STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Representative Nora Slawik, Chair, called the third meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2007 in Room 200 of the State Office Building. No quorum present.
Quorum was reached at 4:03 p.m.
SLAWIK, Nora - Chair EASTLUND, Rob
BLY, David - Vice Chair MURPHY, Erin
KRANZ, Scott LAINE, Carolyn
NORNES, Bud WARDLOW, Lynn
GAROFALO, Pat WINKLER, Ryan
WARD, John FRITZ, Patti
PETERSON, Sandra MURPHY, Mary Ex-Officio
Representative Gottwalt was excused.
Representative Wardlow moved to approve minutes from Tuesday, January 16, 2007. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Arthur Reynolds, Professor of Child Development and Fellow of the Center for Early Education and Development, University of Minnesota.
Testified on his research on the importance of early childhood learning programs.
Art Rolnick, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Testified on the economic benefits of early childhood learning.
Rob Grunewald, Associate Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
Testified on Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF).
Meeting was adjourned at 5:29 p.m.
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Representative Nora Slawik, Chair
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Tricia Kiefer, Committee Legislative Assistant