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Education Finance and Policy Committee
Monday, March 1, 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 3:02

S.F. 321: Senator Utke: Online access to music education for children and students grant program establishment and appropriation.

Senator Utke presented SF 321. 

Testifiers: Testifiers: Pro: Kyle Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer, MacPhail Center for Music

Paul Babcock, President and Chief Operating Officer, MacPhail Ctr for Music

Con: Idil Abdull

 


Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 626: Senator Chamberlain: School district equalized referendum levies calculation modification and appropriation.

Senator Chamberlain gave the gavel to Senator Eichorn. Senator Chamberlain offered the A-1 626 amendment. It passed on a voice vote. He then presented SF 626, as amended. 

Testifiers: Brad Lundell, SEE

Dave Webb, South St. Paul Schools Superintendent


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

S.F. 702: Senator Chamberlain: School reading instruction requirements modification.

Senator Chamberlain presented SF 702. 


Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 1444: Senator Chamberlain: Professional educator licensing and standards board licensure extension.

Senator Chamberlain presented SF 1444.


Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 706: Senator Nelson: Department of education ParentChild+ program appropriations.

Senator Nelson presented SF 706.  

Testifiers: Kristi Murray, JFCS Minneapolis ParentChild+ Program Manager 

Armin Budimlic, IMAA Rochester Executive Director

Lee Friedman, JFCS Minneapolis Chief Operating Officer

 

 


Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 939: Senator Nelson: Postsecondary enrollment options program modifications and appropriations.

Senator Nelson presented SF 939. Anne Marie Lewis, Senate Counsel, gave an overview of the sections of SF 939. A fiscal note is pending on this senate file. 

Testifiers: Pro: Joe Nathan, Center for School Change  

Josibeth Aguilera

Samantha Diaz, (MCLA)

Con: Roger Aronson, Principals Association


Be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill.

S.F. 728: Senator Frentz: Third-party reimbursement for social work services for special education modification.

Senator Frentz presented SF 939

Testifiers: Pro: Dan Porter, Minnesota School Social Workers Association 

Scott Hare, Minnesota Administrators for Special Education 

(alternate) Sarah Mittelstadt

Senator Coleman moved that SF 728 pass and be referred to HHS Finance and Policy. Passed on a voice vote.

 


Be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:41


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