Human Services Finance and Policy

FOURTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 19, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Jennifer Schultz, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:30 am on January 19th, 2021 remotely via Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

SCHULTZ, Jennifer (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice-Chair)
ALBRIGHT, Tony (Lead)
BOLDON, Liz
BURKEL, John
FISCHER, Peter
FREDERICK, Luke
HANSON, Jessica
KIEL, Debra
LIEBLING, Tina
MOLLER, Kelly
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
PIERSON, Nels
PINTO, Dave
RASMUSSON, Jordan
ROBBINS, Kristin
SANDELL, Steve
SCHOMACKER, Joe

A quorum was present.

Rep. Noor moved that the minutes from January 14th, 2021 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentations: Minnesota Department of Human Services, 2021 Continuous Improvement Updates.
• Jodi Harpstead, Commissioner, MN Dept. of Human Services

Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Update
• Deborah Schlick, Manager, Economic Assistance and Employment Supports Division
• Guest Presenter, Jessica Webster, Legal Aid

Minnesota Department of Human Services, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Maintenance of Effort
• Dave Greeman, Budget Director

The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 pm.

Representative Jennifer Schultz, Chair

Lyndsey Hanson,
Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Documents:

Minutes 1.14.21.pdf - 1/14/2021
1.19.21 Agenda.pdf - 1/15/2021
MFIP Monthly Household Report Form.pdf - 1/18/2021
House HS Committee - January 19, 2021 - Process Controls.pdf - 1/18/2021
MFIP_Presentation_House_Human_Services_01-19-21_DHS.pdf - 1/18/2021
TANF Maintenance of Effort_House Human Services_01-19-21_DHS.pdf - 1/18/2021
TANF Spending House.pdf - 1/19/2021

Audio:
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03:00 - Continuous Improvement updates from the Department of Human Services.
27:07 - Minnesota Family Investment Program overview.
1:03:20 - Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

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Meeting Details:
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Remote Hearing

Agenda:
1. Continuous Improvement Updates from The Department of Human Services
2. Minnesota Family Investment Program Overview
3. Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Additional agenda items may be added.

Public Viewing:
This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp.

Notes:

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which may be viewed here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm
This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp. NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.
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