FOURTEENTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair of the Committee on Education Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:01 PM on February 21, 2023 in Room 120 of the Capitol.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
PRYOR, Laurie, Chair
HILL, Josiah, Vice Chair
BENNETT, Peggy, Republican Lead
BAKEBERG, Ben
BERG, Kaela
FEIST, Sandra
FRAZIER, Cedrick
KEELER, Heather
LEE, Liz
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Members Excused:
KNUDSEN, Krista
MUELLER, Patricia
URDAHL, Dean

A quorum was present.

Representative Lee moved to approve the minutes from February 15, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1875 (Keeler); American Indian education provided for all students, report required, and money appropriated.

Representative Keeler moved that HF1875 be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance.

Representative Keeler presented HF1875.

The following testified on HF1875:
• Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
• Sam Strong, Secretary, Red Lake Nation
• Cyndy Milda, Public Education Program Coordinator, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
• Alicia Kozlowski, State Representative 8B, Minnesota
• Robert L. Larsen, President, Lower Sioux Indian Community

Representative Keeler renewed the motion that HF1875 be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from the Office of American Indian Education.

Presenters:
• Dr. Jane Harstad, Director of the Office of American Indian Education, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

The meeting was adjourned at 4:24 pm.


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Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair


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Isabel Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant