STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION
OF THE
COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Sheldon Johnson, Chair of the Telecommunications Regulation and Infrastructure Division, called the meeting to order at 8:09 A.M. on February 16, 2007, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Johnson, Sheldon, Chair
Masin, Sandra, Vice-Chair
Beard, Michael
Garofalo, Pat
Hilty, Bill
Hoppe, Joe
Juhnke, Al
Morrow, Terry
Sailer, Brita
Shimanski, Ron
Thissen, Paul
Representative Johnson called the meeting to order at 8:09 A.M. A quorum was present.
Representative Sailer moved approval of the minutes of February 9, 2007.
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES APPROVED.
Jack Geller, Ph. D., Director for the Center for Rural Policy and Development, in St. Peter, Minnesota gave a presentation regarding technology adoption to the division. A handout of the presentation "The Adoption of Technology in Rural Minnesota - Beyond the Tipping Point" was given to division members.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 A.M.
REP. SHELDON JOHNSON, CHAIR
Mary Elizabeth Faust
Committee Legislative Assistant