THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION



HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair of the Committee on Human Services Finance, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on April 4th, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
NOOR, Mohamud (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice Chair)
NEU BRINDLEY, Anne (Republican Lead)
BAKER, Dave
CLARDY, Mary Frances
FISCHER, Peter
FRANSON, Mary
GILMAN, Dawn
HICKS, Kim
KEELER, Heather
KOTYZA-WITTHUHN, Carlie
QUAM, Duane
VIRNIG, Bianca
ZELEZNIKAR, Natalie

Excused:


A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Bahner moved that the minutes of April 2nd, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF4366(Edelson)- Civil commitment priority admission requirements modified, prisoner in a correctional facility specified to not be responsible for co-payments for mental health medications, county co-payment expense reimbursement allowed, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved HF4366 before the committee.

Chair Noor moved DE3 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

Representative Edelson presented HF4366 as amended before the committee.

Testifiers:
• Sue Abederholden, MPH Executive Director of NAMI Minnesota
• Bryan Welk, Cass County Sheriff
• Tarryl Clark, Stearns County Commissioner
• Danny Ackert, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Hospital Association
• Mark Hughes, Advocate
• Elyse Bailey, Department of Human Services
• Matt Freeman, Association of Minnesota Counties

Chair Noor moved that HF4366 be laid over. The bill is laid over.

HF4426(Pryor)- Availability of existing appropriation for direct care services corps pilot project extended.

Chair Noor moved that HF4426 be laid over. The bill is laid over.

Representative Pryor presented HF4426 before the committee.

Testifiers:
• Jesse Bethke Gomez, MMA, Executive Director for Metropolitan Center for Independent Living

HF3654 (Robbins)- Requirements governing access to information on assisted living facility compliance with correction orders modified.

Chair Noor moved HF3654 before the committee.

Chair Noor moved HF3654 be laid over. The bill is laid over.

Representative Robbins presented HF3654 before the committee.

Testifiers:
• Tess Minkema, Advocate
• Erin Huppert, LeadingAge MN, on behalf of the LTC Imperative
• Angela Garin, Care Providers of MN on behalf of the LTC Imperative

HF4705(Bliss)- County share for direct care and treatment services retroactively eliminated, and money appropriated.

Chair Noor moved HF4705 before the committee.

• Chair Noor moved the A24 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED. Mark Hughes, Advocate


Chair Noor moved that HF4705 be laid over. The bill is laid over.

Representative Bliss presented HF4705 as amended before the committee.

Testifiers:
• Anne Lindseth, Beltrami County Health, and Human Services Director
• Tarryl Clark, Association of Minnesota Counties, Stearns County Commissioner


The meeting was adjourned at 2:19 PM.




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Representative Mohamud Noor, Chair


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Fardusa Ahmed, Committee Legislative Assistant