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K-12 Education Policy and Oversight

FIFTY-THIRD MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 17, 2010

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

K-12 EDUCATION POLICY & OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE


MINUTES



Representative Kory Kath, Vice-Chair of the K-12 Education Policy & Oversight Committee, called the fifty-third meeting to order at 8:37 AM on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in the Basement hearing room of the State Office Building.


The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll:


Members present:

MARIANI, Carlos (Chair)
ABELER, Jim LOON, Jenifer
BENSON, John MCFARLANE, Carol
BRYNAERT, Kathy MURDOCK, Mark
DAVNIE, Jim NORNES, Bud
DITTRICH, Denise NEWTON, Jerry
DEMMER, Randy NORTON, Kim
DOEPKE, Connie OBERMUELLER, Mike
DOWNEY, Keith PETERSON, Sandra
GREILING, Mindy SLAWIK, Nora
FAUST, Tim SWAILS, Marsha
KATH, Kory

Members Excused:


A quorum was present.

Rep. Faust moved that the minutes of March 16, 2010 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE MINUTES WERE ADOPTED.

HF 3421 (Mariani) - A bill for an act relating to education; establishing high school assessments to determine college and career readiness; amending Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.

Rep. Mariani moved that HF 3421 be recommended to pass and referred to the Committee on Finance, with a recommended re-referral to the K-12 Finance Division.

Rep. Mariani moved the H3421A6 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Mariani moved the H3421A9 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Rep. Mariani presented HF 3421, as amended.
Handouts: "The ACCESS System" Booklet
"Overview of Commissioner’s Recommendations: Major Design and Accountability Provisions"
"High School Testing: Comparison of Rep. Mariani’s A6 amendment to Commissioner’s Recommendations (HF 3421, as introduced)"

Questions and discussion followed.

Testifying to HF 3421, as amended, was:

Mr. Jordan Rasmussen, Student, Fergus Falls High School
Handout: "Nornes Amendment: Changing end-of-course assessments to count for 10% of student’s course grade, instead of 25%"

Explaining the Department’s position on the 25% requirement was:

Commissioner Alice Seagren, Minnesota Department of Education

Questions and discussion followed.

Testifying to alignment indexes in other states was:

Dr. Dirk Mattson, Director of Testing and Assessment, Minnesota Department of Education

Questions and discussion

Testifying on behalf of HF 3421, as amended, was:

Ms. Jenni Norlin-Weaver, Director of Teaching and Learning, Edina Public Schools

Rep. Nornes moved the H3421A8 amendment.

Rep. Nornes withdrew the H3421A8 amendment.

Rep. Greiling moved the H3421A8 amendment with following incorporation:

Page 1, Line 2, delete "10" and insert "15"

Questions and discussion followed.

Rep. Greiling renewed her motion that the H3421A8 amendment be adopted.

Rep. Greiling called for a division. The 6 Ayes and 14 Nays, THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Rep. Faust moved the H3421A7 amendment with the following incorporation:

Page 1, delete Lines 2-7

Questions and discussion followed.

Testifying to the H3421A7 amendment was:

Commissioner Alice Seagren, Minnesota Department of Education

Rep. Faust renewed his motion that the H3421A7 amendment be adopted and requested a roll call.

The results of the roll call vote were as follows:

AYES:

MARIANI GREILING
KATH NEWTON
BRYNAERT NORTON
DAVNIE OBERMUELLER
DITTRICH PETERSON
FAUST

NAYS:

ABELER LOON
DEMMER MURDOCK
DOEPKE SLAWIK
DOWNEY SWAILS


With 11 Ayes and 8 Nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Chair Kath laid over HF 3421, as amended.

The hearing was adjourned at 10:20 AM.




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REP. CARLOS MARIANI




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Celeste Marin
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3421 (Mariani) - High school assessments established to determine college and career readiness.
Documents:
  • - 3/16/2010