Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
- HF16 (Hollins) Children or vulnerable adult conversion therapy prohibited, conversion therapy medical assistance coverage and misrepresentation of services or products prohibited.
a. Kristy Graume; Legislative Director for Disability Services, Behavioral Health, Housing, and Deaf-Hard-of-Hearing; Minnesota Department of Human Services
b. Kat Rohn, Executive Director, OutFront Minnesota
c. Dr. Margaret Charmoli, Therapist, Minnesota Psychological Association
d. Elena Niehoff, Rochester
e. Seal Dwyer, Marriage and Family Therapist, Seal Dwyer Counseling LLC & Board Member of OutFront Minnesota
f. Mary Amiot, Rochester
g. Ryan Fouts, Executive Director, Reclaim
h. Rae Parker, Rochester
i. Dr. Ellen Kennedy Ph.D., Executive Director, World Without Genocide & Adjunct Professor, Mitchell Hamline School of Law
j. Dr. David Kirby, Clinical Psychologist, Arden Woods Psychological Services & Minnesota Family Council
k. Rev. Chris McArdle, Pastor, Anoka United Church of Christ (First Congregational Church)
l. Nate Oyloe, Pastor and Director, Agape First Ministries (Minneapolis)
m. Mathew Shurka, Co-Founder and Chief Strategist, Born Perfect
n. Daren Mehl, Associate Pastor, Warroad Community Church
o. Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd, Medical Director of Gender Health, Children's Minnesota
p. Jean Mersberger, Bloomington
q. Hunter Cantrell, Savage
r. Marilyn Baker, Rochester
s. Troy Stevenson, Senior Campaign Manager for Advocacy and Government Affairs, The Trevor Project
t. Karin Miller, Lakeville
u. Macie Darden, Medical Student, University of Minnesota Medical School
v. Gus Booth, Senior Pastor, Warroad Community Church
w. Austen Ott, Medical Student, University of Minnesota Medical School
x. Luca Jo Groppoli, Pastor, Agape First Ministries (Stillwater)
y. Sydney Lo, Medical Student, University of Minnesota Medical School
z. Senait Judge-Yoakam, Medical Student, University of Minnesota Medical School
aa. Katie Jeddeloh, Medical Student, University of Minnesota Medical School
AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 1pm on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023.
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
Bills Added:
HF0016
(Hollins) - Conversion therapy prohibited for children and vulnerable adults, medical assistance coverage prohibited, and misrepresentation of conversion therapy services or products prohibited.
- Department of Human Services Overview
a. Matt Burdick, Director of State Government Relations, Department of Human Services
b. Julie Marquardt, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Health Care, Department of Human Services
c. Natasha Merz, Assistant Commissioner for Aging and Disability Services
d. Kristy Graume; Legislative Director for Disability Services, Behavioral Health, and Deaf-Hard-of-Hearing Services; Department of Human Services
e. Marshall Smith, Direct Care and Treatment Health System CEO, Department of Human Services
f. Tikki Brown, Assistant Commissioner for Children and Family Services, Department of Human Services
g. Kulani Moti, Inspector General, Department of Human Services
h. Stacy Hennen, Legislative Committee Chair, MN Association of County Social Service Administrators (MACSSA)
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov">Nick Stumo-Langer by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
- Member and Staff Introductions
- Non-Partisan Staff Overview of Human Services
a. Danyell Punelli, Legislative Analyst, House Research Department
b. Sarah Sunderman, Legislative Analyst, House Research Department
c. Doug Berg, Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Analysis Department
d. Joe Harney, Fiscal Analyst, House Fiscal Analysis Department
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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by 8:30am the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
- Welcome from the Chair
- Member and Staff Introductions
- Department of Human Services 101 Introduction Presentation
a. Jodi Harpstead, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Note: Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
If you have questions, please reach out to Committee Administrator Nick Stumo-Langer at Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.
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To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.
I. Member and Staff Introductions
II. Non-Partisan Staff Overview of Human Services
*Agenda items may be added or removed.
To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.