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House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 15 2026 - Archive Video
00:49 - HF4382 (Coulter) Rules governing licensed child care centers and licensed family child care modernized and encoded; and family child care, child care center works, policies, capacity, staff ratios, equipment, notifications, parent access, record keeping, supervision, facilities, health and safety, food and nutrition, and transportation requirements created.
12:06 - HF2929 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Children and families finance and policy bill.
33:38 - 45:06 - The committee recessed.
45:11 - Further consideration of HF2929 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Children and families finance and policy bill.
Runs 1 hour, 53 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 14 2026 - Archive Video
01:14 - HF4407 (Gillman) Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modified.
1:22:16 - HF4382 (Coulter) Rules governing licensed child care centers and licensed family child care modernized and encoded; and family child care, child care center works, policies, capacity, staff ratios, equipment, notifications, parent access, record keeping, supervision, facilities, health and safety, food and nutrition, and transportation requirements created.
Runs 1 hour, 53 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 8 2026 - Archive Video
00:38 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families presentation: Governor’s Supplemental Budget.
59:10 - HF4525 (Hicks) Human services background studies and variances modified, data and language for licensing laws aligned, human services licensing procedures clarified, and program integrity provisions added.
Runs 1 hour, 6 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 25 2026 - Archive Video
01:30 - HF2136 (Johnson) Grant funding provided for forensic interview training scholarships, and money appropriated.
09:24 - HF4195 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Youth intervention program grants modified.
13:20 - HF4548 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Department of Human Services and Department of Children, Youth, and Families forecasted program adjustments made.
16:29 - HF4432 (Pérez-Vega) Child care assistance program absent days limit exemption established, and technical changes made.
35:16 - HF3024 (Hanson) Foster youth bill of rights established.
40:58 - Continued consideration of HF4432 (Pérez-Vega) Child care assistance program absent days limit exemption established, and technical changes made.
1:24:52 - 1:27:57 - The committee recessed.
1:27:59 - HF4174 (Hanson) Parent support outreach program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:39:05 - HF4389 (Lee, X.) Nonprofit limited liability companies allowed to apply for a license to be a child-placing agency; child care background study timing modified; and foster care, child placement, and child maltreatment provisions modified.
1:44:17 - HF3773 (Lee, X.) Minnesota supplemental nutrition assistance program established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 57 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 24 2026 - Archive Video
01:52 - HF4384 (Bakeberg) Requirements for abusive head trauma training for child care providers modified.
16:41 - HF3750 (Torkelson) Requirements governing licenses and license exemptions for crisis nurseries amended, and report required.
20:02 - HF4316 (Olson) Child care background study notification requirements modified, child care leadership made responsible for maltreatment at centers, and maltreatment notification requirements modified.
22:46 - HF3603 (Olson) Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to request a federal waiver to prohibit the purchase of certain items with SNAP benefits.
1:07:32 - HF3831 (Altendorf) SNAP income and asset requirements modified.
1:41:05 - HF495 (West) Day care costs paid by the taxpayer provided a subtraction.
1:48:10 - HF1900 (Nadeau) Benefit eligibility offense provisions changed.
Runs 1 hour, 57 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 18 2026 - Archive Video
00:52 - 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.
14:55 - HF3002 (Hicks) Eligibility requirements for foster care benefits after age 18 modified to include children for whom permanent legal and physical custody is transferred to a relative after age ten.
31:11 - HF4125 (Agbaje) Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 54 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 17 2026 - Archive Video
01:13 - HF3489 (Bennett) Field trip policy established, reporting to licensing boards required, and criminal offense of grooming established.
10:22 - Safe Passage presentation: Child Fatalities in Minnesota.
25:13 - HF3819 (West) Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required.
37:06 - HF3901 (Johnson, W.) Investigative powers added to the Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson.
54:57 - HF4408 (Nelson) Public disclosure of information related to child fatalities and near fatalities required, and child mortality review panel annual report requirements modified.
1:14:33 - HF4316 (Olson) Child care background study notification requirements modified, child care leadership made responsible for maltreatment at centers, and maltreatment notification requirements modified.
1:30:04 - HF4277 (West) Requirements for child care centers to use video security cameras modified.
Runs 2 hours, 7 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 11 2026 - Archive Video
01:34 - Minnesota Supreme Court, Council on Child Protection and Maltreatment Prevention presentation.
12:06 - HF3877 (Liebling) Notices to public authorities in dissolution cases clarified, and Supreme Court Council on Child Protection expiration date modified.
18:46 - HF3714 (Clardy) Enrollment and eligibility priority modified for children in foster care for various children, youth, and families education and financial assistance programs; Northstar foster care child care allowance modified; and licensing agencies required to provide license holders with information about child care costs and early childhood education programs.
41:49 - HF3750 (Torkelson) Requirements governing licenses and license exemptions for crisis nurseries amended, and report required.
57:09 - HF3024 (Hanson) Foster youth bill of rights established.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 10 2026 - Archive Video
00:49 - HFXXXX (West) Requiring cameras in licensed child care centers receiving state funds, titled “Harvey’s Law”.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 4 2026 - Archive Video
00:45 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families February 2026 Budget and Economic Forecast update.
24:04 - HF3415 (Sencer-Mura) Access to child care center facilities limited.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 3 2026 - Archive Video
01:30 - HF3542 (Hudson) Disclosure of certain investigations and withholding of payments required within 30 days of a request.
1:20:18 - HF3819 (West) Licensing inspection requirements for child care providers modified, program integrity requirements for child care assistance program established, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 59 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Archive Video
01:37 - County Impact and Perspective of Federal H.R.#1 on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program presentation.
27:51 - HF45 (Pérez-Vega) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Outreach Program funding provided, and money appropriated.
38:13 - HFXXXX (Lee, X.) Establishing the Minnesota supplemental nutrition assistance program.
1:05:44 - HF3586 (Gander) Regional food bank grant program established, and money appropriated.
1:16:59 - HF3624 (Coulter) Food shelf programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:47:59 - HF1148 (Coulter) Prepared meals food grant program established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 54 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 24 2026 - Archive Video
02:20 - A Better Future for Child Care Licensing and Quality presentation.
1:18:10 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families implementation updates.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 18 2026 - Archive Video
07:20 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families implementation updates:.
07:52 -- Social Service Information System.
14:03 -- Electronic attendance tracking.
57:35 - Child Care Regulation Modernization presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 10 2025 - Archive Video
00:43 - HF2436 (West) Children and families finance bill.
27:56 - 28:38 - The committee recessed.
28:38 - Further consideration of HF2436 (West) Children and families finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 2 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 9 2025 - Archive Video
00:47 - HF2436 (West) Children and families finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 8 2025 - Archive Video
01:19 - HF2436 (West) Children and families finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 2 2025 - Archive Video
00:45 - HF1367 (Pinto) Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.
02:16 - HF1685 (Kraft) Commissioner of Minnesota IT Services directed to integrate the transit assistance program into the Minnesota benefits web portal, and money appropriated.
15:45 - HF2732 (Pursell) Rural child care stabilization and support payment program established, report required, and money appropriated.
31:13 - HF1897 (Moller) Correction order requirements modified.
49:26 - HF1383 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Program established to assist families with the cost of child care.
1:14:21 - HF2863 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Cross-references in the definition of child care background study subject corrected.
1:15:53 - HF2728 (Coulter) Child care great start compensation support payments modified.
1:27:36 - HF1424 (Hanson) Relative foster care licensing, training, and background study requirements modified; Minnesota family investment program modified; and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 1 2025 - Archive Video
01:06 - HF2436 (West) Department of Children, Youth, and Families governor's budget bill; department administration, child safety permanency, and early childhood provisions modified; and money appropriated.
34:48 - HF2456 (Scott) Cost-of-living adjustments in maintenance or child support orders repealed, and conforming changes made.
40:25 - HF102 (Curran) Circumstances under which the public authority must direct support to an obligee modified.
52:35 - HF470 (West) Early learning scholarships funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:25:27 - HF2643 (West) Indication of self-report on child care licensing notifications required.
1:38:24 - HF1367 (Pinto) Judicial review of child maltreatment occurring outside of Minnesota allowed, and local welfare agency responsibility for assessing or investigating alleged maltreatment occurring outside of state provided.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 26 2025 - Archive Video
00:48 - 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.
1:31:06 - HF2305 (West) Child care licensing action accompanied by a maltreatment investigation memorandum required to be publicly posted for ten years.
36:46 - HF897 (Knudsen) Protection to children and vulnerable adults from exposure to fentanyl provided, and criminal penalties for violation imposed.
24:13 - HF2191 (Gillman) Children and families licensing and certification regulations modified.
1:04:48 - HF2617 (Coulter) Child care conditional license requirements modified, commissioner directed to create standardized visit time lines and requirements, definition of education amended, background study liaison created, and money appropriated.
1:37:05 - HF2551 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Follow-up to 2024 children, youth, and families recodification; technical changes made.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 25 2025 - Archive Video
01:03 - HF1824 (Rehrauer) Commissioner of children, youth, and families funding provided to create and implement technology portals to connect individuals with support systems; and money appropriated.
13:39 - HF1660 (Frazier) Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to conduct a statewide needs assessment for out-of-school and youth programming, report required, and money appropriated.
39:10 - HF1926 (Mahamoud) Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches grant funding provided for food shelves, and money appropriated.
48:35 - HF1002 (Hicks) Head Start funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:12:29 - HF994 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) ParentChild+ program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:24:25 - HF1915 (West) Child care centers required to use video security cameras to monitor infants and toddlers, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 51 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 19 2025 - Archive Video
00:38 - HF2362 (Feist) Youth intervention programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
27:43 - HF2136 (Johnson) Grant funding provided for forensic interview training scholarships, and money appropriated.
45:30 - 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.
1:02:58 - 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.
1:36:23 - HF2009 (Hanson) Office of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 53 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 18 2025 - Archive Video
00:43 - HF2135 (Pinto) Fiscal analysis of child welfare system required; comprehensive child welfare program, practice, and service evaluation required; reports required; and money appropriated.
22:01 - HF776 (Hanson) Family assets for independence program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:04:20 - HF2226 (West) Background study requirements for child care providers modified.
1:39:18 - Consideration of both HF1581 (Hicks) Diaper distribution grant program funding provided, and money appropriated and HF1158 (Hicks) Diaper distribution program modified.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 12 2025 - Archive Video
01:04 - HF2078 (West) Child care provider licensing modification.
22:28 - HF777 (Coulter) Food shelf program funding provided, and money appropriated.
36:25 - HF841 (Myers) Food shelf programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
45:52 - HF1112 (Hemmingsen-Jaeger) Regional food bank grants created, and money appropriated.
1:30:38 - HF1098 (Sencer-Mura) Food shelf facilities infrastructure funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:49 - HF1169 (Nelson) Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases.
18:32 - HF1916 (West) Child care assistance program integrity program established; commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to establish an electronic record-keeping system for child care enrollment; reports required; and money appropriated.
Runs 55 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 5 2025 - Archive Video
01:36 - Child care regulation modernization project presentation.
1:06:31 - Presentation on alternative childcare regulatory structure.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 4 2025 - Archive Video
01:07 - HF1 (Anderson, P.E.) Office of the Inspector General established, powers and duties provided, enhanced grant oversight provided, retaliation prohibited, existing executive Offices of Inspector General transferred or repealed, fraud detection and prevention provided, conforming changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:33:16 - HF1384 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Individual income tax; dependent care credit expanded, and Great Start child care credit established.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 26 2025 - Archive Video
01:18 - HF1346 (Nash) Training requirements modified for mandatory reporters.
05:35 - 07:31 - The committee recessed.
07:34 - Further consideration of HF1346 (Nash) Training requirements modified for mandatory reporters.
20:24 - HF1169 (Nelson) Commissioner of children, youth, and families directed to make recommendations for paperwork reduction relating to child protection cases.
50:57 - HF1276 (Hicks) Northstar Care for Children benefits modified for children under the age of six and children transferred into Northstar Care for Children.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 25 2025 - Archive Video
01:27 - HF1247 (Nadeau) Commissioner of children, youth, and families required to amend rules on teacher's aides.
10:54 - HF628 (Torkelson) Child care staff qualification, staff ratio, and group size licensing standards modified.
Runs 1 hour, 9 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 19 2025 - Archive Video
00:52 - Daycare licensing presentation by Department of Human Services.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 18 2025 - Archive Video
01:29 - HF633 (Nadeau) Licensed in-home child care providers credit established, and money appropriated.
31:25 - HF656 (Zeleznikar) Child care licensing; variances to licensed capacity allowed.
48:29 - HF655 (Zeleznikar) Family child care capacity limits amended.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 12 2025 - Archive Video
01:01 - HF22 (Gillman) Parent's bill of rights created.
1:35:55 - HF45 (Pérez-Vega) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Outreach Program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 11 2025 - Archive Video
01:28 - Introductions.
00:29 - Committee rules and procedures.
12:21 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.