FORTY-FOURTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FORTY-FOURTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION



EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Cheryl Youakim, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:35 AM on March 7, 2024, in Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Present:
YOUAKIM, Cheryl, Chair
CLARDY, Mary Frances, Vice Chair
KRESHA, Ron, Minority Lead
BAKEBERG, Ben
BENNETT, Peggy
EDELSON, Heather
GREENMAN, Emma
HILL, Josiah
HUDELLA, Shane
JORDAN, Sydney
KNUDSEN, Krista
PEREZ-VEGA, María Isa
PURSELL, Kristi
REHM, Lucy
VIRNIG, Bianca
WEST, Nolan

Excused:
ALTENDORF, Pam
ANDERSON, Patti
SENCER-MURA, Samantha


A quorum was present.

Representative Jordan moved that the minutes from March 6th, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation on Career and Technical Education Consortiums.
Testifiers:
• Cheryl K. Glaeser, Career and Technical Project facilitator, Minnesota Service Cooperative
• Patrick Kroski, Student, Luverne High School
• Dustin Steenblock, Lakes Country Service Cooperative
• Tome Luethner, Lakes Country Service Cooperative
• Jill Stuart Kellar, Assistant Director of Career and Technical Education, Northeast Metro Intermediate 916 School District

HF 3983 (Bennett) Special education teacher pipeline grant used modified.
Representative Bennett moved HF 3983 before the committee.
Representative Bennett moved the DE 2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Bennett presented HF 3983, as amended.
Testifiers:
• Dan Armagost, Executive Director, Southern Minnesota Education Consortium
• Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education

Chair Youakim moved that HF 3983, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the final omnibus bill.
HF 3492 (Lee, L.) Computer Science education advancement program modified, grants established to expand computer science education programs, reports required, and money appropriated.
Chair Youakim moved HF 3492 before the committee.
Representative Lee, L. presented HF 3492.
Testifiers:
• Aminah Tezak, Student, Hopkins Virtual Edu
• Jennifer Wallace, Teacher, Glen Lake Elementary School
• Carol Tracy, Teacher, Hopkins Virtual Edu
• Erica Allenburg, Chair, Edina School Board
• Hannah Weissman, Director of Policy, code.org

Chair Youakim moved that HF 3492 be laid over for possible inclusion in the final omnibus bill
The meeting was adjourned at 11:49 AM.

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Representative Cheryl Youakim, Chair


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Shamat Abraha, Committee Legislative Assistant