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• Minnesota is unique in that respect.
• They would be available to assist county attorneys across Minnesota.
• The Board has sought supplemental funds.
• Rates across Minnesota.
• Of Minnesota. With that, Mr.

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• Minnesota that is my brief presentation Minnesota that is my brief presentation I'm<00:23:22.159><c>
• </c> assist County attorneys across Minnesota assist County attorneys across Minnesota it<01:04:50.079
• </c><01:05:42.480><c> the</c> missing in the state of Minnesota the missing in the state of Minnesota
• </c> persons cases in the state of Minnesota persons cases in the state of Minnesota if<01:06:04.079>
• </c> acquisition cost for buiji Minnesota acquisition cost for buiji Minnesota which<01:09:24.159><c>

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• </c><00:03:15.360><c> taxes,</c> Um we're looking at all Minnesota taxes, Um we're looking at all Minnesota
• Minnesota already exempts significant Minnesota already exempts significant categories<01:08:40.480><
• .<01:09:13.199><c> Furthermore,</c><01:09:13.759><c> Minnesota</c> Minnesota.
• Furthermore, Minnesota Minnesota.
• </c> in Minnesota. So, thank you, Mr. Chair. in Minnesota. So, thank you, Mr. Chair.

Bills: HF331, HF916

Keywords: school supplies, sales tax exemption, use tax, sales and use tax, back-to-school, classroom supplies, education tax relief, tax holiday, retail exemption, Minnesota sales tax, school materials, binders, calculators, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, book bags, local tax revenue, taxable sales base, income tax

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• Not much in rural Minnesota. metro. Not much in rural Minnesota.
• I live in Wilmer, Minnesota, Gomez.
• <00:34:07.279><c> an</c><00:34:07.600><c> outlier</c> Minnesota an outlier Minnesota an outlier in<00
• </c><00:57:40.240><c> Guners</c> and advocacy for the Minnesota Guners and advocacy for the Minnesota
• :46.240><c> Complex</c><00:58:46.720><c> has</c> Minnesota State Capital Complex has Minnesota State

Bills: HF3477, HF3480, HF3781, HF3357, HF3737, HF3664, HF3621

Keywords: civil rights, law enforcement, federal collaboration, accountability, state law, immigration enforcement, economic impact, Operation Metro Surge, study, appropriation, local government, Legislative Commission on Legislative Security, legislator security, elected official security, staff security, statehouse security, capitol security, legislative district safety, political violence prevention, threat assessment

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• </c><00:05:02.199><c> rules</c> drive currently the Minnesota rules drive currently the Minnesota rules
• </c> serving as the colonel of the Minnesota serving as the colonel of the Minnesota state<00:36:37.720
• </c> of government Affairs for the Minnesota of government Affairs for the Minnesota Automobile<00:42
• Minnesota Minnesota vehicles<00:53:48.240><c> uh</c><00:53:48.400><c> thank</c><00:53:48.559><c> you
• </c> government Affairs at the Minnesota government Affairs at the Minnesota Automobile<00:54:09.559>

Bills: HF2382, HF639, SF1075, HF1243, HF1087, SF1360, HF739, HF2337, HF1220, HF712, HF1219

Keywords: accident reporting, law enforcement, data privacy, contracted service providers, public safety, HF639, Minnesota driver license, Department of Public Safety, driver medical review, loss of consciousness, voluntary control, seizure, nonepileptic seizure, epilepsy, antiseizure medication, physician statement, medical certification, commercial driver, CDL, medical examiner's certificate

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• The stadium was built thanks to the financial commitments of the Minnesota Vikings, the state of Minnesota
• </c><00:02:16.640><c> Sports</c> Veich and I chair the Minnesota Sports Veich and I chair the Minnesota
• </c> deposit wagering and races in Minnesota. deposit wagering and races in Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota needs help and the Minnesota Minnesota needs help and the Minnesota HBPA<01:21:30.880>
• Representative Ston. continue in Minnesota. Minnesota racing continue in Minnesota.

Bills: HF4912, HF4664

Keywords: electronic pull-tabs, pull-tabs, tipboards, gambling tax, Minnesota Racing Commission, Thoroughbred, horse racing, Minnesota-bred horses, breeders, owners, racing purses, industry subsidy, gambling revenue dedication, problem gambling, compulsive gambling treatment, general fund appropriation, state affiliate National Council on Problem Gambling, racing incentives, equine industry, public officers

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• </c> and political Affairs for the Minnesota and political Affairs for the Minnesota Association<00:04
• </c><00:18:06.080><c> has</c> that because we know that Minnesota has that because we know that Minnesota
• <00:42:22.800><c> and</c><00:42:23.760><c> this</c> Minnesota and this Minnesota and this bill<00:42:
• Without an attorney general here appointed in Minnesota, we are lacking that vital resource.
• </c><01:20:05.960><c> based</c> of them in the state of Minnesota based of them in the state of Minnesota

Bills: HF23, HF1355

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• I'm going to call today, Thursday, February 20th, 2025, Committee hearing for Minnesota House of Representatives
• </c><00:04:48.759><c> constitutional</c> of the four Minnesota constitutional of the four Minnesota constitutional
• Lyson mentioned, the OSA is a constitutional office and is not required to use Minnesota IT Services
• IT services or minute um use Minnesota IT services or minute um and<00:10:53.560><c> participate</c>
• </c><00:56:56.920><c> expects</c> is not right Minnesota expects is not right Minnesota expects transparency

Bills: HF1060, HF1062

Keywords: sports facilities, Minnesota, legislative commission, financial oversight, accountability, HF1062, driver and vehicle systems oversight committee, MNLARS, VTRS, vehicle title and registration system, driver's license system, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, MN.IT, legislative oversight, transportation finance, state government, committee repeal, sunset provision, information technology audit, vehicle registration

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• Patrick's Day version of the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee. Happy St.
• , and the Elder Care, AARP, Legal Aid, and the Elder Justice<00:03:55.680><c> Center.
• I am a resident at Amira Choice in Champlin, Minnesota.
• </c> for a Minnesota State campus. for a Minnesota State campus.
• Uh but I'm not going to Minnesota.

Bills: HF4145, HF4009, HF4304, SF2511, HF4090, HF357, HF901

Keywords: alcohol consumption, nursing homes, assisted living, resident activities, Minnesota Statutes, seasonal liquor licenses, resorts, intoxicating liquor, county board, Brainerd, Northern Pacific Center, event center, liquor license, on-sale license, alcohol sales, special law, local option, Minnesota liquor law, chapter 340A, Sunday sales

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• <00:01:20.640><c> Insurance</c><00:01:21.159><c> guarantee</c> Minnesota Insurance guarantee Minnesota
• <00:04:07.239><c> Insurance</c><00:04:07.799><c> guarantee</c> Minnesota Insurance guarantee Minnesota
• ><c> reported</c> 2017 Minnesota families have reported 2017 Minnesota families have reported among<00
• </c><00:34:53.359><c> we</c> country in the state of Minnesota we country in the state of Minnesota we
• </c> about what when we put this in Minnesota about what when we put this in Minnesota statute<00:41:

Bills: HF747, HF1014, HF320, HF400

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, MIGA, insurance guaranty fund, insurer insolvency, covered claim, net worth threshold, high-net-worth insured, financial information request, insurance claims, self-insured retention, deductible, commercial insurance, insurance regulation, Minnesota Statutes 60C.09, guaranty association

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• It allows Minnesota competitiveness.
• </c> affairs director for the Minnesota affairs director for the Minnesota Department<00:15:24.639><c
• :46:39.280><c> the</c><00:46:39.440><c> best</c> Minnesota has some of the best Minnesota has some of
• </c> Miller and I am a Minnesota Miller and I am a Minnesota [clears throat]<00:47:16.960><c> certified
• </c> appraiser, past chair of the Minnesota appraiser, past chair of the Minnesota Real<00:47:21.200>

Bills: HF3604, HF2236, HF3709, HF3766, HF2400

Keywords: bulk fuel, nonoxygenated gasoline, environment, exemption criteria, transportation, HF2236, Minnesota commerce, obsolete language, statutory cleanup, retail installment contract, consumer credit, vehicle financing, auto loans, retail buyer, retail seller, delinquency charge, collection fee, attorney fees, assignment notice, payment receipt

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• </c> the Association of Minnesota Counties. the Association of Minnesota Counties.
• Central Minnesota. I've run a food shelf Central Minnesota.
• ,</c><00:41:20.560><c> Minnesota</c> Blue Shield of Minnesota, Minnesota Blue Shield of Minnesota, Minnesota
• </c> our Minnesota neighbors need us most. our Minnesota neighbors need us most.
• </c> supporting Minnesota families. supporting Minnesota families.

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• I am president of the Student Angler Organization in the state of Minnesota.
• We know that the Minnesota DNR and its leadership are fully supportive of this.
• Brad Parsons, Fisheries Section Manager for the Minnesota DNR.
• First up to testify is the Minnesota Christmas Tree Association.
• I'm Randall Donine with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• </c> organization in the state of Minnesota organization in the state of Minnesota we<00:04:41.840><c
• </c> Anglers and the Anglers of Minnesota Anglers and the Anglers of Minnesota certainly<00:05:06.199
• </c><00:20:58.840><c> we</c> makes good sense for Minnesota we makes good sense for Minnesota we appreciate
• </c> so any County in northern Minnesota so any County in northern Minnesota could<00:23:50.840><c> currently
• </c> testify first up to testify Minnesota testify first up to testify Minnesota Christmas<00:42:01.599

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• </c> longer temporary licenses than Minnesota longer temporary licenses than Minnesota so<00:15:50.759
• so Minnesota only allows a license so Minnesota only allows a 60-day<00:16:07.120><c> Oregon</c><00:
• Luke's in Duluth, Minnesota.
• North</c> Minnesota North the Minnesota North Minnesota North the Minnesota North Dakota<00:40:12.640
• Minnesota</c> million globally and Minnesota million globally and Minnesota consistently<01:06:48.160

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations

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• </c> political Affairs for the Minnesota political Affairs for the Minnesota Association<00:05:16.039
• </c><00:16:12.880><c> representative</c> state of Minnesota representative state of Minnesota representative
• He said Minnesota is state administered and state supervised, county administered, and that Minnesota
• </c> years decades for the state of Minnesota years decades for the state of Minnesota trying<00:31:00.000
• </c> salons in the state of Minnesota salons in the state of Minnesota representative<00:54:10.559><c

Bills: HF1, HF98

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• Um, and in Minnesota, as you look at Minnesota, we now have 19.3 million acres of farmland in Minnesota
• </c> central Minnesota. central Minnesota.
• </c> Minnesota up in northern Minnesota. Minnesota up in northern Minnesota.
• </c> particular in Minnesota, so. particular in Minnesota, so.
• "Minnesota is doing.

Bills: HF4698, HF4608

Keywords: higher education, identity verification, enrollment fraud, funding, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, postsecondary education, community college, university, developmental education, remedial education, remediation, corequisite, co-requisite, English composition, college readiness, adult basic education, ABE, student placement, credit-bearing courses, noncredit courses

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• different things, including higher education programs, operations and compensation, state financial aid
• This was in 2023-25, a lot of similar investments like expansions of financial aid programs and other
• For brief background, the Student Achievement Council administers financial aid programs for the state
• and must repay all current and previously awarded state grants, scholarships, and other financial aid
• The governor's supplemental operating budget this year somehow manages to take the fund split era to

Bills: SB6251, SB6259, SB6325, SB5978, SB6209, SB6217, SB6227, SB6235

Keywords: medical school, medical education, letter grades, grading system, pass/fail, tiered grading, student assessment, curriculum, University of Washington, Washington State University, School of Medicine, physician training, academic standards, coursework evaluation, RCW 28B, SB 6259, Washington, state financial aid, higher education, public college

Summary: The committee began with a work session on the Workforce Education Investment Act (WEA) Oversight Board, hearing from Jane Broome of Microsoft Philanthropies and Joel Anderson of WASAC. They reviewed the history and purpose of the WEA account, emphasizing that it was created as a dedicated, non-supplanting source to expand higher education and workforce investments, especially high-demand fields and financial aid. Broome and Anderson said the board has improved with WASAC staffing and better data, but they raised strong concerns that recent budget actions, especially shifting $400 million in University of Washington general-fund support to WEA, violated the original partnership and undermined trust. Senators asked about AI-related workforce needs, data transparency, and how to define “supplanting,” and the presenters said the board wants to stop supplanting and preserve WEA for its intended purposes. The committee then held public hearings on three bills. SB 6251 would require public medical schools to use letter grades or a tiered grading system; the sponsor said it was intended to standardize grading, but both WSU and UW opposed it, arguing that pass-fail and competency-based systems better support collaboration, mental health, and residency placement, and that only a small share of U.S. medical schools use letter grades. SB 6259 would make students who are found by a court to have caused major damage to a public higher education institution ineligible for state aid and require repayment of aid; the sponsor framed it as accountability for serious vandalism, while the lone testifier from WSU student government opposed it as unfair to lower-income students and potentially chilling to free expression. The final hearing was on SB 6235, which would reverse the “fund split” approach and require the state to fully fund compensation and central services for higher education rather than relying on tuition to cover those costs, while also directing a study on essential student services. Nearly all testimony was in support, from university and community college leaders, faculty, and labor representatives, who said the current system has led to hidden cuts, reduced COLAs, layoffs, program closures, larger class sizes, and reduced student services. After the hearing, the committee moved into executive session and adopted proposed substitutes and passed SB 5978, SB 6209, SB 6217, and SB 6227 to the Ways and Means Committee; SB 6235 was not acted on. The committee then adjourned.

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• It's a Minnesota values bill, and now it's a Minnesota values law.
• It's a Minnesota values bill, and now it's a Minnesota values law.
• It's a Minnesota values bill, and now it's a Minnesota values law.
• It's a Minnesota values bill, and now it's a Minnesota values law.
• company uh Minnesota proud Minnesota company uh Minnesota based<00:29:16.480><c> company</c><00:29:16.919

Bills: HF1976

Keywords: paid leave, family leave, employment law, Minnesota statute, benefit eligibility, seasonal employment, workforce, labor rights, 1183, house

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• in Minnesota.
• in Minnesota.
• in Minnesota.
• </c> measures are slowing in Minnesota. measures are slowing in Minnesota.
• Minnesota.

Bills: HF4062, HF4063, HF4065, HF3926, HF4216, HF3176, HF3728, HF3988, HF3865

Keywords: vehicle registration, title transfer, rental vehicles, state regulations, motor vehicle laws, school buses, USDOT number, first aid kits, transportation safety, vehicle regulations, transit safety, assault penalties, public transportation, criminal justice, transit workers, transportation, railroad, safety, economic development, public roads