MN Senator Lynch Has Huge Workload

03/29/2007

When voters elect a State Senator they are sending a person to the MN Legislature to act on the peoples business.

We are running a perspectives series on our area State Legislators so that people can appreciate the workload they are taking on to represent us. This series covers Reps. Liebling, Norton, Welti, and Senator Ann Lynch with each profiled each in a seperate article.

Senator Ann Lynch from Rochester is doing a great job as she authors a great deal of our Minnesota Senate business. She is working hard on our behalf and here is a list of the legislation that Senator Ann Lynch is the chief author of:

SF2163 Great River Ridge trail construction bond issue and appropriation
SF2091 Prostate cancer screening program
SF2010 Disability linkage line appropriation
SF1958 Rochester southeastern Minnesota regional public safety training center bond issue and appropriation
SF1951 Medical education and research cost distribution formula modification
SF1921 No child left behind act review and reporting requirements modifications
SF1893 Alternative minimum tax income threshold inflation adjustment
SF1856 Scholar loans to prepare teachers of color program
SF1749 School districts consolidation transition aid formula allowance increase
SF1706 School districts compensation revenue pupil units increase
SF1690 Health care access fund purpose clarification; MinnesotaCare provider tax contingent reduction; health care access funds transfers elimination
HF1594 Reenlistment bonus program expansion to commissioning; tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program expansion to academic awards
SF1573 Local sales tax imposition authority to fund transit services; motor vehicle sales tax proceeds revenues deposit requirements modification; transit service study
SF1482 Special education program growth factors modification
SF1455 Nonprofit hospitals community benefits reporting requirements
SF1454 Legislative task force on state flag design
SF1453 Taxpayer assistance telephone line operation requirement
SF1320 Hearing aid and instrument loan bank appropriation
SF1286 Medicaid waiver for elderly services modification
SF0953 School districts transportation aid for flexible learning year programs
SF0952 Reenlistment bonus program expansion to commissioning; tuition and textbook reimbursement grant program expansion to academic awards
SF0951 ACT and SAT test fee reimbursement appropriation
SF0950 Independent school district #2899, Plainview-Elgin-Millville; fund balance adjustment; consolidating school districts account flexibility
SF0932 University of Minnesota science and engineering appropriations
SF0830 Income tax credit for citizenship expenses
SF0783 School districts staff development revenue distribution restrictions removal
SF0782 Tax increment financing small cities definition modification
SF0760 Chester Woods trail bond issue and appropriation
SF0759 Quality assurance system expansion authorization; quality management, assurance and improvement system for Minnesotans receiving disability services establishment
SF0741 School districts debt service equalization aid program state aid increase
SF0740 Compensatory revenue test score pilot program report requirement extension
SF0736 Metropolitan intercounty association name change
SF0635 Medical assistance inpatient hospital payment reductions elimination
SF0568 Independent school district #535, Rochester; levy certification date extension
SF0537 MnSCU science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) appropriations
SF0509 Health department heart disease and stroke prevention appropriation
SF0502 Medical assistance long term hospital payment rates increase
SF0467 Rochester Mayo civic center complex renovation and expansion bond sale and appropriation
SF0381 School year start before Labor Day prohibition repeal
SF0253 Minnesota GI bill program
SF0249 Dentristry licensure modifcation
SF0176 University of Minnesota and Mayo foundation biotechnology and medical genomics research partnership operating expenses appropriation
SF0079 MinnesotaCare program covered health services for single adults and households without children eligibility provisions modifications
SF0078 Dependent health care coverage definition expansion for unmarried older children
SF0044 Foreign medical school graduates credential verification service use authorization

As if all this were not enough Senator Lynch is also the co-author of another 45 Senate Bills.

Clearly being a Freshman is not an excuse for loafing in our MN Senate. People go to St. Paul and they work hard on our behalf. With each piece of Legislation Senator Lynch is growing in knowledge not only of the legislative process but also of the underlying mechanisms of running our complex State government.

In terms of being on top of the issues Senator Lynch is highly knowledgable of the State and its business. She has hit the ground with her feet running up at St. Paul and she is a credit to herself, her Party, and her community.

We are well served by Senator Ann Lynch.