STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
HEALTH POLICY & FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Fran Bradley, Chair of the Health Policy & Finance Committee, called the fourth meeting to order at 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BRADLEY, Fran, Chair OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FINSTAD, Brad, Vice Chair PEPPIN, Joyce
ABELER, Jim POWELL, Duke
DEAN, Matt SAMUELSON, Char
EKEN, Kent THAO, Cy
EMMER, Tom THISSEN, Paul
GOODWIN, Barb WALKER, Neva
HUNTLEY, Tom WILKIN, Tim
A quorum was present at 10:18 a.m..
An overview on the financial outlook of the Department of Human Services’ Continuing Care Programs was given by:
Loren Coleman, Assistant Commissioner, MN Department of Human Services
Rep Finstad assumed the gavel at 10:19 a.m.
Mr. Coleman continued his presentation.
Rep. Wilkin moved approval of the minutes of Thursday, January 13, 2005.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The minutes were approved.
A presentation and review of the Governor’s 2005 Veterans Homes Board bonding proposals was given by:
Dr. Frank Budd, M.D., Chairman, Veterans Homes Board
Stephen Musser, Executive Director, Veterans Homes Board
Orville Otterness, State Chairman of the Legislative Committee, American Legion
HF 75 (Nornes) A bill to authorize the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money to the Veterans Homes Board for the state’s share of five capital projects;
Rep. Bradley moved HF 75 be laid over for possible inclusion in the committee’s bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
Rep. Nornes presented HF 75.
Rep. Bradley moved to amend HF 75 as follows (see also handwritten numbers provided by Rep. Nornes on lines 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 22 of attached HF 75):
Page 1, line 12, delete
$988,750 and insert
$1,120,000
Page 1, line 14, delete
$1,531,250 and insert
$1,751,000
Page 1, line 15, delete
$1,280,650 and insert
1,463,000
Page 1, line 16, delete
$2,633,750 and insert
2,526,000
Page 1, line 18, delete
$268,100 and insert
306,000
Page 1, line 22, delete
6,702,500 and insert
7,166,000
A vote was taken on Rep. Bradley’s oral amendment to HF 75.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Bradley renewed his motion that HF 75, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Health Policy & Finance Committee’s bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. HF 75, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion in the Health Policy & Finance Committee’s bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.
A review of the Governor’s 2005 Department of Human Services bonding proposals was made by:
Wes Kooistra, MN Department of Human Services
Mike Tessneer, MN Department of Human Services
The Committee’s next meeting will be held at 10:15 a.m. on Tuesday, January 25, 2005, in Room 10, State Office Building.
Chairman Bradley announced that bonding proposals of committee members should be submitted by Wednesday, January 26, 2005, at the latest.
Rep. Abeler, Chair of the Health Care Cost Containment Division, announced that the Health Care Cost Containment Division will meet Thursday, January 20, at 10:15 a.m., in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.
REP. FRAN BRADLEY, CHAIR
Cheryl Burke
Committee Legislative Assistant