STATE OF MINNESOTA	THIRD 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 2:47PM. on January 20th, 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 January 14, 2015, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED. 
An overview of the University of Minnesota was presented to members of the committee. 
Testifying from the University of Minnesota:
Karen Hanson, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost 
Dr. Brooks Jackson, Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Medical School
Fitz Pfutzenreuter, CFO of the University of Minnesota 
	
The meeting was adjourned at 4:05PM.  
						      Representative Bud Nornes, Chair
Kaley Taffe, Committee Legislative Assistant