Children and Families Finance and Policy

Chair: Rep. Nolan West
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

HF 3831 (Altendorf) SNAP income and asset requirements modified.

HF 3603 (Olson) Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to request a federal waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain items with SNAP benefits.

HF 1900 (Nadeau) Benefit eligibility offense provisions changed.

HF 495 (West) Day care costs paid by the taxpayer provided a subtraction.

HF 3750 (Torkelson) Requirements governing licenses and license exemptions for crisis nurseries amended, and report required.

HF 4316 (Olson) Child care background study notification requirements modified, child care leadership made responsible for maltreatment at centers, and maltreatment notification requirements modified.

HF 2136 (Johnson, P.) Grant funding provided for forensic interview training scholarships, and money appropriated.

HF 4384 (Bakeberg) Requirements for abusive head trauma training for child care providers modified.

All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.

AMENDMENTS: All substantive amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing. Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov; Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Due to time constraints, Chair West requests that individuals submit written testimony for the hearing to the committee administrator by 8:00 AM on the day of the hearing. In-person testimony may be limited.

Chair: Rep. Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

HF4174 (Hanson) Parent support outreach program funding provided, and money appropriated.

HF4432 (Pérez-Vega) Child care assistance program absent days limit exemption established, and technical changes made.

HF4195 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Youth intervention program grants modified.

HF4389 (Lee) Nonprofit limited liability companies allowed to apply for a license to be a child-placing agency; child care background study timing modified; and foster care, child placement, and child maltreatment provisions modified.

HF3773 (Lee) Minnesota supplemental nutrition assistance program established, and money appropriated. *** Note that testimony on HF3773 was previously heard in committee on February 25, 2026 and additional public testimony may be limited

HF3024 (Hanson) Foster youth bill of rights established.**No additional testimony will be heard

HF4548 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.**Informational Hearing Only**


All agenda items subject to change at the discretion of the Chair.


AMENDMENTS: All substantive amendments must be emailed to the committee administrators by 8:00 AM the day of the committee hearing. Colie Colburn, DFL Committee Administrator, colie.colburn@house.mn.gov; Ryann Woods, GOP Committee Administrator, ryann.woods@house.mn.gov

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony for the hearing must email the committee administrator 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.