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Friends and neighbors,?

Another week, another round of bills. This week, we look at a set of bills aimed to tackle food insecurity in Minnesota, bills designed to improve education in Minnesota, and committee hearings for a couple of bills I authored. Let?s get to it.?

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Addressing Food Insecurity

Last night, the Minnesota House voted to pass two important bills aimed at addressing food insecurity in our schools and community.?HF 5 would create a state program for schools to provide up to two free meals per day to all students, and HF 213 would provide an investment of $5 million for food shelf programs in light of record numbers of visits to food shelves last year.???

Too many families are struggling to meet basic needs, with black and brown communities being hit the hardest. Nobody in Minnesota should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from or choose between paying for groceries and paying rent. Addressing food insecurity both in schools and at home is vital to ensuring a safe and healthy community, but it?s just one piece of the puzzle. We have more work to do, and DFLers are taking swift action to lift up struggling families and ensure all Minnesotans can live and thrive here.?

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Prioritizing Education

This session, DFLers have introduced many impactful bills aimed directly at helping improve and support Minnesota?s education system. I am the lead author on HF 320, which will?strengthen?the Teachers of Color Act so that diversity of Minnesota?s students is better reflected?by those teaching?in the classroom.?Here are more exciting bills?we're working on:?

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HF 950 and HF 1243

This week, two bills that I authored had their first committee hearing. HF 950, a bill that would appropriate $10,000 to local housing trust funds was heard and passed out of the Housing Finance and Policy committee. HF 1243, a bill that would?create a student loan advocate position in the Dept. Of Commerce was heard and passed out of the Commerce Finance and Policy committee. ?

Next week, HF 1000, a bill to ban all non-essential use of PFAS is headed to its first committee hearing. I look forward to updating you as these bills make their way through the committee process.?

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Keep in Touch

As always, I want to hear from you. Get in touch by calling 651-296-8634 to reach me, or email [email protected]. Be sure to follow me on Facebook [ [link removed] ] and Instagram [ [link removed] ] for the latest.??

Stay warm out there.??

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In solidarity,??

Representative Jeff Brand?

Minnesota House of Representatives?






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