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Public Safety Finance Division

FORTY-FOURTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 12, 2008

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE DIVISION COMMITTEE

MINUTES


Representative Michael Paymar, Chair of the Public Safety Finance Division Committee, called the forty-fourth meeting to order at 8:03 a.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
PAYMAR, Michael, Chair
OLIN, Dave, Vice Chair
BIGHAM, Karla
BUESGENS, Mark
CORNISH, Tony
DOMINGUEZ, Augustine "Willie"
HAWS, Larry
HILSTROM, Debra
KOHLS, Paul
LESCH, John
LIEBLING, Tina
LILLIE, Leon
MULLERY, Joe
MURPHY, Mary
SMITH, Steve
ZELLERS, Kurt

Excused:
EASTLUND, Rob

A quorum was not present.

HF1262 (Mahoney) Joint physical custody presumption created, parenting plans required in certain cases, and custody designations modified for parenting plans that use alternative terminology

Rep. Mahoney presented HF1262.

A quorum was present at 8:05 a.m.

Chair Paymar moved the H1262DE2 amendment (attached). THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Paymar moved to incorporate an oral amendment into the H1262DE2 amendment as follows:
Page 1, line 16, after "Finance"
delete "Committee"
insert "Division"
[And amend the title accordingly]
Rep. Mahoney considered the amendment friendly and incorporated it into the bill.

Chair Paymar moved that HF1262, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Finance with a re-referral to the General Register. MOTION PREVAILED.

Overview of Governor's budget recommendations:

Presentation by the POST Board:
Neil Melton, Executive Director, POST Board

Presentation by the Courts:
Sue Dosal, State Court Administrator, Minnesota State Court Administration
Jeff Shorba, Deputy State Court Administrator, Minnesota State Court Admnistration
Ed Lynch, Assistant Chief Judge, First Judicial District
Lucy Wieland, Chief Judge, Fourth Judicial District
Gary Schurrer, Chief Judge, Tenth Judicial District
Doug Meslow, Judge, Tenth Judicial District

Rep. Zellers moved approval of the minutes for March 11. MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

Presentation on behalf of community affected by the Governor's proposed budget cuts:
Brian Melendez, President, Minnesota State Bar Association

Meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.


REP. MICHAEL PAYMAR, CHAIR



Libby Wyrum, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

Budget presentations (Governor's recommendations): Courts, Sentencing Guidelines, POST Board
HF1262 (Mahoney) Joint physical custody presumption created, parenting plans required in certain cases, and custody designations modified for parenting plans that use alternative terminology