TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION



WORKFORCE AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE & POLICY MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 1:00 PM on February 7, 2022, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
NOOR, Mohamud, Chair
XIONG, Jay, Vice Chair
HAMILTON, Rod, Lead
BAKER, Dave
DAVNIE, Jim
FRANKE, Keith
GREENMAN, Emma
HALEY, Barb
JURGENS, Tony
KOEGEL, Erin
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
OLSON, Liz
XIONG, Tou

A quorum was present.

Representative Olson moved to approve the minutes for the February 2, 2022, meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.

Presentation of an overview of Unemployment Insurance from the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

Testifying:
Steve Grove, Commissioner, DEED
Evan Rowe, interim Deputy Commissioner Workforce Services, DEED

Representative Kotyza-Witthuhn presents HF 3000, Unemployment insurance; school worker unemployment insurance provisions modified, unemployment trust fund replenished, employer base tax rate frozen, assessment provisions modified.

Testifying:
Liza Anderson, Eden Prairie Schools
Bill Schwandt, Bloomington Public Schools
Tina Burkholder, MN Association of School Business Officials
Teresa Jakubowski, Bus Driver, District 196
Kelly Gibbons, Executive Director, SEIU Local 284

No action was taken on HF 3000.

Representative Haley moved HF2728A2 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Haley moved that HF 2728 as amended be recommended for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

Representative Haley presents HF 2728 as amended, Unemployment trust fund replenished, tax rates frozen, COVID-19 claims excluded.

Testifying:
Mark Urdahl, President and CEO, Red Wing Shoe Company
Scott Ferrell, Down In the Valley
John L. Reynolds, State Director, Minnesota, NFIB
Andy Wilke, Greater Mankato Growth
Lauryn Schothorst, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Jamie Pfuhl, President, MN Grocers Association
Eric Harris Bernstein, Policy Director at We Make Minnesota
Danny Schwartzman, Owner of Common Roots Cafe, Minneapolis

Representative Haley renewed the motion that HF 2728 as amended be recommended for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:46 PM.





Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


Abdihamid Badri, Committee Legislative Assistant