings of Minnesota's financial system and not closed on basis of data classification, Legislative Commission to Review physical plant operation. A presentation final disposition of certain disciplinary Administrative Rules of the Report on Retention of Minnesota actions defined, and closed meetings 107 State Capitol College Students by House Research allowed for certain discussions of Chr. Sen. Gene Waldorf analysts. misconduct against government Agenda: Administrative Procedures Act EDUCATION employees. (APA) amendments: Legislative Com­ 5 State Office Building mission to Review Administrative Rules REGULATED INDUSTRIES Chr. Rep. Bob McEachem (LCRAR) bill. Follow up on the Depart­ Holiday Inn Phalen Suite, Agenda: Higher Education Coordinating ment of Labor & Industry truck rental Town Square, St. Paul Board (HECB) presentation on future rate rule; a request for extension (120 Chr. Rep. Joel Jacobs choices for 8th graders and parent days) to hold a rulemaking hearing. Agenda: A demonstration by U.S. West information initiative. Advanced Technologies. Members and 2:30 p.m. GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS staff only. 10 State Office Building The House will meet in session. Chr. Rep. Leo Reding 12:15 p.m. Agenda: HFl 785 (Dempsey) Real TUESDAY, Feb. 20 Rural Health Care Subcommittee/ property; providing for placing plat HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES monuments. HF1937 (Kalis) State 8:00 a.m. SOOS State Office Building Capitol; providing for location of a bust Chr. Rep. Roger Cooper JOINT MEETING of Walter Mondale at the state capitol. Agenda: HFXXXX (Cooper) Omnibus Agriculture, Transportation rural health care access bill. HFXXXX & Semi-State Division/ 8:30 a.m. Health Department; emergency medical APPROPRIATIONS & International Health & Human Services Division/ services task force bill. Trade & Technology Division/ APPROPRIATIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 200 State Office Building 12:30 p.m. 5 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield Chrs. Rep. James Rice Education Finance Division/ Agenda: Veterans nursing home report: & Rep. Rick Krueger EDUCATION Department of Administration, Terry Agenda: Presentation from the World 300N State Office Building Bock, Management Analysis Division. Trade Center Corporation, Rick Nolan, Chr. Rep. Ken Nelson president. Agenda: Maximum Effort Loan Program 10:00 a.m. overview. HF1876 (McEachern) Maxi­ Education Division/ AGRICULTURE mum Effort School Loan Program APPROPRIATIONS 5 State Office Building changes. 300N State Office Building Chr. Rep. Steve Wenzel Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson Housing Division/FINANCIAL Agenda: To be announced. Agenda: The State University System's INSTITUTIONS & HOUSING bonding request. SOON State Office Building 24 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 Health & Human Services Division/ HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 2:00 p.m. APPROPRIATIONS S State Office Building Legislative Audit Commission 200 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Alan Welle 23 7 State Capitol Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield Agenda: HF1888 (Williams) Early Chr. Sen. John Brandl Agenda: Public assistance provider and Childhood Development Planning Board. Agenda: The commission will receive recipient anti-fraud efforts. HF1887 (Dauner) Physicians assistants the evaluation report on local government drug dispensing. HF194S (Welle) GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS lobbying. Geographic nursing home bill. 10 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Leo Reding 2:30p.m. 12:30 p.m. Agenda: State employee health plans: Enterprise Development Subcommit­ Department of Employee Relations, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT tee/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Commissioner Nina Rothchild. S State Office Building SOON State Office Building Chr. Rep. Todd Otis TAXES Chr. Rep. Gene Pelowski Agenda: Continue the update on 1989 Basement Hearing Room Agenda: Evaluation of technical legislative initiatives: small business State Office Building assistance providers. development centers, Minnesota Project Chr. Rep. Paul Anders Ogren Outreach, Community and Neighborhood Rural Health Care Subcommittee/ Agenda: Department of Revenue bills. Development Organizations (CANDO) HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES and year of the community. 400S State Office Building 8:30 a.m. Chr. Rep. Roger Cooper Elections Division/GENERAL State Departments Division/ Agenda: HFXXXX (Cooper) Rural LEGISLATION, VETERANS APPROPRIATIONS health care bill. AFFAIRS & GAMING 300S State Office Building SOON State Office Building Criminal Justice Division/JUDICIARY Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn Chr. Rep. Linda Scheid SOON State Office Building Agenda: Report on tuition and bonus: Agenda: HF1916 (Scheid) Uniform Chr. Rep. Kathleen Vellenga Department of Military Affairs. Budget municipal election day bill. Agenda: HF1823 (Vellenga) Child review: State Planning Agency, Lani abuse; mental injuries and threatened Kawamura. Gaming Division/GENERAL injuries reported as maltreatment of LEGISLATION, VETERANS minors. HFXXXX (V ellenga) Criminal 10:00 a.m. AFFAIRS & GAMING penalties for child abuse. SOOS State Office Building COMMERCE Chr. Rep. Joe Quinn Basement Hearing Room WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21 Agenda: HF 1891 (Quinn) Lawful State Office Building Gambling Task Force bill. Chr. Rep. John Sama 8:00 a.m. Agenda: HF1613 (Kostohryz) Employ­ Facilities Assessment Subcommittee I Education Division/ ment; regulating employee inventions. JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS HF1730 (O'Connor) Commerce; requir­ SOON State Office Building 300N State Office Building ing seating furniture in public occupan­ Chr. Rep. Sandy Pappas Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson cies to meet flammability and labeling Agenda: Team report on jail, workhouse Agenda: Reports on enrollment growth standards. An overview of the Commerce and prison crowding, Trial Courts Case and enrollment policies by all higher Department by Commissioner Tom Management Report and mandatory education systems. Borman. minimum DWI study. HF1920 Definition of intermediate sanctions and standards Health & Human Services Division/ ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL for home detention. APPROPRIATIONS RESOURCES 200 State Office Building 10 State Office Building LOCAL GOVERNMENT Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield Chr. Rep. Willard Munger & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS Agenda: Health and veterans homes Agenda: HFl 7S4 (Munger) A resolution 200 State Office Building capital requests. memorializing Congress to enact the Chr. Rep. David Battaglia American Heritage Trust Act authorizing Agenda: HFl 772 (Murphy) Towns; State Departments Division/ the creation of a federal trust fund to providing for state participation in sewer APPROPRIATIONS provide funding for local, state, and and water development; providing for the 300S State Office Building federal land and water conservation and issuance of state bonds; appropriating Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn historic preservation purposes. HF0479 money. HFl 724 (Welle) Kandiyohi Agenda: Wastewater treatment bonding: (Munger) Amending Minnesota County; permitting the county to merge Pollution Control Agency, Rich Sand­ Constitution; dedicating certain lottery the offices of county treasurer and county berg. Capital budget hearing: Department revenue to the Environment and Natural auditor. of Administration, Jeff Zlonis. Resources Trust Fund.

February 16, 1990/SESSION WEEKLY 25 EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION 7:00p.m. S State Office Building 10 State Office Building ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL Chr. Rep. Bob McEachern Chr. Rep. Henry Kalis RESOURCES Agenda: To be announced. Agenda: HF1898 (Lasley) Truck safety 10 State Office Building and inspection program. HF1859 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Chr. Rep. Willard Munger (Steensma) Volunteer drivers. HFXXXX 10 State Office Building Agenda: HF1921 (Wagenius) Battery (Lieder) Minnesota Department of Chr. Rep. Leo Reding bill. HFXXXX Department of Natural Transportation house keeping. HFl 803 Agenda: HFXXXX (Jefferson) Small Resources water use permits proposal. (Lieder) Bridge bonding. HFXXXX (A. Business Procurement Program. HFXXXX (Price) Seneca wastewater Johnson) Clarifying salvage inspection treatment facility water use permit fee provisions. HFXXXX (Lasley) 10:00 a.m. proposal. SF9S6 (Stumpf)/HF1071 Clarifying definitions for school bus (Sparby) County binding referendum Higher Education Division/ drivers' licenses. Reports from: Surface requirement for siting and development EDUCATION Transportation Subcommittee, Rep. Alice of a stabilization and containment facility. SOON State Office Building Johnson; Air Transportation Subcommit­ Chr. Rep. Mike Jaros tee, Rep. Bernie Lieder; Truck Regula­ THURSDAY, Feb. 22 Agenda: Student testimony (students tion Subcommittee, Rep. Katy Olson and lobby day at the capitol). HF1878 (Jaros) minority issues, Reps. Doug Carlson and 8:00 a.m. Education; establishing students' day. Art Seaberg. Agriculture, Transportation & Semi­ FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & 2:30p.m. State Division/APPROPRIATIONS HOUSING 400S State Office Building Basement Hearing Room Education Finance Division/ Chr. Rep. James Rice State Office Building EDUCATION Agenda: Greater Minnesota Corporation Chr. Rep. Tom Osthoff 5 State Office Building update: Michael Miles, vice president and Agenda: HF1838 (Jennings) Electronic Chr. Rep. Ken Nelson general counsel. fund transfer facilities regulated and Agenda: Maximum Effort Loan Program access provided for transmission facili­ requests: independent school districts 345 Education Division/ ties. HF1913 (Scheid) Industrial loan and (New London-Spicer), 110 (Waconia), APPROPRIATIONS thrifts. 192 (Farmington), 682 (Roseau) and 88S 300N State Office Building (St. Michael-Albertville). Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson Criminal Justice Division/JUDICIARY Agenda: University of Minnesota SOON State Office Building Privacy Subcommittee/JUDICIARY bonding requests. Chr. Rep. Kathleen Vellenga 300S State Office Building Agenda: HF1843 (Kelly) Controlled Chr. Rep. Tom Pugh Health & Human Services Division/ substances; allowing prosecution in any Agenda: HF114S (Pappas) Disclosure of APPROPRIATIONS county of controlled substance offenses data about communicable diseases. 200 State Office Building involving sales of amounts aggregated HFXXXX Collection and dissemination Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield over a 90-day period; providing that of data. Agenda: The Department of Human cocaine base is weighed as a mixture for Services capital requests. purposes of first-, second-, and third­ 3:00 p.m. State Departments Division/ degree controlled substance crimes; JOINT MEETING APPROPRIATIONS prohibiting the importing of controlled House Education Division/ 300S State Office Building substances into the state. APPROPRIATIONS & Senate Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn Education Division/FINANCE Agenda: Judicial center tour. Meet in 12:30 p.m. Coffman Memorial Union Great Hall, 300S with jackets. INSURANCE University of Minnesota, GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS S State Office Building Minneapolis Campus 10 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Wes Skoglund Chrs. Rep. Lyndon Carlson Chr. Rep. Leo Reding Agenda: HFXXXX (Skoglund) Medicare & Sen. Gene Waldorf Agenda: Regular route vs. irregular route Supplement Insurance. HFXXXX Agenda: An overview of projects made common carriers and the regulatory (Skoglund) Communications with the possible by use of Indirect Cost Recovery functions of the Department of Transpor­ Department of Commerce/hearing Funds, the Permanent University Fund, tation and Public Safety, as well as the requirements. HFXXXX (Skoglund) and other special appropriations. Transportation Regulation Board. Regulating claims practices. HFXXXX (Winter) Civil penalties.

26 SESSION WEEKLY/February16, 1990 Rural Resource Development Division/ TAXES JOINT MEETING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 5 State Office Building Surface Transportation Subcommittee/ 300N State Office Building Chr. Rep. Paul Anders Ogren TRANSPORTATION & Metropolitan Chr. Rep. Mary Murphy Agenda: The Joint Religious Legislative Affairs Subcommittee/ Agenda: An update on the Rock Hound Coalition Report on Taxes and Justice in LOCAL GOVERNMENT State Park Report. Minnesota. & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS GENERAL LEGISLATION, 10 State Office Building 9:00 a.m. VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING Chrs. Rep. Alice Johnson Redistricting Oversight Subcommittee/ 10 State Office Building & Rep. Phil Carruthers Legislative Coordinating Commission Chr. Rep. Dick Kostohryz Agenda: Report from Regional Transit SOOS State Office Building Agenda: HF1891 Board on regional light rail plan. Discus­ Chr. Sen. Randy Peterson (Quinn) Lawful Gambling Task Force sion of bonding to build first stage of Agenda: A review of responses to bill. light rail transit between Minneapolis and St. Paul. requests for proposals. LOCAL GOVERNMENT &METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS 12:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 200 State Office Building ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL Chr. Rep. David Battaglia JUDICIARY RESOURCES Agenda: To be announced. Basement Hearing Room 10 State Office Building State Office Building Chr. Rep. Willard Munger 2:30p.m. Chr. Rep. Randy Kelly Agenda: HF1892 (Peterson) Courts; Agenda: HFXXXX (Munger) Toxic The House will meet in session. Emissions and Deposition Act. HFXXXX providing pilot project for Clay County. HFXXXX (Seaberg) Crime victims (Munger) Toxic Pollution Prevention FRIDAY, Feb. 23 Act. reparations technical bill. HFXXXX (Kelly) Charitable gambling penalty bill. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 8:00 a.m. 5 State Office Building Child Care Subcommittee/Education Chr. Rep. Alan Welle Division/APPROPRIATIONS Agenda: HFXXXX (Cooper) Rural 300N State Office Building health care bill. Chr. Rep. Howard Orenstein Agenda: Testimony from on-campus 12:30 p.m. child care providers. Community Stabilization State Departments Division/ & Development Division/ APPROPRIATIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 300S State Office Building 300S State Office Building Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn Chr. Rep. Karen Clark Agenda: The Hill Annex Mine Study and I Agenda: HFXXXX (Clark) Alternative the Tettegouche Study. American Youth 2 2' 1 youth projects for economic develop­ Hostel: the hostel development project. ment. HF1031 (Dawkins) State's On this day, the Minnesota House economy; requiring the commissioner of 10:00 a.m. passed a bill for an act to make Trade and Economic Development to George Washington's birthday a submit an annual report on the effect of Education Finance Division/ legal holiday. The Senate approved military spending on the state's economy; EDUCATION appropriating money. Basement Hearing Room State Office the bill March 1, and in 1861 Building Minnesotans celebrated the legal International Trade Chr. Rep. Ken Nelson holiday for the first time. In St. Paul, & Technology Division/ Agenda: Maximum Effort Loan Program a parade including the Pioneer ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT requests: independent school districts 115 400S State Office Building Guard, the Great Western band, (Cass Lake), 213 (Osakis), 533 (Dover­ the governor, state officials, Chr. Rep. Rick Krueger Eyota), 390 (Lake of the Woods, legislators, and scores of citizens Agenda: Panel discussion: how does Baudette) and 484 (Pierz). technology fit into competition? Panel marched from the Capitol to the members are Wy Spano, High Technol­ HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES German Athenaeum to hear ogy Council; E.F. Infante, University of 5 State Office Building speeches and readings from Chr. Rep. Alan Welle Minnesota Institute of Technology; Tom Washington's "Farewell Address." Meskan, Medical Alley and Patsy Agenda: An overview of the Webster Randall, Electronics Association. decision.

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