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Higher Education Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Thursday, 1 p.m. in Capitol G23
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Dan Wolgamott 14B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Kristin Robbins 37A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Erica Schwartz 18A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Nathan Coulter 51B

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Garrick Spennewyn, Garrick.Spennewyn@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Sean Herring, Sean.Herring@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Ellie Wasserman, Ellie.Wasserman@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Carl Yaeger, Carl.Yaeger@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Kristin Robbins holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Representative Keith Allen
Location: Capitol G23
Agenda:

*Agenda subject to change at the request of the Chair

I. Call to order
II. Approval of the Minutes
III. Chair Remarks
IV. HF1323 (Schultz) - Undocumented noncitizens made ineligible for state financial aid programs.
V. HF4266 (Allen) - Lowest recognized family responsibility amount modified for purposes of determining state grant awards.
VI. HF4413 (Allen) - Governor's appointment power to fill vacancies on the Board of Regens of the University of Minnesota limited.
VII. HFXXXX 1.5 million Appropriated to Minnesota state to combat Ghost students. (Bill to be introduced this week)
VIII. HF3101 (Rymer) - Intellectual Freedom Protection Act regulated public postsecondary institutions created, private right of action created, and attorney general enforcement provided.
IX. HF 2634 (Bakeberg) - North Star Promise scholarship's eligibility conditions limited to students in programs in high-demand industries and occupations.
X. HFXXXX (Duran) - Prohibiting the Office of Higher Education from using​ public funds to support low-earning degree programs (Bill to be introduced this week)
XI. HF3650 (Mueller) - Student career pathways framework established, and report required.
XII. Adjournment

*All testimony requests and hearing materials must be submitted to the Committee Administrator at least 24 hours prior to the hearing: garrick.spennewyn@house.mn.gov