State of Minnesota First Meeting
House of Representatives Eighty-Seventh Session
Education Reform Committee
Minutes
Representative Sondra Erickson, Chair of the Education Reform Committee, called the first meeting to order at 8:18 AM on Thursday, January 6, 2011 in the Basement hearing room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll:
Members present:
ERICKSON, Sondra (Chair)
DOEPKE, Connie
MARIANI, Carlos
BARRETT, Bob
BENSON, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
CRAWFORD, Roger
DAVNIE, Jim
GREILING, Mindy
KATH, Kory
KIEFFER, Andrea
KIEL, Debra
MCFARLANE, Carol
MORAN, Rena
MURDOCK, Mark
MYHRA, Pam
NORTON, Kim
O'DRISCOLL, Tim
PETERSEN, Branden
PETERSON, Sandra
WOODARD, Kelby
A quorum was present.
Chair Erickson welcomed the committee members, staff and advocates to the first committee hearing. She then gave an overview of the agenda for the day and reviewed the committee rules.
Committee staff introduced themselves.
Members introduced themselves, talked about their top priorities for Education Reform this session, and outlined their background.
Representatives of advocacy groups in the audience introduced themselves.
Chair Erickson outlined her priorities for Education Reform this session.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 AM.
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REP. SONDRA ERICKSON, CHAIR
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Melissa Hackenmueller
Committee Legislative Assistant