P - Present
E - Excused
A - Absent
Roll Call
P Boomgarden
P Faehn
P Glover
P Halverson
P Heineman
P Jerke
P Kraus
P McCoy
P Miles
P Rave
P Thompson
P Frost, Vice-Chair
P Van Etten, Chair
OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes
The meeting was called to order by Representative Van Etten, Chair.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES: Secretary Betty Oldenkamp distributed a pamphlet on
"South Dakota Department of Human Services CHOICES," (Handout A). She presented a brief
overview of the report and answered questions of committee members.
Gaye Mattke, director of the Division of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired, distributed a
card to each committee member giving examples of the different kinds of vision loss. (Handout B).
Other Department staff members presenting reports and answering questions were: Wanda Seiler,
director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, Grady Kickul, director of the Division of
Rehabilitation Services; Ted Williams, director of the S.D. Development Center in Redfield; Amy
Iversen-Pollreisz, director of the Division of Mental Health; Cory Nelson, administrator of the
Human Services Center in Yankton; Gib Sudbeck, director of the Division of Alcohol and Drug
Abuse; and Dan Lusk, director of Budget and Finance. Mr. Lusk distributed a copy of the
Department's FY '07 Recommended Budget Overview (Handout C).
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: Secretary Doneen Hollingsworth distributed a report updating the
Department's progress on its 2010 Initiatives (Handout D). Laurie Gill, director of the Division of
Health and Medical Services, presented information and answered questions of Committee members.
Chair Van Etten requested that the Department of Health's report be continued to the January 18,
2006, meeting.
MOTION:
ADJOURN
Moved by: Miles
Second by: McCoy
Action: Prevailed by voice vote.
Grace Curtis