STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST JOINT MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
& SENATE
JOINT HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE AND POLICY DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Bernardy, Chair of the House Higher Education Finance & Policy Division, called the meeting to order at 6:05 P.M. on February 18, 2019, in Room 200 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
BERNARDY, Connie (Chair) ANDERSON, Paul (Chair)
PRYOR, Laurie (Vice-Chair) DRAHEIM, Rich (Vice-Chair)
NORNES, Bud (Minority Lead) CLAUSEN, Greg (Minority Lead)
DANIELS, Brian ABELER, Jim
FRANSON, Mary COHEN, Richard
GOMEZ, Aisha ISAACSON, Jason
KLEVORN, Ginny JENSEN, Scott
LAYMAN, Sandy MILLER, Jeremy
LIEN, Ben NEWTON, Jerry
LILLIE, Leon
LUCERO, Eric
POPPE, Jeanne
QUAM, Duane
RUNBECK, Linda
VANG, Samantha
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Tou
Chair Bernardy moved to adopt the joint committee procedure. The motion PREVAILED.
Dan Wolter, Chair of the Regent Candidate Advisory Committee, gave a review of the RCAC prodedure.
Representative L. Carlson presented the Regents candidate recommendation from the Fifth Congressional District – Peggy Lucas.
Chair Anderson assumed the gavel.
The Regent candidates for the student position gave a two-minute presentation:
-James Farnsworth
-Mike Kenyanya
-Sarah Kettering
-Joshua Preston
No additional nominations were made.
The candidates sat for a 15-minute question-and-answer session.
Votes:
Farnsworth – 0 House, 0 Senate
Kenyanya – 13 House, 6 Senate
Kettering – 0 House, 0 Senate
Preston – 4 House, 3 Senate
Candidate Kenyanya received the majority vote and is recommended.
Chair Bernardy assumed the gavel.
The Regent candidates for the Fifth Congressional District position gave a two-minute presentation:
-Allison Barmann
-Peggy Lucas
-Janie Mayeron
Representative Gomez nominated Dr. Abdul Omari. Three House members and two Senate members approved by a show of hands. Dr. Abdul Omari was placed into nomination.
Omari gave a two-minute presentation.
The candidates sat for an 18-minute question-and-answer session.
First vote:
Barmann – 2 House, 1 Senate
Lucas – 7 House, 0 Senate
Mayeron – 3 House, 6 Senate
Omari – 5 House, 2 Senate
A majority vote was not received. Barmann was dropped from the ballot.
Second vote:
Lucas – 5 House, 1 Senate
Mayeron – 7 House, 6 Senate
Omari – 5 House, 2 Senate
A majority vote was not received. Lucas was dropped from the ballot.
Mayeron – 9 House, 7 Senate
Omari – 8 House, 2 Senate
Candidate Mayeron received the majority vote and is recommended.
Chair Anderson assumed the gavel.
The Regent candidates for the two At-Large positions gave a two-minute presentation:
-Lynn Abrahamsen
-Susan Adams Lloyd (via phone)
-Mary Davenport
-Kao Ly Ilean Her
-Bill Luther
-Sandy Wiese
Not present:
-Robert Eddy
Representative Gomez nominated Dr. Abdul Omari. Three House members and two Senate members approved by a show of hands. Dr. Abdul Omari was placed into nomination.
Omari gave a two-minute presentation.
The candidates sat for an 30-minute question-and-answer session.
First votes for the first seat:
Abrahamsen – 0 House, 0 Senate
Lloyd – 0 House, 0 Senate
Davenport – 10 House, 6 Senate
Eddy – 0 House, 0 Senate
Her – 4 House, 1 Senate
Luther – 0 House, 2 Senate
Omari – 0 House, 0 Senate
Weise – 3 House, 0 Senate
Candidate Davenport received the majority vote and is recommended.
First votes for the second seat:
Abrahamsen – 1 House, 1 Senate
Eddy – 0 House, 1 Senate
Her – 2 House, 1 Senate
Lloyd – 0 House, 0 Senate
Luther – 6 House, 1 Senate
Omari – 4 House, 1 Senate
Wiese – 4 House, 4 Senate
A majority vote was not received. Eddy and Lloyd were dropped from the ballot.
Second votes:
Her – 6 House, 4 Senate
Luther – 1 House, 1 Senate
Omari – 3 House, 0 Senate
Weise – 7 House, 4 Senate
A majority vote was not received. Luther and Omari were dropped from the ballot.
Third votes:
Her – 10 House, 4 Senate
Weise – 7 House, 5 Senate
Chair Bernardy called for a five-minute recess.
Chair Bernardy re-convened the meeting.
Fourth votes:
Her – 10 House, 4 Senate
Weise – 7 House, 5 Senate
A majority vote was not received.
Representative Poppe moved that the rules be suspended to forward two candidates. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Poppe moves to recommend candidates Her and Weise. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Chair Bernardy adjourned the meeting at 8:51 P.M.
Representative Bernardy, Chair
Adeline Miller, Committee Legislative Assistant