Education Policy Committee
Monday, March 24, 2025
Present: Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski - Chair, Senator Erin K. Maye Quade - Vice Chair, Senator Julia E. Coleman - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Liz Boldon, Senator Zach Duckworth, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Alice Mann, Senator Jeremy R. Miller
Absent: Senator Nathan Wesenberg
12:30 PM, 1200 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski - Chair, Senator Erin K. Maye Quade - Vice Chair, Senator Julia E. Coleman - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Jim Abeler, Senator Liz Boldon, Senator Zach Duckworth, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Alice Mann, Senator Jeremy R. Miller
Absent: Senator Nathan Wesenberg
Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski called the meeting to order at 12:33 p.m. The gavel passed to Vice Chair Maye Quade at 2:09 p.m.
Call to Order
S.F. 2019: Senator Westlin: Award amount of innovative service-learning grants increase.
Testifiers: Khalique Rogers, Executive Director at Catalyst for Systems Change Sha’Micah Hicks, Student at the High School for Recording Arts
Be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.
Testifiers: Khalique Rogers, Executive Director at Catalyst for Systems Change Sha’Micah Hicks, Student at the High School for Recording Arts
Be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.
S.F. 2234: Senator Mann: Overdose prevention education inclusion in health education standards requirement provision.
Testifiers: Khalique Rogers, Executive Director at Catalyst for Systems Change Sofia Templos, Student at the School of Environmental Students (District 196) Dexter Paasch, Student at Harding High School in St. Paul Tom Kottke, M.D.
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Khalique Rogers, Executive Director at Catalyst for Systems Change Sofia Templos, Student at the School of Environmental Students (District 196) Dexter Paasch, Student at Harding High School in St. Paul Tom Kottke, M.D.
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 2685: Senator Dibble: Minnesota State High School League requirement to contract for catastrophic accident insurance.
Testifiers: Mike and Leslie Jablonski, Parents of Jack Jablonski Corey Glynn and Cassidy Durkin, Parents of Ethan Glynn Renee Corneille, MSHSL Board Member and Superintendent of St. Anthony Village Schools Keith Cornell, MSHSL Board Member and Activities Director at St. Michael Albertville Schools Erich Martens, Executive Director of MSHSL Roger Aronson, Counsel and Lobbyist for MSHSL
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Testifiers: Mike and Leslie Jablonski, Parents of Jack Jablonski Corey Glynn and Cassidy Durkin, Parents of Ethan Glynn Renee Corneille, MSHSL Board Member and Superintendent of St. Anthony Village Schools Keith Cornell, MSHSL Board Member and Activities Director at St. Michael Albertville Schools Erich Martens, Executive Director of MSHSL Roger Aronson, Counsel and Lobbyist for MSHSL
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 1687: Senator Seeberger: High school students permission to posses opiate antagonists.
Bridgette Norring, Founder of the Devin J. Norring Foundation Sofia Templos, Student at the School of Environmental Students (District 196) Myla Medal, Student at North High School in North St. Paul Kamari York, Student at North High School in North St. Paul Hasini Guntipalli, Student at Wayzata High School
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Bridgette Norring, Founder of the Devin J. Norring Foundation Sofia Templos, Student at the School of Environmental Students (District 196) Myla Medal, Student at North High School in North St. Paul Kamari York, Student at North High School in North St. Paul Hasini Guntipalli, Student at Wayzata High School
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 2565: Senator Cwodzinski: Civic seal designation provision for high school students.
Senator Cwodzinski moved to adopt the A1 amendment on S.F. 2565, voice vote, amendment adopted. Testifiers: Mary Jensen and Daniel Tolson, Students at Cretin-Derham Hall Blaise Lamb, Student at Hastings High School Ron Hustvedt, Teacher at Salk Middle School
As amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.
Senator Cwodzinski moved to adopt the A1 amendment on S.F. 2565, voice vote, amendment adopted. Testifiers: Mary Jensen and Daniel Tolson, Students at Cretin-Derham Hall Blaise Lamb, Student at Hastings High School Ron Hustvedt, Teacher at Salk Middle School
As amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.
S.F. 2412: Senator Cwodzinski: Charter school boards of directors and charter school chief administrators requirements modifications, local officials and charter school officials filing statements of economic interest requirement, and charter school officials inclusion in the public official gift ban provision.
Senator Cwodzinski moved to adopt the A1 amendment on S.F. 2412, voice vote, amendment adopted. Testifiers: Joey Cienian, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
As amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Elections Committee.
Senator Cwodzinski moved to adopt the A1 amendment on S.F. 2412, voice vote, amendment adopted. Testifiers: Joey Cienian, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools
As amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Elections Committee.
S.F. 2882: Senator Cwodzinski: Attendance definition provision.
Senator Cwodzinski moved to adopt the A1 amendment on S.F. 2882, voice vote, amendment adopted. Testifiers: Matt Shaver, Ed Allies Ashley Hightower, Community Engagement and Strategy Manager at the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Michael Rodriguez, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota
As amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.
Senator Cwodzinski moved to adopt the A1 amendment on S.F. 2882, voice vote, amendment adopted. Testifiers: Matt Shaver, Ed Allies Ashley Hightower, Community Engagement and Strategy Manager at the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Michael Rodriguez, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota
As amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Education Finance Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:42 p.m.
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Senator Steve A. Cwodzinski, Chair |
Eileen Otto, Legislative Assistant |