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House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, April 18 2018 - Archive Video
00:50 - Walk-through of HF4328 (Loon) Omnibus Education Finance bill, followed by amendments.
The Committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 47 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee – part 1
Tuesday, April 17 2018 - Archive Video
00:37 - HF4328 (Loon) Omnibus Education Finance bill.
1:16:13 - Public testimony.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee – part 2
Tuesday, April 17 2018 - Archive Video
Continued public testimony and discussion of HF4328 (Loon) Omnibus Education Finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, April 12 2018 - Archive Video
00:27 - HF1944 (Nash) Temporary refundable high school youth skills training tax credit established for employers, report required, and money appropriated.
26:21 - HFxxxx (Haley) Waiving surplus federal property fees for school districts.
39:21 - HF4214 (Peterson) Pupil transportation for pregnant and parenting teens authorized.
54:38 - HF3119 (Theis) Sanneh Foundation programs funding increased, and money appropriated.
1:01:27 - Public testimony on HF3315 (Loon) Omnibus E-12 Education Policy bill.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, March 29 2018 - Archive Video
00:31 - HF3315 (Erickson) Prekindergarten through grade 12 education provided, including general education, education excellence, teachers, facilities and technology, nutrition, early childhood and family support, and self-sufficiency and lifelong learning.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, March 22 2018 - Archive Video
00:46 - HF1708 (Knoblach) Promise Neighborhood of Central Minnesota programming expansion grant authorized, report required, and money appropriated.
10:22 - HF3354 (Haley) Education partnership program modified, and future grant priority established.
26:54 - HF3796 (Loon) School safety facility grants authorized for school districts to enhance safety for students and staff, bonds issued, and money appropriate.
35:09 - HF3206 (Fenton) Grow Your Own pathways to teacher licensure program funding increased, and money appropriated.
53:45 - HF3594 (Koznick) Increase Teachers of Color Act strengthened; percentage of teachers of color and American Indian teachers increased above four percent and percentage of diverse teacher candidates above ten percent by 2020; report required; and money appropriated.
1:24:46 - HF3887 (Moran) Northstar Digital Literacy upgrade funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.
House Education Innovation Policy Committee
Thursday, March 22 2018 - Archive Video
HF3315 (Erickson) Prekindergarten through grade 12 education provided, including general education, education excellence, teachers, facilities and technology, nutrition, early childhood and family support, and self-sufficiency and lifelong learning.
00:00 - Introductory comments.
02:15 - Consideration of amendments.
The committee recessed.
No video available for the reconvening.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 20 2018 - Archive Video
00:30 - Governor's supplemental budget recommendations.
40:47 - HF3361 (Kunesh-Podein) Substance misuse prevention instruction grant provided, report required, and money appropriated.
1:03:25 - HF3585 (Moran) Girls in Action program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:32:26 - HF2645 (Davnie) Project SUCCESS grants authorized, reports required, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 51 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 13 2018 - Archive Video
HF3062 (Dean) Human Services commissioner required to seek federal funding to implement an opioid awareness grant program for high school and college students, and report required.
06:48 - HF3085 (Loon) Qualified providers of mental health services clarified for innovative mental health grants to intermediate school districts.
11:59 - Extended time revenue overview.
19:14 - English learner funding overview.
24:15 - HF3166 (Mariani) Extended time revenue for summer programs for students placed at corrections facilities authorized.
35:24 - HF3190 (Bennett) Extended time use expanded to pupils enrolled in career and technical education.
50:16 - HF3180 (Mariani) English learner funding increased, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 6 2018 - Archive Video
02:26 - HF3167 (Anselmo) Suicide prevention training for teachers funding provided, and money appropriated.
12:54 - HF3320 (Loon) School districts authorized to use long-term facilities maintenance revenue programs for physical modifications enhancing school facility safety, and money appropriated.
39:23 - Minnesota School Safety Center overview and presentation.
1:24;14 - School Safety Panel:.
-Minnesota School Boards Association.
-Association of Metropolitan School Boards.
-Minnesota Rural Education Association.
-Minnesota Association of School Administrators.
-Educators For Excellence.
The committee recessed.
* No video coverage available of reconvening.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, February 22 2018 - Archive Video
Introductory comments.
03:15 - Office of Higher Education updates:.
• Alternative Teacher Preparation Grant Program.
• Student Teaching Grant Program.
• Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program.
27:10 - Department of Education updates:.
• Grow Your Own Residency Programs.
• Agriculture Educator Grants.
• Teacher Governed School Grants.
• Career Certification Incentive Revenue Program.
• Recovery Program Grants.
• CTE Consortium Funding Overview.
1:18:15 - Lakes Country Cooperative:.
• Northwest Regional Partnership/Statewide Partnership.
1:30:45 - HF2845 (Loon) Singing based pilot program to improve reading appropriation clarified.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.
Joint meeting of House Education Finance Committee and House Property Tax and Local Government Finance Division
Tuesday, February 13 2018 - Archive Video
* Informational hearing only.
03:00 - School Related Tax Credits and Equalization Aid Payments.
23;21 - New School Building Bond Agricultural Credit.
28:59 - Referendum Market Value and Adjusted Net Tax Capacity.
46:23 - HF2495 (Drazkowski) School bond agricultural property tax credit provided; school district bonded debt authorizations approved after June 30, 2021, levied against referendum market value; debt service equalization aid program modified; and money appropriated*.
* The DE3 amendment, posted on the House Education Finance Committee's website, will be heard in place of HF2495; this is an informational hearing so there will be no official action taken on the DE3 amendment.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.
Omnibus Education Finance Bill Working Group
Tuesday, May 23 2017 - Archive Video
Omnibus Education Finance bill.
Comments by Chairs.
05:44 - Overview of bill's provisions.
07:54 - Walk-through of the articles.
26:27 - Walk-through of the spreadsheets.
40:51 - Discussion.
Runs 1 hour, 2 minutes.
Conference Committee on HF890
Tuesday, April 25 2017 - Archive Video
HF890 (Loon/Nelson) Omnibus Education Finance bill.
Continue review and discussion of omnibus education finance bill.
Runs 2 hour, 6 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Friday, March 24 2017 - Archive Video
Committee mark-up of, and vote on, HF890 (Loon) Omnibus Education Finance bill.
Runs 3 hours, 55 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, March 22 2017 - Archive Video
00:31 - Walk-through of the delete-all amendment for HF890 (Loon) Omnibus Education Finance bill.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 21 2017 - Archive Video
01:01 - Discussion of committee omnibus bill process.
05:23 - HF1558 (Kresha) School district insurance coverage regulated.
Runs 59 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, March 15 2017 - Archive Video
02:07 - HF2104 (Zerwas) Compensatory education revenue modified.
23:33 - HF1963 (Lohmer) School district bond proceed use clarified.
59:23 - HF2145 (Neu) Nonpublic pupil aid calculation modified.
1:25:48 - HF535 (Baker) Independent School District #347, Willmar; extended time revenue calculation for summer instruction modified for pupils in on-site education programs.
The committee recessed.
Video coverage of the reconvening is not be available.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, March 8 2017 - Archive Video
00:35 - HF1428 (Daudt) Nonresident tuition rate clarified for court-placed students.
05:28 - HF786 (Davids) Maximum effort capital loan additional early repayments authorized.
18:44 - HF485 (Anderson, P.) Agricultural educator grant program established, and money appropriated.
34:47 - HF1024 (Urdahl) Small schools revenue calculation modified.
1:00:34 - HF1220 (Grossell) Independent School District #308, Nevis; levy adjustment to be spread over more than one year authorized.
1:06:15 - HF1680 (Bennett) Academic standards modified, child sexual abuse programs established, and report required.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 7 2017 - Archive Video
01:00 - HF268 (Theis) Academic and behavioral interventions for low-performing and chronically absent students grants authorized, and money appropriated.
49:28 - HF670 (Scott) Compensatory revenue pilot project made permanent.
1:05:21 - HF1874 (Poston) Collaborative urban educator program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:29:45 - HF1661 (Lee) Graduation incentives program eligibility modified.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, February 22 2017 - Archive Video
00:55 - HF946 (Loon) Operating capital levy clarified.
01:57 - HF947 (Loon) General education aid calculation clarified.
03:06 - HF734 (Haley) Education partnerships enhanced, youth development promoted, education partnerships coalition fund established, and money appropriated.
37:14 - HF1052 (Theis) Approved recovery programs funding increased to include two additional programs, grant expenditures for approved pupil transportation purposes authorized, and money appropriated.
1:27:54 - HF1164 (Murphy, M.) Minnesota Center for the Book programming funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, February 16 2017 - Archive Video
01:07 - HF489 (Fenton) Minnesota Principals Academy grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
33:51 - Overview of Q Comp.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, February 15 2017 - Archive Video
00:54 - HF379 (Swedzinski) Southwest Minnesota State University additional school employee participation authorized for special education teacher program, and appropriation extended.
12:59 - HF689 (Erickson) School district science, technology, engineering, and math course funding provided; and money appropriated.
1:04:46 - Presentation on the Rock N' Read pilot program.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, February 9 2017 - Archive Video
01:08 - HF255 (Anderson, S.) K-12 education expense credit modified, credit amount and income phaseout increased, and credit phaseout threshold adjusted for inflation.
11:23 - HF387 (Knoblach) K-12 education expense subtraction and credit modified, credit extended to tuition, subtraction and credit amounts increased, income phaseout increased, and credit adjusted for inflation.
1:09:48 - HF386 (Kresha) K-12 scholarship donation credit provided, and K-12 education credit extended to tuition.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, February 2 2017 - Archive Video
01:05 - Continued overview of special education.
57:39 - Department of Education budget overview.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, February 1 2017 - Archive Video
04:29 - Overview of special education.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, January 25 2017 - Archive Video
Presentation of the governor's budget recommendations for the Minnesota Department of Education.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Thursday, January 19 2017 - Archive Video
01:03 - Overview of Concurrent Enrollment, PSEO, and AP and IB programs by House staff.
12:10 - Discussion of Concurrent Enrollment, Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO), Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.
Joint meeting of the House Education Finance Committee and the House Education Innovation Policy Committee
Thursday, January 12 2017 - Archive Video
* The committee room audio throughout this meeting was very poor.
Update from Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius on:.
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
World's Best Workforce.
English Language Arts (ELA) Standards.
Runs 1 hour, 48 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, January 11 2017 - Archive Video
00:50 - Overview of Minnesota education finance system by House Research Staff and House Fiscal Staff.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.
House Education Finance Committee
Tuesday, January 10 2017 - Archive Video
Introductions and discussion.
32:33 - Overview of Minnesota education finance system by House Research staff and House Fiscal staff.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.