STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Loon, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. on January 22nd, 2015, in Room Five of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
LOON, Jenifer, Chair MARIANI, Carlos
MURPHY, Mary, DFL Lead MARQUART, Paul
ANZELC, Tom MULLERY, Joe
BENNETT, Peggy NEWTON, Jerry
CHRISTENSEN, Drew NORNES, Bud
DAVNIE, Jim PETERSON, Roz
DETTMER, Bob QUAM, Duane
ERICKSON, Sondra SELCER, Yvonne
FENTON, Kelly SLOCUM, Linda
HERTAUS, Jerry WILLS, Anna
Members Excused:
KRESHA, Ron, VC
ANDERSON, Paul
A quorum was present.
Representative Newton moved that the minutes of January 21st, 2015 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Education Presentations:
Nancy Jost and Denise Mayotte, MinneMinds
Peggy Flanagan, Executive Director, Children’s Defense Fund
Brad Lundell, Schools for Equity in Education
Paula Palmer and Adosh Unni, Minnesota Department of Education
Roy Smith, Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Mike Miron, Minnesota Association of Agriculture Educators
Fred Nolan, Minnesota Rural Education Association
Inger Wegner, Minnesota Association for Career and Technical Education
Connie Hayes, Intermediate School Districts
Jeff Erickson, Principal, Minnetonka High School
Terry Henry, Executive Director of Career and College Readiness and Minneapolis Public Schools
Jeff McGonigal, Anoka-Hennepin Associate Superintendent
Joe Nathan, Center for School Change
The Education Finance Committee was adjourned at 2:47 P.M.
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Representative Jenifer Loon, Chair
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Timothy Smith, Committee Legislative Assistant