STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
EDUCATION REFORM
MINUTES
A quorum was present and Representative Erickson, Chair of the Education Reform Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:16 AM on February 22, 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, Vice Chair
BARRETT, Bob
BENSON, John
CARLSON, Lyndon
CRAWFORD, Roger
DAVNIE, Jim
GREILING, Mindy
KATH, Kory
KIEFFER, Andrea
KIEL, Debra
MARIANI, Carlos
MCFARLANE, Carol
MORAN, Rena
MURDOCK, Mark
MYHRA, Pam
NORTON, Kim
O'DRISCOLL, Tim
PETERSON, Sandra
WOODARD, Kelby
Members excused:
PETERSEN, Branden
Representative Sandra Peterson moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on February 17, 2011, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
Representative Doepke assumed the gavel at 8:17 AM.
HF 511 (Erickson) Public school unneeded mandates removed.
Representative Erickson moved that HF 511 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations. Representative Erickson moved the
H0511A3 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Erickson presented the bill and stood for questions.
The committee heard testimony on the bill.
Testifiers:
Paige McNeal, Vice President, Educators Benefit Consultants
Bob Meyer, Executive Director, Minnesota Community Education Association
Dan Campo, Lobbyist, Minnesota School Counselors Association
Kirk Schneidawind, Associate Director of Governmental Relations, Minnesota School Boards Association
Representative Erickson renewed the motion that HF 511, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 AM.
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REP. SONDRA ERICKSON, CHAIR
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Melissa Hackenmueller
Committee Legislative Assistant