STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING FINANCE COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Representative Nora Slawik, Chair, called the fourteenth meeting to order at 4:04 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, 2007 in Room 200 State Office Building. Quorum was present.
Members present:
SLAWIK, Nora - Chair
BLY, David - Vice Chair
MURPHY, Erin
LAINE, Carolyn
WARD, John
FRITZ, Patti
PETERSON, Sandra
EASTLUND, Rob
KRANZ, Scott
GAROFALO, Pat
WINKLER, Ryan
GOTTWALT, Steve
Members Excused:
WARDLOW, Lynn
NORNES, Bud
Representative Eastland moved approval of the minutes for Tuesday, February 27, 2007. THE MOTION PREVAILED and the minutes are approved.
HF 809 (Dominguez) Basic education aid increased.
Representative Slawik moved HF 809 be considered for inclusion in the omnibus bill.
People testifying:
Representative Willie Dominguez
Testified on importance of the legislation to providing funding for basic education aid.
Representative Slawik moved HF 809 be considered for inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Bly assumed the gavel at 4:14 p.m.
HF 169 (Slawik) School readiness advisory board established
Representative Bly moved HF 169 be considered for inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative Bly moved amendment
H0169A5 (attached). THE MOTION WAS APPROVED.
People testifying:
Representative Nora Slawik
Testified on the benefits of legislation.
Representative Bly moved an oral amendment to HF 169, First Engrossment as follows:
Page 3, line 32, delete "behavioral" after "health" insert "consistent with section 121A.17" THE MOTION WAS APPROVED.
Representative Slawik moved an oral amendment to amendment H0169A5.
Page 1, line 4, after the comma, insert "one of whom is a licensed family child care provider," THE MOTION WAS APPROVED.
Representative Bly moved HF 169 be considered for inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Early Childhood Learning Finance Committee
March 1, 2007
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Meeting was adjourned at 4:41 p.m.
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Representative Nora Slawik, Chair
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Tricia Kiefer, Committee Legislative Assistant