STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
E-12 EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Carlos Mariani, Chair of the E-12 Education Committee, unofficially called the sixteenth meeting to order at 8:07 AM on Thursday, March 8, 2007, in the basement hearing room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll:
Members present:
MARIANI, Carlos (Chair)
DITTRICH, Denise (Vice-Chair)
ABELER, Jim LAINE, Carolyn
BENSON, John NORNES, Bud
BROWN, Robin PETERSON, Sandra
DAVNIE, Jim SLAWIK, Nora
DEMMER, Randy SLOCUM, Linda
DETTMER, Bob SWAILS, Marsha
ERICKSON, Sondra TILLBERRY, Tom
GOTTWALT, Steve URDAHL, Dean
GREILING, Mindy WARD, John
HEIDGERKEN, Bud WELTI, Andy
HORNSTEIN, Frank WARDLOW, Lynn
HOSCH, Larry
A quorum not was present.
HF 984 (Norton)—a bill for an act relating to education; reimbursing student ACT and SAT university and college entrance test fees; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 120B.
Rep. Norton presented HF 984.
Chair Mariani officially called the meeting to order at 8:13 AM. A quorum was present.
Chair Mariani moved that HF 984 be recommended to pass and re-referred the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division.
Chair Mariani moved the
A07-0096 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Chair Mariani moved an oral amendment to the
A07-0096 amendment as follows:
Page 1, Line 5, delete "four" and insert "two."
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED, AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Questions and discussion followed.
Chair Mariani renewed his motion that HF 984, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 983 (Ward) -A bill for an act relating to education; establishing a three-year pilot project to transform high school education through academic and career-related curriculum developed jointly by college faculty, high school instructors, and business and industry advisors and offered through career academies at multiple high school locations throughout a designated region; appropriating money.
Rep. Ward moved that HF 983 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division.
Rep. Ward presented HF 983.
Testifying on behalf of HF 983 were:
Ms. Lisa Paxton, CEO, Brainerd Lakes Area Chambers of Commerce
Mr. Pat Swarthout, Marketing Instructor, Central Lakes College
Mr. Steve Razidlo, Assistant Superintendent, ISD #181 (Brainerd)
Ms. Twyla Flaws, HR Director, Clow Stamping
Questions and discussion followed.
Rep. Ward renewed his motion that HF 983, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred the to Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Divisions. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 808 (Tillberry) - A bill for an act related to education; providing for licensed student services personnel aid; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.
Rep. Tillberry moved that HF 808 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division.
Rep. Tillberry moved the
A07-0176 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Tillberry presented HF 808, as amended.
Testifying on behalf of HF 808, as amended, was:
Dr. Walter Roberts, Professor of Counselor Education, Mankato State University
Ms. Colleen Valdrica, President-Elect, Minnesota School Counselors Association; Counselor, St. Paul Public Schools
Mr. Ralph Maves, Minnesota School Psychologists Association
Ms. Denise Herrmann, Minnesota School Nurses Association
Questions and discussion followed.
Ms. Karen Lenertz, Revisor's Office, testified to the funding mechanism provided in HF 808, as amended.
Rep. Tillberry renewed his motion that HF 808, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. Ward moved that the minutes of March 6, 2007, be adopted.
Rep. Ward moved to amend the minutes of March 6, 2007 to reflect Rep. Abeler as present. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES, AS AMENDED, WERE ADOPTED.
HF 1559 (Dittrich)—A bill for an act relating to education; providing for master teacher training in economics and personal finance; appropriating money.
Rep. Dittrich moved that HF 1559 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division.
Rep. Dittrich presented HF 1559.
Testifying on behalf of HF 1559 were:
Ms. Claudia Parliament, Executive Director, Minnesota Council on Economic Education
Mr. Eric Britt, President, Anchor Bank
Questions and discussion followed.
Rep. Dittrich renewed her motion that HF 1559 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 752 (Hornstein)—a bill for an act relating to education; establishing a three-year pilot program to provide high school students with career and college counseling; exploring data collection, accountability, and reporting system options to evaluate the impact of career and counseling programs on subsequent school and work choices of hifh school graduates; establishing a research consortium; appropriating money.
Rep. Hornstein moved that HF 752 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division.
Rep. Hornstein moved the
H0752A1 amendment.
Rep. Mariani moved to orally amend
H0752A1 as follows:
Page 1, line 10 insert "higher" before “education."
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS INCORPORATED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Rep. Hornstein presented HF 752.
Testifying on behalf of HF 752 were:
Ms. Catherine Jordan, President and CEO, Achieve!Minneapolis
Mr. William Gullickson, CEO, McLaughling, Gormely, King Company
Mr. Bruce Gilman, Principal, Roosevelt High School, Minneapolis Public Schools
Mr. Mike Walker, Achieve! Career and College Center Coordinator, Roosevelt High School
Mr. Cyndy Christ, Director P- 16 collaboration, MNSCU
Testifying against HF 752 were:
Ms. Colleen Baldrica, President-Elect, Minnesota School Counselors Association; Counselor, St. Paul Public Schools
Mr. Rene Lara, Education Minnesota
Rep. Hornstein renewed his motion that HF 752 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 AM.
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REP. CARLOS MARIANI, CHAIR
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Celeste Marin
Committee Legislative Assistant