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Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy

THIRD MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Friday, January 15, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION


PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Mariani, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 10:30 AM on January 15th, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
MARIANI, Carlos (Chair)
FRAZIER, Cedrick (Vice Chair)
JOHNSON, Brian (Minority Lead)
EDELSON, Heather
FEIST, Sandra
GROSSELL, Matt
HOLLINS, Athena
HUOT, John
KLEVORN, Ginny
LONG, Jamie
LUCERO, Eric
MUELLER, Patricia
NOVOTNY, Paul
O’NEILL, Marion
PINTO, Dave
RALEIGH, Donald
VANG, Samantha
XIONG, Jay

Members excused:
POSTON, John

A quorum was present.



Minority Lead Johnson moved that the minutes of January 14th, 2021 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Paul Schnell, Commissioner of Corrections, presented an overview of the Department of Corrections.

Presentation on the Three Probation Delivery Systems.

Testifying:
• Curtis Shanklin, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections
• Jim Schneider, Probation Director, Cass County
• Catherine Johnson, Director, Hennepin County Department of Community Corrections


The meeting was adjourned at 12:05 PM.


_____________________________________________
Representative Mariani, Chair


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Katelynn Ogunfolami, Committee Legislative Assistant

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06:32 - Overview of the Department of Corrections.
53:56 - Overview of the three probation delivery systems.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm.

I. Overview of the Department of Corrections

II. Overview of Minnesota's Corrections Delivery Systems

If you would like to sign up to testify, please email Jamael.Lundy@house.mn one hour before the committee start time. Public Testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing if time is available. If their is not time, members of the public will be asked to submit their testimony in writing.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp. NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

Meeting documents will be posted on the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92023