Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Present: Senator Mary K. Kunesh - Chair, Senator Heather Gustafson - Vice Chair, Senator Jason Rarick - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Doron Clark, Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski, Senator Robert D. Farnsworth, Senator Michael E. Kreun, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Eric Lucero, Senator Erin K. Maye Quade, Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten, Senator Bonnie S. Westlin
Absent: Senator Karin Housley
8:30 AM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator Mary K. Kunesh - Chair, Senator Heather Gustafson - Vice Chair, Senator Jason Rarick - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Doron Clark, Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski, Senator Robert D. Farnsworth, Senator Michael E. Kreun, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Eric Lucero, Senator Erin K. Maye Quade, Senator Clare Oumou Verbeten, Senator Bonnie S. Westlin
Absent: Senator Karin Housley
Senator Mary K. Kunesh called the meeting to order at 8:35 am
Call to Order
S.F. 1176: Senator Boldon: P-TECH implementation grants appropriation.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1176: Dr. Kent Pekel, Superintendent, Rochester Public Schools (Remote)
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1176: Dr. Kent Pekel, Superintendent, Rochester Public Schools (Remote)
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 1594: Senator McEwen: Special education initial aid amount adjustment for Independent School District No.709, Duluth.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1594: John Magas, Superintendent, Duluth Public Schools Jill Lofald, School Board Member, Duluth Public Schools Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.1594: John Magas, Superintendent, Duluth Public Schools Jill Lofald, School Board Member, Duluth Public Schools Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 510: Senator Mann: Academic Acceleration Pilot Program establishment and appropriation.
Note: Senator Heather Gustafson, a co-author of the bill, presented. Senator Cwodzinski moved the A-2 amendment - motion prevailed. The following individuals testified on S.F.0510: Matt Shaver, Senior Policy Director, EdAllies Zohha Khan, Minnesota Youth Council Emmanuel Edebiri, Minnesota Youth Council (Remote) Dr. Christy Hovanetz, Senior Policy Fellow, ExecinED Kristen Hengtgen, Policy Lead, Edtrust (Remote) Dr. Megan Ausstin, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research Senator Lucero made an oral amendment: On lines 1.30 and 2.1, strike "of color" Senator Lucero requested a roll call vote for the adoption of oral amendment. 5/7 (Ayes: Rarick, Farnsworth, Kreun, Lang, Lucero; Nays: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin) MOTION FAILED
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Note: Senator Heather Gustafson, a co-author of the bill, presented. Senator Cwodzinski moved the A-2 amendment - motion prevailed. The following individuals testified on S.F.0510: Matt Shaver, Senior Policy Director, EdAllies Zohha Khan, Minnesota Youth Council Emmanuel Edebiri, Minnesota Youth Council (Remote) Dr. Christy Hovanetz, Senior Policy Fellow, ExecinED Kristen Hengtgen, Policy Lead, Edtrust (Remote) Dr. Megan Ausstin, Principal Researcher, American Institutes for Research Senator Lucero made an oral amendment: On lines 1.30 and 2.1, strike "of color" Senator Lucero requested a roll call vote for the adoption of oral amendment. 5/7 (Ayes: Rarick, Farnsworth, Kreun, Lang, Lucero; Nays: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin) MOTION FAILED
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 856: Senator Gustafson: Office of the Inspector General creation and appropriation.
Senator Gustafson moved the A-22 amendment - motion prevailed. The following individuals testified on S.F.0856: Britta Reitan, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget Adosh Unni, Director or Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
Senator Gustafson moved that S.F. 856, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Senator Gustafson moved the A-22 amendment - motion prevailed. The following individuals testified on S.F.0856: Britta Reitan, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Management and Budget Adosh Unni, Director or Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
Senator Gustafson moved that S.F. 856, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 am
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Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Chair |
Tessa Yeager, Legislative Assistant |