STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
E-12 EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Carlos Mariani, Chair of the E-12 Education Committee, called the thirty-third meeting to order at 10:15 AM on Friday, April 11, 2008, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll:
Members present:
MARIANI, Carlos (Chair)
BENSON, John HOSCH, Larry
BROWN, Robin PETERSON, Sandra
DAVNIE, Jim SLAWIK, Nora
DEMMER, Randy SLOCUM, Linda
DETTMER, Bob SWAILS, Marsha
ERICKSON, Sondra WARD, John
GREILING, Mindy WARDLOW, Lynn
HORNSTEIN, Frank WELTI, Andy
Members Excused:
ABELER, Jim LAINE, Carolyn
DITTRICH, Denise NORNES, Bud
GOTTWALT, Steve TILLBERRY, Tom
HEIDGERKEN, Bud URDAHL, Dean
A quorum was present.
Chair Mariani announced that the committee would take informational testimony on bills today but would not take any action on any of the bills.
Chair Mariani recognized Ms. Emily Antin and Mr. Matthew Scherer, pages for the committee, and thanked them for their work this year.
HF 4036 (Demmer) - A bill for an act relating to education; authorizing state grants to leverage quality improvements in K-12 education.
Rep. Demmer presented HF 4036.
Testifying on behalf of HF 4036 were:
Mr. Merle Rickles, Rochester, MN
Mr. Brian Lassiter, president, Minnesota Council for Quality
Superintendent Deb Bowers, St. Louis Park School District
Dr. Keith Dixon, Superintendent, Duluth Public Schools
Handout: "Legislative Testimony Transcript: K-12 Performance Excellence"
Questions and discussion followed.
HF 1062 (Simon) - A bill for an act relating to drivers' licenses; modifying driver education provisions.
Rep. Simon presented HF 1062.
Testifying on behalf of HF 1062 were:
Mr. Rob Leighton
Ms. Debbie Prudhomme, Training Wheels
Handout: "Online Driver Safety Education"
"Expanding Distance Learning with Online Drivers Education"
PowerPoint: “Graduation-Required Asessments for Diploma (GRAD)
Testifying against HF 1062 were:
Ms. Jan Alswager, Education Minnesota
Mr. William Wodarski, Coordinator of Drivers’ Education, Minneapolis Public Schools
Mr. Larry Steinberg, Driver’s Education Teacher
Handouts: “Minnesota Driving School Association"
“Professional Driving Association of Northern Minnesota"
“Fred R Mottola is Executive Director of the National Institute for Driver Behavior…"
Questions and discussion followed.
HF 3871 (Hosch) - A bill for an act relating to education; creating a grant program to allow school districts to embed social and emotional learning into their curriculum.
Rep. Hosch presented HF 3871.
Testifying on behalf of HF 3871 were:
Ms. Anne McInerney, School Social Worker
Dr. George Realmunto, Child Psychiatrist, University of Minnesota
Handouts: “Empirical Evident supports the effectiveness of SEL programming"
“SEL Goals, Standards & Benchmarks"
Testifying against HF 3871 was:
Dr. Karen Effrem, EdWatch
Questions and discussion followed.
Presenting GRAD exam language arts cut scores were:
Assistant Commissioner Christy Hovanetz-Lassila, Minnesota Department of Education
PowerPoint presentation: “Graduation-Required Assessments for Diploma (GRAD)"
Questions and discussion followed.
Rep. Demmer moved the minutes from March 14 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.
The hearing adjourned at 3:35 PM.
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REP. CARLOS MARIANI, CHAIR
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Celeste Marin
Committee Legislative Assistant