STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
EDUCATION REFORM
MINUTES
A quorum was present and Representative Erickson, Chair of the Education Reform Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:15 AM on February 28, 2012, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ERICKSON, Sondra, Chair
DOEPKE, Connie, Vice Chair
BARRETT, Bob
BENSON, John
CRAWFORD, Roger
DAVNIE, Jim
KATH, Kory
KIEFFER, Andrea
KIEL, Debra
MARIANI, Carlos
MCFARLANE, Carol
MORAN, Rena
MURDOCK, Mark
MYHRA, Pam
NORTON, Kim
O'DRISCOLL, Tim
PETERSEN, Branden
PETERSON, Sandra
TILLBERRY, Tom
WOODARD, Kelby
Members excused:
GREILING, Mindy
Representative Barrett moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on February 23, 2012, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
SF 1073 (McFarlane) School districts transition planning for high school students to successfully pursue postsecondary education and employment; school districts adequate student-to-counselor ratio encouragement.
Chair Erickson moved that SF 1073 be recommended to pass and referred to the General Register. Representative McFarlane moved the
S1073A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED. Representative McFarlane presented the bill and stood for questions.
The committee heard testimony on the bill.
Testifiers:
Bryan Lindsley, Governor’s Workforce Development Council, Executive Director
Mo Amundson, Governor’s Workforce Development Council, Education Chair
Ralph Alexander, Harding High School, Guidance Counselor
Mai Chee Vang, Harding High School, Student
The testifiers stood for questions.
Chair Erickson renewed the motion that SF 1073, as amended, be recommended to pass and referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 2325 (Doepke) School districts prohibited from holding school on the Thursday and Friday before Labor Day.
Chair Erickson moved that HF 2325 be recommended to pass and placed on the General Register. Representative Doepke explained the bill and stood for questions.
The committee heard testimony on the bill.
Testifiers:
John Malone, Association of Metropolitan School Districts, Chair of the Orono school board
Lisa Sjobeck, Association of Metropolitan School Districts, Moundsview school board member
Sam Walseth, Minnesota Rural Educators Association, Lobbyist
Kirk Schneidawind, Minnesota School Boards Association, Government Relations
Gary Amoroso, Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Executive Director
Joel Carlson, Congress of Minnesota Resorts, Lobbyist
Joe Bagnoli, Minnesota State Agricultural Society, Lobbyist
The testifiers stood for questions.
Chair Erickson renewed the motion that HF 2325 be recommended to pass and referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The committee heard a presentation.
Presenters:
Cindy Crist, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Legislative Liaison
Jo Olsen, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, President
Leah Shepard, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Student
Shannon Essler-Petty, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Teacher
The presenters stood for questions.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:54 AM.
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REP. SONDRA ERICKSON, CHAIR
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Melissa Hackenmueller
Committee Legislative Assistant