STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
JOBS & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Bob Gunther, Chair of the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Policy & Finance Committee, called the thirty-fourth meeting to order at 8:18 a.m., on Wednesday, March 30, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
GUNTHER, Bob, Chair
GAROFALO, Pat, Vice Chair
BRADLEY, Fran
CLARK, Karen
GAZELKA, Paul
MAHONEY, Tim
NELSON, Michael
RUTH, Connie
SERTICH, Tony
SLAWIK, Nora
WESTERBERG, Andy
WILKIN, Tim
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
H.F. 1555 (Powell) Minnesota Emergency Health Powers Act and authority of out-of-state license holders modified.
Chair Gunther moved HF 1555 to be before the committee and recommended HF 1555 to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety.
Representative Powell presented HF 1555.
Testifying on HF 1555:
Aggie Leitheiser, Assistant Commissioner, MN Dept. of Health
Chair Gunther renewed his motion to recommend passage of HF 1555 and to be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy & Finance. The motion prevailed.
H.F. 1859 (Wilkin) Workers' Compensation Advisory Council recommendations adopted.
Representative Mahoney moved to recommend passage of HF 1859 and send to the General Register. The motion prevailed.
H.F. 1889 (Wilkin) Child protection, child welfare, child care, and child and family support provisions implemented.
Representative Wilkin moved HF 1889 to be before the committee and recommended that HF 1889 pass and be re-referred to the committee on Civil Law & Financial Institutions.
Representative Wilkin moved Amendment H1889A1. The motion prevailed and Amendment H1889A1 was adopted.
Testifying for HF 1889:
Dave Thompson, Program Manager, Dept. of Human Services
Ann Ahlstrom, Manager, Dept. of Human Services
Ann Sessoms, Director, Dept. of Human Services
Wayland Campbell, Director, Dept. of Human Services
Janel Bush, Director, Dept. of Human Services
Testifying with concerns on HF1889:
Paula Maccabee, Project Director, Our Children Our Future
Michele del Castillo, Co-Director, ACES
Representative Wilkin renewed his motion to recommend passage of HF 1889 and re-refer HF 1889 to the committee on Civil Law & Financial Institutions. The motion prevailed.
H.F. 1875 (Bradley) Human services agency technical amendments provided relating to children and family services, healthcare, and continuing care programs.
Representative Bradley moved HF 1875 to be before the committee and recommended passage and re-referral to the committee on Health Policy and Finance.
Representative Bradley presented HF 1875.
Representative Clark moved Amendment H1875A3. Representative Clark withdrew Amendment H1875A3.
Representative Clark moved Amendment H1875A2. Representative Clark requested a roll call vote.
Representative Nelson moved to amend Amendment H1875A2, add, page 1, line 37 of HF1875, delete “256K.35;” and add, page 43, line 35 of HF1875, after “subdivision 20”, delete “; and 256K.35”.
Representative Clark withdrew her request for a roll call vote and renewed her motion to adopt Amendment H1875A2, as amended. The motion prevailed. Amendment H1875A2, as amended, was adopted.
Testifying on HF 1875:
Ann Sessoms, Director, Dept. of Human Services
Marti Harris, Dept. of Human Services
Ann Martineau, Legislative Liaison, Dept. of Human Services
Representative Bradley renewed his motion to recommend passage of HF1875 and re-refer HF 1875 to the committee on Health Policy and Finance. The motion prevailed.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 am.
REP. BOB GUNTHER, CHAIR
Kitty Musty
Committee Legislative Assistant