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Education Finance - Meeting Minutes

2025-2026 Regular Session
TWENTY-SECOND MEETING - 3/3/2026
TWENTIETH MEETING - 2/24/2026
EIGHTEENTH MEETING - 4/28/2025
SEVENTEENTH MEETING - 4/11/2025
SIXTEENTH MEETING - 4/3/2025
FIFTEENTH MEETING - 4/1/2025
FOURTEENTH MEETING - 3/27/2025
THIRTEENTH MEETING - 3/25/2025
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/20/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/18/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/13/2025
NINTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 3/6/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/27/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/20/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/18/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/13/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Ron Kresha holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Cheryl Youakim
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

HF3490 (Myers) - Scholarship-granting organizations authorized.

HF4040 (Bakeberg) - Advance payments of the K-12 education credit provided, and report required. (INFORMATION ONLY)

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony, including handouts for the posted bills should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Bills:
  • HF3490 (Myers) - Scholarship-granting organizations authorized.
  • HF4040 (Bakeberg) - Advance payments of the K-12 education credit provided, and report required.
Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Cheryl Youakim holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Ron Kresha
Location: Capitol 120
Agenda:

 I. Approval of Minutes

II. HF3790 (Greene) Lease levy authority restored for space necessary for graduation ceremonies.

III. HF3654 (Greene) Local optional revenue program renamed, program funding increased, and money appropriated.

IV. HF3371 (Rehrauer) Local optional revenue increased for school districts with limited referendum revenue authority, and money appropriated.

V. HF3470 (Virnig) Independent School District No. 197, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan fund transfer authorized.

VI. HF1099 (Sencer-Mura) Share of unreimbursed special education aid paid by the resident school district to a charter school reduced, state portion of special education aid for unreimbursed charter school expenditures increased, and money appropriated.

VII. Adjournment 

Agenda items may be added or changed.

Viewing: This hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page. All events are closed captioned with automatically generated captions. 

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or submit written testimony including handouts, should contact both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, March 11th. 

Amendments: Bill Authors or Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Polly Cerkvenik, via email at polly.cerkvenik@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers, via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 12:00 PM (Noon) on Wednesday, March 11th.

Bills:
  • HF3790 (Greene) - Lease levy authority restored for space necessary for graduation ceremonies.
  • HF3654 (Greene) - Local optional revenue program renamed, program funding increased, and money appropriated.
  • HF3371 (Rehrauer) - Local optional revenue increased for school districts with limited referendum revenue authority, and money appropriated.
  • HF3470 (Virnig) - Independent School District No. 197, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan fund transfer authorized.
  • HF1099 (Sencer-Mura) - Share of unreimbursed special education aid paid by the resident school district to a charter school reduced, state portion of special education aid for unreimbursed charter school expenditures increased, and money appropriated.
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