STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the thirty-third meeting to order at 8:50 AM on Thursday, April 7, 2005, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SYKORA, Barb, Chair
DEMMER, Randy, Vice Chair
BERNARDY, Connie
BUESGENS, Mark
DAVNIE, Jim
DORN, John
EKEN, Kent ERICKSON, Sondra
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
JOHNSON, Ruth
KLINZING, Karen
MESLOW, Doug
NEWMAN, Scott
HF2246 (Cornish) Independent school district No. 2071, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial, fund transfer authorized
8:51:11 AM Rep. Cornish presented HF2246.
8:52:05 AM Testifying on HF2246:
Less Norman, Superintendent, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial school district
9:00:39 AM A quorum was present.
9:01:27 AM Rep. Demmer moved HF2246 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
9:03:05 AM Testifying on HF2246:
Joel Brude, Chair, Citizens for Quality Education
9:16:17 AM Rep. Sykora laid over HF2246 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF2272 (Juhnke) Independent school district No. 2396, A.C.G.C., fund transfer authorized
9:16:57 AM Rep. Sykora moved HF2272 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
9:17:10 AM Rep. Juhnke presented HF2272.
9:18:31 AM Testifying on HF2272:
Pam Kyllingstad, Superintendent, Atwater, Cosmos, and Grove City (A.C.G.C.) school district
9:20:52 AM Rep. Sykora laid over HF for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF2138 (Hosch) Independent school district No. 741, Paynesville, fund transfer authorized
9:21:34 AM Rep. Sykora moved HF2138 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
9:21:46 AM Rep. Hosch presented HF2138.
9:23:30 AM
Rep. Sykora laid over HF2138 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1133 (Cornish) Minerals management account created, disposition of certain mineral payments modified, and money appropriated
9:24:41 AM Rep. Sykora moved HF1133 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
9:24:55 AM Rep. Cornish presented HF1133.
9:25:04 AM Testifying on HF1133:
Bill Brice, Director of Lands and Minerals, Department of Natural Resources
10:12:55 AM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1133.
10:12:59 AM Rep. Sykora recessed the meeting.
12:36:36 PM Rep. Sykora reconvened the meeting in room 5 of the State Office Building.
HF2242 (Lieder) Independent school district No. 2609, Win-E-Mac, fund transfer authorized
12:36:48 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF2242 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
12:37:06 PM Rep. Lieder presented HF2242.
12:49:43 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF2242 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1133 (Cornish) Minerals management account created, disposition of certain mineral payments modified, and money appropriated
12:50:00 PM Rep. Sykora brought back HF1133.
12:50:03 PM Testifying on HF1133:
Bill Brice, Director of Lands and Minerals, Department of Natural Resources
1:18:18 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1133.
HF813 (Sykora) School trust land construction aggregate evaluation provided, and money appropriated
1:18:52 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF813 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the committee on Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance.
1:19:13 PM Rep. Sykora presented HF813.
1:19:57 PM Testifying on HF813:
Bill Brice, Director of Lands and Minerals, Department of Natural Resources
1:28:41 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF813.
HF1054 (Knoblach) Education tax credit authorized for certain school attendance, and family cap on the education tax credit eliminated. (Informational only)
1:29:45 PM Rep. Knoblach presented HF1054.
1:34:36 PM Testifying on HF1054:
Liz Mische, Executive Director, Partnership for Choice in Education
1:40:01 PM Rabbi Joshua Bornstein, Executive Director, Torah Academy
1:43:55 PM Pamela von Gohren, Legislative Liaison, Minnesota Instructing Children At Home
HF389 (Vandeveer) Education income tax credit modified (Informational only)
1:46:30 PM Rep. Vandeveer presented HF389.
1:46:56 PM Testifying on HF389:
Nina Manzi, Legislative Analyst, House Tax committee
1:50:44 PM Ron Elwood, Legislative Advocate, Legal Services Advocacy Project
HF1858 (Sykora) Tuition organization contribution income tax credit provided (Informational only)
HF2366 (Sykora) Corporate income tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organization (Informational only)
1:56:15 PM Rep. Sykora presented HF1858.
1:56:51 PM Rep. Sykora presented HF2366.
1:58:07 PM Testifying on HF1858 and HF2366:
Liz Mische, Executive Director, Partnership for Choice in Education
2:02:44 PM Morgan Brown, Director of School Choice and Innovation, Department of Education
HF959 (Sailer) Independent school district No. 32, Blackduck, high school student retention program funding provided, and money appropriated (Informational only)
2:09:02 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF959 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
2:09:16 PM Rep. Sailer presented HF959.
2:11:06 PM Testifying on HF959:
Andra Vaugan, Business Education teacher, Blackduck school district
2:20:00 PM Merle Nord, Vice Chair, Blackduck school board
2:28:50 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF959 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
2:29:45 PM Rep. Meslow moved the minutes of: April 6, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
2:30:03 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. BARB SYKORA, CHAIR
Bethany Johnson
Committee Legislative Assistant