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Education Policy

SECOND MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Tuesday, January 10, 2023

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE SECOND MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION

EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair of the Committee on Education Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:01 PM on January 10, 2023 in Room 120 of the Capitol.

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.

Vice Chair Hill moved to approve the minutes from January 4, 2023. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Pryor recessed the meeting at 3:04 PM, due to technical difficulties.

Chair Pryor reconvened the meeting at 3:10 PM.

Presentation from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) providing an overview of their department:

Presenting:
• Willie Jett, Commissioner, MDE
• Stephanie Burrage, Deputy Commissioner, MDE
• Bobbie Burnham, Assistant Commissioner, MDE
• Stephanie Graff, Assistant Commissioner, MDE
• Daron Korte, Assistant Commissioner, MDE
• Denise Anderson, Chief Financial Officer, MDE

Presentation from the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) providing an overview of their department:

Presenting:
• Yelena Baily, Interim Executive Director, PELSB
• Michelle Hersh Vaught J.D, Rulemaking Attorney, PELSB

The meeting was adjourned at 4:28 pm.



__________________________________________ Representative Laurie Pryor, Chair

_________________________________________ Isabel Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant
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03:01 - 08:58 Recess due to technical issues.
09:15 - Department of Education overview.
58:45 - Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board overview.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.


Overview presentation from Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

Overview presentation from Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB)

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