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Higher Education Finance and Policy

ELEVENTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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


HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Representative Dan Wolgamott, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Room Capitol G23 in the State Capitol Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
WOLGAMOTT, Dan (DFL Chair)
RARICK, Marion, (GOP Chair)
COULTER, Nathan (DFL Vice Chair)
SCHWARTZ, Erica, (GOP Vice Chair)
ALLEN, Keith
DURAN, Bidal
HANSON, Jessica
HICKS, Kim
KLEVORN, Ginny
LIEBLING, Tina
NOOR, Mohamud
NOVOTNY, Paul
ROBBINS, Kristen
SCOTT, Peggy

A quorum was present.

Representative Coulter moved the minutes of March 13, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation from the Minnesota Education Equity Partnership

• Carlos Mariani Rosa, Executive Director, Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MnEEP)
• Tambryanna Williams, Director for College Race Equity, MnEEP
• Leiataua Dr. Jon Peterson, Senior Fellow and Director of Public Policy, MnEEP

HF2090 (Frazier) Office of Higher Education competitive grant to organizations providing vocational and life skills training to young adults with learning difficulties funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.

Chair Wolgamot moved to lay over HF2090.

Representative Frazier presented HF2090.

Testifiers on HF2090:

• Tambryanna Williams, Director for College Race Equity, MnEEP
• Jamma Jiggo, Undergraduate Student, Augsburg University
• Leiataua Dr. Jon Peterson, Senior Fellow and Director of Policy, MnEEp

Chair Wolgamott renewed his motion that HF2090 be laid over.

The bill is laid over.

HF2229 (Perryman) CentraCare residency programs at Rice Memorial Hospital and St. Cloud Hospital funding provided, and money appropriated.

Representative Wolgamott moved to lay over HF2229.

Representative Perryman presented HF2229

Testifiers on HF2229:

• Mike Blair, Chief Financial Officer and Academic Affairs Senior VP, CentraCare
• Jill Amsberry, MD Regional Campus Assistant Dean, UME

Representative Wolgamott renewed his motion that HF2229 be laid over.

The bill is laid over.

HF982 (Clardy) Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans.

Chair Wolgamott moved to refer to HF982 to the Committee of Veterans and Military Affairs.

Representative Wolgamott moved the H0982A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Clardy presented HF982 as amended.

Testifiers on HF982:

• Trent C. Dilks, Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Department of Minnesota
• Alan Garske, Disabled Veteran

Chair Wolgamott renewed his motion that HF982, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee of Veterans and Military Affairs. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting adjourned at 2:39 PM.


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Representative Dan Wolgamott, Chair



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Andrew Jones, Committee Legislative Assistant




More Info On This Meeting..
Documents:
Audio:
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01:08 - Review and adoption of the 2025 Joint Committee Procedures.
University of Minnesota Regent recommendations:.
04:52 -- Student At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
34:34 -- Congressional District 5 Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
58:24 -- At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
1:11:42 - 1:33:09 - The committee recessed.
1:33:11 - Continued consideration of the At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
Runs 2 hours, 3 minutes.

House TV Video:
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01:10 - Minnesota Education Equity Partnership presentation.
15:59 - HF2090 (Frazier) Default living and miscellaneous expenses allowance increased for the state grant program, new State Grant Plus scholarship established to supplement state grant awards, Office of Higher Education grant programs created, and money appropriated.
1:17:48 - HF982 (Clardy) Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans.
42:31 - HF2229 (Perryman) CentraCare residency programs at Rice Memorial Hospital and Saint Cloud Hospital funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.

Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee Regent Nomination Joint Committee

Chair: Rep. Marion Rarick, Rep. Dan Wolgamott, Senator Fateh
Date: March 18, 2025
Location: Capitol 120
Time: 6 – 7:30 p.m.


I. Call to Order
II. Regent Nominations
III. Adjournment
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF982 (Clardy) - Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans
  • HF2090 (Frazier) - Default living and miscellaneous expenses allowance increased for the state grant program, new State Grant Plus scholarship established to supplement state grant awards, Office of Higher Education grant programs created, and money appropriated.
  • HF2229 (Perryman) - CentraCare residency programs at Rice Memorial Hospital and St. Cloud Hospital funding provided, and money appropriated.
Documents:
Audio:
Listen Now Audio:
Listen Now
House TV Video:
View Archive

01:08 - Review and adoption of the 2025 Joint Committee Procedures.
University of Minnesota Regent recommendations:.
04:52 -- Student At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
34:34 -- Congressional District 5 Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
58:24 -- At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
1:11:42 - 1:33:09 - The committee recessed.
1:33:11 - Continued consideration of the At-Large Candidate Recommendation Nominations.
Runs 2 hours, 3 minutes.

House TV Video:
View Archive

01:10 - Minnesota Education Equity Partnership presentation.
15:59 - HF2090 (Frazier) Default living and miscellaneous expenses allowance increased for the state grant program, new State Grant Plus scholarship established to supplement state grant awards, Office of Higher Education grant programs created, and money appropriated.
1:17:48 - HF982 (Clardy) Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans.
42:31 - HF2229 (Perryman) CentraCare residency programs at Rice Memorial Hospital and Saint Cloud Hospital funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.

Co-Chair Wolgamott holds the gavel

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of the Minutes

III. Presentation by Minnesota Education Equity Partnership

IV. HF2090 (Frazier) - Default living and miscellaneous expenses allowance increased for the state grant program, new State Grant Plus scholarship established to supplement state grant awards, Office of Higher Education grant programs created, and money appropriated.

V. HF982 (Clardy) - Education benefit established for dependents of disabled veterans.

VI. HF2229 (Perryman) - CentraCare residency programs at Rice Memorial Hospital and St. Cloud Hospital funding provided, and money appropriated.

VII. Adjournment

*Agenda items may be added or removed.

HANDOUTS: All handouts must be provided electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Handouts should be in PDF format with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) capability.

TESTIFYING: In-person public testimony will be taken as time allows. Requests to testify must be submitted electronically to the Committee Administrator at sean.herring@house.mn.gov by 3pm the day prior to the hearing. Testimony information must include name, organization, and title (if applicable), email, phone number, and position on the bill. Written testimony is encouraged and will be posted on the committee webpage.

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Higher Education Finance & Policy webpage.