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Higher Education Finance and Policy

SIXTEENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 21, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair of the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:30 AM on March 21, 2023, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
PELOWSKI, Gene, Chair
WOLGAMOTT, Dan, Vice Chair
COULTER, Nathan
DAVIDS, Greg
HANSON, Jessica
HICKS, Kim
KLEVORN, Ginny
MCDONALD, Joe
NOOR, Mohamud
ROBBINS, Kristin
SCOTT, Peggy
VANG, Samantha

Members excused:
O’NEILL, Marion, Republican Lead

A quorum was present.

HF 2073 (Pelowski) Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs created and modified; direct admissions program created; reports required; and money appropriated.

Chair Pelowski brought HF 2073 before the committee.

Chair Pelowski moved the A23-0066 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Testifying:
• Dennis Olson, Commissioner, Office of Higher Education
• Mark Grant, Chair, Minnesota State College Faculty
• Miriam Cullimore, Student Parent and Whole Family Coordinator, Office of Higher Education

The committee concluded discussion on HF 2073 and the bill was kept in possession of the committee.

Representative Wolgamott moved that the minutes from March 16, 2023 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF 1840 (Klevorn) University of Minnesota; operations and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Pelowski brought HF 1840 before the committee.

Representative Klevorn moved the H1840A1 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.


Testifying:
• Myron Frans, Senior Vice President, University of Minnesota

The committee concluded discussion on HF 1840 and the bill was kept in possession of the committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 AM.



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Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair


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Alayna Smieja, Committee Legislative Assistant

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Bills Added:
  • HF2073 (Pelowski) - Higher education finance and policy bill.
  • HF1840 (Klevorn) - University of Minnesota; operations and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.
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00:09 - HF2073 (Pelowski) Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs created and modified; direct admissions program created; reports required; and money appropriated.
52:46 - HF1840 (Klevorn) University of Minnesota; operations and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.
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HF2073 (Pelowski) Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, and Mayo Clinic funding and policy related changes provided; scholarship and student aid programs created and modified; direct admissions program created; reports required; and money appropriated.
HF1840 (Klevorn) University of Minnesota; operations and maintenance funding provided, and money appropriated.

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