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State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs

TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Monday, January 27, 2014

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

COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Chair, Representative Mary Murphy

MINUTES

Representative Murphy, Chair of Committee on State Government Finance and Veterans Affairs, called the meeting to order at 12:30 on January 27, 2014 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Murphy, M., Chair
Newton, Vice Chair
Dettmer, Lead
Benson, M.
Bernardy
Dehn
Leidiger
Nelson
Persell
Sawatzky
Simon
Wills
Carlson, Ex Officio

Members excused: Freiberg, Howe, Kahn, Kresha, and O’Driscoll
A quorum was present

Call to order at 12:30 p.m.

Bonding Requests:

Don Kerr, MN Department of Military Affairs
Curt Yoakum and Wayne Waslaski, MN Department of Administration
Joel Carlson and Barclay Kruse, MN Amateur Sports Commission
Jon Eichten and Wayne Waslaski, MN.IT
David Kelliher, MN Historical Society
Jeff Freeman, MN Public Facilities Authority
Mike McEhleny, MN Department of Veterans Affairs

Interim Updates:

Don Kerr, MN Department of Military Affairs, updated effects of Sequestration.

Margaret Kelly, Laurie Hansen, and Ann O’Brien, Minnesota Management and Budget, updated on Statewide Budget Systems Development, Enterprise Talent Management System, and Enterprise Human Resources Capacity MMB Assistant Commissioner, talent management.


Councils:
Sia Her, Asian Pacific Minnesotans Council
AnnaMarie Hill, MN Indian Affairs Council
Edward McDonald, Council on Black Minnesotans
Hector Garcia, Chicano Latino Affairs Council

Mike McEhleny, MN Department of Veterans Affairs, updated on Health care IT improvements and CVSO’s.

Jon Eichten, MN.IT, discussed the new e-government advisory council and the status of expanded North Star/ on-line government information

Curt Yoakum, MN Department of Administration, updated on enterprise LEAD program, SmART (small agency resource team), and status of grant funding

Matt Massman and Terri Steenblock, MN Department of Revenue, discussed debit cards.

David Kelliher, MN Historical Society, discussed educational outreach, increased access to historical sites, and collections access.

For reference, we’ve included a list of 64 mandated reports that our office has received

Representative Nelson asked for adoption of the list of mandated reports, MOTION APPROVED, The report was ADOPTED.

New Staff:
Andrew Biggerstaff, House Research will be replacing Jim Cleary.

Chair Murphy announced there will be no meeting on Wednesday, January 29, 2014.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:44.The next meeting will be on Wednesday, February 26, 2014.




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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair



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Elizabeth Melander, Committee Legislative Assistant
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01:10 - Gavel and introductory remarks.
03:04 - General discussion of agency bonding requests:.
• 04:25 - Minnesota Department of Military Affairs.
• 10:10 - Minnesota Department of Administration.
• 15:12 - Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission.
• 21:42 - MN.IT.
• 29:00 - Minnesota Historical Society.
• 33:30 - Public Facilities Authority.
• 37:32 - Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.
39:28 - Agency/account interim updates:.
• 40:05 - Minnesota Department of Military Affairs.
• 47:12 - Minnesota Management & Budget.
• 1:08:45 - Councils (Asian Pacific Minnesotans, Black Minnesotans, Chicano Latino Affairs, Indian Affairs).
• 1:34:36 - Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.
• 1:39:52 - MN.IT.
• 1:43:53 - Minnesota Department of Administration.
• 1:54:38 - Minnesota Department of Revenue.
• 2:05:20 - Minnesota Historical Society.
2:11:12 - Receive list of mandated reports.
2:12:55 - Announcements.
Runs 2 hours, 15 minutes.


General discussion of agency bonding requests
Receive list of mandated reports
Agency/Account interim updates
- Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
- Minnesota Management and Budget
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Minnesota Department of Revenue
- Councils (Asian Pacific Minnesotans, Black Minnesotans, Chicano Latino Affairs, Indian Affairs)
- Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
- MN.IT
- Minnesota Department of Administration

If necessary, this agenda will be completed at the 1/29 meeting.