STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:15PM on February 14, 2008, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
MORROW, Terry (Vice-Chair)
ANZELC, Tom
BENSON, John
BROWN, Robin
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DETTMER, Bob
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
FAUST, Tim
GAROFALO, Pat
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
McFARLANE, Carol
MORGAN, Will
MURPHY, Mary
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
Members excused:
DITTRICH, Denise
A quorum was present.
Representative Morgan moved the minutes of March 27, 2007 be adopted.
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
HF2714 (Winkler) A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature.
Representative Anzelc moved HF2714 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Winkler and Nathan Davis, Executive Director, Perpich Center for Arts Education, testified.
HF2678 (Fritz) A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature.
Representative Greiling moved HF2678 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Fritz and Linda Mitchell, Executive Director, Minnesota State Academies, testified.
HF2742 (Fritz) A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature.
Representative Greiling moved HF2742 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Fritz and Linda Mitchell, Executive Director, Minnesota State Academies, testified.
HF2772 (Fritz) A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature.
Representative Greiling moved HF2772 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Fritz and Linda Mitchell, Executive Director, Minnesota State Academies, testified.
HF2875 (Fritz) A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature.
Representative Greiling moved HF2875 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Fritz, Roxie Mitchell, Director, Minnesota Academy for the Deaf, and Linda Mitchell, Executive Director, Minnesota State Academies, testified.
HF2605 (Olin) A bill for an act relating to capital investment; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature.
Representative Greiling moved HF2605 be passed without recommendation and be re-referred to the Education Finance Division with further referral to the Minnesota Heritage Finance Division.
Representative Greiling offered
H2605A1 as an amendment to HF2605.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Olin, Betty Younggren, Kittson County Commissioner, and Shannon Mortenson, Clerk/Treasurer, Hallock Arena Board, testified.
Representative Greiling renewed her motion that HF2605 be passed, as amended, without recommendation and be re-referred to the Education Finance Division with further referral to the Minnesota Heritage Finance Division.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF2868 (Brown) A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; appropriating money for a cooperative facilities grant to the Independent School District No. 2134, United South Central.
Representative Brown moved HF2868 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Brown, Representative Cornish and Christie Wetzel, School Board Chair, United South Central Schools, testified.
The meeting adjourned at 3:20PM.
Rep. Mindy Greiling, CHAIR
Elizabeth Mandelman
Committee Legislative Assistant