We Ask the Most of Parents When They Have the Least & It Matters Most
Aaron Sojourner, Senior researcher at the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

HF 150 (Pinto) Child care stabilization base grants modified, and money appropriated.
a. The committee will discuss and take testimony on this bill
b. Final action on the bill will be taken at the next committee hearing

Testifiers:
Debra Messenger, teacher, building owner of All Ages and Faces Childcare Center, Saint Paul.
Ericca Maas, Executive Director at Close Gaps by 5
Clare Sanford, Vice President, Government & Community Relations, New Horizon Academy and Government Relations Chair, MN Child Care Association
Cyndi Cunningham, Minnesota Child Care Provider Information Network, Public Policy Chairperson
Amy Walstien, Senior Policy Director, Education and Workforce Development, Minnesota Business Partnership

Additional Written Testimony submitted prior to hearing is included in meeting materials

*Agenda items may be added or changed


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1. HF 4 (Gomez) Drivers Licenses for All*
2. HF 34 (Jordan) Local government license data classified.
3. HF 62 (M. Nelson) Public Employment Relations Board data modified, and money appropriated.
4. HF 179 (Hanson, J.) Final marriage dissolution name change process created.

*for HF 4, committee discussion will be limited to the provisions within the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee. The relevant section of HF 4 is Article 2 (dealing with data).

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AGENDA*
H.F. 1 (Kotyza-Witthuhn): Pro Act Bill. Establishing a fundamental right to reproductive health.
Testimony is only allowed to the matter within the committee’s jurisdiction.
Presentation by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority.

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TESTIFYING: Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. If you would like to testify, please email the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the day before the hearing.
DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the State and Local Government Finance and Policy webpage.
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HF26 (Koegel) Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding provided, and money appropriated.

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Candidate Interviews 

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Approval of the Minutes from January 11th
Overview of School Nutrition
Presentation by the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board

Agenda items may be added or changed

Notes:
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No public testimony will be taken at this hearing as no bills are being heard.

HF91 (Liebling): Repealing certain statutes regulating abortion, etc.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: If you would like to submit written testimony or sign up to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator at Josh.Sande@house.mn.gov
Testifiers must contact the Committee Administrator by 5pm the day prior to the hearing in order to sign up to testify in person. In person testimony may be limited as time allows, and written testimony is encouraged.

• AMENDMENTS: Deadline for amendments is 12:00 PM, Wednesday, January 11, 2023.

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Higher Education Finance & Policy overview by House Nonpartisan staff.

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HF 55 (Richardson) Office created for missing and murdered Black women and girls, report required, and money appropriated.

HF 42 (Feist) Definition of labor trafficking amended, enhanced penalties established for labor trafficking when the trafficking occurs over an extended period of time or when a victim dies or suffers great bodily harm, and statewide human trafficking assessment conforming changes made.

HF 111 (Moller) Crime of surreptitious intrusion that does not take place through a window or aperture established, crime of surreptitious intrusion under or around a person's clothing established, statute of limitations amended for surreptitious intrusion, and technical and conforming changes made.

*Items may be taken up in any order, items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

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Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program.
University of Minnesota; Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Tech Transfer.

HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator by 12 p.m. (noon) the day before the hearing. If you are bringing hard copies, bring 40 copies. Note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.
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DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Agriculture Finance and Policy webpage.
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I. Department of Human Services Budget Presentation

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HF 36 (Greenman) Worker safety requirements established, and money appropriated
Irene Tung, National Employment Law Project
Khali Jama
Mohamed Hassan Farah
Barakale Mohamed
Laddell Roberts, Teamsters Local 120
Rikki Schreiner, Teamsters Local 638

If you would like to testify please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov

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UPDATE: The hearing for 1/12 is cancelled.

House Research Overview of Taxes (Continued)
House Fiscal Overview of Taxes (Continued)

There will be no public testimony taken at this hearing. Agenda items may be added/removed from the agenda. Please note: submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record. It may be posted to the committee webpage if received by deadline.

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