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Children and Families Finance and Policy

THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 16, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION

CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Dave Pinto, Chair of the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:33 A.M. on April 16th, 2024, in Room 200N of the State Office Building.

Members Present:
PINTO, Dave (Chair)
COULTER, Nathan
DAVIS, Ben
HANSON, Jessica
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
HICKS, Kim
HUDSON, Walter
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
LAWRENCE, Bryan
LEE, Liz
NELSON, Nathan
PÉREZ-VEGA, Maria Isa late
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

Members Excused:
KEELER, Heather (Vice Chair)
DANIELS, Brian (GOP Lead)

A quorum was present.

Rep. Lawrence moved that the minutes from March 9th, 2024 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED

HF2476 (Pinto) Children and Families Budget Bill.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn moved HF2476 before the committee.

Presentation titled “Remarks on the Administration’s Early Education Budget Proposal”.

Presenting:
• Commissioner Willie Jett, Minnesota Department of Education

Walkthrough of HF2476 by House Nonpartisan staff.

Walkthrough of the A24-0299 amendment by House Nonpartisan staff.

Testifying:
• Angie Thies, Child Wellbeing Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties
• Assistant Commissioner Tikki Brown, Children and Family Services Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Peter Woitock, Government Relations Manager, Hunger Solutions
• Zach Rodvold, Public Affairs Director, Second Harvest Heartland
• Lorna Schmidt, MPH, Vice President, Public Policy & Government Affairs, Catholic Charities Twin Cities
• Marwah Asif, State Chair, Students United

Chair Pinto laid over HF2476.

The committee adjourned at 9:48 A.M.



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Representative Dave Pinto, Chair


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Caleb Rohrer, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2476 (Pinto) - Child protection; economic supports; housing and homelessness; child care licensing; Department of Children, Youth, and Families provisions modified; reports required; and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
View Archive

02:43 - HF2476 (Pinto) Children and families supplemental budget bill.
- Partial walkthrough.
07:26 - Governor’s early education supplemental budget proposal.
11:09 - HF2476 (Pinto) Children and families supplemental budget bill.
- Walkthrough and testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 16 minutes.


- Presentation on Administration Early Education Budget Proposal
- Walk through and Public Testimony of HF2476 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
**NOTE: The House Children and Families Finance budget bill is posted below as "HF2476 A24-0299 Budget Bill"
Agenda Items may be changed or added.


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