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Children and Families Finance and Policy - Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 Regular Session
NINTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/19/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/18/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

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.