ELEVENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH 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 8:20AM on March 5, 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 Norris moved the minutes of March 4, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Commissioner Tikki Brown and Chief Financial Officer Ashley Reisenauer provided an Agency Overview of the Department of Children Youth and Families.

HF1346 (Nash) – Training requirements modified for mandatory reporters.

Chair Schomacker moved that HF 1346 be referred to the General Register.

Testifiers:

Melissa DiBilzen, Executive Director, Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota

Chair Schomacker renewed his motion that HF 1346 be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1215 (Clardy) – Licensing violation actions against chapter 245D providers modified, and reports required.

Chair Schomacker moved HF1215 before the committee.

Chair Schomacker moved the DE2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifiers:

Sarah Grafstrom, Senior Director of State and Federal Policy, ARRM
Zahnia Harut, Residential Providers Association of Minnesota

Chair Schomacker laid over HF1215.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:41AM.


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Representative Joe Schomacker, Chair


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Joseph Fruehauf, Committee Legislative Assistant