STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Chair, Representative Joe Mullery
MINUTES
Representative Mullery, Chair of Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy, called the meeting to order at 4:08PM Wednesday, March 6, 2013 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MULLERY, Chair
LAINE, Vice Chair
MYHRA, Lead
BARRETT
BRYNAERT
FRANSON
HOWE
KRESHA
MELIN
MORAN
RADINOVICH
WINKLER
A quorum was present.
Representative Myhra moved to approve the minutes of Tuesday, February 26, 2013; Wednesday, February 27, 2013; and Tuesday, March 5, 2013. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Representative Moran moved that HF1141 be recommended to pass and rereferred to the committee on Education Finance.
Representative Moran presented HF1141 (Moran), Homeless children qualified for early educational services.
Representative Moran renewed her motion to recommend HF1141 to pass and be rereferred to the committee on Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifying on HF1141:
Marcie Jefferys, Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota
Sharon Henry-Blythe, Visible Child Initiative, Family Housing Fund
Janelle Leppa, Simpson Housing Services
Representative Moran moved that HF1142 be recommended to pass and be rereferred to the committee on Health and Human Services Finance.
Representative Moran presented HF1142 (Moran), Minnesota Families and Children Assistance Program Act created, MFIP and child care assistance programs modified, commissioner provided directions, revisor instructed to change terminology, and money appropriated.
Representative Melin moved to amend HF1142, as follows:
Page 1, delete section 1
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kresha moved to amend HF1142, as amended, as follows:
Page 5, line 4, after "counties" insert ", which must include at least one county that is not a metropolitan county, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 4,"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Moran renewed her motion to recommend HF1142, as amended, to pass and be rereferred to the committee on Health and Human Services Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifying on HF1142:
Alexandra Fitzsimmons, Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota
Marcie Jefferys, Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota
Cindy Toppin, Lifetrack Resources
Andrea Rau, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Jane Delage, Department of Human Services, Minnesota Family Investment Program
Representative Laine moved that HF1047 be recommended to pass and rereferred to the committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Representative Loeffler presented HF1047 (Loeffler), Maternal depression outreach, public education, and screening development required, medical assistance eligibility expanded for pregnant women and infants, commissioner of human services required to provide technical assistance related to maternal depression screening and referrals, parenting skills added to adult rehabilitative mental health services, Minnesota health care program outreach expanded, reports required, and money appropriated.
Representative Laine renewed her motion to recommend HF1047 to pass and be rereferred to the committee on Health and Human Services Policy. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifying on HF1047:
Marcie Jefferys, Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota
Karen Adamson, Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health
The meeting was adjourned at 5:13PM.
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Representative Joe Mullery, Chair
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Bennett Smith, Committee Legislative Assistant