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Children and Families Finance and Policy - Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 Regular Session
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/19/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/18/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
NINTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/19/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/18/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Nolan West
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

I. Call to order
II. Roll Call
III. HF2436, West, Department of Children, Youth, and Families governor's budget bill;
department administration, child safety permanency, and early childhood
provisions modified; and money appropriated.
IV. HF470, West, Early leaning scholarships funding provided, and money
appropriated.
V. HF2643, West, Indication of self-report on child care licensing notifications
required.
VI. HF2456, Scott, Cost-of-living adjustments in maintenance or child support orders
repealed, and conforming changes made.
VII. HF102, Curran, Circumstances under which the public authority must direct
support to an obligee modified.
VIII. HF1367, Pinto, Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota
allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating
alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.
IX. Adjournment

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

Bills:
  • HF102 (Curran) - Circumstances under which the public authority must direct support to an obligee modified.
  • HF470 (West) - Early leaning scholarships funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1367 (Pinto) - Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.
  • HF2436 (West) - Department of Children, Youth, and Families governor's budget bill; department administration, child safety permanency, and early childhood provisions modified; and money appropriated.
  • HF2456 (Scott) - Cost-of-living adjustments in maintenance or child support orders repealed, and conforming changes made.
  • HF2643 (West) - Indication of self-report on child care licensing notifications required.
Attachments:
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Nolan West
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

HF1383 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Program established to assist families with the cost of child care.
HF1424 (Hanson) Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated.
HF1897 (Moller) Correction order requirements modified.
HF2728 (Coulter) Child care great start compensation support payments modified.
HF2863 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.
HF2929 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Eligibility determinations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households clarified.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 3:00 PM the day before the committee hearing

Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov; and Lauren Hayward, GOP Committee Administrator, Lauren.Hayward@house.mn.gov

Bills:
  • HF1383 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Program established to assist families with the cost of child care.
  • HF1424 (Hanson) - Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated.
  • HF1897 (Moller) - Correction order requirements modified.
  • HF2728 (Coulter) - Child care great start compensation support payments modified.
  • HF2863 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.
  • HF2929 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - Eligibility determinations for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households clarified.