STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Michael Paymar, Chair of the Public Safety Finance Division Committee, called the twenty-ninth meeting to order at 8:04 a.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
PAYMAR, Michael, Chair
OLIN, Dave, Vice Chair
BIGHAM, Karla
BUESGENS, Mark
CORNISH, Tony
DOMINGUEZ, Augustine "Willie"
EASTLUND, Rob
HAWS, Larry
HILSTROM, Debra
KOHLS, Paul
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MULLERY, Joe
MURPHY, Mary
ZELLERS, Kurt
Excused:
SMITH, Steve
HF0767 (Dominguez) Appropriating money for an offender reentry pilot project.
Rep. Dominguez presented HF0767.
Testifying on behalf of HF0767:
Ray Cole, President/CEO, Midwest College
Lou Ann Kelly, Vice President of Administration, Midwest Challenge
Kelly Peters, Caseworker, Midwest Challenge
Sheryl Kabat, Executive Director, Central Weed & Seed
Quorum was present at 8:11 a.m.
Rep. Dominguez moved HF0767 to be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Buesgens moved an oral amendment to HF0767 as follows:
Page 2, line 13, after "justice"
delete "funding"
THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Paymar renewed the motion that HF0767, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Olin assumed chair at 8:31 a.m.
Rep. Haws moved approval of the minutes for March 14, 2007 and March 15, 2007. MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
HF1823 (Paymar) Establishing a five year demonstration project designed to apply best practices; assembling core services currently provided separately, including housing, behavioral health, health care, employment, and community and family reengagement; appropriating money.
Chair Olin moved HF1823 to be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Paymar presented HF1823:
Testifying in support of HF1823:
Steve Thomas, The Network
Lewis King, CEO, Summit Academy
Chair Olin renewed the motion that HF1823 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
HF0684 (Paymar) Appropriating money for reimbursement to counties for costs associated with housing short term offenders.
Rep. Paymar presented HF0684.
Rep. Paymar moves HF0684 to be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Testifying in support of HF0684:
Keith Carlson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Inter-County Association
Chair Olin renewed the motion that HF1823 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Paymar re-assumes chair at 9:05 a.m.
HF2133 (Olin) Appropriating money for state's share of costs of pre-commitment detention of persons under civil commitment law.
Rep. Olin moves HF2133 to be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Rep. Olin presented HF2133.
Testifying in support of HF2133:
Jim Behrends, Executive Director, Community Services Olmsted County
Kate Lerner, Director, MACASSA
Mike Tussener, Operations Officer, Department of Health and Human Services
Chair Paymar renewed the motion that HF2133 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance Division omnibus bill.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:21 a.m.
REP. MICHAEL PAYMAR, CHAIR
Libby Wyrum, Committee Legislative Assistant