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• The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will come to order.
• They will receive a do pass out of the Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee.
• The Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Committee will be in recess until next Tuesday.

Bills: SB216, SB225, SB248

Keywords: Native American, language certification, cultural education, appropriation, education funding, tribal liaison, voter education, electoral access, translation services, Indian Affairs, communication, consultation, New Mexico, tribes, federal government, 996, all

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• The Senate Indian Rural Cultural Affairs Committee will come to order, and we are here again today.
• It calls for the Indian Affairs...
• Sterilization is a reality for thousands of Native American women in the 1960s and 70s.
• She thinks she's a nurse at Indian Health Service. So I said, 'Was there a question?'
• Chair and members of the committee, the Indian Affairs Department would go through it.

Bills: SM14

Keywords: forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice

Bills: HB1455

Keywords: tribal consultation, Indian Affairs Commission, tribal governments, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations, Native American, tribal nations, consultation requirement, legislative process, jurisdiction, sovereignty, North Dakota tribes, government-to-government consultation, tribal chairpersons, 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up House Bill 1489, and Victoria Christian from Legislative Council reviewed the latest 3003 version. She explained that the bill was revised to clarify language about individuals who are or were in a dating relationship, to incorporate provisions from related Senate bills, and to narrow confidentiality and hearing provisions to domestic violence and sexual assault protection order cases. She also noted a clarification on page 12 regarding certification of certain individuals under Supreme Court rules rather than by the Supreme Court itself. Members discussed the consolidation of multiple related bills into one measure. Senator Myrdal moved Amendment 3.03 to engross House Bill 1489, and the motion passed. Senator Myrdal then moved a do pass recommendation on House Bill 1489 as amended, seconded by Senator Luick. The committee voted in favor of the amended bill by roll call, with all members present voting yes, and the motion carried. Chair Larson then asked for a member to carry the bill to the floor, and it was agreed that the bill would be carried. The committee also discussed its remaining workload and planned to clear the rest of its calendar the following week.

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• As a liaison for my tribe, I spoke on Indian gaming issues as an expert in Indian gaming, having been
• Indian Affairs Commission and the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission?
• Brad Hawk, executive director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission.
• Indian Affairs Commission and the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission?
• Obviously, there's a Senate Indian Affairs Commission in the U.S.

Bills: HB1455

Keywords: tribal consultation, Indian Affairs Commission, tribal governments, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations, Native American, tribal nations, consultation requirement, legislative process, jurisdiction, sovereignty, North Dakota tribes, government-to-government consultation, tribal chairpersons, 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first heard House Bill 1455, which would require the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission to review introduced legislation for tribal implications and conduct consultation with affected tribes. Rep. Collette Brown said the bill was intended to formalize and strengthen tribal consultation, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe representative Ross Bell testified in support. Brad Hawk, executive director of the Indian Affairs Commission, testified neutrally, saying the office already does much of this work but that the bill would add structure; several senators raised concerns about duplication, possible future staffing costs, and whether the bill was necessary. The committee amended the bill to replace “each measure” with “all legislation,” then passed a do-not-pass recommendation on HB 1455 by recorded vote, with Sen. Luick designated as carrier. The committee then took up House Bill 1032, dealing with municipal courts, appeals, and judge qualifications. Legislative Council and court staff walked through proposed amendments, including making municipal courts courts of record on a delayed effective date, clarifying appeal procedures, and adding standards for municipal judges. Members discussed whether to use the term “ethical standards” or “judicial conduct”; after questions about definitions and enforcement, the committee settled on replacing the language with “judicial conduct” in the amended bill. The committee adopted the amendments and then passed HB 1032 as amended on a do-pass vote, with Sen. Cory to carry. Later, the committee heard House Bill 1263, which would make it easier for people with criminal records to seek sealing after a denial by allowing an appeal and reducing the waiting period for a new petition from three years to one year. Rep. Nels Christensen, Christopher Davis, Travis Fink, and Brad Peterson all supported the bill’s goal of giving people a better path to rehabilitation and employment. The main point of disagreement was whether to keep the statutory presumption that the benefit to the petitioner must outweigh the presumption of openness of criminal records; several witnesses urged removing that language, while others said it was part of the compromise that created the current law. The committee closed the hearing without taking final action and said it would review the House discussion before deciding later.

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian

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• The Memorial Request for the Indian Affairs Department and the Commission of the Status of Women to Study
• After a ruptured appendix, I was admitted to the Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, New Mexico.
• And then when you read the FIR from even the Indian Affairs Department, they're not supportive.
• The Indian Affairs Department is under our purview.
• I also want to Note for members, so even though the FIR says that the Indian Affairs Department didn't

Bills: SM13, SM14

Keywords: land grant, Las Vegas, governance, self-governance, judicial management, forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs

Bills: HF2431

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

Bills: HF2431

Keywords: higher education, college affordability, student aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, financial aid, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, tuition relief, work-study, child care grants, hunger-free campus, food insecurity, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct, Title IX

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• requiring over 100% prepayment review for behavioral health services provided to a member under the American
• Indian Health Program by a behavioral health provider, unless AHCCCS implements a corrective action
• Indian Health Program by a behavioral health provider, unless AHCCCS implements a corrective action
• Then I was approached to run this bill on behalf of the American Cancer Society and the Susan B.
• You're shaking no, but I do want to do a shout-out for you, representing the American Cancer Society

Bills: SB1113, SB1115, SB1122, SB1123, SB1125, SB1165, SB1188, SB1193, SB1243, SB1318, SB1477

Keywords: mental health, involuntary evaluation, service of process, court-ordered treatment, evaluation agencies, AHCCCS, remote work, state agency, employment, public health, healthcare, behavioral health, prior authorization, American Indian health program, medicaid, medical examiner, death investigation, body disposal, autopsy, veteran burial

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• Now, this is a study published in the American Journal of Cardiology in 2013.
• College of Cardiology, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, American Heart Association,
• College of Cardiology, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, American Heart Association,
• When we went through COVID in 2022 through 2024, we received American Rescue Plan funds, and we rolled
• , the pathologist may delegate Certified in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology, the

Bills: SB1001, SB1011, SB1016, SB1052, SB1072, SB1100, SB1112, SB1113, SB1116, SB1118, SB1120, SB1121, SB1122, SB1123, SB1124, SB1125

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, medical examiners, sudden infant death, autopsy protocols, forensic pathology, public health, religious exemption, employment practices, COVID-19 vaccination, accommodation, discrimination, assisted living, health care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, physician orders, informed consent

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• And I actually saw a poll just yesterday, actually, from Pew Research that showed a majority of Americans
• ><00:35:26.880> majority<00:35:27.520> of<00:35:27.920> of<00:35:28.320> Americans

Bills: HF4252

Keywords: higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration

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• I mean, everyone has the opportunity to achieve the American dream, and public education is the one place
• opportunity to achieve the American opportunity to achieve the American dream<01:14:01.760> and
• There's the Alliance of Chosen Hispanics and Latin Americans.
• Hispanics there's the alliance of chos Hispanics and<01:26:22.800> Latin<01:26:23.119> Americans
• and Latin Americans and Latin Americans um<01:26:25.199> the<01:26:25.600> building

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

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• recognized Indian tribe, supports House File 1112.
• <00:58:52.760> tribe, federally recognized Indian tribe, federally recognized Indian tribe
• <00:59:03.200> tribes and federally recognized Indian tribes and federally recognized Indian
• that we still have with the American that we still have with the American diab<01:28:38.560>
• Um, we have two members and then uh senator American representative sen close.

Bills: HF2078, HF777, HF841, HF1112, HF1098, HF1926

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment

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• Voluntary reporting by Americans alone was $12.5 billion in individual losses.

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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• Voluntary reporting by Americans alone was 12.5 billion in individual...
• Commission last year voluntary<01:11:52.400> reporting<01:11:52.840> by<01:11:53.000> Americans
• <01:11:53.440> alone voluntary reporting by Americans alone voluntary reporting by Americans

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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• But I guess my thought was, so for instance, going back to Native American, if they take a Native American
• child... ...through CYFD and dealing with the Indian child.
• from Native American...
• American children from Native American foster parents. Is that, am I missing something?
• foster family that's Native American?

Bills: SB246, SB146, SB300, SB301, SB309, SM17

Keywords: massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services

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• And the 574 plus sovereign, federally recognized American Indian, Alaskan Native tribal nations we serve
• In preserving and preserving accepting it's expecting Indian Indian Health Service American beneficiaries
• Investing in a robust maternal and birth health workforce will improve data for the American Indians
• Pregnancy-related deaths at a rate more than three times that of. white women, American Indian, Alaska
• The other part of it is like working with the National College of American Indians where we can stress

Keywords: tribal sovereignty, healthcare, education, public safety, Economic Development, Tax Parity Act, PROTECT Act, trust obligations, bipartisan support, Indian Health Services

Summary: The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.

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• Next, we have former Representative Matt Dean, policy fellow at the Center for the American Experiment
• My name is Matt Dean and I'm a policy fellow with Center of the American Experiment, and it is a great
• c><01:05:17.920> Center<01:05:18.240> of<01:05:18.280> the<01:05:18.359> American
• fellow with Center of the American fellow with Center of the American Experiment<01:05:19.480>
• /c><01:05:33.120> as Former Representative Matt Dean, policy fellow at the Center for the American

Bills: HF4491, HF4338, HF4288, HF4566

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

Bills: HF4207, HF4338

Keywords: housing aid, local housing trust, funding projects, income provisions, technical changes, human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review