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Human Services Finance and Policy - Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 Regular Session
FOURTEENTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
THIRTEENTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/6/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
NINTH MEETING - 2/27/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/20/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/19/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/18/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/13/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Chair: Rep. Joe Schomacker
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

I. Call To Order

II. Approval of Meeting Minutes 3/12/2025

III. HF 1662 (Rehrauer) Human services data and veterans data provisions modified

a. Cole Trace, Government Affairs Liaison, MN Department of Veterans Affairs

IV. HF 2115 (Schomacker) Aging and disability services, behavioral health, Direct Care and Treatment, health care administration, the Office of the Inspector General, licensing and disqualification, and department operations provisions modified; and intermediate school district behavioral health grant program established.

a. Kristy Graume, Director of State Government Relations, DHS
b. Carrie Briones, Legislative Director for Direct Care & Treatment
c. Ariana Didion, Legislative Director for the Office of Inspector General at DHS
d. Josh Berg, Accessible Space, Inc

V. HF 2159 (Schomacker) Nursing facility payment rates terminology corrections provided.

VI. HF 1095 (Frederick) Commissioner of human services directed to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports.

a. Ken Bence, Director of Research, Analysis and Policy, ARRM
b. Larissa Beck, Senior Director of Program Services, Reach for Resources166



TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must email the committee administrator, Megan Rossbach (megan.rossbach@house.mn.gov) by 12 p.m. (noon) the day prior to the hearing. Required testimony information includes name, organization and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability.

*Bills may be added or removed at the chair's discretion

Bills:
  • HF1662 (Rehrauer) - Human services data and veterans data provisions modified.
  • HF1095 (Frederick) - Commissioner of human services directed to authorize indirect billing for individualized home supports.
  • HF2115 (Schomacker) - Aging and disability services, behavioral health, Direct Care and Treatment, health care administration, the Office of the Inspector General, licensing and disqualification, and department operations provisions modified; and intermediate school district behavioral health grant program established.
  • HF2159 (Schomacker) - Nursing facility payment rates terminology corrections provided.
Bills Removed:
  • HF2160 (Schomacker) - Day services duties and rates established relating to human services, and case manager evaluation required on informed decision making.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Chair: Rep. Mohamud Noor
Location: Capitol 123
Agenda:

*Items may be added*
*The DFL holds the gavel for this hearing*

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. HF1380 (Keeler) Commissioner of human services required to establish a minimum per diem rate for a specified psychiatric residential treatment facility, Clay County facility funding provided, facility start-up and capacity-building grants funding provided, and money appropriated.

IV. HF1166 (Curran) Grant established to expand disability services technology and advocacy, reports required, and money appropriated.

V. HF487 (Weiner) Wellness in the Woods grant funding provided and money appropriated

VI. HF1553 (Skraba) Boundary Waters Care Center grant appropriation

VII. HF1472 (Momanyi-Hiltsley) Minnesota Board on Aging funding provided, and money appropriated.

VIII. HF258 (Virnig) Legislative enactment of federal approval notice to revisor of statutes clarified
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IX. HF1911 (Virnig) County implementation of service delivery transformation requirements and information technology modernization project funding provided, and money appropriated.

X. Adjournment

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Testimony: Handouts, written testimony, and testifier requests must be in PDF format (with Optical Character Recognition) and emailed to the Committee Administrator Nick.Stumo-Langer@house.mn.gov by Noon (12PM) the day of each hearing. Submitted written testimony is public and will be included in the official committee record, and it may be posted to the committee webpage if received by the deadline. If bringing hard copies to the hearing, please bring 40 copies for members, staff, and the public.

This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

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Bills:
  • HF258 (Virnig) - Legislative enactment of federal approval notice to revisor of statutes clarified.
  • HF487 (Wiener) - Wellness in the Woods grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1166 (Curran) - Grant established to expand disability services technology and advocacy, reports required, and money appropriated.
  • HF1380 (Keeler) - Commissioner of human services required to establish a minimum per diem rate for a specified psychiatric residential treatment facility, Clay County facility funding provided, facility start-up and capacity-building grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1472 (Hiltsley) - Minnesota Board on Aging funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1553 (Skraba) - Boundary Waters Care Center grant provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1911 (Virnig) - County implementation of service delivery transformation requirements and information technology modernization project funding provided, and money appropriated.