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Human Services Finance and Policy

FOURTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 18, 2025

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

Human Services Finance and Policy Committee

MINUTES

Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair of the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:16AM on February 18, 2024, in Room 123 of the Capitol Building. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

SCHOMACKER, Joe Chair
GILLMAN, Dawn Vice Chair
NOOR, Mohamud
KEELER, Heather
BACKER, Jeff
CURRAN, Brion
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
FREDERICK, Luke
GANDER, Steve
GORDON, Jimmy
HICKS, Kim
HILTSLEY, Huldah
JACOB, Steve
KNUDSEN Krista
MURPHY, Tom
NORRIS, Matt

Non-voting member present:
VIRNIG, Bianca

QUORUM was present.

Representative Jacob moved the minutes of Feb 13, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The Director of State Government Relations for the Department of Human Services, Kristy Graume, presented Early Intensive Developmental & Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI)
Licensure Study Overview.

The Department of Human Services Commissioner Shireen Gandhi, Assistant Commissioner Natasha Merz, and Budget Director Elyse Bailey discussed Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s 2025 Budget proposal for the Department of Human Services.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:03AM.


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Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair


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Joseph Fruehauf, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
View Archive

00:30 - Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention 2025 Licensing Report.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.


I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 2/13/2025

III. Department of Human Services

• EIDBI 2025 Licensing Report – Kristy Graume

• Commissioner Gandhi and Elyse Bailey - DHS Budget Director

*This is an informational hearing, public testimony will not be taken