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FORTY FIFTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Thursday, February 17, 2022

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY FIFTH MEETING
MN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY SECOND SESSION

EDUCATION FINANCE
MINUTES

Representative Jim Davnie, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the virtual meeting to order at 10:30am on February 17, 2022 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcasted via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
DAVNIE, Jim
SANDSTEDE, Julie
KRESHA, Ron
BENNETT, Peggy
DANIELS, Brian
DEMUTH, Lisa
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
ERICKSON, Sondra
FEIST, Sandra
JORDAN, Sydney
MARQUART, Paul
MUELLER, Patricia
RICHARDSON, Ruth
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Tou
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Members excused:
THOMPSON, John

A quorum was present.

Rep. Sandstede moved that the minutes from February 16, 2022 be approved. Motion prevailed.
Article 2 of HF 1035 (Rep. Noor) Unemployment benefits for hourly school workers provided.
Rep. Noor was joined by Rep. Greenman in a joint presentation of Article 2 of HF 1035 in an informational hearing to the committee.
Presentation from the Economic Policy Institute.

Testifiers:
Dave Kamper, Senior State Policy Coordinator, Economic Policy Institute

Melissa Haley, Parent
Amanda Reineck, Buffalo Hanover Montrose School Board Member
Renee Biggerstaff, Sauk Rapids Administrative Assistant
Leah Harp, Parent
Kelly Gibbons, Executive Director, SEIU Local 284
Yasmin Muridi, Bilingual EA, Highwood Hills Elementary, Saint Paul Public Schools
Jodi Primrose, Paraprofessional, Riverside Elementary, Brainerd Public Schools
Jennifer Langland, School Bus Operator, Minneapolis Public Schools, Teamsters Local 320 Teresa Jakubowski, District 196 Bus Driver
Rochelle Stoffel, middle school clerk, St. Paul Public Schools, AFSCME Council 5, Local 844


The meeting of the Education Finance Committee was adjourned at 11:53am.


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Representative Jim Davnie, Chair

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Wilson Lee, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
House TV Video:
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03:50 - Informational hearing of Section 2 in the 1st Engrossment of HF1035 (Noor) Unemployment insurance trust fund replenished, policy changes made, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.


Informational hearing of Article 2 in the 1st Engrossment of HF 1035 (Noor) Unemployment; eligibility appeal determination timeline modified.
*No formal action will be taken on this bill, no public testimony will be taken
**Other items may be added or removed from the agenda.

This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp

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