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1. Approval of February 24, 2026 meeting minutes.

2. SF3588 (Pappas); HF3456 (Cha): Recommended legislation from the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group.
   • Amendment S3588-1A
   • SF3588-HF3456 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Julie Blaha, MN State Auditor, Office of the State Auditor (OSA)
     • Aaron Johnston, Assistant Fire Chief, Coon Rapids Fire Dept.
     • Rose Hennessy-Allen, Pension Division Coordinator, OSA

       • Handout: MN State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group Presentation

3. SF3828 (Limmer); HF3512 (Robbins): Special Legislation for the Maple Plain Fire Department; revising the allocation of surplus assets to firefighters upon termination from the Statewide Volunteer Firefighter Plan.
   • Amendment S3828-1A
   • SF3828-HF3512 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Jacob Schillander, City Administrator, Maple Plain
     • Julie M. Mass-Kusske, Mayor, Maple Plain
     • Justin McCoy; President, MPFD Relief Association
     • Brian Rice, Attorney for Maple Plain Firefighters Relief Association, Rice, Walther & Mosley LLP
     • Doug Anderson, Executive Director, PERA

     • Troy Denneson, Maple Plain Fire Relief Association

4. SF3897 (Gustafson); HF3703 (Nadeau): Modifying the process for terminating a firefighter relief association retirement plan.
   • SF3897-HF370 Summary
   • Testifiers:
     • Matt Percy, Mayor, Circle Pines
     • Patrick Antonen, City Administrator, Circle Pines
     • Brent Hood, Treasurer, Centennial Fire Relief Assoc.
     • Brian Rice, Attorney for Circle Pines Firefighters Relief Association, Rice, Walther & Mosley LLP

     • Michael Walstien, paid on-call firefighter, member of the State Auditor's Fire Relief Association Working Group.

5. SF1213 (Miller); HF2117 (Repinski): Special legislation requiring MN State to find an individual's IRAP account or pay $25,000.
   • Amendment S1213-1A
   • SF1213-HF2117 Summary
   • Testifiers

     • Molli Kook, Retired teacher

6. LCPR26-003 (Frentz): Amending salary definitions to exclude payments for Minnesota paid leave.
   • LCPR26-003 Summary


7. LCPR26-009 (Frentz): Moving the investment return assumption for calculating joint and survivor annuities (6.5%) to the Standards' Appendix.
   • LCPR26-009 Summary

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