Minutes

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

Absent: Senator Julia E. Coleman, Senator Scott J. Newman

Senator Roger C. Chamberlain called the meeting to order at 8:31

S.F. 960: Senator Chamberlain: Prekindergarten through grade 12 education appropriations.

S.F. 960 A-1 DE Senator Chamberlain

Chair Chamberlain summarized the purpose and goals of SF960A-1. Senator Chamberlain introduced the non-partisan staff

 

Presentation:

Jenna Hofer, Fiscal Analyst

Bettsy Hjelseth, Legislative Analyst

Ann Marie Lewis, Senate Counsel

 

Testifiers:

Dr. Heather Mueller, Commissioner MDE

Barb Duffrin, Superintendent Mahtomedi Public Schools: MSBA, MASA, AMSD, SEE

Marvin Sims, Executive Director of STRIPES University  

Claire Luger, Special Education Teacher, Emotional and Behavioral Disorder, Central  Middle School, White Bear Lake, Education Minnesota

Aaron Balzer, Anoka Hennepin School District, school psychologist, Education MN 

Matt Shaver, Ed Allies

Wendy Webster, Community Education Association

Holly Kragthorpe, Deputy Director, Educators for Excellence

Maren Christenson Hofer, Multicultural Autism Action Network

Paul C. Spies, Metro State University

Charles Rick, Executive Director, Perpich Center for Arts

Ramona Kitto Stately, Project Director, We Are Still Here Minnesota project

Erin Maye Quade, Advocacy Director at Gender Justice

Paul Babcock, President and CEO, MacPhail Center for Music

Michelle Chang, Coalition of Asian American Leaders

Deb Henton, MASA

Idil Abdull

 

Discussion only.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:11

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