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Human Services Finance and Policy

FOURTEENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 12, 2025

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH 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 March 12, 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
JACOB, Steve
KNUDSEN Krista
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
MURPHY, Tom
NORRIS, Matt

Non-voting member present:

VIRNIG, Bianca

A quorum was present.

Representative Keeler moved the minutes of March 11, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1337 (Noor) – Agency’s authority with respect to housing support agreements modified.

Chair Schomacker moved HF 1337 before the committee.

Testifiers:

Matt Freeman, MN Association of Counties
Matthew Bergeron, Residential Providers Association of Minnesota (RPAMN)
Markus Klimenko, Hennepin County Human Services Area Manager

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 1337

HF 973 (Backer) – Emergency mental health services modified; co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles for mobile crisis intervention eliminated; and money appropriated

Chair Schomacker moved HF 973 before the committee.

Testifiers:

Sue Abderholden, NAMI
Erik Sievers, Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 973.

HF 381 (Curran) – Policies related to establishing rates for home and community-based waiver services modified, and room and board rates for individuals receiving home and community-based services increased.

Chair Schomacker moved HF 381 before the committee.

Representative Curran moved to adopt the A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 381 as amended.

HF 382 (Curran) – Disability waiver rates modified.

Chair Schomacker moved HF382 before the committee.

Representative Curran moved to adopt the A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifiers:

Julie Johnson, MSS
Ken Bence, ARRM (on behalf of Best Life Alliance)

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 382 as amended.

HF 1831 (Zeleznikar) – Background check requirements modified for housing support providers.

Chair Schomacker moved HF 1831 before the committee.

Representative Zeleznikar moved to adopt the A1 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifiers:

Christina Jacobson, Simpson Housing Services
Marcus Schmit, Hearth Connection

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 1831 as amended.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:43AM.


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Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair


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Joseph Fruehauf, Committee Legislative Assistant


More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1831 (Zeleznikar) - Background check requirements modified for housing support providers.
  • HF1337 (Noor) - Agency's authority with respect to housing support agreements modified.
  • HF973 (Backer) - Emergency mental health services modified; co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles for mobile crisis intervention eliminated; and money appropriated.
  • HF381 (Curran) - Policies related to establishing rates for home and community-based waiver services modified, and room and board rates for individuals receiving home and community-based services increased.
  • HF382 (Curran) - Disability waiver rates modified.
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00:24 - HF1337 (Noor) Agency's authority with respect to housing support agreements modified.
12:03 - HF973 (Backer) Emergency mental health services modified; co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles for mobile crisis intervention eliminated; and money appropriated.
38:27 - HF381 (Curran) Policies related to establishing rates for home and community-based waiver services modified, and room and board rates for individuals receiving home and community-based services increased.
56:32 - HF382 (Curran) Disability waiver rates modified.
1:09:01 - HF1831 (Zeleznikar) Background check requirements modified for housing support providers.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3/11/2025

III. HF 1337 (Noor) Agency's authority with respect to housing support agreements modified

i. Matt Freeman, MN Association of Counties
ii. Matthew Bergeron, Residential Providers Association of Minnesota (RPAMN).

IV. HF 973 (Backer) Emergency mental health services modified; co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles for mobile crisis intervention eliminated; and money appropriated
i. Sue Abderholden, NAMI
ii. Erik Sievers, Hiawatha Valley Mental Health Center, zoom

V. HF 381 (Curran) Policies related to establishing rates for home and community-based waiver services modified, and room and board rates for individuals receiving home and community-based services increased
i. Sara Grafstrom, ARRM

VI. HF 382 (Curran) Disability waiver rates modified
i. Julie Johnson, MSS
ii. Ken Bence, ARRM


VII. HF 1831 (Zeleznikar) Background check requirements modified for housing support providers
i. Christina Jacobson, Simpson Housing
ii. Marcus Schmit, Hearth Connection

VIII. Adjournment


TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion