TWENTY FIRST MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE

Representative Jay Xiong, Chair of the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM on March 27, 2024, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
XIONG, Jay (Chair)
BRAND, Jeff (Vice Chair)
BAKER, Dave (GOP Lead)
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
HARDER, Bobbie
HASSAN, Hodan
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
REYER, Liz
SENCER-MURA, Samantha
WIENS, Mark
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

Members Excused:
FRAZIER, Cedrick
NELSON, Nathan


A quorum was present.

Rep. Reyer moved that the minutes of March 27, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4509 (Hornstein); Tending the Soil new facility site selection planning and predesign funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Xiong moved that HF 4509 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Rep. Hornstein presented HF 4509.

Testifying:
• Debbie Prokopf, Program Coordinator, Minnesota Training Partnership
• Rena Wong, President, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 663
• Cat Salonek Schladt, Executive Director, Tending the Soil

Chair Xiong renewed the motion that HF 4509 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 4968 (Agbaje); North Minneapolis; Change Starts with Community grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Xiong moved that HF 4968 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Agbaje presented HF 4968.

Testifying:
• Jalilia A Brown, Executive Director, Change Starts with Community
• Raymya Turner, Participant, Change Starts with Community
• Qyntin Carter, Participant, Change Starts with Community

Chair Xiong renewed the motion that HF 4968 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF 4943 (Kotyza-Witthuhn); WomenVenture grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Xiong moved that HF 4943 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Kotyza-Witthuhn presented HF 4943.

Testifying:
• LeeAnn Rasachak, CEO, WomenVenture

Chair Xiong renewed the motion that HF 4943 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF 4848 (Hassan); African Immigrants Community Services workforce development grant provided, and money appropriated.

Rep. Hassan moved that HF 4848 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Hassan presented HF 4848.

Testifying:
• Mohamed Ahmed, Executive Director, African Immigrants Community Services (AICS)
• Bilal Mohamed, Participant, Youth Employment Program of AICS

Rep. Hassan renewed the motion that HF 4848 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF 4690 (Frazier); Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce funding provided, and money appropriated.

Rep. Hassan moved that HF 4690 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Hassan presented HF 4690.

Testifying:
• Samuel Ndely, Board Member, Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce

Rep. Hassan renewed the motion that HF 4690 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF 4930 (Anderson); Meat cutting and butchery training grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Xiong moved that HF 4930 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Anderson presented HF 4930.

Testifying:
• Amy Mastin, Member, Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators (Video Testimony)

Chair Xiong renewed the motion that HF 4930 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Workforce Development Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.


The meeting was adjourned at 9:58 AM.




Representative Jay Xiong, Chair



Bonnsy Vue, Committee Legislative Assistant