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 Aric Putnam

Absent: Senator Eric R. Pratt

Chair Senator Champion calls the hybrid Jobs and Economic Development Committee Meeting to order at 12:38pm conducted in Minnesota Senate Building room 1100 and over zoom broadcast. Chair, Senator Champion: Present Vice Chair, Senator Mohamed: Present Ranking, Senator Draheim: Present Senator Gustafson: Present Senator Hawj: Present Senator Housley: Present Senator Pratt: Senator Putnam: Present Senator Nelson: Present A quorum is present

S.F. 4713: Senator Champion: Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce appropriation Testifier: Sam Ndely, Board Chair, Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce.

S.F. 4713 – Champion: Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce appropriation presentation begins at 12:41pm by Senator Champion and ends at 12:43pm.

 

Senator Champion moves the A2 amendment at 12:42pm. The motion prevails and the A2 amendment is adopted via voice vote

 

S.F. 4713 – Champion: Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce appropriation continues with a testimony by Sam Ndely, Board Chair, Minnesota Black Chamber of Commerce, starting at 12:43pm and ending at 12:45pm.

 

Senator Draheim moves the A3 amendment at 12:46pm. The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted via voice vote.

 

Questions and comments on S.F. 4713 begin at 12:48pm and ends at 12:52pm

 

Senator Putnam moves that S.F. 4713, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

 

Senator Putnam moved that S.F. 4713, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 4808: Senator Champion: North Minneapolis Change Starts With Community grant appropriation Testifiers: Testifiers: Jalilia A-Brown, Executive Director, Change Starts With Community Quinton Carter, Opportunity Youth Group Violence Intervention Workforce Youth Damiyah Willis, Opportunity Youth Group Violence Intervention Workforce Youth.

S.F. 4808, North Minneapolis Change Starts with Community grant appropriation presentation begins at 12:52pm by Senator Champion and ends at 12:57pm.

 

 

Senator Champion moves the A1 amendment at 12:56pm. The motion prevails and the amendment is adopted via voice vote.

 

S.F. 4808, North Minneapolis Change Starts with Community grant appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Jalilia A-Brown, Executive Director, Change Starts with Community

starting at 12:57pm and ending at 12:59pm.

 

S.F. 4808, North Minneapolis Change Starts with Community grant appropriation presentation continues with a testimony by Damiyah Willis, Opportunity Youth Group Violence Intervention Workforce Youth starting at 1:01pm and ending at 1:03pm.

 

Questions and comments on S.F. 4808 begins at 1:04pm and ends at 1:12pm

 

 

Senator Putnam moves that S.F. 4808, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

 

Senator Putnam moved that S.F. 4808, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 5181: Senator Champion: VoCul workforce development program grant appropriation Testifier: Lachelle Cunningham, Owner, Healthy Roots Institute.

Before the presentation on S.F. 5181 – Champion: VoCul workforce development program grant appropriation begins Senator Champion moves the A3 amendment at 1:12pm. The motion prevails and the A3 amendment is adopted via voice vote.

 

S.F. 5181 – Champion: VoCul workforce development program grant appropriation             
presentation begins at 1:13pm by Senator Champion and ends at 1:16pm.

 

 

S.F. 5181 – Champion: VoCul workforce development program grant appropriation continues with a testimony by Lachelle Cunningham, Owner, Healthy Roots Institute, starting at 1:16pm and ending at 1:19pm.

 

S.F. 5181 – Champion: VoCul workforce development program grant appropriation  continues with a testimony by William English, Owner, Healthy Roots Institute, starting at 1:19pm and ending at 1:21pm.

 

Questions and comments on S.F. 5181 begin at 1:21pm and ends at 1:31pm

• Senator Draheim moves the A2 amendment at 1:24pm. The motion prevails and the A2 amendment is adopted via voice vote

 

 

Senator Putnam moves that S.F. 5181, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill

 

Senator Putnam moved that S.F. 5181, as amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:31pm

Senator Bobby Joe Champion, Chair	Alexis Varner, Legislative Assistant