STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Jenifer Loon, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 12:48 P.M. on April 15th, 2015, in Room Five of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
LOON, Jenifer, Chair HERTAUS, Jerry
KRESHA, Ron, VC MARQUART, Paul
MURPHY, Mary, DFL Lead MARIANI, Carlos
ANDERSON, Paul MULLERY, Joe
ANZELC, Tom NEWTON, Jerry
BENNETT, Peggy NORNES, Bud
CHRISTENSEN, Drew PETERSON, Roz
DAVNIE, Jim QUAM, Duane
DETTMER, Bob SLOCUM, Linda
ERICKSON, Sondra SELCER, Yvonne
FENTON, Kelly WILLS, Anna
A quorum was present.
Representative Selcer moved that the minutes of April 14th, 2015 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifiers on HF844 Loon, Amendment A15-0458:
Dr. Brenda Cassellius, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
Melissa Sweetmilk, Dean, Metro Deaf School
Charlie Blesener, Minnesota Community Education Association
Roger Aronson, Elementary and Secondary Principals
Maureen Ramirez, Growth and Justice
Robin Black, St Paul Promise Neighborhood
Jennifer Bloom, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation
Ellen Ambrose, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation
Orville Lindquist, MN YMCA Youth in Government
Amanda Reineck, SEIU Local 284
Peggy Flanagan, Children's Defense Fund
Gayle Kelly, MN Head Start Association
Helene Anderson, Stillwater Area Schools
Mike Ptacek, Stillwater Area schools
Paula O’Longhlin, Stillwater Area Schools
Kathy Buchholz, Stillwater Area Schools
Dan Pyan, Minnesota Association of School Business Officials
Julie Ritter, Minnesota Association for Family and Early Education
Jean Lee, APAHC
Gary Amoroso, Minnesota Association of School Administrators
Representative Loon recessed the meeting at 2:31 p.m. to reconvene at 6:00 p.m. or at the call of the Chair.
Representative Loon reconvened the Education Finance Committee meeting at 6:27 p.m.
Additional testifiers on HF844 Loon, Amendment A15-0458:
Scott Croonquist, Association of Metropolitan School Districts
Kathy Micheletti, Education Minnesota
Paul Winkelaar, Education Minnesota
Denise Dittrich, Minnesota School Boards Association
Josh Downham, Minneapolis Public Schools
Elaine Keefe, Minnesota Libraries and Coalition for Children with Disabilities
Brad Lundell, Schools for Equity in Education
Mary Gilbert, St Paul Schools
Jim Bartholomew, Minnesota Business Partnership
Amy Walstien, Minnesota Chamber
Cyndi Cunningham. Self Employed Childcare Provider
Art Rolnik, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Erica Maas, Parent Aware for School Readiness
Frank Forsberg, United Way and MinneMinds Coalition
Jason Fountain, Parent, Forest Lake Area School District
Sue Abderholden, National Alliance on Mental Illness
The Education Finance Committee was adjourned at 7:54 P.M.
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Representative Jenifer Loon, Chair
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Dorene Kainz, Committee Legislative Assistant