STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTIETH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 7PM on August 25, 2008 at Lincoln Senior High School Cafeteria, 101 Knight Ave. S., Thief River Falls, MN, 56701.
The roll call was noted.
Members present:
DITTRICH, Denise
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
MARIANI, Carlos
Members excused:
ANZELC, Tom
BENSON, John
BROWN, Robin
DAVNIE, Jim
DEMMER, Randy
DETTMER, Bob
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
ERICKSON, Sondra
FAUST, Tim
GAROFALO, Pat
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARQUART, Paul
McFARLANE, Carol
MORGAN, Will
MORROW, Terry (Vice-Chair)
OLSON, Mark
SWAILS, Marsha
Additional non-committee members present include:
LIEDER, Bernie
OLIN, Dave
STUMPF, LeRoy
Introductions and welcome by the committee.
The following testifiers provided testimony and opinions regarding HF 4178 and the state of education funding throughout the state of Minnesota:
Wayne Kazmiercak, Assistant Superintendent, Moorhead Area Public Schools
Carol Ihle, Curriculum Coordinator, Thief River Falls School District
Gary Lee, Director, MN School Boards Association
Mary Mehsikomer, Network Coordinator, NW Links
Barb Jauquet-Kalinoski, Regional Director, Northwest Regional Library
Deron Stender, Superintendent, Frazee School District
Amie Erickson, PACE Member, Frazee School District
Irving Peterson, Superintendent, Thief River Falls School District
Chris Mills, Superintendent, Stephen/Argyle Central School District
George Hanson, Clerk, Lancaster School Board
Representative Greiling adjourned the meeting at 8:27PM.