Legislative Committee

The Legislative Committee is responsible for coordinating and monitoring all legislative affairs for the Association.  The committee meets monthly or more as needed.  Activities of the Committee include working closely with the Association lobbyist, meeting with key legislators prior to the legislative session, hosting a “Capital Day” for the association, collaborating with other corrections associations, and attending legislative hearings that impact members of the Association.

2010 Legislative Initiatives
2010 Legislative Position Statement

 

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  • Oversee the MACPO lobbyist’s activities and ensure that they are in  accordance with the current “MACPO Agreement for Services”
  • Give clear direction to MACPO’s lobbyist on activities related to specific legislation.
  • Continue to prepare the yearly MACPO Legislative Position Statement and Initiatives and obtain formal approval from the MACPO Executive Board.
  • Distribute and discuss the Legislative Position Statement and Initiatives and with key legislators prior to the start of the Legislative Session.
  • Actively pursue the yearly Initiatives throughout the Legislative Session.
  • Continue to monitor and develop positions on various bills affecting MACPO membership.
  • Make positions known to legislators through the use of lobbyist contact, formal statements, and “fact sheets”.
  • Provide testimony supporting or opposing the pending legislation
  • Continue to keep MACPO leadership informed of Legislative Committee activity and of positions on pending legislation by the Chair attending the MACPO Executive Board meetings.

 

Chair

Bruce Hagstrom
Chisago County Court Services
313 Main Street North, Suite #124
Center City, MN  55012
bvhags@co.chisago.mn.us
651-213-8350
Fax 651-213-8351
 

Vice Chair

Margaret Munson
Wright County Court Services
10 2nd Street NW Room 402
Buffalo, MN  55313
margaret.munson@co.wright.mn.us
763-682-7305
Fax 763-682-7943
 

 

Other committee members

Maryann Mowatt

Hennepin County

Roxanne Bartsch

Wabasha County

Melanie Courrier

Pope County

Warren Liepitz

Kanabec-MilleLacs County

Bryan Olsen

Nicollet County

Mark Jaeger

Goodhue County

Jon Schiro

Brown County

Jim Schneider

Cass County

Evonn Westcott

Brown County

Jeremie Reinhart

Pine County

 

 

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Announcements

2010 LEGISLATIVE CHANGES

AFFECTING CORRECTION PROFESSIONALS
Provided by Les Schultz,
Brown County Probation Director
In PDF fomat.

2010 CPO Survey
Minnesota County Probation System 2010 Evidence Based Practices and Supervision Fee Survey

The "Option 60" sub-committee of the MACPO Legislative Committee looked into an early retirement option for probation officers funded by increased employee contributions to PERA. PERA conducted an actuarial study in 2008, and the findings are in PDF format. Here is an informational newsletter explaining how it works in PDF format.


Training


Criminal Justice Information Users Conference
September 28-29, 2010
St. Cloud Civic Center

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Life Space Crisis Intervention
September 17th , and the 20th through the 23rd
Woodland Hills in Duluth, MN
$595 for full course, includes materials and lunch.

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To register, download the registration form.

Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer
Author and Youth Culture Expert, Phil Chalmers Friday, September 24th Woodland Hills in Duluth, MN

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