STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE
MINUTES
Representative Bud Nornes, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education, called the thirty-fourth meeting to order at 12:34 PM on Monday, April 3, 2006, in Room 300S of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
NORNES, Bud, Chair
URDAHL, Dean, Vice Chair
ABELER, Jim
ABRAMS, Ron
CARLSON , Lyndon
COX, Ray
DEMPSEY, Jerry
EASTLUND, Rob
HAWS, Larry
LATZ, Ron
MARIANI, Carlos
PELOWSKI, Gene, Jr.
No members were excused.
No members were unexcused.
A quorum was present.
12:34:02 PM Chair Nornes called the meeting to order.
12:34:20 PM Rep. Mariani moved approval of the Minutes: March 29, 2006. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES ARE ADOPTED.
12:34:38 PM HF 3136 (Abrams) University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities president search and selection process modified. Rep. Abrams moved HF3136 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
12:35:02 PM Rep. Abrams offered an oral amendment:
Page 1, line 22, after "Minnesota", insert "and chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities"
Page1, line 22, delete "is" and insert "are"
Page 2, line 6, after "the" insert "chancellor of the"
12:36:04 PM Rep. Abrams moved the oral amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
12:36:18 PM Rep. Abrams presented his bill.
12:41:17 PM Frank Berman, Regent, University of Minnesota, testified in support of the bill.
1:04:09 PM Mark Anfinson, Attorney for MN Newspaper Association, testified in opposition to the bill.
1:04:17 PM Britt Johnson, Editor in chief of the Minnesota Daily, University of Minnesota, testified in opposition to the bill.
1:15:10 PM Bill Tschida, MnSCU, responded to a question from the committee.
1:20:56 PM Rich Neumeister, citizen, testified in opposition to the bill.
1:24:55 PM Chair Nornes laid HF 3136, as amended, over for possible inclusion in the Higher Education Finance Omnibus Bill.
1:25:06 PM HF 3334 (Erickson) Teacher preparation program report card established for colleges and universities. Rep. Eastlund moved that HF 3334 be passed and rereferred to the Committee on Education Finance.
1:25:25 PM Rep. Eastlund moved the DE1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
1:25:55 PM Rep. Erickson presented her bill.
1:30:22 PM Daniel Bittman, Director of Licensing, responded to a question from the committee.
1:31:22 PM Russ Stanton, Inter Faculty Organization, testified in opposition to the bill.
1:36:55 PM Cyndy Crist, MnSCU, testified in opposition to the bill.
1:56:50 PM Carmen Coballes-Veya, Dean, Metro State University, testified in opposition to the bill.
2:05:55 PM Mark Misukanis, Office of Higher Education, responded to a question from the committee.
2:06:48 PM John Corbid, MN Private College Council, responded to a question from the committee.
2:11:27 PM Rep. Pelowski moved that the bill be laid on the table. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE BILL WAS LAID ON THE TABLE.
2:12:24 PM HF 3848 (Marquart) Student use of alcohol or controlled substances disclosure to parents authorized. Chair Nornes moved HF 3848 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
2:12:59 PM Rep. Marquart presented his bill.
2:15:24 PM Dr. Susanne Williams, Assistant to the President, Minnesota State University, Moorhead, testified in support of the bill.
2:26:51 PM Christopher Braddock, Vice President of Student Senate, MSU Moorhead, testified in support of the bill.
2:29:30 PM Chair Nornes laid HF 3848 over for possible inclusion in the Higher Education Finance Omnibus Bill.
2:30:23 PM Rep. Eastlund moved HF 3690 be heard and laid on the table.
2:31:20 PM Sen. Chris Gerlach, testified in support of the bill.
2:34:02 PM Katie Shaw, School of Environmental Studies, Apple Valley, testified in support of the bill.
2:40:02 Chair Nornes laid HF 3690 on the table.
2:40:13 PM HF 4032 (Urdahl) Textbook cost study provided relating to higher education. Rep. Urdahl moved HF 4032 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
2:41:15 PM Rep. Urdahl moved the A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
2:41:32 PM Rep. Urdahl presented his bill.
2:42:06 PM Hal Kimball, Chair of MSUSA, testified in support of the bill.
2:49:07 PM Bruce Hildebrand, Executive Director, Association of American Publishers, testified.
2:50:03 PM Michael Goodwin, Regional Sales Manager, testified.
2:55:34 PM CHAIR NORNES LAID HF 4032, AS AMENDED, OVER FOR POSSIBLE INCLUSION IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE OMNIBUS BILL.
Chair Nornes adjourned the meeting.
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REP. BUD NORNES, CHAIR
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Brooke Peterson
Committee Legislative Assistant