STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the eleventh meeting to order at 12:33 PM on Wednesday, February 09, 2005, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SYKORA, Barb, Chair
DEMMER, Randy, Vice Chair
BERNARDY, Connie
BUESGENS, Mark
DAVNIE, Jim
DORN, John EKEN, Kent
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
JOHNSON, Ruth
KLINZING, Karen
NEWMAN, Scott
Members excused: ERICKSON, Sondra; MESLOW, Doug
HF58 (Samuelson) Early childhood family education program funding restored, and money appropriated.
12:34:24 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF58 recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
12:36:54 PM Rep. Samuelson presented HF58.
12:37:54 PM Testifying on HF58:
Sue Stoner, Family Education Coordinator, Mounds View
12:41:17 PM A quorum was present.
1:00:09 PM Rep. Sykora moved to amend HF58 with H0058A1. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:00:22 PM Testifying on HF58:
Maggie Trevino, ECFE parent, Mounds View
1:02:22 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF58 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF152 (Slawik) Early childhood education program funding restored and money appropriated. (Section 1 and Section 3, subdivision 4 - ECFE sections)
1:03:02 PM Rep. Greiling moved HF152 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:03:52 PM Rep. Slawik presented HF152.
1:04:52 PM Testifying on HF152:
Carolina Olson, ECFE parent, North St. Paul
1:08:45 PM Glen Olson, ECFE parent, North St. Paul
1:16:25 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF152 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF251 (Lieder) Health and safety revenue uses expanded to cover the costs of replacing certain school buses
HF579 (Penas) School bus replacement financing system established, and money appropriated
1:17:31 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF251 and HF579 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:17:58 PM Rep. Penas presented HF579.
1:23:11 PM Rep. Sykora moved an oral amendment as follow:
Page 1, line 9, delete "between" insert "on"
Page 1, line 9, delete "and March 30, 2004,"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:23:25 PM Testifying on HF251 and HF579:
Brad Lundell, Lobbyist, Minnesota Association for Pupil Transportation
1:24:23 PM Greg Liedl, Transportation Coordinator, Bemidji Area Schools
1:27:21 PM Morris Mattson, Transportation Supervisor, West St. Paul
1:30:21 PM Rep. Lieder presented HF251.
1:31:26 PM Rep. Penas presented HF579.
1:42:16 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF152 and HF251 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF326 (Lieder) Independent School District No. 595, East Grand Forks, exercise of remaining levy authority for disability access projects authorized.
1:42:36 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF326 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:43:02 PM Rep. Lieder presented HF326.
1:44:24 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF326 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:45:01 PM Rep. Dorn moved the minutes of: February 8, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
1:46:25 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. BARB SYKORA, CHAIR
Bethany Johnson
Committee Legislative Assistant