STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the fourteenth meeting to order at 12:34 PM on Thursday, February 17, 2005, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
SYKORA, Barb, Chair
DEMMER, Randy, Vice Chair
BERNARDY, Connie
BUESGENS, Mark
DAVNIE, Jim
DORN, John
EKEN, Kent GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
JOHNSON, Ruth
KLINZING, Karen
MESLOW, Doug
NEWMAN, Scott
Members excused: ERICKSON, Sondra
HF512 (Dempsey) Out-of-school suspension alternative created, funding mechanism authorized and money appropriated.
12:35:47 PM Rep. Dempsey presented HF512.
12:41:42 PM A quorum was present.
12:42:59 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF512 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
12:55:07 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF512 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF616 (Klinzing) Regular instruction funding by at least sixty-five percent of school district operating revenue required
12:55:33 PM Rep. Klinzing moved HF616 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
12:55:52 PM Rep. Klinzing offered the delete all amendment H0616DE2.
12:56:15 PM Rep. Klinzing presented H0616DE2.
1:02:47 PM Rep. Klinzing moved the H0616DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
1:04:01 PM Testifying on HF616, as amended:
Laura Carrington, Board member, Morris School District
1:34:49 PM Grace Schwab, Director of Government Relation, Minnesota School Board Administration
1:37:11 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF616, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF195 (Greiling) Open enrollment student referendum aid adjustment modified and statewide property tax altered
1:38:31 PM
Rep. Greiling moved HF195 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:38:47 PM Rep. Greiling presented HF195.
1:41:04 PM Testifying in favor of HF195:
Dr. Bob Duncan, Superintendent, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District
1:43:16 PM Mike Volna, Chair, St. Anthony-New Brighton School District Board
1:47:43 PM Jackie Rolfs, Chair, Blue Ribbon Committee on Education Finance
2:01:14 PM Leah Slye, Parent, St. Anthony-New Brighton
2:03:01 PM Testifying in opposition to HF195:
Jim Bartholomew, Minnesota Business Partnership
2:07:20 PM Tom Hesse, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
2:09:30 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF195 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
2:09:49 PM Describing the School Finances Committee revision of school district financial reports
2:09:54 PM Testifying:
Ward Eames, Director, Hopkins LAC Business Task Force
2:12:47 PM Chuck Selcer, Member, Hopkins LAC Business Task Force
2:23:09 PM Rep. Greiling moved the minutes of: February 15, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
2:23:25 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. BARB SYKORA, CHAIR
Bethany Johnson
Committee Legislative Assistant