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Higher Education Policy and Finance

NINETEENTH MEETING

2015-2016 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 24, 2015

STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH 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 2:50PM on March 24th, 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



Members Excused:
None

A quorum was present.

Representative CHRISTENSEN moved that the minutes of March 18, 2015, be approved; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved that HF1391 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Testifying on HF1391:
Representative URDAHL
Sarah Dziek, College Possible
Laura D’Almeida

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF1391, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative NORNES moved that HF1170 be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.

Testifying on HF1170:
Representative BENNETT
Joe Gould, Minnesota Rural Education Association
Snezhana Bessonov, Minnesota School Board Association
Cindy Crist, MACTE
Adosh Unni, MDE

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF1170, be rereferred to the Education Finance Committee; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative NORNES moved that HF1392 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

Representative NORNES moved the H1392A2 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF1392:
Representative BENNETT
Jerry Schoenfeld, MAAE
Joelle Stangler, Minnesota Student Association, University of Minnesota
Ashley Hall, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, University of Minnesota
Anne Stanfield, SELF

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF1716, be re-referred to the Tax Committee. Representative O’NEILL called for a division. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.

Representative NORNES moved that HF1217 be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.

Representative NORNES moved the H1217A2 Amendment; THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Testifying on HF1217:
Representative DAVNIE
Larry Lundblad, President, Central Lakes Community College
Julie Williams, University of Minnesota
Joe Nathan, Director, Center for School Change
Susan Staats, Associate Professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

The Higher Education Policy & Finance Committee recessed at 4:39PM.

The Higher Education Policy & Finance Committee reconvened at 6:14PM.

Testifying on HF1217:
Representative DAVNIE

Representative NORNES renewed his motion that HF1217, as amended, be re-referred to the Education Finance Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.


The meeting was adjourned at 6:42PM



Representative Bud Nornes, Chair




Kaley Taffe, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1170 (Bennett) - Teacher shortage loan forgiveness program provided, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
  • HF1392 (Bennett) - Student assessment provisions modified, and number of required state tests reduced.
  • HF1063 (Backer) - Mental health peer specialist training and outreach provided; clubhouse program service medical assistance coverage established; report required; funding provided for intensive community rehabilitation services, suicide prevention, intensive treatment for adolescents and young adults, and housing for individuals with mental illness; and money appropriated.
  • HF1996 (Heintzeman) - Minnesota State Colleges and Universities new transfer pathways implemented, and money appropriated.
  • HF1479 (Wills) - Higher education expense refundable credit and subtraction established.
  • HF1391 (Urdahl) - College Possible funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
  • HF1658 (Nornes) - Higher education technical and policy provision changes made including provisions related to grants, loans, registration, and various higher education programs; institutions prohibited from limiting access to a student's transcript; various statutes modernized, streamlined, and clarified; and obsolete language and unnecessary verbiage deleted.
  • HF1285 (Whelan) - Public postsecondary institution disseminated material disclosures required.