STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the twenty-third meeting to order at 12:33 PM on Tuesday, March 15, 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
ERICKSON, Sondra
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
JOHNSON, Ruth
KLINZING, Karen
MESLOW, Doug
NEWMAN, Scott
A quorum was present.
HF554 (Newman) Independent School District No. 2887, McLeod West, fund transfer authorized
12:39:27 PM Rep. Newman moved HF554 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
12:39:39 PM Rep. Newman presented HF554.
12:40:15 PM Testifying on HF554:
Tom Hiebert, Superintendent, McLeod West school district
12:45:28 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF544 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF699 (Magnus) Independent School District No. 584, Ruthton, fund transfer authorized
12:46:04 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF699 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
12:46:17 PM Rep. Magnus presented HF699.
12:46:54 PM Testifying on HF699:
Bruce Houck, Superintendent, Ruthton school district
12:55:50 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF699 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF583 (Westrom) Independent School District No. 771, Chokio-Alberta, fund transfer authorized
12:56:24 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF583 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
12:56:35 PM Rep. Westrom presented HF583.
12:57:38 PM Testifying on HF583:
Roger Schumacher, Superintendent, Chokio-Alberta school district
12:59:47 PM Lyle Hettuer, Member, School Board, Chokio-Alberta school district
1:09:33 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF583 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF773 (Peppin) Independent School District No. 883, Rockford, fund transfer authorized
1:10:09 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF773 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:10:19 PM Rep. Peppin presented HF773.
1:11:43 PM Testifying on HF773:
Kristin Anderson, Superintendent, Rockford school district
1:14:42 PM Sandy Ihns, Director of Business Affairs, Rockford school district
1:25:27 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF773 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1132 (Dill) Independent School District No. 381, Lake Superior, fund transfer authorized
1:26:14 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF1132 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:26:25 PM Rep. Dill presented HF1132.
1:29:05 PM Testifying on HF1132:
Sheldon Johnson, Superintendent, Lake Superior school district
1:37:51 PM Joel Sutter, Financial Advisor, Ehlers and Associates
1:49:59 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1132 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1463 (Koenen) Independent School District No. 2180, M.A.C.C.R.A.Y., fund transfer authorized
1:50:44 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF1463 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
1:50:53 PM Rep. Koenen presented HF1463.
1:51:31 PM Testifying on HF1463:
Gary Spawn, Superintendent, M.A.C.C.R.A.Y. school district
2:01:01 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1463 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1649 (Hosch) Independent School District NO. 750, Rocori, fund transfer authorized
2:01:46 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF1649 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
2:02:05 PM Rep. Sykora offered to orally amend HF1649 as follows:
Page 1, line 9, delete "$100,000 " and insert "$150,000"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
2:02:41 PM Rep. Hosch presented HF1649, as amended.
2:09:59 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1649, as amended, for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
2:10:36 PM Rep. Buesgens moved the minutes of: March 10, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
2:12:17 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. BARB SYKORA, CHAIR
Bethany Johnson
Committee Legislative Assistant