STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH 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. Wednesday, January 23, 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
Lesch
Lohmer
Mullery
Newberger
Savick
Schoen
Simon
Simonson
Slocum
Uglem
Ward, J.
A quorum was present
Discussion of the cost of sexual violence to Minnesota.
Testifying during the discussion were:
Donna Dunn - Executive Director, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Bob Tracy - Public Policy Consultant, Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Rep. Schoen moved that the minutes from the January 22, 2013 meeting be approved.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Discussion of strategies for dealing with sex offenders.
Testifying during the discussion was:
Eric S. Janus - Dean, William Mitchell College of Law
Overview of the civil commitment process.
Presenting the overview was:
John L. Kirwin - Assistant Hennepin County Attorney
The meeting was adjourned at 11:31 a.m..
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Representative Michael Paymar, Chair
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DJ Danielson, Committee Legislative Assistant