STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the fifty-seventh meeting to order at 12:44 p.m., on Friday, April 11, 2006 in Room 5 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
The clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
Sykora, Barb, Chair Erickson, Sondra
Demmer, Randy, Vice Chair Dorn, John
Bernardy, Connie Newman, Scott
Johnson, Ruth Klinzing, Karen
Davnie, Jim Greiling, Mindy
Meslow, Doug Eken, Kent
Buesgens, Mark Heidgerken, Bud
Greg Crowe offered further explanation of the financial run pages.
Representative Sykora moved HF4044.
Tim Strom, House Legislative Analyst offered further explanation of Article 1
Lisa Larson, House Research offered further explanation of Article 2
Lisa Larson and Tim Strom offered further explanation of Article 3
Testifying on Article 3, Section 16:
Commissioner Seagren, Minnesota Department of Education.
Tim Strom offered further explanation of Article 4, Article 5 and Article 6
Lisa Larson offered further explanation of Article 7, Article 8, Article 9 and Article 10
Representative Sykora noted that Article 11 was already moved to the floor
Lisa Larson offered further explanation of Article 12
Representative Sykora moved that Articles 1 through 12 be incorporated into HF4040. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Demmer moved the H4040A3 amendment.
MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Klinzing moved the H4040A4. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Demmer moved the H4040A6 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Klinzing moved the H4040A8 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Erickson moved the H4040A9 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Sykora moved the H4040A15 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
2:15 p.m. - Representative Sykora recessed the meeting.
2:40 p.m. - The meeting reconvened.
Representative Demmer moved the H4040A11 amendment.
Representative Bernardy offered the following oral amendment to the H4040A11 amendment:
Page 1, Line 1.5, after "counselors" add “ , “ and insert “school psychologists, school nurses, chemical dependency counselors or school social workers."
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Testifying on Representative Bernardy’s oral amendment:
Linda Sandivig, Minnesota School Nurses
Ralph Mave, Minnesota School Psychologists Association
Mr. Melcher, Minnesota Department of Education
Representative Bernardy requested a roll call vote.
The results of the roll call vote:
AYE NAY Abstain Absent
Sykora Demmer
Greiling Buesgens
Bernardy Erickson
Davnie Heidgerken
Dorn Klinzing
Eken Meslow
Johnson
Newman
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Sykora moved for a vote on the H4040A11 amendment, as amended.
Representative Sykora called for a division. Noting there were 9 ayes,
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Davnie moved the A4040A13 amendment.
Representative Davnie moved to orally amend the H4040A13 amendment as follows:
Page 2, Line 2.3, delete “2007" and insert “2006"
Representative Davnie moved to orally amend Article 2, as follows:
Article 2, Page 26, Line 18, delete “65%" and insert “56%".
Representative Davnie requested a roll call vote.
The results were as follows:
AYE NAY ABSTAIN ABSENT
Greiling Sykora
Bernardy Demmer
Davnie Buesgens
Dorn Erickson
Eken Heidgerken
Johnson Klinzing
Meslow Newman
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Heidgerken moved the H4040A12 amendment.
Representative Heidgerken moved to orally amend the H4040A12 amendment as follows:
Page 2, between lines 2.6 and 2.7, insert “The Commissioner of Education must proportionately reduce all other districts integration revenue in order to keep the total amount of integration revenue unchanged."
Representative Heidgerken moved to incorporate the language into the H4040A12 amendment.
Testifying on H4040A12 amendment:
Maryann Nelson, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education.
Representative Sykora called for a division. Noting there were 8 ayes,
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Greiling moved the H4040A17 amendment.
Testifying on the H4040A17 amendment:
Maryann Nelson, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
Chas Anderson, Minnesota Department of Education
Representative Greiling moved to incorporate the following language into the H4040A17 amendment.
Page 1, Line 1.8, delete “February 15, 2007" and insert “June 30, 2007"
Representative Greiling called for a roll call.
The results were as follows:
AYE NAY ABSTAIN ABSENT
Greiling Sykora Klinzing
Bernardy Demmer
Davnie Buesgens
Dorn Erickson
Eken Heidgerken
Johnson Newman
Meslow
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Greiling moved the H4040A19 amendment.
Representative Greiling called for a roll call.
The results were as follows:
AYE NAY ABSTAIN ABSENT
Greiling Sykora
Bernardy Demmer
Davnie Buesgens
Dorn Erickson
Eken Heidgerken
Johnson Newman
Meslow
Klinzing
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Sykora moved the A06-1449 amendment.
Testifying on the A06-1449 amendment:
Chas Anderson, Minnesota Department of Education.
Representative Buesgens offered the following oral amendment:
Page 1, line 1.21, after “health," and before “coordinator" delete “homeless"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Greiling offered the following oral amendment:
Page 1, line 1.21, after “education of" and before “children" delete “homeless"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Buesgens moved the A06-1482 amendment.
Representative Buesgens offered the following amendment:
Page 1, Line 1.15 after “instruction" delete “and"
Page 1, Line 1.14 move the sentence beginning with “All expenditures… and ending with separately." to follow “basis." on Line 1.17.
Page 2, Line 2.10 after “instruction" delete “and"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Heidgerken moved A06-1513 amendment.
Representative Heidgerken moved to orally amend as follows:
Line 2.9, strike “an initial" and insert “the"
Line 2.9, after “evaluation", insert “process" and delete “and as part of any reevaluation"
Testifying on A06-1513:
Mary Kane, Assistant Superintendent, Archdiocese of Minneapolis.
Chas Anderson, Minnesota Department of Education.
Grace Schwab, Minnesota School Board Association.
Mr. Harris, Jewish Community Relations Council.
Peter Noll, Education Director, MN Catholic Conference
Mary Gilbert, St. Paul Schools
Representative Sykora moved the H404021 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Lisa Larson, House Research, suggested incorporating the following language into the Heidgerken A06-1513 amendment:
After Line 2.11, insert: “(c) The district’s obligation to notify the nonpublic school special education teacher provider, or representative is the same obligation the district has under Chapter 125A to notify the parent of a child with a disability enrolled in a public school."
Representative Heidgerken agreed to incorporate the language into the A06-1513 amendment.
Representative Sykora moved the A06-1513 as amended.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Sykora moved H4040A22.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Erickson moved the minutes of April 6, 2006. THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.
Rep Sykora moved HF4040, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE BILL WAS PASSED AND RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON TAXES.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:16 pm.
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Representative Barb Sykora, Chair
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Kathy Dettman
Committee Legislative Assistant