STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE SIXTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION
HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Finance, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on January 26, 2023 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Present:
MOHAMUD, Noor (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Lead)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
GILLMAN, Dawn
HICKS, Kim
KEELER, Heather
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
PRYOR, Laurie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie
A quorum was present.
Vice Chair Bahner moved that the minutes of January 24, 2023, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Presentation from the Department of Human Services over Governor Tim Walz’s DHS budget recommendations for the 2024-2025 Biennium.
Presenting:
• Jodie Harpstead – Commissioner, DHS
• Marshall Smith – CEO in Direct Care and Treatment, DHS
• Kulani Moti – Inspector General, DHS
• Natasha Merz – Assistant Commissioner for Aging and Disability Services, DHS
• Eric Grumdahl – Assistant Commissioner for Behavioral Health, Housing, and Deaf-Hard-of-Hearing Services, DHS
The meeting was adjourned at 2:44 PM.
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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair
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Sebastian Gonzalez-Navarro, Committee Legislative Assistant