Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy

SECOND MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Wednesday, January 20, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FINANCE & POLICY MINUTES

Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair of the Committee on Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 8:30 AM on January 20, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Pelowski, Gene, Chair
Sandell, Steve, Vice Chair
Kiel, Debra, Republican Lead
Bierman, Robert
Bliss, Matt
Burkel, John
Edelson, Heather
Frazier, Cedrick
Hamilton, Rod
Lislegard, Dave
McDonald, Joe
Sandstede, Julie
Sundin, Mike

A quorum was present.

Representative Sandell moved that the minutes of January 13, 2021, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Ecklund presented HF 14, a bill for an act relating to telecommunications; transferring money for deposit in the broadband grant program.

Testifying on HF 14:
• Angie Dickison, Executive Director, Office of Broadband Development
• Diane Wells, Telecommunications Manager, Office of Broadband Development
• Vince Robinson, Chair, Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition
• Andrea Zupancich, Mayor, City of Babbitt, Minnesota

The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 AM.

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Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair

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Tara Schaefle, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF0014 (Ecklund) - Border-to-border broadband grant program modified, money transferred, and report required.

Documents:

1.20 Industrial Ed Agenda.pdf - 1/19/2021
1ST 1.13.21 Minutes.pdf - 1/19/2021
2021-1-20 House Ind Ed and Econ Dev Hrg-OBD.pdf - 1/19/2021
2021 MRBC Fact Sheet.pdf - 1/19/2021
20-01-18 Letter to Rep. Pelowski.pdf - 1/19/2021
bb-awards-4_tcm1045-321291.pdf - 1/19/2021
Broadband Funding HF14_vf.pdf - 1/19/2021
county-wireline-only_tcm1045-255859.pdf - 1/19/2021
HF14_support_1-18-21.pdf - 1/19/2021
House Industrial Education and Economic Development Committee Broadband Grant Program Testimony 012021.pdf - 1/19/2021
township-wireline_tcm1045-297678.pdf - 1/19/2021
LMC Comments on HF 14 - Industrial Education and Economic Development Finance and Policy - 1-20-21.pdf - 1/19/2021
SEE Testimony on HF 14.pdf - 1/19/2021
EdAllies HF14 Comments.pdf - 1/19/2021
AMC_MICA_MRC_Broadband Funding Letter.pdf - 1/19/2021
Letter of Support from Friends of the BW for HF 14 1-20-21.pdf - 1/20/2021

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02:04 - HF14 (Ecklund) Broadband grant program money deposit transferred.
* Angie Dickison, Executive Director, Office of Broadband Development.
* Diane Wells, Telecommunications Manager, Office of Broadband Development.
* Vince Robinson, Chair, Minnesota Rural Broadband Coalition.
* Andrea Zupancich, Mayor, City of Babbit, Minnesota.
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HF 14 (Ecklund) Broadband grant program money deposit transferred.

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