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 12:33 PM conducted in Minnesota Senate Building room 1100 and over zoom broadcast.

S.F. 1284: Senator Mohamed: Minnesota Technology Association appropriation Testifiers: Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO of MnTech Piper Cleaveland, SciTech Program Director Emily Beck Ph.D. Senior Manager of Kidney R&D at Miromatrix Christian Labrador, SciTech Intern at Miromatrix.

The S.F. 1284- Minnesota Technology Association appropriation, presentation begins at 1:12 PM by Senator Mohamed and ends at 1:13 PM.

 

Minnesota Technology Association appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by, Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO of MnTech, starting at 1:13 PM and ending at 1:16 PM.

 

Minnesota Technology Association appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by, Piper Cleaveland, SciTech Program Director starting at 1:16 PM and ending at 1:19 PM.

 

Minnesota Technology Association appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by, Emily Beck Ph.D. Senior Manager of Kidney R&D at Miromatrix, starting at 1:20 PM and ending at 1:23 PM.

 

Minnesota Technology Association appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by, Christian Labrador, SciTech Intern at Miromatrix, starting at 1:23 PM and ending at 1:27 PM.

 

Questions begin at 1:27 PM and end at 1:28 PM.

 

Senator Champion moves for S.F. 1284 to be laid over for possible inclusion the omnibus bill.

 

Senator Champion moved that S.F. 1284, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 1214: Senator Oumou Verbeten: Ujamma Place appropriation Testifiers: Michael Belton, CEO of Ujamaa Place Monique Linder, Data and Media Consultant for Ujamaa Place Joseph Cole, Ujamaa Man.

The S.F. 1214- Ujamma Place appropriation, presentation begins at 1:29 PM by, Senator Oumou Verbeten and ends at 1:30 PM.

 

Ujamma Place appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by, Michael Belton, CEO of Ujamaa Place, starting at 1:30 PM and ending at 1:33 PM.

 

Ujamma Place appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by, Monique Linder, Data and Media Consultant for Ujamaa Place, starting at 1:33 PM and ending at 1:35 PM. Question asked by Senator Champion after testimony at 1:36 PM

 

Ujamma Place appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by, Joseph Cole, Ujamaa Man, starting at 1:38 PM and ending at 1:40 PM.

 

Questions begin at 1:40 PM and end at 1:43 PM.

 

Senator Champion moves for S.F. 1214 to be laid over for possible inclusion the omnibus bill.

 

Senator Champion moved that S.F. 1214, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 1350: Senator Champion: Hired grant appropriation Testifiers: Julie Brekke, Executive Director, HIRED Johneva McCoy, Office Manager, UROC (University Research and Outreach- Engagement Center).

The S.F. 1350- Hired, presentation begins at 12:39 PM by Senator Champion and ends at 12:40 PM.

 

Hired presentation continues with a testimony by, Julie Brekke, Executive Director, HIRED, starting at 12:40 PM and ending at 12:44 PM.

 

Hired presentation continues with a testimony by, Johneva McCoy, Office Manager, UROC (University Research and Outreach- Engagement Center), starting at 12:44 PM and ending at 12:47 PM.

 

Senator Mohamed moves for S.F. 1350 to be laid over for possible inclusion the omnibus bill

Senator Mohamed moved that S.F. 1350, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 1084: Senator Champion: Emerging developer fund program creation Testifiers: David McGee, Build Wealth MN.

The S.F. 1084- Emerging developer fund program creation presentation begins at 12:50 PM by, Senator Champion and ends at 12:54 PM.

 

Questions begin at 12:55 PM and end at 1:10 PM.

 

Senator Mohamed moves for S.F. 1084 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

 

Senator Mohamed moved that S.F. 1084, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:11 PM

Senator Bobby Joe Champion, Chair	Alexis Varner, Legislative Assistant