Preventing Homelessness Division

TWELFTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 24, 2021

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

PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS DIVISION

MINUTES

Representative Gomez, Chair of the Preventing Homelessness Division, called the virtual meeting to order at 10:30 a.m. on March 24, 2021, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

GOMEZ, Aisha CHAIR
KEELER, Heather VICE CHAIR
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne REPUBLICAN LEAD
DAVIDS, Greg
HEINRICH, John
HOLLINS, Athena
HORNSTEIN, Frank
HOWARD, Michael
KOEGEL, Erin
PETERSBURG, John
REYER, Liz

A quorum was present.

Rep. Reyer moved to approve the minutes of March 17, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation by Dr. Steven Foldes - Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Presentation by Foster Advocates

Presenters: Hoang Murphy - Executive Director of Foster Advocates

Information hearing on HF2371.

Rep. Gomez presented HF2371.

Testifiers on HF2371:

Beth Holger - The Link - CEO and Co-Chair of the Youth Services Network
Dr. Heather Huseby - Executive Director of Youthlink
Dr. Jordan Johnson - Executive Director of Life House
Lorrhonda Byrd - Northside Homeless Prevention Program Manager, The Link
Laronda Lake - Youth Leader and Youth Specialist for Lindquist Apartments, The Link

The meeting was adjourned at 11:57 a.m.

Rep. Gomez, CHAIR

Kevin Petrie, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF2371 (Keeler) - Homeless Youth Act grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Documents:

3-24-21 Steven Foldes The Business Case for Investing in Youth Experiencing Homelessness.pdf - 3/23/2021
3-24-21 Foster Advocates Presentation.pdf - 3/23/2021
FosterAdvocates_DataReport_Final_WEB.pdf - 3/23/2021
HYA White Paper_February 2021.pdf - 3/23/2021
Preliminary Data Hennepin Foster COVID Relief Funds.pdf - 3/23/2021
SH White Paper 2021.pdf - 3/23/2021
YSN COVID-19 Impact Statement .pdf - 3/23/2021
YSN info sheet 2020.pdf - 3/23/2021
YSN Legislative Agenda 2021.pdf - 3/23/2021

Audio:
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House TV Video:
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03:21 - Youth Homelessness presentation.
- Steven Foldes.
39:47 - Foster care and youth homelessness presentation.
57:37 - HF2371 (Gomez) Homeless Youth Act grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
- Informational hearing.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

Show Full Schedule Agenda:

I. Presentation by Steven Foldes on Youth Homelessness

II. Presentation on Foster Care and Youth Homelessness

III. Informational Hearing on HF2371 (Gomez) - Homeless Youth Act grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

If you would like to sign up to testify or submit written testimony, please email sean.herring@house.mn at least two hours prior to the start of the remote hearing. Public testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing if time is available. If there is not time for testimony during the hearing, members of the public will be asked to submit their testimony in writing.

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

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.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Preventing Homelessness Division website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92017

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm