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Higher Education Finance and Policy Division

THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING

2019-2020 Regular Session - Wednesday, April 15, 2020

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION

HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE AND POLICY DIVISION

MINUTES

Representative Bernardy, Chair of the Higher Education Finance & Policy Division, called the remote meeting to order at 2:30 P.M. on April 15, 2020, pursuant to House Rule 10.01. The meeting is being broadcast via House Public Information Services. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

BERNARDY, Connie (Chair)
PRYOR, Laurie (Vice-Chair)
NORNES, Bud (Minority Lead)
DANIELS, Brian
FRANSON, Mary
GOMEZ, Aisha
KLEVORN, Ginny
LAYMAN, Sandy
LIEN, Ben
LILLIE, Leon
LUCERO, Eric
POPPE, Jeanne
QUAM, Duane
RUNBECK, Linda
VANG, Samantha
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Tou

Representative Lien moved the minutes from March 11, 2020 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Vice-Chair Pryor assumed the gavel at 2:36 P.M.

H.F. 4553 (Bernardy) Higher education institutional approval provisions amended, and fees established and increased.

Chair Bernardy moved that H.F. 4553 be laid over for possible inclusion.

Chair Bernardy moved the A1 amendment. The Committee Legislative Assistant took the roll on the motion.

AYES
BERNARDY, Connie (Chair)
PRYOR, Laurie (Vice-Chair)
NORNES, Bud (Minority Lead)
DANIELS, Brian
GOMEZ, Aisha
KLEVORN, Ginny
LAYMAN, Sandy
LIEN, Ben
LILLIE, Leon
POPPE, Jeanne
RUNBECK, Linda
VANG, Samantha
WOLGAMOTT, Dan
XIONG, Tou

NAYS
NONE

ABSTAIN
FRANSON, Mary

LUCERO, Eric
QUAM, Duane

With 14 ayes, 0 nays, and 3 abstentions, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying:
-Betsy Talbot, Office of Higher Education
-Ben Walker, Professor, Southwest Minnesota State University

Chair Bernardy renewed her motion that H.F. 4553 as amended be laid over for possible inclusion. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Bernardy assumed the gavel at 3:04 P.M.

The committee adjourned at 3:06 P.M.



_____________________________________________
Representative Connie Bernardy, Chair


_____________________________________________
Eric Petersen, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF4553 (Bernardy) - Higher education institutional approval provisions amended, and fees established and increased.
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• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
Agenda:.
05:39 - HF4553 (Bernardy) Higher education institutional approval provisions amended, and fees established and increased.

Runs 35 minutes.
• The Minnesota House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public; we expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks; thank you for your patience as we adapt.


This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01. Exact text of Rule 10.01 may be found here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm.

Members of the public with questions about this process or who are interested in testifying at this meeting may email committee staff at adeline.miller@house.mn. If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff at least one hour prior to the start of the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.

Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Approval of minutes of March 11, 2020

III. HF 4553 (Bernardy) - Office of Higher Education school closure authority modified.

IV. Adjournment

This committee hearing may be listened to live via the following methods:

1) Live stream via House website:https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/live/1
2) Facebook Live:https://www.facebook.com/MNHouseInfo/
3) YouTube: https://youtu.be/RpbRvaeDjdc

If you wish to testify at this hearing or have feedback you would like to share, please email committee staff at adeline.miller@house.mn. If you wish to testify, please contact committee staff at least 1 hour before the remote hearing and they will provide instructions.