SIXTEENTH MEETING

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


HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE & POLICY MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:15AM on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Room 123 of the Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

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

A quorum was present.

Representative Schomacker moved the minutes of March 13, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1380 (Keeler) – Commissioner of Human Services required to establish a minimum per diem rate for a specified psychiatric residential treatment facility, Clay County facility funding provided, facility start-up and capacity-building grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved HF 1380 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy omnibus bill.

Representative Keeler presented HF 1380

Testifiers:
• Jenny Mongeau, Commissioner, Clay County

Chair Noor renewed the motion HF 1380 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

HF 1166 (Curran) Grant established to expand disability services technology and advocacy, reports required, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF 1166 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Representative Curran presented HF 1166.

Testifiers:

• Alaina Gallagher, Executive Project Manager, ARRM

Chair Noor renewed the motion HF 1166 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

HF 487 (Weiner) Wellness in the Woods grant funding provided and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF 487 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Rep. Weiner presented HF 487.

Testifiers:

• Monica Yeadon, Director of Process Improvement & Communication, Wellness in the Woods
• Isaiah Frandsen, Director of Culture & Community Engagement, Wellness in the Woods
• Jode Freyholtz-London, CEO and Founder, Wellness in the Woods

Chair Noor renewed the motion that HF 487 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

HF 1553 (Skraba) Boundary Waters Care Center grant appropriation.

Chair Noor moved that HF 1553 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Representative Skraba presented HF 1553.

Testifiers:
• Adam Masloski, Executive Director, Boundary Waters Care Center

Chair Noor renewed the motion that HF 1553 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

HF 1472 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) Minnesota Board on Aging funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF 1472 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Representatives Momanyi-Hiltsley presented HF 1472.

Testifiers:
• Maureen Schneider, Chair, Minnesota Board on Aging
• Reena Shetty, Executive Director, Minnesota Board on Aging

Chair Noor renewed the motion HF 1472 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

HF 258 (Virnig) Legislative enactment of federal approval notice to revisor of statutes clarified.

Chair Noor moved that HF 258 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Representative Virnig presented HF 258.

Chair Noor renewed the motion HF 258 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.
HF 1911 (Virnig) County implementation of service delivery transformation requirements and information technology modernization project funding, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved that HF 1911 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.

Representative Virnig presented HF 1911.

Testifiers:
• Jenny Mongeau, Commissioner, Clay County
• Dan Jensen, Associate Director for Family Support and Assistance, Olmsted County

Chair Noor renewed the motion HF 1911 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Human Services Finance and Policy committee omnibus bill.


The meeting was adjourned at 9:59AM.


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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


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Elijah Henderson, Committee Legislative Assistant