STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the twenty-eighth meeting to order at 3:31 PM on Tuesday, March 29, 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
ERICKSON, Sondra
GREILING, Mindy
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
JOHNSON, Ruth
KLINZING, Karen
MESLOW, Doug
NEWMAN, Scott
Members absent: EKEN, Kent
HF1884 (Hamilton) Independent school district No. 742, St. Cloud school district
3:31:46 PM Rep. Hamilton presented HF1884.
3:32:17 PM Testifying on HF1884:
Doug Froke, Superintendent, Windom school district
3:34:47 PM A quorum was present.
3:36:20 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF1884 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
3:44:44 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1884 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF678 (Hamilton) Independent school district No. 518, Worthington, facility lease for residential program authorized
3:45:22 PM Rep. Hamilton presented HF678.
3:45:38 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF678 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
3:45:57 PM Testifying on HF678:
John Langaard, Superintendent, Worthington school district
3:50:09 PM Jeff Jorgenson, Director of Special Programs, Worthington school district
4:07:57 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF678 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF2003 (Knoblach) Independent school district No. 742, St. Cloud, fund transfer authorized
4:08:46 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF2003 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
4:08:58 PM Rep. Knoblach presented HF2003.
4:10:47 PM Testifying on HF2003:
Bruce Watkins, Superintendent, St. Cloud school district
4:16:19 PM Kevin Januszwski, Business Manager, St. Cloud school district
4:21:19 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF2003 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1878 (Finstad) Independent school district No. 836, Butterfield, fund transfer authorized
4:21:56 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF1878 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
4:22:02 PM Rep. Finstad presented HF1878.
4:26:36 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1878 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
HF1932 (Severson) Independent school district No. 748, Sartell, garage lease levy extended
4:27:13 PM Rep. Sykora moved HF1932 be recommended for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
4:27:21 PM Rep. Severson presented HF1932.
4:28:46 PM Rep. Sykora laid over HF1932 for possible inclusion in the Education Finance omnibus bill.
4:29:33 PM Rep. Erickson moved the minutes of: March 22, 2005. THE MINUTES WERE APPROVED.
4:29:54 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. BARB SYKORA, CHAIR
Bethany Johnson
Committee Legislative Assistant