FIFTEENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH 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 13, 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 Murphy moved the minutes of March 12, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1662 (Rehrauer) – Agency’s authority with respect to housing support agreements modified.

Chair Schomacker moved HF 1662 to be re-referred to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.

Chair Schomacker moved to adopt the A2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Rehrauer presented HF 1662

Testifiers:

Cole Trace, Government Affairs Liaison, MN Department of Veterans Affairs

Chair Schomacker renewed the motion to re-refer HF 1662 to the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice Chair Gillman assumed the gavel at 8:28AM.

HF 2115 (Schomacker) – Aging and disability services, behavioral health, Direct Care and Treatment, health care administration, the Office of the Inspector General, licensing and disqualification, and department operations provisions modified; and intermediate school district behavioral health grant program established.

Chair Schomacker moved HF 2115 before the committee.

Chair Schomacker moved the A1 amendment.

Chair Schomacker moved the following oral amendment to the A1 amendment: On P. 1, delete L. 4 and L. 5. THE ORAL AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Schomacker moved the A1 amendment as amended. THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.

Testifiers:

Kristy Graume, Director of State Government Relations, DHS
Carrie Briones, Legislative Director for Direct Care & Treatment
Ariana Didion, Legislative Director for the Office of Inspector General, at DHS
Josh Berg, Accessible Space, Inc

Vice Chair Gillman laid over HF 2115 as amended

HF 2159 (Schomacker) – Nursing facility payment rates terminology corrections provided.

Chair Schomacker moved that HF 2159 be re-referred to the general register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Schomacker re-assumed the gavel at 9:07AM.

HF 1095 (Frederick) – Commissioner for human services directed to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports.

Chair Schomacker moved HF 1095 before the committee.

Rep. Frederick presented HF 1095

Testifiers:

Ken Bence, Director of Research, Analysis and Policy, ARRM
Larissa Beck, Senior Director of Program Services Reach for Resources

Chair Schomacker laid over HF 1095.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:27AM.


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Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair


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Joseph Fruehauf, Committee Legislative Assistant