STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY & OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Debra Hilstrom, Chair of the Public Safety Policy & Oversight Committee, started the second meeting at 1:09 pm on Thursday, January 15, 2009 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
Debra Hilstrom, Chair
Karla Bigham, Vice-Chair
Bruce Anderson
Tony Cornish
Steve Drazkowski
Sheldon Johnson
Kory Kath
Tim Kelly
Paul Kohls
Gail Kulick Jackson
John Lesch
Sandra Masin
Joe Mullery
Dave Olin
Michael Paymar
Paul Rosenthal
Ron Shimanski
Agenda/ Action:
A quorum was present at 1:13 and the meeting was called to order.
Janelle Kendall, President, Minnesota County Attorneys Association, provided an overview of criminal law in Minnesota and took questions from the committee.
Vice-Chair Bigham assumed the gavel at 2:06pm.
Chair Hilstrom assumed the gavel at 2:11pm.
Kevin Kajer, Chief Administrator, Board of Public Defense, and John Stuart, State Public Defender, provided a public defender overview and took questions from the committee.
Chair Hilstrom announced that the next meeting:
January 20, 2009; Public Safety Policy & Oversight and Public Safety Finance, meeting to take place during Public Safety Finance, at 8:30am
The meeting was adjourned at 2:35pm
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REP. DEBRA HILSTROM Erin Huppert
CHAIR Committee Legislative Assistantant