Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
House File 1747 (Boldon): Child care assistance rates modified, and commissioner of management and budget directed to forecast basic sliding fee child care assistance program.
House File 871 (Bernardy): School readiness plus program continued.
House File 1942 (Pinto): Birth record access authorized by an entity administering a children's savings program.
House File 1876 (Pryor): Parent Aware; early childhood program quality rating and improvement system modified, and money appropriated.
Notes:
This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Jenny Nash by emailing her at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact Jenny Nash with questions about the agenda.
For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn or 651-296-1921.
Public Testimony:
Members of the public who are interested in testifying must email polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to ensure consideration. Testimony may be limited due to time constraints.
If you plan to submit written testimony, please send it to polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is encouraged and may be submitted for the record up to 24 hours after the hearing ends.
Bills Added:
HF1747
(Boldon) - Child care assistance rates modified, and commissioner of management and budget directed to forecast basic sliding fee child care assistance program.
HF871
(Bernardy) - School readiness plus program continued.
HF1942
(Pinto) - Birth record access authorized by an entity administering a children's savings program.
HF1876
(Pryor) - Parent Aware; early childhood program quality rating and improvement system modified, and money appropriated.
House Research Document AM036 (Bahner): Pregnant women and family home visiting program money appropriated.
House File 1197 (Bahner): Pregnant women and family home visiting program established, and money appropriated.
House File 617 (Youakim): ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated.
House File 1466 (Pryor): Child care assistance and child care provider provisions modified. *To be amended by A2*
House File 1036 (Wazlawik): Child care center regulation modernization project established, report required, and money appropriated.
• This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp • NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
• If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Jenny Nash by emailing her at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact Jenny Nash with questions about the agenda.
• For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn or 651-296-1921.
Public Testimony:
• Members of the public who are interested in testifying must email polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to ensure consideration. Testimony may be limited due to time constraints.
• If you plan to submit written testimony, please send it to polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is encouraged and may be submitted for the record up to 24 hours after the hearing ends.
Bills Added:
HF1197
(Bahner) - Pregnant women and family home visiting program established, and money appropriated.
HF617
(Youakim) - ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1466
(Pryor) - Child care assistance and child care provider provisions modified.
HF1036
(Wazlawik) - Child care center regulation modernization project established, report required, and money appropriated.
Presentation on "Minnesota's Birth-4 Care and Education System" Report, Kids Count On Us and Educator Policy Impact Center (EPIC)
House File 1278 (Boldon): Early care and education affordability and workforce compensation established, report required, and money appropriated.
House File 1384 (Kotyza-Witthuhn): Reach Out and Read Minnesota grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
House File 570 (Morrison): Individual-use screen use limited in preschool and kindergarten, and money appropriated.
House File 1467 (Pryor): Child care assistance funding priorities modified for eligible families, and allocation of funds adjusted.
Notes:
This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Jenny Nash by emailing her at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact Jenny Nash with questions about the agenda.
For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn or 651-296-1921.
Public Testimony:
Members of the public who are interested in testifying must email polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to ensure consideration. Testimony may be limited due to time constraints.
If you plan to submit written testimony, please send it to polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is encouraged and may be submitted for the record up to 24 hours after the hearing ends.
Bills Added:
HF1278
(Boldon) - Early care and education affordability and workforce compensation established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF570
(Morrison) - Individual-use screen use limited in preschool and kindergarten, and money appropriated.
HF1384
(Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Reach Out and Read Minnesota grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1467
(Pryor) - Child care assistance funding priorities modified for eligible families, and allocation of funds adjusted.
HF 413 (Olson, L.): Minnesota Initiative Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.
Tony Sertich, President, Northland Foundation
Nancy Jost, Director of Early Childhood, West Central Initiative Foundation
HF 411 (Olson, L.): Greater Minnesota child care facility program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Pat Baustian, Mayor, City of Luverne
Shannon Mortenson, City Administrator, City of Warren
HF 412 (Olson, L.): Child care provider grant to increase numbers funding provide, reports required, and money appropriated.
Cisa Keller, Senior Vice President of Early Childhood Quality Development, Think Small
Jenny Holweger, CEO, Kandiyohi County Area YMCA
HF 260 (Wazlawik): Retaining early educators through attaining incentives now grant program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Ann McCully, Child Care Aware of Minnesota Executive Director
Kath Church, Creative Children Childcare/Casa di Creativa Bambini
Emily Hernandez, Child Care Center Teacher at New Horizons in St. Paul
Sharyl Kala, Little Beginnings Child Care
HF 1125 (Pryor): Refundable tax credit established for qualified child care professionals.
Suzanne Pearl, Minnesota Director, First Children’s Finance
Iesha Jackson, Happy Hearts Early Learning Childcare
HF 711 (Sandell): Teacher licensure requirement for early education programs established.
Nicole Liffrig, Preschool Teacher, Newport Elementary, South Washington County Schools
Notes:
This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Jenny Nash by emailing her at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact Jenny Nash with questions about the agenda.
For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn or 651-296-1921.
Public Testimony:
Members of the public who are interested in testifying must email polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to ensure consideration. Testimony may be limited due to time constraints.
If you plan to submit written testimony, please send it to polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is encouraged and may be submitted for the record up to 24 hours after the hearing ends.
Bills Added:
HF260
(Wazlawik) - Retaining early educators through attaining incentives now grant program established, early educator incentive programs modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF411
(Olson) - Greater Minnesota child care facility program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF412
(Olson) - Child care provider grant to increase numbers funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF413
(Olson) - Minnesota Initiative Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF711
(Sandell) - Teacher licensure requirement for early education programs established.
HF1125
(Pryor) - Refundable tax credit established for qualified child care professionals.
House File 1200 (Richardson): Paid family, pregnancy, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits provided; employment leaves regulated and required; data classified; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
House File 316 (Howard): Family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program established; report required; and money appropriated.
Notes:
This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation to view, participate in, or otherwise access a remote hearing, please contact Jenny Nash by emailing her at jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact Jenny Nash with questions about the agenda.
For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator, Polly Cerkvenik, at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn or 651-296-1921.
Public Testimony:
Members of the public who are interested in testifying must email polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 1:00 p.m. the day before the meeting to ensure consideration. Testimony may be limited due to time constraints.
If you plan to submit written testimony, please send it to polly.cerkvenik@house.mn by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. Written testimony is encouraged and may be submitted for the record up to 24 hours after the hearing ends.
Bills Added:
HF1200
(Richardson) - Paid family, pregnancy, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits provided; employment leaves regulated and required; data classified; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
HF316
(Howard) - Family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program established; report required; and money appropriated.