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Education Finance
Wednesday, March 22 2006 - Archive Video

05:00 - Gavel.
05:20 - HF3247 (Howes) Safe schools revenue minimum for small school districts established.
09:57 - Report: Anoka-Hennepin Compensatory Revenue Pilot Program.
18:43 - HF3151 (Klinzing) Summit Academy OIC 100 hard hats program funding provided, and money appropriated.
35:33 - Discussion of HF2847 Ozment) Minneapolis Teachers Retirement Fund Association and Teachers Retirement Association merged, contribution rates adjusted, benefit increase provided, technical changes provided, and money appropriated, and HF2367 (Smith) Omnibus pensions bill.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.

Education Finance
Wednesday, March 15 2006 - Archive Video

Discussion of debt service equalization aid bills and K-12 bonding requests and recommendations.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.

Education Finance
Monday, February 27 2006 - Archive Video

No Child Left Behind update.
Testing update.
High school redesign initiatives.
School trust land update.

2005 Special Session - Education Working Group
Wednesday, June 29 2005 - Archive Video

01:01 - Gavel.
Runs 1 hour, 54 minutes.

2005 Special Session - Education Working Group
Monday, June 27 2005 - Archive Video

06:41 - Gavel.
Continued discussion of Omnibus Education Finance bill, including charter school initiatives, and an offer from the House.
Television coverage of this meeting ended early in order to accommodate television coverage of the House floor session.
Runs 1 hour 44 minutes.

2005 Special Session - Education Working Group
Monday, June 13 2005 - Archive Video

12:34 - Gavel.
Runs 2 hours, 59 minutes.

2005 Special Session - Education Working Group
Monday, June 6 2005 - Archive Video

02:11 - Gavel.
Runs 2 hours, 47 minutes.

2005 Special Session - Education Finance Working Group
Tuesday, May 31 2005 - Archive Video

02:29 - Gavel.
Runs 2 hours, 18 minutes.

2005 Special Session - Education Finance Working Group
Friday, May 27 2005 - Archive Video

01:51 - Gavel.
Runs 4 minutes.

Education Finance
Thursday, April 14 2005 - Archive Video

01:35 - Gavel.
02:55 - HF1717 (Emmer) Minors under age 18 required to attend school as a requirement for possessing a driver's permit or license (informational only).
11:34 - HF2275 (Sykora) Teaching probationary period work year definition provided, and early childhood family education teachers defined as public employees.
22:55 - HF1719 (Klinzing) High school reform measures provided including educational planning and assessment program, and a college-level examination program; basic skills tests replaced with comprehensive assessments, and money appropriated.
33:30 - HF1680 (Meslow) Licensed student support services student access provided.
38:27 - HF762 (Kelliher) Truant children parental notice inclusion of possible availability of mental health screening provided.
47:35 - HF834 (Dittrich) School district authority granted to offer certain rewards to persons who provide information that leads to the apprehension and arrest of a person or persons who have committed a crime against school property, students, or personnel.
55:17 - HF1811 (Penas) Telecommunications/Internet access equity aid provided, and money appropriated.
58:11 - HF813 (Sykora) School trust land construction aggregate evaluation provided, and money appropriated.
1:35:20 - HF1927 (Solberg) School district refunding bonds made eligible for taconite production tax revenue payments.
1:35:30 - HF2414 (Sykora) Statewide student information and reporting system created, and money appropriated.
1:47:40 - HF2421 (Heidgerken) School district equity revenue increased for districts with low levels of referendum revenue per pupil unit.
1:56:31 - HF1462 (Krinkie) Independent School District #621, Mounds View, required to establish a trust fund for the proceeds from the sale of property to use for general operating purposes.
Runs 2 hours, 20 minutes.

Education Finance
Thursday, February 3 2005 - Archive Video

Overview of the governor’s FY 06-07 budget recommendations.
Testimony by Alice Seagren, Commissioner, and Tom Melcher, Director, Program Finance, Minnesota Department of Education.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.

Education Finance
Wednesday, January 19 2005 - Archive Video

00:39 - Gavel.
01:35 - Getting Prepared: A 2002 Report on Recent High School Graduates Who Took Developmental/Remedial Courses.
Presented by Joe Nathan, Director, Center for School Change, University of Minnesota.
56:10 - 2004 Education Finance Reform Task Force Report.
Presented by Ric Dressen, Chair, Education Finance Reform Task Force.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.