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Education Policy

FIFTEENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Tuesday, April 1, 2025

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


House Education Policy Committee

MINUTES

Representative Bennett, Chair of the Education Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM, on April 1, 2025, in Room G23 of the Capitol Building. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.


Members present:

BENNETT, Peggy, Republican Chair
JORDAN, Sydney, DFL Chair
MUELLER, Patricia, Republican Vice Chair
HILL, Josiah, DFL Vice Chair
BIERMAN, Robert
DIPPEL, Tom
FALCONER, Alex
FOGELMAN, Marj
GORDON, Jimmy
GOTTFRIED, David
GREENE, Julie
KEELER, Heather
LAWRENCE, Bryan
ROACH, Drew


Representative Falconer moved the minutes of March 26, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1306 (Jordan) - Kindergarten through grade 12 education changes made; general education, education excellence, charter schools, Read Act, special education, school nutrition, and state agencies provisions modified; and reports required.

Cristina Parra, Legislative Analyst, Minnesota House Research Department, presented a section-by-section review of the H1306DE1 amendment.

Testifiers:
Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
Khalique Rogers, Executive Director, Catalyst for System Change


The meeting adjourned at 3:33 PM.





Representative Peggy Bennett, Chair




Katlynn Miller, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1306 (Jordan) - Education policy bill.
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00:41 - HF1306 (Jordan) Kindergarten through grade 12 education changes made; general education, education excellence, charter schools, Read Act, special education, school nutrition, and state agencies provisions modified; and reports required.
01:10 -- Walkthrough of the DE1 amendment.
14:10 -- Public testimony.
21:27 -- Member discussion.
Runs 33 minutes.

I. Call To Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Bills
• HF 1306 (Jordan) - Kindergarten through grade 12 education changes made; general education, education excellence, charter schools, Read Act, special education, school nutrition, and state agencies provisions modified; and reports required.
o This is the Minnesota Department of Education agency bill, which will serve as a vehicle for the committee’s policy bill.
• H1306DE1 – Committee Delete-All Amendment

• Note: Committee walk through of the DE1 Amendment, public testimony, member discussion. No formal action on the amendment or HF1306 until Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

V. Adjournment


Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts to the posted amendments (as they become available) should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, March 31, 2025.
• Testimony will be limited regarding provisions previously heard in committee.