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Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy

SEVENTH MEETING

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

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



INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE & POLICY MINUTES

Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair of the Committee on Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 8:30 AM on February 24, 2021 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:
Pelowski, Gene, Chair
Sandell, Steve, Vice Chair
Bierman, Robert
Bliss, Matt
Burkel, John
Edelson, Heather
Frazier, Cedrick
Hamilton, Rod
Lislegard, Dave
McDonald, Joe
Sandstede, Julie
Sundin, Mike

Members excused:
Kiel, Debra, Republican Lead

A quorum was present.

Representative Sandell moved that the minutes of February 17, 2021, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Pelowski presented HF 444, a bill for an act relating to state disasters; restricting the definition of state-declared disasters to exclude civil unrest; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 12B.15, subdivision 5.

Testifying:
• Joe Kelly, Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division
• Eric Waage, Emergency Manager, Hennepin County
• Dewey Johnson, Emergency Manager, St. Louis County; President, Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers

The meeting was adjourned at 9:32 AM.






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Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair


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Tara Schaefle, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF444 (Pelowski) - State-declared disaster definition restricted to exclude civil unrest.
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02:02 - Informational hearing of HF444 (Pelowski) State-declared disaster definition restricted to exclude civil unrest.
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Informational Hearing of HF 444 (Pelowski) State-declared disaster definition restricted to exclude civil unrest.

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

NOTE: This meeting is held in accordance to House Rule 10.01 https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/permrule.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.

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