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FORTY-FIRST MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Thursday, February 14, 2008

MINUTES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATE OF MINNESOTA
EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION FORTY-FIRST MEETING


HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE DIVISION
Thomas E. Huntley, Chair


Chair Huntley called the forty-first meeting to order at 12:38 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2008, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present. The clerk noted the roll:

Members Present:

Huntley, Chair
Hosch, Vice Chair
Abeler
Anderson
Brod
Bunn
Dean
Erickson
Fritz
Gottwalt
Liebling
Loeffler
Murphy, E.
Otremba
Peppin
Peterson
Ruud
Slawik
Thao
Thissen
Walker

Presentation by Department of Human Services of their and the Governor's bonding recommendations:

Wes Kooistra, Assistant Commissioner, DHS
Alan Van Buskirk, Physical Plant Operations Manager, DHS

Discussion followed.

HF 2815 (Hilty) - Moose Lake sex offender treatment program facilities phase 2 expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated

Representative Hilty spoke to his bill and discussion followed. The bill was not acted upon at this time.

HF XXXX (Fritz) - Remembering with dignity

Testifying with Representative Patti Fritz were the following individuals representing Advocating Change Together (ACT):

Elizabeth Lee Kolter
Melvin Haagenson
James Fassett-Carmen

Discussion followed. The bill was not acted upon at this time.


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Rep. Thissen moved approval of the minutes from October 16, 2007; February 6, 2008; and February 11, 2008, with the following technical correction to the February 11 minutes:

Thissen and Ruud should both be marked present.
Abeler, Dean, and Thao should be marked excused.

The motion prevailed. The minutes were approved as corrected.

The meeting adjourned at approximately 1:40 p.m.


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Thomas E. Huntley, Chair


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Jan Horner, Committee Legislative Assistant








































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More Info On This Meeting..

Department of Human Services bonding recommendations
HFXXXX (Fritz) Remembering with Dignity bonding proposal
HF2815 (Hilty) Moose Lake sex offender treatment program facilities phase 2 expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.