94^th Legislative Session _ 2019

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    DiSanto
P    Foster
P    Jensen (Phil)
P    Rusch
P    Solano
P    Steinhauer, Vice-Chair
P    Soholt, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Deb Soholt, Chair.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019

Moved by:    Jensen (Phil)
Second by:    Steinhauer
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES OVERVIEW

Amy Iversen-Pollreisz, Interim Secretary, Department of Social Services, along with Brenda Tidball-Zeltinger, Deputy Secretary, provided an overview and basic information about the department to the committee and responded to committee questions. (Handout #1). Ms. Iverson-Pollreisz introduced Department Division Directors. Virgena Wieseler, Director, Division of Child Protection Services, also responded to committee questions.

    SB 30: remove certain unnecessary federal references and dates from certain provisions relating to the Department of Social Services.

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Presented by:    William Snyder, Department of Social Services

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 30

Moved by:    Rusch
Second by:    Jensen (Phil)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    DiSanto, Foster, Jensen (Phil), Rusch, Solano, Steinhauer, Soholt

MOTION:    PLACE SB 30 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Solano
Second by:    DiSanto
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 31: revise certain provisions regarding criminal background checks for assistant behavior analysts and paraprofessionals.

Presented by:    Bob Morris, Board of Social Work Examiners (Handout(s): #2)

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 31

Moved by:    Solano
Second by:    Steinhauer
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    DiSanto, Foster, Jensen (Phil), Rusch, Solano, Steinhauer, Soholt

MOTION:    PLACE SB 31 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Steinhauer
Second by:    DiSanto
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 32: revise the composition of the South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.

Presented by:    Todd Herrboldt, Board of Social Work Examiners (Handout(s): #3)
Proponents:    Carol Tellinghuisen, Board of Social Work Examiners

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 32

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Moved by:    Solano
Second by:    DiSanto
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (5-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    DiSanto, Foster, Rusch, Solano, Soholt

Voting No:    Jensen (Phil), Steinhauer

MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Steinhauer
Second by:    Rusch
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Rena Ortbahn

Committee Secretary

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