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• In fact, there are things that the BCA is doing right now in accordance with the executive order from
• that in fact there are um things<00:25:03.120> that<00:25:03.279> the<00:25:03.360> BCA
• <00:25:03.880> doing<00:25:04.200> right<00:25:04.360> now things that the BCA
• is doing right now things that the BCA is doing right now in<00:25:04.799> accordance<00:25:05.159

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• The expanded space will also be used for training BCA and local law enforcement officers.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Our civil investigators—the people that moved over to the BCA—were our criminal investigators, and those

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• We are sending all of them to the BCA Fusion Center, but sometimes it takes a little while for them to
• We are sending all of them to the BCA Fusion Center, but sometimes it takes a little while for them to
• We are sending all of them to the BCA Fusion Center, but sometimes it takes a little while for them to

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• :34.440> 14<01:00:35.280> is Representative Sexton, section 14 is related to the 2023 BCA

Bills: HF4364, HF4821, HF4543, HF3945

Keywords: Central and Eastern European Affairs, ethnic council, advisory council, Minnesota state government, immigrant communities, refugees, humanitarian parolees, Ukraine, Poland, Croatia, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Czech Republic, Baltic states, Slovakia, Slovenia, Kosovo, Russia

Summary: The committee first approved the April 7, 2026 minutes and then held an informal hearing on House File 4364, which would establish a Central and Eastern European Ethnic Council in Minnesota. Representative Jordan and testifiers Mykola Mager and Julia Miller described the large Central and Eastern European community in Minnesota, its contributions to the state, and the need for a formal advisory body to help address barriers to government services, support refugees, workforce development, entrepreneurship, and cultural understanding. Members expressed general support and noted the bill’s importance, but no formal action was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee then took up House File 4543, a bill to create a centralized payroll reporting portal for prevailing wage projects. Representative Frazier said the bill would reduce administrative burden on project owners, improve transparency and accountability, and help prevent wage theft, misclassification, tax fraud, and insurance fraud. Testifiers from county, city, and contractor groups largely supported the idea of streamlining reporting, but contractor representatives raised concerns about employee data privacy, public access to sensitive payroll information, duplication of existing systems, interoperability with contractor software, and the need for stakeholder engagement. Members echoed both support and caution, and the bill was laid over as amended rather than advanced. Finally, the committee considered House File 4821, described by Chair Klevorn as addressing the “penny problem” and a related change to high-deductible insurance plans. The bill would authorize state agencies to round cash transactions because of the penny shortage and would change MMB’s obligation to offer certain high-deductible health plans from “must” to “may,” producing modest administrative savings. Members questioned the drafting of the rounding language and asked about cash transactions at state agencies and the handling of cannabis tax payments. The chair noted the bill had missed the deadline and would be caught by the chief clerk’s office; the discussion ended with the bill being laid over as amended.

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• So, we work with the Attorney General's Office, the USAO, as well as the BCA, depending on the nature
• So, we work with the Attorney General's Office, the USAO, as well as the BCA, depending on the nature

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• experienced a correlation between the rise in fleeing and an increase in auto thefts, according to the BCA
• experienced a correlation between the rise in fleeing and an increase in auto thefts, according to the BCA

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• Senator Clark's BCA policy bill had a number of provisions. We already passed that separately.
• Senator Clark's BCA<02:21:52.080> policy<02:21:52.640> bill<02:21:52.880> had<02
• :21:53.120> a<02:21:53.280> number<02:21:53.439> of BCA policy bill had a number
• of BCA policy bill had a number of provisions.<02:21:54.000> We<02:21:54.160> already<

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• emergency management-centric partner contributions in close collaboration: EM coordinated with the BCA

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• to review past felony-level cannabis convictions for possible expungement or resentencing, and the BCA

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• I do want to note that I've had conversations with the chiefs and the BCA, and it is an ongoing and very
• But this is a constitutional liberty issue, and we're approaching it from that perspective, which BCA

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• They can share it with the BCA, which has expanded reporting. They can share it with you all.
• They can share it with the BCA, which has expanded reporting. They can share it with you all.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• them the Department of Commerce workers' compensation Fraud Unit, which is now being rolled into the BCA
• them the Department of Commerce workers' compensation Fraud Unit, which is now being rolled into the BCA

Keywords: 1183, house

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• both the awareness campaign portion of that and the fact that technology, on the part of whether it's BCA
• :05:32.520> uh This bill would fund a public awareness campaign to increase awareness of the BCA

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• they have shot somebody, um, the civil right of action, the Bivens work, um, and making sure that the BCA

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• We have been in contact with the BCA, and in a previous committee they testified with me as well, and

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• agencies across six counties in Minnesota, including agencies such as Century College and the Minnesota BCA

Bills: HF1972, HF229, HF1090, HF1084, HF1307, HF1274, HF1609, HF2110, HF211, HF216, HF222, HF224, HF225, HF203, HF206, HF207, HF208, HF227, HF246, HF427, HF466, HF502, HF680, HF971

Keywords: community center, Breckenridge, capital investment, state bonds, economic development, HF229, North Branch Area Hockey Association, Stacy Ice Arena, Chisago County, general fund appropriation, grant, ice arena, hockey rink, youth sports, recreational facility, community arena, nonprofit, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, local infrastructure

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• The protection of the headarters<05:33:01.440> for<05:33:01.680> the<05:33:01.840> BCA
• headarters for the BCA was abandoned. headarters for the BCA was abandoned.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That includes the BCA, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, for child care provider fraud, and then referrals

Keywords: 1183, house

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• enforcement—the one— >> So, if I can just ask, if you didn't have the people, why didn't you reach out to the BCA