Senator Bobby Joe Champion called the meeting to order at 12:32pm
Call To Order
S.F. 1151: Senator Oumou Verbeten: FilmNorth grant appropriation
Testifier:
Robert Ndondo-Lay, FilmNorth.
S.F. 1151 - Oumou Verbeten: FilmNorth program appropriation presentation begins at 12:52 PM by Senator Oumou Verbeten and ends at 12:54 PM.
S.F. 1151 - Oumou Verbeten: FilmNorth program appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Robert Ndondo-Lay starting at 12:55PM and ending at 12:56PM.
Questions Begin at 12:56 PM and ends at 1:01PM
Senator Champion laid over SF 1151 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
S.F. 1278: Senator Oumou Verbeten: Ujamaa Place appropriation
Testifiers:
Michael Belton, Interim CEO, Ujamaa Place
Josh Thomas, Ujamaa Man.
S.F. 1278 - Oumou Verbeten: Ujamaa Place program appropriation presentation begins at 12:35 PM by Senator Oumou Verbeten and ends at 12:38 PM.
S.F. 1278 - Oumou Verbeten: Ujamaa Place program appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Michael Belton starting at 12:39PM and ending at 12:41 PM.
S.F. 1278 - Oumou Verbeten: Ujamaa Place program appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Joshua Thomas starting at 12:41PM and ending at 12:43 PM.
Questions Begin at 12:43 PM and ends at 12:51PM
Senator Champion laid over SF 1278 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
S.F. 1325: Senator Kupec: Grants for dental assisting and hygiene education programs creation
Testifier:
Dan Murphy, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Dental Association.
S.F. 1325 - Kupec: Grants for dental assisting and hygiene education programs creation appropriation presentation begins at 1:02 PM by Senator Kupec and ends at 1:04 PM.
S.F. 1325 - Kupec: Grants for dental assisting and hygiene education programs creation appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Dan Murphy starting at 1:04PM and ending at 1:06PM.
Questions Begin at 1:06 PM and ends at 1:13PM
Senator Champion laid over SF 1325 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
S.F. 775: Senator Putnam: Ombudsperson for safety, health, and well-being of agricultural and food
processing workers establishment
Ron Elwood, Supervising Attorney, Legal Services Advocacy.
S.F. 775 - Putnam: Grants for dental assisting and hygiene education programs creation appropriation presentation begins at 1:15PM by Senator Putnam and ends at 1:19PM.
Senator Putnam moves the A1 amendment. Senator Draheim offers the A1 amendment. The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
Questions Begin at 1:22 PM and ends at 1:26PM
Senator Champion passed and re-referred SF 775 to the Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee as amended
S.F. 1335: Senator Pappas: Centers for independent living appropriation
Testifiers:
Jesse Bethke Gomez, Director, MCIL
Carol LeFleur, Former client of MCIL.
S.F. 1335 - Pappas: Centers for independent living appropriation presentation begins at 1:29 PM by Senator Pappas and ends at 1:30 PM.
S.F. 1335 - Pappas: Centers for independent living appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Jesse Bethke Gomez starting at 1:30PM and ending at 1:32PM.
S.F. 1335 - Pappas: Centers for independent living appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Carol LeFleur starting at 1:30PM and ending at 1:32PM.
Questions Begin at 1:34 PM and ends at 1:37PM
Senator Champion laid over SF 1335 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
S.F. 1145: Senator Mohamed: GroundBreak capital access and innovation fund appropriation
Testifiers:
Adair Mosley, CEO, African American Leadership Forum
R.T. Rybak, President & CEO, Minneapolis Foundation.
S.F. 1145 - Mohamed: GroundBreak capital access and innovation fund presentation begins at 1:39PM by Senator Mohamed and ends at 1:41PM.
Senator Mohamed moves the A1 amendment. The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
S.F. 1145 - Mohamed: GroundBreak capital access and innovation fund presentation continues with a testimony by Adair Mosely, starting at 1:42 PM and ending at 1:44PM.
S.F. 1145 - Mohamed: Minnesota youth program modification presentation continues with a testimony by R.T Rybak starting at 1:44PM and ending at 12:46 PM.
Questions were asked throughout the presentation starting at 1:47PM and ends at 2:00PM
Senator Champion laid over SF 1145 for possible inclusion as amended in the omnibus bill
S.F. 1187: Senator Pha: Brooklyn Park workforce development programming grant appropriation
Testifiers:
Hollies Winston, Mayor, City of Brooklyn Park
Tim Gladhill, Community Development Director/EDA Executive Director, City
of Brooklyn Park
Jude Nnadi, Executive Director, Paadio Consulting and Equitable Development
Action (BrookLynk Employer Partner).
S.F. 1187 - Pha: Brooklyn Park workforce development programming grant presentation begins at 2:03 PM by Senator Pha and ends at 2:06 PM.
S.F. 1187 - Pha: Brooklyn Park workforce development programming grant presentation continues with a testimony by Mayor Hollies Winston starting at 2:06 PM and ending at 2:08 PM.
S.F. 1187 - Pha: Brooklyn Park workforce development programming grant presentation continues with a testimony Tim Gladhill starting at 2:08 PM and ending at 2:10 PM.
S.F. 1187 - Pha: Brooklyn Park workforce development programming grant presentation continues with a testimony Jude Nnadi starting at 2:10 PM and ending at 2:12 PM.
Questions begin at 2:12 PM and ends at 2:14 PM
Senator Champion laid over SF 1187 for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill
S.F. 1276: Senator Pha: Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation Carts to Careers initiative grant
appropriation
Testifiers:
Steve Barthel, Director of Government Relations, MGA
Kendra Nathe, Assistant Manager/Grocery Manager, Teal's Market.
S.F. 1276 - Pha: Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation Carts to Careers initiative grant presentation begins at 2:15 PM by Senator Pha and ends at 2:16 PM.
Senator Mohamed moves the A1 amendment. The motion prevails, and the amendment is adopted.
S.F. 1276 - Pha: Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation Carts to Careers initiative grant presentation continues with a testimony by Steve Barthel at 2:20 PM and ending at 2:22 PM.
S.F. 1276 - Pha: Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation Carts to Careers initiative grant presentation continues with a testimony Kendra Nathe starting at 2:22 PM and ending at 2:23 PM.
Questions begin at 2:23 PM and ends at 2:26 PM
Senator Champion laid over SF 1187 for possible inclusion as amended in the omnibus bill