Minutes

Present: Senator Bobby Joe Champion - Chair, Senator Zaynab Mohamed Vice Chair, Senator Rich Draheim, Senator Heather Gustafson, Senator Foung Hawj, Senator Karin Housley, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Eric R. Pratt, Senator Aric Putnam

Absent: No Members Absent

Chair Senator Champion calls the hybrid Jobs and Economic Development Committee Meeting to order at 12:31 PM conducted in Minnesota Senate Building room 1100 and over zoom broadcast.

S.F. 559: Senator Mohamed: Avivo grant appropriation Testifier- Kelly Matter, President & CEO of Avivo.

The S.F. 559- The Avivo grant appropriation presentation begins at 1:39 PM by Senator Mohamed and ends at 1:41 PM.

 

The Avivo grant appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Kelly Matter, President & CEO, Avivo, beginning at 1:41 PM and ending at 1:45 PM.

 

Questions on the Avivo grant appropriation presentation begin at 1:46 PM, and the presentation ends at 1:52 PM.

 

Senator Champion refers S.F. 559 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

 

 

Senator Champion moved that S.F. 559, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 400: Senator Fateh: Youth employment and training centers appropriation. Testifiers: MaryLynn Pulscher- MPRB Manager for Environmental Education & Youth Employment Mary Yang- Past Youth MPRB Green Teams employee, current Community Outreach Specialist at Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.

The S.F. 400- The youth employment and training centers appropriation presentation by Senator Fateh begins at 1:16 PM and ends at 1:18 PM.

 

The Youth Employment and training centers appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by MaryLynn Pulscher, Manager, MPRB, starting at 1:18 PM and ending at 1:21 PM.

 

The Youth Employment and training centers appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Mary Yang, Past Youth Employee, MPRB Green Team, beginning at 1:22 PM and ending at 1:24 PM.

 

Questions on the youth employment and training centers appropriation presentation begin at 1:25 PM and the presentation ends at 1:37 PM.

 

Senator Champion refers S.F. 400 to be laid over for possible inclusion in ominous bill.

 

 

Senator Champion moved that S.F. 400, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

State Demographer Presentation on current and projected labor force
     shortages, data on demographic composition of the workforce, and trend data
     on earnings by race and ethnicity. Susan Brower, State Demographer

State Demographer Overview presentation begins by Ms. Brower, representing the Department of Administration at 12:33 PM.

 

Presentation ends at 1:09 PM.

 

Questions on presentation begin at 1:10 PM. 

 

Overview ends at 12:15 PM.

 

S.F. 325: Senator Pappas: Centers of independent living grants appropriation Testifier: Cara Ruff, Executive Director of Independent Lifestyles, Inc.

S.F. 325- The centers of independent living grants appropriation presentation begins at 1:53 PM by Senator Pappas

 

The centers of independent living grants appropriation presentation continues, with a testimony by Cara Ruff, Executive Director, Independent Lifestyles, at 1:54 PM and ends at 2:04 PM.

 

Questions and discussion on the independent living grants appropriation presentation testimony by Cara Ruff on SF 325 begin at 2:05 PM and end at 2:09 PM.

 

The centers of independent living grants appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Carol Laflore, program participant, sharing her personal story on living with her disabilities. The testimony begins at 2:09 PM and ending at 2:12 PM.

 

The centers of independent living grants appropriation presentation continues with a video testimony by John Schnieder, program participant, sharing a personal story on living with his disability beginning at 2:12 PM and ending at 2:16 PM.

 

Final questions and discussion on the centers of independent living grants presentation begin at 2:16 PM, and the presentation ends at 2:17 PM

 

Senator Champion refers S.F. 325 to be laid over for possible inclusion in omnibus bill.

 

Senator Champion moved that S.F. 325, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:18pm.

Senator Bobby Joe Champion, Chair	Alexis Varner, Legislative Assistant