Meetings are listed by date with the most recent meeting at the top. If there is a television recording of the meeting links to that format will be available below.
*If you are interested in testifying before the committee, or are providing written testimony or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5:00 PM on the last business day before the hearing (Friday, Feb 4).
To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.
Bills Added:
HF2950
(Hassan) - Educator support, crisis online learning, and short-call substitute teacher pilot provided.
*If you are interested in testifying before the committee, or are providing written testimony or a handout, please email the Committee Administrator and copy the Committee Legislative Assistant by 5:00 PM on the last business day before the hearing (Tuesday, Feb 1).
To provide feedback on digital accessibility of meeting information, please submit comments through the Minnesota Legislature Accessibility & Usability Comment Form. If you require an accommodation, please contact John Howe at: John.Howe@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-3208. Please do not contact him with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda. To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access.
HF1317 (Keeler) - Educator expense credit established.
HF1644 (Edelson) - School calendar start date exceptions modified, hours of instruction definition modified, average daily membership definition modified, innovation zone provisions modified, flexible learning year program modified, and distance learning provided.
HF965 (Edelson) - Special education recovery services and support plans for students with disabilities required, and money appropriated.
***Bills may be taken in any order. Agenda items may be added or removed.***
Due to the nature of zoom meetings, written testimony is highly encouraged as an alternative to testifying live. Written testimony must be a PDF file in OCR format, but an MS Word document can be converted if needed. Written testimony can be submitted to Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn If you email it by 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, your written testimony will be included in the “virtual committee packet.” Written testimony may also be submitted up to 24 hours following the hearing to be included in the record.
Public Testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing if time is available in allotments of up to two minutes per testifier/organization. If there is not time, members of the public will be asked to submit their testimony in writing. If you would like to sign up to testify live via zoom, please email Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn by Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 5:00 P.M.
NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.
Please refer to the Committee Rules (posted under "Committee Documents") for further information.
Bills Added:
HF1317
(Keeler) - Educator expense credit established.
HF1644
(Edelson) - Education; hours of instruction definition modified, distance instruction provided, instruction model working group established, and report required.
HF965
(Edelson) - Special education recovery services and support plans required for students with disabilities, federal fund appropriation replacement provided, and money appropriated.
HF699 (Mueller) - Short-call substitute teacher pilot created.
HF710 (Sandell) - Teacher preparation programs required to include online coursework.
HF1188 (Morrison) - Department of Education licensed school nurse position created, and money appropriated.
*Bills may be taken in any order. Agenda items may be added or removed.*
Due to the nature of zoom meetings, written testimony is highly encouraged as an alternative to testifying live. Written testimony must be a PDF file in OCR format, but an MS Word document can be converted if needed. Written testimony can be submitted to Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn If you email it by 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 14, 2021, your written testimony will be included in the “virtual committee packet.” Written testimony may also be submitted up to 24 hours following the hearing to be included in the record.
If you would like to sign up to testify live via zoom, please email Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn by Friday, March 12, 2021 at 5:00 P.M. Public Testimony will be taken at the end of the hearing if time is available in allotments of up to two minutes per testifier/organization. If there is not time, members of the public will be asked to submit their testimony in writing.
NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.
Please refer to the Committee Rules (posted under "Committee Documents") for further information.
Bills Added:
HF699
(Mueller) - Short-call substitute teacher pilot program created.
HF710
(Sandell) - Teacher preparation programs required to include online coursework.
HF1188
(Morrison) - Department of Education licensed school nurse position created, and money appropriated.
HF1081 (Richardson) - Commissioner of education reporting requirements clarified, and obsolete language removed. (The DE Amendment to this bill will be the Education Policy Omnibus Bill)
Amendments to HF 1081
*Public testimony on the Education Policy Omnibus Bill is being taken on 3/10/2021. No further public testimony will be taken on 3/12/2021.*
NOTE: Channels HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice. If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122.
Bills Added:
HF1081
(Richardson) - Prekindergarten through grade 12 provisions modified including general education, education excellence, teachers, charter schools, special education, health, safety, nutrition, libraries, facilities, and state agencies; and report required.