STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:15PM on March 11, 2008, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
ANZELC, Tom
BENSON, John
BROWN, Robin
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DETTMER, Bob
DITTRICH, Denise
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
FAUST, Tim
GAROFALO, Pat
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
McFARLANE, Carol
MORGAN, Will
MORROW, Terry
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
A quorum was not present.
HF3593 (Marquart) A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying school district reciprocity agreements.
Representative Marquart moved HF3593 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Education Finance Bill.
Representative Marquart offered
H3593A1 as an amendment to HF3593.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Marquart, Lee Warne, Executive Director, MN Rural Education Association, and Tom Melcher, Director of Finance, MN Department of Education, testified.
The following individuals provided public testimony on HF3539:
Grace Schwab, Governmental Relations Director, MN School Boards Association
Ron Soberg, Government Relations Liason, Lake Superior Area Schools
A quorum was present at 2:20pm
Representative Swails moved approval of the minutes for March 6, 2008:
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
HF3140 (Westrom) A bill for an act relating to education; modifying the postsecondary enrollments options program.
Representative Greiling moved HF3140 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Education Finance Bill.
Representative Westrom testified.
The following individuals provided public testimony on HF3140:
Jim Bartholomew, Education Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
Michelle Weber, Government Relations Director, Minnesota Department of Education
HF3329 (Brynaert) A bill for an act relating to education; establishing state measures of academic success.
Representative Mariani moved HF3329 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Education Finance Bill.
Representative Mariani offered
H3329DE6 as an amendment to HF3329.
Representative Mariani offered
H3329A2 as an amendment to amendment H3329DE6 to HF3329.
Representative Mariani incorporated H3329A2 into H3329DE6.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. AMENDMENT H3329DE6 WAS ADOPTED AS AMENDED.
Representative Brynaert, Geoffrey Maruyama, Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, David Heistad, Director of Research Evaluation and Assessment, Minneapolis Public Schools, and Jenny Norlin-Weaver, Director of Teaching and Learning, Edina Public Schools, testified.
The following individuals provided public testimony on HF3539:
Alice Seagren, Commissioner, Department of Education
Jan Alswager, Director of Governmental Relations, Education Minnesota
Jim Bartholomew, Education Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
HF3423 (Hilstrom) A bill for an act relating to education finance; increasing integration revenue for certain districts; creating a levy for school districts with negative fund balances.
Representative Hilstrom moved HF3423 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Education Finance Bill.
Representative Hilstrom offered the following oral amendment to HF3423:
Page 1, line 18, reinstate "where the district's enrollment"
Page 1, line 19, reinstate 'of protected students, as defined by Minnesota Rules, part 3535.0110 exceeds 15'
Page 1, line 20, reinstate 'percent'
Page 2, line 16, delete '20' and insert '30'
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Hilstrom, Keith Lester, Superintendent, Brooklyn Center Schools, Randy Koch, Principal, Earle Brown Elementary School, and Bryan Bass, Principal, Brooklyn Center High School, testified.
The following individuals provided public testimony on HF3423:
Teresa Graham, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
The meeting adjourned at 3:50PM.
Rep. Mindy Greiling, CHAIR
Elizabeth Mandelman
Committee Legislative Assistant