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Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy

SECOND MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, January 20, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION



INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE & POLICY MINUTES

Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair of the Committee on Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 8:30 AM on January 20, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Pelowski, Gene, Chair
Sandell, Steve, Vice Chair
Kiel, Debra, Republican Lead
Bierman, Robert
Bliss, Matt
Burkel, John
Edelson, Heather
Frazier, Cedrick
Hamilton, Rod
Lislegard, Dave
McDonald, Joe
Sandstede, Julie
Sundin, Mike

A quorum was present.

Representative Sandell moved that the minutes of January 13, 2021, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund presented HF 14, a bill for an act relating to telecommunications; transferring money for deposit in the broadband grant program.

Testifying on HF 14:
• Angie Dickison, Executive Director, Office of Broadband Development
• Diane Wells, Telecommunications Manager, Office of Broadband Development
• Vince Robinson, Chair, Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition
• Andrea Zupancich, Mayor, City of Babbitt, Minnesota

The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 AM.






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Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair


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Tara Schaefle, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF14 (Ecklund) - Border-to-border broadband grant program modified, money transferred, and report required.
House TV Video:
View Archive

02:04 - HF14 (Ecklund) Broadband grant program money deposit transferred.
* Angie Dickison, Executive Director, Office of Broadband Development.
* Diane Wells, Telecommunications Manager, Office of Broadband Development.
* Vince Robinson, Chair, Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition.
* Andrea Zupancich, Mayor, City of Babbit, Minnesota.
Runs 51 minutes.


This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

HF 14 (Ecklund) Broadband grant program money deposit transferred.

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