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Vice Chair Representative Nelson moved the bill and the A1 amendment, describing the measure as the next phase of an SSIS update. “About half of that, or there's also a federal match of roughly about half of that, so, to update this system,” Nelson said while moving the A1 amendment before the committee.

The committee adopted an oral amendment from Representative Nelson removing an explicit availability date that had appeared in the amendment; staff said the change makes the money a one‑time appropriation without an expiration clause. After the oral amendment was adopted, the committee approved the A1 amendment as amended and re‑referred the bill to Ways and Means by voice vote.

Why it matters: SSIS is the case‑management platform used in child and family services across the state. Committee members said the update is intended to reduce staff burden, improve data accuracy and help counties and state administrators meet federal reporting requirements.

Department timeline and process: Cynthia Schipolski, the Department of Human Services’ comprehensive child information system supervisor, told the committee the department has issued a formal request for offers and plans a “comprehensive assessment” to define platform needs and an implementation timeline. “We're looking for that to start within the next couple of weeks and we anticipate that that will take about six months for it to be completed,” Schipolski said. She added the department intends to use a third‑party vendor secured through the formal procurement to conduct the assessment and stakeholder engagement.

Sarah Florman, identified as legislative director for the Child Safety and Permanency Administration at DCYF, told the committee that once the appropriation is made it will be deposited into the agency’s systems fund and remain available for the modernization work as needed. “Part of our request [was] to remove the date because it creates confusion and it implies that that money might disappear when in fact, because it's already in our fund, it won't,” Florman said.

Several committee members asked about staging the work and possible phasing of expenditures. Agency staff and members discussed a modular implementation approach to limit disruption to caseworkers and allow priority features to be delivered first. Officials said the department will coordinate with Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) during implementation.

Action taken: The committee adopted the A1 amendment as amended and re‑referred House File 1169, as amended, to the Committee on Ways and Means. Votes on the amendments and the re‑referral were taken by voice; no roll‑call vote was recorded in the transcript.

What’s next: With the change removing the availability date, the appropriation will remain in the department’s systems fund and the department plans to complete a six‑month assessment before prioritizing modernization work and moving forward with implementation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Children and Families Committee on Monday approved an amended $40 million appropriation for modernization of the Social Services Information System and referred House File 1169 to the House Ways and Means Committee.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature MN, Minnesota","taxId",77817,"location","Minnesota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6640737,"Panel adopts surveillance, electronic‑attendance measures for large childcare subsidy recipients; bill sent to Judiciary",1480,1111000,2591000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2549863-5bb1a2a46c5e5ae775751abffd1f32f8&start=1111&end=2591","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2549863-5bb1a2a46c5e5ae775751abffd1f32f8/thumbnail_1111000.jpg","/articles/6640737/Minnesota/Panel-adopts-surveillance-electronicattendance-measures-for-large-childcare-subsidy-recipients-bill-sent-to-Judiciary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640737-2e6a3beb48e39390e378476201bdfd16/orig.mp4?Expires=1775380709&Signature=gMN8ooM1olfDHkuHGnGpWSMFfu~6Fi3qaNgcsJ00Ex8jDB3vVcSDX7SsHkQzeyMHFHuwRy8CdZmC1IAQ9Gd~7THcKwRcB4k9Cv9hTye7Mn33bYYiOdGWdcsOwUjaou-0wEKVCbL29ihv8NcaQ5Z27V82r8T5t~eh4suE9jxkmTbdYCvRiboG6-Folk8CEoByHRgddRLF0x1CjSncHUNip1UK5NrfqdqwJvNaBvqeTsyd2kMcqczDw-NWu2nnYboFqaQOcfrOUvi6sQi4jdCrjIr1~uBt8IUe5~Z8JtZ0pLRg2j6M83d-b1~aLjt-1DuYIe8Cdgi8kv6rbwz7Owz1Uw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Children and Families Committee on Monday adopted an amendment to House File 1916 that would require child care providers who receive $1,000,000 or more in Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) or early learning scholarship funding to install video monitoring at public entrances and to implement electronic attendance reporting. The bill, as amended, was re‑referred to the House Judiciary Committee.

Representative West, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the bill aims to add “essential safeguards” to Minnesota’s childcare subsidy system and to address vulnerabilities identified by the Office of the Legislative Auditor. “This legislation offers a very straightforward solution to address those concerns,” West said, describing requirements for cameras covering facility entrances and locations where guardians sign children in and out.

The committee adopted an A7 amendment that combined the chair’s draft language with the sponsor’s earlier text. The A7 amendment clarified the monitoring scope to entrances and sign‑in/out locations, raised the threshold for the surveillance requirement to $1,000,000 in subsidy receipts (up from $500,000 in the underlying bill) and shortened a proposed data retention period from 90 days to 30 days.

Representative Kolter offered an A6 amendment to remove the dollar threshold so the requirements would apply to any provider receiving CCAP or early learning scholarship funds. The amendment was defeated on a roll call: the clerk recorded seven nays and six ayes, so the A6 amendment failed.

In debate, lawmakers discussed balancing program integrity and provider burden. Representative West said targeting the largest recipients was intended to focus enforcement where most public funds are concentrated; he said about 73 providers received large shares of CCAP and that the top recipients together accounted for “over $100,000,000 in CCAP funds.” Representative Wilson and others warned against imposing compliance costs that could outweigh the subsidy amounts for smaller providers.

Privacy and misuse concerns were raised by Representative Hansen, who noted a recent arrest in Minnesota involving misuse of surveillance footage and asked about safeguards against hacking, AI image misuse and unauthorized access. West said the amendment is structured so the Department of Human Services can request footage (rather than mandating live streaming) and noted systems may be configured as closed‑circuit CCTV rather than always Wi‑Fi connected.

Action taken: The A7 amendment was adopted by voice vote; the A6 amendment to expand coverage to all subsidy recipients was defeated in a roll call (7 nays, 6 ayes). House File 1916, as amended, was re‑referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

What’s next: The bill will go to the Judiciary Committee where members said they expect to review technical concerns, including data security, retention, camera specifications and any potential criminal penalties for misuse of footage.","The committee approved an amended version of House File 1916 requiring video monitoring of public entrances and electronic attendance reporting for large recipients of CCAP and early learning scholarships; an amendment to apply the rules to all subsidy recipients failed 7–6 in a roll call.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances $40 million appropriation to modernize SSIS, sends bill to Ways and Means

Panel adopts surveillance, electronic‑attendance measures for large childcare subsidy recipients; bill sent to Judiciary