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Public Safety Policy and Oversight

FOURTH MEETING - Joint Meeting

2009-2010 Regular Session - Thursday, January 22, 2009

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY & OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

MINUTES



Representative Debra Hilstrom, Chair of the Public Safety Policy & Oversight Committee, started the fourth meeting and the Joint Hearing of the House Public Safety Policy & Oversight Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee, at 1:05 pm on Thursday, January 22, 2009 in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Public Safety Policy & Oversight
Members Present:

Debra Hilstrom, Chair
Karla Bigham, Vice-Chair
Bruce Anderson
Tony Cornish
Steve Drazkowski
Sheldon Johnson
Kory Kath
Tim Kelly
Paul Kohls
Gail Kulick Jackson
John Lesch
Sandra Masin
Joe Mullery
Dave Olin
Paul Rosenthal
Ron Shimanski

Member Excused:

Michael Paymar


Judiciary Committee
Members Present:

Moua, Mee, Chair
Olson, Mary, Vice- Chair
Betzold, Don
Foley, Leo
Higgins, Linda
Ortman, Julianne
Pariseau, Pat
Scheid, Linda

Member Excused:

Limmer, Warren


Agenda/ Action:


A quorum was present at 1:07 and the meeting was called to order.

Sarah Hammond, Program Principal, National Conference of State Legislatures-Criminal Justice, provided an overview of the Adam Walsh Act, how states are implementing it, and current legislative efforts, and took questions from the committee.

Harry Kennedy, Minnesota State Sex Offender Policy Coordinator, and Bill Donnay, Minnesota Department of Corrections, provided an overview of sex offender registration in Minnesota and how it complies with the Adam Walsh Act. They also took questions from the committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:38pm


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REP. DEBRA HILSTROM Erin Huppert
CHAIR Committee Legislative Assistant






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SEN. MEE MOUA James Chang
CHAIR Legislative Assistant to the chair
More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
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01:45 - Gavel and NCSL presentation on Adam Walsh Act.
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.