TWENTIETH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

PUBLIC SAFETY & CRIME PREVENTION POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Cornish, Chair of the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:27 A.M. on March 5, 2015 in Hearing Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


Cornish, Chair
Johnson, B, Vice Chair
Dehn
Hertaus
Hilstrom
Howe
Lohmer
Lucero
Newberger
Quam
Rosenthal
Schoen













Ward
Winkler
Zerwas

Members excused:
Considine
O’Neill

Representative Cornish began the meeting at 10:15 A.M. A quorum was NOT present.

HF 0406 (O’Driscoll): Community safety personnel training about use of de-escalation techniques funding provided.

Testimonies on HF 0406 presented by:
Bill Micklus, Upper Midwest Policing Institute
John Baker, Attorney with Baker-Williams Law Firm

The meeting was called to order at 10:27 A.M. A quorum was present.

Representative Hertaus moved that the minutes of the March 4, 2015 meeting be approved.

THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Cornish moved to lay over HF 0406 for possible inclusion in omnibus bill.

Informational hearing on HF 1089 (Rarick): Firework manufacture, sale, and use regulated.

Testimonies on HF 1089 presented by:
Bruce West, State Fire Marshal
Dan Bernardy, Regions Hospital Burn Unit
Tim Vadnais, White Bear Lake Fire Chief
Nyle Zickmund, Spring Lake Park Fire Chief


The meeting was adjourned at 11:37 A.M.





Representative Tony Cornish, Chair




Simon Gottlieb, Committee Legislative Assistant