THIRTY-FIRST MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE AND POLICY DIVISION

MINUTES

Representative Bernardy, Chair of the Higher Education Finance & Policy Division, called the meeting to order at 2:30 P.M. on March 4, 2020, in Room 10 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

BERNARDY, Connie (Chair)
PRYOR, Laurie (Vice-Chair)
NORNES, Bud (Minority Lead)
DANIELS, Brian
KLEVORN, Ginny
LAYMAN, Sandy
LIEN, Ben
LILLIE, Leon
LUCERO, Eric
POPPE, Jeanne
QUAM, Duane
RUNBECK, Linda
VANG, Samantha
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Tou

Excused:

FRANSON, Mary
GOMEZ, Aisha

Representative Klevorn moved the minutes from March 3, 2020 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 3908 (Tabke) Student athletes allowed compensation for use of athletes’ name, image, or likeness; and working group established.

Chair Bernardy moved that H.F. 3908 be referred to Judiciary Finance & Civil Law.

Chair Bernardy moved the DE2 amendment to be put in H.F 3908 in the form that the author wants. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Quam submitted an A1 amendment.

Representative Quam removed the A1 amendment from consideration.

Testifying:
-Jeremiah Carter, Director of Athletic Compliance, University of Minnesota

Chair Bernardy moved that H.F. 3908 be laid on the table.

Student Consumer Protection Act

Testifying:
- Nicole Knutson, Former Argosy Dental Hygienist Student
- Sara Lozano. Former Argosy Dental Hygienist Student
- Cora Schmitz, Former Argosy Dental Hygienist Student
- Myra Fries, Former Argosy Dental Hygienist Student

H.F. 3959 (Klevorn) Higher education institutional provisions amended.

Chair Bernardy moved that H.F. 3959 be laid over.


Testifying:
-Betsy Talbot, Office of Higher Education

Chair Bernardy renewed her motion that H.F. 3959 be laid over. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 4037 (Edelson) Higher educational institutional approval provisions modified.

Representative Klevorn moved that H.F. 4037 be laid over.

Testifying:
-Betsy Talbot, Office of Higher Education

Representative Klevorn renewed her motion that H.F. 4037 be laid over. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 4023 (Lucero) Higher education institutional approval provisions modified relating to religious beliefs.

Representative Lucero moved that H.F. 4023 be laid over.

Representative Lucero renewed his motion that H.F. 4023 be laid over. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 4029 (Nornes) Higher education institutional approval provisions modified.

Representative Nornes moved that H.F. 4029 be laid over.

Representative Nornes renewed his motion that H.F. 4029 be laid over. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 4038 (Pryor) Higher education institutional approval provisions modified.

Vice-Chair Pryor moved that H.F. 4038 be laid over.

Testifying:
-Betsy Talbot, Office of Higher Education

Vice-Chair Pryor renewed her motion that H.F. 4038 be laid over. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 4036 (Vang) Higher education institutional approval provisions modified.

Representative Vang moved that H.F. 4036 be laid over.

Representative Vang renewed her motion that H.F. 4036 be laid over. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F 2054 (Vang) Higher education policy provisions modified.

Chair Bernardy moved that the DE1 amendment to be put in H.F. 2054 in the form the author wants. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Bernardy moved that H.F. 2054 be rereferred to the General Register.

Chair Bernardy renewed her motion that H.F. 2054 be rereferred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The committee adjourned at 3:23 P.M.



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Representative Connie Bernardy, Chair


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Eric Petersen, Committee Legislative Assistant