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Judiciary Finance and Policy

THIRD MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 22, 2013

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY FINANCE AND POLICY
Chair, Representative Debra Hilstrom

MINUTES

Representative Hilstrom, Chair of Committee on Judiciary Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 2:24 PM on January 22, 2013 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Hilstrom, Chair
Melin, Vice Chair
Drazkowski, Lead
Bly
Cornish
Hortman
Johnson, B.
Johnson, S.
Lesch
Lien
McNamar
O'Neill
Paymar
Pugh
Scott


Members excused:


A quorum was not present; the meeting was called to order at 2:24 PM.

David Paull, Executive Sectretary, Judicial Standards Board provided an overview of the Judicial Standards Board and took questions from the committee.

A quorum was present at 2:27 PM.

Representative Lesch assumed the gavel at 2:31 PM.

Representative O'Neill moved to approve the minutes.
The minutes were approved at 2:33 PM.

Chair Hilstrom assumed the gavel at 2:36 PM.

Judge Brad Delapena, Chief Judge, Minnesota Tax Court, Judge Joann Turner, Minnesota Tax Court, provided an overview of the Minnesota Tax Court and took questions from the committee.

Vice-Chair Melin assumed the gavel at 3:10 PM.

Chair Hilstrom assumed the gavel at 3:15 PM.

Cathy Haukedahl, Executive Director, Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, and David Lund, Executive Director, Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota provided an overview of Civil Legal Services and took questions from the committee.

Chair Hilstrom announced that the committee would have a brief overview of the pieces of the Governor's budget that pertain to the committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:42 PM.




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Representative Debra Hilstrom, Chair



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TJ Yocum, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

Presentation by the Judicial Standards Board
Presentation by the Tax Court
Presentation by Civil Legal Services