STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
EARLY CHILDHOOD FINANCE & POLICY DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Nora Slawik, Chair of the Early Childhood Finance & Policy Division, called the meeting to order at 4:35pm on Thursday, January 15, 2009 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
House Members Present:
Slawik (Chair)
Rosenthal (Vice-Chair)
Bly
Downey
Greiling
Hamilton
Jackson
Laine
Mack
Mariani
Nornes
Ward
House Members Excused:
Buesgens
Peterson
A quorum was not present.
Presentation by the Minnesota Department of Human Services on the department programs in the committee’s purview:
Chuck Johnson, Assistant Commissioner for Children and Families
A quorum was present at 4:40 pm.
Representative Rosenthal moved that the minutes from Tuesday, January 13, 2009 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Presentation by the Minnesota Department of Human Services on the department programs in the committee’s purview:
Deb Swenson-Klatt, Manager, Early Childhood Development
Cherie Kotilinek, Manager, Child Care Assistance Program
Questions by the committee focused on child care reimbursement rates and the effect on low-income families’ purchasing power in the marketplace.
Presentation by the Minnesota Department of Human Services on School Readiness Connections:
Cherie Kotilinek, Manager, Child Care Assistance Program
The meeting was adjourned at 5:58 pm.
Representative Nora Slawik, CHAIR
Matthew M. Collie
Committee Legislative Assistant