STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-EIGHTH 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 12:50 P.M. on April 13th, 2016, in Room Five of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
LOON, Jenifer, Chair HERTAUS, Jerry
KRESHA, Ron, Vice Chair 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 SELCER, Yvonne
ERICKSON, Sondra SLOCUM, Linda
FENTON, Kelly WILLS, Anna
A quorum was present.
Representative Selcer moved the minutes of April 12th, 2016 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF3858 Loon, Education Finance Omnibus Supplemental, Amendment A16-1062.
Testifiers on Amendment A16-1062:
Ben Gustafson, Fraser
Gary Amoroso, Minnesota Association of School Administrators
Sue Abderholden, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Health
Sam Walseth, Minnesota Rural Education Association
Scott Croonquist, Association of Metropolitan School Districts
Ericca Maas, Parent Aware for School Readiness
Susan Freivalds, Minnesota Council on Economic Education
Anastasia Belladonn-Carrera, Legislative Director, Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs
KayingYang, Coalition of Asian American Leaders
Joshua Crosson, MinnCAN
Brad Lundell, Schools for Equity in Education
Nanette Missaghi, Collaborative Urban Educator Program, University of St. Thomas
Representative JoAnn Ward
JoAnn Winter, Retired teacher, Perpich Center for the Arts
Jeanne Iverson, Former Librarian, Perpich Center for the Arts
Barbara Hackett Cox, Former Art Education Partnership Coordinator, Perpich Center for the Arts
La Rae Mills, Former Crosswinds parent
Brittany Edwards, Alumni, Perpich Center for the Arts
Karen Wolters, Literacy Action Network, Community Education and Recreation, Mankato
Scott Helland, Adult Basic Education Coordinator, Harmony Learning Center
David Gaither, International Education Center
Aaron Gutzke, State Program Director, Deaf Adult Basic Education
Nancy Hylden, American Indian OIC
Marika Pfefferkorn, Minnesota Education Equity and Solutions Not Suspensions
Robin Francis, Educator
Sonya Lewis, Parent of children in St Paul Public School
Hollies Winston, Parent
Sondra Samuels, President and CEO of Northside Achievement Zone
Cyndy Crist, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Erin Doan, Executive Director, Board of Teaching
Tony Sanneh, CEO, The Sanneh Foundation
Jim Bartholomew, Minnesota Business Partnership
Grace Kelliher, Minnesota School Board Association
Josh Downham, Minneapolis Public School, Reading Corps
Sia Her, Minnesota Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans
Valerie Dosland, Intermediate School Districts, Minnesota Community Education
Shanna Hedland, Parents United for Public Schools
Unni Adosh, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
Rick Heller, Twice Exceptional Print Disabled (Unofficial)
The Education Finance Committee was adjourned at 2:38 P.M.
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Representative Jenifer Loon, Chair
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Dorene Kainz, Committee Legislative Assistant