SEVENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT POLICY
Chair, Representative Joe Mullery

MINUTES

Representative Mullery, Chair of Committee on Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy, called the meeting to order at 4:04pm Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
MULLERY, Chair
LAINE, Vice Chair
MYHRA, Lead
BARRETT
BRYNAERT
FRANSON
HOWE
MELIN
MORAN

Members excused:
RADINOVICH
KRESHA
WINKLER

A quorum was present.

Representative Moran moved to approve the minutes from Tuesday, February 5, 2013. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.

The following individuals provided an informational overview of the impact of expanding access to early childhood education:
Jenna Ruble, PK-3 Manager for St. Paul Public Schools
Cisa Keller, Minnesota Childcare Association
Gayle Kelley, Minnesota Head Start
Tom Holton, MN Community Education Assn. and MN Assn. for Family and Early Education
Anne McCully, Child Care Aware (formerly Child Care Resource and Referral)
Dan Evans, Child Care Works
Lisa Thompson, family child care provider
Marline Blake, family child care provider



The meeting was adjourned at 5:34pm.




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Representative Joe Mullery, Chair



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Bennett Smith, Committee Legislative Assistant