TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION



HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE & POLICY
COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Connie Bernardy, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy, called the virtual meeting to order at 3:00 PM on February 8, 2022 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Bernardy, Connie, Chair
Christensen, Shelly, Vice Chair
O’Neill, Marion, Republican Lead
Albright, Tony
Daniels, Brian
Erickson, Sondra
Hanson, Jessica
Heintzeman, Josh
Howard, Michael
Keeler, Heather
Klevorn, Ginny
Koznick, Jon
Kresha, Ron
Masin, Sandra
Mekeland, Shane
Noor, Mohamud
Sandell, Steve
Sandstede, Julie
Thompson, John

A quorum was present.

Representative Christensen moved that the minutes of February 2, 2022, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from Minnesota State College Faculty.

Testifying:
-Mark Grant, Government Relations, Minnesota State College Faculty
-Nicole Bietz, Counselor, Inver Hills Community College

Presentation from the Inter Faculty-Organization.

Testifying:
-Jonathan Bohn, Director of Public Affairs

Presentation from the University of Minnesota.

Testifying:
-Joan Gabel, President
-Myron Frans, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations
-Brian Buhr, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM.






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Representative Connie Bernardy, Chair


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Sam Parmekar, Committee Legislative Assistant