TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

BIOSCIENCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
POLICY AND OVERSIGHT DIVISION

MINUTES

Representative Mahoney, Chair of the Bioscience and Workforce Development Policy and Oversight Division called the twenty-fifth meeting to order at 10:30 A.M. on February 16, 2010 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Mahoney, Chair
Obermueller, Vice Chair
Anderson, B.
Beard
Brynaert
Gottwalt
Haws
Hilty
Mack
Norton
Peppin
Poppe
Slocum
Winkler

A quorum was present.

Representative Beard moved approval of the Minutes from the April 7, 2009 meeting.
MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

Representative Hilty moved approval of the Minutes from the February 9, 2010 meeting.
MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

The Committee received a presentation by the Minnesota Science and Technology Economic Development Project Committee.

Testifying were:

Dan Mallin, Co-Chair of Project and also Managing Partner, Magnet 360
Tim Mulcahy, Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota
Mark Willers, CEO Minwind Energy LLC
Dr. Gail O’Kane, System Director for Education-Industry, MnSCU

The Committee received a presentation of DEED Uniform Program Accountability Measures

Testifying were:

Mark Lofthus, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Deb Serum, Department of Employment and Economic Development
Commissioner McElroy, Department of Employment and Economic Development

The Committee was adjourned at 11:55 a.m.


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Representative Tim Mahoney, Chair


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Dianne Ruppert, Committee Legislative Assistant