STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
Representative Terry Morrow, Vice-Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 7PM on September 25, 2008 at the Mankato East High School Auditorium, 2600 Hoffman Rd, Mankato, MN, 56001.
The roll call was noted.
Members present:
MORROW, Terry
Members excused:
ANZELC, Tom
BENSON, John
BROWN, Robin
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DETTMER, Bob
DITTRICH, Denise
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
FAUST, Tim
GAROFALO, Pat
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
McFARLANE, Carol
MORGAN, Will
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
Additional non-committee members present include:
BRYNAERT, Kathy
Introductions and welcome by the committee.
The following testifiers provided testimony and opinions regarding HF 4178 and the state of education funding throughout the state of Minnesota:
Paul Mueller, Vice President, Education Minnesota
Dave Henning, E-Learning Mangager, Socrates
Doug Johnson, Legislative Chair, Minnesota Educational Media Organization
Nancy Steele, Director, South Central MN Interlibrary Exchange
Ed Waltman, Superintendent, Mankato Area Public Schools
Sarah Scott-Cipos, Gifted Education Coordinator, Mankato Area Public Schools
Andy Johnson, Citizen, Mankato, MN
Robert Ihrig, Teacher, Mankato West High School
Patty Biesterfeld, Director, Traverse des Sioux Library System
Ruth Harms, Citizen, Mankato, MN
Lee Carlson, Teacher and Coach, St. James, MN
Robin Courrier, Member, Education MN
Cecilia Pick, Assistant Professor, MN State University-Mankato
Kent Franklin, Teacher, St. James Public Schools
Jeff Olson, Superintendent, St. Peter Public Schools
Representative Morrow adjourned the meeting at 8:30PM.