STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Michael Paymar
MINUTES
Representative Paymar, Chair of Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 10:01 a.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Paymar, Chair
Rosenthal, Vice Chair
Cornish, Lead
Hilstrom
Johnson, B.
Kelly
Kieffer
Lohmer
Mullery
Newberger
Savick
Schoen
Simon
Simonson
Slocum
Uglem
Ward, J.
Members excused:
Lesch
Slocum
A quorum was present.
Rep. Rosenthal moved that the minutes from the January 17, 2013 meeting be approved.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Overview of probation systems in Minnesota.
Presenting the overview were:
Thomas Roy - Commissioner of Corrections
Ron Solheid - Deputy Commissioner, Community Services Division
Midge Christianson - Region 6W Community Corrections, Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties
Steve Paquay - Chisago County, Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers
Discussion of re-entry issues for offenders.
Testifying during the discussion were:
Dan Cain - President, RS Eden
Ron Solheid - Deputy Commissioner, Community Services Division, Minnesota Department of Corrections
The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m.
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Representative Michael Paymar, Chair
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DJ Danielson, Committee Legislative Assistant