STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH 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 8:17 AM on January 27, 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 O’Driscoll moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on January 25, 2011 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
The committee heard presentations.
Presenters:
Scott Olson, Interim Vice-Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Craig Schoenecker, System Director for Research, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
John Kellogg, Office of Institutional Research, University of Minnesota
Peter Radcliff, Director of Planning and Analysis, University of Minnesota
Joe Nathan, Director, Center for School Change
HF115 (Barrett) School district January 15 deadline repealed by which a collective bargaining agreement must be reached or face a state aid penalty.
Representative Barrett moved HF115, presented the bill and stood for questions.
The committee heard testifiers for the bill.
Testifiers:
Michael McLoughlin, Superintendent, Chisago Lakes School District
Brad Lundell, Executive Director, Schools for Equity in Education
The committee heard testimony against the bill.
Testifier:
Jan Alswager, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota
All the testifiers stood for questions.
Representative Barrett renewed the motion that HF115 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee, and requested a roll call vote.
AYES:
ERICKSON
DOEPKE
BARRETT
CRAWFORD
KIEFFER
KIEL
MCFARLANE
MURDOCK
MYHRA
O’DRISCOLL
WOODARD
NAYES:
MARIANI
BENSON
CARLSON
DAVNIE
GREILING
KATH
MORAN
PETERSON, S
ABSTAIN:
NORTON
ABSENT:
PETERSEN, B
THERE BEING 11 NAYES, 8 AYES, 1 ABSTAIN, AND 1 ABSENT, THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF92 (Downey) Teacher contract deadline aid penalty repealed.
Representative Kiel moved the bill.
Representative Downey presented the bill and the committee heard testifiers for the bill.
Testifiers:
Scott Croonquist, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan School Districts
Mary Gilbert, Legislative Liaison, St. Paul Public Schools
Jim Grathwol, Lobbyist, Minneapolis Public Schools
The committee heard testimony against the bill.
Testifier:
Jan Alswager, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota
All the testifiers stood for questions.
Representative Kiel renewed the motion that HF92 be recommended to pass and re-referred to Education Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 AM.
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REP. SONDRA ERICKSON, CHAIR
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Melissa Hackenmueller
Committee Legislative Assistant