STATE OF MINNESOTA TWELFTH 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 10:08 a.m. Wednesday, February 13th, 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
Lesch
Lohmer
Mullery
Newberger
Savick
Schoen
Simon
Simonson
Uglem
Ward, J.
Members excused:
Kieffer
Slocum
A quorum was present.
Rep. Savick moved that the minutes from the meetings on January 31, February 5, February 6, and February 7, 2013 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Chair Paymar invited brief comments from Rep. Hilstrom and Rebecca Pirius, House Research, regarding mandatory minimum sentencing.
Overview of the Department of Public Safety Budget.
Presenting the overview were:
Mary Ellison - Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety
Kris Eide - Director, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, Department of Public Safety
Michele Tuchner - Director, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division, Department of Public Safety
Jeri Boisvert - Executive Director, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Public Safety
Wade Setter - Superintendent, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
The meeting was adjourned at 11:32 a.m.
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Representative Michael Paymar, Chair
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DJ Danielson, Committee Legislative Assistant