STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
SELECT COMMITTEE ON LIVING WAGE JOBS
Chair, Representative Ryan Winkler
MINUTES
Representative Winkler, Chair of the Select Committee on Living Wage Jobs, called the meeting to order at 9:50am, 02/15/13 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Winkler, Chair
Loon
Members excused:
Allen
Garofalo
Kieffer
Radinovich
J.A. Ward
A quorum was not present
Kevin Ristau of the JOBS Now Coalition gave a presentation on family wages throughout the state.
Deborah Schlick of the Minnesota Department of Human Services presented figures about Minnesotans that use public assistance programs.
Elaine Cunningham and Stephanie Hogenson from the Children's Defense Fund outlined the necessary wages for families to meet basic needs.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:00am.
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda: Presentations on trends in the cost of living and public support utilization by low income working families by the Jobs Now Coalition and the Department of Human Services.
***Please note time change.
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