STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
K-12 EDUCATION FINANCE COMMITTEE
Representative Mindy Greiling, Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 7PM on January 14, 2008 at St. Peter High School, 100 Lincoln Drive, St. Peter, MN 56082.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
GREILING, Mindy (Chair)
MORROW, Terry (Vice-Chair)
BROWN, Robin
DAVNIE, Jim
DITTRICH, Denise
DOMINGUEZ, Willie
FAUST, Tim
MORGAN, Will
OLSON, Mark
Members excused:
ANZELC, Tom
GAROFALO, Pat
BENSON, John
DEMMER, Randy
DETTMER, Bob
ERICKSON, Sondra
HEIDGERKEN, Bud
HILSTROM, Deb
MARIANI, Carlos
MARQUART, Paul
McFARLANE, Carol
MURPHY, Mary
SWAILS, Marsha
Additional non-committee members include:
BRYNAERT, Kathy
A quorum was not present.
Introductions and welcome by the committee.
Representative Terry Morrow assumed the gavel at 7:10PM.
The following testifiers provided testimony and opinions regarding the state of education in St. Peter and throughout the state of Minnesota:
Steve Kjellgren, Action For Healthy Kids, St. Peter
Bob Meeks, Minnesota School Boards Association
Dave Sunderman, ISD #77, Mankato
Cindy Klingel, ISD #77, Mankato
John Kluber, ISD #77, Mankato
Dave Johnson, ISD #2397, LeSeuer-Henderson School District
Pete Nelson, ISD #508, St. Peter
Nancy Renner, Early Childhood Teacher, St. Peter
Jeff Walter, Student Council Member, St. Peter
Alecia Woods, Student Council Member, St. Peter
Anna Zelenz, Student Council Member, St. Peter
John Chamberlain, ISD #2397, LeSeuer-Henderson School District
Paul Peterson, Principal, St. Peter High School
Harold Remmke, New Ulm School District
Keith Wenner, South Central Service Cooperative
Jeff Olson, St. Peter School District
Representative Morrow adjourned the meeting at 8:30PM.
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Rep. Mindy Greiling, CHAIR
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Elizabeth Mandelman
Committee Legislative Assistant