Duration of the meeting. Thank you. May have a motion to approve the agenda . Thank you, any comments or questions . All in favor . Any opposed. Thank you, the motion carries. Item 3, approval of the december 6, 2017 meeting minutes, motion to approve . Any comments or questions . To the public . Hearing none, all in favor . Any opposed . Thank you. The motion carries. Item 4, reports, the director report, thank you, shireen. Director mcspadden thank you, commissioner, and i want to extend a special welcome to commissioner papas very happy to have you working with us. I was at the National Association on aging board meeting. I mentioned before, but for those of you who havent heard, im one of two representatives from california to this National Association. And its a Great Organization, theyre focused on building the capacity of aaa so we can help older adults. It supports initiatives such as Livable Communities and dementiafriendly america. They advocate for funding for services for a
Thank you, thank you very much. Thank you. Okay, sit down. Sit down. Sit down. Thank you. Thank you very much. That was very kind of you. Thank you. It is good to have you back in pierre to the legislature, welcome. Im sure youre going to enjoy this experience immensely. Before i begin today, though, i would like to note a historical milestone. Today is the beginning of Lieutenant Governor Matt Michaels seventh session as president of the senate, and prior to that, he presided for four sessions as speaker of the house. Those 11 sessions make Matt Michaels the longest serving officer in the south dakota legislature. Lets recognize him and thank him for that service. [ applause ] thank you very much. Over the past six years, weve undertaken many significant initiatives together, and have made progress in many areas. Today, im going to provide updates on many of our efforts in the areas of education, transportation, criminal justice, workforce and Tribal Affairs among others. I want to up
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