STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY & FINANCE
MINUTES
Representative Nornes, Chair of the Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 2:53PM on March 11th, 2015, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
NORNES, Bud, Chair
O’NEILL, Marion, VC
PELOWSKI, Gene
BARRETT, Bob
BERNARDY, Connie
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DANIELS, Brian
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
ISAACSON, Jason
LIEN, Ben
MCDONALD, Joe
NORTON, Kim
PUGH, Cindy
ROSENTHAL, Paul
WHELAN, Abigail
WINKLER, Ryan
A quorum was present.
Representative CHRISTENSEN moved that the minutes of March 10, 2015, be approved; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative NORTON moved HF1517 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testiying on behalf of HF1517:
Representative NORTON
Bruce Vandal, Complete College America
Representative McDONALD moved HF1150 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testiying on behalf of HF1150:
Representative URDAHL
Kenneth Eban, Students for Education Reform- Minnesota
Representative NORNES moved HF982 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testiying on behalf of HF982:
Representative URDAHL
Kayley Schoonmaker, Minnesota State College Student Association President
Representative McDONALD moved HF647 to be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testiying on behalf of HF647:
Representative McDONALD
Andrea Ferstan, MSPWin
Bruce Vandal, Complete College America
Latasha Gandy, Managing Director of Students for Education Reform, Minnesota
Tiara Carr, Chapter Leader of Students for Education Reform, St. Paul College
Pakou Yang, System Director for P-20 and College Readiness, Minnesota State Colleges and Universites
Shirley Johnson, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Faculty
Laural Watt, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Faculty
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35PM
Representative Bud Nornes, Chair
Kaley Taffe, Committee Legislative Assistant