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House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 18 2024 - Archive Video
01:36 - HF2476 (Pinto) Children and families supplemental budget bill.
- Mark-up and vote.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 16 2024 - Archive Video
02:43 - HF2476 (Pinto) Children and families supplemental budget bill.
- Partial walkthrough.
07:26 - Governor’s early education supplemental budget proposal.
11:09 - HF2476 (Pinto) Children and families supplemental budget bill.
- Walkthrough and testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 16 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 9 2024 - Archive Video
01:15 - Overview of the Governor's supplemental budget review.
26:58 - HF5267 (Pinto) Governor's budget bill for early childhood programs; child welfare and child care licensing provisions modified; technical changes to early childhood law made; Department of Children, Youth, and Families recodification updated; and money appropriated.
48:53 - HF4727 (Pinto) Child Protection Advisory Council created, and reports required.
1:12:38 - HF3689 (Hassan) Out-of-home placement plan summary requirement added.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 26 2024 - Archive Video
00:44 - Presentation on governor's early childhood facilities recommendations.
08:14 - HF3699 (Lee, L.) Child care improvement grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
17:05 - HF3826 (Keeler) Child care services grants funding provided for staff training, and money appropriated.
25:31 - HF4697 (Pinto) Membership and requirements for child mortality review panel modified, review process for child fatalities and near fatalities related to maltreatment modified, Department of Human Services child systemic critical incident review team requirements modified, and critical incident public information portal established.
31:48 - HF4950 (Keeler) Pregnant and parenting homeless youth study required, report required, and money appropriated.
38:08 - HF4192 (Hollins) Child welfare system fiscal analysis directed, report required, and money appropriated.
1:09:41 - HF5036 (Finke) Emergency shelter for LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness needs analysis funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 21 2024 - Archive Video
00:07 - HF912 (Agbaje) Minnesota African American Family Preservation Act established, African American Child Welfare Council established, child welfare provisions modified, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:00:05 -- The committee recessed.
1:05:08 -- The committee reconvened.
1:06:19 - Further consideration of HF912 (Agbaje).
1:18:27 - HF4425 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Home day care restrictions prohibited.
1:20:26 - HF5017 (Pinto) Child protection funding technical changes made.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee - part 1
Tuesday, March 19 2024 - Archive Video
01:44 - HF4176 (Pérez-Vega) Early learning programs modified.
06:53 - HF4537 (Pinto) Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General executive bill on children's licensing issues.
14:44 - HF4459 (Hanson) Department of Human Services child placement and safety executive bill.
26:36 - HF4793 (Nash) Child maltreatment reporting modified, and criminal penalty for preventing report created.
37:28 - HF367 (Freiberg) Child care center and family child care provider allowed to adopt policy regarding immunizations.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee - part 2
Tuesday, March 19 2024 - Archive Video
01:00 - HF4898 (Hanson) Family assets modified for independence program.
06:56 - HF4732 (Pinto) Payment of developmental screening aid clarified.
09:02 - HF5033 (Pinto) Welfare data technical corrections made.
10:51 - HF4980 (Pinto) Human services forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.
Runs 14 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 14 2024 - Archive Video
01:44 - HF3678 (Hicks) Diaper distribution grant program modified.
16:52 - HF4312 (Acomb) Notification requirements for alleged maltreatment or abuse of a child modified.
32:31 - HF4165 (Pérez-Vega) SNAP outreach program future base funding increased.
46:02 - HF4150 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Minnesota food bank program established, and money appropriated.
56:36 - HF4517 (Keeler) SNAP eligibility for students enrolled in higher education modified, and reports required.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 12 2024 - Archive Video
01:49 - Transition report on establishing the Department of Children, Youth, & Families.
47:07 - HF3721 (Coulter) School-age care programs allowed to provide preschool care, and school-age care revenue increased.
51:57 - HF3469 (Keeler) SNAP established as medicine program, and money appropriated.
58:21 - HF2666 (Hollins) Minnesota basic income grant program established, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 7 2024 - Archive Video
00:59 - Vision on Child Welfare Technology presentation.
30:54 - HF3671 (Pinto) Definition of child in need of protection or services modified.
48:32 - HF4406 (Clardy) READ Act expanded to include early childhood education, professional development provided, curriculum revised, and money appropriated.
1:03:29 - HF4425 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Home day care restrictions prohibited.
1:14:48 - HF3856 (Hanson) Notice requirements for foster children receiving benefits modified.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 5 2024 - Archive Video
02:31 - HF1661 (Hicks) Informal kinship caregiver support grant program established; financial support expanded for adoptive, foster, and kinship families; and money appropriated.
19:06 - HF3781 (Hicks) Commissioner of Human Services required to conduct review of child maltreatment reporting systems and make recommendations, and report required.
29:42 - HF4561 (Pinto) Education forecast adjustments made, and money appropriated.
40:14 - HF1898 (Hudson) Legislative task force on family foster care and adoption established, report required, and money appropriated.
1:02:16 - HF3689 (Hassan) Out-of-home placement plan summary requirement added.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 29 2024 - Archive Video
00:26 - Update on 2023 Department of Education Investments in Early Care and Learning.
18:15 - HF3721 (Coulter) School-age care programs allowed to provide preschool care, and school-age care revenue increased.
45:14 - HF4176 (Pérez-Vega) Early learning programs modified.
56:04 - HF3785 (Pérez-Vega) Voluntary prekindergarten program modified.
Runs 1 hour, 11 minutes.
Joint meeting of the House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee and the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 29 2024 - Archive Video
00:00 - Introductory Comments.
03:00 - Gun violence and the impact on children.
21:15 - HF4300 (Becker-Finn) Standards for safe storage of firearms and criminal penalties established for failing to meet those standards.
1:05:10 -- The House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee adjourned.
1:05:43 -- The House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee reconvened as a standalone committee.
1:06:09 - Further consideration of HF4300 (Becker-Finn) Standards for safe storage of firearms and criminal penalties established for failing to meet those standards.
1:31:12 - HF601 (Her) Lost and stolen firearms required to be reported promptly to law enforcement.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.
Joint meeting of the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee and the House Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 22 2024 - Archive Video
00:00 - Introductory comments.
03:56 - HF3681 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Child care tax data; program to assist families with cost of child care established, disclosure of tax return information for purposes of verifying eligibility for early child care and learning benefits programs authorized, and money appropriated.
1:01:07 - Cross-Agency Coordination of Early Care and Education.
1:07:11 - Office of Child Care Community Partnerships 2023 annual report.
Runs 1 hour, 21 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 20 2024 - Archive Video
02:06 - Impact of 2023 funding to address food insecurity.
19:06 - HF3426 (Hicks) Supplemental food assistance program established for persons with a disability.
40:17 - HF3469 (Keeler) SNAP established as medicine program, and money appropriated.
1:14:25 - HF3855 (Gomez) Commissioner of Human Services directed to implement Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program restaurant meals program.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 15 2024 - Archive Video
05:58 - HF3646 (Pinto) Statutory infrastructure created for the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families; and statutes moved and copied.
15:23 - Impact of 2023 funding to address homelessness.
Runs 1 hour, 19 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, November 13 2023 - Archive Video
12:24 - Impact of 2023 investments in child care and early learning.
46:10 - Further steps to reduce costs for families.
1:29:29 - Proposal for high quality affordable child care & early learning.
Runs 1 hour, 57 minutes.
Conference Committee on HF2292
Monday, May 15 2023 - Archive Video
HF2292 (Pinto/Kunesh) Early learning scholarships, Head Start, and early education programs modified; early childhood educator programs provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
-- Consideration and adoption of Conference Committee Report.
Runs 45 minutes.
Conference Committee on HF2292
Friday, May 12 2023 - Archive Video
HF2292 (Pinto/Kunesh) Early learning scholarships, Head Start, and early education programs modified; early childhood educator programs provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
05:16 -- Walk-through of Conference Committee spreadsheet.
14:53 -- Walk-through of Conference Committee Report.
Runs 37 minutes.
Conference Committee on HF2292
Wednesday, May 3 2023 - Archive Video
HF2292 (Pinto/Kunesh) Early learning scholarships, Head Start, and early education programs modified; early childhood educator programs provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
01:23 -- Presentations on House-only provisions.
39:59 -- Adoption of same and similar provisions and other potential areas of agreement.
Runs 57 minutes.
Conference Committee on HF2292
Monday, May 1 2023 - Archive Video
HF2292 (Pinto/Kunesh) Early learning scholarships, Head Start, and early education programs modified; early childhood educator programs provided; reports required; and money appropriated.
00:07 -- Introductions and introductory comments.
07:18 -- Walk-through of spreadsheet.
18:05 -- Walk-through of side-by-side.
Runs 42 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 30 2023 - Archive Video
01:59 - HF238 (Pinto) Children and families finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
-- Mark-up of HF238.
-- Vote on HF238.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 29 2023 - Archive Video
(Due to TV production video issues, this video archive includes some audio-only portions).
00:36 - HF238 (Pinto) Children and families finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
-- Public testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 13 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 28 2023 - Archive Video
03:09 - HF238 (Pinto) Children and families finance bill (as amended by the DE amendment).
05:11 -- Walk-through of HF238.
Runs 59 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 23 2023 - Archive Video
01:19 - Governor's Department of Human Services Children and Family Services supplemental budget recommendations.
07:43 - HF2753 (Greenman) Family Enhancement Center funding provided for a grant to help families develop community connections, and money appropriated.
21:02 - HF2864 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Statewide children's savings account program for higher education and business training established, local partner start-up and expansion grants established, report required, and money appropriated.
53:24 - HF2451 (Bahner) Greater Twin Cities United Way grant program funding provided for trauma-sensitive care in preschool settings, and money appropriated.
1:14:26 - HF2141 (Norris) Counties allowed to provide in-house training for training and technical assistance programs.
1:23:40 - HF2292 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from voluntary prekindergarten statutes.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 21 2023 - Archive Video
02:04 - HF135 (Feist) Hennepin County; persons experiencing homelessness funding provided, and money appropriated.
13:07 - HF1686 (Hollins) Ramsey County; funding provided for families experiencing homelessness, and money appropriated.
26:27 - HF2138 (Hicks) Olmsted County; funding provided for persons experiencing homelessness, and money appropriated.
47:52 - HF2008 (Kozlowski) Homeless youth cash stipend pilot project established, report required, and money appropriated.
1:13:12 - HF2845 (Fischer) Saint Paul and Minneapolis; Catholic Charities funding provided for its operation of homeless elders program, and money appropriated.
1:25:44 - HF1074 (Brand) Minnesota Initiative Foundations funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 16 2023 - Archive Video
00:29 - HF2910 Governor's Budget Bill for Department of Human Services Children and Family Services.
--- Governor's Department of Human Services and Family Services budget bill.
52:16 - HF2565 (Pinto) Early childhood programs provided, and money appropriated.
--- Governor's Department of Education Children and Family Services budget bill.
Runs 1 hour, 9 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee – part 1
Tuesday, March 14 2023 - Archive Video
01:45 - HF2478 (Hill) Way to Grow program funding provided, and money appropriated.
17:10 - HF2281 (Hill) Early education teachers required to be licensed, and definition of teacher modified under Public Employment Labor Relations Act.
48:16 - HF2514 (Hassan) YWCA Minneapolis grant established for early childhood and youth programming, and money appropriated.
1:06:16 - HF1994 (Pryor) ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee – part 2
Tuesday, March 14 2023 - Archive Video
00:42 - HF1806 (Clardy) Assessment of school readiness required for children entering kindergarten.
17:09 - HF993 (Coulter) Education finance; developmental screening aid increased, and money appropriated.
27:37 - HF2330 (Coulter) Provisions dealing with child care safety and correction orders, human services licensing qualifications, infant safety, and foster care and child care training modified.
55:29 - HF2573 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Early childhood apprenticeship program established; funding provided for apprenticeship program, early childhood workforce compensation task force, early childhood workforce development scholarships, and grants to postsecondary institutions to improve early childhood program curricula; reports required; and money appropriated.
1:20:52 - HF2665 (Hicks) Diaper distribution grant program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
Further consideration of HF993 (Coulter) Education finance; developmental screening aid increased, and money appropriated.
1:42:19 - HF2293 (Pinto) Obsolete language removed from early childhood family education statutes.
1:43:41 - HF2698 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
1:44:02 - HF2476 (Pinto) Child care assistance; obsolete language removed.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 9 2023 - Archive Video
01:13 - HF2471 (Pinto) Child care assistance eligibility and co-payment requirements modified.
1:12:24 - HF1521 (Hanson) Northstar Care for Children assessment rate effective dates, relative search requirements, and termination of parental rights technical changes made; and technical corrections made to child support provision.
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 8 2023 - Archive Video
01:51 - HF2225 (Fischer) Prepared meals food relief grants established, and money appropriated.
14:28 - HF1698 (Howard) Family, friend, and neighbor child care grant program established; reports required; and money appropriated.
39:15 - HF1198 (Hanson) Child care assistance expanded to certain families, grants and rules regarding children's mental health expanded and modified, transition to community initiative modified, mental health staff training requirements modified, covered transportation services modified, coverage of mental health clinical care coordination modified, rules regarding children's long-term stays in the emergency room modified, rural family response and stabilization services pilot program established, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:00:24 - HF1820 (Hanson) Foster youth ombudsperson terms modified, and Office of Foster Youth Ombudsperson appropriation modified.
1:06:55 - HF1858 (Keeler) Safe harbor shelter and housing grant program created, sexually exploited youth funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:28:50 - HF1815 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Grant funding provided to expand executive function curriculum, report required, and money appropriated.
1:47:14 - HF2066 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Full Lives initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
2:06:32 - HF1629 (Perez-Vega) Learning with Music program expanded to childhood educators, and money appropriated.
Runs 2 hours, 27 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 7 2023 - Archive Video
02:19 - HF2121 (Hassan) CornerHouse grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
21:30 - HF1385 (Reyer) Community action grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
38:58 - HF2320 (Pinto) Children's cabinet modified; Department of Children, Youth, and Families established; responsibilities of Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Department of Public Safety transferred to Department of Children, Youth, and Families; reports required; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 2 2023 - Archive Video
00:46 - HF2095 (Richardson) Terminology for pregnant persons modified, standards for chemical dependency in pregnancy and prenatal substance use modified, prenatal substance use specified to not itself constitute neglect or maltreatment, prenatal substance use reporting requirements modified, and informed consent requirements established for parent and newborn infant toxicology tests and drug or alcohol screenings.
34:28 - HF2029 (Coulter) Child care conditional license requirements modified, commissioner directed to create standardized visit time lines and requirements, definition of education amended, background study liaison created, and money appropriated.
59:14 - HF2106 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Employment qualifications modified for child care centers and amending child care center staffing rules.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 28 2023 - Archive Video
02:09 - HF1479 (Hanson) Commissioner of Human Services directed to study and make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases, and report required.
28:45 - HF1661 (Hicks) Informal kinship caregiver support grant program established; financial support expanded for adoptive, foster, and kinship families; and money appropriated.
41:39 - HF1672 (Hicks) Quality Parenting Initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
55:18 - HF612 (Daniels) Children; definition of neglect modified.
Runs 1 hour, 28 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 21 2023 - Archive Video
02:00 - HF466 (Noor) Income reporting requirements modified for Minnesota Family Investment Program.
33:46 - HF1478 (Hanson) Family assets for independence program modified, and money appropriated.
1:02:43 - HF238 (Pinto) Minnesota Family Investment Program general citizenship requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 16 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 16 2023 - Archive Video
02:23 - HF1071 (Keeler) Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act changes made.
17:46 - Diversionary Work Program & Minnesota Family Investment Program presentation.
1:10:03 - HF177 (Hanson) Unearned income included in economic assistance program calculations modified.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.
Joint meeting of the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee and the House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee
Tuesday, February 14 2023 - Archive Video
* No audio for the first 34 seconds.
00:00 - Introductory comments by the Chairs.
02:07 - Informational Hearing on HF1071 (Keeler) Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act changes made.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 9 2023 - Archive Video
01:19 - HF1277 (Coulter) Early learning scholarships program changes made, and money appropriated.
33:06 - HF874 (Lee, L.) Head Start appropriation use and distribution methods modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.
Joint meeting of the House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee and the House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, February 8 2023 - Archive Video
00:40 - Presentation on the Oversight of State-Funded Grants to Nonprofit Organizations.
- Office of the Legislative Auditor.
Runs 1 hour, 11 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 7 2023 - Archive Video
01:21 - Introductory comments by the chair.
03:25 - Report of the Great Start for All Minnesota Children Task Force.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 2 2023 - Archive Video
01:35 - HF2 (Richardson) Paid family, pregnancy, bonding, and applicant's serious medical condition benefits provided; employment leaves regulated and required; data classified; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
59:40 - HF570 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Reach Out and Read Minnesota program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 20 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 31 2023 - Archive Video
02:31 - HF639 (Bahner) Community solutions for healthy child development grant program established, and money appropriated.
29:20 - HF910 (Reyer) Family supportive housing programs funded, and money appropriated.
1:03:09 - HF862 (Wolgamott) Support staff persons required for early childhood family education programs, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 26 2023 - Archive Video
01:51 - Governor’s budget recommendations: Minnesota Management and Budget.
16:37 - Governor’s budget recommendations: Department of Human Services.
41:03 - Governor’s budget recommendations: Department of Education.
Runs 1 hour, 24 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 24 2023 - Archive Video
00:56 - Homelessness presentations:.
-Cathy Ten Broeke, Assistant Commissioner and executive Director, Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness.
-Dr.
Janna Gerwitz O'Brien, Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
1:00:55 - HF444 (Keeler) Homeless Youth Act modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 19 2023 - Archive Video
03:17 - HF150 (Pinto) Child care stabilization base grants modified, and money appropriated.
21:18 - HF456 (Pérez-Vega) Expansion of voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus program made permanent, and money appropriated.
56:15 - HF13 (Keeler) Child care assistance rates modified.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 17 2023 - Archive Video
02:20 - Overview of committee jurisdiction: remainder of DHS Children & Family Services (Child Support, Homelessness, Economic assistance).
- House Research Department.
28:11 - Overview of committee fiscal accounts.
- House Fiscal Analysis Department.
33:36 - HF213 (Keeler) Food shelf program funding was provided, and money appropriated.
54:19 - Department of Human Services program updates.
- CCAP Program Integrity Measures.
-Kulani Moti.
- Regulation Modernization Initiative and Alternative Child Care Licensing Study.
-Larry Hosch.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 12 2023 - Archive Video
02:57 - Presentation by Labor Economist Aaron Sojourner.
56:39 - HF150 (Pinto) Child care stabilization base grants modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, January 10 2023 - Archive Video
*Limited camera video production.
05:35 - Overview of jurisdiction: Early Childhood and Child Protection.
- House Research staff.
24:43 - Child Protection Removals and Reunification Report.
- David Kirchner, Office of the Legislative Auditor.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, January 5 2023 - Archive Video
03:11 - Introductions.
22:24 - Presentation: A Great Start for Minnesota's Children: A Pediatrician’s Perspective.
- Doctor Krishnan Subrahmanian, MD, MPhil, DTM.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.