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31st MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Monday, February 8, 2010

STATE OF MINNESOTA JOINT/31st MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

MINUTES


Representative Lyndon Carlson, Chair of the Committee on Finance and Representative Loren Solberg, Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means, called the meeting to order on Monday, February 8, 2010, at 9:08 A.M. in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Finance Committee Members Present:

Carlson, Lyndon - Chair
Benson, John – Vice Chair
Brod, Laura
Buesgens, Mark
Champion, Bobby Joe
Clark, Karen
Emmer, Tom
Garofalo, Pat
Greiling, Mindy
Hackbarth, Tom
Hausman, Alice
Hilty, Bill
Huntley, Tom
Kahn, Phyllis
Kiffmeyer, Mary
Knuth, Kate
Kohls, Paul
Lenczewski, Ann
Murphy, Mary
Paymar, Michael
Pelowski, Gene
Peppin, Joyce
Rukavina, Tom
Shimanski, Ron
Simon, Steve
Slawik, Nora
Smith, Steve
Solberg, Loren
Thissen, Paul
Wagenius, Jean

Finance Committee Members Excused: Howes, Juhnke, Winkler

Ways and Means Members present:

Solberg, Loren – Chair
Faust, Tim – Vice Chair
Abeler, Jim
Brynaert, Kathy
Bunn, Julie
Carlson, Lyndon
Davids, Greg
Dean, Matt
Demmer, Randy
Eken, Kent
Hamilton, Rod
Hilstrom, Debra
Holberg, Mary Liz
Hoppe, Joe
Huntley, Tom
Kahn, Phyllis
Lenczewski, Ann
Mahoney, Tim
McNamera, Denny
Nelson, Mike
Otremba, Mary Ellen
Ruud, Maria
Scalze, Bev
Swails, Marsha
Tillberry, Tom
Westrom, Torrey

Ways and Means Members Excused: Seifert, Mariani

A quorum was present.

Discussion of State Cash Flow:

Tom Hanson, Commissioner, Minnesota Management & Budget and Jim Schowalter, Budget Director, Minnesota Management & Budget gave an overview of the FY 2010-11 State Cash Flow Outlook.

Tom Melcher, Finance Director, Minnesota Department of Education, gave an overview of the State Aid Payment Delay under Minn.Stat. 127A.46.

Katherine C. Kardell, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Management & Budget, gave an overview of the proposed request for proposals for a line of credit or private placement of certificates of indebtedness.


The meeting was adjourned at 11.20 A.M.



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Rep. Lyndon Carlson, Chair
Finance Committee



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Lill Pohlkamp
Committee Legislative Assistant
Finance Committee
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Rep. Loren Solberg, Chair
Ways and Means Committee



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Gerrie Boice
Committee Legislative Assistant
Ways and Means Committee