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Date Location Agenda Public Comments Minutes
04/18/2018 11:00 AM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Approval of minutes
  4. Speakers
  • Kate Gainer, Iowa Pharmacy Association
  • Mark Frahm, RPH Pharmacist from Ottumwa
  • Jerry Parker, Wapello County Board of Supervisors
  • Randy McDonough, RPH Pharmacist from Iowa City
  • Rich Ponesse, CVS Pharmacy
  1. Adjournment
Comments
04/11/2018 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 116
  • Call to order
  • Roll call
  • Approval of minutes
  • Assignment of bills

-As ready

  • Consideration of bills

-As ready

  • Adjournment
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04/04/2018 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 116
  • Call to order
  • Roll call
  • Approval of minutes
  • Consideration of bills:
    1. HSB 685
    2. HSB 686
  • Subcommittee as a whole
  • Full committee consideration of bills
  • Chair investigation announcement
  • Adjournment
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03/21/2018 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  • Call to order
  • Roll call
  • Approval of minutes
  • Consideration of bills
    1. HSB 674
    2. HSB 675
    3. HSB 677
  • Committee discussion on ICN investigation
  • Adjourn
Comments
03/08/2018 11:00 AM Cancelled RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  • Call to order
  • Roll call
  • Approval of minutes
  • Consideration of bills
  • Committee discussion on ICN investigation
  • Adjournment
Comments
02/28/2018 4:00 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  • Call to order
  • Roll call
  • Approval of minutes
  • Assignment of bills
  • Presentation and Q&A by Commissioner Bruner – Chair of the ICN board
  • Adjournment
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02/08/2018 4:00 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult

Call to order

Roll call

Approval of minutes

Presentation by Chairman Kaufmann

  • Auditor’s Report on ICN recommendations
  • Report of committee questions submitted to DAS
  • Report of conversations with law enforcement regarding the ICN investigation
  • Questions

Presentation by Phil Groner - Acting Executive Director (ICN) and Mark Johnson – Chief Administration Officer (ICN)

  • Questions

Adjournment
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01/31/2018 4:00 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult

Call to order

Roll call

Approval of minutes

Assignment of bills

ICN investigation

Guest speaker – Auditor Mary Moisman

Adjourn
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01/18/2018 12:30 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult

Call to order

Approval of minutes

Presentation by Director Foxhoven with the Department of Human Services

Question

Closing comment

Adjournment
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01/10/2018 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  1. Call to order
  2. Dispense of minutes
  3. Introduction remarks by Chairman Kaufmann
  4. Introduction remarks by Ranking Member Gaines
  5. 1 minute introduction remarks by the remaining members of the committee
  6. Special announcement by Chairman Kaufman
  7. Adjournment
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06/05/2017 9:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER

  • Committee business
  • Opening comments from co-chairs

9:15 a.m. DHS OVERVIEW PRESENTATION

  • Foster process
  • Adoption process
  • Field investigation process
  • Staffing levels, caseload
  • Differential response review
  • Third party review
  • Speakers:

Wendy Rickman, Division Administrator of Adult Children and Family Services, DHS

Vern Armstrong, Division Administrator of Field Operations, DHS

11:00 a.m. JUDICIAL PROCESS OVERVIEW

  • Lance Heeren, Assistant Linn County Attorney
  • Andrea Vitzthum, Assistant Polk County Attorney

11:30 a.m. BREAK

12:00 p.m. DHS OVERVIEW PRESENTATION CONTINUATION

1:00 p.m. JUDICIAL PROCESS OVERVIEW CONTINUATION

  • District Associate Judge Colin J. Witt

1:30 p.m. CHILD WELFARE DISCUSSION

  • Abby Patterson, Child Abuse Prevention Program Coordinator, Prevent Child Abuse Iowa

2:00 p.m. LAW ENFORCEMENT PROCESS OVERVIEW

  • Sheriff Steve Hoffman, Marshall County
  • Police Chief Jeff Hanson, Spirit Lake Police Department

2:30 p.m. HOMESCHOOLING DISCUSSION

  • Scott Woodruff, Home School Legal Defense Association

3:00 p.m. CLOSING COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS

3:30 p.m. ADJOURN
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04/12/2017 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  • Call to order
  • Roll call
  • Approval of minutes
  • Consideration of bills:
    • HSB 191
    • SF 499 - Consideration by Subcommittee as a Whole, then Full Committee
  • Remarks on DHS by the Chair
  • Adjourn
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04/05/2017 1:00 PM Cancelled RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult

This meeting has been cancelled.
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03/23/2017 10:00 AM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  • Call to order
  • Roll call
  • Approval of minutes
  • Presentation of Ombudsman
  • Remarks by the Chair
  • Adjourn
Comments
03/16/2017 11:00 AM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
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03/09/2017 1:30 PM Adjourned RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult
  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Assignment of Bills
  4. Remarks from the Chair
  5. Presentation from Ombudsman
  6. Discussion on Next Presenter
  7. Adjourn
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02/09/2017 11:00 AM Adjourned RM 22

Agenda:

Call To Order

Approval of Minutes

Assignment of Bills (The House Oversight is assigning a bill)

Remarks by House Ranking Member (She was sick for our first organizational )

Discussion of Reports Required to Report to Oversight

General Discussion

Adjournment
Comments
01/17/2017 4:00 PM Cancelled RM 116

Meeting is cancelled
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01/12/2017 1:00 PM Adjourned RM 103, Sup. Ct. Chamber

Revision: Added "Role call" to Agenda

  1. Call to order
  2. Roll call
  3. Approval of minutes
  4. Introduction of new members
  5. Discussion of joint meetings
  6. Chairman’s vision for 2017
  7. Special announcement
  8. Adjourn
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