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.
HF505 (Lee) - Community education teacher continuing contract and tenure status provisions modified.
HF561 (Urdahl) - School districts required to establish teach mentoring programs, and staff development revenue allowed uses modified.
HF603 (Jordan) - Public labor relations modified.
*Agenda items may be added or removed. Bills may be taken in any order*
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. Please email written testimony/handouts by 5:00 pm the previous business day to ensure it will be posted as part of the virtual committee packet. It will also be accepted up to 24 hours after the hearing to become part of the record.
Please email Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn by 5:00 P.M. the previous business day to sign up to provide live testimony via zoom, so you can receive instructions. You will have up to 2 minutes. We will do our best to hear from everyone who signs up. If we run out of time, you are encouraged to submit your remarks as written testimony.
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:
HF505
(Lee) - Community education teacher continuing contract and tenure status provisions modified.
HF561
(Urdahl) - School districts required to establish teacher mentoring programs, and staff development revenue allowed uses modified.
HF603
(Jordan) - Public labor relations modified.
Public comment on the EDUCATION sections of the House Select Committee on Racial Justice Final Report & Recommendations (see link below under "attachments").
Please note that everyone is encouraged to read the full report. Public comment will be limited to the education sections for this committee hearing.
Due to the nature and technical challenges that can occur with remote hearings, written testimony or a letter (up to 2 pages) is welcome for public comment. 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. To ensure your testimony is posted as a committee handout prior to the hearing, please email it by 5:00 pm the previous business day. It will also be accepted up to 24 hours after the hearing to become part of the record.
To request to testify via zoom during the committee hearing, please email Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn by 5:00 P.M. the previous business day to sign up and receive instructions. You will have up to 3 minutes. We will do our best to hear from everyone who signs up. If we run out of time, you are encouraged to submit your remarks as written testimony (see above).
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.
Due to the nature and technical challenges that can occur with remote hearings, written testimony is highly encouraged as the format for public comment. 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. To ensure your testimony is posted as a committee handout prior to the hearing, please email it by 5:00 pm the previous business day. It will also be accepted up to 24 hours after the hearing to become part of the record.
To request to testify via zoom during the committee hearing, please email Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn by 5:00 P.M. the previous business day to sign up and receive instructions. Written testimony is highly encouraged in lieu of testifying via zoom.
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:
HF217
(Hassan) - Increase Teachers of Color Act strengthened, teachers of color and American Indian teachers in Minnesota percentage increase sought, reports required, and money appropriated.
Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD
Past President, American Public Health Association
2019-2020 Evelyn Green Davis Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Adjunct Professor, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
Senior Fellow and Adjunct Associate Professor, Morehouse School of Medicine
Bernadeia Johnson, EdD, EdS, MA
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership Department, College of Education, Minnesota State University
Former Superintendent, Minneapolis Public Schools
Board Chair, Minnesota Education and Equity Partnership
Mary Frances Clardy, MEd
Teacher
This remote meeting will be held in accordance with House Rule 10.01.
Public Viewing Information:
This remote hearing will be live-streamed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp.
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.
Request to provide live public testimony via Zoom must be submitted to Laura.Taken-Holtze@house.mn no later than 10:00 AM on 1/20/2021.
Written testimony (no more than 2 pages) is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED and will be received up to 24 hours after the hearing ends. Written testimony will be sent to Members and posted with the Committee Minutes for that day as part of the official record.
Bills Added:
HF4
(Hassan) - COVID-19; actions to combat the educational effects of the pandemic implemented, and money appropriated.