STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Tim Mahoney
MINUTES
Representative Mahoney, Chair of Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 12:38 March 20, 2014 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Mahoney, Chair
Persell, Vice Chair
Gunther, Lead
Albright
Clark
Fabian
Isaacson
Kieffer
Leidiger
Lohmer
Metsa
Mullery
Newton
Norton
Savick
Uglem
Ward, J.
Members excused:
A quorum was present
Chair Mahoney moved HF 2536.
Representative Savick moved
H2536DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Melin presented HF 2536: Women’s Economic Security Act
Public Testimony on HF 2536:
Kim Borton, Director of Programs, Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
Debra Fitzpatrick, Director, Center on Women and Public Policy, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Chair Mahoney moved
H2536A2 amendment.
Public Testimony on H2536A2:
Kim Babine, Director of Government Affairs, DEED
Chair Mahoney renewed his motion to move H2536A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Mahoney moved
H2536A1 amendment.
Chair Mahoney offered an oral amendment to H2536A1 amendment as follows:
Page 1, Line 8, delete “Development” and insert “Opportunity”
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Mahoney moved
H2536A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Public Testimony on H2535A1 amendment:
Elaine Wyatt, Executive Director, Women Venture
Chair Mahoney renewed his motion to move H2536A1, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kieffer moved
H2536A5 amendment
Public Testimony on H2536A5 amendment:
Lisa Stratton, Executive Director of Gender Justice
Public Testimony on HF 2536:
Beth Kadoun, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Ryan Mick, Minnesota Employment Law Conference
Representative Kieffer withdrew amendment H2536A5
Public Testimony on HF 2536:
Tara Duncan, Citizen
Leah Olm, Citizen
Kristina Hanson, Citizen
Kathryn Mollen, Policy and Outreach Coordinator, Minnesota Catholic Conference
Ellen Ewald, Citizen
Ben Gerber, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Beth Kadoun, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Chair Mahoney renewed his motion that HF 2536, as amended, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The committee is in recess until 6 PM or at the call of the chair
The committee reconvened at 5:15 PM
Chair Mahoney moved HF 3014
Representative Carlson presented HF 3014: Public Employment Relations Board created, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
Chair Mahoney moved
A14-0921 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Mahoney moved
A14-0959 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Mahoney renewed his motion that HF3014, as amended, be re-referred to the committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Metsa moved HF 2615
Representative Metsa move
A14-0902 amendment
Representative Simonson presented HF 2615: Broadband service expansion to underserved areas grant program established, and money appropriate
Public Testimony on HF 2615:
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband
Steve Nasby, City Administrator for the City of Windom
Dan Dorman, Executive Director of the Greater MN Partnership
Brent Christensen, MTA
Mike Martin, Executive Director, MN Cable Comm. Assoc.
Chair Mahoney moved to orally amend A14-0902 amendment as follows
Page 3, Line 32, delete “(a)”
Page 3, delete lines 34 and 35
THE MOTION PREVAILED THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Mahoney moved A14-0902, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
Representative Metsa moved
H2615A5
Representative Metsa moved to orally amend H2615A5
Page 1, line 1, after 2615 insert “,first engrossment,”
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testimony on H2615A5:
Bob Eleff, House Research
Representative Metsa renewed his motion to move H2615A5, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Public Testimony on HF 2615:
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Chair of the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband
Chair Mahoney laid over HF 2615, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Omnibus bill
Chair Mahoney moved HF 2198
Representative Nelson presented HF 2198: Independent contractor registration pilot project made permanent.
Chair Mahoney moved
A14-0943 amendment
Chair Mahoney moved A14-0943 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Public Testimony on HF 2198:
Charlie Durenberger, Director of Licensing and Enforcement Construction Codes and Licensing Division
Chair Mahoney laid over HF 2198, as amended, for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Savick moved the following bills:
HF 2993: Southwest Initiative Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated
HF 2988: West Central Initiative Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated
HF 2983: Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation money appropriated
HF 3000: Northwest Minnesota Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated
HF 3102: Initiative Foundation money appropriated
HF 3083: Northland Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated
Public Testimony on the Initiative Foundation Bills:
Kathy Gaalswyk, Initiative Foundation, Little Falls MN
Scott Marquardt, Southwest Initiative Foundation
Dale Umlauf, West Central Initiative Foundation
Chair Mahoney laid over HF 2993, HF 2988, HF 2983, HF 3000, HF 3102 and HF 3083 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Chair Mahoney moved that HF 1860 to be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Mahoney moved HF 3063
Representative Newton became assumed the gavel at 7:25 and became acting Chair
Representative Lien presented HF 3063: Small business development center program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Public Testimony on HF 3063:
Kevin McKinnon, DEED
Michael Ryan, Twin Cities Small Business Development Center
Representative Mahoney assumed the gavel at 7:37 and became acting Chair
Chair Mahoney laid over HF 3063 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
Representative Gunther assumed the gavel at 7:51 and became acting chair
Chair Gunther moved HF 3023
Representative Radinovich presented HF 3023: Business growth and expansion encouraged, innovation voucher pilot program created, and money appropriate
Public Testimony on HF 3023:
Pat Donahue, Natural Resources Research Institute
Chair Gunther laid over HF 3023 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
Representative Mahoney assumed the gavel at 8:10 and became the acting chair
Representative Ward moved HF 3143
Representative Ward moved
H3143A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Ward presented HF 3143: New employee training partnership established, rebates provided for employer training costs, report required, and money appropriated.
Public Testimony on HF 3143:
Ann Goebel, Director Strategic Business, Education and Regional Partnerships Minnesota State University, Mankato
John Garry, Development Corporation of Austin (DCA)
Mike Miller, Senior Lobbyist, Flaherty and Hood, PA, Coalition of Greater MN Cities
Tom Norman, Director Workforce Development at DEED
Chair Mahoney laid over HF 3143 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
Representative Kieffer assumed the gavel at 8:36 and became acting chair
Representative Mahoney moved HF 2658
Representative Mahoney presented HF 2658: Worker’s Compensatory Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Representative Mahoney renewed his motion that HF 2658 be re-referred to the State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50. The next meeting will be held on March 25, 2014.
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Representative Tim Mahoney, Chair
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Kaying Thao, Committee Legislative Assistant