STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
EIGHTEENTH MEETING
EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION POLICY AND REFORM COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Buesgens, Chair of the Education Policy and Reform Committee, called the eighteenth meeting to order at 12:32 PM on Wednesday, March 23, 2005, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
BUESGENS, Mark, Chair
ERICKSON, Sondra, Vice Chair
ABELER, Jim
CARLSON, Lyndon
CHARRON, Mike
CYBART, Lloyd
DAVNIE, Jim
DEAN, Matt
DEMMER, Randy
DITTRICH, Denise
DORN, John
EASTLUND, Rob
EKEN, Kent
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
KLINZING, Karen
LANNING, Morrie
LATZ, Ron
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
NORNES, Bud
OLSON, Mark
PELOWSKI, Gene
PETERSON, Sandra
RUUD, Maria
SAILER, Brita
SEVERSON, Dan
SYKORA, Barb
WARDLOW, Lynn
HF1719 (Klinzing): Higher school reform measures provided including education planning and assessment program, and a college-level examination program; basic skills tests replaced with comprehensive assessments, and money appropriated.
Rep. Klinzing presented HF1719.
Rep. Klinzing amended the motion to instead re-refer HF1719 to the committee on Higher Education Finance.
Rep. Klinzing moved the following oral amendment to HF1719:
Page 4, line 35, after “or”, insert “a 4 or higher on”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Heidgerken moved approval of the minutes from 3/22/05. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. Latz moved the H1719A2 amendment to HF1719.
Testifying on the H1719A2 amendment:
Grace Schwab, Minnesota School Boards Association, Director of Government Relations
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Testifying on HF1719:
Pat Olson, Minnesota Department of Education, Assistant Commissioner
MaryAnn Nelson, Minnesota Department of Education, Assistant Commissioner
Marlis Peters Melius, Minnesota Department of Education
Cyndy Crist, MNSCU, System Director for P-16 Collaboration
Rep. Olson moved the following oral amendment to HF1719:
Page 2, line 16, delete “or” and insert “and”.
Page 8, line 30, delete “or” and insert “and”.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Davnie moved the following oral amendment to HF1719:
Page 3, lines 30-31, delete “public or nonpublic school” and insert “district”.
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Rep. Latz called for a division.
THERE BEING 16 AYES, THE MOTION DID PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Klinzing renewed her motion that HF1719 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the committee on Higher Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:55PM.
REP. MARK BUESGENS, CHAIR
Carmen Mayo
Committee Legislative Assistant