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- 360-4724 -- lisa.fobbe@hotmail.com
296-8075 -- sen.lisa.fobbe@senate.mn
County and portions of Sherburne, Benton, and Morrison counties.
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Sen. Fobbe's committee assignments also reflect the priorities of her district. She serves on the policy
and funding divisions of the Education and Environment and Natural Resources committees, as well as the Ag-
riculture and Veterans Committee.
Veterans
• Increased funding for veterans'
homes by 5.1%.
• Introduced a bill to provide back
pay to returning National Guard
members pending federal action.
• Enhanced veterans' preference in
state hiring. All state government
job interview lists must include at
least five veterans who served dur-
ing or after 9/11.
• Gold Star license plates will be
available for family members of
military service personnel who
have died in active military service.
• Designated May 28 as Veterans of
Foreign Wars (VFW) Day.
Green Acres
• Supported full repeal of 2008 changes
to the Green Acres program.
• Carrying legislation to lessen
impact on those affected by
large increases in property taxes,
including extending the dead-
line for applications to drop out
of Green Acres from May 1 to
August 16, and creating a "circuit-
breaker" for ag land owners whose
2009-payable property taxes
increased by 25% or more.
Agriculture
• 21st Century Agriculture Rein-
vestment Program is established
to promote the advancement of the
state's agricultural and renewable
energy industries.
• The sunset date of the Farmer-
Lender Mediation Program is
extended to 2013.
Authorized Rural Finance Au-
thority Bonds. The Rural Finance
Authority (RFA) partners with
local lenders to provide affordable
credit to eligible farmers.
Fobbe Named to
Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council
Senator Lisa Fobbe has just been
named to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor
Heritage Council to serve as one of
two Senate representatives, "My
district has as many sportsmen per
capita as any part of the state," added
Fobbe, "The recommendations of
the Council have a direct effect on
many of my constituents, whether
they are sportsmen or involved in
tourism. I will work hard to be their
voice on the LSOHC."
Education
• Special education reform bill that
streamlines requirements in an
effort at avoiding duplication of
efforts and conflicts between state
and federal requirements..
Reducing home school
mandates by reducing state
reporting requirements on home-
school students related to school
attendance, testing, immuniza-
tion records, driver's permits, and
employment certificates.
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Fobbe's Legislative Agenda Reflects Area Concerns
In the 86th Legislative Session since Minnesota became a state in 1858, freshman senator Lisa Fobbe
was the chief author of 41 bills and three resolutions, and co-author of 120 additional bills. All of her proposals
have a direct connection with the people and communities of Senate District 16, which is made up of Mille Lacs
Gov Pawlenty and Sen. Fobbe pose with mem-
bers of the Minnesota National Guard at the
bill signing ceremony for the Agriculture and
Veterans funding bill.
State Senator Lisa Fobbe
Home: Phone: (763) 360-4724 -- lisa.fobbe@hotmail.com
Capitol: Phone: (651) 296-8075 -- sen.lisa.fobbe@senate.mn
Rural Residential Speed Limits
• Redefines "rural residential districts"
and sets speed limits at 35 mph.
Mortgage Foreclosure Scams
• Closed the legal loophole that allowed
foreclosure scammers to charge up-front
fees. It was the only mortgage relief bill
to be signed into law by Gov. Pawlenty.
Keeping Predatory Offenders Out
of Social Networking Sites
• Prohibits sex offenders who are
required to register in Minnesota from
using Facebook, MySpace, and other
Internet groups. Allows unannounced
searches of computers used by offenders
placed on intensive supervised release.
Outdoors
• Many sportsmen's groups objected to
definitions included in last year's Clean
Water, Land and Legacy Act. The Sen-
ate voted for a Fobbe co-sponsored bill
to repeal these definitions.
• A bill co-authored by Sen. Fobbe
establishes a bowfishing season from
May 1 to the end of February.
• Allows seniors over the age of 90 to
fish for free. The bill was inspired by
Irene Long, an avid 92-year old fisher
who lives in Isle.
Sen. Fobbe checks
in with volunteer
firefighters from
Baldwin Township.
Maintaining quality
emergency services
in the face of budget
cuts is a top priority.
Fobbe Named "Outstanding Legislator"
by School Boards Association
District 16 State
Senator Lisa Fobbe was
named a recipient of
the 2009 Outstanding
Legislator Award by the
Minnesota State School
Board Association
(MSBA) for her contri-
butions and advocacy
towards public education.
"Sen. Fobbe was the
chief author for the spe-
cial education reform bill
in the Senate," said Kirk
Schneidewind, MSBA
Associate Director for
government relations.
"She was able to shep-
herd the bill through the
E-12 Committee and
the always challenging
Senate Judiciary Com-
mittee."
Sen. Fobbe receives an Outstanding Legislator Award from
the Minnesota State School Boards Association for her
work on behalf of public education/
Paid for by Fobbe for Senate 16, 29003 138th St N W, Zimmerman, MN 55398
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Irene Long and Sen. Fobbe share a laugh
during the hearing on Fobbes bill to end
,fishing license fees for Minnesotans over 90.