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Higher Education Policy and Finance

EIGHTEENTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 18, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION

HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY & FINANCE
MINUTES

Representative Nornes, Chair of the Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:47PM on March 18th, 2015, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

NORNES, Bud, Chair
O’NEILL, Marion, VC
PELOWSKI, Gene
BARRETT, Bob
BERNARDY, Connie
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DANIELS, Brian
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
ISAACSON, Jason
LIEN, Ben
MCDONALD, Joe
NORTON, Kim
PUGH, Cindy
ROSENTHAL, Paul
WHELAN, Abigail
WINKLER, Ryan



Members Excused:
None

A quorum was present.

Representative ISAACSON moved that the minutes of March 17, 2015, be approved; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved that HF880 be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.

Testifying on HF880:
Representative ANDERSON, P

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF880, be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved that HF820 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative NORNES moved the H0820DE1 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF820:
Representative APPLEBAUM

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF820, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative NORNES moved that HF1716 be re-referred to the Tax Committee.

Testifying on HF1716:
Representative APPLEBAUM
Jerry Schoenfeld, MAAE
Joelle Stangler, Minnesota Student Association, University of Minnesota
Ashley Hall, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, University of Minnesota
Anne Stanfield, SELF

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF1716, be re-referred to the Tax Committee. Representative O’NEILL called for a division. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative NORNES moved that HF1217 be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.

Representative NORNES moved the H1217A2 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF1217:
Representative DAVNIE
Larry Lundblad, President, Central Lakes Community College
Julie Williams, University of Minnesota
Joe Nathan, Director, Center for School Change
Susan Staats, Associate Professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

The Higher Education Policy & Finance Committee recessed at 4:39PM.

The Higher Education Policy & Finance Committee reconvened at 6:14PM.

Testifying on HF1217:
Representative DAVNIE

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF1217, as amended, be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


The meeting was adjourned at 6:42PM



Representative Bud Nornes, Chair




Kaley Taffe, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF0880 (Anderson) - Agricultural education teacher loan forgiveness provided, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
  • HF0820 (Applebaum) - Merit based academic excellence grant program established for Minnesota undergraduate students, and money appropriated.
  • HF1716 (Applebaum) - Student loan interest refundable credit allowed, and money appropriated.
  • HF1217 (Davnie) - Concurrent enrollment provided, and money appropriated.
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