STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTY-SECOND 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 sixty-second meeting to order at 8:20 a.m., on Thursday, April 6, 2006, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
House 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: All members were present.
Chair Gunther called Vice Chair Garofalo to the Chair at 8:21AM.
HF3419(Gunther) Prepurchase delivered fuel program created.
HF3141(Cornish) Fuel prepurchase by department of commerce in certain cases related to low-income home energy assistance program required.
Chair Gunther and Representative Cornish presented HF3419 and HF3141.
A quorum was present at 8:23 AM, and Vice Chair Garofalo called the meeting to order.
Chair Gunther moved HF3419 and HF3141 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Chair Gunther moved Amendment H3419DE2. The motion prevailed. Amendment H3419 was adopted.
Testifiers:
Pam Marshall, Executive Director, Energy Cents Coalition, 651-774-9010
HF3419 and HF3141 were laid over, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
HF3484(Westerberg) Boxing commission established and money appropriated.
Representative Westerberg moved HF3484 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Westerberg presented HF3484.
Representative Westerberg moved to adopt Amendment H3484A9. The motion prevailed. Amendment H3484A9 was adopted.
HF3484, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
HF3465(Thissen) Low-income heating assistance funding provided and money appropriated.
Representative Sertich moved HF3465 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Thissen presented HF3465.
Chair Gunther moved to adopt Amendment H3465ADE1. The motion prevailed. Amendment H3465DE1 was adopted.
Testifiers:
Pam Marshall, Executive Director, Energy Cents Coalition, 651-774-9010
Jim Scheibel, Executive Director, Community Action Partnership, 651-603-5876
HF3465, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Chair Gunther resumed the Chair at 8:42AM.
HF3944(Slawik) Child care assistance parent fees modified.
Representative Slawik moved to reconsider HF3944, which had been previously laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill. The motion to reconsider prevailed.
Representative Slawik moved to recommend passage of HF3944 and re-refer to the Rules Committee. The motion prevailed. HF3944 was recommended to pass and re-referred to the Rules Committee.
HF3561(Severson) Biotechnology and health sciences industry zone designation authorized.
Chair Gunther moved HF3561 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Severson presented HF3561.
Testifiers:
Lynne Osterman, Legislative Associate, Bio Business Alliance, 612-632-3292
HF3561 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Chair Gunther called Vice Chair Garofalo to the Chair at 8:50 AM.
HF3123(Tingelstad) Postadoption search services training requirements developed and rules authorized.
Representative Gazelka moved HF3123 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Tingelstad presented HF3123.
Vice Chair Garofalo moved to adopt an oral amendment, page 1, line 1.12, after the period, insert “The commissioner shall apply for grant funds to offset the costs of developing and implementing postadoption search services training.” The motion prevailed. The oral amendment was adopted.
Vice Chair Garofalo moved to adopt an oral amendment, page 1, line 1.3, delete “adoption”; page 1, line 1.14, delete “services, including”; page 1, line 1.16, delete “adoption services, including”. The motion prevailed. The oral amendment was adopted.
Testifiers:
Kim Landrigan, Department of Human Services
HF3123 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
HF3643(Hortman) Olympics bid task force created.
Representative Sertich moved HF3643 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Hortman presented HF3643.
HF3643 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
HF3830(Nelson, M.) Day labor and temporary employment task force established.
Representative Nelson moved HF3830 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Nelson presented HF3830.
Testifiers:
Brad Lehto, Legislative Director, MN AFL-CIO
HF3830 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
HF3578(Clark) Physician pilot project to encourage Minnesota licensure for foreign-trained physicians established, and money appropriated.
Representative Clark moved HF3578 to be before the committee and to be laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Clark presented HF3578.
HF3578 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Jobs & Economic Opportunity Omnibus Bill.
Representative Ruth moved to approve the Minutes of April 5, 2006. The motion prevailed. The Minutes of April 5, 2006 were approved.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:37AM.
REP. BOB GUNTHER, CHAIR
Kitty Musty
Committee Legislative Assistant