STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-NINTH SESSION
Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee
MINUTES
Representative Nornes, Chair of the Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:36 PM, on March 8, 2016, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
NORNES, Bud Chair
O’NEIL, Marion V.Chair
PELOWSKI JR, Gene
BARRETT, Bob
BERNARDY, Connie
CHRISTENSEN, Drew
DANIELS, Brian
GRUENHAGEN, Glenn
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
ISAACSON, Jason
LIEN, Ben
McDONALD, Joe
NORTON, Kim
PUGH, Cindy
ROSENTHAL, Paul
WHELAN, Abigail
YOUAKIM, Cheryl
Members excused:
None
A quorum was present.
Representative PELOWSKI JR. moved that the minutes of April 14th, 2015 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Nornes moved that HF 2586 be referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy.
Testifying on HF 2586:
Joshua Crosson, Advocacy Manager, MinnCAN
Kenneth Eban, Minnesota Program Director, Students for Education Reform
Jim Bartholomew, Education Policy Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
Pakou (Paw-Koo) Yang, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Representative Nornes renewed his motion that HF 2586 be referred to the Committee on Education Innovation Policy Committee. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:42 PM.
Representative Bud Nornes, Chair
Kristen Moe, Committee Legislative Assistant