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MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION FORTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
Chair Thomas Huntley began the forty-eighth meeting of the Health Care and Human Services Finance Division at 1:07 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, 2010, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was not present.
Public testimony on the Governor’s DHS Supplemental Budget Recommendations:
Karen Sames, Volunteer, MN Occupational Therapy Association
Sarah Kruse, Executive Director, Open Door Health Center, Mankato, MN Association of Community Health Centers
Kathy Knight, Vice President Behavioral Services, Fairview Hospitals and Clinics
Anne Henry, MN Disability Law Center, Legal Aid Society
Michelle Kimball, Senior State Director, AARP; and Karina Allen, AARP Volunteer
At 1:39 p.m. a quorum was present and the Chair formally called the meeting to order. The clerk noted the roll:
Members Present:
Huntley, Thomas, Chair
Abeler, Jim, Vice Chair
Anzelc, Tom
Brod, Laura
Bunn, Julie
Emmer, Tom
Hayden, Jeff
Fritz, Patti
Gottwalt, Steve
Hosch, Larry
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Liebling, Tina
Murphy, Erin
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Peppin, Joyce
Peterson, Sandra
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Slawik, Nora
Thao, Cy
Thissen, Paul
Members Absent:
Dean, Matt
Testimony on the Governor’s DHS Supplemental Budget Recommendations (continues):
Ethan Roberts, Director of Governmental Affairs, Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas; and Pat Rowan, Executive Director, Metro Meals on Wheels
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Jane Ochrymowycz, Seniors and Workers for Quality Coalition; Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota and North Dakota
Sharon Bruessel, TMA/CNA, AFSCME Council 5, Cedar View Care Center, Owatonna
Pam Tait, TMA/CNA, President Local 147 AFSCME, Cedar View Care Center, Owatonna
Michael McCalip, TMA/CNA, President, Local 1851, AFSCME Council 65, North Country Health Services, Bemidji
Dr. Tim Burkett, CEO, People Inc., and Rick Stein, People Inc. client
Kari Thurlow, Aging Services of MN; and Toby Pearson, Care Providers of MN; both on behalf of the Long Term Care Imperative
Mark Peterson, President and CEO, Lutheran Social Services
Chair Huntley adjourned the meeting at 2:29 p.m.
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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair
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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant