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Higher Education Policy and Finance

SEVENTEENTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 17, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY & FINANCE
MINUTES

Representative Nornes, Chair of the Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:48PM on March 17th, 2015, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


NORNES, Bud, Chair
O’NEILL, Marion, VC
PELOWSKI, Gene
BARRETT, Bob
BERNARDY, Connie
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DANIELS, Brian
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
ISAACSON, Jason
LIEN, Ben
MCDONALD, Joe
NORTON, Kim
PUGH, Cindy
ROSENTHAL, Paul
WHELAN, Abigail


Members Excused:
WINKLER, Ryan

A quorum was present.

Representative HEINTZEMAN moved that the minutes of March 11, 2015, be approved; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved that HF384 be re-referred to the Education Innovation Policy Committee.

Representative NORNES moved the HO384A6 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved the following Oral Amendment: Line 1.11 insert the word “pilot” following the word “program”; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved the following Oral Amendment: Line 1.14 change the year 2016 to 2017; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF384:
Representative URDAHL

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF384, as amended, be re-referred to the Education Innovation Policy; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved that HF987 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative NORNES moved the H0987A1 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF987:
Representative SELCER

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF987, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative NORNES moved that HF488 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Testifying on HF488:
Representative KNOBLACH


Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF488, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative BERNARDY moved that HF1306 be laid over for possible inclusion in the ombibus bill.

Representative BERNARDY moved the H1306A1 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative BERNARDY moved the following Oral Amendment: Line 2.15 insert “an international baccalaureate course or” following the word “of” and before “the Postsecondary”; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF1306:
Representative BERNARDY

Representative BERNARDY renewed her motion that HF1306, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative O’NEILL moved that HF551 be re-referred to the Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy Committee.

Representative O’NEILL moved the H0551DE4_3 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF551:
Representative O’NEILL
Jessica Looman, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Kim Babine, Director of Government Affairs, DEED
Mike McGee, Dean, Hennepin Technical College
Joe Mulford, System Director, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Doug Stang, 3M
Sarah Radosevich, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

Representative O’NEILL renewed her motion that HF551, as amended, be re-referred to the Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy Committee; THE MOTION PREVAILED.


The meeting was adjourned at 3:59PM



Representative Bud Nornes, Chair




Kaley Taffe, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF384 (Urdahl) - School year-long student teaching programs made part of teacher preparation, and money appropriated.
  • HF987 (Selcer) - Postsecondary study abroad program regulation clarified.
  • HF488 (Knoblach) - Labor agreements and compensation plans ratified.
  • HF1306 (Bernardy) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities required to establish a transfer curriculum.
  • HF551 (O'Neill) - Competency standards for dual training identification required by labor and industry commissioner, dual training competency grant program created, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
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03:08 - Gavel.
03:55 - HF384 (Urdahl) School year-long student teaching programs made part of teacher preparation, and money appropriated.
10:25 - HF987 (Selcer) Postsecondary study abroad program regulation clarified.
16:57 - HF488 (Knoblach) Labor agreements and compensation plans ratified.
31:04 - HF1306 (Bernardy) Minnesota State Colleges and Universities required to establish a transfer curriculum.
39:10 - HF551 (O'Neill) Competency standards for dual training identification required by commissioner of labor and industry, dual training competency grant program created, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 12 minutes.