2025 MN School Counselor of the Year Sydney Piras, Board Chair, MN School Counselors Association, 2025 School Counselor of the Year, Stillwater Area Public Schools, School Counselor.

The following individuals testified on 2025 MN School Counselor of the Year: Sydney Piras, Board Chair, MN School Counselors Association, 2025 School Counselor of the Year, Stillwater Area Public Schools

S.F. 3611: Senator Kunesh: School sites access limitation.

Senator Boldon requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A1 amendment. 10/0 (Ayes: Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Coleman, Abeler, Boldon, Hauschild, Kunesh, Mann, Miller, Wesenberg; Nays) MOTION CARRIED The following individuals testified on S.F.3611: David Aron, General Counsel, Education Minnesota Kristen Sinicariello, Social Studies Teacher, Columbia Heights High School Anna Gilbertson, Teacher, Willmar Senior High School (Remote) Natasha Dockter, 1st Vice President, Minneapolis Federation of Educators Malory McVicker, Custodian, Edina Christin Crabtree, MFPS (Remote) Bill Adams, Superintendent, Willmar Public Schools John Fanning, Education Partnerships Coalition Marrisa McClure, School Counselor, Saint Paul Public Schools Anna Miller, School Counselor, Minneapolis Public Schools Karen Klinzing, Executive Director, Hiawatha Academies Joey Cienian, Executive Director, MN Association of Charter Schools Alexandria Fitzsimmons, Senior Policy Director, Children’s Defense Fund MN Lisa Saz Zaragoza, Unidos MN Senator Boldon requested a roll call vote for the passage of S.F. 3611, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety 10/0 (Ayes: Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Coleman, Abeler, Boldon, Hauschild, Kunesh, Mann, Miller, Wesenberg; Nays) MOTION CARRIED

Senator Kunesh moved that S.F. 3611, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. - MOTION CARRIED.

S.F. 3803: Senator Mann: Denial of education based on immigration status prohibition provision and a civil cause of action established when right to education is denied based on immigration status.

Senator Mann offered the A2 amendment, voice vote, amendment passed. The following individuals testified on S.F.3803: Alex Vitrella, Program Director, Education Evolving Khulia Pringle, STAND Up MN, Parents United Dr. Steve Unowsky, Richfield Public Schools Superintendent Paula Cole, Executive Director, Educators for Excellence Simon Forbes, Student, Orono Public Schools Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, MN Department of Education Navin Solorzano Obrien, Organizer, Educators for Excellence David Aron, General Counsel, Education Minnesota Kevin Centeno, Full Service Community School Coordinator, Columbia Heights Public School Maren Christenson, Multicultural Autism Action Network Lisa Saz Zaragoza, Unidos MN Stacy Bartlett, Teacher, Stillwater Area High School Natalia Benjamin, Director Multilingual Learning, Rochester Public Schools (Remote) Senator Boldon requested a roll call vote for the passage of S.F. 3803, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety 6/4 (Ayes: Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Boldon, Hauschild, Kunesh, Mann; Nays: Coleman, Abeler, Miller, Wesenberg) MOTION CARRIED

Senator Mann moved that S.F. 3803, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. - MOTION CARRIED.