February 17, 1989 Volume6 Number8

Minnesota House of Representatives

Budget deficiencies ----llilll programs associated with last summer's Year of the City drought, and from increased attendance at Five state departments presented state parks. The Legislature allocates Testimony for the governor's Year of budget deficiency requests to the State division funds from a dedicated fund, the City program attracted more than 200 Departm~nts Division of Appropriations while the fees generated from attendance people Feb. 14 to the Economic Develop­ Feb. 15. Deficiency requests for all state go into the state general fund. The ment Committee's Community Stabiliza­ departments amount to $6.8 million, with division wants the Legislature to use the tion and Development Division hearing all but $600,000 coming from the general extra fee money to clear its deficiency. room. fund. Chair Rep. Phyllis Kahn (DFL-Mpls) Fifteen witnesses from Twin Cities and Department representatives say the says this type of deficiency is cost­ Duluth neighborhoods talked about the deficiencies occur for a number of effective because it reallocates funds the conditions of inner city communities. reasons. Some departments take on activity creates. They addressed issues from childhood activities for which they do not budget; The Attorney General's Office says health and education to crime and drugs. others have cost overruns and unantici­ deficiencies in that office result from the Speakers described inner city neighbor­ pated maintenance costs. state's involvement in major new hoods as culturally and economically For example, the Department of litigation. His office sometimes contracts diverse. High rents cause many residents Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and with local or specialty attorneys to to move often. These issues affect urban Recreation Division says their deficiency provide the needed expertise for a case. communities' economic development. comes from firefighting and relief Most witnesses say they're concerned ~=~=~==~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=~=~~ about rehabilitating houses, urban . economic development, and encouraging :• pride and ownership in communities. Many offer solutions for improving urban •.. neighborhoods, focusing on community networks and communications. The agenda for the Year of the City hearing included guided tours through St. •• Paul and Minneapolis neighborhoods for senators and representatives.

Editor's Note: The Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Office hosted "Media Day on the Hill'' on Feb. 16. For this reason, this issue of Session Weekly covers House activities through Wednesday, Feb. 15. Session Weekly will include the activities of Thursday, Feb. 16 in next week's issue.

Nothing herein ls admissible as legal proof of legislative intent. Wild animals ------bill's emphasis on outpatient and kind of treatment or rehabilitation," will preventive services. Musicant suggests better protect the public, according to The wild and exotic animal bill went limiting catastrophic costs and placing a Humphrey. through a transformation Feb. 14 in the priority on preventive and primary care, He says the state should offer a broader Environment and Natural Resources if legislators need to trim service package range of services to victims of sexual Committee. The committee removed the costs. violence and set up educational programs bill's original language and amended in The MNA supports direct reimburse­ that aim to prevent sexual violence in the new language. ment to nurse practitioners, midwives, first place. The bill's purpose remains to protect and registered nurse anesthetists for HF315 (Vellenga, DFL-St. Paul) would humans, animals, and the environment medically necessary services, such as put many of Humphrey's recommenda­ from harm or damages that wild or exotic prenatal and well-baby care, screenings, tions into law. Some lawmakers say the animals may cause. and yearly disease checkups. These bill should also allow judges to sentence Opponents criticized the original bill as nurses often charge less than physicians, repeat violent offenders to life in prison being too general because all exotic or says Musicant, and studies show that without parole. wild animals would have fallen under its direct billing actually decreases the The division plans to give the bill a regulation requirements. Some opponents charges for nursing services. formal hearing Feb. 22. said many exotic and wild animals would never survive a Minnesota winter and would not be a threat to humans, animals, Contractors ------or the environment. A bill giving contractors easier access The amended bill would require to public jobs gained support in the Local owners of wild and exotic animals to Government and Metropolitan Affairs report them to local authorities. It would Committee Feb. 14. Author Rep. Kath­ exempt llama, American bison, and leen Blatz (IR-Bloomington) says HF279 livestock. would give contractors the opportunity to The bill would require public meetings use irrevocable bank letters of credit to determine the scope of problem wild instead of performance bonds when animals, and which ones should be bidding for public work. regulated. The list would t_ell local Blatz says letters of credit help small authorities where wild and exotic animals contractors, who can't afford bonds, to are, in the event of injuries or damages. bid for jobs with their bank's support. Owners who don't report their wild and The local unit of government is protected exotic animals to authorities would be as well, because creditors have an easier guilty of a petty misdemeanor under the time collecting on bank letters. Both amended bill. letters of credit and performance bonds Author Rep. Joe Quinn (DFL-Coon are subject to identical legal require­ Rapids) says pet store owners and ments. breeders probably wouldn't be regulated, The committee recommended the bill since they would be regulated under Ellen Foley, sister of Mary Foley who was to pass. game and fish laws. murdered in her employer's parking ramp last summer, testified at a meeting of the Judiciary Committee's Criminal Justice 1111111111111 1111111 Nurses Association -----111111 Division Feb. 15. Law enforcement ---- Can nurses provide the same services "Minnesota law enforcement education as primary care physicians? Recent Sexual violence has a favorable national reputation," says studies say they can, according to William Carter, executive director of the Minnesota Attorney General Hubert Gretchen Musicant, a registered nurse. Peace Officers Standards and Training Humphrey III presented his final report Nurses can perform 70 to 90 percent of Board (POST). Carter testified at the on preventing sexual violence against the functions doctors perform, she says, Appropriations Committee Agriculture, women to legislators Feb. 15. The report and they're better able to give preventive Transportation and Semi-State Division is the work of a task force Humphrey care and communicate with patients. hearing Feb. 14. created last year to study the problem. Musicant spoke for the Minnesota Carter says the POST Board has a Humphrey told members of the Nursing Association (MNA), at a Health strong commitment to recruiting women Judiciary Committee's Criminal Justice and Human Services Committee meeting and minorities. Of the 7 ,000 peace Division that sex offenders need longer Feb. 14. She told legislators that the officers in Minnesota, 5 percent are sentences. "Let's put the rapist behind MNA supports Healthspan, a bill that women, and 1 to 2 percent are people of bars and keep him there. Longer and would provide affordable health care color. tougher sentences, particularly for those coverage for Minnesotans. They like the Competition among recruiters for who are repeat and violent offenders and women and minorities is tough, Carter who do not seem amenable at all to any 2 SESSION WEEKLY/February 17, 1989 says. There are several theories about 13 that she believes the Legislature's why it's difficult to recruit women and recent failure to pass a mandatory minorities into law enforcement careers. motorcycle helmet law will increase the Two theories pertinent to Minnesota are number of accidents resulting in brain that: 1) mentors are lacking in law injuries in Minnesota. enforcement for minorities, and 2) She says that nearly two million people recruiters compete with corporations that in the United states have suffered cultivate minority interest. Corporations traumatic brain injury; two-thirds of them offer scholarships, grants, and internships are under age 30. Many of these people that influence minority graduates to favor were articulate and independent before corporate rather than law enforcement their accidents, and now need help to careers. reach their maximum potential for inde­ Other factors include cultural differ­ pendence. Independence, Hands says, ences, small population bases, lack of means employment. encouragement from career counselors, Brain injured people want to work, she and the education differences between says, and the Department of Jobs and minorities and whites. Training (DJT) Division of Rehabilitation "Recent national research indicates that Services provides the basic service that college is not a deterrent to the recruit­ puts them back to work. ment of minorities into law enforcement, The DJT wants $7 million for the next and that minorities are better educated biennium to expand basic vocational than their white counterparts when they rehabilitation services and client services. are hired by law enforcement agencies," Upon returning to his session home away Carter says. from home, Rep. Chuck Brown (DFL­ Appleton) saw this greeting. Katie Colleen, The POST Board is seeking additional Workers' compensation 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 the Browns' fourth daughter, was born appropriations for a staff position to Feb. 12at11:22 p.m. She weighs 7 lb., 3 oz. recruit women and minorities into law The Workers' Compensation Court of enforcement. Appeals does the job for which it was created, says Peter Popovich, chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Combined budgets ----1111111 "The things that it is attacked for are Legislators talked about combining the not based on real fact," Popovich told the budgets for the governor and lieutenant Labor-Management Committee Feb. 13. governor at a Feb. 13 meeting of the State He reported on the Supreme Court's role Departments Division of the Appropria­ in workers' compensation disputes. tions Committee. Changing membership could be a Lynn Anderson, chief of staff, pre­ problem with the Workers' Compensa­ sented the governor's budget, saying the tion Court of Appeals, according to governor would have no problem if the Popovich. "It is rare that judges get Legislature combined the two budgets. reappointed," he says, adding that judges' Members of the Job Training and Retrain­ Division Chair Rep. Phyllis Kahn longevity could lend continuity to ing Subcommittee of the Economic (DFL-Mpls) says the idea came up workers' compensation issues. Development Committee got a firsthand because the lieutenant governor's budget Popovich reports that the Supreme look at some lures that Tackle Systems, Inc. is the only constitutional office for which Court overturned only about 8 percent of of Lake Park, Minnesota makes. On Feb. the governor requested an increase. The the workers' comp appeals in 1988. Of 15, owner Mike Niemann talked about how $50,000 request would pay for children's the Minnesota Employment and Economic the 850 appeals the Supreme Court initiatives which the lieutenant governor Development (MEED) program helped his considered, 170 were workers' compen­ pursues at the governor's direction. business. sation matters. Legislators say a combined _budget The state supreme court is a court of would help them track programs coming last resort for workers' compensation Brain injuries------· from the governor's office. cases, he says. Administrative law judges Minnesota can expect about 9 ,000 new hear disputes first; if appealed, the cases of brain injured people each year, Workers' Compensation Court of with over 900 requiring ongoing assis­ Appeals hears them. If a dispute isn't tance, according to Eleanor Hands, resolved there, the high court hears the executive director of the Minnesota Head case. Injury Association. Hands told the Health and Human Services Division of Appropriations Feb. February 17, 1989/SESSION WEEKLY 3 Living will ------Minnesota's homeless ---- Legislators expressed concern about several areas of the selection process, A bill that would allow medical Minnesota's homeless include veter­ including questions about affirmative professionals to recognize statements ans, high school graduates, union action, political activity, and loyalty to people make regarding medical care they members, and adults who have lost their the university. And they were concerned want when and if they become unable to jobs because plants moved or jobs ended. about reports of possible age discrimina­ make such decisions gained ground in the Sue Watlov-Philips, chair of the Minne­ tion regarding the student regent position. Judiciary Committee Feb. 10. Members sota Coalition for the Homeless, pre­ While they would use the list of gave the "living will" measure prelimi­ sented issues on Minnesota's homeless nominees as a guide, lawmakers said they nary approval on a vote of 16 to 9. population to the Housing Division of the may consider candidates not included in Minnesota Concerned Citizens for Life Financial Institutions & Housing Com­ the advisory council's report. "We will (MCCL), a group that generally opposes mittee Feb. 13. have an open [selection] process in the living wills, backed an amendment that High housing costs and low incomes House," says Rep. Bob McEachern would have killed the bill, according to mean that people must leave their homes (DFL-Maple Lake), Education Commit­ author Rep. David Bishop (IR-Roches­ and live in cars, emergency shelters, and tee chair. ter). He argued against the amendment, transitional facilities, says Watlov­ Lawmakers will consider nominations which the committee later defeated on a Philips. Contrary to popular belief, she for the student regent, the Fifth District one vote margin. says most homeless people are state regent, and two at-large regents. Mary Senander, Human Life Alliance, residents, not transients, and they hold told the committee that the alliance jobs. Watlov-Philips calls the Minnesota opposes the amendment, and that "all homeless problem a "homegrown issue" Electric company living wills are fundamentally flawed." and asks legislators to give it immediate However, several Minnesota physicians, attention. The number of individuals A bill that could set a precedent for the medical ethicists, and seniors testified in using shelters, she says, has more than state got a hearing in to the Regulated favor of a living will saying people doubled since 1985, and the number of Industries Committee Feb. 13. Rep. Bob should have the right to decide what type children has tripled-more than 3,000 Haukoos (IR-Albert Lea), author of of medical care they would receive if, for people per night use shelters. HF374, presented a bill that would example, they became comatose. Watlov-Philips says " ... on any given establish circumstances under which night, between 31 percent and 38 percent certain utility customers could be of the sheltered population in the state of considered located outside muncipalities. Minnesota are children, under the age of In other words, a customer whose 18, typically with their parents." property stretches over two power Watlov-Philips started Minnesota's districts may petition for power in one first transitional housing program -a area and then use it anywhere on the resource program focusing on rebuilding property. Such a law would allow people's lives rather than giving them Farmstead Foods of Albert Lea to drop its short-term overnight shelter. She asked current supplier, Interstate Power legislators to continue strengthening Company, and use Freeborn Mower the program. Cooperative, an electric company that offers lower electric rates. Farmstead Foods could cut electric costs and keep Regent nominees 111111111111111----­ the company profitable and competitive in the meat-packing industry, according The panel that selected nominees to the to Henry Savelkoul, attorney for Farm­ University of Minnesota Board of stead Foods and proponent of Haukoos' Regents considered the entire board, not bill. just individual regents, legislators learned Opponents of the bill say that if Feb. 13. Interstate Power loses Farmstead's During a joint meeting of House and business, it could raise electric rates for Senate committees on education and consumers. Interstate Power Company, education finance, Mel George, Regent the bill's major opponent, supports the Candidate Advisory Council chair, listed L-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1 public policy the Legislature set in 1974 candidates for the board openings. He Julie Prigge, a St. Olaf College sophomore, creating service territories to prevent explained the reasoning behind the found a bench in the Capitol, kicked off her duplication of utility services. heels, and wrote a few notes about her visit advisory council's selection process. with legislators. College students from George also outlined responsibilities for around the state took part in the "Have a the board of regents as a whole and for Heart for Minnesota's Future" rally Feb. individual members. 14. Students lobbied for continued funding of higher education programs. 4 SESSION WEEKLY/February 17, 1989 Open enrollment -----· Does the Department of Finance need an internal auditor? Nellie Open enrollment may be part of the Johnson, deputy commissioner of answer to a school district's ills, but finance, answered that question for school officials say it's not the entire l~gislators a~ a meeting of the Appropria­ solution. Educators told the Education t10ns Committee's State Departments Committee Feb. 10 that they have ~ivision Feb. 14, and explained funding problems with the open enrollment law. mcreases the department is seeking for Open enrollment allows students from the new biennium. An internal auditor one district to enroll in a school in wouldn't duplicate the functions of the another district. state auditor or the legislative auditor, she Open enrollment can spur improved says. And an internal auditor would be academic programs and facilities able ~ogive department managers early educators say. The law also give~ . Moving more people for less money is the thrust of a resolution on a traffic warnmg of any problems and provide students and parents a choice about better service from the department. education. management demonstration project on Schools now may participate voluntar­ the Interstate 35W corridor between ily in open enrollment, although the law Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, becomes mandatory for the 1990-91 and Burnsville. The resolution, authored by Rep. Karen Clark (DFL-Mpls), asks Appreciation, attendance, and school year. wagering are on the rise for Canterbury The law isn't without flaws, school the federal government to authorize and fund a project that would examine D~wns, according to Ralph S trangis, officials say. Students don't have to Minnesota Racing Commission chair. He alternatives to traditional highway commit to attending another school under told the Agriculture, Transportation and open enrollment, and that creates staffing construction projects, such as lane expansion. The corridor has major Semi-State Division of Appropriations and funding problems. Also, students Feb. 14, that Canterbury Downs gener­ enroll elsewhere because of athletics or construction scheduled to begin in the mid-1990s. The resolution is in the ates jobs and economic development in other extracurricular activities, not for Minnesota. "My goal is to do everything academic programs as the law intended. Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation. we can to help Canterbury Downs be Witnesses told legislators the law is successful," Strangis says. good, but could be tightened. They suggested requiring students to tell why they want to enroll elsewhere and forcing them to commit to their preferred school. Minnesota has fallen from a national Educators also suggested athletics leading position in the arts. In 1973, Minnesota state government ranked r~s~ictions such as "red shirting," or Rising medical malpractice insurm fourth in the nation for supporting the s1ttmg out for a specified time. ance premiums caught the attention of arts. Today, Minnesota ranks 28th. "Open enrollment may not solve all the the Insurance Committee Feb. 15. However, the quality of the arts and the problems facing all the Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Michael Hatch arts industry continues to grow in schools," says Superintendent Dave issued a detailed report showing that the M~n~esota in spite of fewer state appro­ Metzen, South St. Paul schools, "but it frequency and severity of malpractice pnatmns. Officials of the Arts Board may be part of the puzzle." claims have remained about the same t~stified at the Agriculture, Transporta­ ?ver the p.ast si.x years. Hatch says huge tion and Semi-State Division of Appro­ mcreases m doctors' insurance premiums priations Feb. 15, about the need for more seem unjustified. Officials from The St. state support to expand and foster artistic Paul Companies, the largest carrier of development in Minnesota. ~alpractice insurance in the country, dispute the report's findings, saying the methodology used in the study is flawed. However, Hatch points out that only one of several actuaries who analyzed the report disagrees with the findings.

February 17, 1989/SESSION WEEKL y 5 The judicial branch presented its Sfodents and faculty at William budget requests for the Minnesota Mitchen College of Law in St. Paul Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and watched Minnesota lawmakers in action trial courts to the State Departments Feb. 13. The future lawyers heard the Division of Appropriations Feb 10. Sue Judiciary Committee discuss crime issues Dosal, Supreme Court administrator, says at a special meeting, where students the judiciary wants five new staff people could get a first-hand look at how the and more money when it moves to the laws they study are made, according to new judicial building. They're also committee chair Rep. Randy Kelly (DFL­ asking for additional funding for two new St. Paul). legal staff positions and for changes in the Trial Court Information System (TCIS).

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The Senate Information Office also The House Public Information Office can provides services similar to those of give you names of Minnesota's members House Information. Call the Senate of Congress. The legislature - how it works Hotline, (612) 296-8088, for committee The House Public Information Office has meeting schedules. brochures on Minnesota and its govern­ ment, including: "How a Bill Becomes a Law in Minnesota" and the "Government February 17, 1989/SESSION WEEKLY 7 A • Jim Tunheim-DFL A· Don Richter-IA A •John Dorn-DFL A• Sally Olsen-IA B • Wally Sparby-DFL B •Richard "Rick" Krueger-DFL B • Marcel "Sal" Frederick-IA B •Gloria Segal-DFL 1Sen. LeRoy A. Stumpf-DFL 12 Sen. Don Anderson-IA 24 Sen. Glen Taylor-IA 44 Sen. Phyllis W. McQuaid-IR A • Bernard L. "Bernie" Lieder-DFL A • Kris Hasskamp-DFL A • Robert E. Vanasek-DFL A· Ron Abrams-IA B • Edgar Olson-DFL B • Stephen G. Wenzel-DFL B • Peter Rodosovich-DFL B •Jim Heap-IA Sen. Roger D. Moe-DFL 13 Sen. Don Samuelson-DFL 25 Sen. Clarence M. Purfeerst-DFL Sen. Jim Ramstad-IA A • Bob Neuenschwander-DFL A • Paul Anders Ogren-DFL A• Steven Svlggum-IR A • Ann H. Rest-DFL B • Loren A. Solberg-DFL B • Doug Carlson-IA B • Bob Waltman-IA B • Lyndon R. Carlson-DFL Sen. Bob Lessard-DFL 14 Sen. Florian Chmielewski-DFL 26 Sen. Lyle G. Mehrkens-IR 46 Sen. Ember D. Reichgott-DFL A • Bob Johnson-DFL A• Sylvester Uphus-IR A• Jim Girard-IA A • Linda Scheld-DFL B ·Anthony G. "Tony'' Klnkel-DFL B •Alan W. Welle-DFL B • Andy Steensma-DFL B • Phil Carruthers-DFL Sen. Bob Decker-IA 15 Sen. Dean E. Johnson-IA 27 Sen. Gary M. DeCramer-DFL 47 Sen. William P. Luther-DFL A• Tom Rukavina-DFL A• Bernie Omann-IR A• Ted Winter-DFL A• Warren E. Limmer-IA B • Jerry Janezich-DFL B •Jeff Bertram-DFL B • Katy Olson-DFL B •Bill Schreiber-IA 5 Sen. Ronald R. Dlcklich-DFL 16 Sen. Joe Bertram, Sr.-DFL 28 Sen. Jim Vickerman-DFL Sen. Patrick D. McGowan-IA A• David P. Battaglia-DFL A• Marcus Marsh-IA A• Gene Hugoson-IR A• Charlie Weaver-IA B • Joseph Begich-DFL B • Dave Gruenes-IA B • Henry J. Kalis-DFL B •Joel Jacobs-DFL 6 Sen. Douglas J. Johnson-DFL 17 Sen. James C. Pehler-DFL 29 Sen. Tracy L. Beckman-DFL 49 Sen. Gene Merriam-DFL A • Willard Munger-DFL A • Jerome "JP" Peterson-DFL A • Dean Hartle-IA A• Teresa Lynch-IA B • Mike Jaros-DFL B •Jerry J. Bauerly-DFL B •Jeff Conway-DFL B • Joe Quinn-DFL 7 Sen. Sam G. Solon-DFL 18 Sen. Charles R. Davis-DFL 30 Sen. Mel Frederick-IA Sen. Gregory L. Dahl-DFL A· Mary Murphy-DFL A • Harold Lasley-DFL A• Bob Haukoos-IR A· Alice M. Johnson-DFL B •Ben Boo-IA B • Loren G. Jennings-DFL B • Leo J. Reding-DFL B • Wayne Simoneau-DFL 8 Sen. Jim Gustafson-IA 19 Sen. Randolph W. Peterson-DFL 31 Sen. Pat Piper-DFL 51 Sen. Don Frank-DFL A • Diane Wray Williams-DFL A • Glen H. Anderson-DFL A• Donald L. Frerichs-IA A• Linda Runbeck-IR B • Marvin K. Dauner-DFL fY\ B ·Howard Miller-IA B •Elton R. Redalen-IR B • Dick Pellow-IA 9 Sen. Keith Langseth-DFL aJ Sen. David J. Frederickson-DFL 32 Sen. Duane D. Benson-IA Sen. Steven G. Novak-DFL A • Dennis Poppenhagen-IA A• Steve Dille-IA A• Gil Gutknecht-IA A• Tony L. Bennett-IA B ·Bob Anderson-IA B • Roger Cooper-DFL B • Dave Bishop-IA Cl) B • Brad Stanius-IR 10 Sen. Cal Larson-IA Sen. John Bernhagen-IA 33 Sen. Nancy Brataas-IR ;JJ Sen. Fritz Knaak-IA A • Chuck Brown-DFL A• Bob McEachern-DFL A •Virgil J. Johnson-IA A• Don Valento-IR B • Clair Nelson-DFL B •Tony Onnen-IA B • Gene Pelowski, Jr.-DFL B • Dick Kostohryz-DFL 11 Sen. Charles A. Berg-DFL Sen. Betty A. Adklns-DFL 34 Sen. Steven Morse-DFL Sen. Jerome M. Hughes-DFL A• Terry Dempsey-IA A• Gary Schafer-IA A• Doug Swenson-IA B • Don Ostrom-DFL B • K.J. McDonald-IA B •Harriet A. McPherson-IA Sen. Dennis R. Frederickson-IA 35 Sen. Earl W. Renneke-IR Sen. Gary W. Laidig-IR A • Len Price-DFL Minnesota C::C B • Pat Beard-DFL Legislative Districts ~ Sen. A.W. "Bill" Dlessner-DFL A· James I. Rice-DFL r:::7 B • Richard H. Jefferson-DFL ;.)/ Sen. Carl W. Kroening-DFL

A •John J. Sarna-DFL l:.Q B • Phyllis Kahn-DFL '-X) Sen. Lawrence J. Pogemiller-DFL

A • Dee Long-DFL Cf\ B ·Todd Otis-DFL A• Eileen Tompkins-IA \J:J Sen. Allan H. Spear-DFL B •Dennis Ozment-IA Sen. Patricia Pariseau-IA A • Karen Clark-DFL 37 Cf'\ B • Peter McLaughlin-DFL A • Connie Morrison-IA W Sen. Linda Berglin-DFL B ·Art Seaberg-IA Sen. Howard A. Knutson-IA A • Lee Greenfield-DFL 38 B ·Wesley J. "Wes" Skoglund-DFL A• Thomas W. Pugh-DFL 61 Sen. Donna C. Peterson-DFL B •Robert P. Milbert-DFL Sen. James Metzen-DFL A • Ken Nelson-DFL 39 C!') B ·Jean Wagenius-DFL A• Chris Tjornhom-IR Lt:, Sen. John E. Brandl-DFL B •Joyce Henry-IA Sen. Michael 0. Freeman-DFL A• Mary Jo McGuire-DFL 40 t:::!) B • Ann Wynia-DFL A• John Hlmle-IR UJ Sen. John J. Marty-DFL B • Kathleen Blatz-IA Sen. William V. Belanger, Jr.-IR A • Kathleen Vellenga-DFL 41 B • Howard Orenstein-DFL A• Sidney Pauly-IA 64 Sen. Richard J. Cohen-DFL B • Mary Forsythe-IA Sen. Donald A. Storm-IA A • Andy Dawkins-DFL B •Sandy Pappas-DFL A• John Burger-IA 6.5 Sen. Donald M. Moe-DFL B • Jerry Knickerbocker-IA 43 Sen. Gen Olson-IA A • Tom Osthoff-DFL 278 t::::C. B • Rich O'Connor-DFL W Sen. Gene Waldorf-DFL

A • Randy C. Kelly-DFL C!.'7 B • Steve Trimble-DFL U/ Sen. Marilyn M. Lantry-DFL As It Happens ... February 9 -16, 1989

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS Higher Education Division/ Tuesday, Feb. 14 Tuesday, Feb. 14 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 EDUCATION Healthspan-health care access program County-owned residences-rental Wednesday, Feb. 15 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 HF150/SF491 (Ogren, DFL-Aitkin)­ HF210/SF229 (Price, DFL-Woodbury)­ Student volunteers--coordinator heard. recommended to pass as amended. positions (SF in Senate Health & Human Services (SF in Senate Local & Urban Government Committee) HF411/SF517 (C. Nelson, DFL­ Committee) Barrett)-recommended to pass. Local government-bank letter of (SF in Senate Education Committee) INSURANCE credit HF279/SF301 (Blatz, IR-Blooming­ Wednesday, Feb. 15 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ENVIRONMENT ton)-recommended to pass. & NATURAL RESOURCES (SF in Senate Local & Urban Medicare supplement-regulation Government Committee) HF611 (Skoglund, DFL-Mpls)­ Tuesday, Feb. 14 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 amended; laid over until Feb. 22. Wild animals-possession regulation REGULATED INDUSTRIES HFl 75 (Quinn, DFL-Coon Rapids)­ JUDICIARY 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 recommended to pass as amended; Monday, Feb. 13 rereferred to Appropriations Committee. Friday, Feb. 10 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Freeborn County--electric services Pollution Control Agency­ HF374/SF322 (Haukoos, IR-Albert training program Living will-adult health care Lea)-heard. HF28/SF28* (Bishop, IR-Rochester)­ HF344/SF270 (Rukavina, DFL-Vir­ (SF in Senate Public Utilities & Energy recommended to pass as amended. ginia)-recommended to pass; rereferred Committee) to Appropriations Committee.

(SF in Senate Environment & Natural TAXES 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111• Resources Committee) Monday,Feb.13 Tuesday, Feb. 14 Law libraries-annual fees GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS HF370/SF171 (Swenson, IR-Forest Dept. of Revenue-tax disclosure Lake)-recommended to pass; placed on requirements Wednesday, Feb. 15 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Consent Calendar. HF243/SF122 (Rest, DFL-New Hope)­ (SF on Senate Floor) recommended to pass as amended; Notaries public-reappointment rereferred to Judiciary Committee. HF264/SF215 (S. Olsen, IR-St. Louis (SF in Senate Judiciary Committee) Park)-recommended to pass; placed on Criminal Justice Division/ Consent Calendar. JUDICIARY (SF in Senate Judiciary Committee) TRANSPORTATION Tuesday, Feb. 14 Land surveys-preservation Wednesday, Feb. 15 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 HF372/SF532 (Solberg, DFL-Bovey)­ Cocaine babies-physical abuse recommended to pass; rereferred to HF116/SF18 (Blatz, IR-Bloomington)­ Motor carriers-omnibus bill Appropriations Committee. heard. HF166 (Lasley, DFL-Cambridge)­ (SF in Senate General Legislation & (SF in Senate Judiciary Committee) recommended to pass as amended; Public Gaming Committee) rereferred to Judiciary Committee. Cocaine babies-mandatory reporting HF542/SF316 (Rest, DFL-New Hope)­ heard. (SF in Senate Education Committee) February 17, 1989/SESSION WEEKLY 9 Interstate 3SW demonstration proj­ ect-resolution HF350/SF388 (Clark, DFL-Mpls)­ referred to subcommittee. (SF in Senate Transportation Committee)

Bills on General Orders may be considered by the House acting as one large committee known as "the Committee of the Whole." Each bill on General Orders has had two readings and has been reported out of one or more standing committees. Each bill has been printed and has been placed on the members' desks for at least one day. Pursuant to the Rules of the House, amendments may be offered by members to bills on General Orders.**

Thursday, Feb. 9

Corporate taxes-technical corrections HF68/SF61 (Welle, DFL-Willmar)­ recommended to pass. (SF in Senate Taxes & Tax Laws Committee)

Monday,Feb.13

Education funding formulas­ technical changes HF141/SF216 (K.. Nelson, DFL­ Mpls )-recommended to pass. (SF in Senate Education Committee)

KEY HF--House File SF--Senate File HF#/SF#--companion bills *--version of the bill under consideration **Explanations are from the Chief Clerk's Office Copies of bills and resolutions are available from the Chief Clerk's Office Room 211, State Capitol St Paul, MN 55155 (612) 296-2314

10 SESSION WEEKLY/February 17, 1989 In the Hopper... February 10 - 16, 1989

HF544-HF697

Monday, Feb. 13 HF554-Schreiber (IR) HF564-Lasley (DFL) Governmental Operations Governmental Operations HF544-Munger (DFL) Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Volunteers; providing benefits to certain volunteers Environment & Natural Resources Constitution, Article IV, Sections 2, 3, 4; providing injured or killed while performing public service. Solid waste; establishing plans and programs to for a legislature with a total of 120 to 168 members reduce waste generated, recycle waste, develop with senators elected for six-year staggered terms HF565-0mann (IR) markets for recyclables, address materials that and representatives elected for four-year staggered Governmental Operations cause special problems in the waste stream, terms. Retirement; adopting a Rule of 90 for members of prevent, control, and abate litter, inform and the Teachers Retirement Association. HF555-Klnkel (DFL) educate the public on proper waste management; HF566-Pappas (DFL) appropriating money. General Leglslatlon, Veterans Affairs & Gaming Judiciary HF545-Begich (DFL) Charitable gambling; including within the Crimes; prohibiting the ownership, possession, or Environment & Natural Resources definition of "lawful purpose" certain expenditures operation of semi-automatic assault rifles except Natural resources; providing for the disposal of for the erection, acquisition, maintenance and under certain circumstances. certain low-grade state-owned iron-bearing repair of real property. HF567-0lsen, S. (IR) materials for construction or maintenance purposes. HF556-0sthoff (DFL) Education HF546-Munger (DFL) Financial Institutions & Housing Education; establishing a basic revenue formula Environment & Natural Resources Commerce; requiring mortgage lenders and allowance for fiscal years 1990 and 1991; revising Solid waste; establishing plans and programs to mortgage brokers to obtain a license from the the training and experience revenue formula. reduce waste generated, recycle waste, develop commissioner of Commerce; requiring certain HF568-Henry (IR) markets for recyclables, address materials that disclosures by mortgage lenders and mortgage Governmental Operations cause special problems in the waste stream, brokers; prohibiting certain practices by mortgage Retirement; Bloomington Firefighters Relief prevent, control, and abate litter, inform and lenders and mortgage brokers; appropriating Association; providing for duty related disability educate the public on proper waste management; money. and death benefits. appropriating money. HF557-Reding (DFL) HF569-McPherson (IR) HF547-Stanius (IR) Governmental Operations Taxes Governmental Operations Retirement; police state aid; allowing counties and Property taxation; extending the homestead and Retirement; authorizing certain purchases of prior municipalities to sue excess police state aid agricultural credit to taxes payable after 1989; service credit. amounts for employee and retiree health insurance abolishing transition aid; repealing increases in purposes. HF548-Stanius (IR) income maintenance payments. Education HF558-Reding (DFL) HF570-01sen, S. (IR) Education; altering the responsibility for textbook Education Education and material costs under the Post-Secondary Education; appropriating money for a pilot project Education; establishing a categorical program for Enrollment Options Act. for science and mathematics teachers at Mankato the gifted and talented. State University. HF549-Sarna (DFL) HF571-0lsen, S. (IR) Governmental Operations HF559-Dempsey (IR) Taxes Retirement; certain local relief associations in Judiciary Individual income taxation; modifying computation certain cities of the first class; authorizing annual Marriage dissolution; eliminating a requirement to of the dependent care credit; indexing the offset for postretirement payments based on investment file a verified statement of assets. inflation. performance; adjusting certain requirements governing the preparation of actuarial valuations HF560-Uphus (IR) HF572-Bauerly (DFL) and the calculation of municipal funding require­ Environment & Natural Resources Education ments. Solid waste disposal; authorizing disposal of Education; providing for an interagency task force; certain categories of solid waste from a single creating a competitive grant process for literacy HF550-Stanius (IR) family or household; permitting outdoor burning of programs; increasing the adult basic and continuing Taxes certain materials; requiring the Pollution Control education tax capacity; appropriating money. Local government; restating that certain reserve Agency to conduct a survey on groundwater. fund levies are special levies. HF573-Neuenschwander (DFL) HF561-Valento (IR) Environment & Natural Resources HF551-Stanius (IR) Taxes Natural resources; designating the white-tailed deer Education Individual income taxation; modifying computation as the official state mammal. Education; restoring fund balance reductions to of the dependent care credit; indexing the offset for eligible school districts; authorizing a special levy; inflation. HF574-Pappas (DFL) appropriating money. Governmental Operations HF562-Bertram (DFL) Public administration; requiring minority and HF552-Bertram (DFL) Governmental Operations female skilled craftspeople to be employed on Governmental Operations Retirement; granting military service credit to certain public projects; providing that deception in Peace officers; providing that certain first certain state employees. certain statements regarding minority and female responders are peace officers for purposes of businesses is a crime; providing a penalty. benefits if killed in the line of duty. HF563-Bertram (DFL) Taxes HF553-Gutknecht (IR) Income taxation; providing an exclusion for certain Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs military pay. Olmsted County; exempting the county from operation of a public morgue. February 17, 1989/SESSION WEEKLY 11 HF575-Kalis (DFL) HF588--Cooper (DFL) clarifying the limits of political subdivision liability Education Commerce for Superfund cleanup at landfills; authorizing the Education; appropriating money for a communica­ Public improvements; providing that work done on Pollution Control Agency to acquire interests in tion link between Blue Earth and Mankato. certain public works or improvements is not subject real estate necessary for Superfund; authorizing to certain licensing requirements. Superfund to reimburse political subdivisions for HF576-Long (DFL) costs incurred in responding to emergency releases Taxes HF589-Nelson, K. (DFL) fo hazardous materials; making claims for injuries Financing of government in this state; changing the Education due to petroleum contamination eligible for rate and computation of charitable gambling taxes; Education; proposing Department of Education compensation by the Harmful Substances changing the allocation of money to the budget and initiatives; making technical corrections and Compensation Fund; authorizing transfer of money cash flow reserve account. clarifications; appropriating money. from the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund; HF577-0sthoff (DFL) HF590-Cooper (DFL) altering the Metropolitan Council's authority for General Legislation, Veterans Affairs & Agriculture solid waste planning; raising the solid waste Gaming Agriculture; requiring certain disposable waste disposal fee in the metropolitan area; clarifying the Gambling; requiring the commissioner of Human containers to be degradable; requiring a minimum 1990 ban on disposal of unprocessed waste in the Services to establish a program for compulsive content of corn starch in certain disposable waste metropolitan area; extending the date until which gambling; appropriating money. containers. metal finishers are not liable for payment of hazardous waste generator fees; requiring a study HF578--Lieder (DFL) HF591-Cooper (DFL) of solid waste management district legislation. Local Government & Metropolitan Affairs Agriculture Transportation; granting power to road authorities Agriculture; appropriating money for promoting HF602-Rest (DFL) to mow or till rights-of-way of certain highways. the use of ethanol. Taxes Taxation; imposing tax on the unrelated business HF579-Scheid (DFL) HF592-McGuire (DFL) income of exempt organizations. Commerce Health & Human Services Commercial transactions; adopting an article of the Health; prohibiting billboard advertising of tobacco HF603-Sparby (DFL) Uniform Commercial Code that governs leases. products. Agriculture Agriculture; extending the Farmer-Lender HF580-Winter (DFL) HF593-Kinkel (DFL) Mediation Act; extending mortgage foreclosure Agriculture Commerce relief provisions; amending provisions relating to Agriculture; authorizing grazing or haying of Occupations and professions; providing for a the time period under which there is a rebuttable certain land under conservation easements with the uniform electrical violation ticket. presumption that a sale is a violation of the right to approval of the governor. receive an offer to buy agricultural land. HF594-Kinkel (DFL) HF581-Winter (DFL) Education HF604-Stanius (IR) Environment & Natural Resources Education; expanding the list of those whose home Health & Human Services Game and fish; providing an experimental open may be considered the residence of a pupil for Juveniles; including emotionally abused children season for angling two weeks earlier in certain transportation aid. among children in need of protection or services. areas south of U.S. Highway marked No. 12 and in Hennepin, Anoka, Ramsey, and Washington HF595-0'Connor (DFL) HF605-Stanius (IR) counties. Financial Institutions & Housing Health & Human Services Housing; exempting relocated residential buildings Human services; regulating the siting of group HF582-Winter (DFL) from certain provisions of the state building code. homes. General Legislation, Veterans Affairs & Gaming HF596-Rest (DFL) HF606-Stanius (IR) Veterans; providing for establishment of a veterans Judiciary Health & Human Services home in Worthington. Trusts; permitting the creation of custodial trusts; Human services; providing for direct payment of adopting the Uniform Custodial Trust Act. per diems to battered women's shelters. HF583-Winter (DFL) Agriculture HF597-Stanius (IR) HF607-Pelowski (DFL) Agriculture; making changes in the Rural Finance Education Economic Development Authority Loan Program. Education; authorizing a levy for teacher retirement Economic development; establishing a toll free costs of intermediate school districts. provider referral system for small businesses. HF584-Winter (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources HF598-Stanius (IR) HF608--Rukavina (DFL) Environment; regulating municipal wastewater Health & Human Services Labor-Management Relations treatment funding. Juveniles; authorizing county welfare boards to Occupational safety and health; proposing the collect fees for court-ordered treatment. "Safety Right-to-Know Act of 1989"; requiring HF585-McLaughlin (DFL) employers to survey their worksite, condu~t job HF599-Stanius (IR) Economic Development safety analyses, establish safety committees, Education Employment; requiring a semiannual survey to prepare information describing how to work safely, Education; increasing the general education measure underemployment of Minnesota workers. and provide training to employees; appropriating formula allowance; increasing the special education money. HF586-Bennett (IR) reimbursement; authorizing a levy for teacher Judiciary costs; appropriating money. HF609-Greenfield (DFL) Crimes; requiring the Bureau of Criminal Health & Human Services HF600-Stanius (IR) Apprehension to develop uniform procedures for Human services; establishing a capital replacement Health & Human Services the collection and preservation of DNA identifica­ fund for nursing homes; authorizing certain Health; requiring health clubs to have staff trained tion evidence; providing for the admissibility of changes in the property costs for nursing homes. such evidence; appropriating money for the in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. HF610-Sparby (DFL) development of a DNA fingerprinting laboratory. HF601-Long (DFL) Environment & Natural Resources Environment & Natural Resources HF587-Lynch (IR) Environment; authorizing the Pollution Control Waste management; defining "waste reduction"; Governmental Operations Agency to assist persons in reviewing real property extending the expiration date of waste advisory Retirement; excluding members of the Andover for petroleum tank releases and to be paid for such councils; authorizing counties to designate waste to Volunteer Department from membership in the assistance; authorizing expenditures from the landfills; requiring financial reports from landfills; Public Employees Retirement Association. Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Fund;

12 SESSION WEEKL Y!February 17, 1989 changing the terms for reimbursement of petroleum court may consider in determining to impose an HF634-Kelso (DFL) tank release costs by the Petroleum Tank Release enhanced civil penalty; providing that sums Insurance Compensation Board; requiring notification by collected must be credited to the account of the Health; health maintenance organizations; owners of aboveground tanks. State Board on Aging. providing coverage for chiropractic care. HF611-Skoglund (DFL) HF623-0lson, E. (DFL) HF635-Simoneau (DFL) Insurance Agriculture Financial Institutions & Housing Insurance; regulating agent licensing; regulating Agriculture; appropriating money for farm and Credit unions; clarifying requirements for credit Medicare supplement plans; modifying required small business management programs at technical unions to maintain reserve funds; allowing private levels of coverages. institutes. insurance of member share and deposit accounts. HF612-McLaughlin (DFL) HF624-Morrison (IR) HF636-Begich (DFL) Transportation Commerce Environment & Natural Resources Highways; limiting construction on and acquisition Commerce; regulating real estate appraisers; Wild animals; use of dogs in taking bear. of rights-of-way on interstate highways in creating the real estate appraiser advisory board; metropolitan area. providing for membership, compensation, powers, HF637-Krueger (DFL) and duties; providing licensing and education General Legislation, Veterans Affairs & HF613-McGuire (DFL) requirements; regulating the issuance, renewal, Gaming Education suspension, and revocation of licenses; providing Military; enacting financial incentives for members Education; supporting the revision of teacher fees; prescribing penalties; appropriating money. of the National Guard; creating cash bonus and education curricula; appropriating money. tuition reimbursement programs; appropriating HF625-Krueger (DFL) money; providing that the appropriations for the HF614-McGuire (DFL) Agriculture National Guard Cash Bonus Land Tuition Education Education; expanding the milk in the schools Assistance Programs are available until expended Education; appropriating money to the Board of program; appropriating money. and that the appropriation for one program may be Teaching to evaluate teacher internship sites. used for the other. HF626-Krueger (DFL) HF615-Vellenga (DFL) Education HF638--Brown (DFL) Health & Human Services Education; providing for annual appropriations of Judiciary Child maltreatment; authorizing the commissioner certain capital expenditure aids; making deficiency Traffic regulations; requiring a urine or blood test of Human Services to provide for the establishment appropriations. to be administered even after a breath test has been of a statewide 24-hour toll-free telephone helpline; administered to drivers involved in severe motor HF627-Tunheim (DFL) appropriating money. vehicle accidents while under the influence of a Transportation controlled substance or alcohol. HF616-Bauerly (DFL) Motor carriers; exempting rear-end dump trucks Education operated by private agricultural carriers between HF639-Bauerly (DFL) Education; proposing Department of Education point of production and point of processing from Agriculture children's initiatives; appropriating money. requirements for rear-end protection. Agriculture; providing grants to pay a portion of the cost of federal crop insurance; appropriating HF617-Wynia (DFL) HF628--Scheid (DFL) money. Governmental Operations General Legislation, Veterans Affairs & Retirement; St. Paul Police survivor benefits. Gaming HF640-Milbert (DFL) HF618--Bauerly (DFL) Elections; authorizing the distribution of campaign Taxes Education material under certain conditions. Taxation; providing a property tax refund if property taxes increase over ten percent from the Corrections; requiring the commissioner of HF629-Scheid (DFL) previous year. Corrections to make high school diploma General Legislation, Veterans Affairs & equivalency programs available to inmates; Gaming HF641-Kelly (DFL) denying "good time" sentence reductions to Elections; providing a public subsidy for legislative Judiciary inmates who do not have a high school diploma candidates in special elections. Crimes; controlled substances; imposing a and who fail to participate in these educational mandatory minimum sentence for certain felonies HF630-0sthoff (DFL) programs. committed with an illegal weapon or a semi­ General Legislation, Veterans Affairs & automatic assault rifle; increasing the penalties for Gaming selling controlled substances to children and for Elections; changing or clarifying provisions Thursday, Feb. 16 selling or possessing controlled substances in a governing absentee voting, mail elections, election drug-free school zone; expanding the drug-free day activities, ballots, canvassing, municipal HF619-Quinn (DFL) school zone to the area within 1,000 feet of a elections, school district elections, voting systems, Regulated Industries school; providing that public safety be considered election contests, and financial reporting. Electric utilities; clarifying authority of Pubic by the Sentencing Guidelines Commission in Utilities Commission to change boundaries of HF631-Clark (DFL) modifying the sentencing guidelines; lowering the electric utility service areas. Economic Development threshold amounts of controlled substances HF620-Kostohryz (DFL) Economic development; requiring a job impact required for forfeiture of vehicles and real property; General Legislation, Veterans Affairs & statement of certain government units; providing requiring courts to order the forfeiture of property Gaming prefeasibility study grants; requiring the legislative used in controlled substance offenses. auditor to study economic development and Crimes; repealing law regulating dance halls. HF642-Milbert (DFL) training programs; appropriating money. HF621-Kelly (DFL) Taxes Governmental Operations HF632-Nelson, K. (DFL) Sales and use taxes; exempting materials used and Government operations; creating a drug abuse Education consumed in the production of certain taxable prevention resource council; providing for its Education; proposing Department of Education services. initiatives in dropouts and youth community membership, powers, and duties; appropriating HF643-McEachern (DFL) service; appropriating money. money. Education HF622-Milbert (DFL) HF633-Lasley (DFL) Education; requiring school boards to report certain Commerce Transportation teacher discharges and resignations to the Board of Consumer protection; providing for enhanced civil Motor vehicles; increasing and allocating fees and Teaching; providing for immunity from liability. penalties for deceptive acts targeted at senior motor vehicles excise tax for dealer plates; citizens or vulnerable adults; providing factors a restricting use of dealer plates. February 17, 1989/SESSION WEEKLY 13 Coming Up Next Week ... February 20 - 24, 1989

This schedule is subject to change. Centers (RTC) and State Nursing Homes FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS For information updates, call House Calls (SNH) with the Department of Human & HOUSING/Housing Division at (612) 296-9283. All meetings are open Services .. SOON State Office Building to the public. Chr. Rep. Rich O'Connor 10:00 a.m. Agenda: Overview: representatives of Rural Minnesota Housing and Redevel­ AGRICULTURE Monday, Feb. 20 Blllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll opment Authorities. Tour, Northfield, MN Chr. Rep. Steve Wenzel LABOR-MANAGEMENT 8:00 a.m. Agenda: Tour of elevator, grain, feed, RELATIONS APPROPRIATIONS/Agriculture, fertilizer and petroleum cooperative in 200 State Office Building Transportation & Semi-State Division Northfield, Minnesota. Bus will be in Chr. Rep. Joe Begich 400S State Office Building front of the State Office Building at 10:00 Agenda: HF85 (Murphy) Regulating Chr. Rep. James Rice a.m. boiler operation and inspections. HF376 Agenda: Budget hearings: Public (Quinn) Regulating operation and JUDICIARY Utilities Commission; Public Service operators of elevators. HF410 (Trimble) Basement Hearing Room State Office Department; and T ACIP (Telecommuni­ Relating to public safety, defining high Building cations Access for Communicatively pressure piping; regulating practice of Chr. Rep. Randy Kelly Impaired Persons) Board. pipefitting. Agenda: HF201 (A. Johnson) Relating to APPROPRIATIONS/ liquor; increasing age for provisional 2:30 p.m. Education Division driver's license; providing penalty for 300N State Office Building misuse. HF531 (Pugh) Relating to traffic The House will meet in session. Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson regulations. HF204 (Frederick) Relating Agenda: Continuation of University of to unclaimed property. HF58 (Forsythe) Tuesday, Feb. 21 1111111111llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1111111 Minnesota Financial Management and Permitting child support obligors to Reserves. withdraw from automatic withholding 8:00 a.m. program. HF441 (S. Olsen) Permitting APPROPRIATIONS/ APPROPRIATIONS/Agriculture, obligors to withdraw from automatic State Departments Division Transportation & Semi-State Division withholding program. SF32/HF482 300S State Office Building 400S State Office Building (Spear/Wagenius) Relating to trespass. Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn Chr. Rep. James Rice Agenda: Department of Revenue budget REGULATED INDUSTRIES Agenda: Budget hearings for: Minne­ overview (continuation if necessary). 10 State Office Building sota/International Center and Board of Chr. Rep. Joel Jacobs EDUCATION Abstractors. Agenda: HF619 (Quinn) Clarifying 5 State Office Building APPROPRIATIONS/ authority of Public Utilities Commission Chr. Rep. Bob McEachern Education Division to change boundaries of electric utility Agenda: Report - Legislative Commis­ 300N State Office Building service areas. sion on Public Education; and Education Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson Organization Task Force. Agenda: Conclude governor's budget 12:30 p.m. recommendations by Department of 8:30 a.m. EDUCATION/ Finance. Community college budget Education Finance Division APPROPRIATIONS/ overview. ,.300N State Office B_uilding Health & Human Services Division APPROPRIATIONS/ Chr. Rep. Ken Nelson 200 State Office Building Health & Human Services Division Agenda: HF613 (McGuire) Teacher Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield 200 State Office Building issues. HF614 (McGuire) Teacher Agenda: Continuation of public testi­ Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield education curricula. Evaluation of mony on administration, legal and Agenda: Deficiency Bill, regional teacher internship sites; administrators~ intergovernmental and mental health treatments centers and state nursing academy; and personnel licensing and requests with the Department of Human homes continued - Department of Human management. Services (if necessary). Begin the Services · overview of the Regional Treatment

16 SESSION WEEKLY/February 17, 1989 APPROPRIATIONS/ Agenda: HF150 (Ogren) Healthspan - County judge; Jack Provo, Hennepin State Departments Division Guaranteed health insurance. County court administrator; Dave 300S State Office Building Prachar, St. Louis County jail administra­ Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn 12:30 p.m. tor; Susan Haigh, Ramsey County 1st Agenda: Budget overview: Pollution assistant county attorney; and Jon ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ Control Agency. Erickson, Anoka County 10th district Community Stabilization public defender. TAXES & Development Division 5 State Office Building 300S State Office Building 2:00 p.m. Chr. Rep. Dee Long Chr. Rep. Karen Clark Agenda: HF266 (Long) Sales and Agenda: Review and adoption of guiding COMPENSATION COUNCIL Special Taxes Technical Bill. principles. HF631 (Clark) Jobs impact 400N State Office Building Department of Revenue presentation. statement of certain government units. Chr. Clarence Harris Agenda: To be announced. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ 8:30 a.m. International Trade JOINT EDUCATION/ GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS & Technology Division Library Subcommittee 10 State Office Building 400S State Office Building 10 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Wayne Simoneau Chr. Rep. Leo Reding Chrs. Rep. Gene Pelowski and Sen. Agenda: HF43 (Janezich) Relating to Agenda: Minnesota Project Innovation, Donna Peterson tax-forfeited lands; St. Louis County. Inc.; overview of accomplishments of Agenda: Report on the Minnesota Public HFlOO (A. Johnson) Relating to state M.P.I. and study of a proposed state­ Library System; governor's proposed government; regulating part-time funded Gap Grants Program. budget. employees and employment policies. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/Rural 2:30 p.m. Resource Development Division 10:00 a.m. 300N State Office Building ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ COMMERCE Chr. Rep. Mary Murphy Enterprise Development Subcommittee Basement Hearing Room State Office Agenda: HF48S (Murphy) Establishing a SOOS State Office Building Building legislative minerals commission. Chr. Rep. Gene Pelowski Chr. Rep. John Sarna Agenda: HF71 (K. Olson) Giving GENERAL LEGISLATION, Agenda: HF321 (Begich) Relating to counties economic development VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING consumer protection; regulating new authority. SOOS State Office Building motor vehicle sales; limiting a dealer's Chr. Rep. Dick Kostohryz JUDICIARY/Criminal Justice Division liability due to the manufacturer's failure Agenda: HF72 (Tunheim) Providing for SOON State Office Building to repair, refund, or replace nonconform­ the removal of certain voter registration Chr. Rep. Kathleen Vellenga ing vehicles. HF322 (Begich) Relating to cards. HF426 (Dorn) Authorizing Agenda: HF207 (Quinn) Relating to consumer protection; regulating the sale location of certain polling places more public safety; establishing the board of of used motor vehicles. HF223 than 3,000 feet outside precinct bounda­ jail employee training and standards; (Skoglund) Relating to consumer ries. HF32 (Pelowski) Exempting regulating jail employees. HF13S protection; prohibiting the sale of tobacco purchase or use of motor vehicle by a (Pappas) Relating to juvenile court; from multiproduct vending machines; political subdivision or a veteran's clarifying the grounds for terminating prescribing a penalty. HF323 (Scheid) organization for certain purposes. HF267 parental rights to a child; CHIPS. Relating to commerce; regulating motor (Kostohryz) Reducing from two years to vehicle sales and distribution; determin­ ST. LOUIS COUNTY DELEGATION one year the number of years the adjutant ing reasonable compensation for war­ 300N State Office Building general of the Minnesota National Guard ranty services performed by dealers. Chr. Rep. Mary Murphy is required to serve as a brigadier general Agenda: Election of chair; Liz Prebich, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL before promotion to major general. HF79 St. Louis County Commissioner; and RESOURCES (Kostohryz) Authorizing governor, John Ongaro, lobbyist. 10 State Office Building attorney general, speaker of the House Chr. Rep. Willard Munger and majority leader of the senate to 7:00 p.m. Agenda: HF106 (V. Johnson) Selection negotiate a tribal state compact pursuant process for wild turkey license holders. to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HF527 (Skoglund) Requiring collection 200 State Office Building JUDICIARY/ facilities for recycling containers in state Chr. Rep. Todd Otis Facilities Assessment Subcommittee parks. Agenda: Continued GMC oversight. SOON State Office Building HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Chr. Rep. Sandy Pappas 5 State Office Building Agenda: Pre-trial delay/impacts on jail Chr. Rep. Paul Anders Ogren crowding. Peter Lindberg, Hennepin

February 17, 1989/SESSION WEEKLY 17 Wednesday, Feb. 22 .. -11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 United Mortgage Corporation; and comply with the Data Privacy Act. Testi­ Citcorp representative. fying on HF243: Revenue department 7:30 a.m. officials. JUDICIARY/Criminal Justice Division APPROPRIATIONS/Agriculture, SOOS State Office Building 7:00 p.m. Transportation & Semi-State Division Chr. Rep. Kathleen Vellenga Whitney Hotel, Minneapolis Agenda: HF76 (Vellenga) Relating to HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Chr. Rep. James Rice juveniles; prohibiting the detention of S State Office Building Agenda: Budget hearings for: Historical juveniles in jails or lockups for longer Chr. Rep. Paul Anders Ogren Society; Mississippi River Parkway that 24 hours. HF31S (Vellenga) Agenda: HF150 (Ogren) Healthspan - Commission of Minnesota; and Minnea­ Relating to crimes; criminal sexual Guaranteed health insurance. polis Park Board. conduct; providing intensive sex offender treatment programs within the correc­ Thursday, Feb. 23 8:00 a.m. tional system. 8:00 a.m. APPROPRIATIONS/ 12:30 p.m. Education Division APPROPRIATIONS/Agriculture, 300N State Office Building INSURANCE Transportation & Semi-State Division Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson S State Office Building 400S State Office Building Agenda: Community college budget Chr. Rep. Wes Skoglund Chr. Rep. James Rice overview. Agenda: Medical malpractice claim Agenda: Budget hearings for: Science study. HF611 (Skoglund) Medicare Museum of Minnesota; Board of Soil and APPROPRIATIONS/ supplement insurance. Water Resources; and Minnesota/ Health & Human Services Division Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission. 200 State Office Building TRANSPORTATION Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield 10 State Office Building APPROPRIATIONS/ Agenda: Department of Human Services Chr. Rep. Henry Kalis Education Division - regional treatment centers and state Agenda: HF242 (Dauner) Toll bridge 300N State Office Building nursing homes. design standards. HF387 (Sarna) State Chr. Rep. Lyndon Carlson patrol car security barriers. HF408 Agenda: Technical institutes budget APPROPRIATIONS/ (Wagenius) Minnesota Department of overview. State Departments Division Transportation airport fund 300S State Office Building APPROPRIATIONS/ housekeeping. Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn Health & Human Services Division Agenda: Budget overview: Pollution 200 State Office Building 2:30 p.m. Control Agency. Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ Agenda: Department of Human Services EDUCATION Job Training and Retraining Social Services program requests and S State Office Building Subcommittee review bonding bill issues. Chr. Rep. Bob McEachern 400S State Office Building Agenda: To be announced. APPROPRIATIONS/ Chr. Rep. Peter McLaughlin State Departments Division GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS Agenda: HFS8S (McLaughlin) Relating 300S State Office Building 10 State Office Building to employment. Amendments relating to Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn Chr. Rep. Wayne Simoneau dislocated workers. Agenda: Budget overview: Pollution Agenda: HFS20 (Simoneau) Relating to EDUCATION/ Control Agency. state government; restricting additional Education Finance Division types of payroll deductions for state TAXES/Property Tax Subcom1J1ittee 300N State Office Building employees. Presentation - Department of S State Office Building Chr. Rep. Ken Nelson Administration - lease/purchase of state Chr. Rep. Ann Rest Agenda: Secondary vocational; technol­ buildings. Agenda: Public testimony on rental ogy and computers; meritorious schools; property taxes. Japanese Language Village; and interna­ 10:00 a.m. tional education. 10:00 a.m. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS JUDICIARY/Privacy Subcommittee &HOUSING COMMERCE/Tourism Subcommittee SOOS State Office Building Basement Hearing Room State Office Basement Hearing Room State Office Chr. Rep. Tom Pugh Building Building Agenda: HF243 (Rest) Relating to the Chr. Rep. Tom Osthoff Chr. Rep. Tony Kinkel Department of Revenue; recodifying Agenda: Mortgage Banking: Mike Agenda: HF491 (Solberg) Relating to information and disclosure provisions to George; Dale Stroebe, vice president, tourism; creating a department of increase uniformity of treatment and tourism; transferring duties and powers

18 SESSION WEEKLY/February 17, 1989 from the Department of Trade and an audit guide task force by state auditor. Economic Development to the depart­ HFS08 (Morrison) Local government; 9:00 a.m. ment of tourism; appropriating money. permitting statutory cities to have seven LOCAL GOVERNMENT member councils. HFS09 (Ostrom) St. ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS/ Peter; providing for a 'Seven member RESOURCES Metropolitan Affairs Subcommittee municipal hospital board and nine 10 State Office Building SOOS State Office Building member economic development author­ Chr. Rep. Willard Munger Chrs. Rep. Phil Carruthers ity. HF499 (McEachem) Local govern­ Agenda: HF341 (Trimble) Emergency Agenda: Sports Facilities Commission. ment; granting certain water and sewer Planning and Community Right-to-Know powers to towns. HFS29 (Battaglia) Act 10:00 a.m. Local government; permitting cities and , HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES towns to contribute to certain hospitals. EDUCATION/ S State Office Building HF18 l (Reding) Permitting Austin to Education Finance Division Chr. Rep. Paul Anders Ogren transfer funds to economic development 300N State Office Building Agenda: HFlSO (Ogren) Healthspan - organization. HF6S (Otis) Authorizing Chr. Rep. Ken Nelson Guaranteed health insurance. local jurisdictions to invest in secondary Agenda: Enrollment options; adult markets. HF3S3 (Otis) Expanding graduation aid; and Year of the Cities. 12:30 p.m. powers of economic development authorities. Time to be announced ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ Community Stabilization ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ 2:30 p.m. & Development Division Community Stabilization & Develop­ 300S State Office Building The House will meet in session. ment Division Chr. Rep. Karen Clark Moorhead/Brainerd area Agenda: Continuation of HF631 Friday, Feb. 24 Chr. Rep. Karen Clark (Clark) Jobs impact statement. Agenda: Outstate hearings in Moorhead 8:00 a.m. and Brainerd area. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ International Trade APPROPRIATIONS/ & Technology Division Health & Human Services Division 400S State Office Building 200 State Office Building Chr. Rep. Leo Reding Chr. Rep. Lee Greenfield Agenda: Presentation by the Minnesota Agenda: Public testimony on regional Medical Alley Association. treatm·ent centers and state nursing homes as well as bonding bill issues. Depart­ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ ment of Human Services. Rural Resource Development Division 300N State Office Building APPROPRIATIONS/ Chr. Rep. Mary Murphy State Departments Division Agenda: To be announced. 300S State Office Building Chr. Rep. Phyllis Kahn GENERAL LEGISLATION, Agenda: To be ~nounced. VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING/ Elections Division SOON State Office Building Chr. Rep. Linda Scheid Agenda: HFXXX (Osthoff) Secretary of State's "Housekeeping" bill. GENERAL LEGISLATION, VETERANS AFFAIRS & GAMING/ Gaming Division SOOS State Office Building Chr. Rep. Joe Quinn Agenda: To be announced. LOCAL GOVERNMENT & METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS 200 State Office Building Chr. Rep. David Battaglia Agenda: HF114 (Rukavina) State Judiciary Committee meeting government; providing establishment of /=ebruary 17, 19 Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Office 175 State Office Building " St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 ( 612) 296-2146

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