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Education Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
12:30 PM, 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg.

Minutes



Present: Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski - Chair, Senator Erin K. Maye Quade - Vice Chair, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Liz Boldon, Senator Zach Duckworth, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Alice Mann, Senator Jeremy R. Miller, Senator Nathan Wesenberg

Absent: Senator Julia E. Coleman - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Grant Hauschild

Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski called the meeting to order at 12:37pm

Call to Order

Gavel changes to Vice Chair Maye Quade at 12:40pm Gavel changes back to Chair Cwodzinski at 2:05pm

S.F. 1740: Senator Cwodzinski: Kindergarten through grade 12 education provisions modification.

Senator Cwodzinski moved the A-1 amendment, the motion prevailed.

As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 197: Senator Maye Quade: School board membership requirements modification.

The following individuals testified on S.F.0197: Brady Sternberg, Student (virtual) Taylor O’Shea and Daniel Song, MN Youth Council (virtual) Cade Kuznia, Progressive Victory PAC (virtual) Terry Morrow, General Counsel for the Minnesota School Boards Association Maitreya Reeder, Catalyst for Systems Change (remote) Dan Schilling, student (remote)

Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:35pm


 
                                                                      
Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski, Chair
                                                                      
Bridget Ritzer, Legislative Assistant