STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Representative Sydney Jordan, Chair of the Committee on Education Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM on, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Room G23 of the State Capitol Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members Present:
JORDAN, Sydney, DFL Chair
HILL, Josiah, DFL Vice Chair
MUELLER, Patricia, Republican Vice Chair
BIERMAN, Robert
FALCONER, Alex
FOGELMAN, Marj
GORDON, Jimmy
GOTTFRIED, David
GREENE, Julie
KEELER, Heather
LAWRENCE, Bryan
ROACH, Drew
Members Excused:
BENNETT, Peggy, Republican Chair
DIPPEL, Tom
A quorum was present.
Vice-Chair Mueller moved that the minutes from March 3, 2026, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 3776 (Sencer-Mura) Screen time prohibited for children in preschool and kindergarten.
Chair Jordan moved HF 3776 before the committee.
Chair Jordan moved the A2 amendment to HF 3776.
Representative Sencer-Mura presented the A2 amendment to HF 3776.
Chair Jordan renewed the motion to adopt the A2 amendment to HF 3776. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Sencer-Mura presented HF 3776, as amended.
Testifying:
- Amanda Fay, Executive Director of Technology, Minnetonka Schools
- Katherin Myers M.Ed., Executive Director and Co-Founder, LiveMoreScreenLess
Chair Jordan renewed the motion that HF 3776, as amended, be laid over.
Chair Jordan laid over HF 3776 as amended.
HF3557 (Kraft) Climate literacy seal established, and report required.
Chair Jordan moved HF 3557 before the committee.
Representative Kraft presented HF 3557.
Testifying:
- Feven, Student, Minnesota Youth Council
- Meghan Bernard, Educator, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan Area Schools
- Mary Seawell, Founder and CEO, Lyra
Chair Jordan renewed the motion that HF 3557 be laid over.
Chair Jordan laid over HF 3557.
Presentation from the Minnesota Department of Education – COMPASS Attendance Presentation
Testifying:
- Angela Mansfield, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
HF 3585 (Keeler) Interagency Council on Student Attendance established, report required, and money appropriated.
Representative Keeler moved that HF 3585 be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Representative Keeler moved the A1 amendment to HF 3585.
Representative Keeler presented the A1 amendment to HF 3585.
Representative Keeler renewed the motion to adopt the A1 amendment to HF 3585. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Representative Keeler and Representative Bakeberg presented HF 3585, as amended.
Testifying:
- Matt Shaver, Senior Policy Director, EdAllies
- Angela Mansfield, Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Education
- Ashley Hightower, Community Engagement & Strategy Manager, Be at School Program, Hennepin County
- Kenneth Eban, Policy Consultant, The Minneapolis Foundation
- Henry, Student, Jordan High School & Member, Catalyst for Systems Change
- Ava, Member, Academic Attendance and Engagement Committee, Minnesota Youth Council
Representative Keeler renewed the motion that HF 3585, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Education Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 PM.
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Representative Sydney Jordan, Chair
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Chloe Keller, Committee Legislative Assistant