NINTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE NINTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION


HUMAN SERVICES POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Peter Fischer, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Policy, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on February 8, 2023, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
FISCHER, Peter, Chair
FREDERICK, Luke, Vice Chair
KIEL, Debra, Republican Lead
BACKER, Jeff
CURRAN, Brion
EDELSON, Heather
ENGEN, Elliot
FINKE, Leigh
HANSON, Jessica
HICKS, Kim
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul

Members Excused:
BAKER, Dave

A quorum was present.

Representative Curran moved to approve the minutes from February 6, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1043 (Hicks) Task Force on Disability Services Accessibility and pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.

Representative Hicks moved that HF 1043 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Human Services Finance Committee.

Representative Hicks moved the H1043A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hicks presented HF 1043 as amended.

Testifying on HF 1043 as amended:
• Jillian Nelson, Community Resource and Policy Advocate, Autism Society of Minnesota
• Jules Edwards, Co-Founder, Minnesota Autistic Alliance
• Sarah Mohamed, Grant Administrator, Autism Society of Minnesota, on behalf of Maren Christenson-Hoeffer, Executive Director, Multicultural Autism Action Network

Representative Hicks renewed the motion that HF 1043 as amended be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Human Services Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1067 (Hanson, J.) Personal care assistance program modified.

Representative Hanson moved that HF 1067 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Human Services Finance Committee.

Representative Hanson presented HF 1067.

Testifying on HF1067:
• Jillian Nelson, Community Resource and Policy Advocate, Autism Society of Minnesota
• Trevor Turner, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council on Disability on behalf of Ted Stamp, Independent Living Advocate, Southwestern Center for Independent Living
• Jeff Bangsberg, Disability Advocate, New Hope
• Mark Hughes, Shoreview
• Kristy Graume, Director of Legislative & External Affairs, Minnesota Department of Human Services

Representative Hanson renewed the motion that HF 1067 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Human Services Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from the Department of Human Services.

Presenting:
• Reanna Jacobs, Manager of American Indian Wellbeing Unit, Children and Family Services Administration, Minnesota Department of Human Services
• Tarryl Clark, Commissioner, Stearns County
• Dave Lee, Director, Carlton County Public Health & Human Services Department

Meeting adjourned at 2:33 PM.



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Representative Peter Fischer, Chair

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Jared Margolis, Committee Legislative Assistant