TWENTY FOURTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


EDUCATION POLICY MINUTES

Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair of the Committee on Education Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:02 PM on February 14, 2024 in The Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

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

A quorum was present.

Vice Chair Hill moved that the minutes of February 12, 2024 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF2537 (Hassan); Postsecondary enrollment options provisions modified.

Representative Lee moved that HF2537 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Hassan presented HF2537.

Testimony on HF2537:
• Zeke Jackson, former PSEO student, People for PSEO
• Anish, current PSEO student, Minnesota Youth Council
• Rachel , current PSEO student, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities PSEO Student Association
• Beatrice Handlin, former PSEO student, People for PSEO
• Eric Nelson, Principal, Chatfield High School

Chair Pryor renewed the motion to lay HF2537 over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

The bill was laid over.

HF3484 (Feist); Charter school provisions modified.

Representative Feist moved that HF3484 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Feist presented HF3484.

Testimony on HF3484:
• Dr. Meg Cavalier, Former Executive Director, St. Paul City School
• Henry Schantzen, Head of School, Bluffview Montessori School
• Elissa Raffa, Executive Director, Minnesota Online High School
• Joey Cienian, Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools

Chair Pryor renewed the motion to lay HF3484 over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF3556 (Jordan); A bill for an act relating to education; requiring a minimum time for school lunch.

Representative Berg moved that HF3556 be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Representative Jordan presented HF3556.

Testimony on HF3556:
• Kelly Kausel, Nutrition Assistant, Roseville Public Schools
• Student
• Michele Hawkinson, School Nutrition Director, Tracy Public Schools

Chair Pryor renewed the motion to lay HF3556 over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

The bill was laid over.


The meeting was adjourned at 4:31 PM.


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Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair


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Isabel Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant