STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE
MINUTES
Representative Abeler, Chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:33 P.M. on February 21, 2012, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ABELER, Jim, Chair
KIFFMEYER, Mary, Vice Chair
ANDERSON, Diane
FRANSON, Mary
FRITZ, Patti
GOTTWALT, Steve
HAMILTON, Rod
HOSCH, Larry
HUNTLEY, Thomas
LAINE, Carolyn
LANNING, Morrie
LIEBLING, Tina
LOEFFLER, Diane
MACK, Tara
MCDONALD, Joe
MCELFATRICK, Carolyn
MURPHY, Erin
SCHOMACKER, Joe
SLAWIK, NoraOne member was excused.
LOHMER, Kathy
Chair Abeler called the meeting to order at 12:33 P.M.
A quorum was not present.
Chair Abeler officially called the meeting to order at 12:37 P.M.
A quorum was present.
Anne Barry, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human Services, Dr. Steven Pratt, State Operated Services, Medical Director, Department of Human Services, Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, NAMI-MN, and Roberta Opheim, Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, presented an update on the Minnesota Security Hospital.
Representative Kiffmeyer assumed the gavel at 12:50 P.M.
Chair Abeler assumed the gavel at 12:53 P.M.
Representative Liebling moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on February 16, 2012, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:27 P.M.
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REP. JIM ABELER, CHAIR
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Andy Leer
Committee Legislative Assistant