STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Chair, Representative Mary Murphy
MINUTES
Representative Murphy, Chair of Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs, called the meeting to order at 12:47 March 19th, 2014 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Murphy, M., Chair
Newton, Vice Chair
Dettmer, Lead
Benson, M.
Bernardy
Dehn
Freiberg
Howe
Kahn
Kresha
Leidiger
Lesch
McDonald
Nelson
O'Driscoll
Persell
Sawatzky
Simon
Wills
Members excused: A quorum was present
Chair Murphy moved HF 2120, first engrossment
Representative Holberg presented HF 2120: Legislative Data Practices Commission established
Chair Murphy renewed her motion that HF 2120, first engrossment, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Murphy moved HF 1898, first engrossment
Chair Murphy moved
H1898A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Liebling presented HF 1898: Health professionals services program changes made and disciplinary investigation required for noncompliance and subsequent temporary license suspension.
Chair Murphy renewed her motion that HF 1898, first engrossment as amended, be re-referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Sawatzky presented HF 2569: Adopting the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children
Public Testimony on HF 2569:
Rick Masters, the General Counsel of the Interstate Commission
Representative Sawatzky moved HF 2569, first engrossment
Public Testimony on HF 2569:
Darren Cordy, MN Department of Education
Representative Sawatzky renews her motion that HF 2569, first engrossment, be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Murphy brought up HF 2166
Public Testimony on HF 2166:
Beth Fraser, Office of Se
Chair Murphy moved
HF2166A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Murphy renewed her motion that HF 2166, as amended, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Kahn moved HF 2029
Representative Kahn moved
H2029DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn presented HF 2029: Black arts funding, impact, and needs study required
Public Testimony on HF 2029:
Yende Anderson, JD, Council on Black Minnesotans
Representative Kahn moved an oral amendment as follows:
Page 1, Line 11, after “shall” insert “submit an interim report by December 31, 2014 vvvvvvvvv and a final”
Page 1, Line 13, delete “report” and insert “reports”
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Kahn renews her motion that HF 2029, as amended, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Helen Roberts, Fiscal Analyst, went over the Fiscal Note for HF 2785
Public Testimony:
Katherine Berando, MMB
The meeting was adjourned at 2:07 p.m. The next meeting will be held on Monday, March 24, 2014.
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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair
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Elizabeth Melander, Committee Legislative Assistant