STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-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 thirty-ninth meeting to order at 8:10 a.m., Thursday, February 27, 2008 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
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
KOHLS, Paul
MURPHY, Mary
SMITH, Steve
ZELLERS, Kurt
Excused:
MULLERY, Joe
A quorum was present at 8:25 a.m.
Report presented on the Ombudsman for Corrections Working Group.
Testifying on behalf of the report:
Velma Korbel, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights
Denise Romero-Zasada, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human Rights
Christine Peters, Research Intern, Minnesota Department of Human Rights
Neva Walker, State Representative
Lynn Dingle, Warden, Department of Corrections
Roberta Opheim, Ombudsman, Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health
Lester Collins, Executive Director, State Council on Black Minnesotans
Rich Numeister, Citizen Member, Ombudsman for Corrections Working Group
Michael Undlin, Citizen
John Poupart, Former Ombudsman 1991 - 1993, Retired, President, American Indian Policy Center
Minutes Approved, as amended. Rep. Bigham moved approval of the minutes as corrected. [Chair Paymar noted the correction as after "Excused:" delete "KOHLS, Paul".]
MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
HF1043 (Simon) Requiring predatory offenders to register electronic mail addresses and related information to law enforcement.
Chair Paymar moved that HF1043 be heard and laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance supplemental budget bill.
Rep. Simon presented HF1043.
Chair Paymar moved the
H1043DE2 amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testified on behalf of HF1043:
Ann Marie O'Neill, Sr. State Program Administrator Supervisor, Department of Public Safety/Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Chair Paymar renewed the motion that HF1043 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Public Safety Finance supplemental budget bill.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:30 a.m.
REP. MICHAEL PAYMAR, CHAIR
Libby Wyrum, Committee Legislative Assistant