EIGHTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTH 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 8:17AM on February 26, 2025, 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
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
JACOB, Steve
KNUDSEN Krista
MURPHY, Tom
NORRIS, Matt

Non-voting member present:

VIRNIG, Bianca

A quorum was present.

Representative Backer moved the minutes of Feb 25, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


HF 729 (Noor) – Medical assistance provisions modified relating to care evaluations, homemaker services rates, and home care.

Rep. Noor moved to lay over HF 729 for future consideration.

Rep. Noor moved to adopt the A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 729 as amended.

Testifiers:

Kathy Messerli, MN Home Care Association

Jenifer Baker, Good Samaritan Society Home Care


HF 728 (Hicks) – Out-of-home respite care for children services modified.

Rep. Hicks moved to lay over HF 728 for future consideration.

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 728 for future consideration.

Testifiers:

Sarah Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM

Tyler Langenfeld, Senior Director of Strategic Development, ACCRA

Elyse Bailey, Budget Director, Department of Human Services


The meeting was adjourned at 8:57AM.


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Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair


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Joseph Fruehauf, Committee Legislative Assistant