STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY FIFTH SESSION H SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Mary Murphy, Chair, called the fifteenth meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2008 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MURPHY, Mary, Chair
PETERSON, Sandra, Vice Chair DEMMER, Randy, Lead
BROWN, Robin BUNN, Julie
EASTLUND, Rob ERICKSON, Sondra
GAROFALO, Pat GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud HORNSTEIN, Frank
MARIANI, Carlos MASIN, Sandra
PELOWSKI JR., Gene RUKAVINA, Tom
RUTH, Connie SLAWIK, Nora
TILLBERRY, Tom WARD, John
WARDLOW, Lynn
Members excused:
ABELER, Jim HAMILTON, Rod
KRANZ, Scott RUUD, Maria
Chair Murphy called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Cyndy Crist of Saint Paul, System Director for the P-16 Collaboration, testified to the accomplishment of the P-16 Partnership prior to 2007
Kent Pekel of Saint Paul, Executive Director of the University of Minnesota's College Readiness Consortium, testified to the four priorities of the P-16 Partnership under University of Minnesota President and current P-16 Partnership chair Robert Bruininks
A quorum was present at 4:10 PM
Alice Seagren of Roseville, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education, testified to the requests of the P-16 Partnership to the state legislature
Susan Heegaard of Saint Paul, Director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, testified to the needs and benefits of sharing educational data
Commissioner Seagren testified to the P-16 Partnership's views on including legislators as part of the P-16 Partnership
Representative Slawik moved that the minutes of March 3, 2008 be adopted
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Representative Mariani testified to HF3816
Tricia Grimes of Saint Paul, Policy Analyst for the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, testified to HF3816
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Ms. Heegaard testified to HF3816
Mr. Pekel testified to HF3816
Representative Wardlow moved that HF2783 be recommended to pass and be returned to the Committee on Finance with a recommended re-referral to the Committee on E-12 Education Policy
Representative Swails testified to HF2783
Representative Wardlow moved to orally amend HF2783 as follows:
Page 1, lines 15 and 17, after "policy" insert "or their designees"
THE MOTION PREVAILED
THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
Representative Demmer moved the
H2783A4 amendment
THE MOTION PREVAILED
THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
Representative Ward moved that HF2783 be recommended to pass, as amended, and be returned to the Committee on Finance with a recommended re-referral to the Committee on E-12 Education Policy
THE MOTION PREVAILED
Representative Wardlow moved that HF2624 be recommended to pass and be returned to the Committee on Finance with a recommended re-referral to the Committee on E-12 Education Policy
Representative Wardlow moved the
H2624A4 amendment
THE MOTION PREVAILED
THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
Representative Urdahl testified to HF2624
Pat King of Roseville, Director of School Improvement for the Minnesota Department of Education, testified to HF2624
Representative Wardlow renewed his motion that HF2624 be recommended to pass, as amended, and be returned to the Committee on Finance with a recommended re-referral to the Committee on E-12 Education Policy
THE MOTION PREVAILED
HF2624 (Urdahl)
HF2624 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
HF3329 (Brynaert)
HF3329 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
HF3647 (McNamara)
HF3647 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
HF3659 (Benson)
HF3659 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
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HF3684 (Slocum)
HF3684 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
HF3698 (Cornish)
HF3698 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
HF3707 (Hortman)
HF3707 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
HF3722 (Rukavina)
HF3722 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 3, 2008.
HF3262 (Brynaert)
HF3262 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 5, 2008.
HF3752 (Hortman)
HF3752 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 5, 2008.
HF3782 (Mahoney)
HF3782 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 5, 2008.
HF3794 (Carlson)
HF3794 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 5, 2008.
HF3808 (Benson)
HF3808 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 5, 2008.
HF3845 (Bly)
HF3845 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 6, 2008.
HF3347 (Moe)
HF3347 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 6, 2008.
HF3629 (Slocum)
HF3629 was Referred to the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 7, 2008.
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HF3867 (Moe)
HF3867 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 7, 2008.
HF3885 (Norton)
HF3885 was Referred to the Division on Higher Education and Workforce Development Policy and Finance by memo on March 7, 2008.
HF2624 (Urdahl)
HF2624 was Recalled from the Division on K-12 Education Finance by memo on March 6, 2008.
HF3143 (Winkler)
HF3143 was Returned to the Committee on Finance by memo on March 7, 2008.
HF3569 (Rukavina)
HF3569 was Returned to the Committee on Finance by memo on March 7, 2008.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:28 p.m.
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Representative Mary Murphy, Chair
Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Division
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Philip Chen, Committee Legislative Assistant
Education Finance and Economic Competitiveness Division