STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-FIRST 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 2:25PM on February 19, 2008, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
MORROW, Terry (Vice-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
MURPHY, Mary
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
A quorum was present.
Representative McFarlane moved approval of the minutes for February 12, 2008 as corrected:
"February 12, 2008" replaces "March 27, 2007."
THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
HF2807 (Brown) A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for the Alden Community Center.
Representative Brown moved HF2807 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Brown and Joe Guanella, Superintendent, Alden-Conger School District, testified.
HF3118 (Tschumper) A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; providing for a cooperative facility grant to Independent School District No. 239, Rushford-Peterson.
Representative Greiling moved HF3118 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Tschumper, Chuck Ehlers, Superintendent, Rushford-Peterson Schools, John Nitecki, School Board President, Rushford-Peterson Schools, and Gary Benson, Financial Planner, Rushford-Peterson Schools, testified.
HF3178 (Sailer) A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the sale and issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for grants for the design of renewable energy projects in K-12 public schools.
Representative Greiling moved HF3178 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus K-12 Finance Bonding Recommendations Bill.
Representative Sailer, Bernie Eikmeier, Program Manager, McKinstry Company, and Doug Stahl, Director of Buildings and Grounds, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District, testified.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30PM.
Rep. Mindy Greiling, CHAIR
Elizabeth Mandelman
Committee Legislative Assistant