MINUTES
Representative Marty Seifert, Chair of the Committee on State Government Finance called the fourteenth meeting to order at 8:19 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2005, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SEIFERT, MARTY, Chair	PEPPIN, JOYCE, Vice Chair	
BLAINE, GREG	DELAFOREST, CHRIS	
FINSTAD, BRAD	HILTY, BILL	
KAHN, PHYLLIS	KRINKIE, PHIL	
MULLERY, JOE	SOLBERG, LOREN	
        
A quorum was present.
The Department of Employee Relations reported on the State of Minnesota Workforce and gave a fiscal overview of its department.
	Testifying were: Wendy Dwyer, DOER Communications Director
			   Cal Ludeman, DOER Commissioner
			   Liz Holding, DOER Employee Insurance Director
			   Paul Larson, DOER Deputy Commissioner
			   Lorna Smith
The Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission gave a fiscal overview of their organization.
	Testifying were: Paul Erickson, MN Amateur Sports Executive Director
			   Chub Stewart, MN Amateur Sports Board Member
			            
Chairman Seifert moved HF303 be indefinitely postponed and substituted for SF418.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chairman Seifert moved SF418 be recommended to pass and be sent to the General Register.
Testifying was: Dana Frey, St. Louis County Administrator
Chairman Seifert renewed his motion moving SF418 be recommended to pass and be sent to the General Register. 
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
 
The meeting adjourned at 10:02 a.m.
Representative Marty Seifert, Chair
Daniel J. Miller
Committee Legislative Assistant