STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the thirty-eighth meeting to order at 11:14 AM on Thursday, April 21, 2005, in Room 5 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.
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
11:15:52 AM Rep. Sykora moved the H0872A19 amendment.
11:17:26 AM Tim Strom, House Legislative Analysis, explained the H0872A19 amendment.
11:21:27 AM Lisa Larson, House Research, further explained the H0872A19 amendment.
11:22:16 AM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
11:23:22 AM Rep. Bernardy withdrew the H0872A17 amendment.
11:23:41 AM Rep. Greiling moved the H0872A15 amendment.
11:26:48 AM THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
11:27:24 AM Rep. Sykora moved that Article I, as amended, be placed in HF872. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
11:28:45 AM Rep. Dorn moved the H0872A9 amendment.
11:35:26 AM Rep. Dorn withdrew the H0872A9 amendment.
11:35:44 AM Rep. Sykora moved the H0872A2 amendment.
11:37:14 AM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
11:37:29 AM Rep. Erickson moved the H0872A6 amendment.
11:41:50 AM Testifying on the H0872A6 amendment:Chas Anderson, Minnesota Department of Education, Deputy Commissioner
11:43:04 AM Tim Vansickle, MDE
11:45:52 AM Rep. Erickson withdrew the H0872A6 amendment.
11:46:11 AM Rep. Meslow moved the H0872A29 amendment as a substitute for the A21 amendment.
11:56:53 AM Rep. Greiling requested a rollcall.
11:58:36 AM Testifying on the H0872A6 amendment:
Chas Anderson, Minnesota Department of Education, Deputy
Commissioner
12:05:22 PM The results were as follows:
Ayes Nays Abstain Absent
Demmer Sykora Heidgerken
Bernardy Buesgens
Davnie Eken
Dorn Erickson
Greiling Klinzing
Johnson
Meslow
Newman
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
12:05:40 PM Rep. Erickson moved the H0872A27 amendment.
12:06:13 PM Rep. Erickson incorporated the following oral amendment:
Line 4, delete " 9 " and insert " 7 ". Line 5, delete " 38 " and insert " 36 "
and delete " 9 " and insert " 7 ".
12:07:57 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
12:08:25 PM Rep. Bernardy moved the H0872A8 amendment.
Rep. Bernardy explained her amendment.
12:11:55 PM Rep. Bernardy incorporated the following into the H0872A8 amendment:
Line 9, after " arrest ", insert " and conviction ".
Rep. Bernardy then struck that change and incorporated the following into the H0872A8 amendment:
Line 9, delete " apprehension and arrest " and insert " conviction ".
12:13:37 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
12:14:03 PM Rep. Dorn moved the H0872A22 amendment.
12:15:11 PM Rep. Klinzing moved to split the amendment, dividing the H0872A22 amendment so that the 1st section included lines 1-5, and the 2nd lines 6-9.
12:16:20 PM The committee took up the first section. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE AMENDMENT, LINES 1-5, WAS ADOPTED.
12:21:02 PM Rep. Dorn withdrew the 2nd part of the H0872A22 amendment.
12:25:35 PM Rep. Greiling moved the H0872A18 amendment.
12:26:20 PM Rep. Erickson moved to split the amendment, dividing the H0872A18 amendment so that the 1st section included lines 3-7, and the 2nd lines 8-23.
12:28:51 PM The committee took up the 2nd section of the H0872A18 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE SECOND SECTION OF THE AMENDMENT, LINES 8-23, WAS ADOPTED.
12:29:07 PM Rep. Buesgens moved to split the 1st section of H0872A18 amendment further into 2 sections so that the 1st section included lines 3-4, the 2nd, lines 5-7.
12:30:08 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE SECOND SECTION OF THE AMENDMENT, LINES 5-7, WAS ADOPTED.
12:34:36 PM THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE AMENDMENT, LINES 3-4, WAS NOT ADOPTED.
12:35:10 PM Rep. Demmer moved the H0872A26 amendment.
12:36:00 PM Rep. Bernardy moved the following oral amendment:
Line 24, after "counselors", insert ", school nurses, school social workers, drug counselors, and school psychologists".
12:36:32 PM Rep. Bernardy requested a rollcall.
12:41:00 PM The results were as follows:
Ayes Nays Abstain Absent
Bernardy Sykora
Davnie Demmer
Dorn Buesgens
Greiling Eken
Johnson Erickson
Meslow Heidgerken
Klinzing
Newman
THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
12:44:14 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
12:44:49 PM Rep. Demmer moved the H0872A28 amendment.
12:50:01 PM Testifying on the H0872A28 amendment:
Jan Alswager, Education Minnesota
1:01:03 PM Rep. Demmer requested a rollcall.
1:01:56 PM The results were as follows:
Ayes Nays Abstain Absent
Sykora Bernardy Eken
Demmer Davnie
Buesgens Dorn
Erickson Greiling
Klinzing Heidgerken
Meslow Johnson
Newman
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:02:04 PM Rep. Davnie moved the H0872A24 amendment
1:05:23 PM Tesifying on the H0872A24 amendment:
Tim Vansickle, Minnesota Department of Education, Director of
Statewide Assessment
1:11:41 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:11:52 PM Rep. Erickson called for a division.
1:12:13 PM THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
1:12:33 PM Rep. Sykora moved article 2 into HF872. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
1:12:58 PM Rep. Erickson moved the H0872A13 amendment.
1:15:46 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:16:03 PM Rep. Sykora moved article 3. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
1:16:35 PM Rep. Sykora moved theH0872 A14 amendment.
1:20:05 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:20:22 PM Rep. Buesgens presented the H0872A5 amendment.
1:21:44 PM Rep. Buesgens withdrew the H0872A5 amendment.
1:22:33 PM Rep. Buesgens moved the H0872A10 amendment.
1:28:21 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:28:36 PM Rep. Sykora moved article 4, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
1:29:05 PM Rep. Buesgens moved the H0872A25 amendment.
1:35:15 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED. .
1:35:37 PM Rep. Buesgens moved the A05-0670 amendment.
1:40:46 PM REp. Buesgens withdrew the A05-0670 amendment.
1:41:05 PM Rep. Sykora moved the amendments into article 5. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
1:41:35 PM Rep. Sykora moved article 6 into the bill. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
1:41:52 PM Rep. Erickson moved the H0872A11 amendment.
1:43:05 PM THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:43:13 PM Rep. Sykora moved article 7, as amended, into the bill. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
1:43:43 PM Rep. Sykora moved articles 8-12 into the bill. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
2:08:29 PM Rep. Sykora renewed her motion that HF872 as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the committee on taxes, and that staff be instructed to make technical changes necessary to conform the bill to the spreadsheet and amended language.
2:09:43 PM Buesgens moved the minutes of April 20, 2005. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
2:10:00 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. BARB SYKORA, CHAIR
Bethany Johnson
Committee Legislative Assistant