Representative Hussain presented House File 111, which would appropriate funds to support the Sano Foundation's youth workforce and community programming. The committee took testimony, heard from Sano Foundation founder and CEO Tony Sanne and a 15-year-old program participant and intern, and laid the bill over for future consideration.

Sanne described the foundation's programs, saying they include mentorship in schools, free summer camps for about 4,000 children, a community center on the East Side of Saint Paul, and a nutrition program that distributes more than 3,000,000 pounds of food annually. He told the committee the organization has grown from a $5 million to a nearly $9.5 million budget and employs more than 100 full-time staff. Sanne said the foundation's workforce investments place interns in summer jobs where they learn skills such as coaching, community-center operations and nutrition services, and “dual-track” benefits by serving both youth and providing workforce training.

The committee also heard from George Medina, identified in testimony as a 15-year-old who started in Sano programs at age 4 and later became an intern and paid staffer. Medina described leadership and conflict-resolution skills he gained and said the experience influenced his plans to attend a four-year college and study biology. Members praised the use of youth interns as mentors and the hands-on approach to workforce development.

Representative Hussain closed by thanking Sanne and the foundation for local investment and said he would renew his motion to lay the bill over. The bill was laid over for future inclusion in an omnibus bill; no final appropriation or vote on the substance of the bill was taken.