STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Peter Fischer, Chair of the Behavioral Health Policy Division, and pursuant to House rule 10.01, called the remote meeting to order at 8:30 am on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. The meeting was broadcast live via Zoom and House Public Information Services.
The Committee Legislative Assistant took the roll.
Members present:
FISCHER, Peter – Chair
FREDERICK, Luke – Vice Chair
FRANKE, Keith – Minority Lead
BACKER, Jeff
BAKER, Dave
HANSON, Jessica
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
LIPPERT, Todd
MOLLER, Kelly
PIERSON, Nels
Members excused:
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
THOMPSON, John
A quorum was present.
Representative Lippert moved to adopt the minutes from the division meeting from Wednesday, January 27, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 287 (Edelson) – Commissioner of human services and health required to study oversight of sober housing programs.
Chair Fischer moves that House File 287 be recommended for referral to the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.
Chair Fischer moved the DE-1 author’s amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Edelson presented the bill.
Testifiers:
Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI Minnesota
Steven Nasshan
Sherry Walling, PhD
Rory O’Brien, Minneapolis Students for Successful Drug Policy
Cynthia Scott
Brandon Huggins
John Curtiss, President & CEO, The Retreat
Chris Edrington, President, Saint Paul Sober Living
The chair renewed the motion that House File 287, as amended, be recommended for referral to the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee. The clerk took the roll.
Ayes
FISCHER, Peter
FREDERICK, Luke
FRANKE, Keith
BACKER, Jeff
BAKER, Dave
HANSON, Jessica
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
LIPPERT, Todd
MOLLER, Kelly
PIERSON, Nels
Nays
There being 10 ayes and 0 nays. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 375 (Youakim) – Minors aged 16 or older authorized to provide nonresidential mental health service consent
Chair Fischer moved that House File 375 be recommended for referral to the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.
Chair Fischer moved the A-1 author’s amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Youakim presented the bill.
Testifiers:
Liv Steen, Hopkins High School Senior, Mental Health Matters
Linda Nyakundi, Hopkins High School Senior, Mental Health Matters
Juwaria Jama, Spring Lake Park High School Senior, MN Youth Council
The chair renewed the motion that House File 375, as amended, be recommended for referral to the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee. The clerk took the roll.
Ayes
FISCHER, Peter
FREDERICK, Luke
FRANKE, Keith
BACKER, Jeff
BAKER, Dave
HANSON, Jessica
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
LIPPERT, Todd
MOLLER, Kelly
PIERSON, Nels
Nays
There being 10 ayes and 0 nays. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 am.
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Representative Peter Fischer, Chair
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Spencer Crose, Committee Legislative Assistant