TWENTY EIGHTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY EIGHTH 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 3:03 PM on March 5, 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
KNUDSEN, Krista
LEE, Liz
MUELLER, Patricia
URDAHL, Dean
YOUAKIM, Cheryl

Members Excused:
KEELER, Heather

A quorum was present.

Representative Lee moved that the minutes from February 28, 2024, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3744 (Edelson); Read Act amended, report required, and money appropriated.

Representative Berg moved that HF3744 be re-referred to the committee on education finance.

Representative Berg moved the H3744DE4 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Edelson presented HF3744 as amended.

Testimony on HF3744 as amended:
• Dr. Kim Gibbons, Director, Center for Applied Research & Educational Improvement
• Dr. Justin Killian, Education Issues Specialist, Education Minnesota
• Laura Mogelson, Legislative Liaison, Minnesota Association of Colleges of Teacher Education • David Law, Superintendent, Minnetonka Public Schools
• Julia Quanrud, CEO, ServeMinnesota
• Amy Walstien, Senior Policy Director of Education, Minnesota Business Partnership

Representative Berg renewed the motion that HF3744 as amended be re-referred to the committee on education finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3995 (Hill); Working group on special education licensure reciprocity established, and report required.

Vice Chair Hill moved that HF3995 be laid over for further consideration.

Vice Chair Hill moved the H3995A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Vice Chair Hill presented HF3995 as amended.

Testimony on HF3995 as amended:
• Dr. Yelena Bailey, Executive Director, Professional Educators Licensing and Standards Board
• Michelle Vaught, Chief of Staff, Professional Educators Licensing and Standards Board
• Tanya Tacker, Executive Director of Special Education, Rum River Special Education Cooperative
• Katelynn Snyder, Lobbyist, Education Minnesota

Chair Pryor renewed the motion that HF3995 as amended be laid over for further consideration. The bill as amended was laid over.

HF4361 (Hill); Teacher licensure provisions modified, and reports required.

Vice Chair Hill moved that HF4361 be re-referred to the committee on education finance.

Vice Chair Hill presented HF4361.

Testimony on HF4361:
• Dr. Yelena Bailey, Executive Director, Professional Educators Licensing and Standards Board
• Michelle Vaught, Chief of Staff, Professional Educators Licensing and Standards Board
• Laura Mogelson, Legisltative Liaison, Minnesota Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
• Matt Shaver, Policy Director, EdAllies

Vice Chair Hill renewed the motion that HF4361 be re-referred to the committee on education finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3973 (Virnig); Requirements for administration of drugs and medicine in schools modified.

Vice Chair Hill moved that HF3973 be laid over for further consideration.

Vice Chair Hill moved the H3973A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Virnig presented HF3973 as amended.

Testimony on HF3973 as amended:
• Denise Hermann, Technical Expert, Minnesota Department of Health

Chair Pryor renewed the motion that HF3973 as amended be laid over for further consideration. The bill as amended was laid over.

HF3959 (Virnig); Requirements for administration of drugs and medicine in schools modified.

Vice Chair Hill moved that HF3959 be laid over for further consideration.

Vice Chair Hill moved the H3959A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Virnig presented HF3959 as amended.

Testimony on HF3959 as amended:
• Denise Hermann, Technical Expert, Minnesota Department of Health

Chair Pryor renewed the motion that HF3959 as amended be laid over for further consideration. The bill as amended was laid over.


The meeting was adjourned at 4:32 pm.


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Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair


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Isabel Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant