STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH 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 2:48PM on March 17th, 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
Members Excused:
WINKLER, Ryan
A quorum was present.
Representative HEINTZEMAN moved that the minutes of March 11, 2015, be approved; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative NORNES moved that HF384 be re-referred to the Education Innovation Policy Committee.
Representative NORNES moved the HO384A6 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative NORNES moved the following Oral Amendment: Line 1.11 insert the word “pilot” following the word “program”; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative NORNES moved the following Oral Amendment: Line 1.14 change the year 2016 to 2017; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifying on HF384:
Representative URDAHL
Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF384, as amended, be re-referred to the Education Innovation Policy; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative NORNES moved that HF987 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative NORNES moved the H0987A1 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifying on HF987:
Representative SELCER
Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF987, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative NORNES moved that HF488 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.
Testifying on HF488:
Representative KNOBLACH
Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF488, be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative BERNARDY moved that HF1306 be laid over for possible inclusion in the ombibus bill.
Representative BERNARDY moved the H1306A1 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative BERNARDY moved the following Oral Amendment: Line 2.15 insert “an international baccalaureate course or” following the word “of” and before “the Postsecondary”; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifying on HF1306:
Representative BERNARDY
Representative BERNARDY renewed her motion that HF1306, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Representative O’NEILL moved that HF551 be re-referred to the Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy Committee.
Representative O’NEILL moved the H0551DE4_3 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Testifying on HF551:
Representative O’NEILL
Jessica Looman, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
Kim Babine, Director of Government Affairs, DEED
Mike McGee, Dean, Hennepin Technical College
Joe Mulford, System Director, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Doug Stang, 3M
Sarah Radosevich, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Representative O’NEILL renewed her motion that HF551, as amended, be re-referred to the Greater Minnesota Economic and Workforce Development Policy Committee; THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:59PM
Representative Bud Nornes, Chair
Kaley Taffe, Committee Legislative Assistant