STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH 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 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, February 20th 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
Uglem
Ward, J.
Members excused:
Slocum
A quorum was present
H.F. 411 (Hilstrom) Money used or intended for use to facilitate a prostitution or sex trafficking offense forfeiture provided for.
Rep. Hilstrom moved that H.F. 411 be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Public Safety Finance Bill.
Testifying on behalf of H.F. 411 were:
Dave Pinto - Assistant Ramsey County Attorney
Jim Mogan - Assistant Ramsey County Attorney
Chair Paymar laid over H.F. 411.
Rep. Savick moved that the minutes from the February 19, 2013 meeting be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Continuation the Department of Corrections budget overview
Presenting the overview on behalf of the Department of Corrections were:
Thomas Roy - Commissioner
Terry Carlson - Deputy Commissioner, Facilities Division
Dr. Grant Duwe - Director of Research
Kathy Halverson - Warden, Minnesota Correctional Facility, Red Wing
Kelly Heifort - Transition Manager, Community Reentry Services
The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
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Representative Michael Paymar, Chair
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DJ Danielson, Committee Legislative Assistant