STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
BIOSCIENCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
POLICY AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Mahoney, Chair of the Bioscience and Workforce Development Policy and Oversight Division called the twenty-seventh meeting to order at 10:40 A.M. on February 23, 2010 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Mahoney, Chair
Obermueller, Vice Chair
Anderson, B.
Beard
Brynaert
Gottwalt
Haws
Hilty
Mack
Norton
Peppin
Poppe
Members excused:
Slocum
Winkler
A quorum was present.
Chair Mahoney welcomed the 12th grade class from Princeton High School.
The Committee continued testimony on the presentation on Workforce Programs by the Office of the Legislative Auditor on February 17, 2010.
Testifying were:
Dan McElroy, Commissioner, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Bonnie Elsey, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Brian Lindsley, Governor’s Workforce Development Council
Jim Rhodes, Legislative Director, Department of Administration
Mary Rothchild, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Officer of the Chancellor
Kevin Kopischke, President, Alexandria Technical College
Jerry Vitzthum, Minnesota Workforce Council Association
Lee Nelson, Department of Employment and Economic Development
The Committee was adjourned at 12:00 p.m.
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Representative Tim Mahoney, Chair
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Dianne Ruppert, Committee Legislative Assistant