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Education Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, February 15, 2021
3:00 PM, Livestream YouTube

Minutes

Present: Senator Roger C. Chamberlain - Chair, Senator Justin D. Eichorn Vice Chair, Senator Julia E. Coleman, Senator Steve Cwodzinski, Senator Zach Duckworth, Senator Jason Isaacson, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Scott J. Newman, Senator Charles W. Wiger

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Roger C. Chamberlain called the meeting to order at 3:29

S.F. 627: Senator Chamberlain: Safe schools revenue program modification and appropriation.

Senator Chamberlain turned the gavel over to Senator Eichorn and presented SF 627. 

Ms. Hjelseth presented the spread sheets that layout the cost of SF 627.

Testifiers:              Steve Adam’s, Hopkins School Board member

                             Connie Hayes, Superintendent of Intermediate Sch. Dist. 916

                             JB Borenstein, Principal, Torah Academy, Minneapolis

                             Mike Rogers, Principal, Risen Christ, Minneapolis, MN

 

 


Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 925: Senator Eichorn: Nonpublic students aid calculation modification; appropriation.

Senator Chamberlain took the gavel back and Senator Eichorn presented SF 925

 

Testifiers: Robin Alcala Saner, Counselor, Rochester Public Schools, Nonpublic School Counselor

                 Mike Hougen, Principal, St. Mary’s Mission School

 

 


Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 1012: Senator Chamberlain: Informational discussion of SF 1012.

Senator Chamberlain started the discussion on SF 1012 with the introduction on Katherine Meyers and Maree Hampton from LiveMoreScreenLess.


Discussion only.

S.F. 237: Senator Cwodzinski: Preschool and kindergarten screen time limit; appropriation.

Senator Cwodzinski presented the A-1 amendment. Passed on a voice vote SF 237, as amended.


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

The meeting was adjourned at 4:50


 
                                                                      
Senator Roger C. Chamberlain, Chair
                                                                      
Judith Donovan, Legislative Assistant