Rep. Kari Rehrauer

Maddy summaryThis bill directs the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees to create a workgroup focused on improving health insurance access for adjunct faculty members. The workgroup must include representatives from the university system, faculty organizations, and designated faculty members, and it is tasked with identifying obstacles preventing part-time instructors from qualifying for employer-sponsored health coverage. By December 2027, the group must submit findings and policy recommendations to state legislators, with the workgroup itself expiring in early 2028.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands survivor benefits in Minnesota to include public safety officers who die from exposure-related cancers linked to their work. It defines specific cancers covered, such as lung, breast, and leukemia, and establishes criteria requiring exposure to occur during duty with a minimum five-year service period before diagnosis and a maximum 15-year window after leaving active service. The legislation creates a legal presumption that such deaths result from line-of-duty exposure unless medical evidence proves otherwise, while also defining carcinogens based on international research classifications. These changes directly affect public safety officers and their families by broadening eligibility for benefits under existing state statutes.

Maddy summaryThis bill allocates $1.75 million from the state's general fund in fiscal year 2027 to help develop and implement a unified 911 center awareness platform. The money will be given to the Metropolitan Emergency Services Board to create a system that enables 911 centers to communicate and coordinate emergency responses across different jurisdictional boundaries in real time. The grant also covers two years of maintenance costs for the platform. This legislation directly affects public safety officials and emergency response centers by providing funding for improved communication infrastructure.

Maddy summaryHF 3784 requires all high school and middle school athletic coaches and assistant coaches in Minnesota school districts or charter schools to complete cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training starting with the 2027-2028 school year. Coaches must maintain current training annually and complete refresher courses every two years, following nationally recognized emergency cardiovascular care guidelines. The bill also provides legal protection, shielding coaches from civil liability for good-faith CPR or AED use during athletic activities, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct. This law directly affects school coaches and aims to improve emergency response for student athletes experiencing cardiac incidents.

Maddy summaryHF 3119 establishes minimum pay standards for Minnesota teachers and certain unlicensed school staff starting July 1, 2026. It sets teacher compensation thresholds at $60,000-$100,000 annually (based on education and experience) and a $25 hourly wage floor for unlicensed staff who regularly interact with students. The bill requires annual inflation adjustments using the Consumer Price Index, beginning in 2030, and creates state aid programs to help school districts cover these costs. School districts, charter schools, and other public education entities directly affected must meet these standards or receive state funding to do so.

Maddy summaryThis bill (HF 3556) is a naming resolution that commemorates Melissa Hortman by designating Minnesota's community solar garden program as the "Melissa Hortman Community Solar Garden Program." It does not change any program rules, funding, or operations - it only adds a short title to Minnesota Statutes section 216B.1641. The bill directly honors Melissa Hortman, a former state legislator, through this naming. It is procedural and has no policy impact beyond the name change.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies how Minnesota school districts and charter schools receive funding for student support staff, such as counselors and nurses. It establishes a minimum funding floor, ensuring districts receive at least $40,000 per year while charter schools receive a minimum of $20,000, with amounts calculated based on the number of students. The legislation also sets specific dollar amounts for the per-student allowance for these positions, starting at $17.08 in 2025 and increasing to $34.32 in 2027 and later years. Additionally, the bill appropriates money from the state's general fund to provide extra aid for these personnel in fiscal year 2027.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the Minnesota child credit and establishes a new fifth tax bracket for individual income tax. It directly affects Minnesota residents and non-residents by adjusting income tax rates and brackets for different filing statuses, including married couples, single filers, and heads of household. The key provision introduces a 10.15 percent tax rate on income exceeding $1 million for married couples, $600,000 for single filers, and $800,000 for heads of household, while also creating a mechanism for annual inflation adjustments to these income thresholds. These changes are set to take effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Maddy summaryThis bill allocates $1.5 million from the state's general fund to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system for fiscal year 2027. The money is designated for purchasing and maintaining automated identity verification software to detect and prevent enrollment fraud. This funding will support the acquisition, implementation, ongoing support, and maintenance of systems that verify student identities during the enrollment process. The legislation directly affects the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees and the institutions within the system.

Maddy summaryHF 3363 prohibits Minnesota's Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board from publishing individual donors' street addresses on its website. It classifies these addresses as private data under state law, meaning they cannot be shared publicly or accessed without the donor's consent, though the Board may still use them for enforcement. The bill also requires the Board to remove existing addresses from its website and modifies rules for political material disclaimers and local campaign finance report content. These changes aim to limit public access to sensitive personal information while maintaining compliance oversight.