EIGHTEENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Michael Paymar

MINUTES

Representative Paymar, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. Wednesday, February 27th, 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
Johnson, B.
Kelly
Kieffer
Lesch
Lohmer
Mullery
Newberger
Savick
Schoen
Simonson
Uglem
Ward, J.

Members excused:

Hilstrom
Simon
Slocum

A quorum was present.

Rep. Newberger moved that the minutes of the February 26, 2013 meeting be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.

Presentation of information regarding synthetic drugs.

Testifying during the presentation were:
Kristi Stokes - President, Duluth Greater Downtown Council
Gordon Ramsay - Chief of Police, City of Duluth
Dr. Scott Wolff - Emergency Room Physician, St. Luke's Hospital
John Kingrey - Minnesota County Attorneys Association
Frank Dolejsi - Director, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Laboratories
Violet Stephens - Forensic Scientist, Drug Chemistry, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension





The meeting was adjourned at 11:26 a.m.




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Representative Michael Paymar, Chair



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DJ Danielson, Committee Legislative Assistant