Minutes

Present: Senator Patricia Torres Ray - Chair, Senator Kevin L. Dahle - Vice Chair, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Roger C. Chamberlain, Senator Greg D. Clausen, Senator Melisa Franzen, Senator Alice M. Johnson, Senator Susan Kent, Senator Carla J. Nelson, Senator Sean R. Nienow, Senator Branden Petersen, Senator Carrie Ruud, Senator Dave Thompson, Senator Charles W. Wiger, Senator Melissa H. Wiklund

Absent: No Members Absent

Senator Torres Ray called the meeting to order at 8:20 a.m. A quorum is present. SF 481 (Wiger) - Early learning scholarship program establishment; access to quality early learning and care expansion. Testifiers: 1. Ann Mulholland, Vice President, Grants & Program, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners 2. Rob Grunewald, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 3. Ericca Maas, Executive Director, Parent Aware for School Readiness 4. Mary Kosak, Program Officer, Blandin Foundation 5. Tom Prichard, MN Family Council Senator Wiger moves the A-5 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED Senator Nelson moves the A-3 amendment. MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL Senator Peterson moves the A-6 amendment. Senator Franzen moves an oral amendment to insert ‘directly’ in page 1 line 3 after the word ‘pay.’ Amendment to the amendment was adopted. MOTION PREVAILED. Senator Nelson moves the A-9 amendment. Senator Peterson requests a division. After division, MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL Senator Peterson moves the A-7 amendment. Senator Peterson requests a roll call on the motion. Ayes: Nelson, Chamberlain, Nienow, Petersen, Thompson. Nayes: Torres Ray, Dahle, Carlson, Clausen, Franzen, Johnson, Kent, Wiger, Wiklund. Absent: Ruud With 5 ayes and 9 nays, MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL Senator Peterson moves the A-8 amendment. Senator Thompson requests a roll call on the motion. Ayes: Nelson, Chamberlain, Nienow, Petersen, Thompson. Nayes: Torres Ray, Dahle, Carlson, Clausen, Franzen, Johnson, Kent, Wiger, Wiklund. Absent: Ruud With 5 ayes and 9 nays, MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. Senator Wiger moves, SF 481 - Early learning scholarship program establishment; access to quality early learning and care expansion, be recommended to pass as amended and be re-referred to Judiciary Committee. MOTION PREVAILED SF 1024 (Wiklund) - Early care and education department creation. Testifiers: 1. Denise Mayotte, Executive Director, Sheltering Arms Foundation 2. Sameerah Bilal-Roby, Executive Director, Early Childhood Resource & Training Center 3. Luz Maria Frias, Vice President, Community Impact, Minneapolis Foundation 4. Commissioner Brenda Cassellius, MN Department of Education. Senator Wiklund moves, SF 1024 (Wiklund) - Early care and education department creation, to pass and be re-referred to Health, Human Services & Housing Committee. MOTION PREVAILED SF 1103 (Dahle) - Education statewide assessments alignment with state academic standards and career and college readiness benchmarks; career pathways advisory task force creation. Senator Dahle moves the A 2 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED Senator Dahle moves the A 3 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED Meeting goes into recess at 11:05 a.m. Meeting reconvenes at 5:40 p.m. Testifiers in support: 1. Karen Hynick, Dean of Academic Foundations, Education Careers, and Student Support, Minneapolis Community & Technical College 2. Matthew Mohs, Interim Chief Academic Officer, Saint Paul Public Schools 3. Dave Heistad, Exec. Dir., Research & Eval. Dept., Bloomington Public Schools 4. Rick Spicuzza Other testifiers: 5. Jim Bartholomew, MN Business Partnership 6. Amy Walstien, MN Chamber of Commerce 7. Ralph Maves, MN Psychologists Assn. Senator Dahle offers the A 4. Motion prevails. The amendment is adopted. Senator Nelson offers an oral amendment to restore stricken language on page 2 lines 25-29. MOTION PREVAILED Senator Clausen moves the A13-0208 amendment. MOTION PREVAILED Senator Dahle moves that SF 1103 (Dahle) - Education statewide assessments alignment with state academic standards and career and college readiness benchmarks; career pathways advisory task force creation, to pass as amended and be re-referred to the Finance Committee. Senator Chamberlain requests a roll call to that motion. Ayes: Torres Ray, Dahle, Clausen, Johnson, Wiger, Wiklund Nayes: Nelson, Chamberlain, Nienow, Ruud, Thompson. Absent: Carlson, Franzen, Kent, Peterson With 6 ayes and 5 Nayes, MOTION PREVAILED

S.F. 481: Senator Wiger: Early learning scholarship program establishment; access to quality early learning and care expansion.



Senator Wiger moved that S.F. 481, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the . - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1024: Senator Wiklund: Early care and education department creation.



Senator Wiklund moved that S.F. 1024, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the . - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1103: Senator Dahle: Education statewide assessments alignment with state academic standards and career and college readiness benchmarks; career pathways advisory task force creation.



Senator Dahle moved that S.F. 1103, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Senator Patricia Torres Ray, Chair	Blanca Martinez Gavina, Legislative Assistant