Corrections Division

TENTH MEETING

2019-2020 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 13, 2019

STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

CORRECTIONS DIVISION

MINUTES

Representative Considine, Chair of the Corrections Division, called the meeting to order at 8:09 A.M. on March 13th, 2019, in Room 10 of the State Office Building

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
CONSIDINE, John (Jack)
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
O'NEILL, Marion
CHRISTENSEN, Shelly
MARIANI, Carlos
POSTON, John
TABKE, Brad
ZERWAS, Nick

A quorum was present.

Rep. Christensen moved the minutes from March 8th be adopted. MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 2127 (Christensen) Department of Corrections; facilities and jail body scanners defined and exempted from Health Department law, opiate antagonist administration by employees authorized, Fugitive Apprehension Units authority to do general law enforcement clarified, medical director authorized to make health care decisions for inmates lacking capacity, and billing to counties for juvenile confinements amended.

Rep. Christensen moved that HF 1020 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Rep. Christensen presented HF 1020.

Testifiers:
Commissioner Paul Schnell, Department of Corrections

Vice Chair Wolgamott assumed the Chair at 8:19AM

HF1948 (Considine) Correctional officers and inmates in state correctional facilities mental health pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated.

Chair Considine moved H1948DE4 be adopted.

Chair Considine moved H1948A1 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Chair Considine moved H1948A2 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was withdrawn.

Chair Considine moved H1948A3 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Chair Considine moved H1948A4 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Rep. Poston moved H1948A8 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was not adopted.

Rep. Zerwas moved H1948A9 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Rep. Zerwas moved H1948A10 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Rep. O’Neill moved H1948A12 to amend the H1948DE4 amendment. Amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Chair Considine renewed the motion that the H1948DE4 amendment, as amended, be adopted. Amendment, as amended, was adopted.

Chair Considine moved HF1948 as amended, be referred back to the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division. MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifiers:

Richard Kolodziejski, MAPE
Max Hall, AFSCME
Sam Smith, NAMI

Chair Considine re-assumed Chair at 9:40AM.

Chair declared the committee to be recessed at 9:42AM.

Chair Considine called the committee reconvened at 6:49PM

HF 2128 (Mariani) Indeterminate Sentence Release Board established, and report required.

Rep. Mariani moved that HF2128 be referred to the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division.

Rep. Mariani moved HF2128A2 be adopted. Amendment was adopted.

Rep. O’Neill moved HF2128A3 be adopted.

Rep. Mariani moved H2128A7 to amend HF2128A3. Amendment to amendment was adopted.

Rep. Mariani moved HF2128A3, as amended, be adopted. Amendment was adopted.

Rep. Zerwas moved HF2128A5 be adopted.

Rep. Mariani moved H2128A8 to amend HF2128A5 be adopted. Amendment to the amendment was adopted.

Rep. Mariani moved that HF2128A5, as amended, be adopted.

Rep. Zerwas requested a roll call vote. The results were as follows:

MEMBERS AYE NAY ABSTAIN ABSENT
CONSIDINE, John (Jack) CHAIR X
WOLGAMOTT, Dan VC X
O'NEILL, Marion Lead X
CHRISTENSEN, Shelly X
MARIANI, Carlos X
POSTON, John X
TABKE, Brad X
ZERWAS, Nick X

There being 4 ayes and 3 nays, the amendment, as amended, was adopted.

Rep. Poston moved HF2128A6 be adopted. Amendment was adopted.

Rep. Mariani renewed motion that HF2128, as amended, be referred to the Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy Division. MOTION PREVAILED

Testifiers:

Commissioner Paul Schnell, Department of Corrections

The meeting adjourned at 7:39PM.

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Rep. Jack Considine, Chair

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Adam Kopel, CLA

More Info On This Meeting..

Bills Added:

HF1948 (Considine) - Correctional officers and inmates in state correctional facilities mental health pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2128 (Mariani) - Indeterminate Sentence Release Board established, and report required.
HF2127 (Christensen) - Department of Corrections; facilities and jail body scanners defined and exempted from Health Department law, opiate antagonist administration by employees authorized, Fugitive Apprehension Units authority to do general law enforcement clarified, medical director authorized to make health care decisions for inmates lacking capacity, and billing to counties for juvenile confinements amended.

Documents:

H1984DE4.pdf - 3/10/2019
H1948A1.pdf - 3/11/2019
H1948A2.pdf - 3/11/2019
H1948A3.pdf - 3/11/2019
H1948A4.pdf - 3/11/2019
H2128A2.pdf - 3/11/2019
HF2128 A3 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF2128 A4 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF2128 A5 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF2128 A6 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF1948 A5 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF1948 A6 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF1948 A8 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF1948 A9 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF1948 A10 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
HF1948 A12 Amendment.pdf - 3/12/2019
H2128A7.pdf - 3/12/2019
H2128A8.pdf - 3/12/2019
H2128A9.pdf - 3/12/2019
H2128A10.pdf - 3/12/2019

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OMNIBUS VEHICLE:
HF 1948 (Considine) Correctional officers and inmates in state correctional facilities mental health pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated.

BILLS IN THE OMNIBUS DELETE ALL AMENDMENT
HF 733 (Tabke) Security screening systems added to ionizing radiation-producing equipment, and money appropriated.
HF 1020 (Zerwas) Jail inmate transfer provisions modified.
HF 493 (Zerwas) State correctional institution administrative and disciplinary segregation use guidelines established, and report required.
HF 339 (Zerwas) Criminal gang investigative date retention extended.
HF 2010 (Considine) Local correctional officer discipline procedures act established.
HF 1399 (Considine) Ombudsman for corrections reestablished, ombudsman powers and duties established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 1315 (Considine) Correctional officers position increase funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1948 (Considine) Correctional officers and inmates in state correctional facilities mental health pilot program established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 1575 (Sandell) Jails authorized to share inmate mental illness information with a local county social services agency.
HF 1237 (Winkler) State and local jail and prison inmates required to be housed in publicly owned and operated jails and prisons, and state and counties prohibited form contracting with private prisons.

OTHER BILLS ON THE AGENDA:
HF 2128 (Mariani) Indeterminate Sentence Release Board established, and report required.
HF 2127 (Christensen) Correctional facilities and jail body scanners defined and exempted from Health Department law, opiate antagonist administration by correctional facility employees authorized, Fugitive Apprehension Units authority to do general law enforcement clarified, Department of Corrections medical director authorized to make health care decisions for inmates lacking capacity and placed in an outside facility on conditional medical release, and Department of Corrections billing to counties for juvenile confinements amended.