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Children and Families Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Wednesday 3 p.m. in Capitol 123
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Nolan West 32A
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn 49B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Nathan Nelson 11B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Jessica Hanson 55A

Staff

Committee Administrator: Lauren Hayward 651-297-2616
Committee Legislative Assistant: Elizabeth Laukka 651-296-5528

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Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Chair: Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

HF2362 (Feist) Youth intervention programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2136 (Johnson) Grant funding provided for forensic interview training scholarships, and money appropriated.
HF1316 (Curran) Independent contractors and payors added to the centralized work reporting system, and payors required to report independent contractors to the centralized work reporting system.
HF2009 (Hanson) Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF1918 (Hanson) Department of Children, Youth, and Families policy language; TEACH early childhood program, great start compensation support payment program, child welfare policies, and out-of-home placement plans updated; and provisions to prevent foster care placements modified.
HF1614 (Kraft) Child in need of protection or services definition modified to clarify when a child is considered to be without the special care made necessary by a physical, mental, or emotional condition.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Colie Colburn, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.


AMENDMENTS: Amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 3:00 PM the day before the committee hearing
Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov; and Lauren Hayward, GOP Committee Administrator, Lauren.Hayward@house.mn.gov

Bills:
  • HF1614 (Kraft) - Child in need of protection or services definition modified to clarify when a child is considered to be without the special care made necessary by a physical, mental, or emotional condition.
  • HF1316 (Curran) - Independent contractors and payors added to the centralized work reporting system, and payors required to report independent contractors to the centralized work reporting system.
  • HF2009 (Hanson) - Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF2136 (Johnson) - Grant funding provided for forensic interview training scholarships, and money appropriated.
  • HF1918 (Hanson) - Department of Children, Youth, and Families policy language; TEACH early childhood program, great start compensation support payment program, child welfare policies, and out-of-home placement plans updated; and provisions to prevent foster care placements modified.
  • HF2362 (Feist) - Youth intervention programs funding provided, and money appropriated.