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THIRTIETH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 13, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Kelly Moller, Chair of the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 6:38 PM on, February 13th, 2024, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
MOLLER, Kelly, (Chair)
FEIST, Sandra, (Vice Chair)
NOVOTNY, Paul, (GOP Lead)
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
CURRAN, Brion
ENGEN, Elliot
FRAZIER, Cedrick
GROSSELL, Matt
HOLLINS, Athena
HUDSON, Walter
HUOT, John
MUELLER, Patricia
PINTO, Dave
TABKE, Brad
WITTE, Jeff

A quorum was present.

Representative Becker-Finn moved that the minutes of March 30th 2024 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3489 (Frazier) Education (SRO); public safety provided, grounds for use of reasonable force in schools modified, school resource officer duties defined and minimum training requirements established, and money appropriated.

Chair Moller moved that HF 3489 be laid over.

Rep. Frazier moved the HF3489A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifiers on HF 3489
• Willie Jett, Commissioner, Dept. of Education
• Bob Jacobson, Commissioner, Dept. of Public Safety
• Candace Lewis, Robbinsdale Cooper High School
• Darien Muhen, Robbinsdale Cooper High School
• Chad Hill, Robbinsdale Cooper High School
• Jamvon Rush Reese, Cooper Robbinsdale High School
• Matt Shaver, Policy Director, EdAllies
• Patricia Beety, General Counsel, League of Minnesota Cities
• Luka Jacobi-Khron, Minnesota Youth Council
• Chief Mark Bruley, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association
• Marci Exsted, MSW, LGSW, Research Assistant, Minnesota Justice Research Center
• Imran Ali, General Counsel, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
• Ms. Maren Christenson Hofer, Executive Director, Multicultural Autism Action Network, Minneapolis, MN
• Sean Deringer, Wright County Sheriff, Minnesota Sheriff’s Association
• Ms. Tressa Dykstra, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Developmental Pediatrics, Northfield, MN
• Kay Kessel, Retired Asst Principal, Minneapolis Public Schools
• Khulia Pringle, Minnesota State Director, National Parents Union, representing families (BIPOC, multilingual, EL and others) from across Minnesota.
• Ms. Tiffini Flynn Forslund, Kipp Northstar, Middel School Science Teacher
• Hannah Lichstinn, MD, Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Malaika Eban, Executive Director, Legal Rights Center
• Jessica Webster, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid
• Susan Montgomery, Parent, Minneapolis Resident

Rep. Witte moved the HF 3489DE3 Amendment.

Rep. Witte requested a roll call vote on the H3489DE3 Amendment.

The clerk took the roll.

AYES
Novotny
Engen
Grossel
Hudson
Mueller
Witte

NAYS
Moller
Feist
Becker-Finn
Curran
Frazier
Hollins
Huot
Pinto
Tabke

There being 6 AYES and 9 NAYS. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Rep. Moller renewed the motion that HF 3489, as amended, be laid over.

The meeting adjourned at 8:18 PM.


___________________________________
Representative Kelly Moller, Chair



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Christian Lohrenz, Committee Legislative Assistant


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Bills Added:
  • HF3489 (Frazier) - School Resource Officers; public safety provided, grounds for use of reasonable force in schools modified, school resource officer duties defined and minimum training requirements established, school resource officer model policy development required, and money appropriated.
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HF 3489 (Frazier) Education; public safety provided, grounds for use of reasonable force in schools modified, school resource officer duties defined and minimum training requirements established, and money appropriated.

Pending referral from the Education Policy Committee.

Items may be added or removed at the Chair’s discretion.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be received by the Committee Legislative Assistant and Committee Administrator by 5:00pm, Monday, February 12th. Amendments to the amendments must be received by 4:00pm, Tuesday, February 13th.

TESTIMONY UPDATE: We have reached capacity for in-person testimony. Testimony is limited. The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair and is subject to change. Please plan accordingly. All written testimony must be submitted in PDF format and submitted to the committee administrator, ellen.mcdaniel@house.mn.gov.,by 5:00pm, February 12th.

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.