>> MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
WILL COME THOUGH ORDER AND OUR FIRST SIGHT AMONG OUR BUSINESS.
THE FIRST BUSINESS SIDE ON THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND I BELIEVE PERCENT VERSUS THE NEW
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; I'D
LIKE TO MOVE
ADD TO THAT TO
13 MINUTES THAT THE MOTION WAS PREVAILED TO REPRESENTATIVES
LONG'S BILL HFA 6 89 AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE SECOND PAGE. >> SURE WELL FOR PERCENT
CRITICISM.
MOOS ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
FROM TRAVEL RIGHT FOODS
FOR 13TH. WITH THE FROM ALL THAT; BUT SHE JUST 8 IS ALL
DISCUSSION. >> ALL IN FAVOR OF MOTION
PLEASE SAY AYE.
I CAN BARELY HEAR THAT NO ONE
ELSE FOR THAT. ALTER THE MOST
RECENT WELL
SERVICE LINES. MOST ARE PREVAILS PICK YOU READ THIS
BOOK.
>> WE'VE GOT A BASICALLY 2
SECTIONS TO THIS HEARING.
THE FIRST IS
AND BY THE WAY YOU TODAY WE'RE
GOING TO
FOCUSED ON. ISSUES RELATED TO SUB-PRIME SINCE THE SURVIVORS.
WELL THOSE WE'VE GOT SOME
REALLY GOOD FEELS A RISK BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE WORKING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE TO REALLY
LOOKING FOR. DURING THE
TESTIMONY FOR THOSE TODAY. SOME OF THAT INVOLVES A BILLS
THAT DEBATED.
LAST YEAR AS I STATED
PREVIOUSLY IT'S MY DESIRE TO
ON.
THE BILLS SO THAT WE DID LAST
YEAR WITHOUT RELITIGATE IN THEM
WE'RE RECEIVING THEM
ALL THROUGH THROUGH THE PROCESS
OF THE CORPORATE FLOW.
WITH THE
SAME LANGUAGE ON AND IN THE PAST LITTLE SOME FORWARD SOME OF THOSE BOWS ARE GOING TO NEED
A SMALL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS; PRIMARILY
JUST TO ADJUST THAT SO THAT WILL BE UNUSUAL TO HAVE THOSE
BILLS WITH SOME PATROLMEN BEFORE US BY THE TIME IS SOUGHT
TO MOVE THOSE
BILLS FORWARD WITH A ADDITIONAL
TESTIMONY IS GREATER SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS. AGAIN
BECAUSE OUR INTENT IS TO A HOME
FOR PHIL.
THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE ALL PASSED LAST YEAR FOR WHAT EVER
THAT
MAKE IT THE FINAL OFFER THIS
LINE SO WITH. MEMBERS WE HAVE
A SLOW SOUTHERN
34 REPRESENTED GOMEZ FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD A SET OF ALL OF
US HOPE FOR READ
YOU KNOW. WELL WE HAVE YOUR FOR
A FEW THE CHURCH THAT WILL MOVE
THAT HOUSE
FOSUN 34. THE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS OF THE US
RIPS OF GOMEZ THERE IS AN
AUTHOR'S
A MOMENT; ONE AMENDMENTS AND YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT IT IS IT'S REALLY PURELY
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. BUT JUST
TO GO FOR BAIT.
AND SO THE CHAIR WILL THEN MOVE
TO THE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION
PLEASE SIR.
>> I SINCE OCEAN PREVAILS THE
DOZEN OTHERS. O SO THE BURNING QUESTIONS SOLVE A BUCKET. IN THE WAY OF MEMBERS DURING
THAT
BUT YEAH LITIGATED THIS BILL PRETTY EXTENSIVELY LAST YEAR PASSED BEFORE YEAH; SAME
LANGUAGE OF FORCE.
THE ISSUE OF THE TACTICAL A BIG
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION THAT I
JUST WANTED TO OFFER MY AND I SUPPORT FOR THIS AND I THINK
IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS A AS A TOOL TO EXPLAIN TO VICTIMS THAT WE REALLY DO CARE
AND AS LONG
AS THAT IT TAKES AND LIFTING THAT STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
WOULD DO THAT AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT WHEN DNA IS PRESENT THERE
IS NOT A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. BUT I THINK FOR
THE OTHER CASE; IT'S IT
IT'S HIM COURT AND TO ALSO LIFT
THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN THOSE CASES AS WELL SO AND IT WAS A PIECE THAT I HAD IN MY
HAND A LOT BILL THAT WE HAVE.
EARLIER LAST YEAR OR THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS AND IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
I REMEMBER THAT DAY VERY
CLEARLY WE VICTIM SURVIVORS THAT CAME IN AND SHARE THEIR TESTIMONY AND HOW IMPACTFUL THIS WOULD BE SO I THINK IT
WOULD SEND A LOUD MESSAGE TO VICTIM SURVIVORS ALL OVER THAT
WE DO CARE WE HEAR THEM AND THAT AS LONG AS IT TAKES IT TAKES SO THANK YOU FOR PERCENT
BONUS.
>> MISTER CHAIR REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL
AND JUST THINGS BACK TO YOU FOR YOUR LONG-TERM
SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT THAT I
NEED TO AND YOU KNOW BEING A COAUTHOR ON THIS BILL AND ALL
THE WAYS THAT YOU
ADVOCATE FOR CENTERING SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS IN OUR WORK IN THIS COMMITTEE AND THIS
BODIES OF THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. >> THERE WILL BE FURTHER
QUESTIONS COMMENTS IS NOT THE CHAIR THEM NEWS IS MOST OF THAT
HOUSE PHONE 7.34 AS
A MOTHER. >> SOME OF THE ROUGHER BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE THAT
WAS THE TALL GRAY
RIVER ALSO.
>> IT'S I WILL SAY IS I'M MOTION PROGRAMS TO MEMBERS OF
THANK YOU REPRESENT GOMEZ. >> YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY THERE
BECAUSE THE NEXT BILL
IS LOST 2586 AND NOT NUMBERS
AND THE SPILL ALSO FALLS
IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS THOSE FILES SEVEN-THIRTY FORMS
SORGHUM THAT SOUGHT MY INTENT
TO RELITIGATE THIS EXTENSIVELY
THERE ARE
SOME AMENDMENTS. HOWEVER SO LET ME FIRST TO MOVE A CHAIR MOVES
HOUSE FIRE OF 2586 BE REFERRED
TO THE GENERAL REGISTER AND OVER SOME GOLD US OF THIS IS A U VISA
CERTIFICATION.
RELATED REQUESTING A TIMELY PROCESSING ALL OF THIS QUESTS
FOR.
MOVEMENT TOWARD CERTIFIED.
PLUS THE FOR THESE REASONS.
THERE ARE THERE ISN'T
A MOMENT. IT'S THE TEA AMENDMENT TO LET ME EXPLAIN
WHAT WE'RE
DOING HERE MEMBERS OF THE ELITE ALL AMENDMENT DELETES THE
LANGUAGE FROM THE SPILL; 2580
CENTS. MOM SIR IT INSERTS A
LANGUAGE FOR HOUSE FILE; 22
3.67. WHICH WAS A
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BILL.
AND THEN ADDITIONAL THIS AND ADDITIONALLY MAKE SPECTACLE
AMENDMENTS TO UPDATE THE DATES.
REPLACE HIM BILL THE LANGUAGE AND THAT THE APART
FROM THE CHANGES IN THOSE
STATES IS
A CLONE. OF THE TEAM BILL HER
BY BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND
JUDICIARY COMMITTEES THAT
EVENTUALLY PASS OFF THE FLOOR
IN THE OMNIBUS BILL IT IS OUR INTENTION OF PASSES FOR SOME OF
THE BILL ORDER TO LIVE
THIS LANGUAGE WITH AN AUTHOR IN
THE OTHER BODY AGAIN AND IT'S OUR INTENTION NOT TO REHEAR THE BILL A STARTER AS AS MUCH AS TO
HONOR THE WORK THAT WE GET.
SO FAR WITH THAT REMOVE THE.
THE CHAIR MOVES TO BE ABOUT A
MONTH OF ANY DISCUSSION.
THERE IS NO DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SAY
AYE. I WILL
SOON SIGN WILL SERVE
OR POSTPONE 2586 AS AMENDED IS
KEY FOR US. I REPRESENT ALL THE
BRIEF.
>> GOOD WORDS OF THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; YOU KNOW LIKE
LIKE YOU SAID; I MEAN THIS IS REALLY.
>> JUST TRYING TO STANDARDIZE SOME OF THESE PROCEDURES ACROSS THE
STATE WITH RESPECT. >> TO THE WAY THAT WE DEAL WITH
THE VICTIMS OF CRIME WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR UGI SAYS
DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS ARE DEALING WITH THEM IN DIFFERENT WAYS SO WE WANT TO KIND OF TRY TO BRING UNIFORMITY TO THAT
PROCESS.
>> MEMBERS ALL IN FAVOR OF
THE YEAR.
>> SORT OF SOME JOBS. >> I THINK WOMEN ARE REQUESTING
ROLL CALL. >> THE LOCAL HAS REQUESTED THE CLERK GIRL WILL TAKE THE ROLE
OF THE FURTHER QUESTIONS.
BUT AT THE CLERK WILL TAKE THE ROLE ON HOUSE BILL 25 IS JUST
SOUTH OF THAT. IT'S COOL.
>> CHAIR MIAMI. YES.
GOING BACK DOWN THE LIST AGAIN.
THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE VOTE OF 8 AYES AND 7 DAYS A MOTION
THANK LESS THANK YOU CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
NUMBERS WERE NOT IN A MOVE TO A
POST WOW 32; 18 REPRESENT A
MOMENT.
>> OF MOVES THAT HOSPITAL 30 TO 18 BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON WAYS AND.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AND I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT HERE THE A
ONE AMENDMENT. >> SO MUELLER MOVED UP SO ONE
OF THEM A QUICK DESCRIPTION.
>> YES; THE A ONE AMENDMENT JUST INCLUDES THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER INTO THE
REST THE BILL. >> THEY'RE WELL AND THE
SPECIAL.
NOT ALL IN FAVOR OF A ONE
MINUTE PLEASE SAY AYE.
SERVICE ON MOST OF THE VALVES TURBO OR HOW SMALL 30 TO 18 IS
ON THE MEND THAT.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS HAS FILED 13 ARE 30 TO
18 REQUIRES THE BCA TO
CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS WHEN A PEACE OFFICER IS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THIS BILL IS
THE
RESULT OF AN EXPERIENCE OF ELIZABETH SAMSON LEE CLEE
YOU'LL HEAR FROM MOMENTARILY AND THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE
LACK OF JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. OVER THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE STAR TRIBUNE'S TONIGHT JUST A
SERIES AND THE ME TOO MOVEMENT. WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE LACK OF
JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS
AS WE WILL HEAR FROM
REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL LATER THIS CONTINUES WITH THE DESTRUCTION OF RAPE KITS IN THE
LACK OF TESTING.
LAST YEAR THIS COMMITTEE DID
GOOD BIPARTISAN WORK TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THESE ISSUES INCLUDING THE WORKING GROUP THAT'S LOOKING AT REWRITING THE
CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT
STATUTES AND REQUIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HAVE MODEL POLICIES FOR
INVESTIGATING
THESE CASES. THIS BILL
CONTINUES THAT COULD WORK BY REQUIRING THAT WHEN A PEACE
OFFICER IS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT. THE INVESTIGATION OF THAT ALLEGATION WILL BE
CONDUCTED BY THE BCA.
NOW THANKFULLY. WE DON'T THINK
THAT THIS IS A COMMON
OCCURRENCE AND THERE ARE AGENCIES THAT DO SEND THESE
INVESTIGATIONS ON TO OTHER
AGENCIES. BUT WE THINK HAVING
THE BCA CONDUCT ALL INVESTIGATIONS PROVIDES A
CONSISTENCY TO THE
INVESTIGATIONS WILL BE LESS OF
A BARRIER FOR SURVIVORS WHO
WANT TO REPORT
THE ASSAULT. WE'LL PROVIDE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN
SUCH CRIMES ARE IMAGE AND WILL RESULT IN IMPARTIAL
INVESTIGATIONS.
AND WITH THAT OF MISTER CHAIR I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE
MINNESOTA COALITION AGAINST
SEXUAL SUP ASSAULT SUPPORTS THIS BILL AND I WOULD TURN IT
OVER TO MY TESTIFY OR.
>> THEY'RE WELL THANK
YOU ARE PERCENT OF ALL ARE WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE IT IS
EARTH FIRST OF ALL. >> THANK YOU MY NAME'S
ELIZABETH
SAMSON LEE. I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY TESTIMONY TODAY FOR
THIS CRUCIAL BELL.
IN SEPTEMBER 2012 NEARLY 4
MONTHS INTO MY EMPLOYMENT AT
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SERGEANT I BARELY KNEW RECIBE ON UC'S IN
FRONT
OF IT A WORKER I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THIS TO MY SUPERVISOR
WITH
NO RESPONSE. 3 WEEKS LATER THE
SAME SURGEON SEXUALLY ASSAULTED ME IN MY CUBICLE OVER THE LUNCH
HOUR WHEN HE KNEW NO ONE ELSE
WAS AROUND. HE TRACKED ME AT MY
DESK AND STRUCK MY BUT CHINA OVER MY GRAY SLACKS WELL AS HOLSTERED SERVICE WEAPON DUG
INTO MY
LEFT SHOULDER. AGAIN I REPORT IT TO MY SUPERVISOR IMMEDIATELY UPON HER RETURN FROM HER LUNCH
BREAK.
THE SHERIFF TONIGHT ME MY RIGHT
TO FILE AN OFFICIAL REPORT AND INSISTED THEY WOULD CONDUCT
THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION.
THIS RESULTED IN A COVERUP HARASSMENT RETALIATION AND A
HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT. I WAS TOLD BY OFFICERS FROM A
DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT
SEE THAT AT THE TIME MY ASSAULT I WAS VICTIM NUMBER 30
SOMETHING OF THE SERGEANT INCLUDING
EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS YOU'VE GOT AN ALLEGED LETTER IN
HIS FILE.
COMPROMISE MENTAL HEALTH AND LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES KEPT ME
THERE FOR 18 MONTHS AFTERWARD I
SPENT THAT TIME AND DOCUMENTING
THEIR ABUSES TO PROVE MY CASE.
SO NO ONE EVER TONIGHT THE SEXUAL ASSAULT HAPPENED INSTEAD
I
WAS TOLD. IT WAS AN
ACCIDENT IT IS NOT A CRIME SOMETIMES WE GET SO BUSY HE
DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT HE'S DOING. HE'S HAD A HARD TIME IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE. IT'S NOT
LIKE HE REACHED UP YOUR SKIRT ONLY BECAUSE I WASN'T WEARING A
SKIRT THAT DAY.
I CONTACTED OTHER AGENCIES TO SEE IF THEY WOULD TAKE YOUR REPORT INVESTIGATE AND STOP THE
SEXUAL PREDATOR I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO AVENUE TO REPORT.
IN AUGUST
2013 AFTER I DISCOVERED MY
PERSONAL INFORMATION WAS ACCESSED THROUGH DEVIOUS BY A SHERIFF'S OFFICE EMPLOYEE THEY
REFUSE TO IDENTIFY.
I FOUND AN ATTORNEY AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION.
THIS PROCESS LASTED 3 YEARS AND ENDED WITH THE FOR SETTLEMENT.
THAT NOVEMBER OVER 4 YEARS
AFTER THE ASSAULT RIFLE.
THE COMPLAINT WITH THE POST FOR TO TAKE ACTION ON THE SERGEANTS
PEACE OFFICERS LICENSE.
IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND OUTSIDE
AGENCY WAS DIRECTED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION THEY HAD 30
DAYS TO COMPLETE. IN THE END THE INVESTIGATOR WANTED TO CHARGE
THE SERGEANT WAS
SEXUAL ASSAULT. BUT COULDN'T
BECAUSE THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAD EXPIRED ON A
CRIME I
IMMEDIATELY REPORTED. INSTEAD THE SURGEON RETIRED WITH
BENEFITS 10 MONTHS LATER.
IN AUGUST 2018.
A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THE POST INVESTIGATION. I WAS BLINDSIDED BY A PHONE CALL FROM
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
THOUGH A DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR
AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
BEFORE A JUDGE IN FOR ME THE
BOARD SETTLE MY CASE WITH THE
NOW RETIRED SERGEANT WHO SURRENDERED HIS ALREADY EXPIRED
PEACE OFFICERS LICENSE. THE
BOTTOM LINE IS THIS AND
I'M NOT AND TO EARN
UNDOCUMENTED 18 MONTHS OF WORKPLACE ABUSE AS RETALIATION
FOR REPORTING MY SEXUAL ASSAULT
AND THE JOURNEY WOULD NOT HAVE
TAKEN MY CASE NOR WITH THE E E O C HAD ALLOWED IT TO PROCEED.
HAD I NOT BEEN EMBROILED WITH
THE E E O C FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE LEGAL DOCUMENTS TO BACK MY CASE THE POST BOARD WOULD NOT
HAVE MOVED FORWARD MY
COMPLAINT. THE FIRST OF ITS
KIND I'M TOLD THAT LASTED
2 YEARS. THE SYSTEM'S AND THE SILENCE FROM SEPTEMBER 20 12 TO
AUGUST
2018. IT BEARS REPEATING AN INVESTIGATOR WANTED TO CHARGE MY UNIFORMED
PERPETRATED WITH THE CRIME.
BUT THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS HAD EXPIRED ON A SEXUAL
ASSAULT. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED IN A PLACE
THAT IS SWORN TO PROTECT AND SERVE AND THERE'S NO OFFICIAL REPORT ON FILE BECAUSE THE SHERIFF TONIGHT ME MY RIGHT
TO DO SO.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR POWERFUL
TESTIMONY OF THIS ABSOLUTELY.
MOST LIKELY BE FOR.
THAT'S A HORRIFYING STORY FROM
US TO HEAR FROM AND HIS LITTLE
SON A MUCH LESS FIRM A PUBLIC THE KURDS
REP SORT
OF LOANS.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; I
DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER TESTIFY OR SO I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS FOR
WELL MEMBERS QUESTIONS.
>> SO THE POST JUST THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR OF REPRESENTATIVE
MULLER TO SYSTEM. >> APPLY TO OFFICERS ON DUTY
AND OFF DUTY.
>> THAT THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; I THINK I'M IN A DEFERRED TO A
HOUSE RESEARCH FOR THAT.
>> THIS MISTER CHAIR BILL WOULD
ON-DUTY AND OFF-DUTY COP.
>> MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS THE
BILL WOULD COVER BOTH ON-DUTY AND OFF-DUTY MISCONDUCT ON
BEHALF OF PEACE OFFICERS.
>> AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS.
ONE THING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT IN THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES AS WELL DEALING
WITH AND IN THIS.
DEALING WITH THE TRIBAL POLICE
DEPARTMENTS.
THE BILL THE DEFINITION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; A PEACE
OFFICER EMPLOYED. BY A
FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
IF YOU'RE AWARE OF ANY JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES I WOULD BE SHE INVESTIGATING PEACE
OFFICER ON THAT. A FEDERAL FEDERAL LAW LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.
>> BILL THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
AND THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE
JOHNSON FOR THAT SO THIS THE
PEACE OFFICER DEFINITION IS COMING DIRECTLY FROM EXISTING
STATUTES
6 26.84. BUT I GUESS I WOULD AGAIN DEFER TO HOUSE RESEARCH FOR YOUR SPECIFIC REQUEST AND
YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION.
>> WHAT WE DO THAT AND GIVE US A FEW VOTES OCCURRED TO US
THROUGH THE STEPS.
AND A LITTLE CLARIFICATION ON
THE QUESTION AS WELL. >> WOULD BE ON TRIBAL OFFICE OR
NOT FEDERAL ONES.
>> MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS THAT I DON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN
THE. OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THE POLICE BOARD DOES LICENSEES
OFFICERS AND SO THE CONSENTED TO THE STATE'S JURISDICTION IN
THAT.
THANK YOU THE PEOPLE
OF SOMALIA.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AND THANK YOU REPRESENT MULLER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND I AM
SO SORRY THAT IS JUST A HORRENDOUS STORY. NO WOMAN
SHOULD GO THROUGH THAT NO
PERSON SHOULD GO THROUGH THAT AND I THINK IF IT HAD BEEN REVERSED YOU WOULD THEN IT TO
HIM.
ACTION PEOPLE I WOULDN'T.
IT WAS A DRUG GANG ARE BACK DOING ON THE FLOOR SOMETHING
RIGHT SO.
BUT IN ANY CASE I THINK
THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY
WE ALSO NEED TO ELIMINATE THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BECAUSE THAT IS SO INCREDIBLY PROBLEMATIC AND HERE'S A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF THAT
AS WELL. AND OF COURSE THE THEN HAIR AND CONFLICT IS GLARING OF
WHY IT.
WHY WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO
THIS. I MEAN WHEN I'M TRYING TO SAY IS WHY WOULD IT POLICE FORCE WANT TO INVESTIGATE THERE
I THINK IT SHOULD BE AT THE BCA THE CONFLICT IS JUST GLARING IS
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY SO.
I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
AND.
AND I JUST AGAIN AND A GAS AND
JUST AMAZED AT THE CONDUCT OF
SOME INDIVIDUALS AND HOW MUCH
IT AFFECTED YOU
FOR THAT YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
BRAVERY; YOUR TESTIMONY.
REPRESENTATIVE
AL WILSON.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE MUELLER FOR
BRINGING THE SPELL I THINK
SUBDIVISION 2 HAVING THE BCA DO
THE INVESTIGATION MAKES A GREAT
DEAL OF SENSE THAT I'M JUST SO
THANKFUL FOR YOU SHARING YOUR
STORY AND FOR HOW YOU STOOD UP BY SHARING YOUR STORY YOU'RE STANDING UP FOR SO MANY OTHER
PEOPLE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
FURTHER QUESTIONS.
>> TO BE YOU MISTER CHAIR LIKE
TO REQUEST A RECALL. WE'RE HIGHS WE REQUEST THAT THE
COUNCILMAN.
>> THANK YOU CHAIR THANK YOU FOR COMING
FORWARD; I CAN IMAGINE
INCREDIBLE NOT OCCURRED. AND TESTAMENT; 42
YOU SHOWN THROUGH THIS AND COMING HERE TODAY TALKING ABOUT
IT THOUGH. I'M NOT SURE I DO
THAT FOR A THANK YOU.
>> IT COULD CAUSE TO THE FOR
THE QUESTIONS.
WITHOUT A ROLL CALL HAS BEEN A REQUEST THAT THE PLAYER REPS
ARE CHAIR MARY ON THE TO THE TEST
FOR HIM.
MISTER BUT YOU HAD TO GO
THROUGH THAT. MISTER BUT THAT OFFICER THAT
DID THAT. I'M EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED AT THE
SHERIFFS WERE ALLOWING.
I TRUST THESE NO LONGER THE CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
OF YOUR COUNTY.
I HOPE YOU PURSUE OF WHATEVER ACTION YOU CAN AGAINST HIM BECAUSE HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
SURE.
AND I I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF
THIS BILL.
DO NOTICE. I'M JUST WONDERING WITH THE AUTHOR OUT IF SHE'S FOUND A SENATE AUTHOR YET
BECAUSE THERE'S NO SENATE COMPANION AND WITHOUT THAT IT'S
GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
GET THIS THROUGH I KNOW THE SENATE IS THAT BEING VERY CAREFUL AND JUST I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE PLANNING TO TOO
MUCH ALREADY. BUT I JUST AWFULLY OF PERCENT OFF YOUR FIGURED OUT WHO I GET THIS BUT
THROUGH THIS. SO
THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE DISTURBING NEWS TO THIS CHAIR.
BUT THE OTHER BODY WHAT
HAPPENED
THIS YEAR. >> I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER BILL WHICH OF ALL THE BODIES OF BOTH PARTIES COULD COME A FULL
AGREEMENT TOO.
I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY WERE OVERCOME WHATEVER IT
NOT OVER AND THAT DOESN'T ALLOW
THEM TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN THE
REALITY IS THAT OUR
CITIZENS FACE THAT ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES THAT REPS OR BOULDER.
YOU HAVE THE
AUTHOR CAME.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR;
REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON YES I DO
SENATOR LAST IS GOING TO BE CARRYING IT OVER THERE AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN A MEETING
WITH
THE AIR. OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE OTHER BODY TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT THIS AS WELL.
>> REPRESENTATIVES I THINK MISTER CHAIR AND REP FOR
MUELLER THANKS FOR DOING
FATHER OF 3 DAUGHTERS HAS BEEN
FOR 30 YEARS AND MYSTIFIES ME MAD THAT. SOMEBODY WHO SWORE TO PROTECT AND SERVE WOULD DO
THIS.
FROM MY BUT SO LET'S MAKE THIS
HAPPEN AND MAKING HARSH.
THANK YOU FOR THIS.
FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> THERE'S NOT CAUSED A CALL TO
CHAIRMAN BEN S.
VERY WELL OUT OF ALL THE 5.15
EYES AND TO ABSENT SURVEYS THE
MOTION HAS PREVAILED THANK YOU
PERCENT OF ALL THANK A SENSE
>> I GREW UP OF MEMBERS HOMES
FELL 3 OH 7 ALL.
>> THANK YOU. MISTER CHAIR.
>> SO BOWSER HOUSE WELL 3 ALSO
THAT ALL THE RUBBER COMMITTEE ALWAYS A MAJOR BELIEVE REPRESENT THAT THAT WE'RE GOING
TO LAY
THIS OVERT. >> AND MISTER TREY BELIEVE
THAT'S CORRECT. YES; I'M JUST MOVING IT TO PUT IT BEFORE THE BODY; BUT I THINK IT IS BEING
LAID OVER THEM VERY WELL REPRESENT FRONTAL. I THANK YOU
MISTER AS
MEMBERS ARE WE MY WORK HAS HAD MUCH TO CHOOSE A PROSECUTOR AND
DONE A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK
IN PROSECUTING. SEXUAL SPURT
HAITIAN
SEX TRAFFICKING.
>> THERE'S A LOT THAT THAT WE WANT TO DO IN ADDRESSING THAT
AREA OF THE BUT THERE'S SOME.
>> THE BILL BEFORE YOU WAS BROUGHT TO ME BY THE CENTRAL
MINNESOTA HUMAN TRAFFICKING
TASK FORCE WHO NOTICED A NUMBER
OF CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE
IN THIS AREA THE LINE SO WE'LL
BE HEARING FROM THEM AS TO THE NEED FOR THEM UM I WONDER
MISTER CHAIR IF IT MAKES
I GUESS I'LL JUST NOTE FOR
MEMBERS THAT THE BILL CONTAINS A KIND OF A COLLECTION UPPER
POSE WE
COULD HAVE HOUSE RESEARCH WALK
THROUGH THEM OR MAYBE SIMPLY WOULD HAVE TO FIRST TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR EACH OF THEM THEN GO WITH MEMBERS QUESTIONS; WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE TO YOU
MISTER CHAIR.
>> WHEN WE HEAR FROM THE TULSA
FIGHTERS FIRST OK THEN WE'LL DO A SORT OF POLITICAL WALKS WITH A GUN FOR THE OKAY TO REGISTER
FOR THE CHIEF MR. TUPAC OF 2 I
THINK >> KAREN IS GETTING THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY STOPPING YOU KNOW
KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF DAVE INTERIM POLICE CHIEF FOR
THE CITY AWAY PARK AND SORE AND
INTERMENT
I'M SORRY YOUR LAST THING WE DID SOME BENT RUDE THAN EARLIER
THE U T HOW DO YOU
SPELL THAT B N T R U T VERY
WELL THANK
YOU CHIEF AND THE LAST TIME I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE AS WE
WERE LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR OUR TASK FORCE
AND I WAS ABOUT
3 YEARS AGO AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU FOR CRUDE
HELP THIS COMMITTEE TO GET
THAT DONE. WE'RE JUST STARTING OUR MOST STARTING A 3RD YEAR OF
COOPERATION. AND A A IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST 2
YEARS.
OUR WORK IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS PROBABLY BEEN THE MOST GRATIFYING AND I'VE BEEN A PART
OF WHEN IT COMES TO
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLOUD RATION WHEN IT COMES TO NOT ONLY GOING
AFTER TRAFFICKERS REDUCING THE DEMAND SIDE AND
AND AND HELPING VICTIMS AS
WELL AND AND IN THE COURSE OF
THAT WORK. AS DRIPS AND UP
INDICATED WE IDENTIFIED SOME.
ISSUES OR SOME USE OF GAPS WE WOULD LIKE A ASKING THAT YOU TO
CONSIDER. IT'S TOO AS
A REMEDY
AND I'M SO STRUCK COUNTY ATTORNEY JANELLE KENDALL AND
ONLY TWEETING NEWS THAT. CHIEF OF THE CRIMINAL DIVISION'S FIRST TERMS COUNTY.
ARE HERE AS
CURRENTLY OUR TASK
FORCE OPERATES. WE HAVE INVESTIGATORS IN LEE PARK
POLICE DEPARTMENT SAINT CLOUD
POLICE DEPART STEARNS
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL AS STAFF FROM THE STEARNS COUNTY
ATTORNEY.
YOU CAN TURN THINGS THAT TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY MISTER CHAIR IF
YOU WILL.
>> OR WELL WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE. >> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR TO
NOW KENDALL AND THE STEARNS COUNTY ATTORNEY AND AGAIN THANK YOU TO THIS BODY AND THE ENTIRE
LEGISLATURE FOR
ASSISTING US REPRESENTATIVE MILLER HAS BEEN AT THE TABLE AT A NUMBER OF OUR TASK FORCE MEETINGS FOR THE BEGINNING AND
OBVIOUSLY
REPRESENTATIVE PINTO IS AHEAD OF US AND WAS IN FACT A PIONEER IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA ON
CROSS. THESE CASES; SO WE HAVE
LEARNED MUCH
FROM HIM ALSO FROM THE
WASHINGTON COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEIR TASK FORCE WE PROSECUTED ABOUT 30 TRAFFICKERS
SO FAR IN
STEARNS COUNTY OVER THE LAST 3
YEARS BETWEEN
2; 3; 100 BUYERS AND IN THE PROCESS OF THESE CASES AND
CHINESE CASES
TO JURIES. WE HAVE NOTICED A COUPLE THINGS THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE; I'M THE FIRST IS FOR THE MOST PART THE TRAFFICKERS THAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO ARE CAREER CRIMINALS.
ONE THE BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE TODAY IS ADDING THE TRAFFICKING OFFENSES TO THE
LIST OF VIOLENT CRIMES RIGHT NOW TRAFFICKING IS ASKED ACTUALLY NOT A VIOLENT CRIME IN
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. SO
THE EXTRA SENSE IS THAT WE CAN PURSUE ON PROCEEDS WITH SIGNIFICANT CRIMINAL HISTORIES
YOU NEED TO
FIX THAT. ONCE THIS IS CONSIDERED A VIOLENT CRIME; NOT ONLY DOES IT GIVE US THE
ABILITY TO PURSUE A DANGEROUS
OFFENDER STATUTE WITH A LOT
MORE YEARS OF SENTENCING INVOLVED AND WE ARE ASKING YOU
TO INCREASE THOSE MAXIMUM
SENTENCES; BUT IT ALSO PUTS
THIS IN A DIFFERENT PLACE ON A CRIMINAL'S HISTORY FOR FUTURE
REFERENCE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
IN CREASES IN THE STATUTORY
MAXIMUM WHICH OUTLINED IN THE BILL SO I WON'T GO INTO THOSE
DETAILS BUT ALSO FOR ADDING
TRAFFICKING SPECIFICALLY TO THE VIOLENT TIME DESIGNATION SO
THAT THAT COULD BE USED
AT SENTENCING. I SHOULD TELL
THE LEGISLATURE WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A TRIAL AND
A STATUTORY MAXIMUM SENTENCE ON A TRAFFICKER IN STEARNS
COUNTY IN WHICH 2 SURVIVORS WERE ABLE AND WILLING TO TESTIFY IT WAS AGAIN ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL THINGS
THAT WE HAVE SEEN AS PROFESSIONALS IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY ROUND. SECOND IS THE
ISSUE OF BUYERS AS HE SAID WE
PROSECUTED BETWEEN 2 300 FIRES
IN THE CITY OF
SAINT CLOUD. SOME OF THEM MULTIPLE TIMES THE STRONG COMMUNITY REACTION THAT WE HAVE
HAD TO THE SENTENCES
AND HOW THESE MATTERS ARE
HANDLED IS REFLECTED IN OUR REQUEST TODAY. AND I KNOW THAT
REPRESENTED INTO A SCENE THIS
AS WELL RIGHT NOW IF A BUYER SOLICIT SEX IN A PUBLIC PLACE;
IT'S A GROSS MISDEMEANOR BUT IN
A PRIVATE PLACE ONLY A
MISDEMEANOR AND THAT'S A REALLY
OLD FASHIONED VIEW OF WHAT SEX
TRAFFICKING IS IS WHERE IT HAPPENS WOULD HAVE ANY IMPACT AT ALL ON WHAT THE SENTENCE FOR
THAT OFFENSE MIGHT THE SO WE
ASKED THAT BUYERS BE
GLOBALLY CHARGED WITH GROSS MISDEMEANORS AND ADDITIONALLY; I'M SORRY TO REPORT THAT WE'VE
CONVICTED SOME PEOPLE TO IN
PENDING 3 TIMES THE
SAME BUYER THERE'S SO TO NOT ONLY INCREASE THAT PENALTY TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A MORE SERIOUS CRIME. WE ALSO ASKED THE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE US THE
OPTION OF CANCELING THIS TO
A FELONY WHEN THE SAME PERSON IS CONVICTED MULTIPLE TIMES
THAT THAN THAT 10 YEAR PERIOD
OF
FIND SEX. FINALLY WE HAVE
APPROXIMATELY 5 I'M GREATER DEMAND FOR PERSONS UNDER THE
AGE OF 15 IN THE WORK THAT WE
HAVE NOW DONE ON SEX
TRAFFICKING AND WHO THESE BUYERS ARE FOR THE SELLERS ARE
AND THE CHALLENGES THAT THESE
VICTIMS FACE WE DO FIND THAT
THE DEMAND INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY IF THE AD IS FOR
A PERSON WHO WAS 15 YEARS OR
YOUNGER; RIGHT NOW THAT'S ONLY
A 3 YEAR FELONIES STATEMENTS SO TO LET'S MAKE THAT A 5 YEAR
FELONY FOR STARTERS
AND WE'LL REPORT BACK TO THE
SPOTTY WE'VE GOT ABOUT 15 THOUGH SO FAR SO THIS HAS BEEN
AND
BIG AREA FOR US TO GET INTO WE
HAD NO IDEA WHEN THERE RAMSEY COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND TOLD US THAT THEY WERE SEEING VICTIMS FROM SAINT CLOUD
IN THEIR FILES AND RAN
TO COUNTY. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT AND WE ARE HONORED TO BE
ABLE TO TAKE IN ON THIS IMPORTANT TOPIC TO REPRESENTATIVE PINTO FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD THESE ARE BASICALLY TECHNICAL CHANGES; BUT THE DIFFERENCE THAT THIS
WILL MAKE AN SENTENCING OUR ABILITY TO ADDRESS BUYERS COULD
BE VERY SIGNIFICANT.
>> COUNTY ATTORNEY THAT KIND OF WHAT I HEAR THE STRENGTH OF ITS
30 TRAFFICKERS CONVICTED IN THE LAST YEAR. YES MISS IN THE LAST
3 YEARS.
WELL PERCENT OF ALL IT'S THANK YOU. MISTER CHAIR; THANK YOU REPRESENTIVE PINTO FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND.
>> YOU KNOW THIS IS ALSO AN
AREA OF GREAT
CONCERN UP MINE AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF STUDY; I'M LOOKING AT
SOME OF THE RAIN STATISTICS AND OTHERS AND WHAT IS STARTLING TO ME IS SORT OF THIS
AVERAGE AGE
THAT I THE LATEST INFORMATION THAT I'VE GOTTEN OF BOYS AND
GIRLS WHEN THEY
ARE TRAFFICKED BEING 12 THE LAST LOOK THEY LOOKED AT WAS 12 FOR BOYS AND 13 FOR GIRLS ARE
YOU SEEING NOW YOU'RE SEEING THAT AS WELL AS I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE SEEING HERE IN MINNESOTA AND IN
SAINT CLOUD BECAUSE THOSE ARE
NOT NUMBERS WHICH ARE SHOCKING
THAT THE AVERAGE AGE OF THE SEX TRAFFICKED CHILD IS 12 FOR A
BOY AND 13 FOR GIRL. I
JUST WANT TO HEAR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN
SOME CLOUD
AS WELL.
>> DESCRIBE OF OF I GUESS I'LL JUST KNOW THEY WANT TO HEAR THAT THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; THE LATEST FROM MONSTERS COUNTY IS WANT TO KNOW THAT I'M WHAT
I'M
MY UNDERSTAND IS ALWAYS BEEN
THAT THAT THE
AVERAGE AGE. >> FOR PEOPLE WHO STARTED PROSTITUTION UNDER THE AGE OF 18 SON ARTIST TRAFFICKING MORE
BROADLY FOR
SELLING SEX. IF YOU START AS A
MINOR THE AVERAGE AGE IS STARTING HIS 13 IS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A WORSE A VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING OR PERCENT ON BUT THE COUNTY
ATTORNEY THEY HAVE MORE. >> UPDATE INFORMATION YOUR
COUNTY ATTORNEY TO COME.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; YES; REPRESENTATIVE WE WOULD SAY THAT THAT IS WHERE THEY'RE
STARTING WHEN WE'RE FINDING THEM; IT'S IT'S VERY
VERY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE PERSONS TO REPORT CAN BE DETECTED AT THAT AGE LOOKING AT
THE CHIEF MCCONNELL DIVISION.
THE VICTIMS THAT HAVE HAD THE
ABILITY TO TESTIFY HAVE
ABSOLUTELY STARTED AT THAT AGE
WE'RE SEEING
ANYWHERE FROM 15 YEAR OLDS AT THE 14 YEAR OLD HIS YOUNGEST VICTIM THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED
AND UP IN THEIR EARLY 40'S.
AND FOR BUT PERSONS WHO EVENT IN THE LIFE ABSOLUTELY SINCE
THAT DATE.
MISTER CHURKIN JUST A QUICK FOLLOW-UP EPISODE TO THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR.
CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT
THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF A BUYER I HAD A RECENT CONVERSATION WITH
IN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF IT BUT THE GROUP THE KIND OF RESCUES PEOPLE OUT OF SEX
TRAFFICKING AND I JUST
SAID WELL WHO'S BUYING SEX AND SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY HER ANSWER BUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR
YOURS.
THE SORT THANK YOU MISTER THANK YOU FOR SAYING
THAT
SO THE PERSON I TALKED TO WAS
MORE METRO AND SO THERE'S THAT MAY BE A DIFFERENCE IN SEEING CLOUDS OF KIND OF THE
POPULATION OF THINK OF IT TOO.
BUT SHE WAS SAYING THAT IT'S AH
JUST AND THAT'S ALL SHE COULD
SAY BECAUSE IT WAS IN 17 YEARS OLD TO 80 YEARS OLD IT WAS
EVERY RACE EVERY ECONOMIC STRATA. IT WAS ACROSS ALL SPECTRUM. AND I SAID IF WE GET
THERE AND SHE
SAID WELL BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH
A PREVALENCE OF CONSUMPTION OF NOT FOR A FEE AND A VERY
YOUNG AGE 1011 12 YEARS OLD AS CONSUMPTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY SO
BY THE TIME THEY'RE
1718. AS A CORRUPTED SKEWED
VIEW OF WHAT SEX IS AND SO
THEY'RE PURSUING THE VIOLENT THINGS THE IMPROPER FEES SO THAT WAS HER STORY TO ME I JUST KIND OF WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU
HAVE YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.
>> REPRESENTATIVE THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS OF AN I
WOULD THE ONE CONNECTION WITH
RACE AS WAS PREFERENCES THAT IS THAT AND THE CONNECTION IS
MONEY RIGHT IT'S MEN WHO HAVE MONEY AND WE KNOW THAT THERE
ARE DISPARITIES IN SOCIETY WHERE WHERE ALTHOUGH THERE'S MONEY ALL OVER THE PLACE THERE
IS AN ECONOMIC ASKED ASPECT
THAT YOU'RE CORRECT ITS MEN
THAT MEN OF ALL
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS. I'M
CERTAINLY ALL THE RACES THAT
THE CITY'S CENTER BUT THE ONE COMMON ALLERGENS MEN WITH MONEY AND I WOULD ACTUALLY CONNECT OUR DISCUSSION HERE WITH THE
PRIOR REPRESENT
MUELLER'S BILL. THERE IS A
THAT MEN ARE ENTITLED TO DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH WOMEN; I MEAN I WOULD SAY YOU MADE A POINT OF PORNOGRAPHY AND THERE'S A CONNECTION THERE.
BUT I THINK MORE BROADLY
THE SENSE OF OBJECTIVITY SHOULD
SENSE THAT STARTED FEELING THAT YOU CAN VIEW TO THAT END I HAVE TO DON'T KNOW THAT CASE OF WHAT
I HEARD REPRESENT MOST PRESENTATION. BUT THAT SENSE THAT MATTER ENTITLED TO DO WHAT
THEY WANT AND THERE IS A SENSE
OF I HAVE MONEY I HAVE MY DESIRES AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS OF SOME OF THE TRAINING SO THEY DO FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS COMMENTS THAT
ARE PUT UP ONLINE AND SOME OF
THE SITES THAT YOU WERE A HUMAN
BEINGS TO BUY AND SELL JUST LIKE AN AMAZON WITH RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SEEK ACTUALLY RATED
HUMAN BEING AND IT TALKS ABOUT
LOTS OF BODY PARTS OF ITS SIZE AND SHAPE THE VARIOUS THINGS
AND THOSE COMMENTS AND SAYS FOR THAT SHE MAY BE A NICE PERSON
WITH HOPES AND DREAMS
BUT FOR A HALF HOUR; I'M ENTITLED TO DO WHAT I WANT BECAUSE I HAVE MONEY SO THAT
SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT THAT THAT
MAN AND TEND TO HAVE
AND TO BE TREATING HAVE ONE ANOTHER AS FULL HUMAN BEINGS
AND TO MY MIND THAT'S A
CONNECTION.
THEY'RE PERSONABLE TO THANK YOU
MISTER ARPEY EVERY SHOW YOUR INDULGENCE.
>> IT'S AS YOU CAN TELL; I'M PRETTY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS
TOO AND I JUST I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE START
TO.
SOMEHOW CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF CULTURE AND WHAT'S
ACCEPTABLE AS YOU JUST STATED
ABOUT THE GENDER DIFFERENCES AND AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT EVEN
GENDER DIFFERENCES BECAUSE I
KNOW. FOLKS THAT ARE IN. YOU KNOW THEY'RE TRANS AND YOU
KNOW THAT THE GENDER
NONCONFORMING UP THEY ALSO ARE HEAVILY TARGETED SO IT'S NOT
JUST THAT BUT I'M.
AND IT'S AS I SAID THERE'S BOYS THAT ARE ALSO TRAFFIC SO IT'S.
AND ACROSS THE GENDERS
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A
STAND AND SAY.
AND I THINK THIS BILL
DOES THAT SO IT'S A IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THERE'S
A WHOLE LOT MORE TO DO
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET THERE BUT I'M INTERESTED IN THE WORK SO THANK YOU FOR THIS WORK
AND MOVING IT FOR ME.
>> THERE TO REPRESENT OF ALL
REPRESENT A BULLET; BUT MILLER TOOK THE REAL WELL HERE IS YOUR FIRST ONE IS FROM YOU YOUR VOTE THAT INVOLVE TO A THE FALL OF
THE MOVE.
THE POLICY OF RIDOUT SOLD COLOR
YOU BUT UH BUT NUMBERS UP WE ARE KEEPING A VERY GOOD PACE OF ITS KEY
PACING.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF LOVE FOR
BILLS TO
THE SENATE. A VERY IMPORTANT BILL BY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET
THAT REALLY STRONG GARY BEFORE WE'RE DONE
TODAY TO REPRESENT MILLER. >> PLEASE THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR AND I DO HAVE A BRIEF QUESTION FOR MISS CAN DOUBLE
BEFORE I SAY THAT JUST A QUICK COMMENT I HAVE WORKED WITH MS.
KENDALL AND CHEAP THAT ROAD.
>> ON THAT IN A MINE TO BE A
PART OF THAT IN THE >> THEY DO INCREDIBLE WORK IN
STEARNS COUNTY AND I KNOW THE REPRESENTATIVE I KNOW YOU DO
GREAT WORK AND RAMSEY I MEAN I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME OTHER COUNTIES; BUT THIS LEADS TO MY
QUESTION BECAUSE I I LONG FOR
THE DAY. WHEN WE HAVE MULTIPLE
COUNTY ATTORNEYS COMING IN AND ARTICULATING THIS AS AGGRESSIVELY AND STRAIGHTFORWARD IS AS YOU DO A
MISS KENDALL.
BUT MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHEN I TALKED TO SOME
PEOPLE IN OTHER COUNTIES.
WE HAVE THE STRONG POUND THESE
BUT THEN I FIND OUT THAT THERE'S PLEASE OR THERE'S MOTIONS ARE THERE'S THINGS THAT
HAPPEN.
TO WHERE IT'S LIKE THAT MISTER CHAIR JUST FOR UNDERSTANDING
AND A LOT OF WORK WITH A A A
SAFE HARBOR; NO
WRONG DOOR IN THAT I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE SOLICITED AND
SOMEONE WHO'S BUYING A MINOR SHOULD SUFFER THE FULL
CONSEQUENCES OF THE LAW AND THEN I FIND OUT MANY COUNTIES
THAT STILL
NOT HAPPENING. AND IF THAT'S NOT HAPPENING IN THOSE COUNTIES
THAT TRAFFICKING
IS HAPPENING ALL THE MORE AND AS GREG JUST AS YOU DO IN STEARNS COUNTY THAT CONCERNS ME ALL THE MORE THINGS GET PUSHED INTO THE UPPER HOUSE RIGHT
WORK; IT'S PUSHED
OTHER PLACES. SO MY QUESTION TO
YOU MISS CAN THE LIST IS WITH THIS BEEF UP BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS FOR OUT THIS
BEEF UP IN
AND WASN'T PROSECUTION IS IT GOING TO TOUGHEN UP THAT BACK AND ALSO TO WHERE THERE'S PLEASE MOTIONS WHATEVER THE
TECHNICAL
TERMS ARE TO WHERE WHEN I FIND
OUT THAT SOME OF HIS SOLICITED. ESPECIALLY A MINOR BUT CERTAINLY AN ADULT WHO DOESN'T JUST QUOTE UNQUOTE
GET AWAY WITH.
>> THE COUNTY ATTORNEY THAT
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; IT'S A MATTER OF BEING IN AN
INVESTIGATION WHERE YOU CAN PROVE IT. AND THEN ONCE YOU GET
THAT KNOWING WHAT TO
DO WITH THAT AND WE HAVE FOUND THAT THE EXPERTISE THE PREEXISTING EXPERTISE THAT AS
YOU KNOW WE HAD IN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO PROSECUTE THESE CASES BECAUSE
OUR
LAW ENFORCE PEOPLE ARE
EXTREMELY TRAIN. THAT'S BEEN
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES THEY APPROACH THESE VICTIMS AS VICTIMS JUST LIKE THEY WOULD IN
THAT CASE AND WE GET
BETTER INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE THEY AREN'T CENTERED ON THE VICTIM'S TESTIMONY OR EVEN
ABILITY TO TESTIFY. WE
KNOW HOW TO USE EXPERT WITNESSES ARE COPS KNOW HOW TO PUT IT TOGETHER SO BY THE TIME
IT COMES TO US. WE HAVE A LOT BETTER CASE TO MOVE FORWARD AND
TESTIFY AND THAT IS ONE OF THE
AREAS THAT WE'RE NOW
SEEING SPREADING AND AS AGAINST RANDY COUNTY STARTED THE
TRAINING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
HOW DO YOU DO THIS WE DO GET CALLS FROM OTHER COUNTIES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON HERE'S
WHAT I HAVE IN
THE INVESTIGATION. NOW WHERE DO I BEGIN ON THIS SO WE HAVE BEEN
SHARING INFORMATION A LOT MORE
A LOT MORE OFTEN THIS
TIME HIS GONE ON WITH OTHER
PROSECUTORS BELIEVE CHIEF BEN
CHU; DANNY'S COLLEAGUES HAVE ALSO BEEN SHARING THAT EXPERTISE WITH OTHER COUNTIES SO LIKE ANYTHING THAT IS NEW TO
THE MAINSTREAM. WE'RE GETTING
THERE AND WE HAVE REALLY MADE
PROGRESS SINCE HE FIRST TOLD ME THIS. MY VICTIMS WERE IN HIS FILES I CANDIDLY I DIDN'T
BELIEVE HIM.
AS YOU GET OVER THAT DISBELIEF
THAT THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENS YOUR
COMMUNITY WE'RE REALLY MAKING SIGNAL. FOR US; IT'S JUST TAKING TIME BECAUSE IT'S HARD
OKAY; THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU TO LEARN A COUNTY ATTORNEY CANNOT REALLY STRUCK
BY A.
DESCRIBING
SO DESTRUCTIVELY AND POWERFULLY
THE CONNECTION. THE NEED
TO COME I LEARNED TRAINING
CHERRY WHERE.
A STRONG THE STOP
A CONSEQUENCES THAT EMANATE
FROM OUR LEGISLATIVE BODY AND SENT IT SEEMS TO BE THAT THE
ONLY ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER.
IT'S NOT AS GOOD AS DOING OF COUPLE YOU THINK YOU FOR THAT
TO HAVE LEARNING HERE TO THAT
REPRESENT A COINCIDENCE.
>> THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR. >> WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR OPENING YOU START TALKING ABOUT
THE DIFFERENT TASK FORCE. THERE WAS ONE THAT WAS VERY
ACTIVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL
MINNESOTA. THAT YOU MENTIONED THE MORE THEY STILL ACTIVE IN
UP AND RUNNING.
>> NUMBERS OF CARS THAT I SPOKE
WITH SOME OF THE FOLKS AS I
THINK YOU ARE CHEDDAR'S 9 OTHERS; YEAH; I'M AT A
CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER AND I
THINK THAT THEY'RE SOMEWHAT ACTIVE. SO THERE'S BEEN ACTUALLY WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS ANY WAY FOR FOLKS IN THE
COMMITTEE
TO REALIZE. SO THERE FIRST-EVER
STATEWIDE ITS STATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT LOCAL INVESTIGATIONS OF TRAFFICKING THAT WE INITIATED
IN 2015.
AND THAT WAS GREATLY EXPANDED;
BUT IT'S STILL QUITE LIMITED AND SO SO THERE WERE A NUMBER OF TEST FORCE APPLIED FOR FUNDING THAT THERE IS SOME FUNDING THAT COMES TO CENTRAL MINNESOTA HUMAN TRAPPED IN
TRAFFIC TASK FORCE. THE CENTRAL THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
FOR THE NAME OF THE TASK FORCE AS A CUSS 9 THAT THEY REFER TO
IT BUT
IN YOUR HAS NOT I KNOW THAT
THEY'VE APPLIED OF NOT BEEN
FUNDED AND I WOULD STRONGLY
SUPPORT THEIR BEING INCREASED
FUNDING FOR THOSE TASK FORCES
TO SURPRISE SUPPORT FOR THEM AS WELL I THINK THAT THEY ARE SOMEWHAT OPERATING BUT OF COURSE IT'S HARD WITHOUT THAT
STATE SUPPORT.
>> I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST WE
SUPPORT
HIM TOO I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT TASK FORCE UP AND RUNNING IN
OUR AREA. THANK YOU.
>> AND THE RESOURCES FROM THE STATE DUMA. I MAY MISTER CHAIR
THEY
CERTAINLY DO. >> CENTERS THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR TO THE AUTHOR SECTION 5
ON LINE 3.1 8 OF A SECOND.
AND I'M GOING TO ASK MISTER BE
ABLE TO JUMP IN ON
THIS TOO YOU'RE KIND OF SAY THAT I'M OFFENDED BY CALLING
THESE HUMAN REFUSE PEOPLE
PATRONS. WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD OR WE DO AND CALLING THESE
PEOPLE PATRONS WHEN YOU GO TO A RESTAURANT OR YOU GO TO A
MUSEUM. YOU'RE
A PATRON. THIS IS NOT
PATRONAGE. THIS IS THIS IS THIS
PEOPLE ARE SCUM AND WE SHOULD
CHANGE THAT NAME IF YOU WOULD REPRESENTANDO TO FIND SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN CALL THEM THAT APPROPRIATELY REPRESENTS WHAT
KIND OF FILTH THEY ARE. I THINK A SENSE OF THE MOMENT COMING
>> I MIGHT BE A LITTLE WORKED UP ABOUT THIS. BUT I'M SORRY
BUT THAT'S
JUST OFFENSIVE. >> I'M WONDERING I REPRESENT THAT THE THERE IS THAT IT WILL
NOT STICK TO
>> SO MISTER CHAIR TO AND TO
CONFIRM SO THIS IS THE TERM THAT IS CURRENTLY IN STATUTE.
IT'S A HORRIBLE TERM ON NOTICE.
THERE'S SOME OTHER ONES TO THE VICTIMS ARE REFERRED TO AS PROSTITUTES I BELIEVE AND I'M THERE'S AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF
HE SAYS THERE I SHOULD
SAY THAT.
THE STATE LIKE I'M TRACKING
TASK FORCE WHICH IS TO LITTLE BIT DISTINCTIVE FROM THE INVESTIGATIVE TASK FORCES THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ONE THAT PERCENT CUSTOMER REFERRED TO IN
THIS GROUP AND HAS ACTUALLY BEEN LOOKING AT REVISING THE STATUTE FOR SOME TIME INCLUDING
THE LANGUAGE PERCENT IN ASH
AND THE CONCERN SO
THE HOPE I WILL SAY I COME FROM A NUMBER OF US IS TO STOP
TREATING THE P PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING EXPLOITED
BECAUSE REMEMBER THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS THAT YOU FIND
OFFENSIVE IN TERMS OF LANGUAGE. ALSO RIGHT NOW CRIMINALIZE
BEING
A VICTIM. SO IF YOU ARE BEING
SOLD FOR SEX TO SELL YOURSELF FOR SEX; BUT IN MY VIEW IS IS OF EXPLOITED POSITION TO BE AND
WHERE YOU ARE BEING
SEXUALLY VIOLATED. WHERE MONEY IT HAPPENS TO BE THAT'S THE SITUATION WE'RE CURRENTLY THAT
IS A CRIME UNDER MINNESOTA STATE LAW. AND SO THE THOUGHT
HAS BEEN THAT AT SOME POINT WE
NEED TO BE RE DOING HOW WE APPROACH THIS ISSUE AS A WHOLE AND I FEEL LIKE THE LANGUAGE HAS GOTTEN KIND OF BLOCKED UP
IN CONNECTION WITH THAT
IT MAY WELL MAKE SOME SENSE
I'LL BE HONEST PART OF MY
CONCERN WITH CHANGING THE
LANGUAGE ALONG THE WAY HAS BEEN
THAT YOU TAKE TO MAKE THAT LANGUAGE CHANGE IN THE NOT MAKE THAT MORE FUNDAMENTAL AND IMPORTANT CHANGE IN TERMS OF
HOW WE ACTUALLY TREATED UNDER THE LAW AND MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD TALK
ABOUT MAYBE THEY WOULD BE
THERE. THE APPETITE FOR DOING
THAT; BUT I AGREE WITH YOU REPRESENT NASH. THEY'RE HORRIBLE TERMS THEY'VE BEEN OUR
STATUTE FOR YEARS THEY'RE AWFUL. >> LETS US REPRESENT
CONVERSATION OR WHAT
REPRESENTATIVE WILL THE BIGGER LAST YEAR THAT PART OF WHAT
YOU'RE TOUCHING.
IN THE OLD WAY OF THINKING
SOMEONE LIKE THAT WERE CLOSE TO FIRES SPOKE ABOUT THEY WAS
EUROPE'S
OF CONTROL. A LOT OF PEOPLE FEELING BETTER; BUT IF YOU'RE FEELING A TITLE TO DO WHAT THEY
WANT WITH WOMEN.
AND I THINK OUR LANGUAGE YOU KNOW ROUGH LAX RULES THOSE YOU
KNOW.
CONCEPTS THAT WE REJECT.
AND I'M SO CERTAINLY HAVING A LANGUAGE MOVE ALONG AS WE MOVE
ALONG WITH YOU KNOW THE
SUBSTANCE THAT
>> MISTER CHAIRMAN THANK IF I CAN HELP WITH AN AMENDMENT I
MIGHT BE A
LITTLE PASSIONATE. SO WHAT'S SO LET'S GET GOING ON THAT BUT SO
LET'S CHOP
DOWN TO LINES 3.2 7 TO
3.2 9 WERE. FOR A REPEAT OFFENDER WITHIN 10 YEARS OF A PREVIOUS CONVICTION.
IS NOW ONLY GOING TO GET SLAPPED ON THE WRIST TO 5
YOU'RE
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL ARE SO
THE MOVIES
SPINAL TAP BUT CAN WE TURN UP TO 11 PERHAPS CAN WE DIAL IT UP
SOME BECAUSE AGAIN. I'M NOT GOING TO CALL THE PATRON
STATION JUST.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE SO LET'S PUT HIM AWAY FOR A REALLY LONG
TIME COMING. >> LET'S GO OVER SOME OF THE THANK YOU MISTER; SO I REPRESENT NASH TO CONFIRM THAT THIS COULD BE SOMEONE WHO IS
PURCHASING SEX FROM
AN ADULT WHICH RIGHT NOW WOULD
POTENTIALLY BE A MISDEMEANOR. THIS WAS CONVERTED TO A LEVEL 4
FELONY WHICH
IS A. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE
SENTENCING GUIDELINES CREATE TO
WE CERTAINLY COULD DO AT A HIGHER LEVEL FELONY; IT'S IT'S NOT TO SHOW THIS IS NOT BUYING FROM A CHILD TO BE CLEAR THE CITY BUYING FROM BUYING SEX
FROM
AN ADULT. THIS WOULD MAKE THAT
A FELONY FOR WILL BE THE FIRST
SO WE HAVE TO JUST ASSESS. I MEAN IT'S NO IT'S BAD NEWS AND WE COULD POTENTIALLY GO TO A HIGHER THE LEVEL 4 FELONY MUCH OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
MADE THE
COMMENT ABOUT ABOUT THAT THAT I
WILL SAY THAT THAT'S KNOWN A
NUMBER OF OFFENSIVE RHYTHM OF
FELONY DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND SATURDAYS ARE ALL LEVEL FOR OFFENSES BECOME TURNING OF THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT. A COUNTER
TO THAT.
>> BASICALLY WE PUT IT
ON PAR WITH THE DOMESTICS AND IF YOU'RE A FREQUENT FLYER AND
YOUR BACK HE REPEATEDLY AT
LEAST NOW WE CAN MAKE IT A FELONY RIGHT NOW JUST MISDEMEANOR DEPENDING ON WHERE
YOU DO IT. A GROSS MISDEMEANOR
IN ANOTHER PLAY SO THIS WILL BE
GIVING US THE ABILITY STILL WITH UNEASE BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE
DESCRIBING IN YOUR THANK YOU. THANK YOU WHAT YOU'RE
DESCRIBING HIS ABSENCE REALLY WHAT WE SEE SO THEY DON'T EVEN
THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GET CAUGHT HE MENTIONED HOW MANY TIMES IT DONE AND IF WE CAUGHT
HIM 3 TIMES. >> PERCENT OF THAT I BUILT THAT
UPDATES 5 AND SUCH A NIGHT. IT WAS DIRECTED TO GUIDELINES
COMMISSION.
I ASSUME THIS IS ABOUT THE
LINING OF THE GRAD TO SOME OF
THAT LANGUAGE. HERE THE REASON
THE PANEL TO
THE FDA AND NO BETTER GIFT THAT
MIGHT NOT OFF ALSO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SPEAK FOR
THEIR LIVES CONDITION DIVING A
LITTLE DEEPER INTO. WHAT MIGHT
BE A JUST A YOU KNOW TERM AND
THE GUIDELINES THAT MISTER
>> WITH YOUR PERMISSION I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT THE SECTION I WOULD DO THAT ALTHOUGH I WILL
NOTE PER REPRESENT NASH'S POINT
THAT ONCE WE SET
IT UP THE 5 IMPRISONMENT
$10;000 FINE THAT KIND OF IS THE JET WE'RE ALL STANDARD FOR
A LEVEL 4 FELONY SO I WOULD EXPECT THE SONS AND ISLANDS
WITH SLOTTED IN AS AT A
LEVEL 4. IF YOU SAID LOOK AT THE GUIDELINES THAT WAY SO THIS WOULD DIRECT THE GUY WAS
COMMISSIONED TO DO IT BUT I THINK THE PRETTY CLEAR WAY THAT
WHERE THEY WOULD END UP SLIDING
IT. AND AGAIN THIS IS PURCHASING SEX FROM AN ADULT JUST TO BE CLEAR IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS IS TALKING ABOUT IS
STILL AN OFFENSIVE ACT DIFFERENT IN OUR MINDS PROBABLY
BEEN PREACHING A CHILD.
>> MEMBERS I DO WANT TO KEEP
MOVING WE DO OF COURSE IS ONE OF US IS JOHN; SO THE REP; A SIMILAR NOTE THAT THE LAST WORD
>> CHAIR MARY ANNE E.
REPRESENTATIVE CONETOE YET HAVE THE REPEAL ARE IN HERE AND I'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE CONTACT US SOME
CONCERNS. THAT WITH THIS REPEAL OR IT
COULD ACTUALLY BE.
AND THE
FOR US TO SHUN NO LONGER BE IN A KIND OF CRIME FOR
PROSTITUTION.
LEAN THAT LITTLE BIT TO WHAT THE RE WHAT THE REPEAL ARE
ACTUALLY DOES.
>> MISTER 2% BUT THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND REMINDING
REMIND OURSELVES
ABOUT THEM. ALWAYS MANY AND SOUNDS LIKE MAYBE THE OTHER CALLED IN A BILL TO COME IN ON
THIS QUESTION. VERY WELL
WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE CHEESE. >> THAT YOU'RE OUR ONLY
TWEETING I'M SORRY USED TO COURT THANK YOU TO TO BECOME A
VISION.
I THINK THE REPEAL ARE ONLY REFERS TO THE MISDEMEANOR
PORTION OF THE PATRON OR JOHN OR WHATEVER CRUDE TERM WE WANT TO USE IT DOES NOT BUT FOR
THE
VICTIM'S SIDE. SO IT WOULD BE REPEALING THAT MISTER YOUR PORTION REPLACE IT WITH EITHER
ACROSS THIS YEAR OR A FELONY FOR ANY JOHN ARE PURCHASING OF
AND QUICKLY FROM HOUSE
MISTER CHAIR REPRESENT JOHNSON
AND MEMBERS.
AS REPRESENT
NASH INDICATED TO PROSTITUTION-RELATED STATUTES ARE RATHER COMPLICATED THERE'S AN EXTENSIVE HISTORY THAT I
WON'T GIVE YOU ALL RIGHT NOW;
BUT THERE ARE SEPARATE
SUBDIVISIONS TO DEAL WITH
THE FENCES. 4 PEOPLE ACTING AS
PROSTITUTES AND THOSE WHO ARE
ACTING AS SEX BUYERS; THE OFFENSE THAT RELATES TO SOMEONE WHO IS ACTING AS A PROSTITUTE
WHAT THEY CALL THE GENERAL
PROSTITUTION CRIMES IS IN SUBDIVISION 7 WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE BILL BECAUSE THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THAT.
SO THAT IS
NOT REPEALED WHAT IS REPEALED IS THE PORTION THAT RELATES TO
WHAT IN
STATUTE IS CALLED PATRONS WHAT
SOMETIMES PEOPLE REFER TO A SEX BUYERS THAT IS THE SUBDIVISION
THAT'S
BEING REPEALED SO PROSTITUTION
ENGAGED IN BY A PERSON WHO IS CONSIDERED A PROSTITUTE WOULD
NOT BE DECRIMINALIZE BY REMOVING THIS. IT SIMPLY
REMOVES THE MISDEMEANOR PENALTY
RELATED TO WHAT WE REFER TO AS PATRONS BECAUSE IN SECTION 5 OF
THE BILL. THAT MISDEMEANOR PENALTY IS REPLACED BY A GROSS
MISDEMEANOR PANELS.
MISTER CHAIR.
MR JOHNSON FOR THE CLARIFICATION I SET UP IN A FEW PEOPLE CONTACT MEAN WE HAVE
SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS.
I WANT TO GET THE JOHNS AND THE
PIMPS OFF THE STREET AND YOU
KNOW WHERE THEY BELONG TO
THOSE VICTIMS. INVOLVED GET THEM THE HELP THEY NEED BUT I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE THE LIFE OF
PROSTITUTION
AT ALL. >> PERCENT JOHNSON; UH THIS
BILL APPEARS NOT TO DO THAT AT ALL. SO GLAD THAT WE HAVE THAT
AREA OUT HERE.
THE SIMILAR YOU GET THE LAST WORD.
>> I THINK MISTER THANK
YOU MR. TURN NO REALLY IT'S JUST A PUNCTURE BRIEF PUNCTUATION WHAT'S BEING SAID HERE FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMITTEE TO UNDERSTAND.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE WAY
TO WORK TALKING ABOUT THIS IN THIS COMMITTEE AND APPEARS THIS BILL'S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD
AND HAVE STRONG A BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT.
A REPRESENTATIVE NASH REFERRED TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT NAMES THEY KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE IN
THIS ROOM OF HER NEW REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING IS
MIDDLE
AGE PERVERTS IS IS THE PHRASE THAT I TYPICALLY USE IN AND I
WANT TO AND SOMETHING BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WE'VE
HEARD OF IN THE MIDDLE AGE BUSINESS MEN THAT HAVE BEEN
DOING THIS
AND IT'S REALLY BOTHERED ME THAT THE IN MY OPINION GENERALLY GET AWAY WITH THIS WE
NEED TO TOUGHEN ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM A MS. KENDALL OF HEARD NOT FROM
HER BUT SHE IS. EXPRESSES SOME
PEOPLE SAY THIS.
THAT THESE GUYS WHO ARE SOLICITING REMEMBER THEY'RE
SOLICITING DOWN THE 1213 YEARS OLD. THEY SAY WELL YOU'RE GOING
TO BE DESTROYING THEIR CAREER AND THEIR FAMILY IF YOU
PROSECUTE THEM.
AND MISTER CHAIR; WHAT
REPRESENTED NASH SAID THEY I DON'T CARE I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO WATCH IF THEY GET A CHANCE
AND NETFLIX THERE'S THERE'S A DOCUMENT A DOCUMENTARY CALLED I
AM JANE DOUGH.
AND IT KIND OF GOES THROUGH THE STORY OF 3 YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE TRAFFICKED AND HOW IT NOT ONLY AFFECTS THAT PERSON BUT THEIR
FAMILY AND EVERYONE
AROUND HIM. THIS IS JUST A
DESTRUCTIVE THING THAT WE'RE
ONE HERE. THIS GOES WELL BEYOND SOMETHING THIS TERRIBLE HEINOUS TO THAT INDIVIDUAL PERSON; BUT
THIS IS DESTRUCTIVE TO
OUR SOCIETY. THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE WE NEED TO HOLD THE LINE
AND SO I
REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS BILL
AND I TRUST YOU A LOT HAS COME TO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LAW BECAUSE THEY FIRED
QUESTIONS AT YOU.
>> AND YOU SAY WELL; HERE'S WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO THAT YOU'RE VERY PARTICULAR THATS
WHAT A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE THAT OF THE 2 OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THIS AND HELPING DRAFT THE SOME THINGS
THAT REPRESENT THEM.
>> CERTAINLY THOUGH I THANK YOU
MISTER JUST JUST A COUPLE BRIEF
COMMENTS ON A THINK TANK THAT ESTA FIRES AND THINK OF MY COAUTHORS REPRESENTATIVES MILLER AND MUELLER WHEN YOU
HAVE
MILLER MUELLER. >> COMING TOGETHER THAT'S A
GOOD THAT'S A GOOD THAT'S A
GOOD THING GOING AND TO THANK
REPRESENT O'NEILL'S POINTS
ACTUALLY DO THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT GO BACK TO WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE BOYS AND TRANSGENDER THAT ALTHOUGH I GO BACK TO THE GENDER ISSUES ON THIS BECAUSE THEY REALLY
FUNDAMENTAL AND YET THERE ARE
SO MANY. >> SO MANY BOYS AND THEN CHANGE UNDER INDIVIDUALS AND YOU SAID
NOT GENDER CONFORMING AS WELL ARE CAUGHT UP IN THIS IN THE
FINAL POINT TO SAY THAT I WOULD
LOVE 2 MEN THE LANGUAGE IS A LOVE TO TALK TO REPRESENT NASH
ON THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE OR AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T GET HELD
AGAINST ANY FUTURE;
A BROADER REWRITING OF THIS BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS IS AN AREA THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE
REWRITTEN MORE BROADLY IN THE
IF WE CAN STOP
IN THIS HORRIBLE LANGUAGE IN THE MEANTIME THAT WOULD AGREE TO SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
EVERYBODY THINK MR. >> A SERVER ASKED FOR YES.
THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIR. >> RESENTMENT ON THE TAKE UP ON THAT WE'VE NEVER ACTUALLY WORKING TOGETHER. BUT I'M JUST
OUT OF MYSELF AND ERBIL AND I'M
READY TO SWING FOR THE FENCES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH; THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR RETURN ASH WERE
PERCENT FROM TOP AND I CAUGHT
THAT USE EARLIER.
THAT OUR BODY TOOK US SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
UNDER DIFFERENT A MAJORITY OF
THAT TIME. SO I THINK WHAT WHAT
THIS CONVERSATION
ABOUT REFLECTION. FOR ME REALLY SAYS IS THAT THERE IS A
CREDIBLE COMMON GROUND THERE.
ACROSS THE PARTISAN. THERE'S
ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY THIS LEGISLATION SHOULD NOT BE A
SUCCESSFUL. THE CERTAINLY MY
IT OUT. THE CHAIR OF THIS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD UP OUR SLEEVE
OF
THIS YEAR. ORLANDO OVERALL IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A FISCAL NOTE AS OF YET THAT SO WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE
MOVE FORWARD; WE'RE LIVE IN A REAL TARGET THAT A WORD OUR
RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE.
FOR I AM
THAT RESOURCES MOST LIKELY WILL
BE DID SO WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE
TO WALK
AND TALK ALSO THE POLICY OF THE RESOURCE I SIMULTANEOUSLY TO
CONTINUE THE GOOD WORK.
PEOPLE OFTEN THE STEARNS
COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES AS WELL SO THANK YOU TO CHOOSE;
THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY WITH
US TODAY. WHAT PERCENT OF
PEOPLE LOVE A THIS POINT MOVES HOUSE FO REAL TO BE LIKE THAT.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR WITH
THAT MEMBERS WE HAVE 2
NEXT BILL IS ACTUALLY THE NEXT 2 BILLS OR A PERCENT OF ALL BILLS BILLS. SO PLEASE GO
FORWARD PERCENT OF
THE REAL HAS FALLEN FOR 64 MEMBERS WE HEARD THIS BILL OR
LAST YEAR.
IT WAS ONE OF THE BILL'S FRANKLY WE COULD NOT DO A
ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
WE'VE GOT AWFULLY
BUT THE SPILL HAS TO SAY AS
OPPOSED TO A JUST TRYING TO
MOVE IT THROUGH A 32ND SITE.
I THINK ANYWHERE AND I THINK WE'RE PERCENT THE GREASE THAT ITS SIGNIFICANCE IS PRETTY
IMPORTANT THE TERMS MAKES
POWERFUL INVESTMENTS.
THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
AND SOMEONE OR HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY. FOR THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING WITH REPRESENT OF A
DEAL AND OTHERS TO BECOME A TO
COME FORWARD AND SHARE
THEIR HOPES AND THEIR THOUGHTS A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION I
WOULD ASK THEM BECAUSE WE DID
HEAR THE BILL. HOWEVER
LOOK TO PRIMARILY SPEND OUR
TIME LISTENING AS OPPOSED TO
RAISING QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BECAUSE THEN THAT
GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE ON TO HOUSE FALL FOR IT ALL 83
WHICH IS OF VITALLY
IMPORTANT BILL I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT DONE BEFORE WE
ADJOURN HERE. TODAY REPRESENT
OF A YOUR MOTION IS TO REFER US WELL FOR 64 2 WAYS
AND MEANS AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE
AN
AUTHOR'S AMENDMENT. YES; MISTER CHAIR; I HAVE THE A ONE AND THAT'S A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT
THAT
>> YES IN SUCH AREAS; TECHNICAL ISSUES REMOVING THE
FISCAL YEAR THAT NO LONGER WE
CAN FUND.
>> SO WE'RE REPS IT WILL BE OBAMA'S HOUSE FOR 4.64 BE
REFERRED TO A FREEZE AND SHE
WAS THE THE ONE ABOUT THE OLD FAVOR OF THE MOTION PLEASE SAY
AYE.
I WILL SAY THIS I WILL SURPASS
LAST FALL FOR 64. >> WELL BEFORE US AS A MATTER OF CIVIL BEAT.
>> THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS SO THIS IS
CREATING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR
DOMESTIC ABUSE TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMS. AND IT'S A MINISTER
THROUGH THE O J P
PROGRAMS; IT'S MILLION FOR THE YEAR 2021 WITHOUT I'M STILL AT
THE TOP.
>> KERRY ANY MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE; I'M
KATIE KRAMER POLICY DIRECTOR FOR VIOLENCE FREE MINNESOTA;
THE COALITION TO END RELATIONSHIPS ABUSE. FORMERLY
THE MINNESOTA COALITION FOR BATTERED WOMEN. AFTER 40 YEARS
AS THE MINNESOTA FOR COALITION
FOR BATTERED WOMEN; IT WAS TIME TO UPDATE OUR NAME TO REFLECT
THE VISION WE WORK TOWARDS EVERY DAY. A VIOLENT STREET
MINNESOTA.
WE REMAIN A STATEWIDE COALITION
WITH 90 MEMBER PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND SERVICES
TO DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE VICTIMS SURVIVORS AND ALL 87
MINNESOTA COUNTIES.
I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF A
CHECK FOR 64 SEEKING FUNDING FOR PROGRAMMING TO TRANSFORM THE BEHAVIOR OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PERPETRATORS.
MINNESOTA HAS A LONG HISTORY OF
FINANCIALLY SUPPORTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES ARE CRITICAL CORE
ACTION OF MINNESOTA
STATE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF THE VITAL PART THESE PROGRAMS PLAY
IN ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY.
BUT THE STATE DESPITE THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TO FUNDING
FOR
DOMESTIC FOUND SERVICES PROGRAMS; MINNESOTA CONTINUE TO HAVE UNMET NEEDS AND FOOT FACE
FUNDING; UNCERTAINTY.
WELL THE NEED FOR CONTINUED AND INCREASED SUPPORT FOR CRISIS
INTERVENTION SERVICES IS
CRITICAL WELL IN ORDER TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE MUST
INVEST IN PREVENTION WORK AS
WELL. THIS WORK INCLUDES COMMUNITY EDGE CATION HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP STRANGE WITH YOUTH
AS WELL AS PROGRAMMING TO TRANSFORM ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS AND
END THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT A
FUNDING YEAR; BUT SHOULD THERE
BE MONEY AVAILABLE IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. WE ARE ASKING FOR AN INVESTMENT IN PROGRAMMING TO TRANSFORM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PERPETRATOR BEHAVIOR. WE NEED A
SYSTEM THAT HAS ACCOUNTABILITY MONITORING AND EFFECTIVE AND
ASSESS OF ACCESSIBLE
PROGRAMMING FOR THOSE WHO HARM
OTHERS. WITH ME TODAY OUR STAFF
FROM THREE-MEMBER PROGRAMS AS
WELL AS A PROGRAM GRADUATES TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMMING THEY OFFER FOR PERPETRATORS OF
VIOLENCE. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS
OF THEIR PROGRAMMING SOME
VETERANS AND THE NEED FOR FUNDING WILDLY AS A MERCENARY KEEFE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES WITH DOMESTIC ABUSE
PROJECT. PERCEIVED ONE-TIME FUNDING FOR
VETERANS PROGRAMMING LAST SESSION THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE TYPE OF PROGRAM TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND I'M NOT RIGHT.
>> WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE MISTER PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD THE
NAMES OF A MONTH AND KEITH.
I'M SO GOOD AFTERNOON. MISTER
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AS I SAID MEANS ON THE KEY FROM THE DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES AT THE DOMESTIC
ABUSE PROJECT. SO FIRST WE WANT TO START BY THANKING YOU FOR
THE
CHANGE THAT THOSE RESOURCES HAVE ALLOWED US TO OPEN UP A
FULL TIME CHANGE DEPOSITION WHICH WAS WELL WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING OUR PROGRAMMING AND DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS
THAT WE HAVE
HISTORICALLY SERVED. IT'S ALSO
PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO
PARTNERS AND CHILDREN OF SERVICE MEMBERS. TODAY; I'M
HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. THE HOUSE FELL DOWN FOR
TREATMENT PROGRAM FUNDING.
AS YOU KNOW I'M ABOUT 3 YEARS
AGO UNITED WE CATEGORICALLY CUT
FUN; ADDING TO A DOMESTIC BONDS
PROGRAMS. THIS WAS A MAJOR
SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR DEATH AND RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN OUR WORKFORCE OVER
THE LAST
3 YEARS. THE COLLATERAL IMPACT
IN THE COMMUNITY WAS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN ACCESSIBILITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AND PARTNERS WHILE WE POSSESS THE SPACE TO
SERVE STAFF THEY'RE VERY PASS AN ATTORNEY AND DEDICATED TO
WORKING WITH THE SPECIFIC POPULATION AN AND FOR DECADES
OF EXPERIENCE IN GEAR. WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH WITH THE
STAFFING THAT WE HAVE.
THAT'S A 185 PARTICIPANTS THEIR INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION
PROGRAM.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS PAST YEAR WE
ALSO RECEIVED
CALLS FROM 426 OTHER
POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SERVICES AND WHO
WE HAVE TO REFER OUT COMMUNITY
PARTNERS WHILE THE PROGRAM IS
CLEARLY EFFECTIVE GIVEN THAT MORE THAN 95% OF OUR GRADUATES
CONSISTENTLY REMAINED VIOLENCE
FREE. ONE MEASURED ONE YEAR POST-GRADUATION IT IS DEVASTATING TO NOT BE ABLE TO
SERVE ONE.
OUR SISTER AND BROTHER
ORGANIZATIONS ARE STRUGGLING SIMILARLY AND DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE CAPACITY TO ACCEPT THE
REFERRALS THAT WE ARE OFFERING
GOT THERE'S A NEED FOR COSTLY
SPECIFIC PROGRAMS DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND COMMUNITIES SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS AND
REFUGEES; ENGLISH IS NOT A PRIMARY LANGUAGE PROGRAMS FOR
ADOLESCENTS.
PROGRAMS FOR FOLKS FROM THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY WHO
SILENCED WRONG WELL DUE TO LACK
OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WHO CAN UNDERSTAND THE DOMESTIC BON-TON AMEX THAT ARE
EXPERIENCED IN NON-TRADITIONAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT WAS LONG
BELIEVED THAT ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR
ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS
INVESTING IN THOSE WHO USE VIOLENCE THEMSELVES. SERVICES
ARE ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
HE HOWEVER VICTIMS CANNOT BE EXPECT DID IT TO SHOULDER THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VIOLENCE
THAT'S COMMITTED UPON.
AS A COMMUNITY WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS NARRATIVE AND OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR CHANGE.
ONE WAY FOR US TO
DO THAT AS A STATE IS NOT INVESTING IN DOMESTIC ABUSE TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN INVEST IN EVERY
MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AND ALL OF
OUR COMMUNITY HE'S TO SHARE
MORE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ADDISON WHO IS A RECENT PROGRAM
GRADUATE FROM DEATH.
>> WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE AND A SIMPLISTIC RECORD TO GIVE US
YOUR TESTIMONY. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR.
IS AT A SUMMER AND AS AND THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I RECENTLY GRADUATED THE MEN'S PROGRAM AT THE DOMESTIC ABUSE
PROGRAM. WELL;
A DOUBT NOT ONLY WAS EDUCATED
ON THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND THE DETRIMENTAL RAMIFICATIONS THAT CAN CAUSE IN
THE HOME. IT HELPED ME BREAK FREE FROM AN HEALTHY CORE
BELIEF SYSTEMS AND REBUILD
BETTER ONES.
THE PROGRAM HAS SHOWN ME A MODEL IN WHICH I CAN USE
EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION STYLES WITH THE ROMANTIC COMPANION AND TO PUT
THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PRACTICAL PRACTICE IN ALL
ASPECTS OF MY LIFE.
>> TODAY I AM IN A WONDERFUL
RELATIONSHIP
WITH MIKE AND PARTNER BASED ON
HONESTY INTEREST BEFORE DOWN
IFO CONTAINS GUILT AND SHAME.
THROUGH MY PROGRAMMING I WAS ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THAT PAIN
AND
MOVING FORWARD AN ADVOCATE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; WILLING TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE
STRENGTH AND HOPE TO ANYONE WHO
SEEKS IT. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN
BE PREVENTED AWARENESS ISN'T
ENOUGH.
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO PROGRAMS LIKE DOUBT IS REQUIRED FOR
PREVENTION EDUCATION.
THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM. SO IS A
VITAL STEP TO CREATING A
HEALTHIER AND SAFER THAN THIS. THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY
AND YEAR. COOPERATION AND CONSIDERATION THIS BILL THANK
YOU THANK YOU
FOR YOUR. >> TESTIMONY OF THE STEWARDS WE THE FATHER OF ANOTHER YEAR OF
GROWTH. AND LEARNING TO
CONTINUE. WELL WISHES.
>> SO NEXT WE
HAVE BRITTANY WAS WHO IS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE COMMITTEE AGAINST DOMESTIC
ABUSE
IN MANKATO SHE WILL PROVIDE AN
EXAMPLE OF ANOTHER TYPE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING ONE THAT HAS RECEIVED NO STATE
DOLLARS.
>> THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE; THANK YOU MY NAME IS BRITTANY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY. >> I WANT TO SHARE A STORY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAMMING
TO FAMILIES. AFTER YEARS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE THAT EVENTUALLY
TURNED PHYSICAL A MOM AND HER 2
KIDS CAME TO CATER TO SHELTER. HOWEVER THE
CHILDREN'S FATHER CONTINUED TO
HARASS OR USING THE KIDS AS LEVERAGE SHE FINALLY DECIDED TO NOT LET HIM COME BACK INTO
THEIR LIVES. IF YOU
DIDN'T CHANGE SHE WENT TO HER HE WENT TO THERAPY BUT IT
DIDN'T ADDRESS IS ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR OTHER PROGRAMMING WAS
UNSUCCESSFUL TO BOWL TO HIM UP TIME 2 YEARS LATER THE ONLY CONTACT THE KIDS HAVE WITH
THEIR DAD IS OVER THE PHONE AND YOU CONTINUE TO USE THESE
CONVERSATIONS TO HARASS THE
KIDS. SHE HAD TO ACCEPT THAT HE
WOULD NOT CHANGE AND SO GRAVES THE MISSED OPPORTUNITY WHEN HER KIDS ASKED BY THEIR DAD DIDN'T
COME HOME.
SO I CAN ONLY PROVIDE SAFETY AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE THROUGH EDUCATION ADVOCACY AND
SHELTER THROUGHOUT
REGION; 9. IN 2015 WE STARTED
THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA THUNDER
EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR MEN WHO USE VIOLENCE AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR VICTIMS AND TO ADDRESS THE NEED
MENTIONED IN THE STORY.
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOOSE DIFFERENTLY FOR ONE FAMILY THIS PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY FUNDED BY THE FUSE THAT PARTICIPANTS PAY.
WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY AGENCIES IN OUR REGION THAT OFFERS THIS TYPE OF PROGRAMMING WE HAVE
SEEN A 38% INCREASE IN
REFERRALS. PARTICIPANTS COME
MOSTLY FROM THE BLUE EARTH COUNTY THAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING INCREASE REFERRALS FOR MY REAL
COUNTIES AS WELL OUR CLASS SIZES BECAME UNMANAGEABLE WE
RESTRUCTURE THE PROGRAM TO MEET THEM. IT'S EVEN SO WE'VE HAD A
WAIT LIST OF UP TO 18 PARTISAN CONFINED DURING THIS TIME; 7 OF THE PARTICIPANTS ON THE WAIT
LIST BE OFFENDED. WE'VE SEEN
CHANGES WHEN MEN ARE ABLE TO ATTEND PROBE. I MEAN WE HAVE HEARD VICTIMS EXPRESSED CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM WHEN HE SEEMS
TO FOR AND HOWEVER
WE HAVE ALSO HAD VICTIMS TELL US THAT THE BURDEN FOR PAYMENT OF GROUP HAS FALLEN ON THEM.
SOME PARTICIPANTS TRAVEL AN
HOUR AND MORE EACH WEEK TO GET TO GROUP WHICH IMPACTS THEIR
ABILITY TO WORK OR PUT GAS IN THEIR VEHICLE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SOME CRIMINAL CASES GO TO A PLEA DEAL IN ORDER TO
AVOID HAVING TO GO TO MAKE IT OVER PROGRAMMING THESE THINGS
ULTIMATELY FALL BACK ON THE
VICTIM AS OUR PROGRAM HAS REACHED ITS CAPACITY; WE WOULD
LIKE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO PROGRAMMING BY CHANGING THE FEE STRUCTURE AFTER AN ADDITIONAL
CLASSES IN A RURAL AREAS. WE CANNOT DO THIS WITH OUR CURRENT LACK OF FUNDING AND ASK YOU TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING THIS
MEASURE.
>> NEXT WE HAVE MARTY RASCALS
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS AT EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER
FORM OF TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING AGAIN ONE THAT
RECEIVES NO
STATE DOLLARS.
>> THERE'S THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON. MISTER CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS AGAIN MY NAME IS MARDI GRAS I'M AN EAST SIDE
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES IN NORTHEAST; MINNEAPOLIS. MY COMMENTS ARE BRIEF BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH TESTIMONY ON IMPACT STATEMENTS ALREADY
THAT I
CAN ECHO IN REGARDS TO WHAT WE
SEE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT IN
REGARDS TO AGREE OR WHAT
HAPPENS AND THE
TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESS. PEOPLE COME TO OUR GROUP HERE THROUGH SUFFER FROM A CART
MANDATE THAT COME FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AGES RACES AS WE'VE HEARD IN PREVIOUS TESTIMONY IS
UNDER GUARD. SO THIS TOPIC THEY COME BECAUSE THEY HAVE
BEEN IDENTIFIED IS USING ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS WITHIN THEIR
HOME OR COMMUNITY AND HAVE MANDATED HOURS 2 PER OF PROGRAM
TO COMPLETE.
WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAMMING AS WE HAVE SEEN AS POSITIVE RESULTS BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED TO
HERE TODAY ABOUT ALL MODELS THAT CONTINUE. THIS IS ANOTHER
EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE HAVE SEEN
PREVIOUSLY PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN
SHAME BASED PUNISHMENT BASED 9
THE TRAUMA THAT OFFENDERS THEMSELVES HAVE EXPERIENCED
WHICH THEN HAS DEVELOPED INTO MALADAPTIVE BEHAVIORS. FAMILIES
COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY ALSO REINFORCED TOXIC MASCULINITY
AND RETRIBUTION AS ACCEPTABLE
BEHAVIORS. TODAY THE PROGRAM
IS GROUNDED AND HEALING HEALING SERVICES; WHICH INSTEAD OF ASKING WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU WE
ASKED WHAT'S HAPPENED TO YOU.
WE USE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR; THERAPY AND USE
COMMON LANGUAGE AND
EMPOWER PARTICIPANTS WITH DISCUSSION AND UNDERSTANDING THE CYCLE OF ABUSE.
PARTICIPANTS TAKE
FROM THAT RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS
THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED HARM TO OTHERS AFFECTED PRACTICE FOR TAKING TIME OUT SOME STRESS
LEVELS BEGIN TO ESCALATE
DEVELOP POSITIVE SELF TOP IN
AFFIRMATIONS AND UNDERSTAND THEIR IMPACT WHICH THEY'VE HAD FROM THEIR ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS; A FAMILY
AND COMMUNITY.
OUR
CURRENT WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS SHOWS THAT PARTICIPANTS ARE HIGHLY SATISFIED WITH WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING AND THEY'RE
BEGINNING TO MENTOR OTHERS
AROUND THEM AND IN NETWORK;
IT'S THE INCREASE UNDERSTANDING
OF THEIR OWN SELF AWARENESS AND BEHAVIORS AND THOUGHTS AND 20
OUT OF THE RECENT 20 HAVE NOT REFUNDED THERE'S A GREAT NEED
FOR THE SERVICES YOU HEARD
FROM. US UP HERE ON THE PANEL
WE HAVE WAIT LISTS AS WELL. OF ONE TO 4 WEEKS AND OUR GROUPS ARE FULL; WE CANNOT TAKE
ANY MORE WITHOUT
FURTHER FUNDING. SO THERE'S
NEED TO FUND THESE CREWS;
CRITICAL SERVICES. THERE'S
MINIMAL FINDING OUT THERE FOR US TO FIND TOGETHER SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL AND THANK YOU. THIS YEAR;
MR.
>> SO THESE ARE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING
HAPPENING IN
THE STATE. AND SO I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING SHORT ON TIME I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS WHAT IS IN YOUR PACKAGE; SO YOU
SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A PACKET OF YOU. COLORED PHOTOS; I JUST
WANT
TO WALK THROUGH THAT THE FIRST IS A PIECE THAT WALKS YOU THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF
NATURE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE;
SO POLICY THAT IMPACT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. VICTIMS SURVIVORS
WILL ALSO IMPACT THINGS LIKE
HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT HEALTH CARE TRANSPORTATION; WE KNOW THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT
EXIST IN ISOLATION.
THE SECOND IS A MAP OF THE
STATE WHICH SHOWS WHAT TYPE OF
PROGRAMMING IS AVAILABLE IN
WHICH COUNTIES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE I'M HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A COLOR COPY AS YOU CAN SEE WITH
THE GREEN ON
THE MAP ONLY A 3RD OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES HAVE PROGRAMMING THAT
IS SPECIFIC TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND EVEN IN THOSE COUNTIES WITH THEM A DOMESTIC
FOUND SPECIFIC PROBE. I MEAN IT'S OFTEN ONE PROGRAM FOR THE
FULL.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MAP OF IN THE WHITE THERE 40%
OF COUNTIES
IN MINNESOTA. I HAVE NOTHING AVAILABLE. SO CLEARLY WE LACK
SUFFICIENT ACCESS AND QUALITY PROGRAMMING ACROSS THE STATE WHICH IS WHY THIS FUNDING ITS
OWN.
3RD WE HAVE A ONE PAGER
THAT AND THERE'S SOME OF THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
AROUND DOMESTIC ABUSE
TRANSFORMATION; PROGRAMMING INCLUDING EFFECT IN THIS AND
LEVELS OF FUNDING NEEDED. SO WE ASK YOU OUR STATE LEGISLATORS AS YOU LOOK AT
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS
THE SESSION. IT'S VITAL THAT
THERE BE AN INVESTMENT IN TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMMING THE SOLUTION TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
IS NOT TO WALK AWAY A
PERPETRATOR FOREVER. AND IT'S NOT TO RELEASE THEM INTO THE
COMMUNITY WITHOUT ANY
PROGRAMMING THE SOLUTION IS TO PROMOTE RAMMING A HAS BEEN
SHOWN TO TRANSFORM THE
KATE YEAR TO PREVENT FUTURE VIOLENCE TO INCREASE SAFETY AND
TO SAY THE LIVES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
ON
THE SCREEN AND I'M SURE CONSIDINE OH I KNOW YOUR COUNTY WAS BUTTONED AND SO I I THINK
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
VERY QUICKLY VERY
QUICKLY. YES.
>> TO WOMAN FROM KATE ARE YOU STILL ABLE TO TAKE YOUR PROGRAM INTO THE BOARD OF COUNTY JAIL
WE USED TO DO THAT. >> WE DO NOT TAKE ARE UNDER
PROGRAMMING INTO THE CHAIR; WE HAVE USUALLY DO GROUPS FOR
AROUND SURVIVOR. HEALING AND
THINGS LIKE THAT IN THE JAIL.
>> I THINK IT WAS JUST BRIEF COMMENT. I THOUGHT IT WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND I WAS THE
PROGRAM COORDINATOR. AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE GENTLEMAN
GOT A LOT OUT OF IT SO YEAH BE NICE TO SEE THE FUNDING BACK TO
A POINT WHERE THEY DO THAT.
>> WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING CAN REALLY TO DO WHAT
WE'RE DOING NOW ARE PRETTY
SHORT STAFFED AND THAT AND WE DO WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THAT WE HAVE THAT
POSSIBILITY; THANK YOU AS WELL.
THANK
>> THERE REPRESENT A LITTLE A QUICK CLOSING THOUGHT TONIGHT;
I'M REALLY STRUCK BY THIS 40% OF COUNTIES; NOTHING AVAILABLE
AND A NOD. YOU KNOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
I
THINK HERE TO REALLY HAVE A BIG
IMPACT OUR
SUCCESSFUL WITH YOUR FELLOW EVEN YET THIS YEAR EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THE FUNDING YEAR BUT A
QUICK CLOSING THOUGHTS. >> RIGHT I THINK THAT WOULD BE
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW
WHICH THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED; BUT I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THE FACT THAT WE DON'T THERE ARE VERY FEW
PROGRAMS THAT
HELP OFFENDERS. THE STOP THE VIOLENCE AND YOU REALLY ARE AND STOP THE VIOLENCE UNTIL YOU CHANGE THE HEART OF THE
MINUTES.
ARE WOMEN THAT WAS HIS MEN
PERPETRATING THE VIOLENCE SO.
NOW I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU. MISTER
CHAIR FOR HEARING TODAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU
REPRESENTATIVE IN THERE I WANT TO THANK ALL THAT PLUS THE FIRES TOGETHER PARTICULARLY
WANT FOR THE.
CAME FORWARD TO SHARE HOW
HE LEARNED. IT WAS PRETTY HAS
GROWN A BEARD.
>> STABILITY OF THE WORK THAT MAKES OUR OMAR STATES IT FIRST THINK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US
HERE TODAY REPRESENT ALL THE
CHAIR WILL NOW
ONLY OVER OR FILE FOR REPRESENT
OF ALL KNOW YOU HAVE
A WHILE. I MEAN
AND YOUR MOTION IS TO REFER
HOUSE FILE; 22. 83 TO THE
COMMITTEE ON WAYS OF THE SUN AND MOST OF THOSE BEFORE US AND THERE'S AN
AUTHOR'S A MOMENT AS WELL. OH I THINK IT'S A THEATRICAL MEMBER; BUT I'LL LET YOU
DESCRIBE IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR; YES;
THE 8 WHO
IS TOO IT ESSENTIALLY IT WAS
ASKED ON BEHALF OF THE BCA TO
MAKE THINGS FLOW A LITTLE
EASIER SO RESTRICTED CATS THOSE ARE KIDS THAT THE VICTIM DID
NOT GIVE THEIR PERMISSION TO BE TESTED WOULD BE DIRECTION UP
FROM THE
HOSPITAL'S DIRECTOR PLEA TO THE BCA AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD NOT HAVE TO PICK IT UP BECAUSE
THEY REALLY THEY DON'T
NEED TO AND SO THAT'S JUST MAKING THAT CLARIFICATION THAT
CAN HAPPEN AND I WERE I
THINK THAT. >> WE'RE WELL ON OUR CIVIL THE OATH OF OFFICE OR TO A MEMBER
OF FAVOR PLEASE
SAY AYE. I WILL SAY THIS I'M MOST OF THE BELLS FROM 2093 IS
AND THAT IS BEFORE US PERCENT
OF ALL THAT.
>> THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR.
SO TODAY IS A HISTORIC DAY I
THINK THIS IS AN
AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. FOR US TO STAND WITH VICTIMS AND
SURVIVORS OF RAPE. THIS BILL
BEFORE US WILL BE THE FIRST IN
MINNESOTA EVER TO SAY WE'RE
GOING TO TEST EACH AND EVERY KID THAT THE VICTIM HAS GIVEN THEIR PERMISSION TO BE TESTED.
I HAVE WITH ME UN CASO WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ME ON THIS
BILL AND THE BCA WORKED WITH VERY VERY CLOSELY TO CRAFT THIS SO THAT IT ACTUALLY WILL WORK
IT
CAN WORK. IT WILL GET JUSTICE TO VICTIMS THAT ARE NOT GETTING
JUSTICE NOW NOW IT WILL DO SO
MANY DIFFERENT THINGS LET ME JUST TALK ABOUT THE THE FIRST
PART OF IT ABOUT MANDATING
TESTING ALL RAPE KITS THAT
ARE UNRESTRICTED AND THIS REALLY KNOW AND RESTRICTED AS BUT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IT MEANS A VICTIM HAS GIVEN HER
PERMISSION TO HAVE THAT
KIT TESTED. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IS IT BRINGING JUSTICE TO A WOMAN.
THAT HAS HAD AS
KIT DONE. BUT IT ALSO
ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THERE ARE OVER 400 DIFFERENT UNIQUE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
RIGHT HERE IN MINNESOTA TO CONNECT THE DOTS WHEN THEY
COULD NOT CONNECT THEM NOW THAT DNA EXISTS AND THEY CAN LOAD IT TO CODIS A NATIONAL
DATABASE FOR DNA.
>> THEY CAN SEE KIT THEY CAN
SEE HIT. >> ALL OVER SO THEY CAN SEE SOMETHING IN RAMSEY COUNTY IN CLEAR WATER COUNTY IN AND MAN
OH
MAN COUNTY. IN HENNEPIN COUNTY THEY CAN SEE IT HITS ALL OVER
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.
THEY CAN ALSO SEE HITS NOT JUST
RELATED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE INTERESTING
TO FIND OUT THAT ALSO
HOME INVASIONS AND BURGLARIES ARE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH RATE YOU WILL SEE THE SAME DNA IN
THOSE CASES AS WELL WE GET
CLOSE CASES ACROSS THE STATE.
BOTH IN RAPE CASES AND IN
HOME INVASIONS AND BURGLARY CASES IF WE GET LOW THIS
INFORMATION INTO
CODIS SO THIS IS HISTORIC THIS IS AMAZING AND I CAN I JUST AM
SO EXCITED STAND WITH VICTIMS SURVIVORS TODAY. AND SO MUCH SO THAT I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT
SINCE I'VE
INTRODUCED THIS WELL THERE ARE
NOW 23 CO-AUTHORS BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT ON THIS
BILL IN THE HOUSE AND IT HAS FULL YOU CAN ONLY TAKE 5 IN THE
SENATE SO THAT THEIR THING BUT
THEY HAVE IT FALL IN THE SENATE
AND I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK REPRESENT A MUELLER HAS BEEN
WORKING WITH ME AND HELPING ME
ON THIS AS COLLABORATED WITH ME
THE OTHER PARTS OF THE BILL.
A
RESTRICTED KIT A KIT THAT A VICTIM HAS NOT GIVEN HER
PERMISSION TO TEST.
WILL BE CENTRALLY STORED AT THE BCA NO MORE LOST KIDS NO MORE
COUNTING
OF KIDS NO WONDERING WHERE IT
IS AND IF IT'S BEEN ALL RIGHT
SO THOSE KITS WILL NOW GO DIRECT TO THE BCA THEY'LL BE
LOCKED IN AND TRACK ACT EITHER RETENTION
PERIOD FOR 30 MONTHS FOR
RESTRICTED CAT; SO THIS IS ONE
THAT THE VICTIM DID NOT GIVE HER PERMISSION TO WHEN WE WERE
DOING A WORKING GROUP IN THE
PAST. THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT AT 18 MONTHS AND I FELT THAT
WASN'T NEARLY LONG ENOUGH. 30 MONTHS WE GET THAT VICTIM TO
ANNIVERSARY DATE.
PLUS 6 MONTHS TO MAKE
HER DECISION THAT YOU WANT TO PURSUE THE CASE NO I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO IT HOLDING IT LONGER; BUT MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO TALK TO THE BCA ABOUT ABOUT
THAT SIDE OF IT BUT I'M.
FOR RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO
HOLD IT FOR
30 MONTHS AND GET NOTICE OUT TO THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
KNOW THAT THAT KIT WILL POTENTIALLY DESTROYED. IF SHE
DOESN'T CONVERTED TO A CASE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A DATABASE TO TRACK ALL OF THE KIDS AND IT
WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE VICTIM ONLINE. SO THE VICTIM
CAN
GO IN AND LE GUIN CHECK TO SEE WHERE HER KID ISN'T WHAT ACTIVITY THAT IS INFORMATION
THAT SHE
CAN HAVE AVAILABLE TO HER.
ALSO SHE HAS A RESTRICTED CAT
SO A KID THAT SHE DIDN'T GET PERMISSION TO TEST SHE CAN
CONVERT THAT IN THAT DATABASE
ON ON LINE TO SAY I'M GOING TO GO. FROM OR RESTRICT OKAY TO
UNRESTRICTED CAN AND START PROCESS AND THAT INFORMATION
WILL GET BACK TO LAW ENFORCE. SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO START THE
CASE.
WITH THAT I'M GOING TO TURN
OVER TO MY TESTER FIRES HAVE SO GRACIOUSLY COME TO TELL US SO.
SHE GOT IN THE CASA
WE KNOW. >> RIGHT HERE ON MY LEFT TO GO TO MAN COMES ARE.
>> WHILE LOCALS GO FIRST. >> YOU CAN HEAR FROM BOTH OF
US.
I WOULD SAY BRYCE I I TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF WHAT THIS IS MY
FIRST TIME
THAT SUCH IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE BUT I TESTIFIED IN FRONT OF THIS COMMITTEE; A
NUMBER OF TIMES LAST YEAR. I MEAN PASSES LAW AND POLICY
DIRECTOR
AT WORK WITH AND FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SINCE THEN SINCE ABOUT
THE MID 90'S; I'M AND I'M
A FARMER A BACKUP A MINNESOTA
CAUSING AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND RESOURCES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM THAN
ALLIES TO COST STATE IN
ORDER TO PREVENT SEXUAL VIOLENCE WILL FOR MARTIN A COMPREHENSIVE SOCIALLY JUST
RESPONSE FOR ALL VICTIMS AND
SURVIVORS. I JUST
REALLY APPRECIATE.
>> ALL OF THE TIME AND ATTENTION AND HEARING TODAY THAT THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE GIVING TO ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT BILLS
THAT REALLY IMPACT.
>> I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO DAYS BECAUSE IT CONTINUES OVER
A DECADE WORTH
OF WORK. TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF MEDICAL FRIENDS OF COMPLIANCE AND MINNESOTA I'VE
BEEN PART OF THIS WORK FOR ONLY
IN MY ROLE FOR
ONLY ABOUT AND A HALF THEIR NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO'VE WORKED
ON THIS FOR FOR MANY MANY AT
HIM AND 3 MEN CONCEPTS WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON MEDICAL FOR
FRIENDS AND COMPLIANCE; YOU. >> EVENTUALLY REACHED THE ISSUE
ISSUES RELATED TO SEXUAL
EXTENSIVE EFFORTS IN
2009 2018 SKEWS ME CREATED A
RIGHT FOR SURVIVORS ACCESS
INFORMATION SUCH AS THE DAY THEIR SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS WAS SENT TO THE LAB TODAY AGE.
>> YOU SEE
THE RESULTS.
>> WHETHER THERE IS A
EVERY TEAM THAT INFORMATION IS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR VICTIMS.
SURVIVORS TO OBTAIN I'M SURE
THAT YOU ALL SEEN THERE HAVE BEEN SO THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH MEDIA AROUND THIS ISSUE AND
THAT THERE'S THERE'S SOME THIS
REALLY COMPELLING STORIES ON IT. THE MEDIA SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO HOW DIFFICULT THAT INFORMATION IS FOR FOLKS TO
OBTAIN.
IN 2018 IN LARGE PART DUE TO A
LACK OF CONSENSUS AROUND CENTRALIZED STORAGE WHICH I'M
REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR IT. >> HAVE A LOT WE HAVE CONSENSUS
NOW TODAY IN
WE COULD NOT CREATE A TRACKING SYSTEM ART RETENTION PERIOD AT
THAT POINT. SO MANY CAUSES PRIORITY. THIS SESSION IS IS
THIS IS THIS BAD CENTRAL AS
STORAGE AND TRACKING AND A
STATEWIDE CONSENT FAR PRIMARY
OR IS IT REALLY LIKE TO HEAR
PRIMER ON THE SESSION WE
ABSOLUTELY SUPPLE TESTED ALL UNRESTRICTED KIDS AS WELL AND
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE BUDGET
YEAR. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE THERE MAY BE CONVERSATION
ABOUT DOLLARS AROUND.
I WOULD KNOW THAT THE SAME 2018 LEGISLATION THAT REQUIRED THAT
ALL THAT ACQUIRES THAT
SURVIVORS TO GAIN INFORMATION
ABOUT
THEIR KIDS ALSO REQUIRES PROSECUTION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
TO
WORK TOGETHER AND IN ANY DETERMINATION AROUND ANY RISK
AND RESTRICTED KIT THAT IS
NOT TESTED. SO ANY TIME THERE'S A DECISION MADE TO NOT TO STICK IT. THERE IS THERE'S A REAL
FIREMEN THAT
BE DOCUMENTED. WELL RIGHT NOW
THAT DATA SETS
ESSENTIALLY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OR PROSECUTION FILES IT'S NOT IT'S NOT IN A PLACE THAT WE CAN
ACTUALLY UTILIZE THAT
DATA MINNESOTA. SO MINNESOTA DOESN'T CHOOSE TO GO FORWARD ON THAT IT GETS THEM WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COLLECTING
THAT.
I WAS GOING TO STOP MYSELF HERE
AND EXPLAIN WHAT A RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED. BUT YOU ALL
KNOW THAT AND THAT ALREADY IT'S
ONE THAT'S WHAT HER.
>> MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
TAKING THE ARE GIVING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY; MY NAME IS JUDE FOSTER I
HAVE OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN VICTIM
ADVOCACY AND I'M CURRENTLY
THE STATEWIDE. >> MEDICAL FORENSIC POLICY PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE
MINNESOTA COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT. AND THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE TO JUSTICE INSTITUTE.
THE STATEWIDE MEDICAL FORENSIC
POLICY PROGRAM WORKS ON TRAINING TECH; THE CO SYSTEMS
AND
PUBLIC POLICY. WE ALSO ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE
STATEWIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT
INITIATIVE OR PSAKI PROJECT
WITH THEIR AT THE BCA THE MINNESOTA OFFICE
OF
JUSTICE PROGRAMS. WE ARE
CURRENTLY IN ANOKA COUNTY. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ANOKA
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON A CHASE OFFICE. THE LINE A SEXUAL
ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAM. AND ALEXANDRA HOUSE WHICH IS A
VICTIM SERVICES AGENCY.
ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE PSAKI PROJECT AS WE MOVE FROM
COMMUNITY
TO COMMUNITY. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TESTING THOSE KITS WE'RE
REALLY TRYING
TO IDENTIFY. THE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TO REALLY
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT
REPEATING THOSE PATTERNS SO WE
DON'T END UP IN THE SAME
SITUATION THAT WE WERE IN 20 15 WHEN THE BCA INVENTORY OF KIDS
ACROSS THE STATE.
SO IN PREPARING THIS TESTIMONY
OF LINDSEY AND I HAD SOME
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; WHAT IS TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE THAT IS SIMPLY ONE
PEOPLE COM. 2 MEN CASA AND ASK
FOR HELP AND GUIDANCE AROUND ISSUES. SO I PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT PROSECUTORS; RURAL
HOSPITALS; SEXUAL ASSAULT. THERE'S EXAMINERS AND
ADVOCATES.
MOST OF
MY TOOK A CLOSE DISTANCE CALLS ARE ABOUT GENERAL MEDICAL FORENSIC RESPONSE; INCLUDING
SEXUAL
ASSAULT EXAMS; SEXUAL ASSAULT COMMISSION SUBMISSION EXCUSE ME
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE.
APPROXIMATELY 10% OF MY TECHNIQUE ASSISTANCE SINCE LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN 2018.
I RELATED TO A LACK OF A STATEWIDE CONSENT FORM
RELEASING THE KID TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. FROM THE VICTIM
SURVIVOR AND NEARLY 10% ARE RELATED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS
STORAGE.
WE NEED STATEWIDE KIDS STORAGE FOR RESTRICTED WERE UNREPORTED KITS
AND A CENTRALIZED LOCATION. SO THAT
KIDS CAN BE STORED FOR 30
MONTHS AND NOT DESTROYED DUE TO
INADEQUATE STORAGE AND HOSPITAL
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
I PROVIDE QUITE A BIT OF
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS ACROSS THE STATE MANY OF THEM ARE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AND I'LL GIVE
YOU A GREAT EXAMPLE.
OF WHAT MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE
ROUND SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS
STORAGE. ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT
REALLY VIEW THAT KID IT THAT IS
RESTRICTED AS NOT BEING EVIDENCE BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
YET.
MANY MANY HOSPITALS DO SEE THAT KID IT AS EVIDENCE OR POTENTIAL
EVIDENCE.
WHAT ENDS UP
HAPPENING IS IS BOTH OF THOSE
DISCIPLINES DON'T SEE THEMSELVES AS THE APPROPRIATE
AGENCY TO STORE THAT
CAN'T SO MANY KIDS END UP BEING STORED IN HOSPITALS THAT HAVE
VERY LIMITED AND INADEQUATE
STORAGE. SPACE SO WHAT HAPPENS IS MANY OF THOSE ARE STRICT TO
KIDS ARE BEING DESTROYED AT 3
AND 6
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT
ISSUE HAS ERODED
MANY MULTIDISCIPLINARY. RELATIONSHIPS THAT TOOK YEARS
TO BUILD. AND IF WE ARE FIGHTING EACH
OTHER WE ARE NOT WORKING FOR
VICTIMS. SURVIVORS.
SO LEGISLATION PASSED IN 2018 MADE A COMMITMENT TO VICTIM SURVIVORS TO HAVE ACCESS TO
CARE INFORMATION ABOUT
THEIR KIDS AND THE VIEWS AS
YOU'VE SEEN IN THE NEWS. THERE'S NO MECHANISM FOR VICTIMS SURVIVORS TO KNOW THE
STATUS OF THEIR KIDS.
IN CONCLUSION. I JUST WANT TO
SHARE WITH YOU WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT SOME
CHOICE CUTS STORAGE AND
STATEWIDE TRACK SYSTEM WILL INCREASE VICTIM SURVIVORS FAITH
IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
THEY GIVE JUST GIVES US THE OP THE TUNA T TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. IT CAN AVOID
FUTURE SURPRISE BACK LOCKS. AND IT CAN ENSURE QUICK AND
EFFECTIVE.
>> MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS JUST JUST BRIEFLY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT EXCUSE ME IT WAS JUST ONE
WITH 21 SORRY;
THANK YOU. I WILL ONLY GO FOR 10 MORE MINUTES. SO IF YOU COULD KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE I DO WANT TO HEAR FROM DOCTOR
EVANS AS WELL THANK YOU.
THANK
YOU ABSOLUTELY. I'M JUST VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO TALK THROUGH WEIDMAN COUSINS TO MARK THE
TESTING ALL RUN
RESTRICTED CATS. OBVIOUSLY I DON'T NEED TO EMPHASIZE A MORE
CAN'T OVEREMPHASIZE THE POWERFUL MESSAGE THAT SENDS TO
SURVIVORS IT'S CRUCIAL FROM
THAT PERSPECTIVE. IT'S ALSO CRUCIAL FROM A VARIETY OF OTHER
PERSPECTIVES. IT'S CRUCIAL. 1; 1; OF THE THINGS WE HEAR IS
THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE TESTED BECAUSE WE KNOW WHO WE KNOW WHO THE ALLEGED OFFENDER; MAYBE THE
ONLY ISSUE IN THE CASE
IS CONSENT. WHETHER OR NOT
CONSENT EXCESS AND AS YOU AS
YOU HEARD REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL SAY ONE OF THE REASONS
THAT'S IMPORTANT IS IT TO BE AND THAT DOES LEAD UP WITH
OTHER THERE ARE LINKS
WITH OTHER CASES; IT'S ALSO CRUCIAL BECAUSE EVIDENCE
GATHERED FROM A SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS WHEN WHEN THAT OF FORENSIC
EVIDENCE IS ACTUALLY A VALUE
AND IT OFTEN CORROBORATES THE VICTIM'S STORY OR EXONERATE A SUSPECT RIGHT IT CAN IT CAN DO EITHER; BUT IT IT PROVIDES
CRUCIAL INFORMATION
TO THAT IN THAT
CASE; I'M JUST BRIEFLY FEDERAL
BEST PRACTICES YOU HAVE YET TO DOCUMENTS FROM US IN YOUR PACKETS YOU HAVE A LEGISLATIVE
POLICY AGENDA FROM IN CASA THEN YOU HAVE THIS
DOCUMENT THAT'S A SEXUAL
ASSAULT KITS. IN CUSTOM OF STANDARDIZE THE PROCESS AND I
THINK HE RECEIVED
IT ELECTRONICALLY. FEDERAL BEST PRACTICES CALLS FOR THE TESTING
OF ALL UNRESTRICTED SEXUAL
ASSAULT KITS AND THERE'S A LINK TO THAT DOCUMENT IN THE
DOCUMENT THAT YOU RECEIVED
THERE'S THERE'S ALSO EVIDENCE
THAT INDICATES THAT COMMUNITIES A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF MONEY BY TESTING ALL
UNRESTRICTED KITS AND HAVING APPROPRIATE
INVESTIGATION PROSECUTION
AND ERS THERE'S SOME LINKS IN THAT INFORMATION YOU RECEIVED ALSO THAT BACKS UP SOME OF THAT
SOME OF
THAT DETAIL IN CONCLUSION; IT'S
FAIR TO SAY THAT VICTIMS AND PUBLIC BOTH EXPECT AND DESERVE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL
CONDUCT CASES. WOMEN
SURVIVOR CHOOSES TO ENGAGE WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR CHOICE DIRECTOR OVENS.
GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR NAME
AND YOUR THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIRMAN. >> MY NAME IS DRIVEN SAME SUPERINTENDENT AT THE MINNESOTA BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION AND I'M HAPPY TO BE IN FRONT OF
YOU TODAY OFFER OUR SUPPORT FOR THE GREAT WORK THAT'S BEING
DONE HERE I WANT TO A REPRESENTATIVE ON YOU DON'T
REPRESENT A MORE LEARN OTHER MEN. SIGNED ON TO THIS BILL I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN TERMS OF BUILDING ON SOME OF THE
IMPORTANT WORK WE'VE
BEEN DOING BUT ALSO LIKE TO
THINK THE COALITION'S MAIN CASA VIDES 3 MINNESOTA AND ALL THE OTHER ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT
WORKED
VERY DILIGENTLY AND SOME OF THESE ISSUES WITH OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS WHO LAW ENFORCEMENT COALITION. THIS BILL REALLY SOLVE SOME OF THOSE
TOUGHER ISSUES
THAT BUILDS UPON THE WORK IN THAT YOU'VE PASSED AND IN THE
MOST RECENT YEARS AND ONE OF
THOSE BEING. CENTRALIZED
STORAGE OF THESE RESTRICTED CATS AS I THINK YOU'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
PEOPLE THE PRACTICES VARY
ACROSS MINNESOTA LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTAINLY SUPPORTS
RETENTION OF THESE KIDS IN
TERMS OF IF THEY'RE REPORTED TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT THEY WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE EVIDENCE OBVIOUSLY IS THERE IN A MANNER
IN WHICH
WE CAN PROCESS THE CASE
PROPERLY AND PURSUE JUSTICE IN
THESE CASES THE CHALLENGE
BECOMES IS THAT IT HADN'T BEEN REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SO THERE'S VARYING VIEWS ON HOLD
THOSE KIDS WILL BE STORED. AND IN ADDITION; THERE'S JUST A CAPACITY ISSUE IN TERMS OF
DOING THIS OR HAPPY
TO PARTNER. IN THIS DYNAMIC AIR IN THIS RESPECT SO THAT WE CAN STORE THESE KIDS SO
THAT THEY ARE AVAILABLE.
SHOULD A VICTIM I'M A SURVIVOR COME FORWARD AND CONVERT THAT
KIT REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE OTHER THING UH THAT'S BEEN
NOTED HERE I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE CERTAINLY AGREE THAT DNA IS AN EXTREMELY
POWERFUL TOOL AND ANY TIME THAT
A KID IS GOING TO PROVIDE
ANSWERS IN THE CASE ARE AS WAS
NOTED CAN CONNECT OTHER CASES TO PROVIDING ANSWERS AND CONNECT LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTAINLY IS GOING
TO SUPPORT THAT PROMISE SO THE MORE TESTING OF THAT WE SEE IN
THESE CASES CERTAINLY CAN LINK OTHER CASES I WILL TELL THIS COMMITTEE
SINCE
YOU PASS THE MOST LEGISLATION RELATED SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS
RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED
WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF KIDS SO LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING WITH
THE PROSECUTORS
ACROSS MINNESOTA HAS CERTAINLY TURNED IN A LOT MORE CUTS THAN
THEY DID IN THE PAST AND THEY'RE THEY'RE
FOLLOWING THAT THAT ALL
OF YOU TO TO GET THOSE ANSWERS IN THESE CASES IN FACT WE'RE
CURRENTLY AT A 120 TO TURN
AROUND TIME. I JUST GOT FOR EXAM NATION CUTS AND THAT'S DUE
TO THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE AND THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT'S COMING INTO OUR LABORATORY IN
ADDITION OF THE WORKER
DOING ON THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT WERE WORKING THAT WAS NOTED HERE ON THE SEXUAL
ASSAULT EXAMINATION KIT. GRANTS THAT WERE WORKING ON
ACROSS
THE STATE. THE OTHER PIECE ON THIS THE TRACKING KID I JUST WANT TO KNOW FOR THIS COMMITTEE
AS WELL WE BELIEVE THAT IS VERY
AS PART OF THAT RESTRICTED
STORAGE SO THAT WE ENSURE THAT
THE BCA THAT THESE KIDS ARE TRACKED IN A WAY THAT WE CAN
THEN NOTIFY LONG FIRST WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE DESTROYING THEM APPROPRIATELY WHEN THEY COME UP ON THE 30 MONTHS AS OUTLINED IN
THIS BILL
AND ALSO FOR THOSE UNRESTRICTED KIDS; I CERTAINLY NEEDED BUILDS ACCOUNTABILITY INTO OUR SYSTEM
BY PROVIDING A LENS. THEY'RE BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENT PROSECUTOR
VICTIMS HOSPITALS AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS SO THEY CAN SEE THE STATUS THAT KIT ALL
TIMES IN THE PROCESS
AND SO I THINK THERE'S A REALLY
ITEMS APPRECIATE
THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE BY THIS COMMITTEE AND OTHERS I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP
FORWARD FOR MINNESOTA. >> THANK YOU DIRECTOR WE'RE
OVER SO I WE HAVE 2 MEMBERS WITH QUEST CHEN'S AND THEN OUR PRESIDENT OF O'NEILL WILL GIVE
YOU THE LAST WORD.
REPRESENTATIVE MUELLER. >> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR; I JUST WANTED TO ALSO THANK REPRESENTATIVE A MEAL FOR ALL
YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS
BILL TOO. MR. EVANS SUPERINTENDENT EVANS 2 MEN CASA
AND TO ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE
SUPPORTING THIS. I ALSO WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE
MANY SURVIVORS IN
AUDIENCE TODAY. AND WE'RE REALLY I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT THEY'RE HERE AND HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING SO THESE ISSUES; I'LL JUST NOTE TOO THAT MANY OF US ARE WEARING TEAL TODAY TEAL
IS IN RECOGNITION OF SEXUAL.
VIOLENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE
AWARENESS AND SO TODAY WE'RE NOT RED NOT BLUE; BUT WE'RE
TEAL SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE SMALLER; A REPRESENTATIVE LIST
>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND
THANK YOU REPRESENT A MEAL FOR
THE HARD WORK AND ALL
OF THE THE GROUPS THAT HAVE PUT TIME INTO IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
SOUGHT JUST QUICK QUESTION FOR. DIRECTOR EVANS;
WHEN I LOOK
AT THIS. THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT CREATES A
WEBSITE.
FOR THE FRONT AN INTERFACE FROM
THE PUBLIC BACK INDEED TO BEES
IN MY CONVERSATION PRIOR TO THIS BILL HEARING WITH ONE OF
THE ADVOCACY GROUPS. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S
ALREADY SIMILAR OR TECHNOLOGY
IN OTHER STATES YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE BUILDING SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH AND I JUST WANT TO
CONFIRM THAT.
DIRECTOR EVAN. >> MADAM CHAIR REPRESENT LOOSER WE THINK THERE'S SOME SOLUTIONS OUT THERE THAT ARE OFF THE SHELVES THAT WE'RE NOT HAVE TO
CREATE CORRECT.
>> REPRESENTATIVE LISTENER THANK YOU MADAM THAT'S
FANTASTIC BECAUSE WE'VE HAD IT
RECENT HISTORY WITH A GOVERNMENT TRYING TO CREATE WEBSITES WE DON'T WANT TO
RECREATE THAT. SO THAT'S GOOD
AND THEN JUST A POINT FROM AND REPRESENT WHEN THE LYCEE IN THE
LAND LINES 2.2 3 THROUGH 2.2 5.
THERE IS
A DIRECTION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO BUILD
DESIGN MAINTAIN THE DATABASE. BUT THE WEBSITE ISN'T IN THAT LAST LANGUAGE SO JUST MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT SO THANK YOU.
>> REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL A NUMBER QUESTIONS SO IF YOU WANT
TO COME IN.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK IT'S TIME TO TEST ALL AND I THINK WE NEED TO CLOSE THE GAP.
AND GIVE JUSTICE TO THOSE
THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING A VERY LONG TIME AND TO PUT SERIAL RAPISTS BEHIND BARS.
>> IT'S JUST TIME
THEY GET. >> THANK YOU REPRESENTATIVE A MEAL WE WILL LAY A HOUSE FILED
TO 9 8; 3; OVER FOR
POSSIBLE INCLUSION. THANK YOU SO MEMBERS WILL BE MEETING
AGAIN TOMORROW AT 1235.
