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Education Policy

EIGHTEENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 8, 2023

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


EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair of the Committee on Education Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM on March 8, 2023 in Room 120 of the Capitol.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
PRYOR, Laurie, Chair
HILL, Josiah, Vice Chair
BAKEBERG, Ben
BERG, Kaela
FEIST, Sandra
FRAZIER, Cedrick
KEELER, Heather
KNUDSEN, Krista
LEE, Liz
MUELLER, Patricia
URDAHL, Dean
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Members Excused:
BENNETT, Peggy, Republican Lead

A quorum was present.

Representative Lee, L. moved to approve the minutes from March 7, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1269 (Pryor); Prekindergarten through grade 12 provisions modified including general education accountability and transparency, education excellence, American Indian education, charter schools, discipline, teachers, special education, and early learning; and reports required.

Chair Pryor advised committee members that the hearing would be dedicated to public testimony on HF1269 and the [insert coding from top right corner of the DE amendment].

Testimony on [please enter the correct coding from the top right corner of the DE amendment]:

• Willie Jett, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
• Matt Shaver, Policy Director, EdAllies
• Melinda Loe, Parent, Excelsior, Minnesota
• Emma Crooks, Post Secondary Enrollment Options Student, University of Northwestern
• Mitchel Lowder, Post Secondary Enrollment Options Student, University of Northwestern
• Karin Miller, Educator, Dakota County
• Carrie Phelps, Parent, Maple Grove, Minnesota
• Beatrice Handlin, Student, University of Minnesota
• Roger Aronson, Lobbyist, Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals & Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association
• Claire Luger, Special Education Teacher, White Bear Lake
• John Olsen, Retired Science Teacher
• Kate Lynne Snyder, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota
• Shep Harris, Senior Government Relations Specialist, Minnesota Association of Independent Schools
• Cyndy Milda, Public Education Program Coordinator, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

The meeting was adjourned at 4:17 pm.


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Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair


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Isabel Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant
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01:16 - Public testimony on HF1269 (Pryor) Prekindergarten through grade 12 provisions modified including general education accountability and transparency, education excellence, American Indian education, charter schools, discipline, teachers, special education, and early learning; and reports required.
Runs 1 hour, 14 minutes.


TESTIMONIES of HF1269 (Rep. Pryor) - Prekindergarten through grade 12 provisions modified including general education accountability and transparency, education excellence, American Indian education, charter schools, discipline, teachers, special education, and early learning; and reports required.

Notes:
HANDOUTS: Handouts MUST BE IN PDF FORMAT and emailed to the committee administrator before noon (12pm), Tuesday, March 7th. If you are bringing hard copies on the day of, bring 40 copies.

TESTIFYING: The number of testifiers and length of time permitted is at the discretion of the chair, and is subject to change. Remote testimony is available upon request. Written testimony is encouraged and is accounted as official committee record - to be distributed to committee members and public. If you would like to testify (or submit written testimony in PDF format) please email the committee administrator before 12 p.m. (noon), Tuesday, March 7th.

To learn more about requesting an accommodation, please visit the FAQs for Disability Access. If you have further questions on accommodations or accessibility, please contact the Committee Administrator.

For questions about the agenda or the committee, please contact the Committee Administrator at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov or 651-296-1913.