STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair of the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 12:30 PM on February 4, 2013, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Pelowski, Gene, Chair
Dorholt, Zachary, Vice Chair
Nornes, Bud, Republican Lead
Brynaert, Kathy
FitzSimmons, David
Franson, Mary
Gruenhagen, Glenn
Johnson, Sheldon
Lien, Ben
Lohmer, Kathy
Norton, Kim
Poppe, Jeanne
Rosenthal, Paul
Winkler, Ryan
Excused: Swedzinski, Chris
A quorum was present.
Representative Dorholt moved that the minutes of January 30, 2013, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Matt Gehring, House Research, gave a brief overview on the documents, Governing Higher Education in Minnesota: Public Postsecondary Systems and Agencies, and on the Election of University of Minnesota Regents.
The University of Minnesota continued its financial overview to members of the committee.
Testifying from the University of Minnesota:
Richard Pfutzenreuter, Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Julie Tonneson, Associate Vice President for Budget and Finance
Lincoln Kallsen, Director of Financial Research
Further testimony from the University of Minnesota will continue at the next hearing scheduled for February 6, 2013.
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The meeting was adjourned at 1:58 PM.
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Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair
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Kathy Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda: Presentations by House Research: Governing Higher Education in Minnesota, and Election of University of Minnesota Regents.
Financial overview of the University of Minnesota.