Children and Families Finance and Policy

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

HF 4277 (West) Requirements for child care centers to use video security cameras modified. [Testimony on this bill was received on March 10th; the committee will not be hearing testimony on this day]

HF 3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.

Presentation by Safe Passage on Child Fatalities in Minnesota

HF XXXX (Nelson) Requiring Transparency in Child Fatality reports.

HF 3901 (Johnson, W) Investigative powers added to the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson.

HF ZZZZ (Olson) Requiring notification of maltreatment in child care centers.

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: 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.

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

HF3665 (Pinto) Out-of-home placement plan requirements modified to include early childhood education and child care programs, and agencies and guardians ad litem required to provide information on early childhood education and child care programs for children in foster care.

HF4217 (Hicks) Medical assistance allowed to be paid for any person receiving foster care benefits past 18 years of age, terminology and definitions modified, and eligibility criteria and requirements related to extended foster care modified.

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

HF4125 (Agbaje) Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modified, and money appropriated.

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.