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Education Finance Committee
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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 Karin Housley, 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: No Members Absent

Senator Mary K. Kunesh called the meeting to order at 8:40 am.

Call to Order


S.F. 2255: Senator Kunesh: E-12 education appropriations and provisions modifications.

Senator Kunesh moved the A-3 amendment - motion prevailed. Senator Kunesh moved the A-16 amendment. Senator Rarick moved to divide the A-16 amendment. The portion to be divided consists of line 1.21-1.23 of the amendment. The A-16 amendment, not including the divided portion, prevailed. Senator Westlin requested a roll call vote for the adoption of the divided portion of the A-16, lines 1.21 - 1.23. 7/6 (Ayes: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin; Nays: Rarick, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero) MOTION PREVAILED Senator Gustafson moved the A-32 amendment. Senator Westlin requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A-32 amendment. 13/0 (Ayes: Kunesh, Gustafson, Rarick, Clark, Cwodzinski, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin; Nays) MOTION PREVAILED Senator Oumou Verbeten moved the A-10 amendment. Senator Westlin requested a roll call vote for the 13/0 (Ayes: Kunesh, Gustafson, Rarick, Clark, Cwodzinski, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin; Nays) MOTION PREVAILED Senator Westlin moved the A-5 amendment. Senator Westlin requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A-5 amendment. 13/0 (Ayes: Kunesh, Gustafson, Rarick, Clark, Cwodzinski, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin; Nays) MOTION PREVAILED Senator Clark moved the A-15 amendment - MOTION PREVAILED. Senator Maye Quade moved the A-8 amendment - MOTION PREVAILED. Senator Maye Quade moved the A-12 amendment - MOTION PREVAILED Senator Lucero offered the A-20 amendment. Senator Lucero requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A-20 amendment. 6/7 (Ayes: Rarick, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero; Nays: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin) MOTION FAILED Senator Kreun offered the A-13 amendment. Senator Westlin requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A-13 amendment. 7/6 (Ayes: Gustafson, Rarick, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero; Nays: Kunesh, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin) MOTION PREVAILED Senator Rarick offered the A-33 amendment - MOTION PREVAILED. Senator Lucero offered the A-24 amendment. Senator Lucero requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A-24 amendment. 6/7 (Ayes: Rarick, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero; Nays: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin) MOTION FAILED Senator Kreun offered the A-14 amendment. Senator Lucero requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A-14 amendment. 6/7 (Ayes: Rarick, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero; Nays: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin) MOTION FAILED Senator Lucero offered the A-19 amendment. Senator Lucero requested a roll call vote for the adoption of A-19 amendment. 6/7 (Ayes: Rarick, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero; Nays: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin) MOTION FAILED Senator Maye Quade offered the A-22 amendment. Senator Maye Quade withdrew the A-22 amendment. Senator Kunesh requested a roll call vote for the passage of S.F. 2255, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Taxes 7/6 (Ayes: Kunesh, Gustafson, Clark, Cwodzinski, Maye Quade, Oumou Verbeten, Westlin; Nays: Rarick, Farnsworth, Housley, Kreun, Lang, Lucero) MOTION PREVAILED

Senator Kunesh moved that S.F. 2255, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Taxes Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

Adjourn


The meeting was adjourned at 10:50 am.


 
                                                                      
Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Chair
                                                                      
Tessa Yeager, Legislative Assistant