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House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 16 2026 - Archive Video
00:50 - HF3732 (Pinto) Workforce, labor, and economic development finance and policy.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 15 2026 - Archive Video
00:48 - HF4862 (Rymer) Registered teacher apprenticeship competitive grant program modified.
18:15 - HF4598 (Baker) Building code administration modified.
27:25 - GREATER MSP Partnership presentation: Minnesota’s competitiveness for expansion and investment.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 14 2026 - Archive Video
01:06 - HF4884 (Pinto) Department of Employment and Economic Development and Department of Labor and Industry supplemental budget bill.
42:33 - HF4598 (Baker) Building code administration modified.
48:54 - HF3732 (Pinto) Different unfunded programs of the Department of Employment and Economic Development repealed, and conforming changes made.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 9 2026 - Archive Video
01:18 - HF3217 (Kresha) Payments to bioindustrial facilities funding provided, and money appropriated.
15:24 - HF2252 (Anderson, P.E.) Annual volume cap allocations and allocation procedure for public facility projects funded by public facility bonds modified.
45:15 - Department of Employment and Economic Development presentation: FY25 PROMISE Act Grant Program Annual Report.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 8 2026 - Archive Video
01:57 - HF4477 (Frazier) Minnesota business recovery loan program established, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 26 2026 - Archive Video
01:10 - Report of the Review of Competitive Grant Processes presentation.
45:59 - HF4072 (Greene) Local news talent pipeline program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:02:45 - HF3691 (Virnig) Emergency managers established as essential employees.
1:15:10 - 1:17:01 - The committee recessed.
1:17:03 - HF4613 (Greenman) Funding provided to Explore Minnesota for a grant to Twin Cities in Motion, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 25 2026 - Archive Video
01:50 - HF4110 (Zeleznikar) Rest break and meal break requirements adjusted under certain circumstances.
25:25 - HF2113 (Robbins) Small employers exempted from requirement to provide paid leave.
1:30:00 - HF4569 (Bakeberg) Definition of "seasonal employee" under the Minnesota Paid Leave Law modified.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 24 2026 - Archive Video
00:50 - HF4097 (Frazier) Money transferred for emerging entrepreneur loan program.
11:11 - HF3878 (Berg) Quality service wage for covered airport or related location workers required, and penalties provided.
25:51 - HF3796 (Jones) Employers required to provide suitable seating for employees, and administrative penalties provided.
49:54 - HF4131 (Greenman) Surveillance-based price and wage discrimination prohibited.
1:31:03 - Department of Employment and Economic Development presentation: Youth at Work and YouthBuild.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 18 2026 - Archive Video
00:52 - HF3597 (Mueller) Certain S corporations exempted from the paid leave program.
38:19 - HF4003 (Baker) Rural Cancer Institute appropriation modifications.
43:44 - HF3843 (Baker) Report to the legislature recommending appropriations from the workforce development fund required.
1:12:10 - HF3167 (Zeleznikar) University of Minnesota; Center for Nursing Equity and Excellence funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:22:55 - HF4193 (Rehrauer) Rulemaking expanding eligibility for extended employment program required.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 17 2026 - Archive Video
00:44 - 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.
04:58 - Artificial intelligence and Minnesota's workforce presentations.
1:24:33 - Bills related to artificial intelligence:.
-- HF4369 (Gottfried) Requiring notice and a transitional employment period for employees displaced by artificial intelligence.
-- HFXXXX (Gottfried) Regulating the use of electronic monitoring tools in employment settings.
-- HFXXXX (Gottfried) Regulating the use of automated decision systems in employment settings.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 12 2026 - Archive Video
Status of Minnesota’s workforce competitiveness presentations:.
01:27 -- Labor Market Information Office presentation.
21:43 -- Minnesota Chamber of Commerce benchmarks report overview.
1:04:00 -- Evidence for Policy Evaluation and Formation.
1:27:51 -- Society of Human Resource Management.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 11 2026 - Archive Video
01:43 - HF2567 (Greenman) Stay-or-pay provisions prohibited, made unenforceable, and made against public policy.
41:04 - HF3889 (Koegel) Getting to work grant program funding provided, and money appropriated.
56:59 - HF3878 (Berg) Quality service wage for covered airport or related location workers required, and penalties provided.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 10 2026 - Archive Video
02:12 - HF3545 (Mekeland) Requirement to adopt a new residential energy code repealed.
51:04 - HF4004 (Baker) Explore Minnesota councils membership modifications.
1:00:02 - Minnesota Chamber of Commerce survey: Paid Family Medical Leave business user experience.
1:24:19 - Department of Employment and Economic Development update: Unemployment Insurance additional assessment increase.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 5 2026 - Archive Video
02:04 - Misclassification of workers presentations.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 4 2026 - Archive Video
01:16 - Implementation of the 2023 Promise Act presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 3 2026 - Archive Video
01:20 - HF2581 (Frazier) Fortis Capital grant funding provided for a revolving loan fund, report required, and money appropriated.
19:23 - HF3707 (Berg) Unemployment insurance judges and paid leave judges designated as judicial officials.
30:26 - HF3732 (Pinto) Different unfunded programs of the Department of Employment and Economic Development repealed, and conforming changes made.
33:57 - HF3731 (Greenman) Class A installer license eliminated from the electrical code.
42:26 - Department of Labor and Industry presentation: Women's Economic Security Act.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 26 2026 - Archive Video
01:40 - Minnesota P-20 Education Partnership Program presentation.
17:12 - Discover Your Future presentation.
1:00:09 - Department of Labor and Industry update: Registered Teacher Apprenticeship program.
1:06:02 - HF3650 (Mueller) Student career pathways framework established.
1:36:59 - HF2238 (Bakeberg) Commissioner directed to approve youth skills training programs in construction trades.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 25 2026 - Archive Video
00:55 - Minnesota State Demographic Center presentation.
54:20 - Explore Minnesota presentation.
1:13:04 - HF3004 (Hussein) Funding provided to create a centralized digital platform to provide youth with information about workforce opportunities, report required, and money appropriated.
1:29:03 - HF3663 (Jones) State Building Code; funding provided for competitive grants to assist municipalities with streamlining State Energy Code compliance report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 24 2026 - Archive Video
01:10 - Department of Employment and Economic Development presentation.
-- Implementation of the Minnesota Paid Leave program.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 19 2026 - Archive Video
00:46 - Economic and workforce impact of federal immigration activity in Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 18 2026 - Archive Video
07:51 - HF3393 (Igo) Additional benefits for certain iron ore mining employees adopted.
Runs 32 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, May 6 2025 - Archive Video
01:45 - HF3228 (Baker) Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
05:13 - HF2441 (Pinto) Labor and industry finance and policy bill.
1 hour, 51 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 10 2025 - Archive Video
01:39 - HF2440 (Pinto) Workforce, labor, and economic development finance and policy bill.
Runs 7 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 9 2025 - Archive Video
02:12 - Committee budget target presentation.
11:07 - Workforce Development Fund presentation from Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Runs 1 hour, 1 minute.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 8 2025 - Archive Video
01:27 - Overview of grants appropriation process by the Department of Employment and Economic Development.
41:26 - Presentation on the Department of Employment and Economic Development grant process by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
1:00:35 -- Discussion of Department of Employment and Economic Development grants appropriation process.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, April 3 2025 - Archive Video
00:55 - HF3079 (Gomez) Aids to local governments; availability of an appropriation extended.
09:59 - HF107 (Berg) Unemployment insurance eligibility modified under certain conditions for applicants involved in a labor dispute.
41:07 - HF3023 (Johnson, P.) Additional unemployment benefits for certain iron ore mining employees adopted.
42:23 - HF3078 (Johnson, P.) Acceptance of certain offers of deferred resignation made to not constitute a quit from employment.
1:36:08 - HF2171 (Hansen) A house resolution memorializing Congress that the state of Minnesota reaffirms ratification of the Child labor amendment to the United States Constitution.
1:40:02 - 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.
1:44:46 - HF689 (Frazier) County attorneys authorized to use administrative subpoenas in wage theft investigations.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, April 2 2025 - Archive Video
01:17 - HF3030 (Igo) Approval of site-specific modifications to sulfate water quality standards during pendency of related rulemaking facilitated, reactive mine waste storage provided, and additional unemployment insurance benefits provided.
55:09 - HF2390 (Sexton) Southeast Minnesota Workforce Development Area grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
1:01:56 - HF2468 (Nelson) Mental health in the construction industry funding provided to promote initiatives, and money appropriated.
1:16:16 - HF3033 (Van Binsbergen) Litchfield; wastewater industrial pretreatment facility funding provided, part of an appropriation to the targeted population workforce grants program cancelled, and money appropriated.
1:24:15 - HF2882 (Baker) Certain well contractors exempted from Department of Labor and Industry plan review and inspection requirements; and existing exemptions to contractor licensing, registration, and bonding requirements clarified.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, April 1 2025 - Archive Video
04:11 - Child Care and Workforce in Minnesota presentation.
25:20 - HF2582 (Lee, K.) Child care improvement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:10:17 - HF2266 (Sencer-Mura) YWCA Minneapolis grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
41:45 - HF2518 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) WomenVenture grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
51:30 - HFXXXX (Kotyza-Witthuhn) Appropriating money for a grant to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office for a child care pilot program to assist with retention of law enforcement and first responders.
1:36:42 - HF2039 (Sencer-Mura) Minnesota youth program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 27 2025 - Archive Video
01:26 - HF1965 (Johnson, W.) Small business assistance partnership program funding provided.
13:54 - HF2251 (Baker) Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board membership modified, state services for the blind vendor facilities modified, and reporting requirements modified.
17:18 - Vocational Rehabilitation Services update by Department of Employment and Economic Development.
1:10:26 - HF2838 (Hicks) Vocational rehabilitation services program funding provided.
1:27:26 - HF1538 (Mueller) Teacher apprenticeships funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 26 2025 - Archive Video
01:33 - Simultaneous discussion of:.
- HF2146 (Greenman) Annual reports from partnership entities of the Intergovernmental Misclassification Enforcement and Education Partnership required, and money appropriated.
- HF2145 (Greenman) Employer misrepresentation and misconduct penalties increased.
45:49 - HF2440 (Pinto) Biennial budget for Department of Employment and Economic Development and Explore Minnesota established, various policy changes made, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:13:08 - HF2441 (Pinto) Biennial budget for Department of Labor and Industry, Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals, and Bureau of Mediation Services established; various policy changes made; reports required; and money appropriated.
1:41:08 - HF2565 (Lee, K.) Ramsey County grant funding provided for workforce development programming, and money appropriated.
1:46:37 - HF1506 (Kozlowski) Entrepreneur Fund grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 50 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 25 2025 - Archive Video
01:11 - HF1007 (Norris) World Junior Hockey Championships funding provided, and money appropriated.
43:47 - HF2258 (Johnson, W.) 2026 Special Olympics USA Games funding provided, and money appropriated.
56:17 - HF1671 (Pinto) Labor and industry; policy and technical changes made.
27:11 - HF1152 (Johnson, P.) Explore Minnesota duties and missions modified, and promotional authority contracts modified.
Runs 1 hour, 3 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 20 2025 - Archive Video
01:32 - HF1936 (Johnson, P.) Youth job skills and career development funding provided, and money appropriated.
08:27 - HF849 (Kozlowski) Duluth Promise initiative funding provided, and money appropriated.
23:46 - HF1957 (Elkins) Minnesota Technology Association grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
32:47 - HF989 (Hollins) 30,000 Feet funding provided, and money appropriated.
40:14 - HF1130 (Coulter) Bloomington; workforce development efforts funding provided, and money appropriated.
50:11 - HF1223 (Frazier) Big Brothers Big Sisters funding provided for youth programming, and money appropriated.
1:01:54 - HF1907 (Frazier) Youthprise funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:18:27 - HF1847 (Bakeberg) STEM Ecosystem grant provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 19 2025 - Archive Video
00:42 - Conclusion of discussion regarding HF1976 (Baker) Minnesota Paid Leave Law modified.
32:12 - HF510 (Koznick) Made in Minnesota program funding provided for small business growth acceleration, report required, and money appropriated.
42:42 - HF2238 (Bakeberg) Commissioner directed to approve youth skills training programs in construction trades.
1:01:47 - HF108 (Hussein) Ujamaa Place funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:15:47 - HF1577 (Frazier) Statewide education campaign funding provided to inform employers about the benefits of second-chance hiring, and money appropriated.
1:23:22 - HF1960 (Mueller) Displaced homemaker programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:32:50 - HF1638 (Xiong) Equaspace grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 18 2025 - Archive Video
01:15 - HF339 (Agbaje) Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board funding provided for certified worker organization grants, and money appropriated.
22:48 - HF1272 (Agbaje) Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board modified.
29:18 - HF2121 (Agbaje) Minneapolis; West Broadway Business and Area Coalition grant provided, and money appropriated.
39:39 - HF2122 (Agbaje) Minneapolis; West Broadway Business and Area Coalition funding provided, and money appropriated.
51:10 - HF1216 (Berg) Apprenticeship readiness programming funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:18:47 - HF1003 (Schultz) Career pathways program supported and strengthened, report required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 13 2025 - Archive Video
02:36 - HF1976 (Baker) Minnesota Paid Leave Law modified.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 12 2025 - Archive Video
01:07 - HF1057 (Anderson, P.H.) Employee definition modified for purposes of earned sick and safe time.
30:42 - HF1325 (Schultz) Earned sick and safe time modifications.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:43 - HF1768 (Niska) Additional circumstances under which a covenant not to compete is valid and enforceable provided.
52:09 - HF1355 (Baker) Holders of permits to harvest or destroy aquatic plants required to safely use scuba diving equipment, and commercial diving operations requirements established.
1:37:16 - HF1469 (Sencer-Mura) Job skills training for recently released inmates funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, March 6 2025 - Archive Video
01:24 - HF500 (Zeleznikar) Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board wage and benefit recommended increases modified.
56:29 - HF718 (Zeleznikar) Hired grant funding provided.
1:06:17 - HF1096 (Baker) Summit Academy OIC funding appropriation.
1:21:21 - HF1246 (Hussein) Neighborhood Development Center grant funding provided.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 5 2025 - Archive Video
01:44 - HF23 (Robbins) Whistleblower definitions provided, and whistleblower protections for public employees modified.
53:11 - Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board presentation and overview.
Runs 1 hour, 27 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 4 2025 - Archive Video
01:02 - HF1004 (Sexton) Minnesota Helmets to Hardhats program funding provided, and money appropriated.
17:48 - HF1439 (Bakeberg) Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation grant funding provided for the Carts to Careers initiative, and money appropriated.
39:09 - HF498 (Agbaje) Urban League Twin Cities grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
51:25 - HF1326 (Wolgamott) Centers for independent living grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 27 2025 - Archive Video
00:54 - HF8 (Heintzeman) Wetland Conservation Act determination efficiency improved, permitting efficiency reporting requirements modified, permit application process improved, Pollution Control Agency required to issue separate permits, expedited permitting process modified, petitioners required to reside in affected or adjoining counties, scoping environmental assessment worksheet requirements eliminated, local review clarified, state implementation plan modification required, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 26 2025 - Archive Video
01:12 - Intergovernmental Misclassification Enforcement and Education Partnership presentation.
48:32 - HF961 (Baker) Hospitality education grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:10:38 - Explore Minnesota overview.
1:33:40 - Bureau of Mediation Services overview.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 25 2025 - Archive Video
00:55 - Conclusion of questions from overview by Department of Employment and Economic Development regarding paid leave program buildout.
47:09 - HF661 (Hicks) Bridges to Healthcare funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:03:17 - HF610 (Davids) Emergency medicine career pathways program funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:25:17 - HF606 (Rymer)/HF1376 (Johnson, W.) FATHER Project grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Thursday, February 20 2025 - Archive Video
01:01 - HF47 (Schultz) Provisions governing the certification of underground telecommunications installers modified.
1:29:42 - HF335 (Johnson, P.) Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program funding.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 19 2025 - Archive Video
02:20 - HF261 (Koznick) Grant funding provided for equine-experiential mental health therapy to first responders suffering from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, report required, and money appropriated.
31:00 - Update and overview from the Department of Employment and Economic Development on the technology and infrastructure build-out for the Paid Family and Medical Leave program.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 18 2025 - Archive Video
00:58 - HF110 (Hussein) Hmong American Partnership grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
14:48 - HF111 (Hussein) Sanneh Foundation funding provided, and money appropriated.
26:06 - HF263 (Igo) Grant to Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency allowed to be used for creation of a regional hub building to provide services, and appropriation of money extended.
33:30 - HF105 (Zeleznikar) Aspirus Lake View Hospital grant funding provided for certified nursing assistant training, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 8 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee - part 1
Thursday, February 13 2025 - Archive Video
03:40 - HF11 (Baker) Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee - part 2
Thursday, February 13 2025 - Archive Video
Continued consideration of HF11 (Baker) Minnesota Paid Leave Law implementation delayed by one year.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 12 2025 - Archive Video
Overview regarding financial estimate processes:.
02:22 - Legislative Budget Office.
31:16 - Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee
Tuesday, February 11 2025 - Archive Video
00:49 - Introductions.
22:45 - Department of Employment and Economic Development overview.
1:11:14 - Department of Labor and Industry overview.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.