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• He brings state government experience both from Minnesota and where he served in Louisiana also as under
• But all of this federal impact is having a direct impact on projects here in the state of Minnesota.
• Um, and it is a mandate because these projects are needed all across the state of Minnesota.
• <00:26:00.960> of are needed all across the state of are needed all across the state of Minnesota
• I'm the Minnesota state director King.

Bills: HF2986, HF3555

Keywords: virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery

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• receiving the state receiving the state subsidy<00:21:54.480> and<00:21:54.799> verifying
• sympathy for Departments of state sympathy for Departments of state government<00:37:06.839>
• He referenced the state auditor and the state audit task force, saying they are trying to find the line
• while still using state dollars for a good purpose.
• He said the state auditor and the state audit task force are working to find the line between cities,

Bills: HF1169, HF1916

Keywords: child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity

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• sense adjustment we can make in State sense adjustment we can make in State Statute<00:02:07.880
• <00:04:20.040> and veteran eligibility for state and veteran eligibility for state and federal
• Several other states have implemented a state-level CCAP anti-kickback law, and so we modeled this on
• what other states have done.
• It allows, and even encourages, a state agency to disregard state law regarding processing licensing

Bills: HF1662, HF2115, HF2159, HF1095, HF2160

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services

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• Uh, new tools like the Minnesota states.
• How's Minnesota trying to win? What is the vision for this state?
• How's Minnesota trying to win? What is the vision for this state?
• How's Minnesota trying to win? What is the vision for this state?
• state of Minnesota had Council and the state of Minnesota had been<01:04:36.079> preparing<01:

Bills: HF4862, HF4598

Keywords: apprenticeship, education, teacher training, grant program, labor and industry, workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician

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• Minnesota at all. Minnesota at all.
• , are are doing business in Minnesota, are are doing business in Minnesota, right?
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• with 48 other states.
• One or two state with 48 other states.

Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• I am the chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association Common Interest Ownership Act Committee.
• > Association<00:42:20.560> Common Minnesota State Bar Association Common Minnesota State
• I'm the chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Real Property Law Section.
• <00:53:52.079> And the Minnesota State Bar Association.
• And the Minnesota State Bar Association.

Bills: HF4075, HF3826, HF3825, HF3827, HF3459, HF3711, HF4200, HF3908, HF3712

Keywords: firearm restrictions, domestic violence, public safety, court orders, criminal convictions, identity theft, subpoena authority, fraud, statute of limitations, financial crime, victim notification, expungement, criminal justice, plea agreements, minor victims, identification protection, stalking, crime data, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, law enforcement grants

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• As I stated, I served on the Minnesota Health Standards Committee, and I'm also a parent of two children
• As I stated, I served on the<01:20:49.360> Minnesota<01:20:49.840> Health<01:20:50.080>
• Research from the University of Minnesota shows that parents across our state in every congressional
• Research from the University of Minnesota shows that parents across our state in every congressional
• Research from the University of Minnesota shows that parents across our state in every congressional

Bills: HF751, HF3550, HF3764, HF1490

Keywords: parental notification, school safety, bullying, harassment, violence, prohibited conduct, student discipline, charter school, school district, data practices, student privacy, parent rights, guardian notification, school incident reporting, cyberbullying, restraint, reasonable force, anti-bullying policy, school administration, student conduct

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• EPC communities are in greater Minnesota as well as in metro and urban parts of our great state.
• <01:19:30.480> of school property in the state of school property in the state of Minnesota
• Minnesota. Minnesota.
• That's what every school in the state of Minnesota does.
• That's what every public educator does in the state of Minnesota. We don't ask immigration status.

Bills: HF3435, HF3409

Keywords: school access, school site, school district, charter school, federal agents, DHS, Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, CBP, Customs and Border Protection, USCIS, immigration enforcement, judicial warrant, student privacy, school safety, sanctuary schools, warrant requirement, federal warrant, school grounds

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• Olson, the Disability Advocate for the state of Minnesota, and I have to say I agree with this bill.
• More people I've heard on the news in the state of Minnesota, one lady said that she was in an ICS home
• <00:03:24.840> of<00:03:24.920> Minnesota<00:03:26.040> are adults in the state
• of Minnesota are adults in the state of Minnesota are being<00:03:26.600> taken<00:03:27.200>
• > lady<00:03:49.200> said the state of Minnesota, one lady said the state of Minnesota, one

Bills: HF4491, HF4338, HF4288, HF4566

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

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• My comment is it took two years to get any funding under one-party rule in the state of Minnesota.
• My comment is it took two years to get any funding under one-party rule in the state of Minnesota.
• My comment is it took two years to get any funding under one-party rule in the state of Minnesota.
• My question is just logistically: why come to the state of Minnesota versus maybe you're reaching out
• <00:35:12.480> of<00:35:12.599> Minnesota Why come to the state of Minnesota Why come

Bills: HF339, HF1272, HF2121, HF2122, HF1216, HF1003, HF2319

Keywords: HF339, Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, nursing homes, long-term care, elder care, workforce standards, certified worker organizations, labor funding, general fund appropriation, worker grants, Minnesota labor law, nursing home staffing, caregiver workforce, section 181.214, HF1272, nursing home, boarding care home, nursing home workers, labor standards, Medicaid-certified facility

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• Minnesota owns over 4,800 buildings spread across 19 state agencies and across all Minnesota communities
• > was in the state of Minnesota that was in the state of Minnesota that was initially<00:31:12.240
• First District in Minnesota is where the largest milk processing plant in the state is.
• First District in Minnesota is where the largest milk processing plant in the state is.
• <01:10:04.239> of<01:10:04.360> Minnesota the milk in the state of Minnesota the milk

Bills: HF919, HF1192, HF212, HF214

Keywords: wastewater, infrastructure, funding, Litchfield, economic development, environmental compliance, Hastings, water treatment, PFAS, nitrates, bonds, capital investment, public health, HF212, Round Lake-Brewster, Independent School District No. 2907, school construction, school building, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption

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• <00:32:04.080> of biological parents in the state of biological parents in the state of Minnesota
• <00:32:07.360> of biological parents in the state of biological parents in the state of Minnesota
• we<01:24:48.239> rely<01:24:48.480> on the state of Minnesota we we rely on the state
• <01:43:18.000> Not families of the state of Minnesota.
• Not families of the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF1918, HF2305, HF897, HF2191, HF2617, HF2551, HF2137

Keywords: HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program

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• state budget.
• other areas of Minnesota state budget? other areas of Minnesota state budget?
• Minnesota. Thank you. Minnesota. Thank you.
• This is a very important step forward for our state because Minnesota is facing a serious workforce shortage
• uh forward for our state uh because Minnesota<01:02:24.160> is<01:02:24.400> facing<01

Bills: HF4598, HF4884, HF3732

Keywords: workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• , I got to know Secretary Urkheart, who’s over that agency, and we talked about the need to update state
• code. about the need to update state code.
• It also adds cyber security and some of the new roles that they perform in state government.
• So, it's not just them at the state house. Hey, Grinch Jr.'s got to get his licks in, too.
• A check has to be written for half the qualifying fee to the state party and half the qualifying fee

Bills: HB207, SB269, SB279, SB291, SB266

Keywords: cybersecurity, Office of Information Technology, data management, telecommunications, state government, emergency management, public awareness, promotional materials, education, state funding, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures

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• it taxed by the state of Minnesota, so it taxed by the state of Minnesota, so it would<00:37:36.880
• <00:50:58.480> The of Minnesota and the state of Iowa.
• The of Minnesota and the state of Iowa.
• for the taxpayers of the state of Minnesota.
• state of Minnesota, it's payment in the state of Minnesota, it's like<01:26:06.800> $1,600.

Bills: HF3831, HF3603, HF1900, HF495, HF3750, HF4316, HF2136, HF4384

Keywords: SNAP, income limits, asset limits, nutrition assistance, children and families, federal poverty guidelines, federal waiver, food assistance, low-income families, nutritional support, day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, child care, family child care, child care center, licensing, correction order

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• Blake Chafee, Deputy Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget.
• The bill was referred to State Government Finance Committee. That's my desire.
• I want to make sure that same kinds of things were happening at state level.
• This bill provides important protections for crime victims in Minnesota.
• This bill provides important protections for crime victims in Minnesota.

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• This will be the only entity in the state of Minnesota where somebody with a degree in social work but
• Thank you. the state of Minnesota where somebody with a degree in social work but no license will still
• If the state has decided that this is a licensed profession, that's the state of Minnesota has already
• And when we talk about a state agency overseeing another aspect, we've also seen in the state of Minnesota
• And when we talk about a state agency overseeing another aspect, we've also seen in the state of Minnesota

Bills: HF3454, HF3917, HF2906, HF3832, HF3769

Keywords: social work, licensure, employment titles, health occupations, professional standards, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances, psilocybin, psilocin, psychedelic, psychedelic medicine, hallucinogen, mushrooms, magic mushrooms, therapeutic use

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• Minnesota should not replicate that model at the state level.
• <00:41:09.280> of nationally and in the state of nationally and in the state of Minnesota.
• Minnesota<00:43:34.880> is<00:43:35.119> investing are, the state of Minnesota is investing
• state of Minnesota? state of Minnesota?
• We can do better, and this committee can help do that right here in the state of Minnesota.

Bills: HF3668, HF2779, HF2771

Keywords: gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration

Summary: The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations. Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.

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• ,<00:13:48.079> the<00:13:48.240> Minnesota contribute to the state, the Minnesota
• as the Minnesota Dream Act, undocumented students in Minnesota can be eligible for in-state tuition
• as the Minnesota Dream Act, undocumented students in Minnesota can be eligible for in-state tuition
• <01:31:28.080> State reductions that came to Minnesota State reductions that came to Minnesota
• Um the Minnesota state system said stop.

Bills: HF1323, HF3500

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, funding, storm damage relief, Bemidji State University, reforestation, state appropriations, 1183, house

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• <00:26:53.520> in<00:26:53.679> fact the state may incur if the state in fact the state
• Does the state agents or state officers?
• between here and the state line.
• It's not state versus city. It's lines. It's not state versus city.
• that could be used throughout the state. that could be used throughout the state.

Bills: HB268, SB279, SB304, SB303, SB298

Keywords: lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building