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.
HF2910 (Pinto) Various child care, health, human services, and housing governing provisions modified; forecast adjustments made; technical and conforming changes made; funds allocated; grants established; reports required; and money transferred and appropriated.
Governor's Department of Human Services and Family Services Budget Bill
HF2565 (Pinto) Early childhood programs provided, and money appropriated.
Governor's Department of Education Children and Family Services Budget Bill
*Agenda items may be added or changed.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair
Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CLA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.
Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.
Bills Added:
HF2565
(Pinto) - Early childhood programs provided, and money appropriated.
HF2910
(Pinto) - Various child care, health, human services, and housing governing provisions modified; forecast adjustments made; technical and conforming changes made; funds allocated; grants established; reports required; and money transferred and appropriated.
HF2281 (Hill) Early education teachers required to be licensed, and definition of teacher modified under Public Employment Labor Relations Act.
HF2478 (Hill) Way to Grow program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1994 (Pryor) ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2514 (Hassan) YWCA Minneapolis grant established for early childhood and youth programming, and money appropriated.
Children and Families will recess and take up the following bills at 6:30 PM in Room 200 of the State Office Building:
HF1806 (Clardy) Assessment of school readiness required for children entering kindergarten.
HF2330 (Coulter) Provisions dealing with child care safety and correction orders, human services licensing qualifications, infant safety, and foster care and child care training modified.
HF993 (Coulter) Education finance; developmental screening aid increased, and money appropriated.
HF2573 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Early childhood apprenticeship program established; funding provided for apprenticeship program, early childhood workforce compensation task force, early childhood workforce development scholarships, and grants to postsecondary institutions to improve early childhood program curricula; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2665 (Hicks) Diaper distribution grant program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
*HF2292 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from voluntary prekindergarten statutes.
*HF2293 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from early childhood family education statutes.
*HF2476 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
*HF2698 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
*Vehicle bills only.
Agenda items may be added or changed
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair
Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CLA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.
Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.
Bills Added:
HF2330
(Coulter) - Provisions dealing with child care safety and correction orders, human services licensing qualifications, infant safety, and foster care and child care training modified.
HF2281
(Hill) - Early education teachers required to be licensed, and definition of teacher modified under Public Employment Labor Relations Act.
HF2514
(Hassan) - YWCA Minneapolis grant established for early childhood and youth programming, and money appropriated.
HF2665
(Hicks) - Diaper distribution grant program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1806
(Clardy) - Assessment of school readiness required for children entering kindergarten.
HF993
(Coulter) - Education finance; developmental screening aid increased, and money appropriated.
HF1994
(Pryor) - ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2478
(Hill) - Way to Grow program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2573
(Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Early childhood apprenticeship program established; apprenticeship program, early childhood workforce compensation task force, early childhood workforce development scholarships, and grants to postsecondary institutions to improve early childhood program curricula funding provided; and money appropriated.
HF2292
(Pinto) - Early learning scholarships, Head Start, and early education programs modified; early childhood educator programs provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2293
(Pinto) - Obsolete language removed from early childhood family education statutes.
HF2476
(Pinto) - Child protection, economic supports, housing and homelessness, child care licensing, and Department of Children, Youth, and Families provisions modified; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2698
(Pinto) - Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
HF2471 (Pinto) - Child care assistance eligibility and co-payment requirements modified.
*HF2292 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from voluntary prekindergarten statutes.
*HF2293 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from early childhood family education statutes.
*HF2476 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
*HF2698 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
HF1521 (Hanson) - Northstar Care for Children assessment rate effective dates, relative search requirements, and termination of parental rights technical changes made; and technical corrections made to child support provision.*Vehicle bills only, discussion and testimony will not heard on the starred bills.
Agenda items may be added or changed
Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair
Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CLA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.
Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF1521
(Hanson) - Northstar Care for Children assessment rate effective dates, relative search requirements, and termination of parental rights technical changes made; and technical corrections made to child support provision.
HF2471
(Pinto) - Child care assistance eligibility and co-payment requirements modified.
HF2292
(Pinto) - Early learning scholarships, Head Start, and early education programs modified; early childhood educator programs provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2293
(Pinto) - Obsolete language removed from early childhood family education statutes.
HF2476
(Pinto) - Child protection, economic supports, housing and homelessness, child care licensing, and Department of Children, Youth, and Families provisions modified; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF2698
(Pinto) - Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
HF1698 (Howard) - Family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program established; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF1198 (Hanson) - Child care assistance expanded to certain families, grants and rules regarding children's mental health expanded and modified, transition to community initiative modified, mental health staff training requirements modified, covered transportation services modified, coverage of mental health clinical care coordination modified, rules regarding children's long-term stays in the emergency room modified, rural family response and stabilization services pilot program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
HF1820 (Hanson) - Foster youth ombudsperson terms modified, and Office of Foster Youth Ombudsperson appropriation modified.
HF1858 (Keeler) - Safe harbor shelter and housing grant program created, sexually exploited youth funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1815 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Grant funding provided to expand executive function curriculum, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2066 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Full Lives initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1629 (Perez-Vega) - Learning with Music program expanded to childhood educators, and money appropriated.
*Agenda items may be added or changed
Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair
Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CLA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.
Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF1198
(Hanson) - Child care assistance expanded, grants and rules regarding children's mental health expanded and modified, transition to community initiative modified, staff training requirements modified, covered transportation services modified, coverage of clinical care coordination modified, rural family response and stabilization services pilot program established, and money appropriated.
HF1629
(Pérez-Vega) - Music education grant programs provided, and money appropriated.
HF1698
(Howard) - Family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program established; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF1815
(Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Grant funding provided to expand executive function curriculum, report required, and money appropriated.
HF1820
(Hanson) - Foster youth ombudsperson terms modified, and Office of Foster Youth Ombudsperson appropriation modified.
HF1858
(Keeler) - Safe harbor shelter and housing grant program created, sexually exploited youth funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2066
(Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Full Lives initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2225
(Fischer) - Prepared meals food relief grants established, and money appropriated.
HF2121 (Hassan) - CornerHouse grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1385 (Reyer) - Community action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2320 (Pinto) - Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; responsibilities of Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
*Agenda items may be added or changed
Amendments: All amendments that are substantive must be given to the CA by 1:00PM on the day prior to the committee hearing. This deadline may be waived at the discretion of the Chair
Meeting Materials: Presenters or members of the public are encouraged to provide all materials to be offered in Committee to the CLA at least 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Distribution of such materials is subject to approval by the Chair; a copy will be kept by Committee staff. These materials should be in accessible (Optical Character Recognition) format for posting to the committee webpage; contact the Committee Administrator for more information about acceptable electronic formats.
Testimony: Bill authors must arrange their own testifiers and provide each testifier’s name, position title, and email address to the CA 24 hours in advance of the hearing. Written testimony is also encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage prior to the meeting.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF2121
(Hassan) - CornerHouse grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1385
(Reyer) - Community action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2320
(Pinto) - Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety responsibilities transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.