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Human Services Finance

THIRTEENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 21, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE THIRTEENTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION

HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Finance, called the meeting to order at 1:01 PM on February 21, 2023 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
MOHAMUD, Noor (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Republican Lead)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
HICKS, Kim
KEELER, Heather
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
PRYOR, Laurie
QUAM, Duane
REYER, Liz

Excused:
FRANSON, Mary
GILLMAN, Dawn
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

A quorum was present.

Representative Fischer moved that the minutes of February 16, 2023, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 339 (Curran); Adult foster care licensure requirements modified for community residential settings.

Chair Noor moved that HF 339 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future Human Services Finance omnibus bill.

Testifying on HF 339:
• Sara Grafstrom – Director of State and Federal Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)

Chair Noor renewed the motion that HF 339 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future Human Services Finance omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.
HF 716 (Finke); Access to shared services under home and community-based service waivers expanded.

Chair Noor moved that HF 716 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future Human Services Finance omnibus bill.

Chair Noor moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifying on HF 716, as amended:
• Steven Schmidt – Supervising Attorney, Minnesota Disability Law Center
• Jason Blomquist – Disability Advocate

Chair Noor renewed the motion that HF 716, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in a future Human Services Finance omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF 813 (Hicks); Home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants established, awareness-building campaign for recruitment of direct care professionals established, and money appropriated.

Representative Hicks moved that HF 813 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future Human Services Finance omnibus bill.

Representative Hicks moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifying on HF 813, as amended:
• Sara Grafstrom – Director of State and Federal Policy, Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota (ARRM)
• Tom Gillespie – President and CEO, Living Well Disability Services

Representative Hicks moved that HF 813 be re-referred, as amended, to the Workforce Policy and Finance Committee

Chair Noor renewed the motion that HF 813, as amended, be re-referred to the Workforce Policy and Finance Committee. The motion prevailed.


The meeting was adjourned at 2:05 PM.




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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


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Sebastian Gonzalez-Navarro, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF339 (Curran) - Adult foster care licensure requirements modified for community residential settings.
  • HF716 (Finke) - Access to shared services under home and community-based service waivers expanded.
  • HF813 (Hicks) - Home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants established, awareness-building campaign for recruitment of direct care professionals established, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
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00:46 - HF339 (Curran) Adult foster care licensure requirements modified for community residential settings.
11:34 - HF716 (Finke) Access to shared services under home and community-based service waivers expanded.
33:20 - HF813 (Hicks) Home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants established, awareness-building campaign for recruitment of direct care professionals established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.


I. HF339 (Curran) - Adult foster care licensure requirements modified for community residential settings.

II. HF716 (Finke) - Access to shared services under home and community-based service waivers expanded.

III. HF813 (Hicks) - Home and community-based workforce incentive fund grants established, awareness-building campaign for recruitment of direct care professionals established, and money appropriated.*

*Agenda item added. Agenda items may be added or removed.

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TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Human Services Finance webpage.

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