STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION POLICY
Chair, Representative Carlos Mariani
MINUTES
Representative Mariani, Chair of Committee on Education Policy, called the meeting to order at 10:04 A.M. on February 7th in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Mariani, Chair
Brynaert, Vice Chair
Erickson, S., Lead
Anderson, M.
Barrett
Benson, J.
Bly
Davnie
Erickson, R.
Faust
Isaacson
Kiel
Kresha
Leidiger
Marquart
Morgan
Nornes
Sawatzky
Urdahl
Wills
Yarusso
Members excused:
A quorum was present
Representative Erikson moved that the minutes of January 31, 2012 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF171 (Ward) Repealing the requirement that teacher candidates pass a basic skills exam before receiving a teacher license
Representative Mariani moved
HF171
The following people testified on
HF171:
Representative John Ward
Dan Devine, Junior High Art Teacher, Pillager High School
Scott Doss, Principal, Pillager High School
John Carlson, Tight End, Minnesota Vikings
Representative Mariani laid this bill over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill or action at a later time.
HF34 (S. Erickson) Teacher licensure requirements modified
Representative S. Erikson moved
HF34
Representative S. Erikson moved the H0034A2 Amendment. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED
The following people testified on
HF34:
Susan Thompson, Public School Parent
Representative Mariani laid this bill over, as amended, for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill or action at a later time.
The following people provided an information presentation on the effect of the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examination on Minnesota's Teaching population:
Audrey Lensmire, PhD, Augsburg College
Dr. Christopher Smith, Augsburg College
Jo Olson, Dean of Education, St Scholastica College, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teacher Education President
Kari Peikaraski, College of Education Student, MSU
George Kimball, Chairman, Association of Metropolitan School Districts
Tim Alexander, Assistant Superintendent, Minnetonka Schools
The meeting was adjourned at 11:29 A.M.
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Representative Carlos Mariani, Chair
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Jamael Lundy, Committee Legislative Assistant
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda: In addition to HF34 and HF171, there will be a informational presentations on the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examination.
- Karen Balmer, Executive Director, MN Board of Teaching
- Richard Wassen, Director, Education Licensing, and Kevin McHenry, Government Relations Director, MN Department of Education
- Audrey Lensmire, PhD, and Dr. Christopher Smith, Augsburg College, effect of MTLE on Minnesota's Teaching population
- George Kimball, Chairman, Association of Metropolitan School Districts, and Tim Alexander, Assistant Superintendent, Minnetonka Schools
- Representative of MN Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and Teaching College Student
HF34 (Erickson) Teacher licensure requirements modified.
HF171 (Ward) K-12 teachers; requirement repealed for teachers to pass a basic skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics as a condition for receiving a teaching license.