MINUTES
MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION THIRTY-THIRD MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley began the thirty-third meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 2:43 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009, in Room 5 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.
HF 1329 (Hosch) - Personal care assistance services modified.
Representative Hosch explains the bill (the
A09-0442 delete everything amendment).
At 2:59 p.m. the Chair formally called the meeting to order. The committee legislative assistant noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Bunn, Julie
Dean, Matt
Fritz, Patti
Hayden, Jeff
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul
Members Excused:
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Gottwalt, Steve
Scalze, Bev
Members Absent:
Brod, Laura
Emmer, Tom
Peppin, Joyce
Representative Hosch moved HF 1329 be recommended to pass and further moved adoption of the
A09-0442 delete everything amendment. The motion prevailed.
Discussion of the bill, as amended. Representative Hosch moved the following oral amendment:
Page 46, line 16, strike "70" and insert "75"
Page 49, line 27, strike "65" and insert "75"
The motion prevailed. Testifying to the bill, as amended:
Anne Henry, Minnesota Disability Law Center and Legal Aid Society
Sue Aberholden Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI MN)
David Hancox, Executive Director, Minnesota Center for Independent Living (MCIL)
Discussion continued and more testimony followed:
Alex Bartolic Director, Disability Services, MN Department of Human Services
Kathleen Kelso, Mental Health Association of Minnesota
John Tschida, Vice President, Courage Center, Golden Valley
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Representative Hosch renewed his motion that HF 1329, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Health Care and Human Services omnibus bill.
The meeting adjourned at 3:59 p.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant