Education Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Wednesday 3 p.m. in Capitol G23

Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Peggy Bennett 23A
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Sydney Jordan 60A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Patricia Mueller 23B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Josiah Hill 33B

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Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Jody Withers , Jody.Withers@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Wilson Lee, Wilson.Lee@house.mn.gov
GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Morgan Maiden, Morgan.Maiden@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Chloe Keller, Chloe.Keller@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

Committee Rules and Procedures for the 2025-26 Biennium - Posted: 1/23/2025 3:52:52 PM
Full Education Policy Attendance Sheet.pdf - Posted: 11/19/2025 11:17:55 AM
EducationPolicy_BillIndex_2025 (1).pdf - Posted: 2/25/2026 9:53:54 AM
Written Testimony Template_Ed Policy.docx - Posted: 2/27/2026 1:13:23 PM

Meeting Minutes

EIGHTEENTH MEETING - 2/24/2026
SEVENTEENTH MEETING - 2/18/2026
SIXTEENTH MEETING - 4/2/2025
FIFTEENTH MEETING - 4/1/2025
FOURTEENTH MEETING - 3/26/2025
THIRTEENTH MEETING - 3/25/2025
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/19/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/18/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
NINTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/19/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/18/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Co-Chair: Rep. Peggy Bennett holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Sydney Jordan
Location: Capitol G23
Agenda:

READ Act Implementation Update
- Minnesota Department of Education
- Professional Educator Licensing Standards Board (PELSB)
- Local Perspectives

Evidence-Based Math Discussion
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- Minnesota Math Corps

Testimony: Individuals wishing to testify and/or provide written testimony/handouts on HF 3421 should contact both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers via email at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 3:00 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Amendments: Bill Authors and Committee Members wishing to present an amendment must submit amendments via email to both Wilson Lee via email at wilson.lee@house.mn.gov and Jody Withers at jody.withers@house.mn.gov by 2:00 PM on Monday, March 9, 2026.

Bills:

HF3421 (Clardy) - Early literacy field experience required for teacher candidates providing early literacy instruction, rulemaking required, and money appropriated.