Education Finance Committee
Wednesday, March 19, 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 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
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 8:33 am
Call to Order
S.F. 551: Senator Putnam: Building Assets, Reducing Risks Center funding provision and appropriation.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0551: Angela Jerabek, Founder and Executive Director, BARR Center Josh Omang, Principal, Detroit Lakes High School (Remote) Stephen Gorde, Professional Development Lead, Stillwater Public Schools
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0551: Angela Jerabek, Founder and Executive Director, BARR Center Josh Omang, Principal, Detroit Lakes High School (Remote) Stephen Gorde, Professional Development Lead, Stillwater Public Schools
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 2239: Senator Kupec: School districts local optional revenue increase provision and appropriation.
The following individuals testified on S.F.2239: Paul Bourgeois, Executive Director of Finance and Operations, Minnetonka Public Schools Brenda Lewis, Superintendent, Fridley Public Schools Jake Karnopp, Board Chair, Fridley Public Schools Shannon Mitchell, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools (Remote) Ann-Marie Foucault, Superintendent, St. Michael-Albertville Matt Valen, School Board Member, Moorheard Public Schools
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.2239: Paul Bourgeois, Executive Director of Finance and Operations, Minnetonka Public Schools Brenda Lewis, Superintendent, Fridley Public Schools Jake Karnopp, Board Chair, Fridley Public Schools Shannon Mitchell, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools (Remote) Ann-Marie Foucault, Superintendent, St. Michael-Albertville Matt Valen, School Board Member, Moorheard Public Schools
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 2188: Senator McEwen: Additional school unemployment aid appropriation.
Senator Cwodzisnki moved the A-1 amendment - motion prevailed. The following individuals testified on S.F.2188: Cat Briggs, Bus Driver, ISD 196 Ann Krampitz, Behavioral Interventionist, Owatonna Public Schools (Remote) Scott Croonquist, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan School Districts Denise Dittrich, MN School Boards Association Noel Schmidt, Superintendent, Rockridge Public Schools Evan Rowe, Deputy Commissioner, Workforce Services and Transformation, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Sami Rajab, Assistant Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Senator Cwodzisnki moved the A-1 amendment - motion prevailed. The following individuals testified on S.F.2188: Cat Briggs, Bus Driver, ISD 196 Ann Krampitz, Behavioral Interventionist, Owatonna Public Schools (Remote) Scott Croonquist, Executive Director, Association of Metropolitan School Districts Denise Dittrich, MN School Boards Association Noel Schmidt, Superintendent, Rockridge Public Schools Evan Rowe, Deputy Commissioner, Workforce Services and Transformation, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Sami Rajab, Assistant Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education
As amended, laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
S.F. 82: Senator Rarick: Consolidation transition aid increase for school districts provision.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0082: Mary Carlson, Board Chair, Wrenshall Schools Laura Nilsen, Board Chair, Carlton Schools
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0082: Mary Carlson, Board Chair, Wrenshall Schools Laura Nilsen, Board Chair, Carlton Schools
Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 10:36 am
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Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Chair |
Tessa Yeager, Legislative Assistant |