STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
EDUCATION INNOVATION POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Sondra Erickson, Chair of the Education Innovation Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:16 AM on February 17, 2015, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ERICKSON, Sondra, Chair
BENNETT, Peggy,
Vice Chair
BLY, David
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DAVNIE, Jim
KRESHA, Ron
LUCERO, Eric
MARIANI, Carlos
NORNES, Bud
PETERSON, Roz
PIERSON, Nels
SELCER, Yvonne
URDAHL, Dean
WARD, JoAnn
WHELAN, Abigail
WILLS, Anna
WINKLER, Ryan
YARUSSO, Barb
Members excused:
MORAN, Rena
A quorum was present at 8:16 AM and the meeting was called to order.
Representative JoAnn Ward moved to approve the minutes of February 12, 2015. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Roz Peterson moved House File 72 for Representative Sarah Anderson.
Representative Sarah Anderson testified to House File 72.
Nina Manzi from House Research testified to House File 72.
Chair Erickson renewed the Peterson motion and moved House File 72 for re-referral to the Committee on Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Abigail Whelan moved House File 667 for Representative Sarah Anderson.
Representative Sarah Anderson testified to House File 667.
Chair Erickson renewed the Whelan motion and moved House File 667 for re-referral to the Committee on Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Eric Lucero moved House File 798 for Representative Jim Knoblach.
Representative Jim Knoblach testified to House File 798.
Mitch Pearlstein, the founder of the Center of the American Experiment, testified in favor to House File 798.
Jim Bartholomew from the Minnesota Business Partnership testified in favor to House File 798.
Chair Erickson renewed the Lucero motion and moved House File 798 for re-referral to the Committee on Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dean Urdahl moved House File 245.
Representative Urdahl moved amendment H0245A1. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Urdahl testified to House File 245.
Dr. Eric Jolly from the Science Museum of Minnesota testified in favor of House File 245.
Chair Erickson laid over House File 245 as amended.
Representative Drew Christensen moved House File 359 for Representative Linda Runbeck.
Representative Linda Runbeck testified to House File 359.
Rachel Berger from Decoding Dyslexia testified in favor to House File 359.
Jody Smith from Decoding Dyslexia shared a personal story of living with dyslexia.
Jane Conlin from Decoding Dyslexia shared a personal story of living with dyslexia.
Chair Erickson renewed the Christensen motion and moved House File 359 for re-referral to the Committee on Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Gary Amoroso from the Minnesota Association of School Administrators cautioned against using public dollars for tax credit for nonpublic education tuition.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 AM.
Representative Sondra Erickson, Chair
Ethan Hellier, Committee Legislative Assistant