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Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

4/10/2025
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HF2440: Department of Employment and Economic Development agency budget request


Bills Added:
HF2440 (Pinto) - Biennial budget for Department of Employment and Economic Development and Explore Minnesota established, various policy changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
4.10 agenda.pdf (4/9/2025)
HF2440-0.pdf (4/9/2025)
H2440DE1.pdf (4/9/2025)

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

4/9/2025
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Presentation from Nonpartisan Fiscal Staff on Committee Budget Target
Ashley Engh

Presentation from Department of Employment and Economic Development on the Workforce Development Fund
Marc Majors, Deputy Commissioner, DEED
Kevin McKinnon, Deputy Commissioner, DEED
Bills Added:
HF2440 (Pinto) - Biennial budget for Department of Employment and Economic Development and Explore Minnesota established, various policy changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
DEED - WDF DW and MJSP Presentation - April 2025.pdf (4/8/2025)
Budget Resolution 4.1.25.pdf (4/9/2025)
House Budget Resolution.pdf (4/9/2025)

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

4/8/2025
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Agenda
I. Overview of grants appropriation process by the Department of Employment and Economic Development

II. Presentation by the Office of the Legislative Auditor on the grant process of the Department of Employment and Economic Development

* agenda is subject to change


Attachments:
4.8 agenda.pdf (4/4/2025)
01-OLA DEED Grants Management_House 4.8.25.pdf (4/7/2025)
OLA full report.pdf (4/7/2025)
House WF_DEED Grantmaking Overview 4_8_25.pdf (4/8/2025)

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

4/3/2025
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HF 3023 (Johnson, P) Additional unemployment benefits for certain iron ore mining employees adopted
John Arbogast, United Steelworkers
Al King, United Steelworkers

HF 3078 (Johnson, P) Acceptance of certain offers of deferred resignation made to not constitute a quit from employment
Jacob Romans, President, AFGE Local 3669

HF 107 (Berg) Unemployment insurance eligibility modified under certain conditions for applicants involved in a labor dispute.
Bernie Burnham, Minnesota AFL-CIO
Jay Chatlien, United Steelworkers
Chris Rubesch, RN, Minnesota Nurses Association (on Zoom)
Kim Lewis, MN School Boards Association
Lauryn Schothorst, MN Chamber of Commerce
Hunter Cantrell
Grace Baltich, AFSCME Local 34

HF 2171 (Hansen, R) A house resolution memorializing Congress that the state of Minnesota reaffirms ratification of the Child labor amendment to the United States Constitution
Bernie Hesse, UFCW 1189

HF 3079 (Gomez) Aids to local governments; availability of an appropriation extended.

HF 689 (Frazier) County attorneys authorized to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations.

HF 1316 (Curran) Independent contractors and payors added to the centralized work reporting system, and payors required to report independent contractors to the centralized work reporting system
Trish Skophammer, Ramsey County Child Support Services Director

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Bills Added:
HF2171 (Hansen) - A house resolution memorializing Congress that the state of Minnesota reaffirms ratification of the Child labor amendment to the United States Constitution.
HF107 (Berg) - Unemployment insurance eligibility modified under certain conditions for applicants involved in a labor dispute.
HF689 (Frazier) - County attorneys authorized to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations.
HF1316 (Curran) - Independent contractors and payors added to the centralized work reporting system, and payors required to report independent contractors to the centralized work reporting system.
HF3023 (Johnson) - Iron ore mining employees additional benefits adopted.
HF3078 (Johnson) - Acceptance of certain offers of deferred resignation made to not constitute a quit from employment.
HF3079 (Gomez) - Aids to local governments; availability of an appropriation extended.
Attachments:
2025 Independent Contractor Legislation 1-Pager.pdf (4/2/2025)
H3078A1.pdf (4/2/2025)
Letters and Handouts for HF 107.pdf (4/2/2025)
AFL letter HF689.pdf (4/2/2025)
H1316A3.pdf (4/2/2025)
H3023DE1.pdf (4/2/2025)
HF107-0 Completed FN.pdf (4/3/2025)

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

4/2/2025
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Agenda
I. H.F. 3030 (Igo) – pending referral: providing additional unemployment insurance benefits
II. H.F. 2390 (Sexton) - Southeast Minnesota Workforce Development Area grant funding
III. H.F. 2468 (Nelson) - Mental health in the construction industry funding provided
IV. H.F. 3033 (Van Binsbergen) - INFORMATIONAL HEARING: appropriating money for a wastewater industrial facility for First District in Litchfield, MN
V. H.F. 2882 (Baker) - Certain well contractors exempted from Department of Labor and Industry plan review and inspection requirements

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact spencer.johnson@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Tuesday, April 1st.
Bills Added:
HF2390 (Sexton) - Southeast Minnesota Workforce Development Area grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2468 (Nelson) - Mental health in the construction industry funding provided to promote initiatives, and money appropriated.
HF2882 (Baker) - Certain well contractors exempted from Department of Labor and Industry plan review and inspection requirements; and existing exemptions to contractor licensing, registration, and bonding requirements clarified.
HF3030 (Igo) - Approval of site-specific modifications to sulfate water quality standards during pendency of related rulemaking facilitated, reactive mine waste storage provided, and additional unemployment insurance benefits provided.
HF3033 (Van Binsbergen) - Litchfield; wastewater industrial pretreatment facility funding provided, part of an appropriation to the targeted population workforce grants program cancelled, and money appropriated.
Attachments:
AFL CIO letter re; HF3030.pdf (4/1/2025)
HF2390 written testimony.pdf (4/1/2025)
HF2882 written testimony.pdf (4/1/2025)
H3030A1.pdf (4/1/2025)
H3030DE1.pdf (4/1/2025)
4.2 agenda.pdf (4/1/2025)
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