Reconvene
S.F. 3053: Senator Latz: Available for suitable employment definition modification.
SF3053 Latz Begins at 5:32 ends at 5:36pm
Senator Pha moves to amend. A1 Amendment Motion Prevails
Questions begin at 5:36pm end at 5:41pm
Laid over for possible inclusion.
S.F. 3032: Senator Mohamed: Vocational rehabilitation services program appropriation
Testifiers:
Sheenah Jewison MS, CRC; Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor; Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development; MAPE Member (Virtual)
Chandra Petersen, MS, CRC; Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor; Minnesota
Department of Employment and Economic Development; MAPE Member (Virtual).
SF3032 Mohamed: Begins at 6:56 ends at 6:58 pm
Sheenah Jewison begins at 7:00pm ends at 7:03pm
Chandra Petersen begins at 6:58pm ends at 7:00pm
Questions begin at 7:03pm end at 7:15pm
Laid over for possible inclusion
S.F. 2718: Senator Mohamed: Bolder Options for youth programming appropriation
Testifiers:
Darrell Thompson, President & CEO, Bolder Options
Zora McLauren, Program Participant.
SF2718 Mohamed Begins at 7:15 pm ends at 7:18pm
Darrell Thompson, begins at 7:18pm ends at 7:20pm
Zora McLauren begins at 7:20pm ends at 7:22pm
Questions begin at 7:23pm end at 7:24pm
Laid over for possible inclusion.
S.F. 2520: Senator Hawj: City of St. Paul Arcade Street and East 7th Street construction mitigation
grants to businesses affected by construction appropriation
Testifiers:
Darlene LaBelle, Executive Director, East Side Neighborhood Development
Company (ESNDC)
Nick Raehsler, Owner, Arcade Laundromat.
SF2520 Hawj Begins at 5:42 pm ends at 5:44pm
Darlene LaBelle begins at 5:44pm ends at 5:46pm
Nick Raehsler begins at 5:46pm ends at 5:48pm
Questions begin at 5:48pm end at 5:54pm
Laid over as amended for possible inclusion.
S.F. 2874: Senator Hawj: YMCA of the North grant for workforce development services appropriation
Testifiers:
Enrique Rebolledo, Director, Career Pathways
Faysal Ahmed, Program Participant.
SF2874 Hawj: Begins at 5:55 ends at 5:57 pm
Enrique Rebolledo begins at 5:57 ends at 5:59pm
Faysal Ahmed begins at 5:59 ends at 6:01pm
Laid over for possible inclusion
S.F. 2811: Senator Gustafson: Test and professional licensure preparation services provision and
appropriation
Testifiers:
Emmanuel Nwakibu, Senior Counsel & Director of Government Relations, Kaplan
North America.
SF2811 Gustafson: Begins at 6:02 ends at 6:05 pm
A2 Amendment offered by Senator Gust. Motion Prevails
Emmanuel Nwakibu begins at 6:05 ends at 6:07pm
Questions begin at 6:07pm end at 6:12pm
A1 Amendment moved by Senator Draheim
A1 Withdrawn
Laid over for possible inclusion
S.F. 2877: Senator Champion: Al Maa'uun grant appropriation
Testifier:
Makram El-Amin, CEO & Executive Director, Al-Maa’uun.
SF2877 Champion: Begins at 6:12 ends at 6:13 pm
Makrum El-Amin begins at 6:13 ends at 6:15pm
Tyrus Hayes Begins at 6:15pm ends at 6:17pm
Questions begin at 6:17pm end at 6:18pm
Laid over for possible inclusion
S.F. 2978: Senator Champion: Grants appropriation to provide a community-based approach to reduce violence
through employment, empowerment, and social equity building
Testifiers:
Jerry McAfee, Pastor of New Salem Baptist Church and CEO of Salem Inc.
Marlon Moore, Executive Director, Salem Inc.
SF2978 Champion: Begins at 6:18 ends at 6:20 pm
Jerry McAfee begins at 6:20 ends at 6:21pm
Marlon Moore begins at 6:21 ends at 6:23pm
Lisa Clemmons begins at 6:23 ends at 6:25pm
Monique Flowers begins at 6:25 ends at 6:27pm
Questions begin at 6:27pm end at 6:39pm
Laid over for possible inclusion
S.F. 3088: Senator Champion: Pillsbury United Communities grant appropriation
Testifiers:
Cinnamon Pelly, President & CEO, Pillsbury United Communities
Casandra Rojas Hernandez, Dental Hygienist Program Graduate.
SF3088 Champion: Begins at 6:40 ends at 6:41 pm
Cinnamon Pelly begins at 6:41 ends at 6:44pm
Casandra Rojas Hernandez begins at 6:44 ends at 6:46pm
Questions begin at 6:46pm end at 6:47pm
Laid over for possible inclusion
S.F. 3111: Senator Champion: Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers program for Black Minnesota
undergraduates exploring law school and legal careers appropriation
Testifiers:
Rick Petry, Program Director, Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL)
Arthur Graham, MABL Pathways Scholar, UMN.
SF3111 Champion: Begins at 6:47 ends at 6:49 pm
Arthur Graham begins at 6:53 ends at 6:54pm
Rick Petry begins at 6:50 ends at 6:52pm
Questions begin at 6:54pm end at 6:56pm
Laid over for possible inclusion
Disinvested Youth Gaming Initiative (DYGI) Presentation
Testifiers:
Hal Reynolds, President & CEO, DYGI
Disinvested Youth Gaming Initiative (DYGI) Presentation: Begins at 7:25 ends at 7:30pm
Hal Reynolds begins at 7:25 ends at 7:29pm
Danny White begins at 7:29pm ends at 7:30pm
Questions begin at 7:30pm end at 7:35pm
Laid over for possible inclusion