STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES REFORM COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Gottwalt, Chair, of the Health and Human Services Reform Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:32 P.M. on February 15, 2012, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GOTTWALT, Steve, Chair
MACK, Tara, Vice Chair
ALLEN, Susan
ABELER, Jim
BARRETT, Bob
BENSON, Mike
FRANSON, Mary
FRITZ, Patti
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HOSCH, Larry
HUNTLEY, Thomas
KIFFMEYER, Mary
LIEBLING, Tina
LOHMER, Kathy
MCDONALD, Joe
MCELFATRICK, Carolyn
MORAN, Rena
MURPHY, Erin
NORTON, Kim
PETERSON, Sondra
QUAM, Duane
Representative Gottwalt began the meeting at 2:32 P.M. A quorum was not present.
Representative Gottwalt called the meeting officially to order at 2:37 P.M. A quorum was present.
Representative Allen moved the minutes of January 8, 2012and January 14, 2012 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
A presentation of the Minnesota Sex Offender Program provisional discharge process was given by:
Lucinda Jesson, Commissioner of Human Services
Dennis Benson, Executive Director, Minnesota Sex Offender Program
Jannine Hebert, Executive Clinical Director, Minnesota Sex Offender Program
George Widseth, Prosecutor, Hennepin County Attorney's Office
Robin Vue-Benson, Legal Manager, Minnesota Sex Offender Program
Representative Gottwalt moved to re approve the minutes of February 14, 2012 with the following corrections: change 2011 to 2012 and eliminate the name of Jeffrey Haden from the minutes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:24 PM.
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Representative Steve Gottwalt, Chair
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Shirley Koderick, Committee Legislative Assistant