STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee
MINUTES
Representative Rarick, Chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, began the meeting at 1:01 P.M., on February 27, 2025, in Room G23 of the Minnesota Capitol Building. A quorum was not present.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
RARICK, Marion, Chair
SCHWARTZ, Erica, Vice Chair
ALLEN, Keith
BLISS, Matt
COULTER, Nathan
DURAN, Bidal
HANSON, Jessica
LIEBLING, Tina
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
ROBBINS, Kristin
Members Excused:
HICKS, Kim
SCOTT, Peggy
Non-Voting Members Present:
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
Julie Tonneson, Vice President & Budget Director, University of Minnesota, presented the Public Safety, Research-Related Appropriations and Riders, and Agriculture-Related Appropriation portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
Chair Rarick officially called the meeting to order at 1:04 PM. A quorum was present.
Representative Robbins moved the minutes of February 25, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Erik Swanson, Interim Chief of Police, UMPD, presented the Public Safety portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
Shashank Priya, Vice President for Research, presented the Research-Related Appropriations and Riders portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
Doug Yee, Masonic Cancer Center, presented the Research-Related Appropriations and Riders portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Director, MN Robotics Institute, presented the Research-Related Appropriations and Riders portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
Rolf Weberg, Executive Director, Natural Resources Research Institute, presented the Research-Related Appropriations and Riders portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
Brian Buhr, Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences, presented the Agriculture-Related Appropriations portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
Bev Durgan, Dean, University of Minnesota Extension, presented the Agriculture-Related Appropriations portion of the University of Minnesota Budget Overview & State Funding.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:51 PM.
Representative Marion Rarick, Chair
James Cook, Committee Legislative Assistant