HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.06.1973I{APLII'IOOD Human Relations Commission meetinC 3-6-71
Present: Chairman Grant, I{s. Hughes, Kampf, &ohlson; tsroady,Biansford, ltrordgren, Perrizo, t/anderpoelr lowery;I/is. Larsen, league of lriinnesota Human Rights Corrrissiondelegate; Ashworth, vi.l1age councll staff
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Gue sts :State senators John Milton, T.-North Oaks and WilliamMcoutcheon, C-St. Paul, and State Reps. John fornlinson, I--gt. ?auI, and John Boland, L-I'lap1ewood, House assistantmajorlty leader. Also Honorable trester Axdahl, mayor.
Ms. Karnpf welcomed legislators and introduced them. The meeting
was openetl to questions fron cornnission members.
Bo].ancl and Toml-inson, in reply to Broadyts rluestlon about accessof handicapped to polling places, said that under state 1211,, ifpolling facil,ities aio not al1ow for their use by handicapped, theelection judges must take a paper ballot out to the voter, and
absentee ballots are available for this purpose"
Tomlinson, answering another Sroady question on simplyifyingregistration andvoting for the bedridden, said one step would beel-imination of requirement of notary seal on absentee ball-ots.
McCutcheon, discussing bi11 to ratify agreement rea"ched last
suinmer betvreen leech I:aJ<e Indian band and State Department ofNatural Resources, after Indian hunting-fishing rlghts under ol-dtreaty upheld in federal- cAurt: fndian ald Dl{R officers vri.llpolice hunting/lishing laws, fndian offcnilers (arrested by either)
vri11 be tried before tribal court, non-Indian offenders (arrested
by either) will be tried in state-federaf (f) court.
BoLand: A significant state housing-subsidy program, replacingprograms reduced or ki11ed by I'lixon administration, un1ike1y. Nixonadministration cuts affect large number of programs. Compared to
education, welfare, mentally retarded, etc., housing-subsidy
1ow priority. limited amount of money.
Milton: t'Io biD yet to increase welfare standards (paynents ), whichare sti11 at L969 1eve1, and Gov. Anderson budget retains thatIevel. Chances for change to standard-grant approach unclear.
Boland: I{any uncertainties before the tinre when appropriationsbi11s zip out of those comnittees in the l-ast week of the session.
Shouldnrt preclude possibility of a ta)( raise for social programs
if enough public pressure is developed in support of those prograns.
Bolancl: fn answer lls.Grant query on forrnation of legislative
human rights committees, said such requests shoultl to Speaker House
antl Itlajority leader Senate before session begins; comxxittees
designated already fo'r 1971 session. But trend has been to reduce,
not increase, nurnber of committees.
llomlinson: fn light of above trend, vrould be better to include
human rights title in another comrnittee, have -a subcommittee
devoted loIely to human rights. He does not favor a separate
comnittee because there are too many subjects--Possibilities--for
separate comrnittees on each'
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Boland,/Tomlinson neither aware of l{uman Rights Commission (state)
funding situa.tion for next biennium. Both are leery of increases
unless i.ncorporated already in governorrs budget.
\'/ Neither feel-s pressure now on anti-busing legislatlon. Tomlinsonsai6 if Department of Education regulations reouiring socio-economic
and racial balalce in almost all school-s1 Br€ put into effect
when Legislature is i-n session, the Legislature will cancel them.
Broady asked about fundi-ng for community-based correction(ffri-s is a league Minn. HR Commissions item. ) Broady sai
cheaper, but presupposes a communi-ty willingness to accep
corrections, mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, et
asked what public posture vroul-d be if legislature approve
citizens went trup in armstr when institution proposed.
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Tornlinson: Fogel (former state corrections commissioner) had a
gradual prograla. Boland: I would support it.
Boland.: Phyliss Janey, lea.gue Human Rights Cmsn. lobbyistr- does
good job, biit no singie lob6yist should be there alone. Job novr
is talt io many legislators vrho sooner or later are going to be
making decisions. She needs more people to he1p.
Tomllnson: Would like leaguets l1st of humam rights-related bill-s
introduced,. House index ifnttkeepingup vrith them (bills) as well
as league.
Iomllnson: Bill requiring physical arrangements of polling
places provide ac.ceds to ptrysically handicapped is ticketed to
iass. Chances 5O/5O that pelition Congress for constitutional-
i.mendment undoing Supreme Court d.ecision on aborGion al-so will
pass. Uould change so that abortions permitted only to save
life of moliher.
Nordgren movecl, passed unanimously that comnj-ssion comrnunicate
sincere thanks.for time spent with commission to the four
legislators.
Commission approved. annual report, with amendments suggested.
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Peter Vanderpoel, recording secretary