Minutes

Present: Senator Warren Limmer - Chair, Senator Mark Johnson - Vice Chair, Senator Bruce D. Anderson, Senator Karla Bigham, Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, Senator Mary Kiffmeyer, Senator Ron Latz, Senator Andrew Mathews, Senator Sandra L. Pappas

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Warren Limmer called the meeting to order at 1:02

Civil Legal Services Budget Presentation

    Presenter:

    Drew Schaffer, Executive Director - Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

Member questions and discussion.

 

Guardian ad Litem Board Budget Presentation

    Presenter:

    Tami Baker-Olson, Program Administrator

Member questions and discussion.

 

S.F. 1034: Senator Duckworth: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension investigation of sexual conduct allegations when a member of the Minnesota National Guard accuses another member of sexual assault requirement.

Testifier:

    Donald Kerr, Executive Director of MN Dept. of Military Affairs

    John Thompson, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, MN National Guard

    Sara Kostek, MN National Guard

    Sheyla Scholl, MN National Guard

    Bonnie Daniels

Member questions and discussion.

Laying over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

 

As discussed, laid over.

S.F. 443: Senator Johnson: Predatory offender registration status disclosure to hospice provider requirement.

    Testifier:

    Kathy Messerli, Executive Director of the MN Home Care Association

 

Senator Johnson moves that SF443 be recommended to pass and move to the general orders.

Motion Prevails.

Senator Johnson moved that S.F. 443, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 432: Senator Ingebrigtsen: Commissioner of public safety drivers licenses suspension authority modification; drivers license reinstatement retroactive provision (re- referral).

    Testifiers:

    Anna Odegaard, Director, Minnesota Asset Building Coalition

    Mary Ellen Heng, Deputy City Attorney, Criminal Division, Minneapolis City Attorney’s Office

    Jeanette Boerner, Hennepin County Assistant Public Defender

    Leah Jackson, Impacted person

    Jason Flohrs, Director, Americans for Prosperity Minnesota Chapter

 

Senator Ingebrigtsen moves that SF 432 be recommended to pass and moved to the transportation committee.

Motion Prevails.

Senator Ingebrigtsen moved that S.F. 432, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:37

Senator Warren Limmer, Chair	Sage Petrusa, Legislative Assistant