Minutes

Present: Senator Patricia Torres Ray - Chair, Senator Chris A. Eaton - Vice Chair, Senator Bruce D. Anderson, Senator Kevin L. Dahle, Senator Dan D. Hall, Senator Jeff Hayden, Senator Karin Housley, Senator Sandra L. Pappas, Senator Branden Petersen, Senator Bev Scalze, Senator Dave Thompson, Senator Melissa H. Wiklund

Absent: Senator Alice M. Johnson

Senator Patricia Torres Ray called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m. SF 5- Bonoff: Workforce development; employees dual training competency grants program development and appropriation Senator Pappas moved the A10 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED. Senator Pappas moved that SF 5 be recommended to pass as amended and re-refer to the Committee on Finance. MOTION PREVAILED. SF247- Nelson: Alzheimer’s and other dementias research grants and programs; Alzheimer’s research and advisory council establishment; appropriating money Senator Hall moved A 4 Amendment. Senator Pappas moved an oral amendment to the A4 amendment to insert \'500,000\' in the blank space found on page 7 line 19. Inserting \'1\' in the blank space found on page 7 line 22. Inserting \'250,000\' in the blank space found on page 7 line 25. MOTION PREVAILED. Testifiers: Jan Mueller, VP for Gov’t Affairs, Alzheimer’s Assoc. MN-ND Senator Pappas moved SF 247 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Committee on Finance (Higher Ed.) MOTION PREVAILED. SF 336 –Pappas: State employees assaulted by inmates and patients health insurance coverage continuation Senator Pappas moved the A6 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED. Testifiers: Richard Kolodziejski, MAPE Senator Pappas moved SF 336 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Policy Committee. MOTION PREVAILED. SF 175 – Hayden: Regional emergency medical services program grants procedures and administration modification Senator Hayden moved the amendment A-1. MOTION PREVAILED. Testifiers: Buck McAlpin, Gov’t Affairs of the MN Ambulance Association. Senator Hayden moved that SF 175 be recommended to pass as amended and re-referred to the Committee on Finance Health and Human Services. MOTION PREVAILED. SF 421 – Wiklund: Garbage collection home rule charter cities assessment clarification Senator Wiklund moved the amendment A-1. MOTION PREVAILED. Testifiers: Karl Keel, Public Works Director for the City of Bloomington Craig Johnson, League of Minnesota Cities Senator Wiklund moved that SF 421 be recommended to pass as amended and sent to the floor. MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 247: Senator Nelson: Alzheimer\'s and other dementias research grants and programs; Alzheimer\'s research advisory council establishment; appropriating money.



Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 247, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 5: Senator Bonoff: Workforce development; employees dual training competency grants program development and appropriation.



Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 5, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 336: Senator Pappas: State employees assaulted by inmates and patients health insurance coverage continuation.



Senator Pappas moved that S.F. 336, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the . - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 175: Senator Hayden: Regional emergency medical services program grants procedures and administration modification.



Senator Hayden moved that S.F. 175, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 421: Senator Wiklund: Garbage collection home rule charter cities assessment clarification.



Senator Wiklund moved that S.F. 421, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:22 p.m.

Senator Patricia Torres Ray, Chair	Blanca Martinez Gavina, Legislative Assistant