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May 22, 2025 18:00 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1200

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SF1832 - Omnibus Jobs, Labor Economic Development policy and appropriations

April 09, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Bills on agenda

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Call To Order

SF1832 - Biennial budget establishment for the Department of Employment and Economic
Development and Explore Minnesota

April 07, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Documents

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Call To Order

SF1832 - Biennial budget establishment for the Department of Employment and Economic
Development and Explore Minnesota

Testifier:
Xinyi Qian, Director and Statewide Specialist, Tourism Center, University of
Minnesota Extension
Matt Varilek, Commissioner, DEED

April 02, 2025 17:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Reconvene

SF3053 - Available for suitable employment definition modification

SF3032 - 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)

SF2718 - Bolder Options for youth programming appropriation

Testifiers:
Darrell Thompson, President & CEO, Bolder Options
Zora McLauren, Program Participant

SF2520 - 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

SF2874 - YMCA of the North grant for workforce development services appropriation

Testifiers:
Enrique Rebolledo, Director, Career Pathways
Faysal Ahmed, Program Participant

SF2811 - Test and professional licensure preparation services provision and
appropriation

Testifiers:
Emmanuel Nwakibu, Senior Counsel & Director of Government Relations, Kaplan
North America

SF2877 - Al Maa'uun grant appropriation

Testifier:
Makram El-Amin, CEO & Executive Director, Al-Maa’uun

SF2978 - 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.

SF3088 - Pillsbury United Communities grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Cinnamon Pelly, President & CEO, Pillsbury United Communities
Casandra Rojas Hernandez, Dental Hygienist Program Graduate

SF3111 - 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

Disinvested Youth Gaming Initiative (DYGI) Presentation

Testifiers:
Hal Reynolds, President & CEO, DYGI

April 02, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Agenda

Call To Order

PFML Update Hearing

Testifiers:
Evan Rowe, Deputy Commissioner, DEED
Greg Norfleet, Director of Paid Leave, DEED (Virtual)

SF2570 - Community energy transition grant program appropriation

Testifier:
Greg Lerud, City Administrator, City of Becker

SF2948 - OneCommunity Alliance appropriation

Testifiers:
Dr. Hudda Ibrahim, President & Co-Founder, OneCommunity Alliance
Rachel Anderson, Director of Communications, OneCommunity Alliance

SF2949 - Ambassadors of Culture, Hooyo Hour, and United Way grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Hodan Omar, Executive Director, Hooyo Hour Organization
Stefanie Rothstein, Director of Education Partnerships, United Way of Central
MN (Virtual)

SF2828 - Isuroon microbusinesses support through loans, grants, technical assistance,
and a business incubator program appropriation

Testifiers:
Fartun Weli, CEO, Isuroon
Mary Turner, Board Chair, Isuroon

SF1798 - Neighborhood Development Center grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Shahir Ahmed, Vice President of Business Services, NDC
Dalton Outlaw, CEO, Element Fitness and Outlaw Development

SF3085 - Rural Cancer Institute grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Dr. Wade Swenson - Medical Oncologist
Dr. Emily McGovern - Medical Oncologist (Virtual)

SF3177 - Explore Minnesota duties and missions modification

Testifier:
Lauren Bennett McGinty, Executive Director, Explore MN

SF2500 - Somali American Youth Enrichment Club (SAYEC) appropriation

SF2426 - MAD DADS of Minneapolis appropriation for a youth workforce development
program

Testifiers:
Jordan Borer Nelson, Executive Director, MAD DADS
Dario Otero, Workforce Development Program Director

March 26, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Call To Order

SF2684 - Minnesota Independence College and Community appropriation for workforce
development services for adults with autism

Testifier:
Amy Gudmestad, CEO, Minnesota Independence College and Community (MICC)

SF2660 - Project for Pride in Living appropriation

Testifiers:
Antonio Cardona, VP of Career Readiness, PPL
Quentin Wiley, Student

SF2554 - Equitable Development Action grant appropriation for training and support of
direct support professionals

Testifiers:
Jude Nnadi CEO, Equitable Development Action
Bunmi Simpeh, ChezMichael Care LLC

SF2569 - InspireMSP grant appropriation

Dan Ryan, Executive Director, InspireMSP
Samantha Alvarado, Student, St. John Paul II Catholic School

SF2465 - Annual reports requirement on grantee performance by the commissioner of
employment and economic development

SF2679 - Private sector equipment training opportunity program establishment and appropriation

SF2658 - City of St. Paul Right Track youth program appropriation

Testifiers:
Nardos Tesfalidet, Right Track Program Supervisor, City of Saint Paul
Abshir Ali, Former Right Track Intern, City of Saint Paul Resident

SF2726 - Asian Economic Development Association appropriation

Testifiers:
Mai Chang, CEO, Presidential Electric
JC Lee, Owner/Operator, JR Remodelers

March 24, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Call To Order

SF2361 - Employer misrepresentation and misconduct penalties increasement provision

Testifier:
Richard Kolodziejski, Government Affairs Director, North Central States
Regional Council of Carpenters

SF2342 - Minnesota youth program appropriation

Testifiers:
Cate Duin, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards
Aidan Grabau, Minnesota Youth Program Participant
Abdul Abdi, Assistant Manager and Credentialing, Outreach & Intern
Coordinator at Children’s Dental Services

SF2404 - All Square of Minnesota appropriation

Testifiers:
Maya Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, All Square
Jon Geffen, Director, Legal Revolution Law Firm, All Square

SF2461 - Southeast Minnesota Workforce Development Area grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Jinny Rietmann, Executive Director, Workforce Development, Inc. and the
Workforce Development Board of Southeast Minnesota
Brad Meier, President/CEO, Owatonna Area Chamber of Commerce
Rajhaun (Rae) R Miles, Participant

SF2312 - Survivor employment readiness pilot project appropriation

SF2452 - Individuals with disabilities employment assistance appropriation

Testifiers:
Eric Black, President & CEO, MDI
Jeanne Eglinton, Director of Employment Services, MDI

SF2427 - MNSBIR, Inc. grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Pat Dillon, Founder, President & CEO, MNSBIR, Inc.
Dr. Tim Childs, Founder & CEO, TMPI
Aimee Garza, Founder & CEO, CoraVie Medical

SF2423 - African American workforce and affordable homeownership development program
establishment

Testifiers:
Theodore Rose, Managing Director for Policy, Council for Minnesotans of
African Heritage
Nieeta Presley, President-Elect, Saint Paul NAACP (Virtual)

March 19, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Agenda

Call To Order

SF2505 - Gateways2Growth Initiative appropriation to expand training in information
technology, transportation, and healthcare across the state

Testifiers:
Hajah Kabbay, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Gateways2Growth
beneficiary
Abdirizak Mohamed, Recent Software Engineering Graduate, Gateways2Growth
beneficiary
Abdikadir Bashir, Executive Director, CAIRO

SF2295 - Twin Cities R!SE for the Empowerment Institute appropriation

Testifiers:
Emma Corrie, Twin Cities R!SE, President & CEO
Steve Johnson, LiUNA Local 563 - Metro Dispatcher/ Organizer, Recruiter &
Retention AND TCR Empowerment Institute client partner

SF2351 - Workforce innovation and job placement programs for individuals in recovery
appropriation

Testifier:
Abdirahman Warsame, Executive Director, Generation Hope (VIRTUAL)

SF2336 - WomenVenture grant appropriation

Testifiers:
LeeAnn Rasachak, CEO, WomenVenture
Tiffany Calderon, Xo’XoColati Chocolate

SF2292 - 30,000 Feet appropriation

Testifiers:
Vanessa Young, Co-Founder, 30,000 Feet
Robert Clark, Student

SF2301 - Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Ruby Lee, CEO & President, CLUES
Jennifer Mendoza, Career Development Navigator & Community Liaison Greater
MN-Willmar, CLUES
Edgar Cruz, student, 2024 CDL Cohort (VIRTUAL)

SF0993 - Hospitality education grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Noah Rosenberger, ProStart Alumni
Ava Smith, ProStart Student, Cambridge Isanti
Lauren Schreder, ProStart Alum & ProStart Advisor Cambridge Isanti
Hanna Zinn, Director of Government Relations, Hospitality Minnesota

SF2167 - Mind the G.A.P.P. appropriation

Testifiers:
David E. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Mind the GAPP
Deena Zubulake, Chief Operating Officer, Mind the GAPP

March 12, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Agenda

Call To Order

SF2057 - Continuous Living Cover Crops appropriation

Testifiers:
Colin Cureton, Director of Adoption & Scaling, UofM Forever Green
Initiative
Arnulfo Perrera, Farm Services Director, Regenerative Agriculture Alliance
David Stennes, CEO/Founder, Arcola Farms
PJ Connolly, Director of Commercialization, Savannah Institute

SF2227 - 2026 Special Olympics USA Games appropriation

Testifiers:
Christy Sovereign, CEO, 2026 USA Games
Abby Hirsch, Special Olympics athlete

SF2112 - Minnesota Technology Association grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Jeff Tollefson, President & CEO, Minnesota Technology Association (MNTECH)
Susan Allen, Vice President Human Resources, Monteris Medical

SF2159 - American Indian Opportunities and Industrialization Center appropriation

Testifiers:
Dr. Joe Hobot, President & CEO, American Indian OIC
John Joe, Client, American Indian OIC)
Steph Nick, Department Director, American Indian OIC

SF1985 - Summit Academy OIC appropriation

Testifiers:
Leroy West, President & CEO, Summit Academy OIC
Dami Mafe, Summit Academy Alumni, IT Program ’21

SF1568 - Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board membership modification provision and
blind vendor facilities state services modification provision

Testifier:
Deven Bowdry, Government Relations Director, DEED

March 10, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Agenda

Call To Order

SF1919 - New American workforce training appropriation

Testifiers:
Jane Graupman, Executive Director, International Institute of Minnesota
Nicole Mattson, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Care Providers of
Minnesota

SF2050 - Rural economic development technical assistance grants appropriation

Testifiers:
Amy Schaefer, Rural Capacity Program Manager, CEDA
Julie Lammers, City Clerk/Treasurer, City of Vergas (Virtual)
Beth Wusso, City Administrator and Parkers Prairie Economic Development
Authority Secretary/Treasurer, City of Parkers Prairie (Virtual)

SF1932 - Twin Cities R!SE performance grants appropriation

Testifiers:
Emma Corrie, President & CEO, Twin Cities RISE (TCR)
Quentin Osgood, TCR Program graduate and TCR Outreach Coordinator

SF1933 - Youth job skills and career development appropriation

Testifiers:
Bryan Donaldson, Executive Director, MN Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs
Chandra Jackson, Club Director, Jerry Gamble Boys & Girls Club
Kengcha Xiong, Boys & Girls Clubs alumni member

SF1934 - African Economic Development Solutions appropriation

Testifiers:
Dr. Gene Gelgelu, Founder, President & CEO, African Economic Development
Solutions
Falmata Bedassso, Founder & CEO, Frontier Transportation Services, LLC

SF1967 - Change Starts With Community violence prevention jobs program grant
appropriation

Testifiers:
Jalilia Abdul-Brown, Executive Director, Change Starts With Community
Lorenzo Williams, Youth Worker, Change Starts With Community

March 05, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Call To Order

PROMISE Act Overview:

NDC
Testifiers:
Renay Dossman, President & CEO, NDC
Shahir Ahmed, Vice President of Business Services, NDC

PROMISE Act Overview:
MEDA
Testifiers:
Adrian Ruddock, Vice President of Lending, MEDA

PROMISE Act Overview
Minnesota Initiative Foundations (MIF)
Testifiers:
Sarah Linda, Community Revitalization Senior Program Manager, NW MN
Foundation
Tony Sertich, President & CEO, Northland Foundation
Greg Wagner, Director of Business & Economic Development, West Central
Initiative
Zach Tabatt, VP for Economic Opportunity, Initiative Foundation (In Person)
Brian Conzemius, VP CFO, Southern MN Initiative Foundation
Scott Marquardt, President, SW Initiative Foundation

SF1832 - Biennial budget establishment for the Department of Employment and Economic
Development and Explore Minnesota

Testifiers:
Matt Varilek, Commissioner, DEED

March 03, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Agenda

Call To Order

SF1726 - Minnesota STEM Ecosystem grant appropriation

Testifiers:

Emily Saed, Executive Director, MN STEM Ecosystem
Heidi Jedlicka-Halvarson, Medtronic
Cheryl Moeller, High Tech Kids
Saniyah Taher, Student

SF1945 - Entrepreneur Fund grant appropriation

Testifier:
Shawn Wellnitz, CEO, Entrepreneur Fund

SF1900 - Sanneh Foundation appropriation

Testifier:
Tony Sanneh, CEO, Sanneh Foundation
George Medina, Youth Employee Program Participant

SF1424 - Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Accion Latina (COPAL) appropriation

Testifier:
Francisco Segovia, Executive Director, COPAL

SF1808 - Recently released inmates jobs skills training appropriation

Testifiers:
PJ Hubbard, CEO, Better Futures MN
Jason Allen, Director of Enterprise Services, Better Futures MN
Tino Jones, Integrated Care Team Manager, Better Futures MN

SF1745 - Emerge Community Development grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Terra Mayfield, Executive Vice President of Programs, EMERGE
Larcell Mack, Director of Reentry Programs, EMERGE

February 26, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Agenda

Call To Order

SF1449 - Cannabis microbusinesses provisions modifications

Testifier:

Electra Skrzydlewski, Director of Shared Ownership, Minnesota Consortium of
Community Developers

SF1632 - Aspirus Lake View Hospital certified nursing assistant training grant
appropriation

Testifier:
Greg Ruberg, President, Aspirus Lake View Hospital (Two Harbors)

SF1666 - Minnesota Strategic Industrial Development Enhancement tax credits
establishment

Testifiers:
Justin Bentaas, Mickelson & Company, LLC.
Dave Fellon, Owner and President, Progressive Rail

SF1458 - Northside Boxing Club appropriation

Testifiers:
Ryan Burnet, Founder and Executive Director, Northside Boxing Gym
Phil Williams, Director of Operations and Head Coach, Northside Boxing Gym

SF1459 - Black Women's Wealth Alliance appropriation

Testifiers:
Kenya McKnight Ahad, CEO & Founder, Black Women's Wealth Alliance
Bianca Franks, BEE Pathways Student/Participant
Crystal Williams, BEE Pathways Student/Participant
Aisha Wadud, BEE Pathways Student/Participant
Natalie Beazer, BEE Pathways Coach

SF1465 - Urban League Twin Cities appropriation

Testifiers:
Marquita Stephens, President & CEO, Urban League Twin Cities
Willie Williams, Urban League participant

SF1673 - West Broadway Business and Area Coalition grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Krista Scruggs, Owner, Zafa Wines/Member of West Broadway Business and Area
Coalition
Sahara Jones, Northside youth, Recent PYC Graduate
Edwin Huff, Youth Engagement Coach, Emerge
Ousmam Camara, Owner, Afro Deli on West Broadway/Member of WBC
Tara Watson, Owner, Anytime Fitness and Watson Chiropractic/Member of WBC
Kristel Porter, Executive Director, West Broadway Business & Area Coalition

February 24, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

Agenda

Call To Order

SF1453 - Made in Minnesota Program and Enterprise Minnesota, Inc. appropriation

Testifier:
Bob Kill, President & CEO of Enterprise Minnesota

SF1624 - Propel Nonprofits grant appropriation

Testifier:

Garrett Backes, Chief Advancement Officer

SF1514 - Coalition of Asian American Leaders grant appropriation

Testifiers:
ThaoMee Xiong, Executive Director, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Derlee Moua, Business Owner

SF1521 - Small business assistance partnerships program appropriation

Testifiers:

Esther Obaigwa, Founder & Owner, Kare Healthcare Agency
Kari Tribble, Founder & Owner, Avari Beauty

SF1583 - Fraud reporting portal requirement for employers

Testifier:
Brad Fitzgerald, CFO, Occupational Development Center (Virtual)

February 19, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Call To Order

SF1410 - Bloomington workforce development efforts appropriation

Testifiers:

Kim Berggren, Community Development Director
Holly Masek, Port Authority Administrator

Workforce Board Overview

Testifiers:

Cate Duin, Executive Director of the Minnesota Association of Workforce
Boards (MAWB)
Elena Foshay, Operations Chair of the Minnesota Association of Workforce
Boards (MAWB), Director of Workforce Development at the City of Duluth
Rosemary Ugboajah, Member of the Minneapolis Workforce Development Board

SF1300 - Neighbors, Inc. grant appropriation

Dawn Wambeke, Executive Director, Neighbors Inc
Nay Zar, Neighbors participant

SF0800 - Equaspace grant appropriation

Testifiers:

Sarah Clyne, EquaSpace, Executive Director

SF0227 - Tax-stressed cities demolition grant program establishment and special revenue fund account creation, and appropriation

SF0240 - Grants prohibition to nonprofit organizations with highly compensated
officers or employees

Testifier:

Marie Ellis, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
(Against)

SF1061 - World Junior Hockey Championships appropriation

Testifiers:

Wendy Blackshaw, President and CEO of Minnesota Sports and Events (MNSE)
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, Co-Chair of World Junior Hockey Advisory
Council
Bob Motzko, Head Coach of the University of Minnesota Men’s Hockey Team
Sky Boucha, World Junior Hockey Advisory Council

February 17, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Agenda

Call To Order

SF1151 - FilmNorth grant appropriation

Testifier:

Robert Ndondo-Lay, FilmNorth

SF1278 - Ujamaa Place appropriation

Testifiers:

Michael Belton, Interim CEO, Ujamaa Place
Josh Thomas, Ujamaa Man

SF1325 - Grants for dental assisting and hygiene education programs creation

Testifier:

Dan Murphy, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Dental Association

SF0775 - Ombudsperson for safety, health, and well-being of agricultural and food
processing workers establishment

Ron Elwood, Supervising Attorney, Legal Services Advocacy

SF1335 - Centers for independent living appropriation

Testifiers:

Jesse Bethke Gomez, Director, MCIL
Carol LeFleur, Former client of MCIL

SF1145 - GroundBreak capital access and innovation fund appropriation

Testifiers:

Adair Mosley, CEO, African American Leadership Forum
R.T. Rybak, President & CEO, Minneapolis Foundation

SF1187 - 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)

SF1276 - 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

February 12, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Call To Order

DEED Hearing on UI Trust Fund

Testifier:

Evan Rowe, Deputy Commissioner, DEED

SF0799 - Displaced homemaker programs appropriation

Testifiers:

Jean Keenan, Executive Director, Life-Work Planning Center (MFRP Provider)
Kimberly Pilgrim, Director, META-5 (MFRP Provider)

SF0901 - Grant appropriation to provide equine-experiential mental health therapy to
first responders suffering from trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder

Testifiers:

Sally Jane Mixon, Founder/CEO, Abijah's On The Backside
Nick Jacobson,
Andrew Duerr, MN Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Mariam Egal

SF0922 - Latino Economic Development Center grant appropriation

Testifier:

Alma Flores, Executive Director, Latino Economic Development Center

SF1079 - Jobs Foundation grant appropriation

Testifiers:

Heather Walch, CEO, Repowered
Shane Pierson, Work Readiness Trainee

February 10, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF0818 - Block Builders Foundation grant appropriation

Testifiers:
Derrick Spencer, Executive Director, Block Builders Foundation
Amirah Watkins, Head Instructor, Block Builders Foundation
Rory Purnell, Program Coordinator, Block Builders Foundation
Ebony Sampson, Financial Literacy coach, Block Builders Foundation

SF0927 - Hmong American Partnership grant appropriation

Testifiers:

May Yer Thao, President and CEO, Hmong American Partnership
Mo Chang, Owner, Mo's Tropical Whole

SF0670 - Employment support services programs for people with mental illness grant
appropriation

Testifiers:

Robert Reedy, IPS Provider Representative
Samantha Manthe, IPS Client
Sarah Knispel, Public Policy Coordinator, NAMI-MN

SF0591 - FATHER Project grant appropriation

Testifiers:

-Andrew Freeberg, Director of Family Stability Programs, FATHER Project
-Jason Tucker, FATHER Project Participant (Alum)
-Bo Njoroge, Family Service Rochester

SF0648 - FATHER Project grant appropriation

SF0798 - Hired grant appropriation

Testifiers:

Julie Brekke, President & CEO, Hired
Bill Shepherd, Senior Distribution Supervisor, Medtronic

SF0869 - Big Brothers Big Sisters youth programming appropriation

Testifiers:

Jackie Johnson, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters Central MN
Princess Awa-Ada Kisob, Former Little & Vice President of Programs, Big
Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities
Pat Sukhum, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities

February 05, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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SF0365 - Bridges to Healthcare appropriation

Testifiers:
Jinny Rietmann, Executive Director, Workforce Development, Inc. (VIRTUAL)
Ghislain Yamongbe, RN student, Riverland Community College (VIRTUAL)

SF0582 - Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program
appropriation

Testifiers:

Erik Simonson, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities
Darielle Dannen, Greater Minnesota Partnership

SF0221 - High-wage, high-demand career prioritization in awarding competitive grants

SF0228 - Workforce development fund appropriations modifications

SF0229 - Labor force participation rates included as an economic indictor provision

SF0237 - Greater Minnesota business development public infrastructure grant program
expansion

Testifier:

Erik Simonson, Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities

SF0304 - Minnesota Made Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) alternative grants
appropriation

Testifiers:
Christian Keup-Griffin, CEO, Cellucomp
Chris Plotz, President, Cellucomp
Avonna Starck, State Director, Clean Water Action

February 03, 2025 13:15 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

January 29, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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State Demographer Presentation

Testifier:

Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer

DEED Overview Presentation

Testifiers:

Matt Varilek, Commissioner
Deven Bowdry, Government Relations Director
Marc Majors, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development
Evan Rowe, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Services and Transformation

January 27, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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State Demographer Presentation

Testifier:

Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer

DEED Overview Presentation

Testifiers:

Matt Varilek, Commissioner
Deven Bowdry, Government Relations Director
Marc Majors, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development
Evan Rowe, Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Services and Transformation

January 22, 2025 12:30 Location: Minnesota Senate Bldg., room 1100

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Call To Order

Informational Hearing on Artificial Intelligence

Ms. Hayley Borck, Managing Dir Data Science + AI Initiative (DSAI)
Dr. Galin Jones, Co-Chair DSAI, Dir of School of Statistics
Dr. Vipin Kumar, Co-Chair DSAI, William Norris Land Grant Chair in Large-
Scale Computing
Dr. Genevieve Melton-Meaux, Co-Chair DSAI, Senior Assoc Dean for Health
Informatics + Data Science
Dr. Jaideep Srivastava, Dir of Undergrad Studies for Data Science
Dr. Jim Wilgenbusch, Dir Research Computing, Co-Chair DSAI