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Education Finance

FORTY-SECOND MEETING

2005-2006 Regular Session - Thursday, March 2, 2006

STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY-SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION


EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES


Representative Barb Sykora, Chair of the Education Finance Committee, called the forty-second meeting to order at 12:15 p.m., on Thursday, March 2, 2006 in Room 5 of the State Office Building. A quorum was present.

The clerk noted the roll.

Members present:

Sykora, Barb, Chair Erickson, Sondra
Demmer, Randy, Vice Chair Greiling, Mindy
Bernardy, Connie Dorn, John
Johnson, Ruth Klinzing, Karen
Meslow, Doug Newman, Scott
Buesgens, Mark Eken, Kent
Heidgerken, Bud Davnie, Jim



Representative Dill introduced HF 2582 – Independent School District No. 707, Nett Lake School construction loan authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.

Testifiers:
Teresa Strong, Nett Lake Superintendent.
Darian Morrison, 6th grade student, Student Council President.
Marissa Mason, 6th grade student.
Caroline Drude, Ehlers & Associates answered financial questions.

HF 2582(Dill) was laid over for possible inclusion in the bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.

Representative Sondra Erickson presented HF 2885 - Library accessibility and improvement grants bonds, issued and money appropriated.

Testifiers:
Elaine Keefe, Minnesota Library Association.
Jane Robbins, Mayor, Pine City.

HF 2885(Erickson) was laid over for possible inclusion in the bonding recommendations to the Capital Investment Committee.

Representative Greiling moved the minutes.

Representative Davnie noted a correction to be made to the minutes.

Representative Sykora moved the minutes as corrected.

Meeting was adjourned at 2:16 p.m.

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Representative Barb Sykora, Chair

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Kathy Dettman, Committee Legislative Assistant