FORTY-FOURTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-FOURTH 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 April 4, 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 Baker moved to approve the minutes for the March 30, 2021, meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.

Chair Noor presented HF 4355DE2, Workforce and Business Development Finance and Policy Omnibus Bill.

Overview from Nonpartisan House Staff:
- Ashley Engh, Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Analysis Department
- Anna Scholin, Legislative Analyst, House Research Department

Testifying:
- Kevin McKinnon, Deputy Commissioner of Economic Development, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Marc Majors, Deputy Commissioner of Workforce Development, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
- Elena Gaarder, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
- Peter McLaughlin, Executive Director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Twin Cities
- Gloria Perez, President, Women’s Foundation of Minnesota
- Kenya McKnight-Ahad, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Black Women’s Wealth Alliance
- ThaoMee Xiong, Executive and Network Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
- Shep Harris, Lobbyist, Center for Economic Inclusion
- Baba Letang, Director of Community Engagement, Neighborhood Development Center
- Lynn Shelton, Vice President of Marketing & Organizational Development, Enterprise Minnesota
- Sam Richie, Economic Development Association of Minnesota
- Scott McMahon, Executive Director, Greater Minnesota Partnership
- Carrie Bendix, Director, Southwest Minnesota PIC Workforce Development Board
- Jane Graupman, Executive Director, International Institute of Minnesota
- Shelly Hanson, President, Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce
- Ben Wogsland, Executive Vice President, Hospitality Minnesota
- Marie Ellis, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
- Katina Mortensen, Director of Public Policy, Minnesota Council on Foundations




The meeting was adjourned at 2:32 PM.






Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


Abdihamid Badri, Committee Legislative Assistant