2008 Interim Committees and Task Forces

• Capitol Restoration Advisory Committees: Design and Relocation
• Energy, Environment and Technology Interim Committee
• Health Care Task Force and Mental Health Subcommittee
• Idaho Council on Indian Affairs
• Joint Legislative Task Force on Health Benefits
• Joint Millennium Fund Committee
• Medical Education Interim Committee
• Natural Resources Interim Committee
• Property Tax Interim Committee

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Advisory Committee to Provide Legislative Space Allocation and
Design Recommendations to the Capitol Commission

Sen. Joe Stegner, Co-chair	Rep. Scott Bedke, Co-chair
Sen. Robert Geddes	Rep. Lawerence Denney
Sen. Dean Cameron	Rep. Max Black
Sen. Elliot Werk	Rep. Wendy Jaquet

Staff: Jeff Youtz, Eric Milstead, Robyn Lockett

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:

Advisory Committee on Relocation and 2008 & 2009 Legislative Sessions

Sen. Patti Anne Lodge, Co-chair	Rep. Mike Moyle, Co-chair
Sen. Bart Davis	Rep. Scott Bedke
Sen. Denton Darrington	Rep. Ken Roberts
Sen. David Langhorst	Rep. Margaret Henbest

Staff: Jeff Youtz, Eric Milstead, Robyn Lockett

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:

Energy, Environment and Technology Interim Committee

Sen. Curt McKenzie, Co-chair	Rep. George Eskridge, Co-chair
Sen. Patti Anne Lodge	Rep. Maxine Bell
Sen. Mike Jorgenson	Rep. Bert Stevenson
Sen. Russell Fulcher	Rep. Bob Nonini
Sen. Bert Brackett	Rep. Ken Andrus
Sen. Elliot Werk	Rep. Eric Anderson
Sen. Kate Kelly	Rep. Elaine Smith
	Rep. Wendy Jaquet (Ad Hoc)
	Rep. Mark Snodgrass (Ad Hoc)

Staff: Mike Nugent, Paige Parker, Charmi Arregui

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:
June 25, 2008
June 26, 2008
September 17, 2008
September 18, 2008

Health Care Task Force

Charge: To ask and find answers for the unprecedented increases in health insurance premiums; to determine a method of limiting the assessments that may be imposed on carriers providing reinsurance by way of excess or stop-loss coverage and on carriers selling insurance in the individual market; to review options regarding initially limiting enrollment of the Individual High-Risk Reinsurance Pool in order to preserve the financial integrity of the pool.

Sen. Dean Cameron, Co-chair	Rep. Gary Collins, Co-chair
Sen. Joe Stegner	Rep. Sharon Block
Sen. John Goedde	Rep. Jim Marriott
Sen. Patti Anne Lodge	Rep. Carlos Bilbao
Sen. Tim Corder	Rep. Fred Wood
Sen. John McGee	Rep. Margaret Henbest
Sen. Elliot Werk	Rep. John Rusche

Mental Health Subcommittee:

Sen. Joe Stegner, Co-chair	Rep. Sharon Block, Co-chair
Sen. Patti Anne Lodge	Rep. Fred Wood
Sen. Tim Corder	Rep. Margaret Henbest

Staff: Paige Parker, Amy Castro, Charmi Arregui

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:
August 20, 2008
August 20, 2008 - Mental Health Subcommittee
August 21, 2008
Responses to Mr. Paul Leary, Department of Health and Welfare

August 20, 2008 Meeting
WICHE Report pdf file
Mental Health Parity Pilot Program slideshow | pdf file

September 16, 2008 Meeting
Premium Assistance Programs Final Report

Idaho Council on Indian Affairs -- Idaho Code, Section 67-4004

Council By-laws

Sen. Michael Jorgenson, Chair	Chief J. Allan, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Vice-chair
Sen. Edgar Malepeai	Jennifer Porter, Kootenai Tribe
Rep. Bob Nonini	Samuel Penney, Nez Perce Tribe
Rep. George Sayler	Alonzo Coby, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
David Hensley, Office of the Governor	Nancy Egan, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes

Staff: Paige Parker, Mike Nugent, Charmi Arregui

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:
March 13, 2008

Joint Legislative Task Force on Health Benefits

Charge: To monitor issues related to state of Idaho health benefits and actions of the Department of Administration regarding health benefits, and to keep the Legislature informed.

Sen. Robert L. Geddes, Co-chair	Rep. Lawerence Denney, Co-chair
Sen. Bart Davis	Rep. Mike Moyle
Sen. Patti Anne Lodge	Rep. Gary Collins
Sen. John McGee	Rep. Eric Anderson
Sen. Clint Stennett	Rep. Wendy Jaquet
Sen. David Langhorst	Rep. Anne Pasley-Stuart
Sen. Kate Kelly	Rep. Nicole LeFavour

Staff: Jeff Youtz and Cathy Holland-Smith

Joint Millennium Fund Committee -- Idaho Code, Section 67-1807

Charge: To make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the use of moneys in the Idaho Millennium Income Fund.

Sen. Patti Anne Lodge, Co-chair	Rep. Dennis Lake, Co-chair
Sen. Denton Darrington	Rep. Jim Clark
Sen. Dean Cameron	Rep. Janice McGeachin
Sen. Elliot Werk	Rep. Margaret Henbest
Sen. Kate Kelly	Rep. John Rusche

Staff: Amy Castro, Maureen Ingram, Margaret Major

Scheduled Meetings

Grant Information:
FY 2010 Millennium Fund Grant Application pdf file
Proposal Summary and Scoring Sheet Excel file

Medical Education Interim Committee -- SCR 135

Sen. Robert Geddes	Rep. Maxine Bell
Sen. Bart Davis	Rep. Lawerence Denney
Sen. Dean Cameron	Rep. Fred Wood
Sen. Diane Bilyeu	Rep. John Rusche

Dr. Steven Daley-Laursen, Interim President, University of Idaho
Dr. Art Vailas, President, Idaho State University
Dr. Mark Rudin, Vice President for Research, Boise State University
Ms. Susie Pouliot, CEO, Idaho Medical Association
Mr. Steve Millard, CEO, Idaho Hospital Association
Mr. Milford Terrell, President, State Board of Education
Mrs. Sue Thilo, Secretary, State Board of Education

Staff: Matt Freeman, Maureen Ingram, Charmi Arregui

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:
August 12, 2008

August 12 Meeting - Additional Materials:
MGT Medical Education Study Final Report
Summary of Medical Education Study Final Report, Dr. Kent Caruthers, MGT of America
Idaho State Board of Education, Medical Education Study Final Report, Response to Questions Raised at Final Presentation
Idaho Medical Association House of Delegates, Resolution 01(08)
Presentation (Revised), Matt Freeman, Legislative Services Office

September 15 Meeting - Additional Materials:
Presentation, Rod Jacobson, Bear Lake Memorial Hospital
Presentation, Dr. Michael Patmas, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Presentation, Ed Dahlberg, St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
Report, Joyce McRoberts, Governor's Select Committee on Health Care
Presentation, Dr. Barbara Barzansky, LCME
Presentation, Dr. David Schmitz, Family Medicine Residency of Idaho
Inventory Questionnaire
UI Inventory Presentation, President Steven Daley-Laursen
ISU Inventory Presentation, President Art Vailas
BSU Inventory Presentation, Bruce Newcomb & Dr. Mark Rudin
Presentation (Distributive Model), President Art Vailas, ISU

Natural Resources Interim Committee

Sen. Gary Schroeder, Co-chair	Rep. Dell Raybould, Co-chair
Sen. Brad Little	Rep. Bert Stevenson
Sen. Charles Coiner	Rep. Scott Bedke
Sen. Clint Stennett	Rep. Mike Moyle
Sen. Jeff Siddoway	Rep. Donna Pence
Sen. Steven Bair (Ad Hoc)	Rep. JoAn Wood (Ad Hoc)
Sen. Lee Heinrich (Ad Hoc)	Rep. Jim Patrick (Ad Hoc)
Sen. Dean Cameron (Ad Hoc)	Rep. Jim Clark (Ad Hoc)

Staff: Katharine Gerrity, Ray Houston, Charmi Arregui

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:
July 14, 2008
August 12, 2008

Property Tax Interim Committee -- HCR 45

Sen. Brad Little, Co-chair	Rep. Jim Clark, Co-chair
Sen. Tim Corder	Rep. Scott Bedke
Sen. Lee Heinrich	Rep. Lynn Luker
Sen. Jim Hammond	Rep. Raùl Labrador
Sen. Jeff Siddoway	Rep. Frank Henderson
Sen. David Langhorst	Rep. Bill Killen
Sen. Elliot Werk	Rep. George Sayler

Staff: Eric Milstead, Mike Nugent, Charmi Arregui

Scheduled Meetings

Meeting Minutes:
June 30, 2008
August 7, 2008