STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the thirty-second meeting to order at 2:31 PM on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, in the Basement hearing room 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
ERICKSON, Sondra
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
JOHNSON, Ruth
KLINZING, Karen
MESLOW, Doug
NEWMAN, Scott
HF1544 (Klinzing) Charter school student participation in resident school district extracurricular activities authorized
2:32:14 PM Rep. Klinzing moved HF1544 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
2:32:27 PM Rep. Klinzing presented HF1544.
2:34:36 PM Testifying on HF1544:
Tess Tiernan, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
2:39:34 PM Roger Aronson, Minnesota State High School League
2:48:16 PM Dr. Jim Hess, Superintendent, Bemidji School District
3:03:27 PM John Washington, Athletic Director, Minneapolis school district
3:07:45 PM Rep. Davnie moved to amend HF1544 with the H1544A1 amendment.
3:11:41 PM Rep. Buesgens moved to table H1544A1. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
3:12:09 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1544 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF2078 (Charron) Education price index created and annual computation of basic revenue provided
3:13:26 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF2078 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
3:13:51 PM Rep. Charron presented HF2078.
3:15:59 PM Testifying on HF2078:
Scott Croonquist, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan School Districts
3:23:45 PM Dr. Dennis Peterson, Superintendent, Minnetonka school district
3:37:07 PM Antoinette Johns, Superintendent, Brooklyn Center school district
3:55:32 PM Bruce Montplaisir, Superintendent, Lewiston-Altrua school district
4:06:46 PM Sam Walseth, Minnesota Rural Education Association
4:09:20 PM
Vernae Hasbargan, Minnesota Rural Education Association
4:12:08 PM Brad Lundell, Executive Director, Schools for Equity in Education
4:19:10 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF2078 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1944 (Johnson, R.) St. Peter school district usage of health and safety revenue for an energy recovery system authorized
4:21:10 PM Rep. Johnson, R. moved HF1944 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
4:21:25 PM Rep. Johnson, R. presented HF1944.
4:21:51 PM Testifying on HF1944
Jeff Olson, Superintendent, St. Peter school district
4:23:46 PM Dr. Terence Morrow, Chair, St. Peter school board
4:29:09 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1944 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1563 (Vandeveer) Basic general education revenue amounts uniform increase provided and uniform school levy authorized
4:29:45 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF1563 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
4:30:22 PM Rep. Sykora moved to amend HF1563 with the H1563A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
4:30:46 PM Rep. Vandeveer presented HF1563, as amended.
4:47:47 PM Testifying on HF1563, as amended:
Brad Lundell, Executive Director, Schools for Equity in Education
4:49:39 PM Mary Cecconi, Director, Parents United Network
4:50:55 PM Cindi Bedsted, Parent, Centennial school district
4:57:05 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1563, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
4:57:11 PM Rep. Johnson moved the minutes of: April 5, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
4:58:14 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. BARB SYKORA, CHAIR
Bethany Johnson
Committee Legislative Assistant