STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TWENTIETH MEETING
EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION POLICY AND REFORM COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Busegens, Chair of the Education Policy and Reform Committee, began the twentieth meeting at 8:25AM on Thursday, March 31, 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
Rep. Charron moved approval of the minutes from the March 22nd meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. Carlson moved approval of the minutes from the March 29th meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF1273 (Demmer): Teacher contract negotiation during school year prohibited and January 15 contract settlement penalty repealed.
Rep. Demmer moved that HF1273 be re-referred to the committee on Education Finance without recommendation.
Rep. Demmer presented HF1273.
Testifying on HF1273:
Grace Schwab, Minnesota School Boards Association
Scott Croonquist, Assocation of Metropolitan School Districts
Testifying in opposition to HF1273:
Jan Alswager, Education Minnesota
Also testifying to HF1273:
Tom Deans, MSBA
Rep. Erickson assumed the gavel at 9:25AM.
Rep. Buesgens assumed the gavel at 9:29AM.
Rep. Buesgens laid over HF1273 for future consideration.
The meeting was recessed at 10:02AM.
Rep. Erickson, Vice Chair of the Education Policy and Reform Committee, reconvened the meeting at 7:04PM in room 200 of the State Office Building.
HF697 (Buesgens): General education access grants authorized for students.
Rep. Buesgens moved that HF697 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the committee on Education Finance.
Rep. Buesgens presented HF697.
Testifying in opposition to HF697:
Patricia Harvey, Saint Paul Public Schools, Superintendent
Thandiwe Peebles, Minneapolis Public Schools, Superintendent
Jackie Turner, Minneapolis Public Schools, Student Placement Director
Peggy Smith, Minnesota PTA
Lisa Nenti-Bloom, Education Minnesota
Alan Silver, JCRC, Vice President
Efe Agbamu, Highland Park Senior High School, Principal
Raymond Yu, Saint Paul Public Schools, Director of Student Services
Katie Poulos, Highland Park High School, Junior
Karen Ferlaak, Mother and Grandmother
Jennifer Armstrong, President of NEAT – St. Paul, Network of Education Action Teams
Mary Cecconi, Parent, Director of Parents United Network
Rose Hermanson, Minneapolis teacher
Scott Croonquist, Assocation of Metropolitan School Districts
Roger Aronson, School Principals, Lobbyist
Kirk Schneidawind, MSBA
Brad Lundell, Executive Director, Schools for Equity in Education
Testifying in support of HF697:
Kenneth Johnson, Milwaukee Public Schools, School Board Member
LaTrice Abram, parent
Sarah Mische, resident of Saint Paul
Francisco Andrade, daughter Cindy interpreting
Gerard Robinson, Marquette University Milwaukee, Senior Fellow
Terry Morley, parent
Thomas Berg, University of Saint Thomas Law School, Professor
Meira Leahy, Saint Louis Park Resident, parent
David Roth, Education Superintendent for Lutheran Schools connected with Lutheran Churches in the Missouri Synod
Rabbi Chaim Goldberger, Saint Louis Park, Synagogue
Mariam Hussein, parent
Tracy Keibler, parent, Eden prairie resident
Tiffany Green, Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
Chanda Smith, Minneapolis resident, parent
Margie Lauer, Executive Director of KidsFirst tuition grant program
Sondra Hollander Samuels, parent, member of BAEO
Rep. Dittrich moved the H0697A2 amendment to HF697.
Rep. Dittrich presented the H0697A2 amendment to HF697.
Rep. Dittrich requested a roll-call on the H0697A2 amendment. The results were as follows:
AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
CARLSON, Lynn BUESGENS, Mark ABELER, Jim
DAVNIE, Jim ERICKSON, Sondra HEIDGERKEN, Bud
DITTRICH, Denise CHARRON, Mike
DORN, John CYBART, Lloyd
EKEN, Kent DEAN, Matt
GREILING, Mindy DEMMER, Randy
LATZ, Ron EASTLUND, Rob
MARIANI, Carlos KLINZING, Karen
MARQUART, Paul LANNING, Morrie
PELOWSKI, Gene NORNES, Bud
PETERSON, Sandra OLSON, Mark
RUUD, Maria SEVERSON, Dan
SAILER, Brita SYKORA, Barb
WARDLOW, Lynn
On a vote of 14 AYES and 13 NAYS THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Buesgens laid over HF697 for future consideration.
Rep. Erickson adjourned the meeting at 11:04PM.
REP. MARK BUESGENS, CHAIR
Carmen Mayo
Committee Legislative Assistant