STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Loon, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:01 P.M. on January 19th, 2017, in Room Five of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
LOON, Jenifer, Chair
BENNETT, Peggy, VC
DAVNIE, Jim, DFL Lead
ANSELMO, Dario
ERICKSON, Sondra
JURGENS, Tony
KRESHA, Ron
MARQUART, Paul
MORAN, Rena
MURPHY, Mary
NORNES, Bud
PETERSON, Roz
POSTON, John
SANDSTEDE, Julie
SCOTT, Peggy
SLOCUM, Linda
SMITH, Dennis
THEIS, Tama
THISSEN, Paul
Members Excused:
MARIANI, Carlos
WILLS, Anna
A quorum was present.
Representative Slocum moved that the minutes of January 18th, 2017 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The Education Finance Committee received an overview of Minnesota's Concurrent Enrollment program; Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO); and the Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs from Non Partisan Researcher Tim Strom.
Testifiers:
Joe Nathan, Director of Center for School Change
Ron Anderson, Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Connie Gores, President, Southwest Minnesota State University
Sam Walseth, Minnesota Rural Education Association
Todd Iverson, Government Relations Director, College Board
Adosh Unni, Government Relations Director, Minnesota Department of Education
The meeting was adjourned at 2:45 P.M.
Representative Jenifer Loon, Chair
Dorene Kainz, Committee Legislative Assistant